A CNN/ USA TODAY/ GALLUP POLL APRIL 1996 -- FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE -- AC: 3885 TIMIBERLINE: 106752 PRINCETON JOB # 96-04-011 SEX: 1( )Male 2( )Female INTERVIEWER'S NAME: TIME STARTED: INTERVIEWER'S I.D.: TIME FINISHED: PAGE NUMBER: LENGTH: REPLICATE NUMBER: DATE: REGION: 1 Eastern STRATUM: 1 Stratum One 2 Central 2 Stratum Two 3 Mountain 3 Remainder 4 Pacific N=1000 National Adults David Moore, Lydia Saad April 23-25, 1996 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?) That completes the interview. I'd just like to ask you a few questions for statistical purposes only. PLEASE RECORD AND VERIFY PHONE NUMBER: AREA CODE EXCHANGE NUMBER INTERVIEW TIME D1. CHECK RESPONDENT'S SEX: [44] 1 Male 2 Female D2. What is your age? [45,46] 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) [47] 1 None, or grade 1-4 -- GO TO D4 2 Grades 5, 6 or 7 -- GO TO D4 3 Grade 8 -- GO TO D4 4 High school incomplete (Grades 9 - 11) -- GO TO D4 5 High school graduate, Grade 12 -- GO TO D4 6 Technical, trade, or business after high school -- GO TO D4 7 College/university incomplete -- GO TO D4 8 College/university graduate or more 9 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED -- GO TO D4 D3a. Do you have any post-graduate education beyond a 4-year bachelors degree? [49] 1 Yes (includes masters degree, doctorate, 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? [675] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW 4 REFUSED D4a. What is your race? Are you white, African-American, or some other race? [676,677] 01 Other (list) 02 (DK) 03 (Refused) 04 HOLD 05 HOLD 06 White 07 African-American/Black 08 (Hispanic) -- (Continue) D4b. (If code "08" in D4a, ask:) Do you consider yourself to be white-Hispanic, or black-Hispanic? [678,679] 01 Other (list) 02 (DK) 03 (Refused) 04 HOLD 05 HOLD 06 White-Hispanic 07 Black-Hispanic 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? [53,54] (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. Next, 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? [730] 1 One 2 Two 3 Three 4 Four 5 Five or more 6 DON'T KNOW 7 REFUSED D7. In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat or an Independent? [454] 1 Republican -- GO TO D8 2 Democrat -- GO TO D8 3 Independent 4 OTHER PARTY (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED D7A. As of today do you lean more to the Democratic Party or the Republican Party? [455] 1 Democratic 2 Republican 3 NEITHER/ OTHER/ DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED D8. How would you describe your political views ... READ 1-5: [459] 1 Very conservative, 2 Conservative, 3 Moderate, 4 Liberal, or 5 Very liberal? 6 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED D9. Are you now registered to vote in your precinct or election district, or not? [674] 1 Yes 2 DON'T NEED TO REGISTER (vol.) 3 No 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED D10. In the election for president in November of 1992, did things come up that kept you from voting, or did you happen to vote? [456] 1 Yes, voted 2 No, did not vote -- SKIP TO D11 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED -- SKIP TO D11 D10A. Did you happen to vote for George Bush, Bill Clinton, or Ross Perot? [457] 1 George Bush 2 Bill Clinton 3 Rose Perot 4 OTHER CANDIDATE (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED D11. Overall, how closely would you say you follow news about national politics -- READ 1-4: [732] 1 Very closely 2 Somewhat closely 3 Not too closely, or 4 Not closely at all? 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED D12. This completes the interview. However, if Gallup wanted to call you back in the future to ask some additional questions, would that be all right? [458] 1 Yes 2 No/ (Ref) IF YES TO BE RE-CALLED READ: So that a Gallup interviewer might reach you more easily, may I please have your name? [461-480] PLEASE TYPE IN NAME CAREFULLY END OF INTERVIEW. THANK RESPONDENT: Thank you very much for your time. Have a nice day/evening. CHECK THE DAY OF WEEK INTERVIEW WAS COMPLETED [518] 1 Mon 2 Tues 3 Wed 4 Thurs 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun D13. CHECK SEX OF GALLUP INTERVIEWER: 1 MALE 2 FEMALE [517] 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president? [520] 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 3 DON' KNOW/ REFUSED Suppose the 1996 presidential election between Bill Clinton and the Republican nominee were being held today. 2. If Dole is the Republican Party's candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for -- Clinton, the Democrat, or Dole, the Republican? [521] 1 Clinton -- SKIP TO Q. 3 2 Dole -- SKIP TO Q. 3 3 NEITHER (vol.) 4 OTHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED 2A. As of today, do you lean more to Clinton. the Democrat, or to Dole, the Republican? [522] 1 Clinton 2 Dole 3 NEITHER (vol.) 4 OTHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED 3. Suppose that on election day this year you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Please tell me whether you would vote for or against each one of the following propositions. READ AND ROTATE A-Y: ROTATE Z-AA LAST (INTERVIEWER NOTE: SAY "WOULD YOU VOTE..." FOR THE FIRST ITEM AND ANY OTHER AS YOU FEEL NECESSARY.) a. (Would you vote) for or against a law which would make it illegal to manufacture, sell, and posses semi-automatic guns known as assault rifles. [523] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED b. (Would you vote) for or against the legalization of marijuana [524] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED c. (Would you vote) for or against a law establishing English as the official language of the United States [525] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED d. (Would you vote) for or against a law that would require that the Biblical doctrine of creationism be taught along with evolution in public schools [526] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED e. (Would you vote) for or against a constitutional amendment to permit prayer in the public schools [527] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED f. (Would you vote) for or against a law that would prohibit legal recognition of marriages between homosexual couples in your state [528] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED g. (Would you vote) for or against a law which would allow doctors to end a patients life by some painless means if the patient and his family request it [529] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED h. (Would you vote) for or against a constitutional amendment to require a balanced federal budget [530] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED i. (Would you vote) for or against a law which would prohibit your state from giving preferences in job hiring or school admission on the basis of race [531] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED . j. (Would you vote) for or against busing children to achieve better racial balance in the public schools [532] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED k. (Would you vote) for or against a system giving parents government funded school vouchers to pay for tuition at the public, private or religious school of their choice [533] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED l. (Would you vote) for or against a constitutional amendment to limit the number of terms which members of Congress and the U.S. Senate can serve [534] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED m (Would you vote) for or against the death penalty for persons convicted of murder [535] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED n. (Would you vote) for or against replacing the current federal income tax system with a flat tax system [536] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED o. (Would you vote) for or against re-establishing U.S. diplomatic relations with Cuba [537] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED p. (Would you vote) for or against a law requiring private companies to retrain employees that lose their jobs due to mergers and downsizing [538] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED q. (Would you vote) for or against raising the minimum wage from four dollars and 25 cents an hour to five dollars and 15 cents an hour [539] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED r. (Would you vote) for or against selling off public lands to private companies for exploration and development [540] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED s. (Would you vote) for or against life imprisonment without parole for major drug dealers [541] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED t. (Would you vote) for or against a reduction in the size and budget of all government agencies [542] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED u. (Would you vote) for or against a law that would stop almost all legal immigration into the United States for the next five years [543] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED v. (Would you vote) for or against cutting off federal welfare benefits to people who had not found a job or become self-sufficient after two years [544] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED w. (Would you vote) for or against reducing federal spending for military and defense purposes [545] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED x. (Would you vote) for or against reducing federal spending for social programs, such as health, education and welfare [546] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED y. (Would you vote) for or against the United States giving up its membership in the United Nations [547] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED SPLIT ROTATION: FORM A: ASK Z, THEN AA FORM B: ASK AA, THEN Z [680] z. (Would you vote) for or against a law which would make all abortions illegal except in cases necessary to save the life of the mother [549] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED aa. (Would you vote) for or against a law which would make it illegal to use an abortion procedure conducted in the last three months of pregnancy known as "partial birth abortions," except in cases necessary to save the life of the mother [550] 1 For 2 Against 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED On another topic, 4. Have you, yourself, ever been questioned before in a public opinion survey such as this? [551] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 5. Do you follow the results of any public opinion poll regularly in any newspaper or magazine? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: If respondent says "yes" prompt for "regularly" or "occasionally"] [552] 1 Yes, regularly 2 Yes, occasionally 3 No 4 Never heard of any polls 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 6/7 SPLIT SAMPLE: FORM A: ASK Q. 6 FORM B: ASK Q. 7 [548] 6. If the leaders of our nation followed the views of the public more closely, do you think the nation would be better off, or worse off than it is today? [553] 1 Better off 2 Worse off 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED ALL IN Q. 6 SKIP TO Q. 8 7. If the leaders of our nation followed the views of public opinion polls more closely, do you think the nation would be better off, or worse off than it is today? [554] 1 Better off 2 Worse off 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 8. Now, I'd like to ask you some questions, about politics in general, based on what you know or have read or heard about them and not just your experience in this interview. First, do you think most opinion polls work for or against the best interests of the general public? [555] 1 Work for the best interests of the general public 2 Work against the best interests of the general public 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 9. In general, would you say that polls of the public are a good thing or a bad thing in our country? [556] 1 Good thing 2 Bad thing 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 10. Some polling organizations make frequent predictions of election results. What is your general impression of how well they do -- do you think they are pretty nearly right most of the time, or do you think their record is not very good? [557] 1 Pretty nearly right most of the time 2 Not very good 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 11. Do you think poll returns on matters not dealing with elections, but with public opinion towards such things as labor problems or international affairs, are usually pretty nearly right, or not right at all? [558] 1 Pretty nearly right most of the time 2 Not right at all 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 12. Do you think a sample of 1,500 or 2000 people can accurately reflect the views of the nation's population or that it is not possible with so few people? [559] 1 Can accurately reflect the views 2 Not possible to accurately reflect views 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 13. As far as you are concerned, do we have too many public opinion polls in this country, not enough public opinion polls, or is the number of public opinion polls about right the way it is? [560] 1 Too many 2 Not enough 3 About right 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Now, I have a few questions about the O.J. Simpson trial that was in the news last year. 14. As you may know, the jury in the O.J. Simpson trial last year found Simpson not guilty on the charges that he murdered Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Based on the facts presented in that case, do you think the jurors made the right decision or the wrong decision? [561] 1 Right decision 2 Wrong decision 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 15. Regardless of the verdict in the trial, do you personally believe the charges against O.J. Simpson were definitely true, probably true, probably not true, or definitely not true? [562] 1 Definitely true 2 Probably true 3 Probably not true 4 Definitely not true 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 16. Next, we're interested in finding out what Americans eat in the course of a day. Thinking about yesterday, which of the following meals did you eat? First did you eat [INSERT ITEM A]? Next, how about [INSERT NEXT ITEM]? Yes No DK/RF a. Breakfast 1 2 3 [563] b. Lunch 1 2 3 [564] c. Dinner 1 2 3 [565] 17. Did you have anything to eat between meals or before bedtime? [566] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 18. In an average week, about how many times do you eat a meal out? Just your best estimate: RECORD EXACT NUMBER [567,568] 00 NONE/ ZERO 97 LESS THAN ONCE PER WEEK 98 DON'T KNOW 99 REFUSED 19. If cost were no factor and you could have absolutely anything that you wanted to eat, what would you choose for a "perfect" meal? First, what would be the main dish? (OPEN-ENDED: ALLOW ONE RESPONSE) [569,570] 01 OTHER: LIST: 02 DON'T KNOW 03 REFUSED 04 NOTHING (vol.) 05 EVERYTHING (vol.) 06 Steak 07 Prime Rib 08 Lobster 09 Shrimp 10 Seafood combo 11 Chicken 12 Turkey 13 Pasta (general) 14 Spaghetti 15 Lasagna 16 Pizza 17 Pork 18 Lamb 19 Ham 20 Fish (general) 21 Beef (other) 23 Veal 24 Misc. Fish (specific) 25 Other Seafood 26 Poultry (other) 27 Other Meat 28 Vegetables/ Salad 20. What else would you want to go with your main meal? Anything else? (OPEN-ENDED AND CODE: PROBE FOR THREE MENTIONS) [571-576] 01 OTHER: LIST: 02 DON'T KNOW 03 REFUSED 04 NOTHING (vol.) 05 EVERYTHING (vol.) 06 Mashed potatoes 07 Baked Potato 08 Green salad 09 Broccoli 10 Bread 11 Rice 12 Corn 13 Green Beans 14 Peas 15 Potatoes (general) 16 Fruit 17 Vegetables 18 Soup 19 Pasta 20 Asparagus 21 French Fries 22 Beverage 23 Alcoholic Beverage 21. What would you consider as the perfect dessert? (OPEN-ENDED: ALLOW ONE RESPONSE) [577,578] 01 OTHER: LIST: 02 DON'T KNOW 03 REFUSED 04 NOTHING (vol.) 05 EVERYTHING (vol.) 06 Cheesecake 07 Apple 08 Lemon/ Lemon Meringue Pie 09 Cherry pie 10 Blueberry pie 11 Other 12 Chocolate cake 13 Pound cake 14 Carrot cake 15 Other cake 16 Ice cream/ Ice cream sundae 17 Pudding 18 Custard/ creme brule 19 Fruit 20 Jello 21 Strawberry shortcake 22. Now, thinking about foods you particularly dislike, what would you say is your least favorite food? (OPEN- ENDED: ALLOW ONE RESPONSE) [579-580] 01 OTHER: LIST: 02 DON'T KNOW 03 REFUSED 04 NOTHING (vol.) 05 EVERYTHING (vol.) 06 Spinach 07 Broccoli 08 Brussels sprouts 09 Liver 10 Fish 11 Steak/ beef 12 Misc. Vegetables 13 Misc. Meats 14 Seafood 23. Would you say you -- READ AND ROTATE 1-2: [612] 1 Eat to live or, 2 Live to eat? 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 24. Do you drive a car or other vehicle? [613] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 26. What is the fastest speed that you have ever driven an automobile? RECORD EXACT MILES PER HOUR [614-616] 000 NONE/ HAVE NEVER DRIVEN 997 DON'T KNOW 998 REFUSED 27. Would you rather ride in a car driven by a man or a woman? [617] 1 Man 2 Woman 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 28. Which in your opinion are the safer drivers -- men or women? [618] 1 Men 2 Women 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 29. Just your opinion, who are the more dangerous drivers: READ AND ROTATE 1-2: [619] 1 Teenagers 2 People over 75 years of age 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 30. Which of the following have you ever done? First, ... (Next, ) READ AND ROTATE a. Slept overnight in your car [620] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED b. Sung in the car while driving alone [621] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED c. Shouted, cursed, or made gestures to other drivers whose driving upset you [622] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED d. Talked on a car telephone while driving [623] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED e. Eaten a complete meal while driving [624] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED f. Put on makeup or shaved with an electric razor while driving [625] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED g. Read [PRONOUNCED LIKE "SAID"] a road map while driving [626] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED h. Read [PRONOUNCED LIKE "SAID"] a book or magazine or newspaper while driving [627] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED i. Personally received a speeding ticket [628] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED j. Changed a flat tire [629] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 31. Thinking just about your own financial situation, do you consider yourself to be rich, upper income, middle income, lower income, or poor? [630] 1 Rich 2 Upper income 3 Middle income 4 Lower income 5 Poor? 6 DON'T KNOW 7 REFUSED IF Q. 31 '1', SKIP TO Q. 37; OTHERWISE CONTINUE 32. Looking ahead, how likely is it that you will ever be rich? Would you say it is -- READ 1-4: [631] 1 Very likely 2 Somewhat likely 3 Not very likely 4 Not at all likely 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 33. All in all, if you had your choice, would you want to be rich, or not? [632] 1 Yes, would want to be rich 2 No, would not want to be rich 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 34. Just thinking about your own situation, how much money per year would you need to make in order to consider yourself rich? RECORD EXACT AMOUNT IN WHOLE DOLLARS [633-640] 00,000,000 NOTHING 99,000,000 99 MILLION OR MORE 99,999,999 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 35. If you suddenly won a lottery and became rich overnight, what is the first thing you would do with your new money? 01 OTHER: LIST: 02 DON'T KNOW 03 REFUSED 04 NOTHING (vol.) 05 EVERYTHING (vol.) 06 Pay bills 07 Buy a new car 08 Buy a new house 09 Buy a boat 10 Give money to parents 11 Give money to children 12 Go on a vacation 13 Invest money/ Buy stock 14 Donate 15 Give to the church 16 Gifts (misc.) 17 Buy/ Start a business 36. Do you think that rich people in America today are happier than you, less happy, or about the same? [643] 1 Happier 2 Less happy 3 About the same 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 37. Do you feel that the distribution of money and wealth in this country today is fair, or do you feel that the money and wealth in this country should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people? [644] 1 Distribution is fair 2 Should be more evenly distributed 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 38. Just your best guess, who is the richest man or woman living in America today? (OPEN-ENDED AND CODE) [645,646] 01 OTHER: LIST: 02 DON'T KNOW 03 REFUSED 04 (HOLD) 05 (HOLD) 06 Bill Gates 07 Sam Walton/ Walton heirs 08 Ross Perot 09 (Malcolm) Steve Forbes Jr. 10 Warren Buffet 11 Donald Trump 12 Oprah Winfrey 13 Michael Jackson 14 Bill Clinton/ The President 15 Bill Cosby 16 Rockefeller/ Heirs GO TO DEMOGRAPHICS