Survey: SHOH18

Question:
Do you, personally, know anyone who has died in any of America's wars?

Answers: ( respondents)
1 Yes 40%
2 No 60%

Related questions:

How about military preparedness? Is it very important, somewhat important or not important? (appeared in SHOH37, September 22, 2007)
Which party is best for dealing with military preparedness? (appeared in SHOH37, September 22, 2007)
Do you think the United States did the right thing or the wrong thing in sending troops into Iraq? (appeared in SHOH31, October 21, 2005)
Should the United States begin pulling its troops out of Iraq as soon as possible or should we stay for at least a few years until the new govenrnment in Iraq is secure? (appeared in SHOH31, October 21, 2005)
Should the United States begin pulling its troops out of Iraq as soon as possible, or should we stay for at least a few years until the new government in Iraq is secure? (appeared in SHOH30, July 19, 2005)
Do you think the United States is safer from terrorist attack today or less safe because of our miliary action in Iraq? (appeared in SHOH30, July 19, 2005)
How carefully would you say you follow news media coverage of America's military occupation of Iraq? Would you say you read and watch news accounts very closely, somewhat closely ot not closely? (appeared in SHOH29, February 10, 2005)
How often would yu say you think about America's miliary occupation of Iraq? You do think of it almost every hour, several times a day, about once a day, several times a week or do you think about our miliary occupation less than once a week? (appeared in SHOH29, February 10, 2005)
Please don't be embarrasssed if you don't know the answer to this question. Give me your best guess: About how many Americans have died in Iraq in the past two years? Is it less than five hundred, about five hundred, about a thousand, about fifteen hundred, about two thouand or more than two thousand? (appeared in SHOH29, February 10, 2005)
I'd like to name several moral issues that affect our coutry. Please tell me whether you feel each is very important, somewhat important or nnot importan as a moral issues for our country. So wehnI say divorce is this very important moral issues for America, somewhat important or not an important moral issue? What about hunger? What about abortion? How about spouse abuse? How about child abuse? How about gambling? How about pornography? How about homosexuality? How abou same sex marriage? How about greed in America? How about America's decision to start a war with Iraq? How about America'w treatment of prisoners of war? How about America's postwar occupatonnof Iraq? (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)
Despite everything that has happened, do you think the United Stats has done a good thing or a bad thing by sending our mlitary to occupy Iraq? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
Thinking about America's foreign policy, how do you feel about our policy of preventive military attacks on countries that we feel threaten our national security? Do you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree or strongly disagree with this policy? (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
Despite everything that has happened, do you think the United States has done a good thing or a bad thing by sending our military to occupy Iraq? (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
How quickly do you think the United States will be able to pull most of its troops out of Iraq. Will our armed forces be pulled in a month, three months, six months, a year or longer than a year? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
How certain are you that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction immediatley before the United States began the war? Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that it had such weapons? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
Do you, personally, know anyone who has died in any of America's wars? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
Has there ever been anyone in your family, either recently or in past generations, who died in combat while serving in the U.S. military? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
Overall, do you think America historically has been correct in most of its decisions to go to war? (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)
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)
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 24th is President's Day. Who would you say is your favorite American President, either living or dead? (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)
If the United States sends troops to Iraq to force it to disarm its weapons of mass destruction, would you be absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement would be correct? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
The United States is the world's only remaining military superpower. How important do you think it is that we continue to keep its military might at this level? Is it very important, somewhat important, somewhat unimportant or very unimportant to you? (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
America currently has 1,400,000 people in the military. Do you think we need this many to remain safe, do we need more or do we need fewer? (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
If you had a son or daughter of military age, would you like to see him or her enter a military career or would you suggest a different occupation? (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in the Revolutionary War with Britain to gain American independence was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "I'm going to quickly read to you a list of wars in which the United States has engaged. Please tell me if you are absolutely certain our involvement in the war was correct, pretty certain or not certain if our involvement in the war was correct. So when I talk about the Revolutionary War with Britain to gain American independence, are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement was correct?"] (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in the War of 1812 with Britain to assure the safety of American sailors was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "I'm going to quickly read to you a list of wars in which the United States has engaged. Please tell me if you are absolutely certain our involvement in the war was correct, pretty certain or not certain if our involvement in the war was correct. So when I talk about the War of 1812 with Britain to assure the safety of American sailors, are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement was correct?"] (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in the Mexican War of 1845, fought over control of Texas, was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "I'm going to quickly read to you a list of wars in which the United States has engaged. Please tell me if you are absolutely certain our involvement in the war was correct, pretty certain or not certain if our involvement in the war was correct. So when I talk about the Mexican War of 1845, fought over control of Texas, are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement was correct?"] (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our use of federal troops during the American Civil War to stop the secession of the Southern Confederacy from the United States was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "How about the use of federal troops during the American Civil War to stop the secession of the Southern Confederacy from the United States?"] (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in the Spanish American war, fought to end Spanish colonialism in Cuba and the Far East, was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "How about the Spanish American war fought to end Spanish colonialism in Cuba and the Far East?"] (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in World War I, fought to aid Britain and France against Germany for control of Europe, was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "How about World War I fought to aid Britain and France against Germany for control of Europe?"] (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in World War II, fought after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and Nazi Germany declared war on the United States, was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "How about World War II fought after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and Nazi Germany declared war on the United States?"] (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in the Korean War, fought after troops allied with the Soviet Union and Communist China sought to occupy territory now known as South Korea, was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "How about the Korean War fought after troops allied with the Soviet Union and Communist China sought to occupy territory now known as South Korea?"] (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in the Vietnam War, fought to help South Vietnam in its long-term struggle with Communist-supported forces in North Vietnam, was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "How about the Vietnam War fought to help South Vietnam in its long-term struggle with Communist-supported forces in North Vietnam"] (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement in the Persian Gulf War, fought after Iraq invaded and occupied the Middle Eastern nation of Kuwait, was correct? [question as worded during phone survey: "How about the Persian Gulf War fought after Iraq invaded and occupied the Middle Eastern nation of Kuwait?"] (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
What if the United States sends troops to Iraq to force it to disarm its weapons of mass destruction? Would you be absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that our involvement is correct? (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
If we send troops to Iraq, do you think this war will go down in American history as a major conflict, or not? (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
Which man do you think is the greater threat to America's safety and security, Saddam Hussein or Osama bin Laden? (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)