ABC Poll: Do you think the country today is safer from terrorism ?

Pollingreport.com ^ | September 10, 2003 | ABC News Poll

[VRWC_minion]

ABC News Poll. Sept. 4-7, 2003. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample). Field work by TNS Intersearch.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling the U.S. campaign against terrorism?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	9/03	67	28	5
	4/03	79	19	2
	2/03	74	23	4
	1/03	71	25	4
	12/02	79	20	1
	10/02	74	23	4
	9/02	74	24	2
	7/02	83	15	2
	5/02	79	19	3
	4/02	81	18	2
	3/02	88	10	2
	1/02	88	10	2
	12/01	89	9	2
	10/01	92	5	3
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"For each individual or group I name, please tell me what kind of job you think it's done dealing with the events of September 11th and the war on terrorism: excellent, good, not so good or poor. . . ." Each item asked of half the sample
				Excellent/ Good	Not So Good/ Poor	No Opinion
				%	%	%
	The people of New York City			92	3	4
	The U.S. armed forces			92	6	3
	The country in general			85	14	1
	The Department of Homeland Security			67	26	7
	Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld			67	26	7
	The news media			66	33	1
	The U.S. Justice Department			59	35	6
	The Bush Administration			55	44	1
	Attorney General John Ashcroft			54	36	10
	The FBI			52	39	10
	The CIA and other intelligence agencies			52	41	6
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"Now for each country I name, please tell me if you think it has or has not done enough to support the U.S. campaign against terrorism. . . ." Each item asked of half the sample
		Has Done Enough	Has Not	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	Great Britain	79	14	8
	Pakistan	21	66	13
	Germany	18	69	13
	Russia	17	75	8
	Saudi Arabia	17	75	8
	France	10	82	8
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"Do you think the U.S. campaign against terrorism is going very well, fairly well, not too well or not well at all?"
		Very Well	Fairly Well	Not Too Well	Not Well At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/03	12	57	19	10	2
	4/03	26	57	10	6	1
	9/02	10	60	21	8	1
	7/02	15	60	16	8	1
	4/02	11	63	17	9	1
	3/02	21	63	10	6	1
	1/02	32	56	8	4	1
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"For each item I name, please tell me whether you think the United States has done an excellent job on it, a good job, a not-so-good job or a poor job. . . ." Each item asked of half the sample
				Excellent/ Good	Not So Good/ Poor	No Opinion
				%	%	%
	Preventing further terrorist attacks in the United States			80	19	1
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	Reorganizing government agencies to improve anti-terrorism efforts			70	27	4
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	Improving U.S. intelligence-gathering and coordination			65	30	5
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	Breaking up the al Qaeda terrorist network			60	37	3
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	Winning the cooperation of other countries in fighting terrorism			42	57	-
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"How much confidence do you have in the ability of the U.S. government to prevent further terrorist attacks against Americans in this country: a great deal, a good amount, only a fair amount or none at all?"
		A Great Deal	A Good Amount	Only A Fair Amount	None At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/03	14	31	48	7	1
	9/02	12	38	43	6	-
	7/02	13	33	45	9	-
	6/02	14	30	44	11	-
	5/02	17	29	42	10	2
	3/02	18	38	39	5	-
	1/02	18	40	37	6	1
	11/27/01	24	39	32	5	1
	11/5-6/01	17	35	40	7	1
	9/11/01	35	31	30	2	1
	6/97	10	26	52	10	3
	8/96	12	23	49	16	-
	5/95	12	24	51	12	1
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"How concerned are you about the possibility there will be more major terrorist attacks in the United States? Is that something that worries you a great deal, somewhat, not too much or not at all?"
		A Great Deal	Some- what	Not Too Much	Not At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/03	25	46	20	9	-
	3/03	29	47	16	8	1
	2/03	27	45	18	9	1
	9/02	22	52	19	7	0
	7/02	29	44	20	7	-
	4/02	30	43	18	9	-
	3/02	23	47	21	9	1
	12/01	27	43	22	8	1
	10/15/01	35	43	14	9	0
	10/8-9/01	36	46	12	6	-
	10/7/01	41	40	13	4	1
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"How concerned are you about the chance that you personally might be the victim of a terrorist attack? Does that worry you a great deal, somewhat, not too much or not at all?"
		A Great Deal	Some- what	Not Too Much	Not At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/03	10	24	34	31	-
	2/03	10	23	37	28	2
	9/02	7	25	35	33	-
	11/01	10	25	33	31	-
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"Compared to before September 11, 2001, do you think the country today is safer from terrorism or less safe from terrorism?"
		Safer	Less Safe	No Difference (vol.)	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	9/03	67	27	4	2

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[Don Corleone]

Excuse me..but how can anyone have No Opinion on any of those questions? Did they ask Martians or Venusians? No opinion! Really.

[VRWC_minion]

Excuse me..but how can anyone have No Opinion

Probably Freepers telling the callers to screw off.

[taxed2death]

Can I come over to your place and crap in your yard, steal water from your garden hose spigot, take your car stereo, and just for fun, smash a few windows?


You won't mind if I do that.

[VRWC_minion]

You won't mind if I do that.

Not at all. The police will be pleased to go to your house and arrest you for it. Or do you think I should put up a 10 foot fence with barbed wire and hire security guards to police my yard on three shifts and cower in my basement ?