Posted on 09/10/2003 6:29:48 AM PDT by 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?" |
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Approve | Disap- prove |
No Opinion |
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% | % | % | ||||
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 |
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Excellent/ Good |
Not So Good/ Poor |
No Opinion |
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% | % | % | ||||
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 |
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Has Done Enough |
Has Not | No Opinion |
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% | % | % | ||||
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?" |
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Very Well |
Fairly Well |
Not Too Well |
Not Well At All |
No Opinion |
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% | % | % | % | % | ||
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 |
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Excellent/ Good |
Not So Good/ Poor |
No Opinion |
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% | % | % | ||||
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 |
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% | % | % | % | % | ||
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?" |
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A Great Deal |
Some- what |
Not Too Much |
Not At All |
No Opinion |
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% | % | % | % | % | ||
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?" |
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A Great Deal |
Some- what |
Not Too Much |
Not At All |
No Opinion |
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% | % | % | % | % | ||
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?" |
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Safer | Less Safe |
No Difference (vol.) |
No Opinion |
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% | % | % | % | |||
9/03 | 67 | 27 | 4 | 2 |
Contradictory Predictions: Duly Noted
Probably Freepers telling the callers to screw off.
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 ?
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