13 February Gun Questionnaire -- Georgia Douglas E. Schoen, LLC Douglas E. Schoen, LLC February 18-21, 2013 Georgia questionnaires with likely voters Screening Questions 1) Age: 18 and older Under 18 (end) 2) Do you consider yourself a Democrat, a Republican, or an Independent? Republican Democrat Independent 35% 38% 27% 3) How likely are you to vote in the 2014 midterm elections? Absolutely certain Very likely Possibly [END] Not very likely [END] Not at all likely [END] Issues 4) Which of the following issues will be most important to your vote for Congress in the next election [first and second choice selected]? 2 Douglas E. Schoen, LLC February 18-21, 2013 Georgia questionnaires with likely voters The economy The federal budget deficit Health Care Taxes Protecting our children from crime and violence Education Gun violence prevention Fixing gun laws Immigration Issues Abortion Same sex marriage Not sure 71% 32% 28% 23% 11% 10% 9% 7% 4% 3% 1% 1% General gun issue questions 5) How important is that President Obama and Congress support the rights of gun owners but also advocate for stronger gun laws to reduce gun violence? TOTAL IMPORTANT TOTAL NOT IMPORTANT Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important Not sure 85% 12% 60% 25% 5% 7% 3% 6) Do you favor or oppose reasonable restrictions on gun ownership to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and other people who are already barred from having guns? TOTAL FAVOR TOTAL OPPOSE Strongly favor Somewhat favor Somewhat oppose Strongly oppose Not sure 83% 15% 49% 34% 6% 8% 2% 7) Do you favor or oppose stronger gun violence prevention laws to keep illegal guns out of the wrong hands? TOTAL FAVOR 66% 3 Douglas E. Schoen, LLC February 18-21, 2013 Georgia questionnaires with likely voters TOTAL OPPOSE Strongly favor Somewhat favor Somewhat oppose Strongly oppose Not sure 32% 47% 19% 20% 12% 2% 8) To help combat gun violence, do you think we need to enforce the current gun laws or do we need new, reasonable gun laws? We need to enforce the current gun laws to help combat gun violence We need new, reasonable gun laws to help combat gun violence Not sure 54% 39% 7% Background checks 9) Do you favor or oppose requiring all gun buyers to pass a criminal background check, no matter where they buy the gun and no matter whom they buy it from? TOTAL FAVOR TOTAL OPPOSE Strongly favor Somewhat favor Somewhat oppose Strongly oppose Not sure 91% 8% 70% 21% 4% 2% 1% 10) Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Background checks are a responsibility that come with our Second Amendment right to bear arms. They are meant to keep guns out of the wrong hands - criminals, the mentally ill, minors, and addicts. TOTAL AGREE 92% TOTAL DISAGREE 7% Strongly agree 68% 4 Douglas E. Schoen, LLC February 18-21, 2013 Georgia questionnaires with likely voters Somewhat agree 24% Somewhat disagree 5% Strongly disgaree 2% Not sure 2% Demographics 11) Gender Man Woman 46% 54% 12) Age Under 18 [Thank you and Good-Bye] 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65 or older 14% 20% 26% 28% 12% 13) Race White or Caucasian Black or African-American Hispanic Asian Other 65% 30% 3% 1% 1% 14) Religion Protestant (includes Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, Episcopal,Presbyterian, and other Christians) 63% 5 Douglas E. Schoen, LLC February 18-21, 2013 Georgia questionnaires with likely voters Evangelical Catholic Jewish Muslim Atheist or Agnostic Other None Not sure 2% 11% 2% 0% 5% 9% 8% 1% 15) Do you consider yourself conservative, moderate or liberal? Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure 39% 36% 17% 7% 16) How did you vote in the 2012 election for Congress and Senate - Democrat, Republican, or did you split your ticket? Democrat Republican Split 39% 37% 24% 17) Do you or does someone in your household own a gun? I own a gun Someone in my household owns a gun Neither I nor someone in my household owns a gun Not sure 28% 19% 50% 4% 18) Are you a member of the National Rifle Association, or the NRA? Yes No 19) What is the highest level of education you have completed? Some high school or less High school graduate Some college College graduate Some graduate school Graduate degree Technical school 8% 2% 28% 92% 17% 30% 4% 14% 4% 6 Douglas E. Schoen, LLC February 18-21, 2013 Georgia questionnaires with likely voters 20) We're just about finished... You and your family earn less than $20,000 annually $20,000 to $40,000 $40,000 to $60,000 $60,000 to $75,000 $75,000 to $100,000 More than $100,000 Not sure 12% 26% 20% 13% 12% 12% 6% 7