N=1000 National Adults April 9-10, 1996
RESULTS ARE BASED ON TELEPHONE
INTERVIEWS WITH -- 1,011 -- NATIONAL ADULTS,
AGED 18+, CONDUCTED APRIL 9-10, 1996.
FOR RESULTS BASED ON THE TOTAL SAMPLE
OF NATIONAL ADULTS, ONE CAN SAY WITH
95% CONFIDENCE THAT THE MARGIN OF
SAMPLING ERROR IS 3 PERCENTAGE POINTS.
ELECTION RELATED QUESTIONS ARE
BASED ON -- 857 -- RESPONDENTS WHO
INDICATE THEY ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED
TO VOTE; THESE DATA HAVE A MARGIN OF
ERROR OF 4 PERCENTAGE
POINTS.
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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is
handling his job as president?
Ap- Disap- No
prove prove opinion
% % %
1996:
96 Apr 9-10 54 40 6
96 Mar 15-17 52 39 9
96 Mar 8-10 54 37 9
96 Feb 23-25 53 40 7
96 Jan 26-29 52 42 6
96 Jan 12-15 46 47 7
96 Jan 5-7 42 49 9
1995:
95 Dec 15-18 51 44 5
95 Nov 17-18 53 38 9
95 Nov 6-8 52 41 7
95 Oct 19-22 49 40 11
95 Oct 5-7 46 42 12
95 Sep 22-24 48 44 8
95 Sep 14-17 44 44 12
95 Aug 28-30 46 43 11
95 Aug 4-7 46 42 12
95 Jul 20-23 46 44 10
95 Jul 7-9 48 42 10
95 Jun 5-6 47 42 11
95 May 11-14 51 42 7
95 Apr 21-24 51 39 10
95 Apr 17-19 46 45 9
95 Apr 5-6 47 45 8
95 Mar 27-29 44 47 9
95 Mar 17-19 46 45 9
95 Feb 24-26 42 48 10
95 Feb 3-5 49 44 7
95 Jan 16-18 47 45 8
Ap- Disap- No
prove prove opinion
% % %
1994:
94 Dec 28-30 40 52 8
94 Dec 16-18 42 53 5
94 Dec 2-5 42 50 8
94 Nov 28-29 43 49 8
94 Nov 2-6 46 46 8
94 Oct 22-25 48 46 6
94 Oct 18-19 41 52 7
94 Oct 7-9 42 52 6
94 Sep 23-25 44 51 5
94 Sep 16-18 42 50 8
94 Sep 6-7 39 54 7
94 Aug 15-16 39 52 9
94 Aug 8-9 43 48 9
94 Jul 15-17 42 49 9
94 Jul 1-3 43 48 9
94 Jun 25-28 44 47 8
94 Jun 11-12 49 44 7
94 Jun 3-6 46 47 7
94 May 20-22 51 42 7
94 Apr 22-24 48 44 8
94 Apr 16-18 51 41 8
94 Mar 25-27 52 41 7
94 Mar 11-13 50 41 9
94 Mar 7-8 50 42 8
94 Feb 26-28 53 41 6
94 Jan 28-30 58 35 7
94 Jan 15-17 54 38 8
94 Jan 6-8 54 38 8
1993:
93 Dec 17-19 54 40 6
93 Dec 4-6 52 38 10
93 Nov 19-21 48 43 9
93 Nov 15-16 50 43 7
93 Nov 2-4 48 45 7
93 Oct 28-30 48 45 7
93 Oct 13-18 47 44 9
93 Oct 8-10 50 42 8
93 Sep 24-26 56 36 8
93 Sep 13-15 46 43 11
93 Sep 10-12 47 42 11
93 Aug 23-25 44 47 9
93 Aug 8-10 44 48 8
93 Jul 19-21 41 49 10
93 Jul 9-11 45 48 7
93 Jun 29-30 46 47 7
93 Jun 18-21 39 50 11
93 Jun 5-6 37 49 14
93 May 21-23 44 46 10
93 May 10-12 45 44 11
93 Apr 22-24 55 37 8
93 Mar 29-31 52 37 11
93 Mar 12-14 53 34 13
93 Feb 26-28 59 29 12
93 Feb 12-14 51 34 15
93 Feb 29-31 54 30 16
93 Jan 24-26 58 20 22
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Suppose the 1996 presidential election were being
held today. If Bill Clinton were the
Democratic candidate and Bob Dole the
Republican candidate, who would you be more
likely to vote for -- Clinton, the
Democrat, or Dole, the Republican?
2A. As of today, do you lean more to Clinton,
the Democrat, or to Dole, the Republican?
BASED ON -- 857 -- REGISTERED VOTERS; 4 PCT PTS
DEPENDS/NEITHER/
Clinton Dole No opinion
% % %
96 Apr 9-10 57 40 3
96 Mar 15-17 54 42 4
96 Mar 8-10 54 42 4
96 Feb 23-25 56 40 4
96 Jan 26-29 54 42 4
96 Jan 12-15 48 49 3
96 Jan 5-7 46 49 5
95 Dec 15-18 54 43 4
95 Nov 6-8 53 43 4
95 Sep 22-24 50 45 5
95 Aug 28-30 48 48 4
95 Aug 4-7 46 48 6
95 Jul 20-23 49 45 6
95 Jul 7-9 47 48 5
95 Jun 5-6 46 51 4
95 May 11-14 48 48 4
95 Apr 17-19 48 49 4
95 Feb 3-5 45 51 4
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Now suppose that the 1996 presidential
election included Bill Clinton as the
Democratic candidate, Bob Dole as the
Republican candidate, and Ross Perot
as an independent candidate. Would you
vote for Bill Clinton, the Democrat,
Bob Dole the Republican, or Ross Perot,
the independent?
3A. As of today do you lean toward
Clinton the Democrat, Dole the
Republican, or Perot, the independent?
BASED ON -- 857 -- REGISTERED VOTERS; 4 PCT PTS
Undecided/
Clinton Dole Perot other
96 Apr 9-10 49 35 15 1
96 Mar 15-17 46 36 16 2
96 Jan 12-15 43 39 16 2
95 Aug 4-7 39 35 23 3
95 Apr 17-19 40 37 18 5
IF NOT CLINTON IN Q. 3/3A: Is there any chance you will
vote for Bill Clinton in the November election or is there no
chance whatsoever that you will vote for him?
36 Core Clinton
13 Soft Clinton
15 Potential Clinton
36 No chance
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4.B IF NOT DOLE IN Q. 3/3A: Is there any chance you will vote
for Bob Dole in the November election or is there no chance
whatsoever that you will vote for him?
25 Core Dole
10 Soft Dole
16 Potential Dole
49 No chance
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4.C IF NOT PEROT IN Q. 3/3A: Is there any chance you will
vote for Ross Perot in the November election or is there no
chance whatsoever that you will vote for him?
2 Core Perot
13 Soft Perot
12 Potential Perot
73 No chance
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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bob Dole is handling
his job as Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate?
Ap- Disap- No
prove prove opinion
% % %
96 Apr 9-10 52 33 15
96 Mar 15-17 57 31 12
95 Aug 28-30 51 34 15
95 Jun 5-6 48 35 17
95 Apr 17-19 52 34 14
95 Mar 27-29 52 33 15
95 Feb 24-26 51 31 18
95 Feb 3-5 58 30 12
95 Jan 16-18 56 24 20
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Just your best guess, do you think Ross Perot will decide to
run as an official candidate for President this year, or not?
37 Yes, will run
53 No, will not run
10 No opinion
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Turning now to Congress,
If the elections for Congress were
being held today, which party's candidate
would you vote for in your Congressional
district -- the Democratic Party's candidate
or the Republican Party's candidate?
7A. As of today, would you lean more
to the Democratic Party's candidate or to
the Republican Party's candidate?
BASED ON -- 857 -- REGISTERED VOTERS; 4 PCT PTS
Democratic Republican Undecided/
candidate candidate other
% % %
96 Apr 9-10 51 45 4
96 Feb 23-25 48 46 6
96 Jan 12-15 46 47 7
96 Jan 5-7 44 48 8
95 Dec 15-18 49 43 8
95 Nov 6-8 47 46 7
95 Aug 28-30 43 47 10
95 Jul 7-9 46 47 7
94 Nov 2-6 46 46 8
Previous On-Year Elections
92 Sep 28-30 52 39 8
92 Apr 20-22 47 44 9
88 May 13-15 52 37 11
84 Apr 6-9 55 45 --
80 Aug 15-18 57 34 9
80 Feb/Mar 53 37 10
76 Oct 28-30 (LV) 53 39 8
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Please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable
opinion of each of the following institutions. First, ...
Next, ...
Un- Heard
favor- of, no Not
Favorable able opinion
Heard of % % % %
a. The Republican Party
96 Apr 9-10 52 41 7 *
95 Apr 17-19 52 42 6 *
92 Jul 6-8* 53 39 8 *
b. The Democratic Party
96 Apr 9-10 55 38 7 0
95 Apr 17-19 51 43 6 *
92 Jul 6-8* 54 38 8 *
* Based on Registered Voters
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Next,
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling
its job?
Ap- Disap- No
prove prove opinion
% % %
96 Apr 9-10 35 57 8
95 Sep 22-24 30 61 9
Recent Trend:
95 Aug 28-30 30 60 10
95 Jul 7-9 35 55 10
95 May 11-14 34 57 9
95 Apr 17-19 37 54 9
95 Mar 27-29 31 61 8
95 Mar 17-19 32 59 9
95 Feb 24-26 35 53 12
95 Feb 3-5 38 53 9
95 Jan 16-18 33 52 15
94 Dec 28-30 23 66 11
94 Oct 22-25 23 70 7
94 Oct 7-9 21 73 6
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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Newt Gingrich is
handling his job as Speaker of the U.S. House of
Representatives?
Ap- Disap- No
prove prove opinion
% % %
96 Apr 9-10 33 55 12
95 Jun 5-6 37 46 17
95 Apr 17-19 37 49 14
95 Mar 27-29 37 47 16
95 Feb 24-26 36 48 16
95 Feb 3-5 38 48 14
95 Jan 16-18 39 35 26
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Which is more important to you in this year's presidential
election --ROTATE: the country's economic problems or, the
country's moral problems?
NEITHER/
Economic Moral OTHER No
problems problems (vol.) opinion
% % % %
National Adults
96 Apr 9-10 52 42 3 3
96 Feb 23-25 49 42 6 3
Registered Voters
96 Apr 9-10 52 42 3 3
96 Feb 23-25 49 42 7 2
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Thinking now about the economy,
How would you rate economic conditions
in this country today,
excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
Excel- Only No
lent Good fair Poor opin
% % % % %
96 Apr 9-10 1 26 52 20 1
96 Mar 15-17 2 31 48 18 1
96 Jan 5-7 1 28 47 23 1
95 Nov 6-8 2 28 47 22 1
95 May 11-14 2 27 50 20 1
94 Dec 16-18 2 25 52 21 *
94 Nov 2-6 2 28 49 20 1
94 Oct 22-25 1 25 52 21 1
94 Jul 15-17 1 26 52 21 *
94 Apr 22-24 1 23 49 26 1
94 Jan 15-17 * 22 54 24 *
93 Dec 4-6 1 20 57 21 1
93 Nov 2-4 1 16 50 33 *
93 Aug 8-10 * 10 49 40 1
93 Jun 29-30 1 14 52 32 1
93 Feb 12-14 * 14 46 39 1
92 Dec 18-20 2 16 34 47 1
92 Dec 4-6 1 14 41 43 1
92 Oct 23-25 * 11 45 43 1
92 Sep 11-15 1 10 37 51 1
92 Aug 31-Sep 2 1 9 37 53
92 Jun 12-14 1 11 47 41 *
92 Apr 9-12 1 11 40 48 *
92 Jan 3-6 * 12 46 41 1
Right now, do you think that economic conditions in the
country as a whole are getting better, getting worse, or
staying about the same?
Getting Getting No
better worse Same opinion
% % % %
96 Apr 9-10 15 31 54 *
96 Mar 15-17 20 28 51 1
96 Jan 5-7 12 36 50 2
95 Nov 6-8 17 30 52 1
95 May 11-14 18 28 52 2
94 Nov 2-6 25 23 51 1
94 Oct 22-25 22 28 49 1
94 Jul 15-17 23 24 52 1
94 Apr 22-24 25 26 48 1
94 Mar 7-8 34 17 48 1
94 Feb 26-28 29 20 50 1
94 Jan 15-17 35 17 48 *
93 Dec 4-6 25 24 50 1
93 Nov 2-4 17 28 54 1
93 Aug 8-10 13 26 60 1
93 Jun 29-30 16 24 59 1
93 Feb 12-14 27 20 52 1
92 Dec 4-6 34 16 48 2
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK GROUPS
Questions 16/17 Combined
Positive Mixed Negative Undesignated
% % % %
96 Apr 9-10 30 33 36 1
96 Mar 15-17 37 29 33 1
96 Jan 5-7 27 32 38 3
95 Nov 6-8 33 31 34 2
94 Nov 2-6 38 32 29 1
94 Apr 22-24 34 31 35 0
94 Mar 7-8 41 31 27 1
94 Feb 26-28 45 30 24 1
94 Jan 15-17 40 31 29 *
93 Nov 2-4 23 35 41 1
Next, how would you say the nation's economy has changed over
the last three years, since Bill Clinton became president?
Would you say that the economy is better today than it was
three years ago, or is it worse today?
SAME No
Better Worse (vol.) opinion
% % % %
96 Apr 9-10 47 32 18 3
94 Dec 16-18 49 34 15 2
94 May 20-22 51 34 13 2
Regardless of whether you think the economy is in good or bad
shape, who do you hold most responsible for the state of the
economy at this time: Bill Clinton, or the Republicans in
Congress?
96 Apr 9-10 95 Jun 5-6
% %
31 33 Clinton
54 47 Republicans in Congress
15 20 No opinion
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100 100
Do you think Bill Clinton's economic policies are helping the
economy to improve, hurting the economy, or are they not
having much effect either way?
No No
Helping Hurting effect opinion
% % % %
BILL CLINTON:
96 Apr 9-10 27 12 58 3
94 May 20-22 24 16 56 4
GEORGE BUSH:
92 Jun 9 25 63 3
92 Dec* 17 36 43 4
* In general, do you think George
Bush's policies have helped the economy,
hurt the economy, or have not had much effect
either way?
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Who do you have the most confidence in when
it comes to handling the following problems --
President Clinton or
Republican leaders?
First, ... Next, ... [RANDOM ORDER]
(*) Indicates trend results based on half sample
Repub- BOTH NEITHER No
Clinton licans (vol.) (vol.) opin
% % % % %
a. The economy
96 Apr 9-10 48 41 1 6 4
95 Aug 28-30 39 46 1 9 5
95 May 11-14 44 44 0 7 5
95 Mar 27-29 41 48 1 6 4
95 Feb 24-26 39 51 2 5 3
94 Dec 16-18 36 52 2 7 3
94 Dec 2-5 40 50 1 5 4
93 Aug 8-10 (*) 46 39 1 7 7
b. The federal budget deficit
96 Apr 9-10 42 42 1 9 6
95 Aug 28-30 35 44 * 13 8
95 May 11-14 39 42 1 11 7
95 Mar 27-29 37 49 1 9 4
95 Feb 24-26 32 52 2 8 6
94 Dec 16-18 37 47 1 11 4
94 Dec 2-5 34 50 1 9 6
93 Aug 8-10 (*) 48 36 1 10 5
c. Taxes
96 Apr 9-10 44 41 1 8 6
95 Aug 28-30 39 45 * 9 7
95 May 11-14 42 45 1 8 4
95 Mar 27-29 38 48 1 8 5
95 Feb 24-26 37 50 1 7 5
94 Dec 16-18 36 52 1 7 4
94 Dec 2-5 33 55 1 7 4
Repub- BOTH NEITHER No
Clinton licans (vol.) (vol.) opin
% % % % %
d. Health Care
96 Apr 9-10 56 34 1 6 3
95 Mar 27-29 47 40 * 9 4
95 Feb 24-26 42 45 1 7 5
94 Dec 2-5 41 46 1 8 4
93 Aug 8-10 (*) 56 30 1 7 6
e. Welfare
96 Apr 9-10 50 37 2 7 4
95 Aug 28-30 43 42 * 9 6
95 Mar 27-29 44 46 1 4 5
95 Feb 24-26 39 51 1 4 5
94 Dec 2-5 37 52 1 5 5
e. Education
96 Apr 9-10 56 32 1 5 6
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Do you think the policies being proposed
by the Republican leaders in the U.S.
House and Senate would move the country
in the right direction or in the wrong direction?
Right Wrong No
direction direction opinion
% % %
96 Apr 9-10 45 41 14
95 Dec 15-18 44 44 12
95 Nov 6-8 44 41 15
95 Sep 22-24 41 44 15
95 Mar 27-29 53 37 10
95 Feb 24-26 52 33 15
94 Nov 28-29 55 27 18
Do you think the policies being proposed by President Clinton
would move the country in the right direction or in the wrong
direction?
Right Wrong No
direction direction opinion
% % %
96 Apr 9-10 55 35 10
95 Dec 15-18 51 39 10
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Who do you want to have more influence over the direction the
nation takes this year -- Bill Clinton or the Republicans in
Congress?
BOTH
Repub- EQUALLY No
Clinton licans (vol.) opinion
% % % %
96 Apr 9-10 50 42 4 4
96 Jan 5-7 41 47 3 9
95 Nov 6-8 48 42 2 8
95 Feb 24-26 37 52 4 7
95 Jan 16-18 40 49 5 6
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Since the beginning of 1995 -- when the Republicans took
control of Congress -- would you say President Clinton has
cooperated enough with the Republican Congress, or not?
96 Apr 9-10 95 Aug 28-30
% %
49 58 Yes, enough
46 35 No, not enough
* * TOO MUCH (vol.)
5 7 No opinion
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100 100
Since the beginning of 1995 -- when the Republicans took
control of Congress -- would you say the Republicans in
Congress have cooperated enough with President Clinton, or
not?
96 Apr 9-10 95 Aug 28-30
% %
29 38 Yes, enough
66 55 No, not enough
1 * TOO MUCH (vol.)
4 7 No opinion
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100 100
Since the beginning of 1995 -- when the Republicans took
control of Congress -- would you say President Clinton has
fought hard enough for the policies and principles he
believes in, or not?
65 Yes, enough
31 No, not enough
* TOO MUCH (vol.)
4 No opinion
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Since the beginning of 1995 -- when the Republicans took
control of Congress -- would you say the Republicans in
Congress have fought hard enough for the policies and
principles they believe in, or not?
67 Yes, enough
27 No, not enough
1 TOO MUCH (vol.)
5 No opinion
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21/22 COMBINATION 22/24
COMBINATION
Clinton Republicans in
Congress
Not cooperated enough 29 48
Struck right balance 35 20
Not fought hard enough 14 9
Mixed/Undesignated 22 23
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100 100
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Do you believe that the budgets passed during the Clinton
Administration are closer to being balanced budgets or
further away from being balanced, than those passed during
the Bush Administration?
46 Closer to being balanced budgets
40 Further from being balanced
3 SAME (vol.)
11 No opinion
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Next, I'm going to read a list of national issues on which
Congress is considering taking action. For each one, please
tell me how important it is to you that Congress and Clinton
enact legislation this year to deal with the issue.
First, would you say [RANDOM ORDER], ought to be a top
priority for Clinton and Congress this year, a high priority,
very important but not a priority, somewhat important, or not
important? Next, would you say [INSERT NEXT ITEM] ought to
be a top priority, a high priority, very important, somewhat
important, or not important?
Some-
Top High Very what Not
prior- prior- import- import- import- No
ity ity ant ant ant op
% % % % % %
a. Welfare 22 27 28 17 5 1
b. Immigration 17 16 29 26 10 2
c. Health care coverage for
workers who change or 27 27 30 12 3 1
lose their jobs
d. A higher minimum wage 18 19 27 22 13 1
e. A balanced budget
agreement 31 26 28 11 2 2
f. Campaign finance laws 8 16 20 32 19 5
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On a different issue,
How worried are you that you or someone in your family will
become a victim of a terrorist attack similar to the bombing
in Oklahoma City last year -- Are you:
96 Apr 9-10 95 Apr 21-23
% %
13 14 Very worried,
22 28 Somewhat worried,
33 33 Not too worried or
32 24 Not worried at all?
* 1 No opinion
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100 100
Do you believe that the federal authorities have captured all
of the people directly responsible for the Oklahoma City
bombing, or not?
20 Yes, all have been caught
68 No, not all caught
12 No opinion
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As you may know, the suspect in the Unabomber case was
arrested last week -- based on information provided to the
FBI by members of his own family. If you were faced with the
same decision, would you have provided the FBI with
information about a member of your own family, or not?
88 Yes
6 No
6 No opinion
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100
29A. IF YES: Would that have been an easy decision for you to
make or a hard decision?
Yes in National
Q.29 Adults
% %
28 25 Easy
71 62 Hard
1 1 DEPENDS (vol.)
* * No opinion
--- ---
100 88
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On a different issue,
When a person has a disease that cannot be cured, do you
think doctors should be allowed by law to end the patients
life by some painless means if the patient and his family
request it?
No
Yes No opinion
% % %
96 Apr 9-10 75 22 3
1990 65 31 4
1973 53 40 7
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Now thinking about taxes,
Do you consider the amount of federal income tax you have to
pay as too high, about right, or too low?
Too About Too No
high right low opinion
% % % %
4/96 64 33 1 2
4/94 56 42 * 2
3/93 55 41 2 2
3/92 56 39 2 3
1991 55 37 2 6
1990 63 31 2 4
1973 65 28 1 6
1969 69 25 * 6
1967 58 38 1 3
1961 46 45 1 8
1957 61 31 * 8
1953 59 37 * 4
1951 52 43 1 4
1948 57 38 1 4
As I read off some different groups, please tell me if you
think they are paying their fair share in federal taxes,
paying too much or paying too little? First, how about...
[RANDOM ORDER]
Fair Too Too No
Share Much Little opinion
% % % %
a. Lower-income people
96 Apr 40 48 9 3
94 Apr 43 42 12 3
93 Mar 37 51 9 3
92 Mar 32 57 8 3
b. Middle-income people
96 Apr 34 58 5 3
94 Apr 39 57 3 1
93 Mar 39 54 5 2
92 Mar 36 57 5 2
c. Upper-income people
96 Apr 19 9 68 4
94 Apr 20 10 68 2
93 Mar 16 5 77 2
92 Mar 16 4 77 3
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On another topic,
Which of the following statements apply to you. First, ...
Next, ...
No,
Yes, doesn't No
Applies apply opinion
% % %
A member of your family
has been laid off or
fired recently
96 Apr 9-10 22 78 *
94 Mar 7-8 25 75 *
93 Dec 4-6 21 79 *
91 Oct 23 77 0
90 Oct 17 83 0
b. You know people outside
of your family who have
been laid off or fired
recently
96 Apr 9-10 58 42 *
94 Mar 7-8 60 40 *
93 Dec 4-6 52 47 1
91 Oct 50 46 *
90 Oct 50 49 1
Which member or members of your family have recently been
laid off or fired? (MULTIPLE RESPONSES)
BASED ON THOSE WHOSE HAD A MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY LAID
OFF OR FIRED RECENTLY; N = 219; MARGIN OF ERROR = 7
PCT PTS.
25 Self --------------------+ SELF/SPOUSE
12 Spouse (Husband/Wife) ---+ NET: 37%
12 Son ---------------------+
4 Daughter |
4 Mother | IMMEDIATE FAMILY
6 Father | NET: 46%
20 Brother |
6 Sister ------------------+
12 In-laws(misc.) ----------+
7 Cousin | MORE DISTANT FAMILY
1 Aunt | NET: 23%
4 Uncle -------------------+
6 OTHER (vol.)
4 No opinion
123
What is your marital status? Are you currently married,
widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married?
56 Married
7 Widowed
13 Divorced
3 Separated
20 Never married
1 No opinion
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100
Are you now employed full-time, part-time, not employed, or
retired?
IF NOT EMPLOYED: Which of the following currently applies
to you:
53 Full time
12 Part time
15 Not employed
6 A homemaker
3 A student
2 Unemployed, but looking for work
1 Unemployed, but not looking for work, or
3 Disabled and unable to work
15
19 Retired
1 No opinion
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100
Is your [husband/wife] now employed full-time, part-time, not
employed, or retired?
IF NOT EMPLOYED: Which of the following currently applies
to your [husband/wife]?
BASED ON THOSE WHO ARE MARRIED; N = 574; MARGIN OF
ERROR = 4 PCT PTS.
55 Full time
11 Part time
13 Not employed
8 A homemaker
1 A student
2 Unemployed, but looking for work
1 Unemployed, but not looking for work, or
1 Disabled and unable to work
13
20 Retired
1 No opinion
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100
Thinking about the next twelve months,
how likely do you think it is that you
will lose your job or be laid off -- Is it:
BASED ON THOSE WHO ARE EMPLOYED; N = 688; MARGIN OF
ERROR = 4 PCT PTS.
Not No
Very Fairly Not too at all opinion
% % % % %
96 Apr 9-10 5 9 34 51 1
93 Dec 4-6 5 7 27 59 2
91 Oct 6 8 26 59 1
91 Jul 5 10 25 59 1
91 Mar 5 7 22 65 1
90 Oct 7 9 21 62 1
90 Jul 6 6 24 62 2
89 Feb 4 8 35 53 *
83 Apr 8 8 26 55 4
82 Nov 9 10 29 48 4
82 Jun 8 7 27 54 4
82 Jan 5 10 25 57 3
80 Sep 6 9 24 60 2
80 May 6 8 24 60 2
79 Nov 3 8 18 66 4
76 Oct 6 6 21 64 3
75 Apr 4 8 22 63 3
75 Jan 5 10 27 54 4
Thinking about the next twelve months, how likely is it that
your [husband/wife] will lose [his/her] job or be laid off --
Is it:
BASED ON THOSE WHO ARE MARRIED AND SPOUSE IS EMPLOYED;
N = 385; MARGIN OF ERROR = 5 PCT PTS.
5 Very likely,
11 Fairly likely,
28 Not too likely, or
56 Not at all likely?
* No opinion
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