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Survey: SHOH18Question: February 24th is President's Day. Who would you say is your
favorite American President, either living or dead? Answers: ( respondents) Abraham Lincoln 16%
George Washington 5%
Thomas Jefferson 1%
John F. Kennedy 14%
Franklin D. Roosevelt 8%
Jimmy Carter 5%
Ronald Regan 11%
Bill Clinton 11%
George W. Bush 5%
Other 12%
Don't Know 11%
Can't Answer 1 Related questions: - In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH42, September 26, 2009)
- In general do you approve or disapprove of the job George W, Bush is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- We thought it would be interesting to look back and rerun some presidential elections of the recent past. Whether you were around then or not, please tell me who you think should have won. and even if you voted in these eletons, don't tell me ow you voted but how you'd vote knowing what you know now.
So, in the 1960 election between Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Ricahrd M. Nixon, how would you vote now? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How about the 1964 election between Republican Barry Goldwater and Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson. How would you vote today? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How about the 1968 election among Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey, Republican Richard M. Nixon and Independent George C. Wallace?
(appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How about the 1972 election between Republican Richard M. Nixon and Democrat George McGovern (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How about the 1976 election between Democrat Jimmy Carter and Republican Gerald Ford? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How about the 1980 election beween Republican Ronald Reagan, Democrat Jimmy Carter and Independent John Anderson? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How about the 1984 election between Democrat Walter Mondale and Republican Ronald Reagan? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How about the 1988 election beweeen Republican George Herbert Walker Bush and Democrat Michael Dukakis? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- What about the 1992 election between Democrat Bill Clinton, Republican George Herbert Walker Bush and third party candidate Ross Perot? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How about the 1996 election among Republican Bob Dole, Democrat Bill Clinton and third party candidate Ross Perot? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How aabout the 2000 electon among Democrat Al Gore, Republican George Bush and third party candidates Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How about the 2004 election among Republican George W. Bush, Democrat John Kerry and third part candidate Ralph Nader? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- And for fun, althoght they never an against each other, how would you vote if you had to pick between Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Ronald Reagan? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- And how would you vote if the race was between George Herbert Walker Bush and his son, George W. Bush? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- And how would you vote if the race was between Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Clinton? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH32, March 02, 2006)
- In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH29, February 10, 2005)
- On new topic, in which room of your home does your family spend most of its waking hours? (appeared in SHOH29, February 10, 2005)
- What is your favorite room in your home? (appeared in SHOH29, February 10, 2005)
- How much time do you, personally, spend in the kitchen? Ae you in the kitchen less than an hour a day, about on or two hours, three or four ours or more than four hours a day? (appeared in SHOH29, February 10, 2005)
- Do you plan to remodel or improve your kitchen within the next three years? (appeared in SHOH29, February 10, 2005)
- Do you generally look forward to Thanskgiving, or do you find it to be a stresful time? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Do you think this Thanksgiving wil be the happiest you've ever celebrated, about average compcared to past Thanksgivings, or not as happy as past Thanksgivings? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- On a different matter, the holiday season is coming up. Do you and your family plan to have a special gathering for a meal this Thanksgiving? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- How certain are you that you will vote for this man? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Well, which candidate would you say you are leaning toward right now, Kerry or Bush? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- The major candidats for president this year are Republican George W. Bush and Democrat John Kerry. If the election were held today, from whom would you vote? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Would you like to see President Bush be re-elected to a second term, or is it time for someone new? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Do you think America basically is headed in the right direction or in the wrong direction? (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
- In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
- Would you like to see President Bush be re-elected to a second term, or is it time for someone new? (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
- In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job
George W. Bush is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job
George W. Bush is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH24, August 15, 2003)
- Do you, personally, know anyone who has died in any of America's wars? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- The Fourth of July holiday is about two months away. Do you plan to celebrate the Fourth this year by going to see a fireworks display or doing some other special activity? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Have any of your neighbors used firecrackers or cherry bombs during the Fourth of July in your state? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Have you, personally, ever used firecrackers or cherry bombs during the Fourth of July in your state? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- An on still a different subject, Do you think it is a good idea or a bad idea for people to get tattoos or other kinds of permanent skin illustrations on their bodies? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Do you personally know anyone with a permanent tattoo? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Do you have a permanent tattoo somewhere on your body? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Do you have an American flag at your home which you display on national holidays? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Have you recited the Pledge of Allegiance or sung the "Star Spangled Banner" publicly in the last year? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- On a slightly different topic, Thanksgiving is coming up. This has been a challenging year for the United States with economic upheavals and international terrorism. Even so, do you think the United States has much to be grateful for this year? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Do you, personally, feel that you have much to be grateful for this yes? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- (IF YES) Please tell me what is it you are most grateful for? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Also the Christmas holidays are coming. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke both describe that the birth of Jesus was announced by angels. Do you believe angels, that is, some kind of heavenly being who visits earth, in fact exist? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Do you believe angels come into the world even in these modern days? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Only half of the adults in America voted in last year's presidential election. Do you think this was because people feel their vote doesn't count or people are disenchanted with politics or people didn't have time to vote or for some
other reason?
(appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Here are some suggestions that have been made for improving our voting system and increasing voter turnout. Tell me whether you would approve or disapprove of each. So do you approve or disapprove of allowing Voting by mail?
(appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Do you approve or disapprove of allowing voting online or by using a home computer? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How about having elections on Sunday rather than Tuesday? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How about making Election Day a national holiday? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How about banning television projections of the outcome of an election? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Do you think you are more likely to vote or less likely to vote next month as a result of the terrorist attack? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Do you generally take a vacation each year in which you leave your home for at least a week to spend time resting some place else? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- What is the most you have ever spent on a vacation? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Is there some special experience that you'd love to have-something like an exotic foreign vacation or maybe an outdoor or sports-related adventure? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- The Fourth of July holiday is coming up. Do you think the founding fathers like Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence because AMERICA would be better off free of England or because THEY, personally, would be better off? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Do you have an American flag at your home which you
display on national holidays? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- February 14th is Valentine's Day. Will you be sending
a Valentine's card to anyone this year? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- Ash Wednesday this year is on March 5th. Have you ever
observed Lent by making changes in your lifestyle during
the 40 days before Easter? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
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NOTE: The number of respondents to an individual question may vary from the number of respondents to the entire survey, as some items are restricted based on previous answers. The poll has an overall 4 percentage point margin of error, although the margin increases when examining attitudes among smaller groups within the survey. The margin for women only, for example, is 6 percent. |