z POLL July 11-16, 2012 Total N= 1,089 Registered N= 942 All trends are from New York Times/CBS News polls unless otherwise noted. Asterisk indicates registered respondents only. Some people are registered to vote and others are not. Are you registered to vote in the precinct or election district where you now live, or aren't you? 7/11-16/12 Yes 82 No 18 How much attention have you been able to pay to the 2012 presidential campaign -- a lot, some, not much, or no attention so far? 6/3-7/11* CBS 6/24-28/11* 9/10-15/11* 9/28-10/2/11* CBS 10/19-24/11* 11/6-10/11* CBS 12/14-18/11* CBS 1/4-8/12* CBS 1/12-17/12* 2/8-13/12* 3/7-11/12* 4/13-17/12* 7/11-16/12* A lot 25 27 30 32 31 33 32 35 35 35 44 43 45 Some 39 39 39 38 39 39 42 37 41 44 37 35 38 Not much 23 24 22 22 21 21 17 19 17 14 15 15 14 None 11 9 8 8 10 7 9 9 6 6 3 7 3 DK/NA 2 1 - 1. Compared to past Presidential elections, how would you describe your level of enthusiasm about voting in the 2012 Presidential election -- are you more enthusiastic than usual, less enthusiastic, or about the same as usual? 6/24-28/11* 9/10-15/11* 11/6-10/11* CBS 12/14-18/11* CBS 1/4-8/12* CBS 1/12-17/12* 2/8-13/12* 3/7-11/12* 7/11-16/12* More 27 31 28 26 27 25 31 29 33 Less 18 18 23 23 24 27 28 27 25 Same 54 50 48 50 48 47 39 43 41 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 QUESTIONS 2---3 WERE ROTATED 2. Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Barack Obama yet to have an opinion? Haven't Favorable Not fav. Undecided heard enough Refused 1/1-3/07 CBS 1/18-21/07* CBS 3/7-11/07 3/26-27/07 CBS 4/9-12/07* CBS 5/18-23/07* 6/26-28/07* CBS 7/9-17/07 7/9-17/07* 8/8-12/07* CBS 9/4-9/07* 2/20-24/08* 3/15-18/08* CBS 3/28-4/2/08* 4/25-29/08* 5/1-3/08* 5/30-6/3/08* CBS 7/7-14/08* 7/31-8/5/08* CBS 8/15-19/08* 9/12-16/08* 9/21-24/08* 9/27-30/08* CBS 10/3-5/08* CBS 10/10-13/08* 10/19-22/08* 10/25-29/08* 10/31-11/2/08* CBS 12/4-8/08 CBS 1/11-15/09 4/22-26/09 7/24-28/09 2/5-10/10 4/5-12/10 10/1-5/10 CBS 10/21-26/10 1/15-19/11 9/10-15/11 1/12-17/12* 2/8-13/12* 3/7-11/12* 4/13-17/12* 7/11-16/12*? 28 29 39 31 36 34 40 36 37 36 35 45 44 43 39 44 41 39 37 39 45 43 48 46 50 52 51 50 55 60 54 50 39 43 42 40 40 39 38 45 41 42 36 10 9 18 17 18 21 22 20 21 20 21 23 28 24 34 30 31 31 32 32 35 30 32 34 32 31 34 35 12 9 18 23 34 33 39 36 34 42 45 41 41 45 48 14 20 20 21 25 25 22 25 24 27 29 23 20 25 21 20 22 24 25 25 16 22 17 16 15 15 13 12 24 22 15 16 19 17 15 18 20 13 14 11 14 11 12 47 41 23 30 21 20 15 19 18 17 14 9 8 8 5 6 5 4 5 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 7 8 12 11 6 7 3 4 6 5 3 2 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 ? This question was farther down in the body of the questionnaire in earlier surveys this year. Favorability questions are typically moved higher at some point during the general election season. Variation in the order of questions can affect the results. 3 3. Is your opinion of Mitt Romney favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Mitt Romney yet to have an opinion? 1/1-3/07 CBS 2/8-11/07 CBS 3/7-11/07 4/9-12/07* CBS 5/18-23/07* 6/26-28/07* CBS 7/9-17/07* 8/8-12/07 CBS 9/4-9/07* 4/15-20/11* 6/3-7/11* CBS 9/10-15/11* 11/6-10/11* CBS 1/12-17/12* 2/8-13/12* 3/7-11/12* 4/13-17/12* 7/11-16/12*? Favorable 5 6 8 10 14 12 11 14 11 28 25 25 25 21 26 30 29 32 Not favorable 10 8 15 16 16 16 15 16 19 24 24 29 31 35 40 37 34 36 Undecided 14 13 17 17 18 19 24 21 26 25 28 29 26 29 20 20 22 21 Haven't heard enough 71 72 59 57 52 52 49 48 45 22 22 16 18 15 13 11 15 10 Refused 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 ? This question was farther down in the body of the questionnaire in earlier surveys this year. Favorability questions are typically moved higher at some point during the general election season. Variation in the order of questions can affect the results. 4. How likely is it that you will vote in the 2012 election for President this November would you say you will definitely vote, probably vote, probably not vote, or definitely not vote in the election for President? Definitely vote 88 Probably vote 8 Probably not vote 2 Definitely not vote 1 DK/NA 1 7/11-16/12* 4 5. If the 2012 presidential election were being held today and the candidates were Barack Obama, the Democrat, and Mitt Romney, the Republican, would you vote for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? CANDIDATE NAMES WERE ROTATED. Obama 1/4-8/12* CBS 1/12-17/12* 2/8-13/12* 3/7-11/12* 4/13-17/12* 7/11-16/12* 6. 45 45 48 47 46 43 Romney 47 45 42 44 46 45 Other (vol.) 1 1 2 2 Won't vote (vol.) 2 4 4 2 3 1 Depends (vol.) 1 2 1 1 1 2 DK/NA 5 5 5 5 3 7 Is your mind made up or is it still too early to say for sure? Mind made up 79 79 81 Too early to say for sure 20 20 18 DK/NA 1 1 1 7/11-16/12* Obama Voters Romney Voters 7. Would you describe your support for [SELECTED CANDIDATE] as strongly favoring him, or do you like him but with reservations, or do you support him because you dislike [SELECTED CANDIDATE]? 7/11-16/12* Obama Voters Romney Voters Strongly favor 41 52 29 Like with reservations 34 37 32 Dislike other 23 8 37 DK/NA 2 3 1 8. IF DEPENDS/UNDECIDED IN Q.5: Well as of today, do you lean more toward Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? RESULTS FOR QUESTION 8 INCLUDE RESPONSES FROM QUESTION 5 7/11-16/12* Obama 46 Romney 47 Won't vote (vol.) 1 Other (vol.) 2 DK/NA 5 5 9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? 2/2-4/09 CBS 2/18-22/09 3/12-16/09 CBS 3/20-22/09 CBS 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 5/6-12/09 CBS 6/12-16/09 7/9-12/09 CBS 7/24-28/09 8/27-31/09 CBS 9/19-23/09 10/5-8/09 CBS 11/13-16/09 CBS 12/4-8/09 1/6-10/10 CBS 1/14-17/10 CBS 2/5-10/10 3/18-21/10 CBS 3/29-4/1/10 CBS 4/5-12/10 4/28-5/2/10 5/20-24/10 CBS 6/16-20/10 7/9-12/10 CBS 8/20-24/10 CBS 9/10-14/10 10/1-5/10 CBS 10/21-26/10 11/7-10/10 CBS 11/29-12/2/10 CBS 1/15-19/11 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 5/2-3/11 6/3-7/11 CBS 6/24-28/11 8/2-3/11 9/10-15/11 9/28-10/2/11 CBS 10/19-24/11 11/6-10/11 CBS 12/5-7/11 CBS 12/14-18/11 CBS 1/4-8/12 CBS 1/12-17/12 2/8-13/12 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 7/11-16/12 Approve 62 63 62 64 66 68 63 63 57 58 56 56 56 53 50 46 50 46 49 44 50 51 47 47 44 48 45 44 45 45 48 49 48 49 46 57 48 47 48 43 44 46 43 44 47 45 47 50 41 48 44 Disapprove 15 22 24 20 24 23 26 26 32 30 35 33 34 36 39 41 40 45 41 41 40 39 43 43 44 44 47 45 47 45 42 39 41 41 45 37 43 44 47 50 44 46 47 46 44 47 45 43 47 42 46 DK/NA 23 15 14 16 10 9 11 11 11 13 9 11 10 11 11 13 10 9 10 15 10 10 10 10 12 8 8 11 8 10 10 12 11 10 8 6 9 9 5 7 12 8 10 10 9 8 8 7 12 10 10 6 10. Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track? 1/27-28/91 CBS 3/4-6/91 10/15-18/91 11/27-28/94 CBS 12/3-6/95 NYT 12/8-11/96 NYT 9/16-18/96 CBS 2/19-21/98 9/8-10/98 10/12-13/98 10/26-28/98 5/10-13/00 3/8-12/01 4/23-25/01 CBS 6/14-18/01 10/25-28/01 12/7-10/01 1/24-27/02 7/13-16/02 7/22-23/02 CBS 8/6-7/02 CBS 9/2-5/02 10/3-6/02 10/27-31/02 11/20-24/02 2/10-12/03 3/22/03 4/11-13/03 9/28-10/1/03 7/13-27/03 11/10-12/03 CBS 12/10-13/03 12/14-15/03 1/12-15/04 2/12-15/04 CBS 3/10-14/04 3/30-4/1/04 CBS 4/23-27/04 5/20-23/04 CBS 6/23-27/04 7/11-15/04 8/15-18/04 CBS 9/12-16/04 9/20-22/04 CBS 10/1-3/04 10/14-17/04 10/28-30/04 11/18-21/04 1/14-18/05 2/24-28/05 3/9-14/05 NYT 4/13-16/05 CBS 5/20-24/05 CBS 6/10-15/05 7/29-8/2/05 CBS 9/9-13/05 10/3-5/05 CBS 10/30-11/1/05 CBS 12/2-6/05 1/5-8/06 CBS 1/20-25/06 3/9-12/06 CBS 4/28-30/06 CBS 5/4-8/06 Right Wrong 51 39 51 42 33 60 30 65 25 64 39 51 41 48 54 36 49 42 46 47 52 42 48 44 40 54 37 58 42 53 61 29 64 27 52 35 42 48 39 53 41 51 43 49 42 48 41 52 41 49 35 56 50 40 56 36 37 56 46 49 39 53 39 56 49 43 42 53 41 51 38 54 36 57 36 55 30 65 36 57 36 56 39 55 41 51 41 54 40 51 37 59 43 55 40 54 39 56 42 52 37 56 32 62 34 60 33 61 37 57 31 63 37 58 27 68 31 60 31 62 32 61 28 66 24 71 23 70 DK/NA 10 7 7 5 10 11 11 9 10 7 7 7 6 5 5 10 10 12 10 8 8 8 10 8 10 9 10 9 7 5 8 5 8 5 8 8 7 9 5 6 8 6 7 5 9 4 2 6 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 9 7 7 9 5 7 6/10-11/06 CBS 7/21-25/06 8/17-21/06 10/27-31/06 12/8-10/06 CBS 1/1-3/07 CBS 1/18-21/07 CBS 2/8-11/07 CBS 2/23-27/07 3/7-11/07 5/18-23/07 6/26-28/07 CBS 7/9-17/07 9/4-8/07 12/5-9/07 1/9-12/08 3/28-4/2/08 5/30-6/3/08 CBS 7/7-14/08 9/12-16/08 10/10-13/08 10/19-22/08 10/25-29/08 12/4-8/08 CBS 1/11-15/09 2/2-4/09 CBS 3/12-16/09 CBS 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 5/6-12/09 CBS 6/12-16/09 7/9-12/09 CBS 7/24-28/09 9/19-23/09 12/4-8/09 1/14-17/10 CBS 2/5-10/10 4/5-12/10 5/4-5/10 CBS 5/20-24/10 CBS 6/16-20/10 9/10-14/10 10/1-5/10 CBS 10/21-26/10 11/7-10/10 CBS 1/15-19/11 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 6/3-7/11 CBS 6/24-28/11 7/22-24/11 CBS 9/10-15/11 9/28-10/2/11 CBS 10/19-24/11 12/5-7/11 CBS 12/14-18/11 CBS 1/4-8/12 CBS 1/12-17/12 2/8-13/12 2/24-27/12 CBS 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 5/31-6/3/12 CBS 7/11-16/12 Right Wrong 27 69 28 66 29 67 29 64 24 70 27 68 26 69 26 68 23 68 25 69 24 72 19 75 22 72 24 71 21 71 19 75 14 81 14 83 14 81 14 81 7 89 11 85 11 85 12 83 15 79 23 68 35 57 39 53 41 50 45 48 44 50 35 57 42 49 41 53 37 56 36 55 33 62 34 59 33 58 32 61 32 60 33 60 32 63 34 61 29 62 32 64 36 58 30 64 26 70 31 60 28 63 22 70 23 72 19 73 21 74 21 75 25 69 29 65 29 66 35 59 24 67 29 63 31 61 31 62 30 64 DK/NA 4 6 4 7 6 5 5 6 9 6 4 6 6 4 8 6 5 3 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 9 8 7 9 7 6 8 9 6 7 9 5 7 9 7 8 6 5 5 9 4 6 6 5 9 9 8 5 8 5 4 6 6 4 6 8 7 7 7 6 7 11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling foreign policy? 2/2-4/09 CBS 2/18-22/09 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 6/12-16/09 7/9-12/09 CBS 7/24-28/09 10/5-8/09 CBS 11/13-16/09 CBS 1/14-17/10 CBS 2/5-10/10 4/28-5/2/10 7/9-12/10 CBS 11/7-10/10 CBS 11/29-12/2/10 CBS 1/15-19/11 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 5/2-3/11 6/3-7/11 CBS 10/19-24/11 11/6-10/11 CBS 12/5-7/11 CBS 12/14-18/11 CBS 1/4-8/12 CBS 1/12-17/12 2/8-13/12 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 7/11-16/12 Approve 50 57 59 59 59 53 54 48 50 49 47 48 44 46 40 46 46 47 39 52 47 50 45 41 51 46 48 50 40 46 41 Disapprove 15 17 19 23 23 30 24 28 36 38 34 38 41 37 45 32 33 36 46 34 37 31 41 41 32 37 35 36 41 36 42 DK/NA 35 26 22 18 19 17 23 24 14 13 19 14 15 17 15 22 21 17 15 15 16 19 14 18 17 17 16 14 19 18 17 8 12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy? 2/2-4/09 CBS 2/18-22/09 3/12-16/09 CBS 3/20-22/09 CBS 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 5/6-12/09 CBS 6/12-16/09 7/9-12/09 CBS 7/24-28/09 8/27-31/09 CBS 9/19-23/09 10/5-8/09 CBS 11/13-16/09 CBS 12/4-8/09 1/6-10/10 CBS 1/14-17/10 CBS 2/5-10/10 3/18-21/10 CBS 3/29-4/1/10 CBS 4/5-12/10 4/28-5/2/10 5/20-24/10 CBS 6/16-20/10 7/9-12/10 CBS 8/20-24/10 CBS 9/10-14/10 10/1-5/10 CBS 10/21-26/10 11/7-10/10 CBS 11/29-12/2/10 CBS 1/15-19/11 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 5/2-3/11 6/3-7/11 CBS 6/24-28/11 9/10-15/11 9/28-10/2/11 CBS 10/19-24/11 12/5-7/11 CBS 12/14-18/11 CBS 1/4-8/12 CBS 1/12-17/12 2/8-13/12 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 7/11-16/12 Approve 55 57 56 61 56 61 56 57 48 51 53 50 54 49 47 41 46 42 45 42 43 48 43 45 40 44 41 38 42 40 43 41 42 39 38 34 37 39 34 35 38 33 40 38 40 44 39 44 39 Disapprove 24 32 33 29 34 29 33 35 44 41 41 40 38 43 43 47 48 52 45 50 46 47 48 48 54 48 51 50 50 53 50 52 50 53 57 55 56 52 57 53 56 60 53 55 54 50 54 48 55 DK/NA 21 11 11 10 10 10 11 7 8 9 6 10 8 8 10 12 6 5 10 8 11 6 9 7 6 8 8 12 8 7 7 7 8 8 5 11 7 9 9 12 5 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 9 13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? 8/16-19/90 10/8-10/90 10/28-31/90 1/27-28/91 3/4-6/91 8/18-22/91 10/5-7/91 10/15-18/91 1/22-25/92 2/26-3/1/92 3/26-29/92 7/8-11/92 3/28-31/93 5/27-29/93 6/1-3/93 8/2-3/93 CBS 9/16-19/93 11/11-14/93 12/5-7/93 CBS 1/15-17/94 8/16-17/94 9/8-11/94 10/29-11/1/94 1/10-20/95 CBS 2/22-25/95 3/12-14/95 4/1-4/95 5/4-6/95 CBS 8/5-9/95 10/22-25/95 12/9-11/95 1/18-20/96 CBS 2/22-24/96 3/10-11/96 CBS 3/31-4/2/96 5/31-6/3/96 6/20-23/96 NYT 7/11-13/96 8/3-5/96 9/2-4/96 1/14-17/97 4/2-5/97 5/6-8/97 CBS 7/13-14/97 CBS 11/2-3/97 CBS 12/6-8/97 1/10-12/98 1/18-21/98 CBS 1/24-25/98 2/19-21/98 5/19-21/98 CBS 7/19-21/98 9/8-10/98 CBS 9/12-15/98 CBS 9/22-23/98 10/3-4/98 CBS 10/7-8/98 CBS 10/12-13/98 10/26-28/98 10/31-11/1/98 CBS 12/13-17/98 12/19-20/98 1/3-4/99 CBS 1/10-13/99 CBS 1/30-2/1/99 2/12/99 CBS 3/24/99 CBS 3/28/99 CBS 4/5-6/99 6/5-6/99 CBS 7/13-14/99 CBS 8/1-3/99 CBS 8/15/99 CBS 10/3-4/99 CBS 10/25-30/99 CBS 11/4-7/99 2/12-14/00 5/10-13/00 7/20-23/00 9/27-10/1/00 2/10-12/01 CBS 3/8-12/01 4/23-25/01 CBS 5/10-12/01 CBS 6/14-18/01 10/25-28/01 12/07-10/01 1/21-24/02 2/24-26/02 CBS 6/18-20/02 CBS 7/13-16/02 9/22-23/02 CBS 10/3-6/02 10/27-31/02 5/9-12/03 7/13-27/03 Approve Disapprove 40 44 27 60 23 69 49 41 39 47 30 57 27 57 29 57 17 71 21 67 17 75 20 71 35 52 27 61 27 60 21 68 23 64 25 63 27 60 30 58 22 67 25 63 20 73 35 44 36 51 31 54 30 60 33 55 31 56 32 55 26 64 31 60 22 70 26 64 23 66 19 71 29 61 27 58 32 52 32 55 45 45 32 59 42 44 34 55 36 53 34 52 44 40 42 41 47 43 50 30 41 42 40 42 49 38 55 34 48 41 47 38 46 44 43 48 41 49 41 48 44 49 42 53 41 51 43 46 45 46 46 46 43 47 41 47 43 45 41 46 41 41 43 41 42 44 38 48 36 52 37 50 39 47 38 45 45 41 49 38 48 31 50 33 44 37 45 36 45 39 67 24 57 31 47 37 50 34 43 40 49 38 48 36 42 45 45 40 35 48 39 46 DK/NA 16 13 8 10 14 13 16 14 11 12 7 9 13 12 13 11 13 12 13 13 11 12 7 21 13 15 10 12 13 13 10 9 8 10 11 10 9 15 16 13 10 9 14 11 11 14 16 17 10 20 17 18 13 12 10 15 10 9 10 11 6 5 8 11 9 8 10 12 12 13 18 16 14 14 12 13 13 18 14 13 21 17 19 19 16 9 12 15 16 17 14 16 13 15 16 15 9/28-10/1/03 1/12-15/04 10/14-17/04 1/14-18/05 2/24-28/05 3/21-22/05 CBS 4/13-16/05 CBS 5/20-23/05 CBS 6/10-15/05 7/13-14/05 CBS 9/9-13/05 10/3-5/05 CBS 10/30-11/1/05 CBS 12/2-6/05 1/5-8/06 CBS 1/20-25/06 2/22-26/06 CBS 3/9-12/06 CBS 4/6-9/06 CBS 5/4-8/06 6/10-11/06 CBS 7/21-25/06 8/17-21/06 9/15-19/06 10/5-8/06 10/27-31/06 1/18-21/07 CBS 2/8-11/07 CBS 2/23-27/07 3/7-11/07 4/9-12/07 CBS 5/18-23/07 6/26-28/07 CBS 7/9-17/07 7/20-22/07 8/8-12/07 CBS 9/4-8/07 10/12-16/07 CBS 12/5-9/07 4/25-29/08 9/27-30/08 CBS 10/10-13/08 10/19-22/08 2/2-4/09 CBS 2/18-22/09 3/12-16/09 CBS 3/20-22/09 CBS 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 7/9-12/09 CBS 8/27-31/09 CBS 10/5-8/09 CBS 10/29-11/1/09 CBS 11/13-16/09 CBS 1/14-17/10 CBS 2/5-10/10 3/18-21/10 CBS 3/29-4/1/10 CBS 4/5-12/10 5/20-24/10 CBS 6/16-20/10 8/20-24/10 CBS 9/10-14/10 10/1-5/10 CBS 10/21-26/10 11/29-12/2/10 CBS 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 6/3-7/11 CBS 6/24-28/11 8/2-3/11 9/10-15/11 9/28-10/2/11 CBS 10/19-24/11 11/6-10/11 CBS 12/5-7/11 CBS 12/14-18/11 CBS 1/4-8/12 CBS 1/12-17/12 2/8-13/12 4/13-17/12 5/31-6/3/12 7/11-16/12 Approve 37 45 38 44 41 34 35 29 33 33 34 31 34 33 27 29 28 32 27 23 26 28 29 25 27 29 33 32 33 31 34 35 27 29 26 25 23 27 21 21 15 12 17 26 26 30 30 26 28 22 26 22 18 26 23 15 14 16 17 15 19 22 21 18 14 17 24 21 16 18 20 14 12 11 9 9 11 11 12 13 10 13 15 12 Disapprove 47 42 46 39 44 49 51 55 53 50 54 57 53 53 57 61 61 54 61 64 60 58 60 61 64 56 49 52 50 53 54 52 60 59 61 63 66 59 64 68 72 74 70 62 63 56 56 64 55 65 58 65 70 60 63 75 76 74 73 77 70 71 70 71 76 72 62 66 75 72 70 82 80 80 84 83 82 83 80 79 82 77 77 79 DK/NA 16 13 16 17 15 17 14 16 14 17 12 12 13 14 16 11 11 14 12 13 14 14 11 14 9 15 18 16 17 16 12 13 13 12 13 12 11 14 15 11 13 14 13 12 12 14 14 10 16 13 16 13 12 14 14 10 10 10 10 8 11 7 9 11 10 11 14 13 9 10 10 3 8 9 7 8 7 6 8 9 8 9 9 9 10 14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Supreme Court is handling its job? 5/31-6/3/12 7/11-16/12 Approve 44 41 Disapprove 36 41 DK/NA 20 18 11 15. How would you rate the condition of the national economy these days? Is it very good, fairly good, fairly bad or very bad? 1/92A 1/92B 2/92A 2/92B 3/92 4/92 7/92 8/92A 9/92A 10/92A 10/92C 10/92D 10/92E 12/92 1/93 2/93 3/93 6/93A 6/93B 8/93 9/93 11/93 12/93 12/93 1/94 1/94 2/94 4/94 6/94 7/94 9/94 9/94 11/94 1/95 2/95 3/95 7/95 10/95 12/95 1/96 2/96 6/96 6/96B 7/96 8/96 9/96 10/96 10/96C 11/96 12/96 1/97 4/97 7/97 11/97 12/97 1/98 2/98 8/11-13/98 8/19-20/98 10/98A 10/98B 2/00 5/00 9/00D* 10/00 11/00 12/00 CBS 1/01 CBS 3/8-12/01 4/01B CBS 5/01 CBS 6/14-18/01 9/20-23/01 10/25-28/01 12/07-10/01 1/5-6/02 CBS 1/15-17/02CBS 1/21-24/02 2/24-26/02CBS 5/13-14/02CBS 6/18-20/02CBS 7/13-16/02 7/22-23/02CBS 8/6-7/02 CBS 9/2-5/02 10/3-6/02 10/27-31/02 11/20-24/02 1/4-6/03 CBS 1/19-22/03 5/9-12/03 9/28-10/1/03 2/10-12/03 3/20-24/03 4/11-13/03 10/20-21/03CBS 12/10-13/03 12/14-15/03 1/12-15/04 3/10-14/04 4/23-27/04 5/20-23/04 CBS Very good 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 4 2 3 2 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 11 14 17 16 21 21 25 16 16 28 29 26 25 26 21 14 6 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 4 3 2 3 2 3 4 1 2 1 1 2 4 2 3 2 3 4 5 3 2 4 5 Fairly good 17 20 16 16 18 23 21 20 19 18 21 21 22 31 34 33 33 29 33 28 31 40 43 43 45 49 50 51 51 50 51 50 53 57 53 52 58 54 54 49 50 53 56 56 58 64 66 61 64 61 64 62 62 63 63 67 67 66 61 65 68 60 58 64 60 63 65 70 68 58 64 67 50 53 52 49 49 50 52 62 56 47 42 45 47 39 44 46 40 42 42 39 37 47 48 42 52 50 51 47 51 47 Fairly bad 47 46 38 40 39 40 41 40 37 42 40 40 39 39 41 36 41 43 40 45 44 38 39 39 38 34 34 33 32 35 33 34 33 28 29 29 26 32 27 33 30 32 30 27 23 23 19 21 21 22 23 24 18 16 15 13 9 8 9 15 11 8 7 7 9 7 10 11 19 29 23 22 33 33 35 36 36 36 38 27 30 36 39 38 36 42 38 37 43 43 41 37 42 33 36 36 30 28 34 34 30 31 Very bad 35 32 42 41 40 34 37 38 39 37 37 36 36 28 22 26 22 25 23 23 23 18 15 15 14 14 12 11 11 11 13 11 10 11 12 13 11 10 13 14 15 11 9 10 10 7 6 10 6 8 5 7 8 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 4 3 3 4 5 7 7 6 11 9 8 8 11 10 7 7 9 13 14 13 14 14 15 13 14 12 14 19 18 15 10 18 13 13 11 15 15 16 DK/NA 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 6/23-27/04 8/15-18/04 CBS 9/12-16/04 10/1-3/04 10/14-17/04 11/18-21/04 2/24-28/05 6/10-15/05 7/29-8/2/05 CBS 9/9-13/05 10/30-11/1/05 CBS 12/2-6/05 1/5-8/06 CBS 1/20-25/06 2/22-26/06 CBS 3/9-12/06 CBS 4/6-9/06 CBS 4/28-30/06 CBS 5/4-8/06 7/21-25/06 8/17-21/06 9/15-19/06 10/5-8/06 10/27-31/06 12/8-10/06 CBS 1/1-3/07 CBS 1/18-21/07 CBS 2/8-11/07 CBS 2/23-27/07 3/7-11/07 4/9-12/07 CBS 5/18-23/07 7/9-17/07 8/8-12/07 CBS 9/4-8/07 10/12-16/07 CBS 12/5-9/07 1/9-12/08 1/30-2/2/08 CBS 2/20-24/08 3/15-18/08 CBS 3/28-4/2/08 4/25-29/08 5/1-3/08 5/30-6/3/08 CBS 7/7-14/08 7/31-8/5/08 CBS 8/15-19/08 9/12-16/08 9/21-24/08 9/27-30/08 CBS 10/3-5/08 CBS 10/10-13/08 10/19-22/08 10/25-29/08 12/4-8/08 CBS 1/11-15/09 2/2-4/09 CBS 2/18-22/09 3/12-16/09 CBS 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 5/6-12/09 CBS 6/12-16/09 7/9-12/09 CBS 7/24-28/09 8/27-31/09 CBS 9/19-23/09 10/5-8/09 CBS 11/13-16/09 CBS 12/4-8/09 1/6-10/10 CBS 2/5-10/10 3/29/-4/1/10 CBS 4/5-12/10 4/28-5/2/10 5/20-24/10 6/16-20/10 7/9-12/10 CBS 8/20-24/10 CBS 9/10-14/10 10/1-5/10 CBS 10/21-26/10 11/7-10/10 CBS 11/29-12/2/10 CBS 1/15-19/11 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 6/3-7/11 CBS 6/24-28/11 8/2-3/11 9/10-15/11 9/28-10/2/11 CBS 10/19-24/11 11/6-10/11 CBS 12/5-7/11 CBS 1/4-8/12 CBS 1/12-17/12 2/8-13/12 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 7/11-16/12 Very good 4 5 3 6 3 4 4 4 7 4 3 6 6 6 5 4 7 8 6 5 5 5 7 9 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 7 9 7 4 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Fairly good 54 47 51 49 49 50 53 50 50 45 44 49 48 51 45 51 45 49 47 46 47 51 53 50 50 50 51 52 55 47 51 48 46 45 51 45 39 35 26 27 24 20 22 15 19 18 16 17 20 17 10 10 11 13 10 8 6 5 8 12 10 15 17 14 13 17 18 21 15 18 20 15 16 15 22 23 19 20 15 15 17 18 21 18 17 24 23 21 17 18 17 12 13 10 13 12 12 18 20 22 21 26 26 Fairly bad 30 32 31 29 32 30 29 32 31 33 35 29 32 29 33 29 30 27 31 34 32 30 28 26 26 26 31 27 25 33 28 29 30 32 30 33 39 42 44 45 42 48 41 40 45 45 40 41 39 34 37 34 38 35 41 37 30 31 30 36 38 40 45 48 42 47 43 49 49 42 44 50 44 42 43 45 47 48 50 42 47 43 45 44 46 46 46 48 44 43 43 46 39 47 50 41 44 46 47 46 45 41 39 Very bad 11 15 12 16 13 14 13 13 11 17 16 14 13 13 15 14 17 14 15 13 15 13 11 13 13 14 10 12 10 11 11 14 13 14 15 16 18 19 27 25 34 30 36 43 33 35 43 41 39 46 52 55 50 51 48 54 62 63 61 52 51 44 36 36 44 35 36 28 35 37 33 32 39 42 34 27 32 29 32 41 34 37 33 35 36 28 29 29 36 36 38 40 47 41 36 45 42 34 32 29 30 29 32 DK/NA 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 12 16. Do you think the economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? 1/92A 1/92B 2/92B 3/92 4/92 7/92 8/92A 9/92A 10/92A 10/92C 10/92D 10/92E 12/92 1/93 2/93 3/93 6/93A 8/93 CBS 9/93 11/93 1/94 4/94 7/94 9/94 11/94 1/95 CBS 2/95 3/95 8/95 10/95 2/95 1/96 2/96 4/96 6/96 6/96 NYT 9/96 7/96 8/96C 10/96 11/96 12/96 1/97 4/97 11/97 CBS 12/97 1/98 10/98A 10/98B 2/00 1/01 CBS 2/01 CBS 3/8-12/01 4/01 CBS 5/01 CBS 6/14-18/01 9/20-23/01 10/25-28/01 12/07-10/01 1/5-6/02 CBS 1/21-24/02 5/13-14/02CBS 7/13-16/02 10/3-5/02 10/27-31/02 11/20-24/02 1/19-22/03 4/11-13/03 5/9-12/03 7/13-27/03 8/26-28/03 CBS 9/28-10/1/03 12/10-13/03 12/14-15/03 1/12-15/04 2/12-15/04 CBS 3/10-14/04 5/20-23/04 CBS 6/23-27/04 9/12-16/04 10/14-17/04 11/18-21/04 1/14-18/05 2/24-28/05 6/10-15/05 Better 8 9 13 20 18 12 10 10 9 12 17 17 29 26 32 21 13 12 14 19 31 24 22 23 20 24 27 18 14 13 16 13 14 14 13 18 23 16 17 26 24 19 24 16 23 29 32 20 23 30 11 8 7 9 10 9 8 14 19 26 18 31 14 13 17 19 17 17 22 22 25 24 34 39 34 33 28 23 28 26 24 26 25 23 18 Worse 47 45 38 26 31 33 36 33 38 37 33 32 17 18 15 19 26 30 26 24 17 25 21 27 26 22 20 27 27 27 26 31 29 32 29 22 21 27 23 19 19 21 19 25 19 18 13 26 21 15 39 46 41 48 44 40 55 37 34 27 33 18 41 39 34 30 39 31 28 31 31 29 24 19 26 27 27 32 23 27 33 29 29 30 36 Same 44 44 48 53 50 54 53 55 51 49 48 49 51 55 51 58 60 56 58 57 57 50 56 50 53 53 53 53 58 57 56 54 55 53 57 58 54 55 57 53 55 57 56 57 55 51 55 53 53 52 49 44 49 41 44 50 35 46 45 44 48 51 44 46 48 50 44 49 49 46 43 46 41 39 39 39 43 43 47 45 42 44 45 46 45 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 7/29-8/2/05 CBS 9/9-13/05 10/30-11/1/05 CBS 12/2-6/05 1/5-8/06 CBS 1/20-25/06 3/9-12/06 5/4-8/06 7/21-25/06 9/15-19/06 10/5-8/06 10/27-31/06 2/8-11/07 CBS 2/23-27/07 4/9-12/07 CBS 5/18-23/07 7/9-17/07 9/4-8/07 10/12-16/07 CBS 12/5-9/07 1/9-12/08 1/30-2/2/08 CBS 2/20-24/08 3/15-18/08 CBS 3/28-4/2/08 4/25-29/08 5/30-6/3/08 CBS 7/7-14/08 9/12-16/08 9/21-24/08 9/27-30/08 CBS 10/3-5/08 CBS 10/10-13/08 10/19-22/08 10/25-29/08 12/4-8/08 CBS 1/11-15/09 2/2-4/09 CBS 2/18-22/09 3/12-16/09 CBS 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 5/6-12/09 CBS 6/12-16/09 7/9-12/09 CBS 7/24-28/09 8/27-31/09 CBS 9/19-23/09 10/5-8/09 CBS 11/13-16/09 CBS 12/4-8/09 1/6-10/10 CBS 1/14-17/10 CBS 2/5-10/10 4/5-12/10 4/28-5/2/10 5/20-24/10 6/16-20/10 7/9-12/10 CBS 8/20-24/10 CBS 9/10-14/10 10/1-5/10 CBS 10/21-26/10 11/29-12/2/10 CBS 1/15-19/11 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 6/3-7/11 CBS 6/24-28/11 9/10-15/11 9/28-10/2/11 CBS 10/19-24/11 11/6-10/11 CBS 12/5-7/11 CBS 12/14-18/11 CBS 1/4-8/12 CBS 1/12-17/12 2/8-13/12 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 7/11-16/12 Better 20 13 16 19 20 17 13 14 12 17 19 16 15 11 11 11 12 8 9 5 4 6 3 2 4 4 3 3 6 2 2 3 5 11 8 8 7 5 8 19 20 26 32 27 21 32 36 36 31 32 29 31 24 24 33 41 30 28 25 20 22 22 25 31 30 32 26 23 24 20 12 12 14 18 21 24 25 28 34 30 33 24 Worse 32 47 40 35 37 38 39 47 47 36 31 38 34 35 44 43 41 49 45 53 62 67 63 75 70 70 69 67 61 70 76 75 67 57 57 60 54 51 51 41 34 25 23 25 33 22 25 17 18 25 23 19 28 29 23 15 28 24 26 34 30 27 28 24 21 22 26 39 31 31 43 40 36 32 39 30 29 23 22 24 28 30 Same 47 38 44 45 43 44 47 39 41 46 49 44 49 51 44 44 45 43 44 40 33 26 32 21 25 24 27 29 32 26 20 21 26 30 32 29 37 42 40 37 43 48 44 46 45 45 38 46 50 42 47 49 48 45 43 43 42 48 48 44 48 50 46 44 46 45 47 38 44 48 44 46 49 50 40 45 45 49 43 44 38 45 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 13 18. Is the condition of the national economy something a president can do a lot about, or is that beyond any president's control? 7/31-8/5/08 CBS 7/9-12/10 CBS 9/10-15/11 7/11-16/12 Can do a lot about 67 48 41 51 Beyond a president's control 26 45 53 40 DK/NA 7 7 6 8 20. Do you think the federal government regulates business too much these days, does it regulate business too little, or does it impose the right amount of regulation on business? Too much Too little Right amount Depends(vol.) DK/NA 1/19-23/86 41 22 22 2 13 2/24-26/02 CBS 35 26 25 2 12 7/8-9/02 CBS 30 37 24 2 7 9/21-24/08 21 45 18 5 12 9/27-30/08 CBS 28 43 16 3 10 2/2-4/09 CBS 28 40 18 4 10 2/11-14/11 45 27 17 4 7 7/11-16/12 49 22 19 3 7 21. Do you feel that the distribution of money and wealth in this country is fair, or do you feel that the money and wealth in this country should be more evenly distributed among more people? 10/19-24/11 7/11-16/12 Fair 26 32 Should be more even 66 60 DK/NA 9 8 22. How important is the Vice Presidential candidate when you decide how to vote in a Presidential election: Does it matter a lot to you, or does it matter somewhat, or doesn't it really affect your vote? 7/11-16/12* A lot 26 Somewhat 48 No effect 25 DK/NA - QUESTIONS 23---30 WERE ROTATED 23. (In deciding how you will vote for President this year, please tell me how important each of the following issues will be.) How about health care? Will health care be extremely important, very important, only somewhat important or not at all important? 7/11-16/12 Extremely 46 Very 36 Somewhat 15 Not at all 2 DK/NA - 24. (In deciding how you will vote for President this year, please tell me how important each of the following issues will be.) How about illegal immigration? Will illegal immigration be extremely important, very important, only somewhat important or not at all important? 7/11-16/12 Extremely 28 Very 35 Somewhat 29 Not at all 7 DK/NA 1 14 25. (In deciding how you will vote for President this year, please tell me how important each of the following issues will be.) How important will social issues like abortion and same-sex marriage be? Will health care be extremely important, very important, only somewhat important or not at all important? 7/11-16/12 Extremely 21 Very 23 Somewhat 28 Not at all 27 DK/NA 2 26. (In deciding how you will vote for President this year, please tell me how important each of the following issues will be.) How about the federal budget deficit? Will the federal budget deficit be extremely important, very important, only somewhat important or not at all important? 7/11-16/12 Extremely 43 Very 36 Somewhat 18 Not at all 2 DK/NA 1 27. (In deciding how you will vote for President this year, please tell me how important each of the following issues will be.) How about the economy and unemployment? Will the economy and unemployment be extremely important, very important, only somewhat important or not at all important? 7/11-16/12 Extremely 54 Very 39 Somewhat 7 Not at all DK/NA - 28. (In deciding how you will vote for President this year, please tell me how important each of the following issues will be.) How about foreign policy? Will foreign policy be extremely important, very important, only somewhat important or not at all important? 7/11-16/12 Extremely 25 Very 38 Somewhat 31 Not at all 4 DK/NA 2 29. (In deciding how you will vote for President this year, please tell me how important each of the following issues will be.) How about taxes? Will taxes be extremely important, very important, only somewhat important or not at all important? 7/11-16/12 Extremely 39 Very 41 Somewhat 17 Not at all 2 DK/NA 1 30. (In deciding how you will vote for President this year, please tell me how important each of the following issues will be.) How about terrorism and national security? Will terrorism and national security be extremely important, very important, only somewhat important or not at all important? 7/11-16/12 Extremely 37 Very 37 Somewhat 22 Not at all 3 DK/NA - QUESTIONS 32--- 40 CANDIDATE NAMES WERE ROTATED 32. Regardless of how you intend to vote, which candidate do you think would do a better job handling health care - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? 7/11-16/12 Obama 43 Romney 42 Both (vol.) 2 Neither (vol.) 4 DK/NA 8 33. Regardless of how you intend to vote, which candidate do you think would do a better job handling illegal immigration - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? 7/11-16/12 Obama 38 Romney 46 Both (vol.) 1 Neither (vol.) 4 DK/NA 10 15 34. Regardless of how you intend to vote, which candidate do you think would do a better job handling social issues like abortion and same-sex marriage - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Obama Romney Both (vol.) Neither (vol.) DK/NA 7/11-16/12 48 37 1 6 9 35. Regardless of how you intend to vote, which candidate do you think would do a better job handling the federal budget deficit - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? 7/11-16/12 Obama 36 Romney 50 Both (vol.) 1 Neither (vol.) 5 DK/NA 8 36. Regardless of how you intend to vote, which candidate do you think would do a better job handling the economy and unemployment - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? 7/11-16/12 Obama 41 Romney 49 Both (vol.) 1 Neither (vol.) 3 DK/NA 7 37. Regardless of how you intend to vote, which candidate do you think would do a better job handling foreign policy - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? 7/11-16/12 Obama 47 Romney 40 Both (vol.) 2 Neither (vol.) 3 DK/NA 9 38. Regardless of how you intend to vote, which candidate do you think would do a better job handling taxes - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? 7/11-16/12 Obama 42 Romney 47 Both (vol.) Neither (vol.) 4 DK/NA 6 39. Regardless of how you intend to vote, which candidate do you think would do a better job handling terrorism and national security - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? 7/11-16/12 Obama 44 Romney 43 Both (vol.) 4 Neither (vol.) 3 DK/NA 6 40. Regardless of how you intend to vote, which candidate do you think would do more to help middle class Americans - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? 7/11-16/12 Obama 52 Romney 38 Both (vol.) 1 Neither (vol.) 4 DK/NA 6 QUESTIONS 41 & 42 ROTATED 41. Looking back, how much do you think the economic policies of George W. Bush contributed to the nation's economic downturn - a lot, some, not much, or not at all? 7/11-16/12 A lot 48 Some 33 Not much 12 Not at all 6 DK/NA 2 42. Looking back, how much do you think the economic policies of Barack Obama contributed to the nation's economic downturn - a lot, some, not much, or not at all? 7/11-16/12 A lot 34 Some 30 Not much 23 Not at all 12 DK/NA 1 16 QUESTIONS 44---50 AND 51---57 ROTATED 44. How much do you think Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself -- a lot, some, not much, or not at all? 8/8-12/07* CBS 3/28-4/2/08* 4/25-29/08* 5/30-6/30/08* CBS 7/7-14/08* 8/15-19/08* 2/18-22/09 4/22-26/09 8/27-31/09 CBS 1/14-17/10 CBS 6/16-20/10 7/9-12/10 CBS 1/15-19/11 9/28-10/2/11 CBS 4/13-17/12* 7/11-16/12* A lot 31 36 34 38 37 37 53 54 45 41 37 37 36 38 34 38 Some 38 42 38 36 37 34 30 26 27 28 31 31 35 31 28 25 Not much 11 11 15 15 14 14 8 8 13 14 16 15 17 14 17 18 Not at all 6 9 11 9 9 12 6 8 13 15 15 15 10 15 20 18 DK/NA 14 3 3 2 3 3 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 45. Do you think Barack Obama shares the values most Americans try to live by, or doesn't he? Yes No DK/NA 7/9-17/07 64 12 24 3/28-4/2/08* 70 21 10 4/25-29/08* 64 26 9 5/1-3/08* 60 33 7 5/30-6/3/08* CBS 62 30 8 8/15-19/08* 63 31 6 9/12-16/08* 66 27 7 10/25-29/08* 65 31 4 4/5-12/10 57 37 5 7/11-16/12* 57 38 4 46. Do you think Barack Obama says what he believes most of the time, or does he say what he thinks people want to hear? 7/9-17/07 5/1-3/08* 7/7-14/08* 7/31-8/5/08* CBS 8/15-19/08* 9/12-16/08* 1/14-17/10 CBS 4/13-17/12* 7/11-16/12* Says what he believes 46 53 43 42 46 51 51 46 45 Says what people want 32 43 51 51 51 46 44 51 51 DK/NA 22 4 6 7 3 3 5 3 3 47. If Barack Obama were re-elected, do you think his policies would improve your own financial situation, make it worse, or would his policies not have any effect on your own financial situation? 4/13-17/12* 7/11-16/12* Improve my situation 26 26 Make it worse 38 39 Have no effect 33 30 DK/NA 2 5 17 48. Which comes closest to your view of Barack Obama's economic policies: 1. They are improving the economy now, and will probably continue to do so, OR 2. They have not improved the economy yet, but will if given more time, OR 3. They are not improving the economy and probably never will. 7/11-16/12* Improving now 17 Will improve 34 No improvement 45 Made worse (vol.) 1 DK/NA 2 49. Do you think Barack Obama has or has not delivered the change he promised during his 2008 presidential campaign? IF YES, ASK: Has that change mostly been good for the country, or mostly been bad for the country? 7/11-16/12* Yes, good change 28 Yes, bad change 7 No change 58 DK/NA 7 50. Does Barack Obama's approach to stimulate job growth make you more likely to vote for him, less likely to vote for him, or doesn't it affect how you will vote one way or another? 7/11-16/12* More likely 29 Less likely 26 No effect 43 DK/NA 1 51. How much do you think Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself -- a lot, some, not much, or not at all? 4/16-17/12*1 7/11-16/12* A lot 15 25 Some 39 30 Not much 18 20 Not at all 20 21 DK/NA 7 4 1 N=276 52. Do you think Mitt Romney shares the values most Americans try to live by, or doesn't he? 12/14-18/11 CBS 7/11-16/12* Yes 57 58 No 27 34 DK/NA 16 7 53. Do you think Mitt Romney says what he believes most of the time, or does he say what he thinks people want to hear? What he believes 12/5-9/07 RPV* 42 1/30-2/2/08 RPV* CBS 35 12/14-18/11 RPV* CBS 38 4/13-17/12* 27 7/11-16/12* 37 What people want to hear 29 43 49 62 56 DK/NA 29 22 13 11 7 54. If Mitt Romney were elected, do you think his policies would improve your own financial situation, make it worse, or would his policies not have any effect on your own financial situation? 4/13-17/12* 7/11-16/12* Improve my situation 28 32 Make it worse 26 25 Have no effect 36 34 DK/NA 10 9 18 55. Does Mitt Romney's experience as head of the private equity firm, Bain Capital, make you more likely to vote for him, less likely to vote for him, or doesn't it affect how you will vote one way or another? 7/11-16/12* More likely 14 Less likely 23 No effect 60 DK/NA 3 56. Does Mitt Romney's personal wealth make you more likely to vote for him, less likely to vote for him, or doesn't it affect how you will vote one way or another? 7/11-16/12* More likely 5 Less likely 20 No effect 73 DK/NA 1 57. If elected, how closely do you think Mitt Romney would follow the economic policies of George W. Bush -- very closely, somewhat closely, or not too closely or not at all closely? Very Somewhat Not too Not at all DK/NA closely closely closely closely 7/11-16/12* 19 46 18 7 9 QUESTIONS 58 & 59 ROTATED 58. In general, do you think the policies of the Obama Administration favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or do they treat all groups equally? 4/1-5/09 2/5-10/10 4/5-12/10 8/20-24/10 CBS 10/19-24/11 2/8-13/12* 7/11-16/12* Favor rich 12 22 17 27 28 25 21 Favor middle class 25 24 19 18 23 19 22 Favor poor 15 18 27 17 17 20 24 Treat equally 40 25 27 28 21 26 25 DK/NA 8 11 9 10 10 10 8 59. If Mitt Romney is elected President, do you think the policies of his administration will favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or will they treat all groups equally? 2/8-13/12*1 7/11-16/12* Favor rich 53 53 Favor middle class 11 11 Favor poor 1 2 Treat equally 22 30 DK/NA 13 5 1 Question wording: In general, do you think the policies proposed by Mitt Romney favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or do they treat all groups equally? 60. In general, would you be willing or not willing to have many of your local government services reduced if it meant you would pay significantly less in taxes? 7/11-16/12 Willing 45 Not willing 46 Depends (vol.) 4 DK/NA 6 61. Looking at your local public schools, would you be willing or not willing to have shorter school days or more crowded classrooms if it meant you would pay significantly less in taxes? Willing Not willing DK/NA 7/11-16/12 21 74 5 19 62. Looking at your local fire department, would you be willing or not willing to have fewer firefighters and fire stations if it meant you would pay significantly less in taxes? Willing Not willing DK/NA 7/11-16/12 12 83 5 63. Looking at your local police department, would you be willing or not willing to have fewer police officers and police precincts if it meant you would pay significantly less in taxes? Willing Not willing DK/NA 7/11-16/12 15 82 3 64. What about less essential government services - such as libraries and parks, would you be willing or not willing to have a reduction in these services if it meant you would pay significantly less in taxes? 7/11-16/12 Willing 30 Not willing 66 DK/NA 4 65. Is your opinion of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts favorable, not favorable, undecided or haven't you heard enough about John Roberts yet to have an opinion? 7/29-8/2/05 CBS1 8/29-31/05 CBS1 9/9-13/051 7/11-16/12 Fav 25 22 25 14 Not fav. 7 8 8 12 Undecided 17 24 20 20 Haven't heard enough 51 45 46 53 Refused 1 1 2 1 Question wording: Is your opinion of Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts... 66. How much confidence do you have in banks and financial institutions - a lot, some, not much, or none at all? 7/11-16/12 A lot 9 Some 43 Not much 31 None at all 17 DK/NA 1 67. How common do you think corruption is in banks and financial institutions - is it widespread or is it limited to a few institutions? Widespread Limited DK/NA 7/11-16/12 49 47 4 69. From what you've heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of the health care law that was enacted in 2010? IF APPROVE, ASK: Do you strongly approve or somewhat approve? IF DISAPPROVE, ASK: Do you somewhat disapprove or strongly disapprove? Strongly approve 16 19 17 15 16 14 14 12 16 18 18 14 Somewhat approve 16 24 19 22 23 19 23 23 20 21 16 22 Somewhat disapprove 14 13 16 15 16 17 15 16 17 13 12 14 Strongly disapprove 39 34 33 34 27 34 33 35 30 34 36 36 DK/NA 15 10 15 14 18 16 15 14 16 14 17 13 3/29-4/1/10 CBS 1 5/20-24/10 CBS 7/9-12/10 CBS2 9/10-14/102 10/1-5/10 CBS2 2/11-14/11 CBS2 6/3-7/11 CBS3 12/5-7/11 CBS3 3/21-25/12 4/13-17/12 5/31-6/3/12 7/11-16/12 1 1 Question read "From what you've heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of the new health care reform bill..." 2 Question read "From what you've heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of the health care law that was enacted last March..." 3 Question read "From what you've heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of the health care law that was enacted last year..." 20 70. As you may know, the Supreme Court upheld most of the 2010 health care law. Do you think the Supreme Court's decision to keep the health care law mostly in place was a good thing or a bad thing? 7/11-16/12 Good thing 46 Bad thing 41 Both (vol) 2 DK/NA 10 71. Do you think the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld most of the 2010 health care law was mainly based on legal analysis or mainly based on the justices' personal or political views? Legal Personal/political Both (vol.) DK/NA 7/11-16/12 31 53 2 13 72. Thinking about your vote for president, does the ruling by the Supreme Court that upheld most of the 2010 health care law make you more likely to vote for Barack Obama, more likely to vote for Mitt Romney, or will the ruling by the Supreme Court not have much of an effect on your vote for president? 7/11-16/12 Obama 16 Romney 24 Not much effect 53 Neither(vol) 2 Won't vote(vol) 2 DK/NA 3 73. What would you like to see Congress do when it comes to the health care law? 1. Expand the health care law, OR 2. Keep the entire health care law as it is, OR 3. Repeal the part of the law that requires Americans to obtain health insurance if they don't have it, but keep the rest of the law intact, OR 4. Repeal the entire health care law. Expand Keep as is Repeal mandate Repeal entire law DK/NA 7/11-16/12 17 15 27 34 7 74. Regardless of how you feel about the part of the law that requires Americans to obtain health insurance if they don't have it or pay a fine, do you consider the fine to be more of a tax or more of a penalty on Americans who don't obtain health insurance? 7/11-16/12 Tax 34 Penalty 55 No difference (vol) 3 DK/NA 8 75. Do you think it is still possible to start out poor in this country, work hard, and become rich? 1/16-19/83 2/22-24/96 3/20-21/96 CBS 2/6-10/00 CBS 7/13-27/03 6/26-28/07 CBS 4/1-5/09 2/24-27/09 10/19-24/11 7/11-16/12 Possible 57 70 78 84 70 81 72 82 75 71 Not possible 38 27 18 13 27 18 24 15 24 27 DK/NA 5 3 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 3 76. Do you think it should be legal or not legal for same sex couples to marry? Legal Not legal DK/NA 7/11-16/12 46 44 9 21 77. Which comes closest to your view about the tax cuts passed in 2001 and 2003? 1. The tax cuts should be continued for everyone. Or 2. The tax cuts should only continue for households earning less than $250,000 a year. Or 3. The tax cuts should expire for everyone. Continue for everyone Continue for <$250k Expire for all DK/NA 11/29-12/1/10 CBS 26 53 14 7 7/11-16/12 27 49 17 7 22 78. How concerned are you that in the next 12 months you or someone else in your household might be out of work and looking for a job -- very concerned, somewhat concerned, or not concerned at all? 3/31-4/2/96 9/2-4/96 10/3-5/02 4/23-27/04 5/20-23/04 CBS 6/23-27/04 9/12-16/04 10/14-15/04* 6/10-15/05 9/12-16/08 10/10-13/08 10/19-22/08 10/25-29/08 1/11-15/09 2/2-4/09 CBS 2/18-22/09 3/12-15/09 CBS 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 6/12-16/09 7/9-12/09 CBS 7/24-28/09 8/27-31/09 CBS 9/19-23/09 12/4-10/09 2/5-10/10 4/5-12/10 4/28-5/2/10 6/16-20/10 7/9-12/10 CBS 8/20-24/10 CBS 9/10-14/10 10/21-26/10 1/15-19/11 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 6/3-7/11 CBS 6/24-28/11 9/10-15/11 9/28-10/2/11 CBS 10/19-24/11 12/14-18/11 CBS 1/4-8/12 CBS 1/12-17/12 2/8-13/12 7/11-16/12 Very 37 21 31 33 31 28 30 20 20 21 23 35 37 30 44 38 30 44 32 36 40 36 26 30 20 31 36 34 32 31 40 40 36 41 33 31 30 31 38 36 35 32 34 36 38 39 Somewhat 25 26 20 25 29 27 26 26 18 23 28 26 31 32 28 26 30 26 26 28 29 26 28 28 37 26 26 30 25 29 30 22 26 25 26 27 25 29 25 30 27 27 28 28 27 27 Not at all 37 51 48 41 40 45 44 54 61 56 49 38 32 38 27 35 39 30 42 35 30 38 45 42 43 41 37 35 41 39 29 37 38 34 40 41 44 39 37 34 38 40 37 35 35 33 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 82. These last questions are for background only. These last questions are for background only. If you were asked to use one of these five names for your social class, which would you say you belong in -- upper class, upper-middle class, middle class, working class, or lower class? 47/11-16/12 Upper 2 Upper-middle 11 Middle 43 Working 35 Lower 9 DK/NA - 86. Do you consider yourself to be a supporter of the Tea Party movement, or not? 4/5-12/10 5/20-24/10 CBS 7/9-12/10 CBS 8/20-24/10 CBS 9/10-14/10 10/21-26/10 11/7-10/10 CBS 11/29-12/2/10 CBS 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 6/24-28/11 8/2-3/11 9/10-15/11 10/19-24/11 1/12-17/12* 2/8-13/12 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 7/11-16/12 Yes 18 20 27 29 19 24 31 22 20 23 24 26 18 20 24 23 20 22 26 26 No 62 59 56 54 63 63 58 68 63 64 66 64 73 65 66 70 68 66 65 65 DK/NA 19 21 17 17 19 14 11 10 17 13 10 10 10 15 10 7 11 12 10 10 Do you have any children? IF YES, ASK: Are any of your children 18 or under? 7/11-16/12 Yes, 18 or under 30 Yes, over 18 39 No 31 DK/NA - Did you vote in the 2008 presidential election, did something prevent you from voting, or did you choose not to vote? IF VOTED, ASK: Did you vote for Barack Obama, John McCain, or someone else? Voted, won't Obama McCain Someone else say whom(vol.) Didn't vote DK/NA 7/11-16/12 38 28 4 2 26 2 Are you now married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married? Never Married Widowed Divorced Separated married DK/NA 7/11-16/12 53 5 12 2 27 1 Some people think of themselves as evangelical or born again Christians. think of yourself in either of these ways? Yes No DK/NA 7/11-16/12 27 72 1 What is your religious preference today? 7/11-16/12 Protestant 52 Catholic 20 Jewish 2 Muslim Other 6 None 17 DK/NA 3 Do you ever 24 Generally speaking, do you usually consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or what? 1/92A 1/92B 2/92A 2/92B 3/92 4/92 5/92A 6/92 7/92 7/92B 8/92A 8/92D 8/92E 9/92A 10/92A 10/92C 10/92D 10/92E 12/92 1/93 2/93 3/93 5/93A 6/93A 6/93B 9/93 11/93 1/94 2/94 3/94 4/94 7/94 9/94 11/94 12/94 2/95 4/95 8/95 9/95 10/95 12/95 12/95 1/96 2/96 4/96 6/96 6/96 NYT 7/96 8/96 8/96C 9/96 10/96 10/96C 11/96 12/96 1/97 4/97 1/98 1/98B 2/98 4/98 6/98 7/98 8/98 9/98B 9/98C 10/98A 10/98B 12/98 1/99 4/99 11/99 2/00 5/00 7/00B 9/00A 9/00D 10/00 11/00 3/8-12/01 6/14-18/01 10/25-28/01 Rep 29 28 32 30 30 30 30 33 29 26 28 27 28 28 29 29 28 28 28 30 28 26 29 29 31 26 29 30 28 30 32 27 28 31 31 30 30 30 28 31 32 27 29 30 31 27 26 31 32 30 29 28 28 28 28 29 29 27 26 31 28 28 28 26 26 27 24 27 27 25 30 28 28 31 31 31 28 29 27 31 27 32 Dem 35 32 37 33 38 38 33 33 34 38 33 32 35 34 35 36 37 38 39 36 36 37 34 34 37 36 38 30 33 34 32 35 36 34 32 33 30 35 33 35 35 33 35 35 36 39 37 34 41 34 36 40 37 38 39 32 36 34 35 32 31 32 35 37 35 35 37 39 37 37 34 37 37 34 36 33 37 35 36 35 36 37 Ind 31 35 27 32 27 27 31 29 32 28 33 33 29 33 31 31 31 29 28 28 30 30 29 32 27 32 29 34 32 29 30 31 34 29 29 32 34 29 30 27 26 33 31 31 28 29 32 29 24 28 29 25 27 28 24 33 26 30 31 30 33 30 30 29 31 32 32 28 30 33 28 30 28 27 26 27 27 30 29 29 30 23 DK/NA 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 8 5 8 8 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 5 5 6 4 6 7 7 6 6 3 6 7 5 6 6 9 7 6 7 5 4 5 5 5 6 3 8 6 7 7 7 9 6 8 8 7 8 8 10 7 8 7 6 7 6 6 5 7 5 6 7 7 9 8 7 9 5 7 8 12/7-10/01 1/21-24/02 4/28-5/1/02 7/13-16/02 9/2-5/02 10/3-5/02 10/27-31/02 11/20-24/02 1/19-22/03 2/10-12/03 3/7-9/03 4/11-13/03 7/13-27/03 9/28-10/1/03 12/10-13/03 12/14-15/03 1/12-15/04 3/10-14/04 4/23-27/04 6/23-27/04 7/11-15/04 9/12-16/04 10/1-3/04 10/14-17/04 10/28-30/04 11/18-21/04 1/14-18/05 2/24-28/05 6/10-15/05 9/9-13/05 12/2-6/05 1/20-25/06 5/4-8/06 7/21-25/06 8/17-21/06 9/15-19/06 10/5-8/06 10/27-31/06 2/24-27/07 3/7-11/07 4/20-24/07 5/18-23/07 7/9-17/07 7/20-22/07 9/4-8/07 12/5-9/07 1/9-12/08 2/20-24/08 /28-4/2/08 4/25-29/08 5/1-3/08 37/7-14/08 8/15-20/08 9/12-16/08 9/21-24/08 10/10-13/08 10/19-22/08 10/25-29/08 1/11-15/09 2/18-22/09 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 6/12-16/09 7/24-28/09 9/19-23/09 12/4-8/09 2/5-10/10 4/5-12/10 4/28-5/2/10 6/16-20/10 9/10-14/10 10/21-26/10 1/15-19/11 4/15-20/11 6/24-28/11 8/2-3/11 9/10-15/11 10/19-24/11 1/12-17/12 2/8-14/12 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 7/11-16/12 Rep 30 28 33 28 29 27 31 29 29 28 29 31 27 31 27 28 28 31 29 29 29 33 29 30 30 29 31 29 28 26 28 29 25 31 30 30 30 28 25 27 24 29 28 24 31 26 28 27 26 27 29 26 29 28 28 28 26 30 21 26 23 20 24 20 22 27 28 28 25 24 25 28 27 25 26 24 26 25 25 27 26 26 25 Dem 32 34 37 34 35 38 34 32 32 34 32 30 32 35 33 31 32 30 35 35 37 31 34 34 35 36 34 36 34 36 32 34 37 33 35 32 35 35 35 35 34 37 34 32 32 35 40 38 41 37 39 37 37 39 34 36 41 37 39 36 39 38 38 34 37 36 30 31 34 34 35 37 34 33 33 32 33 35 35 34 30 34 32 Ind 30 31 23 33 26 28 28 31 33 31 30 32 34 30 35 35 33 32 29 29 30 29 28 29 30 30 28 29 31 28 33 33 34 30 27 32 30 31 33 33 36 32 34 36 33 31 27 29 27 31 27 31 26 26 32 29 28 27 31 32 30 36 31 39 33 29 37 33 31 33 33 31 32 34 34 39 32 34 36 32 35 33 37 DK/NA 8 7 8 5 10 7 7 8 6 6 9 6 7 4 6 6 8 7 7 7 4 7 10 7 6 5 8 6 6 9 7 4 4 5 8 5 6 7 6 6 6 3 4 9 5 8 5 6 6 5 5 6 8 7 6 7 5 5 8 5 7 6 8 7 7 8 5 7 10 9 7 4 6 7 6 4 8 5 4 7 9 6 6 25 How would you describe your views on most political matters? Generally, do you think of yourself as liberal, moderate, or conservative? 1/92A 1/92B 2/92A 2/92B 3/92 4/92 5/92A 6/92 7/92 7/92B 8/92A 8/92D 9/92A 10/92C 10/92D 10/92E 2/92 1/93 2/93 3/93 5/93A 6/93A 6/93B 9/93 11/93 1/94 2/94 3/94 4/94 9/94 11/94 12/94 2/95 4/95 8/95 9/95 12/95 12/95 10/95 12/95 12/95 1/96 2/96 4/96 6/96 6/96 7/96 8/96 8/96C 9/96 10/96 10/96C 11/96 12/96 1/97 4/97 12/97 1/98 2/98 4/98 6/98 7/98 8/98 9/98 9/98C 10/98B 12/98 1/99 4/99 11/99 2/00 5/00 7/00 7/00B 9/00A 9/00D 12/7-10/01 1/21-24/02 4/28-5/1/02 Lib 19 21 19 20 20 18 21 23 20 21 20 22 19 22 21 21 20 18 23 22 21 19 19 19 21 17 18 21 19 20 20 18 19 19 19 20 32 27 16 17 15 20 17 18 19 16 20 17 18 16 16 18 15 17 17 19 21 19 21 18 20 20 21 21 21 20 20 20 19 22 21 21 22 22 20 20 23 22 22 Mod 41 43 39 43 47 44 40 39 42 41 45 44 46 39 39 40 41 45 41 39 41 43 44 43 41 44 41 38 42 42 41 40 39 42 40 39 35 33 44 46 46 42 45 47 46 48 42 47 43 44 47 45 48 40 46 42 42 40 42 42 39 42 43 41 41 41 41 45 46 43 44 41 38 43 42 42 39 44 38 Con 34 30 36 31 30 33 34 32 32 30 30 27 31 34 33 33 34 32 31 34 33 32 31 34 33 34 34 35 33 35 35 36 37 34 35 33 26 33 34 33 34 35 34 31 29 32 34 30 33 34 31 32 32 35 33 34 33 33 33 35 34 33 31 34 31 33 34 30 29 31 31 34 33 30 32 32 33 29 35 DK/NA 6 5 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 8 6 7 4 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 6 7 5 6 4 4 6 4 5 5 8 6 7 5 4 5 4 4 4 6 4 3 6 6 6 7 6 6 8 4 5 5 7 4 5 7 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 6 5 4 4 7 5 6 5 4 5 6 7/13-16/02 9/2-5/02 10/3-5/02 10/27-31/02 11/20-24/02 1/19-22/03 2/10-12/03 3/7-9/03 4/11-13/03 7/13-27/03 9/28-10/1/03 12/10-13/03 12/14-15/03 1/12-15/04 3/10-14/04 4/23-27/04 6/23-27/04 7/11-15/04 9/12-16/04 10/1-3/04 10/14-17/04 10/28-30/04 11/18-21/04 1/14-18/05 2/24-28/05 6/10-15/05 9/9-13/05 12/2-6/05 1/20-25/06 5/4-8/06 7/21-25/06 8/17-21/06 9/15-19/06 10/5-8/06 10/27-31/06 2/24-27/07 3/7-11/07 4/20-24/07 5/18-23/07 7/9-17/07 7/20-22/07 9/4-8/07 12/5-9/07 1/9-12/08 2/20-24/08 3/28-4/2/08 4/25-29/08 5/1-3/08 7/7-14/08 8/15-20/08 9/12-16/08 9/21-24/08 10/10-13/08 10/19-22/08 10/25-29/08 1/11-15/09 2/18-22/09 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 6/12-16/09 7/24-28/09 9/19-23/09 12/4-8/09 4/28-5/2/10 6/16-20/10 9/10-14/10 10/21-26/10 1/15-19/11 4/15-20/11 6/24-28/11 8/2-3/11 10/19-24/11 1/12-17/12 2/8-14/12 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 7/11-16/12 Lib 21 20 18 20 20 19 21 18 19 22 19 20 19 20 21 22 21 22 20 24 19 17 22 20 23 20 18 18 21 25 21 24 17 23 20 20 20 21 20 19 15 22 22 25 23 21 22 15 22 24 24 22 18 21 22 21 20 23 22 27 22 21 21 21 18 19 19 20 26 22 22 22 22 22 20 23 20 Mod 44 39 45 38 44 45 41 45 45 40 42 45 39 43 40 42 42 41 40 36 42 42 41 41 38 43 43 45 45 37 39 38 43 39 45 42 40 42 43 44 48 42 43 39 41 39 41 49 41 36 39 38 49 39 38 43 38 39 42 37 41 39 36 34 42 40 37 41 32 37 43 38 38 41 39 36 35 Con 32 36 34 37 30 32 35 35 33 34 34 31 37 31 34 30 32 34 36 35 33 35 33 33 35 33 34 32 30 34 36 33 35 34 30 33 36 33 32 33 31 32 31 32 29 34 33 32 32 35 33 36 29 33 33 30 36 31 29 29 30 36 38 38 35 36 38 35 36 34 32 35 34 32 35 38 38 DK/NA 4 3 5 6 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 3 4 6 6 5 4 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 3 5 6 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 4 5 6 5 5 5 4 6 7 2 4 6 4 7 4 7 26 87. Think about past elections in which you have voted, including national and statewide elections. Would you say you always vote Republican, usually vote Republican, vote about equally for both parties, usually vote Democratic, or always vote Democratic? 7/11-16/12 7 20 31 17 14 8 4 Always Republican Usually Republican Equally for both Usually Democrat Always Democrat Never vote (vol.) DK/NA 88. Have you or has anyone in your immediate family served in the U.S. armed forces in Iraq or Afghanistan since 2001? 7/11-16/12 Yes, self 2 Yes, other 19 Yes, self and other 2 No 77 DK/NA - How old are you? 7/11-16/12 18-29 22 30-44 17 45-64 44 Over 64 17 Refused 1 What was the last grade in school you completed? Not a H.S. grad 8 H.S. grad 37 Some college 29 College grad 15 Post Grad 10 Refused 1 7/11-16/12 Are you of Hispanic origin or descent, or not? 7/11-16/12 Hispanic 13 Not Hispanic 86 DK/NA 1 Are you white, black, Asian or some other race? 7/11-16/12 White 75 Black 12 Asian 2 Other 11 Refused 1 Was your total family income in 2010 UNDER or OVER $50,000? IF UNDER, ASK: Was it under $15,000, between $15,000 and $30,000, or between $30,000 and $50,000? IF OVER, ASK: Was it between $50,000 and $75,000 or between $75,000 and $100,000 or was it over $100,000? Under $15,000 8 Male 49 $15,000$29,999 16 $30,000$49,999 21 $50,000$74,999 19 $75,000$100,000 12 Over $100,000 18 Refused 7 7/11-16/12 7/11-16/12 Female 51 27