CNN/ GALLUP POLL POST-VIDEOTAPE REACTION -- FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE -- AC: 9660 TIMBERLINE: 124358 R: PRINCETON JOB: #98-09-035 N=600 National Adults David Moore, Lydia Saad September 21, 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 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 3. Do you think Bill Clinton should or should not resign NOW and turn the presidency over to Al Gore? [622] 1 Yes, should 2 No, should not 3 Don’t know/ refused 4. If Q. 2 “1,2” ask: You just answered that you think Bill Clinton [fill from Q. 2: should/should not] be impeached and removed from office. How strongly do you feel about that – very strongly, or not so strongly? [623] 1 Very strongly 2 Not so strongly 3 Don’t know/ refused Still thinking about Clinton, 5. Do you think Bill Clinton is honest and trustworthy enough to be president, or not? [624] 1 Yes 2 No 3 Don’t know/ refused 6. Do you think it is definitely true, probably true, probably not true, or definitely true that Bill Clinton lied under oath about his sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky to the grand jury in the Ken Starr investigation? [625] 1 Definitely true 2 Probably true 3 Probably not true 4 Definitely not true 5 Don’t’ know/ refused 7. 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? [626] 1 Clinton should be impeached and removed form office 2 Should not be impeached and removed from office 3 Don’t know/ refused As you may know, the videotape of Bill Clinton’s testimony in the Starr investigation was released to the public today. 7-2. Thinking about both the release and the contents of the videotape and documents from the Starr investigation, has what you’ve seen or heard about these matters made you feel less favorably toward [insert item rotate start] than you did before, or not? As a result of these matters, do you feel less favorably toward [insert next item] than you did before, or not? [627] 1 Yes, less favorably 2 No, not less favorably 3 More favorably 4 Don’t know/ refused A Bill Clinton [629] B The Republicans in Congress [630] C Independent Counsel, Kenneth Starr [631] 8. Now thinking more generally about the current situation involving Clinton, Lewinsky and the Starr investigation, who do you blame more for the fact that things have gotten tot he point they have – [read and rotate 1-3]? [627] 1 Bill Clinton 2 Ken Starr 3 The Republicans in Congress 4 All equally 5 None/ other 6 Media 7 Don’t know/ refused 9. Would you say – [form a: read 1-2; form b: read 2-1]? [628] 1 The current situation has gotten out of hand in a way that does great harm to the country 2 The current situation is not really that bad 3 Don’t’ know/ refused 10. Not Asked 11. Did you, yourself, happen to see any of the Clinton videotape on television today, or not? [632] 1 Yes 2 No SKIP TO Q. 15 3 Don’t know/ refused SKIP TO Q. 15 11.A. If Q. 11 ‘1’ ask: Approximately how much of the four hours of that videotape have you seen [form a:r ead 1-6; form b: read 6-1]? [633] 1 Less than five minutes 2 Five to less than ten minutes 3 10 to less than 30 minutes 4 30 minutes to less than an hour 5 An hour or more 6 All of it 7 Don’t know/ refused 12. If Q. 11 ‘1’ ask: Based on what you heard or saw of the videotape, did you feel that the investigators treated Bill Clinton fairly or unfairly? [634] 1 Fairly 2 Unfairly 3 Don’t know/ refused 13. If Q. 11 ‘1’ ask: How do you think Bill Clinton appeared on the videotape – [form a: read 1-2; form B; read 2-1]? [635] 1 More as someone guilty of NO crime, who was wrongly accused of one 2 More as someone who is guilty of a crime, and trying to hide something 3 Other 4 Don’t know/ refused 14. Not Asked Finally, we have one question on a more sensitive subject, 15. Thinking about your own definition of sexual relations, do you think – [form a: read 1-2; form b: read 2-1]? [637] 1 Two people have had sexual relations ONLY if they have had sexual intercourse 2 Two people can have what you define as sexual relations without having sexual intercourse 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. 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 D6. 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]