CNN/ USA TODAY/ GALLUP POLL STOCK MARKET REACTION -- FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE -- AC: 9119 TIMBERLINE: 124208 R: PRINCETON JOB: #98-08-026 N=600 National Adults David Moore, Lydia Saad September 1, 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?) 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 Now turning to the economy, 2. How would you rate economic conditions in this country today – as excellent, good, only fair, or poor? [621] 1 Excellent 2 Good 3 Only fair 4 Poor 5 DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED 3. Right now, do you think that economic conditions in the country as a whole are getting better or getting worse? [622] 1 Getting better 2 Getting worse 3 SAME (vol.) 4 DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED 4. How likely do you think it is that there will be a recession in the country during the next twelve months – [READ 1-4]? [623] 1 Very likely 2 Fairly likely 3 Not too likely, or 4 Not at all likely 5 DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED Turning to the stock market. As you may know, the Dow Jones Industrial average, a key market indicator, fell by 513 points yesterday, but/and gained/fell xxx points today. 5. If you had a thousand dollars to spend, do you think investing it in the stock market would be a good or bad idea? [624] 1 Good idea 2 Bad idea 3 DEPENDS (vol.) 4 DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED 6. How concerned are you, personally, about the direction the stock market takes in the next year – [READ 1-4}? [625] 1 Very concerned 2 Somewhat concerned 3 Not too concerned, or 4 Not concerned at all 5 DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED 7. Thinking back to a month ago, how much more concerned about the stock market are you TODAY than you were a month ago – Are you [FORM A: READ 1-3; FORM B: READ 3-1] today, compared to a month ago? [626] 1 A lot more concerned 2 A little more concerned, or 3 Not more concerned at all 4 LESS CONCERNED (vol.) 5 DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED 8. Now thinking about the next four months, what do you think is most likely to happen to the stock market by the end of this year – Do you think the market will – [ROTATE 1-4/4-1]? [627] 1 Crash 2 Drop, but not crash 3 Stabilize about where it is now Or will it, 4 Rise 5 ALREADY HAS CRASHED (vol.) 6 DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED 9. Next, please tell me whether the recent changes in the stock market have, or have not affected you personally in any of the following ways. First,… Next,… [READ AND ROTATE A-D] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DOESN’T APPLY (vol.) 4 DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED A. Made you feel less confident about the nation’s economy [628] B. Made you feel less confident about your own personal financial situation [629] C. Made you seriously consider canceling or postponing a big purchase, vacation or other expenditure [630] D. Made you seriously consider shifting some of your own money out of the stock market [631] 10. Do you personally or jointly with a spouse, have any money invested in the stock market right now – either in an individual stock, a stock mutual fund, or in a self-directed 401-K or IRA [PRONOUNCED I-R-A]? [632] 1 Yes 2 No --------------------------------| SKIP TO READ 3 DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED -| BEFORE Q. 12 11.Thinking about the past seven days, what changes, if any, have you made in your stock investments over the past week – Have you [READ AND ROTATE 1-3]? [633] 1 Put more money into the stock market 2 Taken money out of the stock market Or, 3 Kept your stock investments the same 4 DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED Finally, thinking about the situation in Russia. 12. In your view, should the U.S. continue to support Russian President Boris Yeltsin, or don’t you think so? [634] 1 Yes, continue to support 2 Don’t think so 3 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. 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 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 [END OF SURVEY]