THE GALLUP POLL JULY WAVE 1 -- FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE -- AC: 7448 TIMBERLINE: 123690 R: PRINCETON JOB: #98-07-019 N=1000 National Adults David Moore, Lydia Saad July 7-8, 1998 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 a question about the elections for Congress which will be held in November of this year, 1. 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]? [620] 1 The Democratic Party's Candidate {SKIP TO Q. 2} 2 The Republican Party's candidate {SKIP TO Q. 2} 3 Other Candidate (vol.) 4 Don't know/ undecided (vol.) 5 Refused 6 Don't plan to vote (vol.) -- {SKIP TO Q. 2} 1A. As of today, do you lean more toward [from a: read 1-2; form b: read 2-1]? [621] 1 The Democratic Party's candidate Or, 2 The Republican Party's candidate 3 Other candidate (vol.) 4 Don't know/ undecided (vol.) 5 Refused Now turning to the president, 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president? [622] 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 3 Don't know/ refused Thinking about some specific issues 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling [FORM A: READ A-B; FORM B: READ B-A]? Next, do you approve or disapprove of the way he is handling [NEXT]? 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED a. The economy [623] b. Foreign affairs [624] Back to the elections, 4. How much thought have you given to the upcoming November elections - quite a lot, or only a little? [625] 1 Quite a lot 2 SOME (vol.) 3 Only a little 4 NONE (vol.) 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 5. Do you happen to know where people who live in your neighborhood go to vote? [626] 1 Yes, any response given 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 6. Have you ever voted in this precinct or election district? [627] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 7. How often would you say you vote? ... READ 1-4: [628] 1 Always, 2 Nearly always, 3 Part of the time, or 4 Seldom? 5 NEVER (vol.) 6 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 8. Do you, yourself, plan to vote in the election this November, or not? [629] 1 Yes 2 NO ---------------------------------| SKIP TO READ 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED --| BEFORE Q. 10 9. How certain are you that you will vote - Read 1-3: [630] 1 Absolutely certain, 2 Fairly certain, or 3 Not certain? 4 REFUSED Thinking about Congress, 10. Do you think the policies being proposed by the Republic leaders in the U.S. House and Senate would move the country in the right direction or in the wrong direction? [631] 1 Right direction 2 Wrong direction 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Now we have some questions about President Clinton's recent official visit China. First, 11. Do you approve or disapprove of Clinton's decision to visit China at this time? [632] 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 12. Next, what is your overall opinion of China - READ 1-4: [633] 1 Very favorable, 2 Mostly favorable, 3 Mostly unfavorable, or 4 Very unfavorable? 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED SPLIT ROTATION: FORM A: READ 13-14 FORM B: READ 14-13 13. Do you think Clinton's visit did or did not significantly improve U.S. relations with China? [634] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 14. Do you think Clinton's visit did or did not significantly improve China's treatment of its citizens? [635] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 15. As you may know, the United States grants a trade status to most nations it trades with known as Most Favored Nation status. In your opinion, should the U.S. grant this same status to China, or not? [636] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED On another matter, 16. How would you rate economic conditions in this country today - as [READ 1-4]: [637] 1 Very good 2 Somewhat good 3 Somewhat poor, or 4 Very poor 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 17. Now thinking about a year from now, do you expect economic conditions in this country will be [READ 1-4]: [638] 1 Very good 2 Somewhat good 3 Somewhat poor, or 4 Very poor 5 DON'T KNOW REFUSED Next we have some questions about the allegations being reported in the news concerning President Clinton. First, SPLIT SAMPLE: FORM A: ASK Q. 18 FORM B: ASK Q. 19 18. FORM A: If Monica Lewinsky says that Bill Clinton advised her to lie under oath, and Clinton says that no such affair ever happened - who would you believe more - [FORM C: READ 1-2; FORM D: READ 2-1]? [639] 1 Monica Lewinsky Or, 2 Bill Clinton 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 19. FORM B: If Monica Lewinsky says that Bill Clinton advised her to lie under oath, and Clinton says that he never advised her to lie, who would you tend to believe more - [FORM C: READ 1-2; FORM D: 2-1]? [640] 1 Monica Lewinsky Or, 2 Bill Clinton 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Next, SPLIT ROTATION: FORM A: READ 20-21 FORM B: READ 21-20 20. If you were convinced that Bill Clinton LIED UNDER OATH about his involvement with Monica Lewinsky, would you favor or oppose an effort to impeach Clinton and remove him from office? [641] 1 Favor effort to impeach 2 Oppose effort to impeach 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 21. If you were convinced that Bill Clinton participated in attempts to get Monica Lewinsky to lie under oath about her involvement with him, would you favor or oppose an effort to impeach Clinton and remove him from office? [642] 1 Favor effort to impeach 2 Oppose effort to impeach 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 22. As you may know, a former White House employee named Linda Tripp secretly tape recorded conversations she had with Monica Lewinsky, in which Lewinsky allegedly discussed her relationship with Bill Clinton. Which comes closer to your opinions about the tapes - [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [643] 1 The tapes might be important evidence in these matters and the public should eventually hear them 2 The tapes recorded private conversations about a private matter and should not be made public no matter how important they might be as evidence 3 NEITHER/ OTHER (vol.) 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED SPLIT SAMPLE: FORM A: ASK Q. 23 FORM B: ASK Q. 24 23. FORM A: How interested would you, personally, be in hearing the tapes made by Linda Tripp - [FORM C: READ 1-4; FORM D: READ 4-1]? [644] 1 Very interested 2 Somewhat interested 3 Not too interested Or, 4 Not at all interested 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 24. FORM B: How interested do you think most Americans would be in hearing the tapes made by Linda Tripp - [FORM C: READ 1-4; FORM D:READ 4-1]? [645] 1 Very interested 2 Somewhat interested 3 Not too interested Or, 4 Not at all interested 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 25. All in all, what would you rather see - [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [646] 1 A continuation of the investigation in to the Monica Lewinsky matter to determine once and for all what happened and how involved Bill Clinton was 2 A complete stop to the investigation into the Monica Lewinsky matter, letting Bill Clinton serve out the rest of his term without a determination of what happened and how involved he was 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 25-1. Now I am going to read a list of institutions in American society. Please tell me how much confidence you, yourself, have in each one - a great deal, quite a lot, some, or very little? First, ... Next, ... 1 A great deal 2 Quite a lot 3 Some 4 Very little 5 NONE (vol.) 6 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED a. The Church or organized religion [647] b. The public schools [648] c. The Criminal justice system [649] d. Local government [650] e. State government [651] f. National government [652] g. Organized labor [653] h. Big business [654] 25-2. Because of the current strength of the nation's economy, many states have surplus budget funds available. Which one of the following do you think would be the best way to use the surplus funds? [READ AND ROTATE 1-4]? [655] 1 Use it to reduce taxes 2 Spend it on the public schools 3 Spend it on other state services Or, 4 Build a "rainy day" or emergency fund for the state 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED 25-3. Congress is currently considering various plans to improve the quality of the nation's public schools in kindergarten through twelfth grade. As I read each of the following plans would you tell me whether you favor or oppose that plan? READ AND ROTATE a-d 1 Favor 2 Oppose 3 DON'T KNOW 4 REFUSED a. Providing funds to help repair and replace older school buildings [656] b. Providing block grants to states, with the states taking responsibility for some federal programs [657] c. Allowing parents to build tax-free accounts which they would use to pay tuition and other expenses at private and religious-related schools [658] d. Providing funds to be used to reduce class size in grades one, two, and three [659] Next, we have some questions about raising children in the United States today. We are interested in your opinions on these issues regardless of whether you, personally, ever had children or not. First, 26. Using a scale of 1-10, where 1 is very easy, and 10 is very difficult, how easy or difficult would you say it is to raise children to be good people these days? [660, 661] 01 Very Easy 07 02 08 03 09 04 10 05 11 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 06 27. Compared to twenty years ago, do you think it is harder or not harder to raise kids to be good people today? [662] 1 Harder 2 Not harder 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 28. Compared to parents twenty years ago, do you think parents today are doing a better job of raising their children, a worse job or are they doing about the same? [663] 1 Better job 2 Worse job 3 About the same 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 29. Which of the following statements comes closer to the way you feel about raising children today - [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [664] 1 Even though there are a lot of bad influences these days, parents who do a good job can usually be assured that their children will turn out well 2 There are so many bad influences out there that even for parents who do s good job, there is a good chance their children will get into serious trouble 3 NEITHER/ OTHER (vol.) 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 30. Thinking about the effect it has on children, please say how serious a problem each of the following represents in the area where you live. First, is [INSERT ITEM, ROTATE START] a very serious problem, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not serious at all? Next, ... [INSERT NEXT ITEM]? 1 Very serious 2 Somewhat serious 3 Not too serious 4 Not serious at all 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED a. Too much emphasis on acquiring money and material belongings [665] b. Families' being too busy, with not enough free time [666] c. Lack of a close-knit neighborhood or community [667] d. Negative influences from television, movies, and popular music [668] 31. Thinking about children's exposure to popular culture, including things like television, movies, the internet, and popular music - do you think it is possible or nearly impossible for a parent to shield their child from exposure to popular culture? [669] 1 Possible 2 Nearly impossible 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 32. Do you have any children between the ages of two and twelve? [670] INTERVIEWER NOTE: THIS SHOULD INCLUDE CHILDREN AGED 2 AND 12 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 33. Next, do you have any children between the ages of thirteen and eighteen? [671] INTERVIEWER NOTE: THIS SHOULD INCLUDE CHILDREN AGED 13 AND 18 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED IF PARENT (Q. 33 '1' or Q. 34 '1') CONTINUE; ALL OTHERS SKIP TO INTRO BEFORE Q. 39 34. Have you, personally, taken any specific steps to shield your children from exposure to popular culture? [672] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 35. Next, I'm going to list several possible influences on children these days. For each one, please say whether it has had a very positive, somewhat positive, somewhat negative, or very negative influence on YOUR OWN child or children. First, ... How about ... [READ AND ROTATE a-f] 1 Very positive 2 Somewhat positive 3 Somewhat negative 4 Very negative 5 NEITHER (vol.) 6 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED a. Television [712] b. Movies [713] c. The news media [714] d. Advertising [715] e. Computers, including the internet [716] f. Popular music [717] 36. Here is a list of some people or groups that might provide support to some parents raising their children. For each one, please tell me whether you think support from each on is an essential factor or not an essential factor in raising children to be good people today. First, support from ... How about... [READ AND ROTATE a-f] 1 Yes, essential 2 No, not essential 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED a. Extended family [718] b. Organized religion [719] c. Schools [720] d. Friends and neighbors [721] e. Community groups such as the girl scouts and sports leagues [722] f. The government [723] 37. As I read this list again, please say whether, as a parent, you get enough support from each one, or whether you would like more support from that area. First, from ... How about ... [READ AND ROTATE a-f] 1 Yes, get enough support 2 No, not essential 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED a. Extended family [724] b. Organized religion [725] c. Schools [726] d. Friends and neighbors [727] e. Community groups such as the girl scouts and sports leagues [728] f. The government [729] 38. Do any of your children attend public school, in kindergarten through grade 12? [730] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Now we have some questions about the media. 39. Apart from how FREQUENTLY you use them as sources of news, we'd like to know whether or not you can trust the accuracy of the news and information you get from each of the following news sources. First, do you feel you can trust the accuracy of the news and information you get from [READ A-J IN ORDER]? How about ... 1 Yes, can trust 2 No, cannot trust 3 MIXED (vol.) 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED a. Local newspapers in your area [731] b. National newspapers such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today [732] c. Nightly network news programs on ABC, CBS, or NBC [733] d. CNN News or CNN headline News [734] e. Cable news other than CNN- such as CNBC, MSNBC, Fox News Channel [735] f. Local television news from TV stations in your area [736] g. Radio talk shows [737] h. Television talk shows [738] i. Weekly news magazines [739] j. TV news magazine shows during the evenings - such as 60 Minutes, 20-20, Prime Time Live, Dateline, and others [740] 40. In general, do you think news organizations get the facts straight, or do you think that their stories and reports are often inaccurate? [741] 1 Facts straight 2 Often inaccurate 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 41. Recently CNN broadcast a news story that was later printed in TIME magazine concerning the use of nerve gas by the United States in the Vietnam War. Have you heard or read anything about this news story? [742] 1 Yes ----- continue 2 No ---------------------------------| skip to 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED --| demographics 42. IF YES: As far as you know, do CNN and TIME magazine still stand behind this story, have they retracted the story, or don't you know either way? [743] 1 Still stand behind the story -- skip to demographics 2 Retracted the story -- continue 3 Don't know either way -| skip to 4 REFUSED ----------------| demographics 43. In fact, CNN and TIME magazine retracted the story they reported concerning the use of nerve gas in the Vietnam War. Do you think the misreporting involved in this story - [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [744] 1 Is an isolated incident Or, 2 Reflects problems that are typical in today's journalism 3 NEITHER/ OTHER (vol.) 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED GO TO DEMOGRAPHICS [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 bachelor's 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 02 $10,000-14,999 03 $15,000-19,999 04 $20,000-29,999 05 $30,000-49,999 06 $50,000-74,999 07 $75,000 and over 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 - skip to D8 2 Democrat - skip to D8 3 Independent ---------------------| 4 OTHER PARTY | -- CONTINUE 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED --| 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 ... [FORM A: READ 1-5; FORM B: READ 5-1] [525] 1 Very conservative 2 Conservative 3 Moderate 4 Liberal 5 Very liberal 6 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED D9A. Are you now registered to vote in your precinct or election district, or not? [745] 1 Yes 2 Don't need to register (vol.) 3 No 4 Don't know/ refused D9B. In the election for president in November of 1996, did things come up that kept you from voting, or did you happen to vote? [746] 1 Yes, voted 2 No, did not vote 3 Don't know/ refused D9C. Now, thinking back to the elections for Congress in November of 1994, did things come up that kept you form voting, or did you happen to vote? [747] 1 Yes, voted 2 No, did not vote 3 Don't know/ refused D9D. Do you happen to know which Congressional District you live in in your state - that is, the number designating the district? IF YES, PROBE FOR NUMBER ______ ______ ______ RECORD EXACT NUMBER (748) (749) (750) D9E. Can you say whether the member of Congress from your district is a Republican, a Democrat or something else? [751] 1 Yes, Republican 2 Yes, Democrat 3 Yes, something else 4 No, cannot name 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED INTERVIEWER NOTE: DO NOT READ D.10; SIMPLY RECORD WHETHER YOU FEEL RESPONDENT IS GENERALLY COOPERATIVE AND HAS GOOD VERBAL SKILLS, OR NOT D10. RESPONDENT IS RELATIVELY ARTICULATE, WILLING TO EXPRESS OPINIONS [530] 1 Yes 2 No COLLECT 50 NAMES WHO ARE CODE 1 IN D10 D11. Additionally, Gallup is working with CNN and USA Today on this poll and they would like to talk further with a few survey participants about the topics we've discussed in this survey. 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? [558] 1 Yes 2 No/ (Ref) IF YES TO BE RE-INTERVIEWED READ: So that a Gallup interviewer might reach you more easily, may I please have your name? [532-551] PLEASE TYPE NAME IN 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 [END OF SURVEY]