CNN/ GALLUP POLL STARR REPORT PUBLICLY RELEASED REACTION -- FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE -- AC: 9709 TIMBERLINE: 124367 R: PRINCETON JOB: #98-09-034 N=600 National Adults David Moore, Lydia Saad September 20, 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 thinking about the president, 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 we have some questions about the current investigations of Bill Clinton. First, 2. Based on what you know at this point, do you think that Bill Clinton should or should not be impeached and removed from office? [621] 1 Yes, should 2 No, should not 3 Don’t know/ refused 2B. Do you think Bill Clinton should or should not resign NOW and turn the presidency over to Al Gore? [630] 1 Yes, should 2 No, should not 3 Don’t know/ refused 3. As you may know, tomorrow Congress will publicly release the videotape of Bill Clinton’s testimony before the Ken Starr grand jury. Do you think Congress should or should not release the videotape of Clinton’s testimony to the public? [622] 1 Yes, should 2 No, should not 3 Don’t know/ refused 4. As you may know, tomorrow Congress will also publicly release about 2,800 pages of documents related tot he Clinton investigation that Ken Starr turned over to Congress when he submitted his report. Do you think Congress should or should not release those documents tot he public? [623] 1 Yes, should 2 No, should not 3 Don’t know/ refused 5. The videotape of Clinton’s testimony will be released on Monday. Do you plan to watch any of it on television, or not? [624] 1 Yes Continue 2 No Skip to Q. 7 3 Don’t know/ refused Skip to Q. 7 6. If YES IN Q.5: Do you plan to watch at least some of the full videotape on television as soon as it is available, watch at least some of it when the full videotape is rebroadcast later, or only watch the excerpts the news shows broadcast later in the day? [625] 1 Watch videotape on television as soon as it is available 2 Watch videotape when it is rebroadcast later 3 Only watch the news show excerpts 4 Don’t know/ refused 7. Do you think it is definitely true, probably true, probably not true, or definitely not true that Bill Clinton lied under oath about his sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky tot he grand jury in the Ken Starr investigation? [626] 1 Definitely true 2 Probably true 3 Probably not true 4 Definitely not true 5 Don’t know/ refused 8. If you were convinced that Bill Clinton lied under oath about his sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky to the grand jury in the Ken Starr investigation, would you think Clinton should or should not be impeached and removed from office? [627] 1 Clinton should be impeached and removed form office 2 Should not be impeached and removed from office 3 Don’t know/refused FORM A: ASK Q. 9/ Q.10 FORM B: ASK Q. 10/ Q.9 9. The videotape may be released Monday at the same time that President Clinton may be giving a speech to leaders of other countries at the United Nations. In your opinion, should the release of the videotape be postponed because of that, or should the videotape be released as currently planned? [628] 1 Release should be postponed 2 Release should not be postponed 3 Don’t know/ refused 10. As you may know, Monday is Rosh Hashanah one of the major Jewish religious holidays. In your opinion, should the release of the videotape be postponed because of that, or should the videotape be released as currently planned? 1 Release should be postponed 2 Release should not be postponed 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. 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. NOT ASKED 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 --| 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]