CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL JANUARY WAVE 2 -- FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE-- AC: Timberline: 129545 R: Princeton Job#: 00-01-002 David Moore, Lydia Saad January 13-16, 2000 n= 1000 National Adults INTRODUCTION: Hello, I am___________ calling from the Gallup Organization. I'd like to ask a few questions of the youngest male, 18 years of age or older, who is now at home. (IF NO MALE, ASK: May I please speak with the oldest female, 18 years of age or older, who is now at home?) First, we have some questions about the election for president, which will be held in November, that is in November 2000. First, 1.A How much thought have you given to the upcoming election for president-quite a lot , or only a little? [1341] 1 Quite a lot 2 SOME (vol.) 3 Only a little 4 NONE (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 1B. Do you happen to know where people who live in your neighborhood go to vote? [1342] 1 Yes, any response given 2 No 3 DONT KNOW/ RFFUSED 1C. Have you ever voted in your precinct or election district? [1343] 1 Yes, any response 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 1D. How often would you say you vote-always, nearly always, part of the time, or seldom? [1344] 1 Always 2 Nearly always, 3 Part of the time, or 4 Seldom? 5 NEVER (vol.) 6 DON'T KNOW/ RFFUSED 1E. Do you, yourself, plan to vote in the presidential election this November, or not? [1345] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DONT KNOW/ REFUSED 2. In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent? [1045] 1 Republican 2 Democrat 3 Independent 4 OTHER PARTY (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED continue 2A. As of today do you lean more to the Democratic Party or the Republican Party? [1046] 1 Democratic skip to Q. 4 2 Republican continue 3 NEITHER/OTHER/DON'T KNOW/REFUSED skip to Read before Q. 5 3. (If Q.2'1' or Q.2A '2") Next, I'm going to read a list of people who may be running in the Republican primary for president in the next election. After I read all the names, please tell me which of those candidates you would be most likely to support for the Republican nomination for President in the year 2000. [READ AND ROTATE 06-17 AS APPROPRIATE] [1348 1349] 01 0THER (vol.) 02 DONT KNOW 03 REFUSED 04 NONE/WOULDN'T VOTE (vol.) 05 ALL/ANY (vol.) 06 [HOLD] 07 Former Family Research Council Chairman, Gary Bauer [BOWER] 08 (HOLD] 09 Texas Governor. George W. Bush 10 [HOLD) 11 Businessman, Steve Forbes 12 [HOLDI 13 Arizona Senator McCain 14 [HOLDI 15 [HOLD] 16 Utah Senator, Orrin Hatch 17 Political commentator Alan Keyes 4. (If Q. 2 '2' for Q- 2A 'I') Next, I'm going to read a list of people who may be running in the Democratic primary for president in the next election. After I read all the names tell file which of those candidates you would be most likely to support for the Democratic nomination for President in the year 2000. (READ AND ROTATE 06-07] [1350 1351] 01 OTHER (vol.) 02 DONT KNOW 03 REFUSED 04 NONE/WOULDN'T VOTE, (vol.) 05 ALL/ANY (vol.) 06 Former New Jersey Senator, Bill Bradley 07 Vice president, Al Gore Next, We'd like you to think about the general election for President to be held in November. ROTATE 5/5A-6/6A IN PAIRS 5. If Vice-president Al Gore were the Democratic Party's candidate and Texas Governor George W. Bush were the Republican Party's candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for - [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [1352] 1 Gore, the Democrat (or) 2 George W. Bush, the Republican skip as appropriate 3 NEITHER (vol.) continue 4 OTHER (vol.) skip as appropriate 5 DON'T KNOW continue 6 REFUSED continue 5A. As of today, do you lean more toward - [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [1353] 1 Gore, the democrat 2 Bush, the Republican (or) 3 NEITHER (vol.) 4 OTHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED 6. If former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley were the Democratic Party's candidate and Texas Governor George W. Bush were the Republican Party's candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for - - [FORM A: READ 1-2;FORMB: READ 2-1]? [1356] 1 Bill Bradley, the Democrat 2 Bush, the Republican skip as appropriate 3 NEITHER (vol.) continue 4 OTHER (OTHER) skip as appropriate 5 DON'T KNOW continue 6 REFUSED continue 6A. As of today, do you lean more toward - [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [1357] 1 Bradley, the Democrat (or) 2 Bush, the Republican (or) 3 NEITHER (vol.) 4 OTHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED Turning now to Congress, 7. If the elections for Congress were being held today, which party's candidate would you vote for in your Congressional district - [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [1358] 1 The Democratic Party's candidate (or) 2 The Republican Party's candidate (or) skip to Q. 8 3 OTHER CANDIDATE (vol.) continue 4 DON'T KNOW/UNDECIDED (vol.) continue 5 REFUSED continue 6 DON'T PLAN TO VOTE (vol.) skip to Q. 8 7A. As of today, do you lean more toward -- [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [1359] 1 The Democratic Party's candidate (or) 2 The Republican Party's candidate (or) 3 OTHER CANDIDATE (vol.) 4 DON'T KNOW/UNDECIDED (vol.) 5 REFUSED 8. Next, if each of the following candidates were on the ballot for president next November, please say how likely it is you would vote for him or her - very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, not at all likely, or if you don't know enough about that person to say. First...How about...[READ AND ROTATE A-E] 1 Very likely 2 Somewhat likely 3 Not too likely 4 Not at all likely 5 Don't know enough to say 6 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED A. Vice President, Al Gore [1368] B. Former New Jersey Senator, Bill Bradley [1369] C. Texas Governor, George W. Bush [1370] D. Businessman, Steve Forbes [1371] E. Arizona Senator. John McCain [1372] 9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president? [1376] 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 10. Which of the following do you think will be most important to you when you decide who to vote for- [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORMB: READ 2-1] [1390] 1 Where the candidates stand on issues that matter to you (or) 2 The leadership skills and vision you think the candidates would have as president (or) 3 BOTH EQUALLY(vol.) 4 NEITHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 11. In deciding who to support for president, do you place any importance on the wife or husband of the candidate, or does the candidate's spouse not matter to your vote? [1415] 1 Yes, place importance on wife or husband 2 No, candidate's spouse doesn't matter to vote 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 12. Would you say you are generally content with the way things are going in the country today, or is there something you would say you are angry about? [1391] 1 Generally content 2 Angry about something 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 13. Next, we'd like to know which issues will be important to you when you vote in this year's presidential election. As I read each essay, please tell me if it will be extremely important to your vote, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all. [ROTATE A-Y] 1 Extremely important 2 Very important 3 Somewhat important 4 Not too important 5 Not important at all 6 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED A. Public education at the elementary and high school levels [1416] B. The number of Americans with no health insurance [1417] C. The medical care available in the HMO system [1418] D. The cost of healthcare [1419] E. Gun laws [1420] F. The amount Americans pay in federal taxes [1421] G. The federal income tax system [1422] H. How the budget surplus is dealt with [1423] I. Campaign finance reform [1424] J. The size and power of the federal government [1425] K. Moral standards in the country [1426] L. The U.S. role in world affairs [1427] M. The nation's economy [1428] N. Abortion policy [1429] 0. Federal spending on the Military [1430] P. Federal policy on crime prevention [1431] Q. Race relations [1432] R. Government policies concerning gays and lesbians [1433] S. The environment [1434] T. Poverty and homelessness [1435] U. Foreign Trade [1436] V. The problems of raising children in today's culture [1437] W. Current policy concerning Social Security and Medicare benefits [1438] X. Policy on Social Security and Medicare for future generations [1439] Y. Presidential character and integrity [1440] Now, on the issue of abortion -- 14. Do you think abortion should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances? [1441] 1 Legal under any skip to Q. 15 2 Legal under certain continue 3 Illegal in all skip to Q. 15 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED skip to Q. 15 14A. (if Q. 14'2'): Do you think abortion should he legal in most circumstances or only in a law circumstances? [1442] 1 Legal in most 2 Legal in only in a few 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 15. Next, do you favor or oppose the following proposal: A law which would make it illegal to perform a specific abortion procedure conducted in the last six months of pregnancy known as a "partial birth abortion," except in cases necessary to save the life of the mother [1443] 1 Favor 2 Oppose 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED Next, 16. Do you generally favor or oppose affirmative action programs for women and minorities? [1444] 1 Favor 2 Oppose 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 17. As you may know, the federal government is currently running a budget surplus, meaning it is taking in more money than it spends. In choosing a president which kind of candidate are you more likely to support -- [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM D: READ 2-1] [1445] 1 One who will use more of the surplus to cut taxes (or) 2 One who will use more of the surplus to reduce the national debt (or) 3 NEITHER/OTHER/DEPENDS (Vol.) 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 17A.(If Q. 17'1,2') Do you feel strongly about that, or not strongly? [1446] 1 Strongly 2 Not strongly 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED Turning to defense, 18. Do you feel that our national defense is stronger now than it needs to be, not strong enough, or about right at the present time? [1447] 1 Stronger than needs to be 2 Not strong enough 3 About right 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSFD 19. Next we have a question about the amount of federal government involvement in public elementary and high schools in this country. Do you think the amount of federal involvement should be-[FORM A: READ 1-3; FORM B: READ 3-1]? [1448] 1 Greater than it is now 2 About the same, or 3 Less than it is now 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 20. In your view, should the government spend money to assist low-income families who want to send their children to private or religious schools, or should government money only be spent on children who attend public schools? [1449] 1 Spend money to assist families who send children to private/religious schools 2 Spend government money only on public schools 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 21. Here are two statements which people sometimes make when discussing the environment and economic growth. Which of these statements comes closer to your own point of view [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [1450] 1 Protection of the environment should be given priority , even at the risk of curbing economic growth, (or) 2 Economic growth should be given priority, even if the environment suffers to some extent (or) 3 DONT KNOW/ REFUSED Next, 22. Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement- the U.S. should mind its own business internationally and let other countries get along as best they can on their own. [1451] 1 Agree 2 Disagree 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 23. As you may know, under the current military policy, no one in the military is asked whether or not they are homosexual. But if they reveal that they are homosexual and they engage in homosexual activity, they will be discharged from the military. Do you personally think-[FORM A: READ 1-3; FORM B: 3-1]? [1452] 1 Gays should be allowed 2 Gays should be allowed to serve under the current policy (or) 3 Gays should not be allowed to serve in the military under any circumstances 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED SPLIT SAMPLE: FORM A: ASK Q. 24 FORM B: ASK Q. 25 24. (Form A) Do you think marriages between homosexuals should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages? [1453] 1 Should he valid 2 Should not be recognized 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 25. (Form B) Do you think gay partners who make a legal commitment to each other should or should not be entitled to the same rights and benefits as couples in traditional marriages? [1454] 1 Should be entitled to same rights 2 Should not be entitled to same rights 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Turning to the issue of guns, 26. Would you favor or oppose the registration of all handguns? [1455] 1 Favor 2 Oppose 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 27. Do you think the amount of gun related violence in America could be significantly reduced by stricter enforcement of the current gun laws, or is it also necessary to pass new gun laws? [1456] 1 Stricter enforcement of current gun laws (or) 2 Necessary to pass new gun laws (or) 3 OTHER (Vol.) 4 NEITHER (Vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 28. Do you think it is the responsibility of the federal government to make sure all Americans have health care coverage, or is that not the responsibility of the federal government? [1457] 1 Yes, is federal government's responsibility 2 No, not their responsibility 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 29. If the government tried to reform the health care system in this country, do you think it would make health care in this country better or worse? [1458] 1 Better off 2 Worse off 3 NO CHANGE (vol.) 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 30. Do you think the federal government should do more to regulate health care costs in this country or not? [1459] 1 Yes, should do more 2 No, should not do more 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 31. A proposal has been made that would allow or require people to put a portion of their Social Security payroll taxes into personal retirement accounts that would be invested in private stocks and bonds. Do you favor or oppose this proposal? [1460] 1 Favor 2 Oppose 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED Turning now to the issue of taxes, 32. Which of the following statements best represents what you feel about the federal income tax system- [FORM A: READ 1-4; FORM B: READ 4-1]? [1461] 1 It needs to be completely overhauled 2 It needs major changes (or) 3 It minor changes (or) 4 It is basically fine the way it is 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 33. Thinking about the federal inheritance tax, do you consider this tax too high, about right, too low, or don't you know enough to say? [1462] 1 Too high 2 About right 3 Too low 4 Don't know enough to say 34. Do you think people should or should not be required to pay the same sales tax for purchases made over the internet that they would if they had bought the item in person at a local store? [1463] 1 Yes, should 2 No, should not 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 35. What do you think foreign trade means for America? Do you see foreign trade more as- [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [1464] 1 An opportunity for economic growth through increased U.S. exports, or 2 A threat to the economy from foreign imports? 3 BOTH (vol.) 4 NEITHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Turning to religion, 36. How often do you attend church or synagogue-At least once a week, almost every week, about once a month, seldom, or never? [1412] 1 At least once a week 2 Almost every week 3 About once a month 4 Seldom 5 Never 6 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 37. What is your religious preference-Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish or an Orthodox religion such as the Greek or Russian Orthodox Church? [1413 1414] 01 OTHER 02 DON'T KNOW 03 REFUSED 04 NONE 05 (HOLD) [CODES NOT SHOWN ON SCREEN] 06 Protestant 07 Roman Catholic 08 Orthodox Churches 09 Latter-day Saints (Mormons) 10 Jehovah's Witness 11 Adventists Church 12 Christian Science 13 Mennonite/Amish 14 Salvation Army 15 Other Christian 16 Buddhism 17 Hinduism 18 Judaism 19 Moslem/Islam 20 Other Non-Christian 21 Atheist 22 Agnostic (Go To Demographics) PLEASE RECORD AND VERIFY PHONE NUMBER INTERVIEW TIME D1. CHECK RESPONDENT'S SEX [1001] 1 Male 2 Female D2. What is your age? [1010 1011] 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 0 00 = Don't know D3. What is the last grade or class that you completed in school? (DO NOT READ) [1012] 1 None, or grade 1-4 2 Grades 5, 6 or 7 3 Grade 8 4 High School incomplete (Grades 9 - 11) (skip to D4) 5 High school graduate, Grade 12 6 Technical, trade, or business after high school 7 College/University incomplete 8 College/university graduate or more (continue) 9 DON'T KNOW (skip to D4) 0 REFUSED (skip to D4) D3A. Do you have any post-graduate education beyond a 4-year bachelors degree? [1013] 1 Yes(includes masters degree, doctorarate, law degree, etc.) 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED D4. Are you, yourself of Hispanic origin or descent, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or other Spanish background? [1014] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW 4 REFUSED D4A. What is your race? Are you white, African-American, or some other race? [1015 1016] 02 (DK) 03 (Refused) 04 HOLD 05 HOLD 06 White 07 African-American 08 (Hispanic)-(Contine) D4B. (If code "08" in D4a, ask:) Do you consider yourself to be white-Hispanic, or black-Hispanic? [1017 1018] 01 Other(list) 02 (DK) 03 (REFUSED) 04 HOLD 05 HOLD 06 White 07 African-American/Black 08 (Hispanic/Respondent refuses to discriminate) D5. Is your total annual household income before taxes $20,000 or more or is it less than $20,000? [1019 1020] (IF"UNDER"ASK:) Is it over or under $15,000? (IF"UNDER"ASK:) Is it over or under $10,000? (IF "OVER" ASK:) Is it over or under $30,000? (IF "OVER" ASK:) Is it over or under $50,000? (IF"OVER" ASK:) Is it over or under $75,000? 01 Less than $ 10,000 05 $30,000 - 49,999 02 $10,000-$14,999 06 $50,000 - 74,999 03 $15,000 - 19,999 07 $75,000 and over 04 $20,000 - 29,999 08 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED D6. How many different residential phone lines do you have coming into your house? IF ONE RECORD AS CODE 1; IF MORE THAN ONE READ: We need to record how many different residential phone lines you have in your household-that is, the number of different phone numbers that are used by adult members of your household. Please do not count phone lines that are used primarily for business purposes, for children, or for electronic equipment-such as computers and fax machines. How many residential phone numbers are there in your household? [1022] 1 One 2 Two 3 Three 4 Four 5 Five of more 6 DON'T KNOW 7 REFUSED ASKED IN BODY OF QUESTIONNAIRE ASKED IN BODY OF QUESTIONNAIRE D9. How would you describe your political views - [FORM A: READ 1-5; FORM B: READ 5-1]? [1047] 1 Very conservative, 2 Conservative, 3 Moderate, 4 Liberal, or 5 Very liberal 6 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED D10. (If moderate, D9 '3') As of today, do your political views lean [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [1048] 1 More to the conservative side (or) 2 More to the liberal side (or) 3 Don't know 4 Refused D11. Are you now registered to vote in your precinct or election district, or not? [1049] 1 Yes 2 DON'T NEED TO REGISTER (vol.) 3 No 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED D12. In the election for president in November of 1996, did things come up that kept you from voting, or did you happen to vote? [1050] 1 Yes voted continue 2 No, did not vote skip to D13 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED D12A. (if voted, D.12 'I') Did you happen to vote for Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, or Ross Perot? [1122] 1 Bill Clinton 2 Bob Dole 3 Ross Perot 4 OTHER CANDIDATE (vol.) 5 DONT KNOW 6 REFUSED D13. I'd like you to rate your chances of voting in November's election for president on a scale of 1 to 10. If '1' represents someone who definitely will not vote, and '10' represents someone who definitely will vote, where on this scale of 1 to 10 would you place yourself? [1123 1124] 01 1 02 2 03 3 04 4 05 5 06 6 07 7 08 8 09 9 10 10 11 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED D14. Which of the following best describes your marital status: currently married, living together with a partner, widowed, divorced, separated or never married? [1051] 1 Currently married 2 Living together with a partner 3 Widowed 4 Divorced 5 Separated 6 Never married 7 Don't know 8 Refused D15. Which of the following best describes your current situation-employed full time, employed part time, retired, a homemaker, a student, unemployed but looking for work, unemployed and not looking for work? [1125] 1 Employed full time 2 Employed part time 3 Retired 4 A homemaker 5 A student 6 Unemployed but looking for work 7 Unemployed and not looking for work? 8 DISABLED (vol.) 9 DON'T KNOW 0 REFUSED D16. , (if D.14 '1,2') Which of the following best describes the employment situation of your (spouse/partner) - employed full time, employed part time, a homemaker, student, unemployed but looking for work, unemployed but not looking for work? [1052] 1 Employed full-time 2 Employed part-time 3 Retired 4 A homemakcr 5 a student 6 Unemployed but looking for work 7 Unemployed but not looking for work 8 Disabled (vol.) 9 Don't know/Refused D17. NOT ASKED D18. Are you, or is anyone in your household, a member of a labor union? [1127] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED D19. Do you personally have any children under the age of 18? [1054] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW 4 REFUSED D20. NOT ASKED D21. NOT ASKED D22. Have you, or has any member or your household ever served in the U.S. military? (IF YES PROBE FOR WHO HAS SERVED) [1056] 1 Yes, self 2 Yes, other household member 3 Yes, both 4 No/ (neither) none 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED D23. NOT ASKED D24. NOT ASKED D25. How often do you use the Internet to get news or information about politics or the presidential candidates-frequently, occasionally, rarely, or never? [1130] 1 Frequently 2 Occasionally 3 Rarely 4 Never 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED NOT ASKED