
POLL
NATIONAL SURVEY OF TEA PARTY SUPPORTERS
April 5-12, 2010
Total N=1,580
Tea Party supporters N= 881
All trends are from New York Times/CBS News polls unless otherwise noted. Asterisk indicates
registered respondents only. Responses marked 4/5-12/10 and prior are from national polls.
Responses marked “TP” are responses of Tea Party supporters.
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
2/2-4/09 CBS
2/18-22/09
3/12-16/09 CBS
3/20-22/09 CBS
4/1-5/09
4/22-26/09
5/6-12/09 CBS
6/12-16/09
7/9-12/09 CBS
7/24-28/09
8/27-31/09 CBS
9/19-23/09
10/5-8/09 CBS
11/13-16/09 CBS
12/4-8/09
1/6-10/10 CBS
1/14-17/10 CBS
2/5-10/10
3/18-21/10 CBS
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Approve
62
63
62
64
66
68
63
63
57
58
56
56
56
53
50
46
50
46
49
50
7
Disapprove
15
22
24
20
24
23
26
26
32
30
35
33
34
36
39
41
40
45
41
40
DK/NA
23
15
14
16
10
9
11
11
11
13
9
11
10
11
11
13
10
9
10
10
88
5
-2-
2. Regardless of your overall opinion of him, what do you like BEST about Barack Obama?
QUESTIONS 2-3 WERE ROTATED.
Economic policy/making economy better
Health care reform/laws
Changing Washington
Bringing people together
Understands my needs and problems/working for me
More openness in government
Accomplishing a lot/Working hard
First black president
Family values/morals
His wife and family
Intelligent
Communicator
Education policy
Like his policies (general)
Afghanistan policy
Foreign policy (general)
Like him (general)
Everything
Nothing
Other
DK/NA
4/5-12/10
1
8
2
1
2
5
1
3
3
3
6
1
2
1
20
7
8
26
4/5-12/10 TP
-
2
1
1
6
2
11
1
19
16
12
29
3. Regardless of your overall opinion, what do you like LEAST about Barack Obama?
QUESTIONS 2-3 WERE ROTATED.
Economic policy/not improving the economy
Health care reform/law
Not being bipartisan/not working with Republicans
Trying to be too bipartisan
Expanding government
Tax policy/taxes increases
Education policy
Afghanistan policy
Plans for Guantanamo Bay
Abortion stance
Not working hard
Too liberal/not conservative enough
Spending too much money
Increasing the deficit/debt
Socialist/Turning U.S. into socialist country
Immigration
Dishonest
He’s Muslim
Making the U.S. less safe/soft on terrorism
Don’t like his cabinet
Lack of values
Don’t like his policies (general)
Foreign policy (general)
Don’t like him (general)
Everything
Nothing
Other
DK/NA
-3-
4/5-12/10
2
10
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
4
1
2
1
10
1
6
8
36
4/5-12/10 TP
4
10
1
3
1
3
5
1
11
9
1
1
1
1
5
1
19
1
2
13
7
4. Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do
you feel things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track?
Right Wrong
1/27-28/91 CBS
51
39
3/4-6/91
51
42
10/15-18/91
33
60
11/27-28/94 CBS
30
65
12/3-6/95 NYT
25
64
12/8-11/96 NYT
39
51
9/16-18/96 CBS
41
48
2/19-21/98
54
36
9/8-10/98
49
42
10/12-13/98
46
47
10/26-28/98
52
42
5/10-13/00
48
44
3/8-12/01
40
54
4/23-25/01 CBS
37
58
6/14-18/01
42
53
10/25-28/01
61
29
12/7-10/01
64
27
1/24-27/02
52
35
7/13-16/02
42
48
7/22-23/02 CBS
39
53
8/6-7/02 CBS
41
51
9/2-5/02
43
49
10/3-6/02
42
48
10/27-31/02
41
52
11/20-24/02
41
49
2/10-12/03
35
56
3/22/03
50
40
4/11-13/03
56
36
9/28-10/1/03
37
56
7/13-27/03
46
49
11/10-12/03 CBS
39
53
12/10-13/03
39
56
12/14-15/03
49
43
1/12-15/04
42
53
2/12-15/04 CBS
41
51
3/10-14/04
38
54
3/30-4/1/04 CBS
36
57
4/23-27/04
36
55
5/20-23/04 CBS
30
65
6/23-27/04
36
57
7/11-15/04
36
56
8/15-18/04 CBS
39
55
9/12-16/04
41
51
9/20-22/04 CBS
41
54
10/1-3/04
40
51
10/14-17/04
37
59
10/28-30/04
43
55
11/18-21/04
40
54
1/14-18/05
39
56
2/24-28/05
42
52
3/9-14/05 NYT
37
56
4/13-16/05 CBS
32
62
5/20-24/05 CBS
34
60
6/10-15/05
33
61
7/29-8/2/05 CBS
37
57
9/9-13/05
31
63
10/3-5/05 CBS
37
58
10/30-11/1/05 CBS 27
68
DK/NA
10
7
7
5
10
11
11
9
10
7
7
7
6
5
5
10
10
12
10
8
8
8
10
8
10
9
10
9
7
5
8
5
8
5
8
8
7
9
5
6
8
6
7
5
9
4
2
6
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
12/2-6/05
1/5-8/06 CBS
1/20-25/06
3/9-12/06 CBS
4/28-30/06 CBS
5/4-8/06
6/10-11/06 CBS
7/21-25/06
8/17-21/06
10/27-31/06
12/8-10/06 CBS
1/1-3/07 CBS
1/18-21/07 CBS
2/8-11/07 CBS
2/23-27/07
3/7-11/07
5/18-23/07
6/26-28/07 CBS
7/9-17/07
9/4-8/07
12/5-9/07
1/9-12/08
3/28-4/2/08
5/30-6/3/08 CBS
7/7-14/08
9/12-16/08
10/10-13/08
10/19-22/08
10/25-29/08
12/4-8/08 CBS
1/11-15/09
2/2-4/09 CBS
3/12-16/09 CBS
4/1-5/09
4/22-26/09
5/6-12/09 CBS
6/12-16/09
7/9-12/09 CBS
7/24-28/09
9/19-23/09
12/4-8/09
1/14-17/10 CBS
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
-4-
Right Wrong
31
60
31
62
32
61
28
66
24
71
23
70
27
69
28
66
29
67
29
64
24
70
27
68
26
69
26
68
23
68
25
69
24
72
19
75
22
72
24
71
21
71
19
75
14
81
14
83
14
81
14
81
7
89
11
85
11
85
12
83
15
79
23
68
35
57
39
53
41
50
45
48
44
50
35
57
42
49
41
53
37
56
36
55
33
62
34
59
6
92
DK/NA
9
7
7
9
5
7
4
6
4
7
6
5
5
6
9
6
4
6
6
4
8
6
5
3
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
9
8
7
9
7
6
8
9
6
7
9
5
7
2
5. What do you think is the most important problem facing the country today?
4/08
7/08
1/09
4/09
6/09
7/09
9/09
12/09
2/10
4/10
4/10 TP
Health Care
6
3
2
3
7
12
19
12
13
8
4
Social Security
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Budget Deficit
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
5
11
Education
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
-
1
1
Medicare/
Medicaid
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Taxes
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
32
38
49
42
38
36
22
23
25
23
23
Immigration
3
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Defense
-
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
Poverty
1
1
2
-
1
1
-
3
-
4
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
27
27
22
1
1
2
Economy
Crime
Foreign
Policy
2
2
1
2
1
Jobs
5
3
12
17
19
20
19
24
Abortion
-
-
-
2
-
1
-
-
Moral Values
2
2
3
-
1
2
1
3
1
2
Welfare
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
President
2
1
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
12
10
4
-
2
1
3
4
3
1
1
3
4
2
2
1
2
2
-
2
2
-
1
War
Iraq
Afghanistan
Politicians/
Government*
4
13
Heating oil/Gas
-
-
7
14
2
-
1
1
Environment
2
3
-
2
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
Religious Values
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Terrorism general
2
1
1
2
1
1
-
1
1
1
Other
14
7
12
13
16
12
19
16
16
11
10
DK/NA
2
3
2
4
3
3
4
5
4
5
1
*Coding for Politicians/Government is not comparable to polls conducted before 4/10
-5-
6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?
2/2-4/09 CBS
2/18-22/09
3/12-16/09 CBS
3/20-22/09 CBS
4/1-5/09
4/22-26/09
5/6-12/09 CBS
6/12-16/09
7/9-12/09 CBS
7/24-28/09
8/27-31/09 CBS
9/19-23/09
10/5-8/09 CBS
11/13-16/09 CBS
12/4-8/09
1/6-10/10 CBS
1/14-17/10 CBS
2/5-10/10
3/18-21/10 CBS
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Approve
55
57
56
61
56
61
56
57
48
51
53
50
54
49
47
41
46
42
45
43
Disapprove
24
32
33
29
34
29
33
35
44
41
41
40
38
43
43
47
48
52
45
46
6
DK/NA
21
11
11
10
10
10
11
7
8
9
6
10
8
8
10
12
6
5
10
11
91
3
7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care?
6/12-16/09
7/9-12/09 CBS
7/24-28/09
8/27-31/09 CBS
9/19-23/09
10/5-8/09 CBS
11/13-16/09 CBS
12/4-8/09
1/6-10/10 CBS
1/14-17/10 CBS
2/5-10/10
3/18-21/10 CBS
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Approve
44
49
46
40
47
47
44
42
36
40
35
41
41
6
Disapprove
34
37
38
47
45
42
48
50
54
54
55
51
51
DK/NA
22
14
16
13
9
11
8
7
10
6
10
8
9
93
2
8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the federal budget
deficit?
7/24-28/09
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Approve
40
31
29
5
Disapprove
43
58
53
DK/NA
17
11
18
91
4
-6-
9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?
7/19-25/77
10/23-26/77
1/8-12/78
4/3-7/78
6/19-23/78
9/25-29/78
8/2-7/80
10/23-28/82
1/13-15/90
8/16-19/90
10/8-10/90
10/28-31/90
1/27-28/91
3/4-6/91
8/18-22/91
10/5-7/91
10/15-18/91
1/22-25/92
2/26-3/1/92
3/26-29/92
7/8-11/92
3/28-31/93
5/27-29/93
6/1-3/93
8/2-3/93 CBS
9/16-19/93
11/11-14/93
12/5-7/93 CBS
1/15-17/94
8/16-17/94
9/8-11/94
10/29-11/1/94
1/10-20/95 CBS
2/22-25/95
3/12-14/95
4/1-4/95
5/4-6/95 CBS
8/5-9/95
10/22-25/95
12/9-11/95
1/18-20/96 CBS
2/22-24/96
3/10-11/96 CBS
3/31-4/2/96
5/31-6/3/96
6/20-23/96 NYT
7/11-13/96
8/3-5/96
9/2-4/96
1/14-17/97
4/2-5/97
5/6-8/97 CBS
7/13-14/97 CBS
11/2-3/97 CBS
12/6-8/97
1/10-12/98
1/18-21/98 CBS
1/24-25/98
2/19-21/98
5/19-21/98 CBS
7/19-21/98
9/8-10/98 CBS
9/12-15/98 CBS
9/22-23/98
10/3-4/98 CBS
10/7-8/98 CBS
10/12-13/98
10/26-28/98
10/31-11/1/98 CBS
12/13-17/98
12/19-20/98
1/3-4/99 CBS
1/10-13/99 CBS
1/30-2/1/99
2/12/99 CBS
3/24/99 CBS
3/28/99 CBS
4/5-6/99
6/5-6/99 CBS
7/13-14/99 CBS
8/1-3/99 CBS
8/15/99 CBS
10/3-4/99 CBS
10/25-30/99 CBS
11/4-7/99
2/12-14/00
5/10-13/00
7/20-23/00
Approve Disapprove
31
49
31
50
29
50
31
50
30
53
29
51
32
51
33
50
42
47
40
44
27
60
23
69
49
41
39
47
30
57
27
57
29
57
17
71
21
67
17
75
20
71
35
52
27
61
27
60
21
68
23
64
25
63
27
60
30
58
22
67
25
63
20
73
35
44
36
51
31
54
30
60
33
55
31
56
32
55
26
64
31
60
22
70
26
64
23
66
19
71
29
61
27
58
32
52
32
55
45
45
32
59
42
44
34
55
36
53
34
52
44
40
42
41
47
43
50
30
41
42
40
42
49
38
55
34
48
41
47
38
46
44
43
48
41
49
41
48
44
49
42
53
41
51
43
46
45
46
46
46
43
47
41
47
43
45
41
46
41
41
43
41
42
44
38
48
36
52
37
50
39
47
38
45
45
41
DK/NA
20
19
21
19
17
20
18
17
11
16
13
8
10
14
13
16
14
11
12
7
9
13
12
13
11
13
12
13
13
11
12
7
21
13
15
10
12
13
13
10
9
8
10
11
10
9
15
16
13
10
9
14
11
11
14
16
17
10
20
17
18
13
12
10
15
10
9
10
11
6
5
8
11
9
8
10
12
12
13
18
16
14
14
12
13
13
18
14
9/27-10/1/00
2/10-12/01 CBS
3/8-12/01
4/23-25/01 CBS
5/10-12/01 CBS
6/14-18/01
10/25-28/01
12/07-10/01
1/21-24/02
2/24-26/02 CBS
6/18-20/02 CBS
7/13-16/02
9/22-23/02 CBS
10/3-6/02
10/27-31/02
5/9-12/03
7/13-27/03
9/28-10/1/03
1/12-15/04
10/14-17/04
1/14-18/05
2/24-28/05
3/21-22/05 CBS
4/13-16/05 CBS
5/20-23/05 CBS
6/10-15/05
7/13-14/05 CBS
9/9-13/05
10/3-5/05 CBS
10/30-11/1/05 CBS
12/2-6/05
1/5-8/06 CBS
1/20-25/06
2/22-26/06 CBS
3/9-12/06 CBS
4/6-9/06 CBS
5/4-8/06
6/10-11/06 CBS
7/21-25/06
8/17-21/06
9/15-19/06
10/5-8/06
10/27-31/06
1/18-21/07 CBS
2/8-11/07 CBS
2/23-27/07
3/7-11/07
4/9-12/07 CBS
5/18-23/07
6/26-28/07 CBS
7/9-17/07
7/20-22/07
8/8-12/07 CBS
9/4-8/07
10/12-16/07 CBS
12/5-9/07
4/25-29/08
9/27-30/08 CBS
10/10-13/08
10/19-22/08
2/2-4/09 CBS
2/18-22/09
3/12-16/09 CBS
3/20-22/09 CBS
4/1-5/09
4/22-26/09
7/9-12/09 CBS
8/27-31/09 CBS
10/5-8/09 CBS
10/29-11/1/09 CBS
11/13-16/09 CBS
1/14-17/10 CBS
2/5-10/10
3/18-21/10 CBS
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
-7-
Approve
49
48
50
44
45
45
67
57
47
50
43
49
48
42
45
35
39
37
45
38
44
41
34
35
29
33
33
34
31
34
33
27
29
28
32
27
23
26
28
29
25
27
29
33
32
33
31
34
35
27
29
26
25
23
27
21
21
15
12
17
26
26
30
30
26
28
22
26
22
18
26
23
15
14
17
1
Disapprove
38
31
33
37
36
39
24
31
37
34
40
38
36
45
40
48
46
47
42
46
39
44
49
51
55
53
50
54
57
53
53
57
61
61
54
61
64
60
58
60
61
64
56
49
52
50
53
54
52
60
59
61
63
66
59
64
68
72
74
70
62
63
56
56
64
55
65
58
65
70
60
63
75
76
73
DK/NA
13
21
17
19
19
16
9
12
15
16
17
14
16
13
15
16
15
16
13
16
17
15
17
14
16
14
17
12
12
13
14
16
11
11
14
12
13
14
14
11
14
9
15
18
16
17
16
12
13
13
12
13
12
11
14
15
11
13
14
13
12
12
14
14
10
16
13
16
13
12
14
14
10
10
10
96
3
10. How about the Representative in Congress from your district? Do you approve or
disapprove of the way your Representative is handling his or her job?
6/78
9/78 CBS
8/80
1/90
8/90
10/90
10/91
2/92
3/92
7/92
11/93
9/94
11/94
2/95
10/96
2/98
10/98
10/98
4/13-16/05 CBS
12/2-6/05
1/20-25/06
4/6-9/06 CBS
5/4-8/06
7/21-25/06
9/15-19/06
10/5-8/06
10/27-31/06
10/10-13/08
10/19-22/08
10/25-29/08
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Approve
60
60
61
64
60
51
56
55
54
52
59
56
56
60
61
62
61
64
57
60
57
60
53
57
53
56
58
43
51
50
46
Disapprove
22
20
18
21
21
30
27
28
30
30
23
17
33
22
22
9
22
19
23
24
25
23
31
27
29
27
26
31
28
31
36
40
49
DK/NA
18
20
21
15
19
19
17
17
16
18
18
27
11
18
17
28
17
17
20
16
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
26
22
20
18
10
11. Do you think most members of Congress have done a good enough job to deserve reelection, or do you think it's time to give new people a chance?
3/26-29/92
4/20-23/92*
9/8-11/94
10/29-11/1/94
10/26-28/98
10/12-13/98
10/3-5/02*
10/27-31/02*
9/15-19/06*
10/5-8/06*
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
Deserve
re-election
21
17
14
11
24
24
15
24
13
13
8
10
Time for
new people
68
72
78
82
62
65
70
61
76
78
81
78
4/5-12/10 TP
1
94
Depends(vol.)
8
5
5
3
6
7
4
-8-
DK/NA
11
11
8
7
6
6
15
15
7
6
5
5
1
12. Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you
heard enough about Barack Obama yet to have an opinion?
Favorable
1/1-3/07 CBS
28
1/18-21/07* CBS
29
3/7-11/07
39
3/26-27/07 CBS
31
4/9-12/07* CBS
36
5/18-23/07*
34
6/26-28/07* CBS
40
7/9-17/07
36
7/9-17/07*
37
8/8-12/07* CBS
36
9/4-9/07*
35
2/20-24/08*
45
3/15-18/08* CBS
44
3/28-4/2/08*
43
4/25-29/08*
39
5/1-3/08*
44
5/30-6/3/08* CBS
41
7/7-14/08*
39
7/31-8/5/08* CBS
37
8/15-19/08*
39
9/12-16/08*
45
9/21-24/08*
43
9/27-30/08* CBS
48
10/3-5/08* CBS
46
10/10-13/08*
50
10/19-22/08*
52
10/25-29/08*
51
10/31-11/2/08* CBS
50
12/4-8/08 CBS
55
1/11-15/09
60
4/22-26/09
54
7/24-28/09
50
2/5-10/10
39
4/5-12/10
43
4/5-12/10 TP
7
Not fav.
10
9
18
17
18
21
22
20
21
20
21
23
28
24
34
30
31
31
32
32
35
30
32
34
32
31
34
35
12
9
18
23
34
33
Undecided
14
20
20
21
25
25
22
25
24
27
29
23
20
25
21
20
22
24
25
25
16
22
17
16
15
15
13
12
24
22
15
16
19
17
84
7
-9-
Haven’t
heard enough
47
41
23
30
21
20
15
19
18
17
14
9
8
8
5
6
5
4
5
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
7
8
12
11
6
7
1
Refused
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
-
13. How would you rate the condition of the national economy these days? Is it very good, fairly good, fairly
bad or very bad?
1/92A
1/92B
2/92A
2/92B
3/92
4/92
7/92
8/92A
9/92A
10/92A
10/92C
10/92D
10/92E
12/92
1/93
2/93
3/93
6/93A
6/93B
8/93
9/93
11/93
12/93
12/93
1/94
1/94
2/94
4/94
6/94
7/94
9/94
9/94
11/94
1/95
2/95
3/95
7/95
10/95
12/95
1/96
2/96
6/96
6/96B
7/96
8/96
9/96
10/96
10/96C
11/96
12/96
1/97
4/97
7/97
11/97
12/97
1/98
2/98
8/11-13/98
8/19-20/98
10/98A
10/98B
2/00
5/00
9/00D*
10/00
11/00
12/00 CBS
1/01 CBS
3/8-12/01
4/01B CBS
5/01 CBS
6/14-18/01
9/20-23/01
10/25-28/01
12/07-10/01
1/5-6/02 CBS
1/15-17/02CBS
1/21-24/02
2/24-26/02CBS
5/13-14/02CBS
6/18-20/02CBS
7/13-16/02
7/22-23/02CBS
8/6-7/02 CBS
9/2-5/02
10/3-6/02
10/27-31/02
11/20-24/02
1/4-6/03 CBS
1/19-22/03
2/10-12/03
3/20-24/03
4/11-13/03
5/9-12/03
9/28-10/1/03
Very
good
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
5
3
3
3
4
2
3
2
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
6
11
14
17
16
21
21
25
16
16
28
29
26
25
26
21
14
6
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
3
2
3
2
3
4
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
4
Fairly
good
17
20
16
16
18
23
21
20
19
18
21
21
22
31
34
33
33
29
33
28
31
40
43
43
45
49
50
51
51
50
51
50
53
57
53
52
58
54
54
49
50
53
56
56
58
64
66
61
64
61
64
62
62
63
63
67
67
66
61
65
68
60
58
64
60
63
65
70
68
58
64
67
50
53
52
49
49
50
52
62
56
47
42
45
47
39
44
46
40
42
37
47
48
42
39
Fairly
bad
47
46
38
40
39
40
41
40
37
42
40
40
39
39
41
36
41
43
40
45
44
38
39
39
38
34
34
33
32
35
33
34
33
28
29
29
26
32
27
33
30
32
30
27
23
23
19
21
21
22
23
24
18
16
15
13
9
8
9
15
11
8
7
7
9
7
10
11
19
29
23
22
33
33
35
36
36
36
38
27
30
36
39
38
36
42
38
37
43
43
42
33
36
41
37
Very
bad
35
32
42
41
40
34
37
38
39
37
37
36
36
28
22
26
22
25
23
23
23
18
15
15
14
14
12
11
11
11
13
11
10
11
12
13
11
10
13
14
15
11
9
10
10
7
6
10
6
8
5
7
8
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
3
3
4
5
7
7
6
11
9
8
8
11
10
7
7
9
13
14
13
14
14
15
13
14
12
18
15
10
14
19
DK/NA
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
1
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
10/20-21/03 CBS
12/10-13/03
12/14-15/03
1/12-15/04
3/10-14/04
4/23-27/04
5/20-23/04 CBS
6/23-27/04
8/15-18/04 CBS
9/12-16/04
10/1-3/04
10/14-17/04
11/18-21/04
2/24-28/05
6/10-15/05
7/29-8/2/05 CBS
9/9-13/05
10/30-11/1/05 CBS
12/2-6/05
1/5-8/06 CBS
1/20-25/06
2/22-26/06 CBS
3/9-12/06 CBS
4/6-9/06 CBS
4/28-30/06 CBS
5/4-8/06
7/21-25/06
8/17-21/06
9/15-19/06
10/5-8/06
10/27-31/06
12/8-10/06 CBS
1/1-3/07 CBS
1/18-21/07 CBS
2/8-11/07 CBS
2/23-27/07
3/7-11/07
4/9-12/07 CBS
5/18-23/07
7/9-17/07
8/8-12/07 CBS
9/4-8/07
10/12-16/07 CBS
12/5-9/07
1/9-12/08
1/30-2/2/08 CBS
2/20-24/08
3/15-18/08 CBS
3/28-4/2/08
4/25-29/08
5/1-3/08
5/30-6/3/08 CBS
7/7-14/08
7/31-8/5/08 CBS
8/15-19/08
9/12-16/08
9/21-24/08
9/27-30/08 CBS
10/3-5/08 CBS
10/10-13/08
10/19-22/08
10/25-29/08
12/4-8/08 CBS
1/11-15/09
2/2-4/09 CBS
2/18-22/09
3/12-16/09 CBS
4/1-5/09
4/22-26/09
5/6-12/09 CBS
6/12-16/09
7/9-12/09 CBS
7/24-28/09
8/27-31/09 CBS
9/19-23/09
10/5-8/09 CBS
11/13-16/09 CBS
12/4-8/09
1/6-10/10 CBS
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
- 10 -
Very
good
3
4
5
3
2
4
5
4
5
3
6
3
4
4
4
7
4
3
6
6
6
5
4
7
8
6
5
5
5
7
9
8
8
7
8
7
8
8
7
9
7
4
5
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Fairly
good
42
52
50
51
47
51
47
54
47
51
49
49
50
53
50
50
45
44
49
48
51
45
51
45
49
47
46
47
51
53
50
50
50
51
52
55
47
51
48
46
45
51
45
39
35
26
27
24
20
22
15
19
18
16
17
20
17
10
10
11
13
10
8
6
5
8
12
10
15
17
14
13
17
18
21
15
18
20
15
16
22
Fairly
bad
36
30
28
34
34
30
31
30
32
31
29
32
30
29
32
31
33
35
29
32
29
33
29
30
27
31
34
32
30
28
26
26
26
31
27
25
33
28
29
30
32
30
33
39
42
44
45
42
48
41
40
45
45
40
41
39
34
37
34
38
35
41
37
30
31
30
36
38
40
45
48
42
47
43
49
49
42
44
50
44
43
-
6
39
Very
bad
18
13
13
11
15
15
16
11
15
12
16
13
14
13
13
11
17
16
14
13
13
15
14
17
14
15
13
15
13
11
13
13
14
10
12
10
11
11
14
13
14
15
16
18
19
27
25
34
30
36
43
33
35
43
41
39
46
52
55
50
51
48
54
62
63
61
52
51
44
36
36
44
35
36
28
35
37
33
32
39
34
54
DK/NA
1
1
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
14. Do you think the economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same?
Better
1/92A
8
1/92B
9
2/92B
13
3/92
20
4/92
18
7/92
12
8/92A
10
9/92A
10
10/92A
9
10/92C
12
10/92D
17
10/92E
17
12/92
29
1/93
26
2/93
32
3/93
21
6/93A
13
8/93 CBS
12
9/93
14
11/93
19
1/94
31
4/94
24
7/94
22
9/94
23
11/94
20
1/95 CBS
24
2/95
27
3/95
18
8/95
14
10/95
13
2/95
16
1/96
13
2/96
14
4/96
14
6/96
13
6/96 NYT
18
9/96
23
7/96
16
8/96C
17
10/96
26
11/96
24
12/96
19
1/97
24
4/97
16
11/97 CBS
23
12/97
29
1/98
32
10/98A
20
10/98B
23
2/00
30
1/01 CBS
11
2/01 CBS
8
3/8-12/01
7
4/01 CBS
9
5/01 CBS
10
6/14-18/01
9
9/20-23/01
8
10/25-28/01
14
12/07-10/01
19
1/5-6/02 CBS
26
1/21-24/02
18
5/13-14/02CBS 31
7/13-16/02
14
10/3-5/02
13
10/27-31/02
17
11/20-24/02
19
1/19-22/03
17
4/11-13/03
17
5/9-12/03
22
7/13-27/03
22
8/26-28/03 CBS 25
9/28-10/1/03
24
12/10-13/03
34
12/14-15/03
39
Worse
47
45
38
26
31
33
36
33
38
37
33
32
17
18
15
19
26
30
26
24
17
25
21
27
26
22
20
27
27
27
26
31
29
32
29
22
21
27
23
19
19
21
19
25
19
18
13
26
21
15
39
46
41
48
44
40
55
37
34
27
33
18
41
39
34
30
39
31
28
31
31
29
24
19
Same
44
44
48
53
50
54
53
55
51
49
48
49
51
55
51
58
60
56
58
57
57
50
56
50
53
53
53
53
58
57
56
54
55
53
57
58
54
55
57
53
55
57
56
57
55
51
55
53
53
52
49
44
49
41
44
50
35
46
45
44
48
51
44
46
48
50
44
49
49
46
43
46
41
39
DK/NA
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1/12-15/04
2/12-15/04 CBS
3/10-14/04
4/23-27/04
5/20-23/04 CBS
6/23-27/04
9/12-16/04
10/14-17/04
11/18-21/04
1/14-18/05
2/24-28/05
6/10-15/05
7/29-8/2/05 CBS
9/9-13/05
10/30-11/1/05 CBS
12/2-6/05
1/5-8/06 CBS
1/20-25/06
3/9-12/06
5/4-8/06
7/21-25/06
9/15-19/06
10/5-8/06
10/27-31/06
2/8-11/07 CBS
2/23-27/07
4/9-12/07 CBS
5/18-23/07
7/9-17/07
9/4-8/07
10/12-16/07 CBS
12/5-9/07
1/9-12/08
1/30-2/2/08 CBS
2/20-24/08
3/15-18/08 CBS
3/28-4/2/08
4/25-29/08
5/30-6/3/08 CBS
7/7-14/08
9/12-16/08
9/21-24/08
9/27-30/08 CBS
10/3-5/08 CBS
10/10-13/08
10/19-22/08
10/25-29/08
12/4-8/08 CBS
1/11-15/08
2/2-4/09 CBS
2/18-22/09
3/12-16/09 CBS
4/1-5/09
4/22-26/09
5/6-12/09 CBS
6/12-16/09
7/9-12/09 CBS
7/24-28/09
8/27-31/09 CBS
9/19-23/09
10/5-8/09 CBS
11/13-16/09 CBS
12/4-8/09
1/6-10/10 CBS
1/14-17/10 CBS
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
- 11 -
Better
34
33
28
30
23
28
26
24
26
25
23
18
20
13
16
19
20
17
13
14
12
17
19
16
15
11
11
11
12
8
9
5
4
6
3
2
4
4
3
3
6
2
2
3
5
11
8
8
7
5
8
19
20
26
32
27
21
32
36
36
31
32
29
31
24
24
33
Worse
26
27
27
26
32
23
27
33
29
29
30
36
32
47
40
35
37
38
39
47
47
36
31
38
34
35
44
43
41
49
45
53
62
67
63
75
70
70
69
67
61
70
76
75
67
57
57
60
54
51
51
41
34
25
23
25
33
22
25
17
18
25
23
19
28
29
23
14
42
Same
39
39
43
44
43
47
45
42
44
45
46
45
47
38
44
45
43
44
47
39
41
46
49
44
49
51
44
44
45
43
44
40
33
26
32
21
25
24
27
29
32
26
20
21
26
30
32
29
37
42
40
37
43
48
44
46
45
45
38
46
50
42
47
49
48
45
43
42
DK/NA
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
16. When it comes to the availability of good jobs for American workers, some say that
America's best years are behind us. Others say that the best times are yet to come. What
do you think?
3/26-29/92
12/3-6/95 NYT
9/2-4/96
10/10-13/96
10/30-11/2/96
12/8-11/96 NYT
3/28-4/2/08
1/11-15/09
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Best years behind
49
49
41
44
44
44
48
35
45
Best yet to come
42
40
48
46
46
46
43
57
45
DK/NA
9
11
11
10
10
10
9
8
10
58
33
9
17. Who do you think is mostly to blame for the current state of the nation's economy —
1. the Bush administration, 2. the Obama administration, 3. Wall Street and financial
institutions, 4. Congress, or 5. someone else? ANSWER OPTIONS WERE ROTATED.
4/15/09
33
2
21
11
7
7
14
4
Bush administration
Obama administration
Wall Street and financial institutions
Congress
Someone else
All of the above (vol.)
Combination (vol.)
DK/NA
7/2428/09
30
4
29
12
7
6
11
2
2/510/10
31
7
23
13
5
9
10
1
4/512/10
32
4
22
10
7
9
13
2
4/5-12/10
TP
5
10
15
28
6
15
20
1
18. So far, do you think the federal government’s stimulus package has made the economy
better, made the economy worse, or has it had no impact on the economy so far?
7/9-12/09 CBS
7/24-28/09
9/19-23/09
12/4-8/09
4/5-12/10
Better
21
25
36
32
32
Worse
15
13
13
15
18
No impact
60
57
46
46
44
DK/NA
4
5
5
7
6
4/5-12/10 TP
10
36
52
2
20. Some people say the country needs a third political party — a new party to compete
with the Democratic and Republican parties. Do you agree or disagree?
3/31-4/2/96
6/26-28/07 CBS
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Agree
53
53
46
Disagree
42
41
48
DK/NA
5
6
6
40
52
8
- 12 -
21. How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do
what is right — just about always, most of the time, or only some of the time?
2/761
6/761
9/76
4/77
10/77
11/79
3/80
11/801
6/83 NYT
11/83 NYT
11/84B
2/85 NYT
11/852
1/86
11/86
1/87
2/87
10/87
11/88B
1/89
4/90
10/90B
3/91
10/92C*
1/93
11/94
2/95
8/95
11/96
1/97
1/98
10/98B
10/25-28/01
12/7-10/01
1/21-24/02
7/13-16/02
9/2-5/02
7/13-27/03
7/11-15/04
9/9-13/05
12/2-6/05
1/20-25/06
9/15-19/06
10/5-8/06
7/9-17/07
10/10-13/08
6/12-16/09
8/27-31/09 CBS
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
1
2
Always
7
4
5
6
4
3
3
4
7
6
4
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
4
6
6
3
7
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
2
10
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
2
5
1
2
2
1
3
2
3
4
Most
29
30
35
29
28
26
22
35
43
38
41
41
41
37
42
37
35
35
40
38
32
22
40
22
22
20
16
17
23
22
23
24
45
42
41
33
33
32
36
26
30
27
26
26
22
16
17
21
16
16
Some
55
58
52
62
62
64
69
57
46
51
51
49
42
54
46
52
54
55
52
53
53
70
50
72
73
76
77
75
70
72
71
70
42
49
51
57
57
60
56
63
65
63
65
66
71
74
73
68
74
70
6
75
Never(vol.)
5
5
4
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
7
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
4
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
6
2
4
6
4
5
9
6
7
7
8
19
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
1
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Always/
Most
36
33
40
35
33
30
26
39
51
44
46
47
49
42
49
43
42
41
44
44
38
25
46
23
24
22
18
20
25
23
26
26
55
47
46
38
38
36
40
29
32
32
27
28
24
17
20
23
19
20
Some/
Never
60
64
56
62
64
68
71
58
46
53
51
50
49
55
49
54
56
57
54
54
57
73
52
75
75
78
81
79
73
76
74
73
44
51
53
61
61
63
59
69
67
67
71
70
76
83
79
75
81
78
-
6
94
DK/NA
4
3
5
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Question read: How much of the time do you think you can trust the government to do what's right--just about always, most of the time, only some time, or none of the time?
Question read: How much do you trust the government in Washington to do what is right— just about always, most of the time, only some of the time, or almost never?
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22. If you had to choose, would you rather have a smaller government providing fewer
services, or a bigger government providing more services?
10/15-18/91
2/22-25/96
9/14-18/99 CBS
10/29-31/00* CBS
11/1-4/00*
1/15-17/01 CBS
10/25-28/01
1/21-24/02
7/13-27/03
11/10-13/03 CBS
3/28-4/2/08
4/1-5/09
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
Smaller
42
61
46
57
55
51
52
46
48
45
43
48
56
50
4/5-12/10 TP
Bigger
43
30
43
32
32
36
43
40
40
42
43
41
34
37
92
Depends(vol.)
7
4
5
5
4
5
4
3
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
DK/NA
8
5
6
6
9
8
2
10
8
9
10
7
6
8
2
2
23. Suppose a smaller government required cuts in spending on domestic programs such as
Social Security, Medicare, education, or defense — then would you favor a smaller
government, or not? BASED ON THOSE WHO ANSWERED “SMALLER” TO Q22
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Favor
58
Not favor
36
DK/NA
6
73
20
7
24. Which comes closest to your feelings about the way things are going in Washington —
enthusiastic, satisfied but not enthusiastic, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry?
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Enthusiastic
3
5
Satisfied but
not enthusiastic
26
26
Dissatisfied
but not angry
53
48
1
4
41
- 14 -
Angry
17
19
53
DK/NA
2
2
-
25. What are you most angry about?
BASED ON THOSE WHO ANSWERED “ANGRY” TO Q24
4/5-12/10
3
9
5
3
1
4
14
2
10
6
1
7
3
3
15
10
2
2
Size of government/increased role of gov’t
Government spending
Barack Obama/Obama administration
Socialist policies
Taxes
Federal budget deficit
Health care reform
Bank bailout/TARP
Wall Street/Banks
Partisan politics/Politicians
Congress
Democrats
Republicans
Unemployment
Illegal immigration
Abortion
Not doing anything for me
Corruption
Not representing the people
Economy
Other
Everything
DK/NA
4/5-12/10 TP
6
11
6
2
2
5
16
1
5
6
8
1
1
3
3
14
1
8
1
26. As you may know, the budget deficit is the shortfall when the amount of money the
government spends is more than the amount of money it takes in. How much have you heard
or read about the federal government's current budget deficit — a lot, some, not much, or
nothing at all?
6/12-16/09
7/24-28/09
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
A lot
38
30
42
30
Some
36
34
34
40
62
29
Not much
20
28
20
21
Nothing at all
6
7
3
8
8
1
DK/NA
1
1
1
-
27. Which comes closer to your own view? The federal government should spend money to
create jobs, even if it means increasing the budget deficit. OR The federal government
should NOT spend money to create jobs and should instead focus on reducing the budget
deficit.
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Create jobs
47
50
17
Reduce budget deficit
45
42
76
- 15 -
DK/NA
7
7
7
28. If you had to choose, would you prefer reducing the federal budget deficit or cutting
taxes?
8/3-5/96
8/12-14/96* CBS
8/16-18/96*
9/2-4/96*
9/26-10/1/96* CBS
10/10-13/96*
10/27-29/96 CBS
11/20-24/02
1/19-22/03
7/13-27/03
4/5-12/10
Reducing deficit
51
55
55
57
53
51
55
45
48
50
45
4/5-12/10 TP
Cutting taxes
43
39
41
34
40
43
41
44
44
46
47
42
DK/NA
6
6
4
9
7
6
4
11
8
4
8
49
9
29. Who do you think is mostly to blame for most of the current federal budget deficit —
1. the Bush administration, 2. the Obama administration, 3. Congress, or 4. someone else?
ANSWER OPTIONS WERE ROTATED.
2/5-10/101
41
7
24
10
10
7
1
Bush administration
Obama administration
Congress
Someone else
All of the above (vol.)
Combination (vol.)
DK/NA
1
4/5-12/10
39
8
19
13
8
9
3
4/5-12/10 TP
6
24
37
5
10
16
1
Question read: Who do you think is mostly to blame for the federal budget deficit — 1. the Bush administration, 2. the Obama administration, 3. Congress, or 4. someone
else?
30. Do you think providing government money to banks and other financial institutions was
necessary to get the economy out of recession, or would the economy probably have
improved without doing that?
3/12-15/09 CBS
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Necessary
41
39
Economy will improve without it
48
51
17
74
- 16 -
DK/NA
11
10
9
32.
In general, is your opinion of the Republican party favorable or not favorable?
QUESTIONS 32-33 WERE ROTATED.
12/85 NYT
11/88B
1/90
4/90
6/91
5/92 CBS
6/92
7/92*
8/92*
1/94
9/94
11/94
11/94 CBS
1/95 CBS
2/95
4/95
8/95
4/96*
8/96*
8/96B* CBS
8/96C*
8/96D* CBS
9/96*
1/97
12/98
12/17/98
12/19/98
12/20/98
1/99 CBS
1/99
2/99 CBS
6/99 CBS
9/99 CBS
11/99
2/00
5/00*
7/00B*
9/00D*
11/00L
3/8-12/01
6/14-18/01
1/21-24/02
7/13-16/02
10/3-5/02
10/27-31/02
Fav
58
57
63
58
62
46
49
46
47
52
52
54
59
53
54
54
54
43
46
47
52
48
48
50
42
33
36
36
38
41
40
41
43
48
49
53
54
49
49
54
46
58
53
53
57
Not fav
29
34
28
34
28
45
43
47
48
36
36
39
33
38
37
40
37
51
47
43
42
43
44
41
51
57
59
58
55
52
49
47
45
43
41
40
41
44
44
39
47
33
38
39
35
DK/NA
14
10
9
8
10
9
8
7
5
12
10
7
8
9
8
6
9
7
7
10
6
9
7
9
8
10
5
6
7
8
11
12
12
9
10
8
5
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
11/20-24/02
1/19-22/03
5/9-12/03
7/13-27/03
9/28-10/1/03
12/10-13/03
12/14-16/03
1/12-15/04
3/10-14/04
7/11-15/04
10/14-17/04
11/18-21/04
1/14-18/05
12/2-6/05
1/20-25/06
3/9-12/06 CBS
4/6-9/06 CBS
5/4-8/06
7/21-25/06
9/15-19/06
10/5-8/06
10/27-31/06
2/23-27/07
3/7-11/07
5/18-23/07
7/9-17/07
12/5-9/07
4/25-29/08
10/10-13/08
10/19-22/08
4/1-5/09
6/12-16/09
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
- 17 -
Fav
51
50
53
46
51
47
53
48
49
47
47
49
49
42
44
36
40
37
43
41
39
36
34
34
38
38
33
33
37
36
31
28
35
38
54
Not fav
39
41
40
45
43
44
39
43
43
47
46
46
44
50
51
58
53
57
51
52
54
56
56
58
56
56
59
58
54
60
58
58
57
53
43
DK/NA
10
9
7
9
5
9
9
8
8
5
7
5
7
8
5
6
7
6
6
8
7
7
10
8
5
5
7
9
9
4
11
14
8
9
4
33. In general, is your opinion of the Democratic party favorable or not favorable?
QUESTIONS 32-33 WERE ROTATED.
12/85 NYT
11/88B
1/90
4/90
6/91
5/92 CBS
6/92
7/92*
8/92*
1/94
9/94
11/94
11/94 CBS
1/95 CBS
2/95
4/95
8/95
4/96*
8/96*
8/96B* CBS
8/96C*
8/96D* CBS
9/96*
1/97
12/98
12/17/98
12/19/98
12/20/98
1/99 CBS
1/99
2/99
6/99
9/99
11/99
2/00
5/00*
7/00B*
9/00D*
11/00L
3/8-12/01
6/14-18/01
1/21-24/02
7/13-16/02
10/3-5/02
10/27-31/02*
Fav
59
54
58
54
52
46
49
49
57
49
48
44
40
47
47
48
47
46
55
52
53
57
56
55
56
56
65
60
61
56
57
51
53
52
61
54
56
58
56
55
56
58
53
53
55
Not fav
27
36
32
35
34
43
40
43
37
40
44
48
52
47
45
45
45
47
39
39
40
36
39
39
36
35
31
34
32
37
32
36
37
39
31
40
39
36
37
38
36
34
36
39
38
DK/NA
14
10
10
11
13
10
11
8
6
12
8
8
8
6
8
7
8
6
6
9
6
7
5
7
8
8
5
5
7
6
11
13
10
9
9
6
5
6
7
7
9
8
11
8
7
11/20-24/02
1/19-22/03
5/9-12/03
7/13-27/03
9/28-10/1/03
12/10-13/03
12/14-16/03
1/12-15/04
3/10-14/04
7/11-15/04
10/14-17/04
11/18-21/04
1/14-18/05
12/2-6/05
1/20-25/06
3/9-12/06 CBS
4/6-9/06 CBS
5/4-8/06
7/21-25/06
9/15-16/06
10/5-8/06
10/27-31/06
2/23-27/07
3/7-11/07
5/18-23/07
7/9-17/07
12/5-9/07
4/25-29/08
10/10-13/08
10/19-22/08
4/1-5/09
6/12-16/09
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
- 18 -
Fav
45
52
46
49
53
55
51
54
51
55
52
54
51
46
53
47
48
55
52
52
52
49
48
47
53
52
48
52
52
56
56
57
42
42
6
Not fav
44
39
45
42
39
36
39
36
41
38
40
39
41
43
40
46
43
37
41
40
40
40
41
43
42
41
44
41
38
40
34
32
51
50
92
DK/NA
11
9
9
9
7
9
10
10
9
7
8
6
8
10
7
7
9
8
7
8
8
10
11
9
5
7
8
8
10
5
10
11
8
8
2
34. Which political figure in the United States living TODAY do you admire most?
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Jimmy Carter
Sarah Palin
George W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
John McCain
Newt Gingrich
Mike Huckabee
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Rick Perry
John Boehner
Michele Bachmann
Scott Brown
Glenn Beck
Other
No one
DK/NA
4/5-12/10
16
9
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
13
4
36
4/5-12/10 TP
2
2
2
9
5
3
3
10
3
3
5
1
1
1
1
20
5
24
- 19 -
35. Is your opinion of John McCain favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven’t you
heard enough about John McCain yet to have an opinion?
Favorable
4/99
11
6/99* CBS
11
10/99*CBS
13
11/99*
16
12/99*CBS
22
2/00*
36
3/00* CBS
38
5/00*
46
6/14-18/01
36
5/20-23/03 CBS
46
1/20-25/06
34
5/4-8/06
31
7/21-25/06
28
9/15-18/06
28
1/1-3/07 CBS
39
2/8-11/07* CBS
31
3/7-11/07
24
4/9-12/07* CBS
28
5/18-23/07*
23
6/26-28/07* CBS
27
7/9-17/07
28
7/9-17/07*
29
8/8-12/07* CBS
26
9/4-9/07*
26
2/20-24/08*
36
3/15-18/08* CBS
38
3/28-4/2/08*
35
4/25-29/08*
33
5/1-3/08*
32
5/30-6/3/08* CBS 34
7/7-14/08*
31
7/31-8/5/08* CBS 33
8/15-19/08*
34
9/12-16/08*
44
9/21-24/08*
38
9/27-30/08* CBS
39
10/3-5/08* CBS
40
10/10-13/08*
36
10/19-22/08*
39
10/25-29/08*
41
4/5-12/10
23
4/5-12/10 TP
35
Not
Favorable
6
7
8
11
11
14
26
14
12
9
12
15
13
14
20
20
21
29
30
29
30
33
31
28
32
31
29
34
35
37
32
34
33
37
35
42
38
41
46
43
36
37
Undecided
14
15
16
16
22
24
19
17
23
22
24
25
29
28
28
28
26
27
26
25
24
24
25
29
22
21
24
20
19
21
27
26
28
16
23
15
17
20
13
15
27
24
- 20 -
Haven’t heard
enough
69
66
62
57
45
26
15
22
28
22
29
28
29
28
13
21
29
16
20
19
17
14
17
16
9
10
11
12
14
8
10
7
4
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
12
3
Refused
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
-
36. Is your opinion of George W. Bush favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven’t you heard
enough about George W. Bush yet to have an opinion?
4/99 CBS
6/99 CBS*
7/99 CBS*
9/99 CBS*
10/99 CBS*
11/99*
12/99* CBS
2/00*
3/00* CBS
4/00* CBS
5/00*
7/00*
7/00B*
8/00* CBS
8/00* CBS
9/00A*
9/00D*
10/00* CBS
10/00*
10/00* CBS
11/00*
11/00L*
1/15-17/01 CBS
2/10-12/01 CBS
3/8-12/01
4/4-5/01 CBS
4/23-25/01 CBS
6/14-18/01
8/28-31/01 CBS
7/13-16/02
11/20-24/02
7/13-27/03
8/26-28/03 CBS
9/28-10/1/03
12/10-13/03
12/14-15/03
1/12-15/04
3/10-14/04
3/10-14/04*
3/30-4/1/04*
4/23-27/04*
5/20-23/04* CBS
6/23-27/04*
7/11-15/04*
8/15-18/04* CBS
9/12-16/04*
9/20-22/04* CBS
10/1-3/04*
10/14-17/04*
10/28-30/04*
11/18-21/04*
1/14-18/05
10/30-11/1/05 CBS
12/2-6/05
1/20-25/06
5/4-8/06
7/21-25/06
10/5-8/06
1/18-21/07 CBS
2/8-11/07 CBS
3/7-11/07
1/11-15/09
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Favorable
40
38
32
31
27
34
37
32
42
35
40
40
44
48
45
42
43
44
49
48
48
45
44
42
42
40
41
37
40
64
55
46
46
43
44
48
41
41
43
39
38
36
39
41
43
47
46
44
43
48
49
44
33
38
37
29
32
34
27
32
30
26
27
57
Not favorable
13
17
16
17
19
24
26
33
32
30
28
29
26
22
27
28
30
30
30
33
32
36
30
24
19
29
26
29
29
21
25
32
32
34
35
31
38
37
39
42
43
47
45
45
44
38
38
44
45
42
39
40
51
46
48
55
50
52
56
50
55
60
58
27
- 21 -
Undecided
23
22
21
24
30
25
21
22
20
21
21
18
19
17
17
19
19
16
14
12
14
13
17
16
17
13
18
16
17
13
14
17
16
13
17
17
16
18
15
16
18
15
15
12
11
14
14
10
11
8
10
14
12
11
13
13
15
11
14
15
13
11
14
Haven’t
heard enough
24
22
30
27
24
17
16
12
5
12
10
13
10
12
10
9
9
8
5
5
5
4
8
16
21
17
13
18
13
2
6
5
4
8
4
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
1
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
14
1
Refused
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
37. Is your opinion of Ron Paul favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard
enough about Ron Paul yet to have an opinion?
4/5-12/10
Favorable
11
4/5-12/10 TP
Not
Favorable
12
28
15
Undecided
17
20
Haven’t heard
enough
59
Refused
1
36
1
38. Is your opinion of Glenn Beck favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you
heard enough about Glenn Beck yet to have an opinion?
4/5-12/10
Favorable
18
4/5-12/10 TP
Not
Favorable
17
59
6
Undecided
17
17
Haven’t heard
enough
47
Refused
1
17
-
39. Is your opinion of Sarah Palin favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you
heard enough about Sarah Palin yet to have an opinion?
Favorable
9/12-16/08*
40
9/21-24/08*
37
9/27-30/08* CBS
32
10/3-5/08* CBS
40
10/10-13/08*
32
10/19-22/08*
31
10/25-29/08*
36
10/31-11/2/08* CBS
37
7/9-12/09 CBS
23
11/13-15/09 CBS
23
1/14-17/10 CBS
26
4/5-12/10
30
4/5-12/10 TP
Not
Favorable
30
29
33
32
41
40
41
37
37
38
41
45
Undecided
15
14
15
12
16
17
14
16
22
19
19
17
12
19
66
Haven’t
heard enough
15
18
21
15
10
12
10
9
17
13
13
7
2
Refused
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
40. Do you think Sarah Palin would have the ability to be an effective President, or not?
10/3-5/08* CBS1
7/9-12/09 CBS1
11/13-15/09 CBS1
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
1
Yes
37
22
26
26
No
53
65
62
63
DK/NA
10
13
12
11
40
47
13
Question did not include “or not?”
- 22 -
41. How much have you heard or read about the Federal Reserve — a lot, some, not much or
nothing at all?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
A lot
17
Some
33
Not much
37
25
45
25
Nothing
12
5
DK/NA
1
42. How much confidence do you have in the Federal Reserve’s ability to promote financial
stability — a lot, some, not much or none at all, or don’t you know enough about the
Federal Reserve to say?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
A lot
8
5
Some
31
Not much
19
38
28
None
6
DK enough
33
9
20
DK/NA
2
1
43. In trying to solve the economic problems facing the country, do you think Barack
Obama has expanded the role of government too much, not enough, or about the right
amount?
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Too much
36
37
Not enough
21
18
89
About right
37
36
3
6
DK/NA
5
9
2
46.
Do you think Barack Obama does or does not understand the needs and problems of
people like yourself?
9/12-16/08*
9/21-24/08*
9/27-30/08* CBS
10/10-13/08*
10/19-22/08*
10/25-29/08*
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Yes
60
66
67
64
68
64
60
58
No
33
27
28
29
28
32
37
39
DK/NA
6
7
4
6
5
4
3
2
24
73
3
47. Do you think Barack Obama shares the values most Americans try to live by, or doesn't
he?
Yes
No
DK/NA
7/9-17/07
64
12
24
3/28-4/2/08*
70
21
10
4/25-29/08*
64
26
9
5/1-3/08*
60
33
7
5/30-6/3/08* CBS
62
30
8
8/15-19/08*
63
31
6
9/12-16/08*
66
27
7
10/25-29/08*
65
31
4
4/5-12/10
57
37
5
4/5-12/10 TP
20
75
4
- 23 -
48. Do you think of Barack Obama as more of a liberal, a moderate, or a conservative? IF
LIBERAL, ASK: Would you say he is very liberal or only somewhat liberal? IF CONSERVATIVE,
ASK: Would you say he is only somewhat conservative or very conservative?
Very
liberal
31
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Somewhat
liberal
18
77
Somewhat
conservative
6
Moderate
28
9
7
Very
conservative
4
-
1
DK/NA
13
5
Related trend: Do you think of Barack Obama as more of a liberal, moderate, or a conservative?
10/25-29/08*
1/11-15/09
Liberal Moderate Conservative
57
28
8
40
34
13
DK/NA
7
13
49.
Some people say Barack Obama’s policies are moving the country more toward
socialism. Do you think Barack Obama’s policies are moving the country more toward
socialism, or are his policies not moving the country in that direction?
Toward socialism
52
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Not toward socialism
38
92
DK/NA
10
6
2
50. According to the Constitution, American Presidents must be “natural born citizens.”
Some people say Barack Obama was NOT born in the United States, but was born in another
country.
Do YOU think Barack Obama was born in the United States, or was he born in
another country?
4/5-12/10
Born in US
58
Another country
20
41
30
4/5-12/10 TP
DK/NA
23
29
51. In general, do you think the policies of the Obama Administration favor the rich,
favor the middle class, favor the poor, or do they treat all groups equally?
4/1-5/09
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
Favor rich
12
22
17
4/5-12/10 TP
Favor middle class
25
24
19
16
Favor poor
15
18
27
6
Treat equally
40
25
27
56
DK/NA
8
11
9
9
13
52. In general, do you think the policies of the Obama administration favor whites over
blacks, favor blacks over whites, or do they treat both groups the same?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Favor whites
over blacks
2
1
Favor blacks
over whites
11
Treat both the same
83
25
65
- 24 -
DK/NA
5
9
53. So far, do you think the Obama Administration has increased taxes for most Americans,
decreased taxes for most Americans, or have they kept taxes the same for most Americans?
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Increased
24
34
Decreased
12
10
64
Kept the same
53
48
2
30
DK/NA
11
9
4
54. On average, about what percentage of their household incomes would you guess most
Americans pay in federal income taxes each year — less than 10 percent, between 10 and 20
percent, between 20 and 30 percent, between 30 and 40 percent, between 40 and 50 percent,
or more than 50 percent, or don’t you know enough to say?
4/5-12/10
5
26
25
10
2
1
26
5
Less than 10%
10-20%
20-30%
30-40%
40-50%
More than 50%
DK enough
DK/NA
4/5-12/10 TP
11
25
26
14
3
1
15
5
55. As long as the federal government provides financial help to those who cannot afford
health insurance, do you think the federal government should or should not require all
Americans to have health insurance?
Should
48
53
50
49
6/12-16/09
7/24-28/09
9/19-23/09
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Should not
38
43
43
45
12
DK/NA
14
5
7
7
85
3
56. Do you think it is a good idea or a bad idea to raise income taxes on households that
make more than $250,000 a year in order to help provide health insurance for people who
do not already have it?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Good idea
54
Bad idea
39
17
80
DK/NA
7
3
Related trend: Do you think it is a good idea or a bad idea to raise income taxes on households and businesses that make more than $250,000 a year in order to help provide
health insurance for people who are not covered by health insurance?
10/19-22/0862
1/11-15/091 60
9/19-23/09 55
1
Good idea Bad idea DK/NA
33
5
33
8
37
8
Question read “…make more than $200,000 a year…”
- 25 -
57. Do you approve or disapprove of requiring health insurance companies to cover anyone
who applies for health insurance regardless of whether or not they have an existing
medical condition or a prior illness?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Approve
81
Disapprove
15
59
32
DK/NA
4
9
Related trend: Some lawmakers have proposed requiring health insurance companies to cover anyone who applies for health insurance regardless of whether or not they
have an existing medical condition or a prior illness. Do you approve or disapprove of requiring health insurance companies to cover anyone who applies?
6/12-16/09
7/24-28/09
8/27-31/09 CBS
9/19-23/09
Approve
75
76
79
80
Disapprove
17
19
16
16
DK/NA
8
6
5
4
59. Overall, do you think the benefits from government programs such as Social Security
and Medicare are worth the costs of those programs for taxpayers, or are they not worth
the costs?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Worth it
76
Not worth it
19
62
33
DK/NA
5
6
62. Do you think providing government benefits to poor people encourages them to remain
poor, or does it help them until they begin to stand on their own?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Remain poor
38
Helps until they're on own
47
73
16
DK/NA
15
11
63. When thinking about important issues facing the country which concerns you more right
now – economic issues like taxes and jobs or social issues like abortion and same-sex
marriage?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Economic issues
80
Social issues
13
78
14
- 26 -
Both(vol.)
4
7
DK/NA
2
-
64. Should LEGAL immigration
increased, or decreased?
6/19-23/861
6/21-24/932
9/8-11/942
9/18-22/952
12/3-6/95 NYT3
10/23-27/96 CBS
9/13-14/01
12/7-10/01
7/13-27/03
1/12-15/04
7/29-8/2/05 CBS
10/3-5/05 CBS
4/6-9/06 CBS
5/4-8/06
3/7-11/07
5/18-23/07
7/7-14/08
4/5-12/10
Present level
35
27
27
30
31
35
29
29
37
34
32
30
33
39
29
39
38
35
4/5-12/10 TP
1
2
3
into
39
the
United
Increased
7
7
6
6
2
8
10
9
9
16
13
11
16
22
18
20
23
16
14
States
be
kept
Decreased
49
61
63
54
64
50
53
59
48
45
51
51
45
34
48
35
32
41
DK/NA
9
5
4
9
3
7
8
3
6
5
4
8
6
6
5
5
7
7
42
5
at
its
present
level,
Question read: Should immigration be kept at its present level, increased or decreased?
Question read: Should immigration to the United States be kept at its present level, increased or decreased?
Question read: Do you think immigration into the United States should be increased, decreased, or kept about the same?
65. What about ILLEGAL immigration, how serious a problem do you think the issue of
ILLEGAL immigration is for the country right now — very serious, somewhat serious, not
too serious, or not at all serious?
1/5-8/06 CBS
4/6-9/06 CBS
5/4-8/06
5/16-17/06 CBS
10/27-31/06
1/18-21/07 CBS
5/18-23/07
12/5-9/07
7/7-14/08
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Very
51
62
59
48
54
56
61
56
60
60
Somewhat
33
25
30
37
29
29
30
30
29
23
82
15
Not too
13
9
9
12
12
12
6
10
8
12
2
- 27 -
Not at all
3
3
2
2
5
2
1
3
2
3
DK/NA
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
66. Do you think global warming is an environmental problem that is causing a serious
impact now, or do you think the impact of global warming won't happen until sometime in
the future, or do you think global warming won't have a serious impact at all?
Impact now
6/14-18/011
35
4/20-24/07
49
10/12-16/07 CBS
52
12/5-9/07
55
2/2-4/09 CBS
43
12/4-8/09
37
4/5-12/10
38
4/5-12/10 TP
1
In the future
41
36
28
27
30
33
29
12
No serious impact
17
11
13
13
19
23
24
19
Doesn’t exist(vol.) DK/NA
7
1
4
2
5
2
5
3
5
4
3
5
3
51
15
3
”Doesn’t exist” was not offered as a voluntary code.
67. Which comes closest to your view? Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry OR
gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry OR there should
be no legal recognition of a gay couple’s relationship?
3/10-14/04
5/20-23/04* CBS
7/11-15/04
10/28-30/04
11/18-21/04
2/24-28/05
7/29-8/2/05 CBS
10/27-31/06
3/7-11/07
5/30-6/3/08 CBS
8/15-20/08
3/12-16/09 CBS
4/22-26/09
6/12-16/09
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Marry
22
28
28
23
21
23
27
28
28
30
34
33
42
33
39
Civil unions
33
29
31
34
32
34
27
29
32
28
22
27
25
30
24
16
41
No legal recognition
40
40
38
36
44
41
43
38
35
36
39
35
28
32
30
40
- 28 -
DK/NA
6
3
3
7
3
2
4
5
5
6
4
5
5
5
7
3
68. Which of these comes closest to your view? 1. Abortion should be generally available
to those who want it; OR 2. Abortion should be available but under stricter limits than
it is now; OR 3. Abortion should not be permitted?
Available
40
9/89B
11/89
41
1/90
39
8/90
41
6/91
37
8/91B
41
9/91
42
1/92B
40
3/92
44
6/92
42
7/92
41
8/92
41
10/92A
39
10/92C
43
3/93
42
7/94
40
2/95
43
4/95
38
8/95
40
10/95
37
2/96
40
4/96
37
6/96
35
7/96
37
1/98
32
11/99
34
2/00
34
5/00
37
7/00
28
7/00B
34
9/00
35
4/28-5/1/02
31
1/4-6/03 CBS
38
1/19-22/03
37
7/13-27/03
35
7/11-15/04
34
11/18-21/04
34
1/14-18/05
36
2/24-28/05
35
3/21-22/05 CBS
35
4/13-16/05 CBS
36
12/2-6/05
38
1/20-25/06
38
3/7-11/07
34
5/18-23/07
39
7/9-17/07
41
9/4-9/07
34
12/5-9/07
36
8/15-20/08
34
9/12-16/08
37
6/12-16/09
36
10/5-8/09 CBS
41
11/13-16/09 CBS
34
4/5-12/10
36
1
4/5-12/10 TP
20
Available but stricter
40
42
40
41
38
40
38
39
37
39
39
40
42
37
36
37
38
40
36
41
41
41
41
42
45
41
41
39
48
40
42
37
37
40
38
42
44
35
40
37
38
39
39
41
37
34
39
43
39
42
41
35
40
38
45
1
Not permitted
18
15
18
16
22
15
18
19
17
17
18
17
17
16
20
21
18
20
22
20
18
21
20
19
22
22
23
22
21
22
21
30
22
21
25
22
21
26
23
25
24
20
21
23
21
22
25
18
24
19
21
20
23
23
32
DK/NA
2
2
2
2
3
5
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
4
1
1
3
2
2
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
Varied wording: Which of these comes closest to your view? 1. Abortion should be generally available to those who want it; 2. Abortion should be available but more
difficult to get than it is now; or 3. Abortion should not be available?
- 29 -
69. In general, do you think gun control laws should be made more strict, less strict, or
kept as they are now?
11/27-28/94 CBS
10/27-31/02
11/10-13/03 CBS
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
More
59
56
51
40
Less
10
11
10
16
13
30
Kept as they are now
28
30
35
42
DK/NA
3
3
4
3
55
2
70. In states where it is legal to openly carry a gun, should private businesses like
stores and restaurants be able to prohibit customers from openly carrying guns in their
establishments, or should those customers be allowed to openly carry guns into the stores
and restaurants?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Should prohibit guns
74
Should allow guns
21
65
Depends(vol.)
3
27
5
DK/NA
3
3
71. In general, who do you think has a better chance of getting ahead in today’s society
— white people, black people, or do white people and black people have about an equal
chance of getting ahead?
12/6-9/97
2/6-10/00 CBS
6/21-29/00 NYT
7/7-14/08
10/25-29/08
4/22-26/09
6/12-16/09
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
White people
43
33
36
39
26
29
30
31
16
Black people
5
5
6
6
4
6
6
4
7
Equal
46
59
55
51
64
60
60
60
73
DK/NA
6
3
4
5
6
5
7
5
4
72. In recent years, do you think too much has been made of the problems facing black
people, too little has been made, or is it about right?
6/21-29/00 NYT
7/7-14/08
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Too much
30
23
28
52
Too little
22
20
16
6
Just right
42
48
44
36
- 30 -
DK/NA
7
8
11
6
73. When someone says the country is moving toward socialism, what does that mean to you?
4/5-12/10
Gov't ownership
Getting rid of private property
Redistribution of wealth
Russia/Stalin
Communist
Giving money to the poor
Taking over businesses
Universal health care
Like Sweden
Like Cuba
Bad thing
Good thing
Scare tactic
Taking rights away
Against American way
Not moving toward socialism
Nothing
Other
DK/NA
4/5-12/10 TP
26
1
6
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
6
2
1
11
30
49
8
1
3
5
1
2
3
1
11
1
10
5
74. Do you think it is ever justified for citizens to take violent action against the
government, or is it never justified?
Justified
16
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Never justified
79
DK/NA
5
71
5
24
75. More than 35 years ago, the Supreme Court's decision in Roe versus Wade established a
Constitutional right for women to obtain legal abortions in this country. In general, do
you think the Court's decision was a good thing or a bad thing?
1/981
7/13-14/052 CBS
7/29-8/2/052 CBS
6/12-16/09
4/5-12/10
Good thing
60
59
60
62
58
4/5-12/10 TP
40
1
Question read: “25 years ago”
2
Question read: “More than 30 years ago”
Bad thing
33
32
35
32
34
Both good/bad (vol.)
2
4
1
3
3
53
3
- 31 -
DK/NA
4
5
4
4
5
4
76. Do you regard the income tax which you will have to pay this year as fair, or not?
Yes, fair
62
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
No, not fair
30
DK/NA
8
42
5
52
Gallup Trend: Do you regard the income tax which you will have to pay this year as fair?
2009 Apr 6-9
2008 Apr 6-9
2007 Apr 2-5
2006 Apr 10-13
2005 Apr 4-7
2004 Apr 5-8
2003 Apr 7-9
2002 Apr 5-7
2001 Apr 6-8
1999 Apr 6-7
1997 Mar
1946 Nov
1946 Feb
1945 Mar
1944 Mar
1944 Feb
1943 Feb
Yes, fair
61
60
60
60
61
62
64
58
51
45
51
60
62
85
87
90
85
No, not fair
35
35
37
34
34
33
33
37
46
49
43
34
38
15
13
10
15
No opinion
4
5
3
5
5
5
3
5
3
6
6
-------
78. How much have you heard or read about the Tea Party movement — a lot, some, not much
or nothing at all yet?
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
A lot
18
19
Some
27
31
50
Not much
21
22
43
Nothing
34
28
6
DK/NA
-
2
79. Is your opinion of the Tea Party movement favorable, not favorable, undecided, or
haven't you heard enough about the Tea Party movement yet to have an opinion?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Favorable
21
Not fav.
18
85
Undecided
14
1
Haven’t
heard enough
46
9
4
Refused
2
-
80. Regardless of your overall opinion, do you think the views of the people involved in
the Tea Party movement generally reflect the views of most Americans, or not?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Reflect most Americans
25
Do not reflect most
36
84
8
- 32 -
Both/Some(vol.)
2
3
DK/NA
38
4
81. How much difference do you think there is between the Republican Party and the Tea
Party movement — a lot of difference, some difference, not much difference, or no
difference at all?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
A lot
11
19
Some
29
Not much
18
None at all
8
61
13
4
DK/NA
34
3
82. Do you consider yourself to be a supporter of the Tea Party movement, or not?
4/5-12/10
Yes
18
No
62
DK/NA
19
83. Is the Tea Party movement politically active in your community?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Yes
21
No
51
DK/NA
28
50
40
10
84. Have you supported the Tea Party movement either by donating money or attending a
rally or meeting, have you done both, or have you done neither?
4/5-12/10 TP
Donated money
2
Attended
rally or meeting
13
Both
5
Neither
78
DK/NA
2
85. Have you visited Web sites associated with the Tea Party movement, or haven’t you?
4/5-12/10 TP
Have
31
Have not
68
DK/NA
2
86. Where do you get most of your information about the Tea Party movement — 1. the
internet, 2. E-mail, 3. meetings, 4. phone calls, 5. television, 6. newspapers, or do you
get your information from some other source?
Internet
E-mail
Meetings
Phone calls
Television
Newspapers
Other source
DK/NA
4/5-12/10 TP
24
4
1
1
47
8
11
3
87. Have you gotten or shared information about the Tea Party movement through Facebook,
Twitter or another social-networking site?
4/5-12/10 TP
Yes
11
No
88
DK/NA
2
- 33 -
88. Are you more likely to trust information you receive from other supporters of the Tea
Party movement or are you more likely to trust information you receive from television or
newspapers?
4/5-12/10 TP
Other supporters
45
Television/newspapers
37
Both(vol.)
5
Neither(vol.)
7
DK/NA
6
89. What do you think should be the MAIN goal of the Tea Party movement — 1. Reducing the
role of the federal government, 2. Cutting the federal budget, 3. Lowering taxes, 4.
Electing their own candidates, 5. Creating jobs or something else?
4/5-12/10 TP
45
6
6
7
9
7
18
3
Reduce federal government
Cutting budget
Lowering taxes
Electing own candidates
Creating jobs
Something else
All of them (vol)
DK/NA
90. Have you ever been active in a political campaign — that is, have you worked for a
candidate or party, contributed money, or done any other active work?
4/5-12/10 TP
Yes
43
No
56
DK/NA
1
91. Have you purchased gold coins or bars in the last twelve months, or not?
4/5-12/10 TP
Yes
5
No
93
DK/NA
3
- 34 -
94. Think about past elections in which you have voted, including national and statewide
elections. Would you say you always vote Republican, usually vote Republican, vote about
equally for both parties, usually vote Democratic, or always vote Democratic?
4/5-12/10
9
19
31
16
12
9
5
Always Republican
Usually Republican
Equally for both
Usually Democrat
Always Democrat
Never vote (vol.)
DK/NA
4/5-12/10 TP
18
48
25
3
2
1
2
95. Which one of the following television networks do you watch most for information
about politics and current events — ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX News Channel, MSNBC, or don't
you watch television news?
2/5-10/10
34
13
26
5
10
2
10
1
ABC, CBS, NBC
CNN
Fox News Channel
MSNBC
Don't watch news
Other
Combination(vol.)
DK/NA
4/5-12/10
26
17
23
3
16
3
11
1
4/5-12/10 TP
11
7
63
1
6
1
10
1
96. Do you think of shows hosted by people like Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity more as news
shows or more as entertainment?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
News
24
Entertainment
44
53
25
Both(vol.)
5
11
- 35 -
Neither(vol.)
4
2
DK/NA
23
8
97. How concerned are you that in the next 12 months you or someone else in your
household might be out of work and looking for a job — very concerned, somewhat
concerned, or not concerned at all?
3/31-4/2/96
9/2-4/96
10/3-5/02
4/23-27/04
5/20-23/04 CBS
6/23-27/04
9/12-16/04
10/14-15/04*
6/10-15/05
9/12-16/08
10/10-13/08
10/19-22/08
10/25-29/08
1/11-15/09
2/2-4/09 CBS
2/18-22/09
3/12-15/09 CBS
4/1-5/09
4/22-26/09
6/12-16/09
7/9-12/09 CBS
7/24-28/09
8/27-31/09 CBS
9/19-23/09
12/4-10/09 CBS
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
Very
37
21
31
33
31
28
30
20
20
21
23
35
37
30
44
38
30
44
32
36
40
36
26
30
20
31
36
Somewhat
25
26
20
25
29
27
26
26
18
23
28
26
31
32
28
26
30
26
26
28
29
26
28
28
37
26
26
Not at all
37
51
48
41
40
45
44
54
61
56
49
38
32
38
27
35
39
30
42
35
30
38
45
42
43
41
37
DK/NA
1
2
1
1
30
25
44
1
4/5-12/10 TP
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
-
98. If you were asked to use one of these five names for your social class, which would
you say you belong in — upper class, upper-middle class, middle class, working class, or
lower class?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Upper
2
Upper-middle
10
Middle
40
3
15
50
Working
34
26
Lower
13
5
DK/NA
1
2
99. Do you ever feel as if you're at risk of falling out of your current social class?
BASED ON THOSE WHO NAMED A CLASS IN Q98.
12/4-8/09
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Yes
35
39
No
60
59
DK/NA
5
2
41
58
1
- 36 -
100. How would you rate the financial situation in your household these days? Is it very
good, fairly good, fairly bad or very bad?
11/10-16/88
10/8-10/90
7/21-25/06
4/20-24/07
2/20-24/08
3/28-4/2/08
7/7-14/08
8/15-19/08
1/11-15/09
2/18-22/09
4/1-5/09
12/4-8/09
2/5-10/10
4/5-12/10
Very good
12
14
12
14
18
9
13
15
10
12
10
13
9
9
4/5-12/10 TP
Fairly good
69
70
64
69
60
63
61
56
63
55
56
56
58
64
8
70
Fairly bad
13
11
17
13
15
20
19
20
19
21
21
20
24
16
16
Very bad
5
4
5
4
6
7
7
8
8
11
12
11
8
9
DK/NA
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
101. Which best describes the way you and your family have been affected by the
recession? 1) The recession has been a hardship and caused major life changes, or 2) The
recession has been difficult but not caused any major life changes, or 3) The recession
has not had much affect one way or the other.
4/22-26/09¹
12/4-8/09
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
1
Hardship
22
24
19
Difficult
47
49
50
14
55
Not much effect
30
26
30
Positive effect(vol.)
30
-
DK/NA
1
-
-
1
Question read: “How would you describe the way you have been affected by the recession?”
102. Will someone in your household fill out the 2010 Census form and mail it back, or
not?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Will
44
Will not
3
Already did(vol.)
51
DK/NA
2
39
1
58
1
- 37 -
104. These last questions are for background only. Do you or does any other member of
your household own a handgun, rifle, shotgun, or any other kind of firearm?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Yes, self
21
31
Yes, other
13
12
Yes, self and other
7
15
No
56
32
DK/NA
3
10
105. Are you currently employed - either full-time or part-time — or are you temporarily
out of work, or are you not in the market for work at all? IF NOT IN MARKET FOR WORK,
ASK: Are you currently retired, or not?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Currently
employed
54
56
Temporarily
out of work
15
6
Not in the
market for work
13
5
Retired
18
32
DK/NA
-
106. Are you, or is any member of your immediate family, covered by Medicare?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Yes, self
13
16
Yes, other
12
12
Yes, self and other
9
16
No
66
56
DK/NA
1
1
107. Are you, or is any member of your immediate family, currently receiving Social
Security retirement benefits?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Yes, self
12
17
Do you have any children?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Yes, other
12
13
IF YES, ASK:
Yes, under 18
34
20
Yes, self and other
8
18
Yes, over 18
33
53
4/5-12/10
70
6
2
2
1
18
1
DK/NA
1
-
Are any of your children under 18?
No
33
26
108. Are your children currently enrolled in public
parochial school? BASED ON PARENTS OF CHILDREN UNDER 18.
Public
Private
Parochial
Public & other
Home schooled (vol.)
Not school age (vol.)
DK/NA
No
67
51
DK/NA
1
school,
or
private
school,
or
4/5-12/10 TP
65
10
5
3
5
12
Some people are registered to vote and others are not. Are you registered to vote in the
precinct or election district where you now live, or aren't you?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Yes
84
97
No
16
3
DK/NA
-
- 38 -
Would you say you attend religious services every week, almost every week, once or twice
a month, a few times a year, or never?
Every week
4/5-12/10
27
4/5-12/10 TP
38
Almost every week
8
12
Once/twice month
12
11
Few times a year
26
22
Some people think of themselves as evangelical or born again Christians.
think of yourself in either of these ways?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Yes
28
39
No
70
58
Never
25
16
Do you ever
DK/NA
2
2
What is your religious preference today?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Protestant
52
61
Catholic
21
22
Jewish
2
1
Other
6
5
None
16
7
DK/NA
3
3
Are you now married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married?
4/5-12/10
4/5-12/10 TP
Married
52
70
Widowed
8
7
Divorced
12
9
- 39 -
Separated
1
1
Never
married
27
11
DK/NA
1
1
DK/NA
1
Generally speaking, do you usually consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or what?
1/92A
1/92B
2/92A
2/92B
3/92
4/92
5/92A
6/92
7/92
7/92B
8/92A
8/92D
8/92E
9/92A
10/92A
10/92C
10/92D
10/92E
12/92
1/93
2/93
3/93
5/93A
6/93A
6/93B
9/93
11/93
1/94
2/94
3/94
4/94
7/94
9/94
11/94
12/94
2/95
4/95
8/95
9/95
10/95
12/95
12/95
1/96
2/96
4/96
6/96
6/96 NYT
7/96
8/96
8/96C
9/96
10/96
10/96C
11/96
12/96
1/97
4/97
1/98
1/98B
2/98
4/98
6/98
7/98
8/98
9/98B
9/98C
10/98A
10/98B
12/98
1/99
4/99
11/99
2/00
5/00
7/00B
9/00A
9/00D
10/00
11/00
Rep
29
28
32
30
30
30
30
33
29
26
28
27
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
30
28
26
29
29
31
26
29
30
28
30
32
27
28
31
31
30
30
30
28
31
32
27
29
30
31
27
26
31
32
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
27
26
31
28
28
28
26
26
27
24
27
27
25
30
28
28
31
31
31
28
29
27
Dem
35
32
37
33
38
38
33
33
34
38
33
32
35
34
35
36
37
38
39
36
36
37
34
34
37
36
38
30
33
34
32
35
36
34
32
33
30
35
33
35
35
33
35
35
36
39
37
34
41
34
36
40
37
38
39
32
36
34
35
32
31
32
35
37
35
35
37
39
37
37
34
37
37
34
36
33
37
35
36
Ind
31
35
27
32
27
27
31
29
32
28
33
33
29
33
31
31
31
29
28
28
30
30
29
32
27
32
29
34
32
29
30
31
34
29
29
32
34
29
30
27
26
33
31
31
28
29
32
29
24
28
29
25
27
28
24
33
26
30
31
30
33
30
30
29
31
32
32
28
30
33
28
30
28
27
26
27
27
30
29
DK/NA
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
8
5
8
8
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
6
7
8
5
5
6
4
6
7
7
6
6
3
6
7
5
6
6
9
7
6
7
5
4
5
5
5
6
3
8
6
7
7
7
9
6
8
8
7
8
8
10
7
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
7
5
6
7
7
9
8
7
9
3/8-12/01
6/14-18/01
10/25-28/01
12/7-10/01
1/21-24/02
4/28-5/1/02
7/13-16/02
9/2-5/02
10/3-5/02
10/27-31/02
11/20-24/02
1/19-22/03
2/10-12/03
3/7-9/03
4/11-13/03
7/13-27/03
9/28-10/1/03
12/10-13/03
12/14-15/03
1/12-15/04
3/10-14/04
4/23-27/04
6/23-27/04
7/11-15/04
9/12-16/04
10/1-3/04
10/14-17/04
10/28-30/04
11/18-21/04
1/14-18/05
2/24-28/05
6/10-15/05
9/9-13/05
12/2-6/05
1/20-25/06
5/4-8/06
7/21-25/06
8/17-21/06
9/15-19/06
10/5-8/06
10/27-31/06
2/24-27/07
3/7-11/07
4/20-24/07
5/18-23/07
7/9-17/07
7/20-22/07
9/4-8/07
12/5-9/07
1/9-12/08
2/20-24/08
3/28-4/2/08
4/25-29/08
5/1-3/08
7/7-14/08
8/15-20/08
9/12-16/08
9/21-24/08
10/10-13/08
10/19-22/08
10/25-29/08
1/11-15/09
2/18-22/09
4/1-5/09
4/22-26/09
6/12-16/09
7/24-28/09
9/19-23/09
12/4-8/09
2/5-10/10
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- 40 -
Rep
31
27
32
30
28
33
28
29
27
31
29
29
28
29
31
27
31
27
28
28
31
29
29
29
33
29
30
30
29
31
29
28
26
28
29
25
31
30
30
30
28
25
27
24
29
28
24
31
26
28
27
26
27
29
26
29
28
28
28
26
30
21
26
23
20
24
20
22
27
28
28
54
Dem
35
36
37
32
34
37
34
35
38
34
32
32
34
32
30
32
35
33
31
32
30
35
35
37
31
34
34
35
36
34
36
34
36
32
34
37
33
35
32
35
35
35
35
34
37
34
32
32
35
40
38
41
37
39
37
37
39
34
36
41
37
39
36
39
38
38
34
37
36
30
31
5
Ind
29
30
23
30
31
23
33
26
28
28
31
33
31
30
32
34
30
35
35
33
32
29
29
30
29
28
29
30
30
28
29
31
28
33
33
34
30
27
32
30
31
33
33
36
32
34
36
33
31
27
29
27
31
27
31
26
26
32
29
28
27
31
32
30
36
31
39
33
29
37
33
36
DK/NA
5
7
8
8
7
8
5
10
7
7
8
6
6
9
6
7
4
6
6
8
7
7
7
4
7
10
7
6
5
8
6
6
9
7
4
4
5
8
5
6
7
6
6
6
3
4
9
5
8
5
6
6
5
5
6
8
7
6
7
5
5
8
5
7
6
8
7
7
8
5
7
5
How would you describe your views on most political matters? Generally do you think of
yourself as liberal, moderate, or conservative? IF LIBERAL, ASK: Would you say you are
very liberal or only somewhat liberal? IF CONSERVATIVE, ASK: Would you say you are very
conservative or only somewhat conservative?
Very
liberal
6
4
-
2/5-10/10
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Somewhat
liberal
16
16
4
Moderate
37
38
20
Somewhat
conservative
22
22
34
Very
conservative
13
12
39
DK/NA
5
8
3
How old are you?
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18-29
23
7
30-44
27
16
45-64
34
46
Over 64
16
29
Refused
1
1
What was the last grade in school you completed?
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Not a
H.S. grad
12
3
H.S. grad
35
26
Some
college
28
33
College
grad
15
23
Post Grad
10
14
Refused
-
Are you of Hispanic origin or descent, or not?
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Hispanic
12
3
Not Hispanic
87
95
DK/NA
1
1
Are you white, black, Asian or some other race?
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White
77
89
Black
12
1
Asian
3
1
Other
7
6
Refused
2
3
Was your total family income in 2008 UNDER or OVER $50,000? IF UNDER, ASK: Was it under
$15,000, between $15,000 and $30,000, or between $30,000 and $50,000? IF OVER, ASK: Was
it between $50,000 and $75,000 or between $75,000 and $100,000 or was it over $100,000?
Under
$15,000
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5
$15,000$29,999
22
13
$30,000$49,999
16
17
$50,000$74,999
18
25
$75,000$100,000
12
11
110. Was it over $250,000, or not?
Yes, over $250,000
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11
12
Male
49
59
No
DK/NA
83
87
6
1
Female
51
41
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Over
$100,000
14
20
Refused
7
9