A CNN/ USA TODAY/ GALLUP POLL AU PAIR TRIAL VERDICT -- FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE -- AC: 7154 TIMBERLINE: 120298 R: ____ PRINCETON JOB # 97-11-029 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 November 10, 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. As you may know, last week a jury convicted British nanny, Louise Woodward, of 2nd degree murder for the death of an 8 month old baby in her care. Today, the judge in the case reduced the murder conviction to a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. Do you approve or disapprove of the judge's decision to reduce the charge to manslaughter? [620] 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 2. The original murder conviction carried a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. Instead, the judge freed Louise Woodward today, reducing her sentence to the 10 months she had already served in jail. Do you approve or disapprove of the judge's decision to free her today? [621] 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 3. Regardless of your view of the judge's decision, do you think it is right or wrong for a judge to have the power to overturn a jury's verdict in a case like this? [622] 1 Right 2 Wrong 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 4. Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some of those involved in the Louise Woodward trial. As I read each item, tell me if you think they did a good job or a bad job in the trial: READ AND ROTATE A-C 1 Good job 2 Bad job 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED a. The attorneys defending Louise Woodward [623] b. The judge [624] c. The jury [625] Finally, one last question, 5. Do you think Louise Woodward, the nanny in this case, was responsible for the death of the child, or not? [626] 1 Yes, responsible 2 No, not responsible 3 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED 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 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 D5A. Do you have any children under the age of 18? [561] 1 Yes 2 No 3 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 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]