A CNN/ USA TODAY/ GALLUP POLL AUGUST WAVE 1 -- FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE -- AC: 6874 TIMBERLINE: 119238 R: PRINCETON JOB # 97-08-018 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 August 12-13, 1997 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?) 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president? [620] 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED SPLIT SAMPLE: FORM A: ASK Q. 2 FORM B: ASK Q. 3 2. FORM A: As you may know, Congress recently approved legislation called the line item veto, which for the first time allows the President to veto some items in a spending bill without vetoing the entire bill. Do you generally favor or oppose the line item veto? [621] 1 Favor 1 Oppose 1 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 2. FORM B: As you may know, President Clinton used what is called a "line-item veto" for the first time in history earlier this week, in order to remove three provisions from the budget and tax bills which were recently signed into law. Based on what you have heard or read, do you favor or oppose Clinton's veto of these provisions? [622] 1 Favor 1 Oppose 1 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Turning to something else, 2. Do you approve or disapprove of labor unions? [623] 1 Approve 1 Disapprove 1 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 2. As you may know, union workers for UPS-the United Parcel Service that delivers packages throughout the United States-are currently on strike. How closely have you followed the news about this strike-READ 1-4: [624] 1 Very closely 1 Somewhat closely, 1 Not too closely, or 1 Not at all? 1 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 2. From what you've heard or read, whose side do you favor in the UPS strike-[FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [625] 1 The UPS company Or, 1 The union workers who are on strike 1 BOTH SIDES EQUALLY [vol] 1 NEITHER [vol] 1 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 2. Do you think-[FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [626] 1 The Clinton Administration should intervene to settle the strike Or do you think 1 The UPS company and its workers' union should settle the strike by themselves 1 NEITHER/ OTHER [vol] 1 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 2. Have you, personally, been negatively affected in any way because of the UPS strike, or not? [627] 1 Yes, negatively affected 1 No, not negatively affected 1 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 2. Which of the following statements concerning the UPS strike do you agree with more-[FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [628] 1 The union should hold a vote among its workers on a contract that the UPS company has offered but that the union leaders have rejected Or, 1 The union should not hold a vote among its workers until the union leaders have accepted an offer from the UPS company 1 NEITHER/ BOTH/ MIXED [vol] 1 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 9a. How closely would you say you have followed the recent situation in the Middle East involving Israel and the Palestinians? [667] 1 Very closely 1 Somewhat closely 1 Not too closely 1 Not at all 1 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Turning now to the Middle East, 2. In the Middle East situation, are your sympathies with the Israelis or more with the Palestinian Arabs? [629] 1 Israelis 1 Palestinian Arabs 1 BOTH [vol] 1 NEITHER [vol] 1 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 11. Do you think there will or will not come a time when Israel and the Arab nations will be able to settle their differences and live in peace? [630] 1 Yes, will be a time 2 No, will not be a time 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED SPLIT SAMPLE: FORM A: ASK Q. 12 FORM B: ASK Q. 13 12. FORM A: On another subject, what do you think should be the penalty for murder-the death penalty, or life imprisonment with absolutely no possibility of parole? [631] 1 Death penalty 2 Life imprisonment 3 OTHER [vol] 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 13. FORM B: Now thinking about Timothy McVeigh, the man found guilty of murder in connection with the bombing in Oklahoma City two years ago, which sentence do you think McVeigh should get for this crime-the death penalty, or life imprisonment with absolutely no possibility of parole? [632] 1 Death penalty 2 Life imprisonment 3 OTHER [vol] 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED On another issue, 13A. As you may know, a woman from Arkansas named Paula Jones has claimed that Bill Clinton, while Governor of Arkansas, made sexual advances toward her in a hotel room, which she declined. She has now filed suit against Clinton for sexual harassment. Do you think that Paula Jones' description of that incident is completely true, mostly true, mostly false, or completely false? [640] 1 Completely true 2 Mostly true 3 Mostly false 4 Completely false 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 13B. In your view, are the questions being raised about Clinton's character in the Paula Jones' case relevant to how Clinton should be judged in office, or not relevant? [641] 1 Relevant 2 Not relevant 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 13C. What would you prefer to see Bill Clinton and Paula Jones do... [662] 1 Settle this case in court with a trial, Or, 2 Prevent a trial by coming to some settlement before the case goes to court. 3 NEITHER/ OTHER 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Now on the issue of abortion, 14. Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances? [633] 1 Legal under any circumstances-SKIP TO Q. 16 2 Legal under certain circumstances-CONTINUE 3 Illegal in all circumstances-SKIP TO Q. 16 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED-SKIP TO Q. 16 15. IF CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES: Do you think abortion should be legal under most circumstances or only in a few circumstances? [634] 1 Most circumstances 2 Only in a few circumstances 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 16. With respect to the abortion issue, would you consider yourself to be pro-choice or pro-life? [635] 1 Pro-choice 2 Pro-life 3 DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TERMS MEAN [vol] 4 MIXED/ BOTH/ NEITHER [vol] 5 UNSURE 6 REFUSED 17. Most pregnant women today undergo prenatal tests that can detect potential health problems in their unborn babies. Please tell me whether you think it would be morally wrong or not morally wrong for a woman to have an abortion if a prenatal test indicated any of the following conditions. First, if a prenatal test indicated the unborn baby had [INSERT ITEM, ROTATE START]-do you think it would be morally wrong or not morally wrong if the mother had an abortion? How about when it indicates [INSERT NEXT ITEM]? 1 Morally wrong 2 Not morally wrong 3 DEPENDS [vol] 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED a. Mental retardation such as Downs Syndrome [636] b. A disease that could lead to the child's death within five years [637] c. A condition that would cause chronic health problems or death in early adulthood, such as Cystic Fibrosis [638] 18. What comes closer to your view about prenatal tests-FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1] [639] 1 They are a good thing because they help parents identify potential health problems of their unborn babies 2 They are a bad thing, because they could lead to abortions if the parents don't like the sex or potential intelligence of the unborn baby 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Next we have some questions about Elvis Presley. First, 21. Do you personally believe Elvis Presley is still alive, or not? [642] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 22. Do you consider yourself a fan of Elvis Presley, or not? [643] 1 Yes, a fan 2 No, not a fan 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 23. If Elvis Presley were alive today, would you pay to see him perform, or not? [644] 1 Yes 2 No-SKIP TO Q. 25 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED-SKIP TO Q. 25 24. IF YES: How much would you be willing to pay in order to watch Elvis Presley perform in person? [645-649] 00,000 RESET TO Q. 23 99,999 $99,999 and over DK/RF DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 25. If you had to choose, would you say that, overall, Elvis Presley had a good influence or a bad influence on American culture and society? [650] 1 Good influence 2 Bad influence 3 MIXED [vol] 4 NEITHER/ NO INFLUENCE [vol] 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Here are a few questions about religion. First, ... 26. How important would you say religion is in your own life-very important, fairly important, or not very important? [651] 1 Very important 2 Fairly important 3 Not very important 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 27. At the present time, do you think religion as a whole is increasing its influence on American life or losing its influence? [652] 1 Increasing its influence 2 Losing its influence 3 STAY THE SAME [VOLUNTEERED] 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 28. Do you happen to be a member of a church or synagogue? [653] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 29. Did you, yourself, happen to attend church or synagogue in the last seven days, or not? [654] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 30. How often do you attend church or synagogue-READ 1-5: [655] 1 At least once a week 2 Almost every week 3 About once a month 4 Seldom, or 5 Never? 6 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 31. What is you religious preference-Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish or an Orthodox religion such as the Greek or Russian Orthodox Church? [656][657] 06 Protestant (Includes Baptists, Christian Church, Episcopalians, Jehovah's Witness, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian) 07 Roman Catholic-SKIP TO Q.33 08 Orthodox Church-SKIP TO Q.33 09 Mormon (Include the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) -SKIP TO Q.33 10 Jewish-SKIP TO Q.33 11 Muslim-SKIP TO Q.33 12 Hindu-SKIP TO Q.33 01 OTHER LIST: -SKIP TO Q.33 02 DON'T KNOW-SKIP TO Q.33 03 REFUSED-SKIP TO Q.33 04 NONE-SKIP TO Q.33 05 UNDESIGNATED-SKIP TO Q.33 32. IF PROTESTANT: What specific denomination is that? (OPEN-ENDED AND CODE) [658][659] 01 OTHER LIST: 02 DON'T KNOW 03 REFUSED 04 NONE 05 (HOLD) 06 Southern Baptist 07 Other Baptist 08 Methodist 09 Presbyterian 10 Episcopal 11 Lutheran 12 Pentecostal/ Assembly of God 13 Church of Christ 14 Non-denominational 33. Would you describe yourself as a "born-again" or evangelical? [660] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 34. Do you believe that religion can answer all or most of today's problems, or that religion is largely old-fashioned and out of date? [661] 1 Can answer today's problems 2 Old-fashioned 3 OTHER [vol] 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Finally, on another subject 35. Do you have any children now attending public school, in kindergarten through grade 12? [663] 1 Yes 2 No-SKIP TO DEMOGRAPHICS 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED-SKIP TO DEMOGRAPHICS 36. IF YES: Suppose you could send your oldest child to any public, private, or church-related school of your choice, with tuition paid for by the government. Would you send your oldest child to the school he or she now attends, or to a different school? [664] 1 School now attends-SKIP TO DEMOS 2 Different school 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED-SKIP TO DEMOS 37. IF DIFFERENT SCHOOL: Would you send your child to a private school, to a church-related school, or to another public school? [665] 1 Private school 2 Church-related school 3 Another public school 4 OTHER [vol] 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED [DEMOGRAPHICS START HERE] 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? [512] 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? [513] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW 4 REFUSED D4a. What is your race? Are you white, African-American, or some other race? [514,515] 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? [516,517] 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? [555] 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? [518] 1 Republican -- GO TO D8 2 Democrat -- GO TO D8 3 Independent -- CONTINUE 4 OTHER PARTY (vol.) -- CONTINUE 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED -- CONTINUE D7A. As of today do you lean more to the Democratic Party or the Republican Party? [519] 1 Democratic 2 Republican 3 NEITHER/ OTHER/ DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED D8. How would you describe your political views . . . READ 1-5: [525] 1 Very conservative, 2 Conservative, 3 Moderate, 4 Liberal, or 5 Very liberal? 6 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED D9. Do you, or does any member of your household belong to a labor union? IF YES: Would that be you, another member, or both? [560] 1 Yes, self 2 Yes, other household member 3 Yes, both 4 No, no one in household belongs to labor union 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED INTERVIEWER NOTE: DO NOT READ D10; SIMPLY RECORD WHETHER YOU FEEL RESPONDENT IS GENERALLY COOPERATIVE AND HAS GOOD VERBAL SKILLS, OR NOT. D10. RESPONDENT IS RELATIVELY ARTICULATE, WILL TO EXPRESS OPINIONS [530] 1 Yes 2 No PROGRAMMER NOTE: COLLECT 50 NAMES OF THOSE WHO ARE D10 '1' D10A. This completes the interview. However, Gallup is working with Cable News Network and USA Today on this poll and they would like to talk further with a few survey participants about the topics we've discussed. So that reporters can choose from a cross- section of people, Gallup would provide them with background information which may include any or all of the answers you've given in this poll. Would you be willing to talk with a reporter at a later date? [531] 1 Yes 2 No/ (Ref) IF YES TO BE RE-INTERVIEWED READ: So that a reporter might reach you more easily, may I please have your name? [532-551] 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 [553] 1 Mon 2 Tues 3 Wed 4 Thurs 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun D12. CHECK SEX OF GALLUP INTERVIEWER: 1 MALE 2 FEMALE [554] [END OF DEMOGRAPHICS]