A CNN/ USA TODAY/ GALLUP POLL MARCH 1 WAVE -- FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE -- AC: 7550 TIMBERLINE: 117433 R: PRINCETON JOB # 97-03-007 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 24-26, 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 2. Now thinking about some issues, do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling [INSERT ITEM, ROTATE START]. Next, do you approve or disapprove of the way he is handling [INSERT NEXT ITEM]. Approve Disapprove DK/REFUSED a. The economy [621] 1 2 3 b. Foreign affairs [622] 1 2 3 c. The federal budget deficit [623] 1 2 3 3. Next, we'd like your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of this person - or if you have never heard of him or her. First, ... Next, what is your overall opinion of [SEE ROTATION INSTRUCTIONS BELOW] INTERVIEWERS NOTE: MAKE SURE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN "HEARD OF, BUT NO OPINION" AND "NEVER HEARD OF" Heard of, Never No opinion Heard Favorable Unfavorable [vol] Of REFUSED READ A-B IN ORDER a. Bill Clinton [624] 1 2 3 4 5 b. Al Gore [625] 1 2 3 4 5 3-C. Who do you think has a clear plan for solving the country's problems - Bill Clinton, the Republican leaders in Congress, both Clinton and the Republican leaders, or neither? [724] 1 Bill Clinton 2 The Republican leaders in Congress 3 Both Clinton and Republican leaders 4 Neither 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Next, 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Al Gore is handling his job as Vice President? [626] 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Newt Gingrich is handling his job as Speaker of the U.S. house of Representatives? [627] 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Next, SPLIT SAMPLE: FORM A: ASK 6.A FORM B: ASK 6.B FORM A ONLY: 6-A. Do you think Bill Clinton is honest and trustworthy, or not? [628] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED FORM B ONLY: 6-B. Do you think Bill Clinton is honest and trustworthy enough to be president, or not? [629] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 7. Which of the following statements best describes your view of Bill Clinton's fundraising activities - [READ 1-3]? [637] 1 Bill Clinton did something illegal 2 He did something unethical, but nothing illegal, or 3 He did not do anything seriously wrong 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 8. Do you think the Clinton fundraising controversy is so serious that it makes you doubt Bill Clinton's ability to run the country, or is it not serious enough to make you question Clinton's ability to do his job? [638] 1 Yes, makes you doubt 2 No, not serious enough 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Next, 9. Which comes closer to your opinion: FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1 [639] 1 Clinton is trying to cover up what he really did in his fundraising activities or, 2 Clinton is cooperating as much as possible in letting the public know what he did in his fund-raising activities 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 10. Now we have a question about the fundraising activities of the Democratic party, generally, not just President Clinton's fundraising. Do you think [FORM A: READ 1-2; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [640] 1 An independent counsel should be appointed to investigate Democratic fundraising activities or do you think, 2 Enough is being done already by the Justice Department 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Now here are some questions about the way political campaigns are financed in this country. First, 11. Would you, personally, be willing to pay more taxes to help fund the election campaigns of candidates for President and Congress - if those candidates agreed to federal restrictions on the amount of money they could spend on their campaigns? [630] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DEPENDS [vol] 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED [vol] 12. Next I'm going to read a few proposals for changing the way political campaigns are financed. For each one, please say whether you think that change would be financed. For each one, please say whether you think that change would make campaign financing better or not. First, ... Next, ... READ AND ROTATE A-D a. Establishing federal financing of presidential and congressional campaigns - in which all Americans would be required to pay some additional taxes, and candidates would agree to federal restrictions on the amount of money they could spend [631] 1 Better 2 Not better 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED b. Dropping all restrictions on the amount any individual or group can contribute to a presidential or Congressional candidate - so that they could contribute as much as they want [632] 1 Better 2 Not better 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED c. Requiring television stations and TV networks to give free air time to presidential and congressional candidates to discuss or promote their campaign [633] 1 Better 2 Not better 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED d. Prohibiting candidates for President and Congress from running any television ads [634] . 1 Better 2 Not better 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 13. If a candidate for Congress in your district refused to accept any contributions from Political Action Committees or from individuals living outside the district - would that make you more likely or less likely to support that candidate in the election, or would it make no difference to you? [635] 1 More likely 2 Less likely 3 No difference SKIP TO READ 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED BEFORE Q. 13-B Thinking now about your taxes, 14. Do you consider the amount of ferderal income tax you have to pay as too high, about right, or too low? [641] 1 Too high 2 About right 3 Too low 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 15. Do you regard the income tax which you will have to pay this year as fair? [642] 1 Yes, fair 2 No, not fair 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Now we have a few questions about your 1997 income tax filing with the IRS, for what you earned in1996. 16. Have you used, or will you or your family use a computer program to help you prepare your taxes, or not? [643] INTERVIEWER NOTE: IF RESPONDENT ALREADY FILED, PROBE FOR WHETHER OR NOT COMPUTER PROGRAM WAS USED TO HELP PREPARE THEIR TAXES 1 Yes 2 No 3 DOSEN'T APPLY/ DON'T NEED TO FILE [vol] 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 5 DIDN'T PREPARE OWN TAXES [vol] 17. Are you planning to or did you already send your tax return to the IRS by mail, or electronically by computer? [644] [IF A TAX SPECIALIST OR SPOUSE IS FILING ON RESPONDENT'S BEHALF, PROBE FOR WHICH METHOD BEING USED] 1 Mail 2 Electronically 3 NOT SURE SKIP TO Q. 19 4 REFUSED 5 DOSEN'T APPLY/ NOT FILING [vol] 18. IF Q. 17 "1": Which of the following possible reasons is the main reason why you are not filing your tax return electronically this year - Is it [READ AND ROTATE 1-4]? [645] 1 Because you are not aware of the electronic filing option 2 Because electronic filing is too difficult or less convenient 3 Because you did not want to pay the fee to send it electronically Or, 4 Because you are concerned about the privacy of your tax return 5 HADN'T CONSIDERED IT/ SEE NO REASON/ NO BENEFITS [vol] 6 NONE/ OTHER [vol] 7 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 19. Which would you prefer to happen when you file your annual income taxes with the IRS each year - [FORM A: READ 1-3; FORM B: READ 1-3]? [646] 1 To have paid less than you owe during the year so you must pay additional taxes when you file 2 To have paid more than you owe during the year so you get a refund when you file, or 3 To have paid approximately what you owed during the year so that you basically break even 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 20. As far as you remember, what happened with your federal income taxes when you filed last year, that is for your 1995 earnings - [READ 1-3]? [647] 1 Did the federal government owe you a refund 2 Did you owe the federal government some additional taxes 3 Did you neither owe the government additional money nor get a refund 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 5 DOSEN'T APLLY/ DON'T FILE [vol] 21. If Q. 20 "1": As far as you remember, what was the amount of that tax refund? [648-652] RECORD IN WHOLE DOLLARS; IF UNSURE, PROBE FOR APPROXIMATE AMOUNT 00,000 RESET TO Q. 20 00,001- 50,000 50,000+ 99,998 DON'T KNOW/ DON'T REMEMBER 99,999 REFUSED 22. If Q. 20 "2": As far as you remember, how much in additional taxes did you owe the IRS - by that we mean, not your total amount of taxes, just the amount of additional money you had to send to the IRS along with your tax forms when you filed your tax return last year? RECORD IN WHOLE DOLLARS, IF UNSURE, PORBE FOR APPROXIMATE AMOUNT 653 654, 655 656 657 00,000 RESET TO Q. 20 00,001- 50,000 50,000+ 99,998 DON'T KNOW/ DON'T REMEMBER 99,999 REFUSED 23. If Q. 20 "1": For each of the following possibilities, please indicate if that is something you did with some or all of your tax refund last year, or not. First, ... Next, ... READ AND ROTATE A-C: Yes No DK/ RF a. Saved or invested it [658] 1 2 3 b. Used it to pay some bills [659] 1 2 3 c. Used it to buy something special [660] 1 2 3 Now we have some questions about airbags. First, 24. Suppose you were buying a brand new car, truck, or van. Would you prefer to buy one with a driver's side airbag only, with both a drivers' and passengers' side airbag, or with no airbags? [661] 1 Driver's side only 2 Drivers and passengers 3 No airbags 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 25. Thinking about all of the cars in your household, have you or someone else either deactivated or removed an airbag from one of these cars, or not? [662] 1 Yes, deactivated or removed 2 No, have not 3 HAVE NO AIRBAGS [vol] 4 NO CAR IN HOUSEHOLD [vol] 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 26. Thinking about the car, truck, or van you drive most often - did this vehicle come equipped with airbags when you first got it? IF YES: Were the airbags only on the driver's side or on both the drivers' and passengers' sides? [663] 1 No airbags - SKIP TO Q. 28 2 Yes, on driver's side only 3 Yes, both driver and passenger's sides 4 DON'T HAVE CAR/ DOSEN'T APPLY [vol] 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED - SKIP TO Q. 28 27. IF AIRBAGS IN CAR (Q. 26 "2,3"): Ideally, which of the following would you prefer to do with the airbags in the vehicle you drive most often - [FORM A: READ 1-3, FORM B: READ 3-1]? [664] 1 Keep them operating as they are 2 Permanently unhook one or all of them 3 Have a switch to turn them on and off depending on who is riding in the car 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 28. In most cases, do you think car airbags make a car safer or more dangerous? [665] 1 Safer 2 More dangerous 3 DEPENDS [vol] 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Now here are some different questions, 29. Have you, yourself, smoked any cigarettes in the past week? [666] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 30. [FORM A: READ 1-3; FORM B: READ 2-1]? [667] 1 Do you think cigarette companies should be held legally responsible if they are sued by the families of smokers who died of smoking-related causes or, 2 Does the fact that the companies put warning notices on cigarette packs excuse them from the responsibility 3 SHOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR OTHER REASONS [vol] 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 31. As a part of a legal settlement one tobacco company recently agreed to add a warning label on its cigarette packs which will say that cigarette smoking is addictive and causes lung cancer. Do you think this warning will significantly [FORM A: INSERT ITEM A; FORM B: INSERT ITEM B]? Do you think this warning will significantly [INSERT NEXT ITEM]? a. Reduce the number of young people who start smoking, or not? [668] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED b. Increase the number of current smokers who try to quit the habit, or not? [669] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED On another subject, 32. If you could vote on this issue directly, would you vote for or against the following: a law which would make it illegal to perform a specific abortion procedure conducted in the last six months of pregnancy known as a "partail birth abortion, " except in cases necessary to save the life of the mother [670] 1 For the law - (make the procedure illegal) 2 Against the law - (keep the procedure legal) 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Thinking now about Timothy McVeigh, one of the men on trial for bombing the federal building in Oklahoma City -- 33. Do you think the charges against Timothy McVeigh are definitely true, probably true, probably not true, or definietly not true? [671] 1 Definitely true 2 Probably true 3 Probably not true 4 Definitely not true 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 34. Regardless of what you think of those charges, what do you think is the likeliest outcome of the trial - that McVeigh will be found guilty or not guilty? [672] 1 Guilty 2 Not guilty 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED SPLIT SAMPLE: FORM A: ASK Q. 35.A FORM B: ASK Q. 35.B FORM A: 35.A Do you think the suspects charged with the bombing of the federal office building in Oklahoma City can get a fair trial, or not? [673] 1 Yes, fair 2 No, not fair 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED FORM B: 35.B As you may know, some media have reported the contents of confidential documents in which Timothy McVeigh made statements to his lawyers in confidence. As a result of the news reports about those documents, do you think Timothy McVeigh can get a fair trial, or not? [674] 1 Yes, fair 2 No, not fair 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 36. As you may know, television cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom for the Oklahoma City Bombing trial. In your view is this a good idea or a bad idea? [675] 1 Good idea 2 Bad idea 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 37. Also as you may know, law enforcement officials say that two other men aided Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing. Do you think McVeigh and these two other men were the only people involved, or do you think there were other people involved who law enforcement officials have not yet caught? [676] 1 Only people involved 2 Others were involved 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 38. Next, what is your impression of radio personality Howard stern - is it generally favorable, generally unfavorable, or have you never heard of him? [677] 1 Favorable 2 Unfavorable 3 HEARD OF, NO OPINION [vol] 4 Never heard of him 5 REFUSED Finally, here are a few questions about religion. First, 39. How important would you say religion is in your own life - very important, fairly important, or not very important? [712] 1 Very important 2 Fairly important 3 Not very important 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 40. At the present time, do you think religion as a whole is increasing its influence on American life or losing its influence? [713] 1 Increasing its influence 2 Losing its influence 3 STAY THE SAME [vol] 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 41. Do you happen to be a member of a church or synagogue? [714] 1 Yes 2 No SKIP TO 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Q. 43 42. How active would you say you are in your church or synagouge - [READ 1-4]? [715] 1 Very active 2 Moderately active 3 Not very active, or 4 Not active at all 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 43. Did you, yourself, happen to attend church or synagouge in the last seven days, or not? [716] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 44. How often do you attend church or synagogue - READ 1-5: [717] 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 45. What is your religious preference - Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, or an Orthodox religion such as Greek or Russian Orthodox Church? [718,719] 01 Protestant (Include Baptists, Christian Church, Episcopalians, Jehovah's Witness, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian) 02 Roman Catholic 03 Orthodox Church 04 Mormon (Include the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) SKIP TO 05 Jewish Q. 47 06 Muslim 07 Hindu 08 Other List: 09 None 10 Undesignated SKIP TO Q. 47 45. What specific denomination is that? (OPEN ENDED AND CODE) [720,721] 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 47. Would you describe yourself as a "born-again" or evangelical Christian? [722] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 48. 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? [723] 1 Can answer today's problems 2 Old-fashioned 3 OTHER [vol] 4 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED GO TO DEMOGRAPHICS 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. In the election for President last November, did things come up that kept you from voting, or did you happen to vote? [521] 1 Yes, voted 2 No, did not vote SKIP TO 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED D11 D10. In the presidential election, did you happen to vote for Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, or Ross Perot? [522] 1 Bill Clinton 2 Bob Dole 3 Ross Perot 4 OTHER CANDIDATE [vol] 5 DON'T KNOW 6 REFUSED Next, D11. What is your marital status? Are you currently married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married? [552] 1 Married 2 Widowed 3 Divorced 4 Separated 5 Never married 6 NO ANSWER/ REFUSED D12. Do you have any children aged 12 or younger living in your household? [750] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED Thinking about your situation D13. Does a health problem, disability, or handicap keep you from participating fully in work, school, housework, or other activities, or not? [751] 1 Yes, keeps you from participating 2 No, does not 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED INTERVIEWER NOTE: DO NOT READ D.14; SIMPLY RECORD WHETHER YOU FEEL RESPONDENT IS GENERALLY COOPERATIVE AND HAS GOOD VERBAL SKILLS, OR NOT D14. Respondent is relatively articulate, willing to express opinions [530] 1 Yes 2 No PROGRAMMER NOTE: ASK OF ALL WHO ARE D14 "1" D14A. 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 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]