A CNN/ USA TODAY/ GALLOP POLL MARCH WAVE 1 -- FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE -- AC: 4797 TIMBERLINE: 106480 PRINCETON JOB 96-02-007 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 March 8-10, 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 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? [645] 1 One 2 Two 3 Three 4 Four 5 Five 6 DON'T KNOW 7 REFUSED D7. 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 D8. Are you now registered to vote in your precinct or election district, or not? [646] 1 Yes 2 DON'T NEED TO REGISTER [vol.] 3 No 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED D9. 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 D10 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED -- SKIP TO D10 D9a. Did you happen to vote for George Bush, Bill Clinton, or Ross Perot? [457] 1 George Bush 2 Bill Clinton 3 Ross Perot 4 OTHER CANDIDATE [vol.] 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED D10. Overall, how closely would you say you follow news about national politics -- READ 1-4: [647] 1 Very closely 2 Somewhat closely 3 Not too closely 4 Not closely at all? 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ASK OF ELIGIBLE RESPONDENTS: D11. Do you live within the city limits of . . . (INSERT CITY NAME OR NAMES) [31] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ASK D12 IF COLUMN 31 IS '2' OR '3' AND MSA CODE IS "1120." D12. Do you live within the city limits of Fitchburg, Leominster or Gloucester? [519] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED D13. 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] 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 D14. CHECK SEX OF GALLUP INTERVIEWER: 1 MALE 2 FEMALE 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president? [520] 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED Suppose the 1996 presidential election between Bill Clinton and the Republican nominee were being held today. 2. If Bob 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. 3/4/5 AS APPROPRIATE 2 Dole -- SKIP to Q. 3/4/5 AS APPROPRIATE 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 ROTATE 3/3A, 4/4A, 5/5A IN PAIRS: 3. If Pat Buchanan is the Republican Party's candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for -- Clinton, the Democrat, or Buchanan the Republican? [523] 1 Clinton -- SKIP TO Q. 4/5/6 AS APPROPRIATE 2 Buchanan -- 3 NEITHER [vol.] 4 OTHER [vol.] 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED 3A. As of today, do you lean more to Clinton, the Democrat, or to Buchanan the Republican? [524] 1 Clinton 2 Buchanan 3 NEITHER (vol.) 4 OTHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED 4. If Steve Forbes is the Republican Party's candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for -- Clinton, the Democrat, or Forbes the Republican? [525] 1 Clinton -- SKIP TO Q. 3/5/6 AS APPROPRIATE 2 Forbes -- SKIP TO Q. 3/5/6 AS APPROPRIATE 3 NEITHER (vol.) 4 NEITHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED 4A. As of today, do you lean more to Clinton, the Democrat, or to Forbes the Republican? [526] 1 Clinton 2 Forbes 3 NEITHER (vol.) 4 OTHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED 5. If Bob Dornan is the Republican Party's candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for -- Clinton, the Democrat, or Dornan the Republican? [527] 1 Clinton -- SKIP TO Q. 3/4/6 AS APPROPRIATE 2 Dornan -- SKIP TO Q. 3/4/6 AS APPROPRIATE 3 NEITHER (vol.) 4 OTHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED 5A. As of today, do you lean more to Clinton, the Democrat, or to Dornan the Republican? [528] 1 Clinton 2 Dornan 3 NEITHER (vol.) 4 OTHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED Now I'd like you to think about some different possibilities in the 1996 presidential election. 6. Suppose the 1996 presidential election included Bill Clinton as the Democratic candidate, Bob Dole as the Republican candidate, and Ross Perot as an independent candidate. If the election were being held today, would you vote for Bill Clinton, the Democrat, Bob Dole the Republican, or Ross Perot, the independent? [529] 1 Clinton -- SKIP TO Q. 7 2 Dole -- SKIP TO Q. 7 3 Perot -- SKIP TO Q. 7 4 NONE (vol.) 5 OTHER (vol.) 6 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 6A. As of today do you lean toward Clinton the Democrat, Dole the Republican, or Perot, the independent? [530] 1 Clinton 2 Dole 3 Perot 4 NONE (vol.) 5 OTHER (vol.) 6 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 7. Next, suppose that the 1996 presidential race includes Bill Clinton for President and Al Gore for Vice-President as the Democratic candidates, and Bob Dole for President and Colin Powell for Vice-President as the Republican candidates. If these are the only candidates on the ballot, who would you be more likely to vote for -- Clinton and Gore, the Democrats, or Dole and Powell, the Republicans? [531] 1 Clinton/Gore -- SKIP TO Q. 8 2 Dole/Powell -- SKIP TO Q. 8 3 DEPENDS (vol.) 4 NEITHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 7a. As of today, do you lean more to Clinton and Gore, the Democrats, or to Dole and Powell, the Republicans? [532] 1 Clinton/Gore 2 Dole/Powell 3 DEPENDS (vol.) 4 NEITHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 8. Now suppose that the 1996 presidential race includes Bill Clinton for President and Al Gore for Vice-President as the Democratic candidates, and Bob Dole for President and Pat Buchanan for Vice-President as the Republican candidates. If these are the only candidates on the ballot, who would you be more likely to vote for -- Clinton and Gore, the Democrats, or Dole and Buchanan, the Republicans? [533] 1 Clinton/Gore -- SKIP TO Q. 9 2 Dole/Buchanan -- SKIP TO Q. 9 3 DEPENDS (vol.) 4 NEITHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 8a. As of today. do you lean more to Clinton and Gore, the Democrats, or to Dole and Buchanan, the Republicans? [534] 1 Clinton/Gore 2 Dole/Buchanan 3 DEPENDS (vol.) 4 NEITHER (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 9. In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat or an independent.? [535] 1 Republican -- SKIP TO Q. 10 2 Democrat -- SKIP TO INTRO BEFORE Q. 12 3 Independent -- CONTINUE 4 OTHER PARTY (vol.) -- CONTINUE 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED -- CONTINUE 9A. As of today do you lean more to the Democratic Party or the Republican Party? [536] 1 Democratic -- SKIP TO INTRO BEFORE Q. 12 2 Republican -- CONTINUE 3 NEITHER/ OTHER/ DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED -- SKIP TO Q. 12 INTRO REPUBLICANS ONLY (Q. 9 '1' OR 9A '2']: 10. Now here is a list of people who are running for the presidential nomination of the Republican party this year. (READ NAMES 01-14) Which of these candidates would you be most likely to support for the Republican nomination for president? (RE-READ NAMES ONLY IF ASKED) INTERVIEWER NOTE: DO NOT PROBE. IF RESPONDENT IS UNSURE, RECORD THAT AS CODE '02', AND ASK FOLLOW UP IN Q. 10A [537,538] 01 OTHER (vol.) LIST: -- SKIP TO Q. 10B 02 DON'T KNOW --CONTINUE 03 REFUSED -- CONTINUE 04 NONE/ WOULDN'T VOTE (vol.) -- CONTINUE 05 ALL --CONTINUE 06 (HOLD) -- SKIP TO Q. 10B 07 Pat Buchanan -- SKIP TO Q. 10B 08 Bob Dole -- SKIP TO Q. 10B 09 Bob Dornan -- SKIP TO Q. 10B 10 Steve Forbes -- SKIP TO Q. 10B 11 (HOLD) -- SKIP TO Q. 10B 12 Alan Keyes -- SKIP TO Q. 10B 13 (HOLD) -- SKIP TO Q. 10B 14 Morry Taylor -- SKIP TO Q. 10B 10A. As of today, to which of the Republican candidates do you lean most? (RE-READ NAMES IF NECESSARY) [539,540] 01 OTHER (vol.) LIST. -- SKIP TO Q10C 02 DON'T KNOW -- SKIP TO Q. 11 03 REFUSED -- SKIP TO Q. 11 04 NONE/ WOULDN'T VOTE (vol.) -- SKIP TO Q. 11 05 ALL -- SKIP TO Q. 11 06 (HOLD) -- SKIP TO Q. 10C 07 Pat Buchanan -- SKIP TO Q. 10C 08 Bob Dole -- SKIP TO Q. 10C 09 Bob Dornan -- SKIP TO Q. 10C 10 Steve Forbes -- SKIP TO Q. 10C 11 (HOLD) -- SKIP TO Q. 10C 12 Alan Keyes -- SKIP TO Q. 10C 13 (HOLD) -- SKIP TO Q. 10C 14 Morry Taylor -- SKIP TO Q. 10C 10B. Do you support (INSERT CHOICE FROM Q. 10) strongly or only moderately? [541] 1 Strongly 2 Moderately 3 DON'T KNOW 4 REFUSED 10C. Which one of the Republican candidates would be your second choice? RE-READ NAMES ONLY IF ASKED) [542,543] 01 OTHER (vol.) LIST: 02 DON'T KNOW 03 REFUSED 04 NONE/ WOULDN'T VOTE (vol.) 05 ALL 06 (HOLD) 07 Pat Buchanan 08 Bob Dole 09 Bob Dornan 10 Steve Forbes 11 (HOLD) 12 Alan Keyes 13 (HOLD) 14 Morry Taylor 11. In your view, should (FORM A: INSERT ITEM A; FORM B: INSERT ITEM B] stay in the race for the Republican nomination for president, or should he drop out? How about (INSERT NEXT ITEM) ? [544,545] DON'T KNOW/ Stay in Drop out REFUSED a. Pat Buchanan 1 2 3 b. Steve Forbes 1 2 3 Now I have some general questions. . . 12. In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time? [546] 1 Satisfied 2 Dissatisfied 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 13. In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in your own personal life? [547] 1 Satisfied 2 Dissatisfied 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 14. Generally speaking, how happy would you say you are -- very happy, fairly happy, or not too happy? [548] 1 Very happy 2 Fairly happy 3 Not too happy 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 15. We are interested in how people's financial situation may have changed. Would you say that you are financially better off now than you were a year ago, or are you financially worse off now? [549] 1 Better off 2 Worse off 3 SAME (vol.) 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 16. Now looking ahead, do you expect that at this time next year you will be financially better off than now, or worse off than now? [550] 1 Better off 2 Worse off 3 SAME (vol.) 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 17. How would you describe business conditions in your community -- would you say they are very good, good, not too good, or bad? [551] 1 Very good 2 Good 3 Not too good 4 Bad 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED SPLIT SAMPLE: FORM A: ASK Q. 19 FORM B: ASK Q. 20 19. Do you think the federal government has become so large and powerful that, it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens, or don't you think so? [553] 1 Yes, immediate threat 2 Don't think so 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 20. In your opinion, is the Federal government in Washington an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens like yourself, or not? [554] 1 Yes, it is 2 No, it is not 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED SPLIT SAMPLE: FORM A: ASK Q. 21 FORM B: ASK Q. 22 FORM A: 21. Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. First, is your overall opinion of [INSERT NAME, ROTATE START] very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? (Next, how about)? Very Mostly Mostly un- Very un- DON'T favorable favorable favorable favorable KNOW/RF a. Japan 1 2 3 4 5 [555] b. Mexico 1 2 3 4 5 [556] c. Israel 1 2 3 4 5 [557] d. Cuba 1 2 3 4 5 [558] e. Great Britain 1 2 3 4 5 [559] f. France 1 2 3 4 5 [560] g. Canada 1 2 3 4 5 [561] h. Germany 1 2 3 4 5 [562] i. China 1 2 3 4 5 [563] j. Iraq 1 2 3 4 5 [564] k Russia 1 2 3 4 5 [565] 1. Egypt 1 2 3 4 5 [566] m. Columbia 1 2 3 4 5 [567] n. Iran 1 2 3 4 5 [568] o. Taiwan 1 2 3 4 5 [569] FORM B: 22. Next, I'd like your opinion of some foreign countries. For each one please indicate your opinion on a scale. If you have a favorable opinion of that country, name a number between PLUS ONE and PLUS FIVE -- the higher the number, the more favorable your opinion. If you have an unfavorable opinion of that country, name a number between MINUS ONE and MINUS FIVE -- the higher the number the more unfavorable your opinion -- with minus five being the MOST UNFAVORABLE. First, what is you opinion of [INSERT ITEM, ROTATE START] on this scale? (Next, how about) . . . ... (INSERT NEXT ITEM)? DK +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 RF a. Japan 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [612,613] b. Mexico 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [614,615] c. Israel 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [616,615] d. Cuba 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [618,619] e. Great Britain 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [620,621] f. France 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [622,623] g. Canada 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [624,625] h. Germany 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [626,627] i. China 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [628,629] j. Iraq 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [630,631] k. Russia 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [632,633] l. Egypt 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [634,635] m. Columbia 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [636,637] n. Iran 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [638,639] o. Taiwan 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 [640,641] 23. How closely have you followed the news about the recent incident involving Cuba, in which two civilian airplanes were shot down by the Cuban Air Force -- READ 1-4: [642] 1 Very closely, 2 Somewhat closely, 3 Not too closely, or 4 Not at all? 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 24. Do you feel the actions the United States, government has taken against Cuba in response to this incident have been too strong, about right, or not strong enough? [643] 1. Too strong 2 About right 3 Not strong enough 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED GO TO DEMOGRAPHICS 18. Next, we'd like to know how you feel about some things as far as their future is concerned. As I read a list of items, please say whether you feel generally optimistic about it as far as the future is concerned, generally pessimistic about it, as fart as the future is concerned, or uncertain about It. First, Next, ... READ ITEMS IN ORDER: Optimistic Pessimistic Uncertain DK/RF a. Our system of government 1 2 3 4 [850] and how well it works b. The way our leaders are chosen under our political system 1 2 3 4 [851] c. The moral and ethical standards in our country 1 2 3 4 [852] d. The quality of life in this country 1 2 3 4 [853] e. The economic outlook for the next year or two 1 2 3 4 [854] f. The soundness of our economic system over the long run 1 2 3 4 [855] g. Our ability to get along with other countries in the world 1 2 3 4 [856] h. The institution of marriage and the family 1 2 3 4 [857] i. Our system and education 1 2 3 4 [858]