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Survey: SHOH41Question: What about "The O'Reilly Factor" with Bill O'Reilly? Answers: ( respondents) Yes 31%
No 65%
Don't know 3%
Other 1%
Related questions: - Woould you say you use Twitter every day, at least once a week or less than once a week? (appeared in SHOH43, January 27, 2010)
- Have you ever used Twitter on the Internet? (appeared in SHOH43, January 27, 2010)
- Would you say you use Facebook every day, at least once a week or less than once a week? (appeared in SHOH43, January 27, 2010)
- Have you ever used facebook on the Internet? (appeared in SHOH43, January 27, 2010)
- (If respondent says there is an online edition of the paper published in the city or county in which he lives)Do you look at the online edition regularly, occasionaly or never? (appeared in SHOH42, September 26, 2009)
- (If there is a daily newspaper published in the county or city in which you live) Does that paper have an online edition? (appeared in SHOH42, September 26, 2009)
- (If respondent read newspaper published in county or city regularly or occasionally) Would you say the news in tht paper is usually accurate or inaccurate? (appeared in SHOH42, September 26, 2009)
- (If you read daily newspaper published in your county regularly or occasionally) Would you say the news in that paper is usually biased or unbiased? (appeared in SHOH42, September 26, 2009)
- (If there is a daily newspaper published in the city or county in which you live) Do you read that paper regularly, occasionally or never? (appeared in SHOH42, September 26, 2009)
- Is there a daily newspaper published in the city or county in which you live?
(appeared in SHOH42, September 26, 2009)
- How often do you listen to talk radio programs. Do you listen to them often, sometimes, rarely or never? (appeared in SHOH42, September 26, 2009)
- How many days in the past week have you watched an early evening network news program?
(appeared in SHOH41, March 09, 2009)
- How many days in the past week have you read a newspaper? (appeared in SHOH41, March 09, 2009)
- How many days in the past week have you watched news on a cable news program? (appeared in SHOH41, March 09, 2009)
- I am going to list sources that provide information about the presidential campaign. Please tell me if they have been useful sources of information about the campaign. What about the early evening national news on CBS, NBC or ABC? Have these been useful sources of information about the campaign for you? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about Cable News Network, also called CNN. Is it a useful source of information about the campaign for you? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about the Fox News cable channel? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about CNBC? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about local TV news in your viewing area which usually comes on before or after the national news in the evening and again later at
night? Is the local TV news program a useful source of information about the campaign for you? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about the News Hour with Jim Lehrer? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about the Today Show, Good Morning America or the Early Show? Are any of these useful sources of news about the campaign for you? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about "Hannity and Colmes" with Sean Hannity? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about "Countdown with Keith Olbermann"?
(appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about shows like the Colbert Report or "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about National Public Radio also called NPR? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about Rush Limbaugh's radio show? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about other talk radio shows? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about news magazines such as Time, U.S. News and Newsweek? Are they useful sourcs of news about the campaign or not? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about a daily newspaper? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about Internet news websites such as Google News or Yahoo News? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about network TV news such as CNN.com or MSNBC.com? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about grocery store tabloids such as National Enquirer? Are these a useful source of news about the campaign for you? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about the websites of major natonal newspapers such as USA Today.com, New York Times.com or the Wall Street Journal online? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about online blogs where people discuss events in the news? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about the websites of one or more of the candidates? Are they useful sources of news about the campaign or not? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- What about the websites of one or more of the political parties? (appeared in SHOH40, September 14, 2008)
- Do you think America basically is headed in the right direction or the wrong directiion? (appeared in SHOH39, May 24, 2008)
- Do you consider yourself to be a strong Democrat, an independent leaning Democrat, an independent with no leanings, an independent leaning Republican or a strong Republican?
(Half the respondents were asked the question with order of anssers reversed so that they began with "strong Republican." (appeared in SHOH39, May 24, 2008)
- Do you consider yourself to be a strong Republican, an independent leaning Republican, an independent with no leanings, a leaning Democrat or a strong Democrat?
See Question 3 for compilation. This is same question with ansswer order reversed. (appeared in SHOH39, May 24, 2008)
- Do you think political parties are as important today as they were 20 or 30 years ago, or do you think political parties are less important today than in the past? (appeared in SHOH39, May 24, 2008)
- During your lifetime, have your feelings abut the political parties in America changed or have your feelings mostly stayed the same? (appeared in SHOH39, May 24, 2008)
- Would say that you have become more loyal or less loyal to a political party as you'v grown older? (appeared in SHOH39, May 24, 2008)
- Did you vote in a presidential primary this year? (appeared in SHOH39, May 24, 2008)
- Which candidate did you vote for? (appeared in SHOH39, May 24, 2008)
- Did you participate in a presidential caucus this year? (appeared in SHOH39, May 24, 2008)
- Which candidate did you vote for? (appeared in SHOH39, May 24, 2008)
- If the major candidates in November are Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, who wuld you want to see elected? (appeared in SHOH39, May 24, 2008)
- If the major presidential candidates in November are Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton, who would you want to see elected? (appeared in SHOH39, May 24, 2008)
- Did you vote in the 2004 Novmber presidential election betwen Republican George Bush and Democrat John Kerry? (appeared in SHOH39, May 24, 2008)
- For whom did ypu vote then, Kerry or Bush? (appeared in SHOH39, May 24, 2008)
- Do you think america basically is headed in the right direction or the wrong direction? (appeared in SHOH36, May 19, 2007)
- I'd like to ask some questions about ththe 2008 presidential candidates and whether you think Americans are ready to accept such candidates. So do you think most Americans will accept a black president or not? (appeared in SHOH36, May 19, 2007)
- Do you think most Americans will accept a president who is very wealthy or not? (appeared in SHOH36, May 19, 2007)
- Will most Americans accept a woman president or not? (appeared in SHOH36, May 19, 2007)
- Will most Americans accept a president who supports abortion rights or not? (appeared in SHOH36, May 19, 2007)
- Will most Americans accept a president who starts office at age 72 or not? (appeared in SHOH36, May 19, 2007)
- Will most Americans accept a president who smoked marijuana when very young or not? (appeared in SHOH36, May 19, 2007)
- Will most Americans accept a president who currently smokes tobacco or not? (appeared in SHOH36, May 19, 2007)
- Will most Americans accept a president who tried cocaine as a young adult or nnot? (appeared in SHOH36, May 19, 2007)
- Will most Americans accept a white president who adopted a black child or not? (appeared in SHOH36, May 19, 2007)
- Will most Americans accept a president who voted for the Iraq war while in Congress or not? (appeared in SHOH36, May 19, 2007)
- Will most Americans accept a president who has very little government experience or not? (appeared in SHOH36, May 19, 2007)
- Will most Americans accept a president who has very little government experience or not? (appeared in SHOH36, May 19, 2007)
- Will most Americans accept a president who's lived in Washington, D.C. for more than 20 years or not? (appeared in SHOH36, May 19, 2007)
- Would you say that you regularly, that is at least once a week, seek out detailed, in-depth information about science from sources such as magazines, books or the internet or do you not regularly seek information about science? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- I want to ask how useful you find the Internet, magazines and books in helping understand the range and depth of science information. So, on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being least useful and 10 being most useful, how useful is the Internet for science information? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- How about magazines? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- How about books? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- How useful is it to talk with friends and family? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- Woould you say you regularly, that is at least once a week, seek out detailed, in-depth information about health questions concerning you and your family? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- How useful is Internet on health information? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- How about magazines? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- How about books? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- How about family and friends? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- Would you say you regularly, that is at least once a week, seek out detailed, in-depth information about business? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- Which source is useful for understanding the range and depth of business activities? So, on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the least useful and 10 being the most useful, how useful is the Internet for science information? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- How about magazines? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- How about books? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- How about family and friends? (appeared in SHOH34, November 03, 2006)
- In general do you approve or disapprove of the job George W, Bush is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- I'd like to ask you how often you use each of the following kinds of news media. So how many days in the past week did you listen to a radio newscast? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How many days did you listen to a radio talk show? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How many days did you watch local television news? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How many days did you watch network television news (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How many days did you read a daily newspaper? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How many days did you use the Internet? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How many days did you get news from a newspaper web site? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How many days did you get news from a television web site? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How many days did you get news from a blog on the Internet? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- How many days dd you get news from some other web site? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- Do you read a news magazine regularly, occasionally or never? (appeared in SHOH33, July 06, 2006)
- Do you read a grocery store tabloid regularly, occasionally or never? (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)
- How do you get most of your information about the actions and activities of state and local government? Do you get most of your information from newspapers, from television, or from some other source? (appeared in SHOH32, March 02, 2006)
- How do you get most of your information about the federal government's actions and activities?
(appeared in SHOH32, March 02, 2006)
- How would you rate the coverage of the hurricanes by the news media. Would you say it as very good, good, poor, or very poor? (appeared in SHOH31, October 21, 2005)
- Let me ask a few questions about environmental issus. Where do you get most of your news about international environmental problems like global warming--from newspapers, radio, television, magazines, Internet or environmental groups? (appeared in SHOH31, October 21, 2005)
- What about environmental problems in other places across the United States? Do you get news about them from nespapers, radio, television, magazines, Internet or environmental groups? (appeared in SHOH31, October 21, 2005)
- What about enviromental problems in the city that's nearest you? (appeared in SHOH31, October 21, 2005)
- What about environmental problems in your community? (appeared in SHOH31, October 21, 2005)
- How good a job do you think your local newspaper where you live has done in informing people about the causes of environmental problems?
Has your newspaper been very good, somewhat good, neither good nor bad, poor or very poor? (appeared in SHOH31, October 21, 2005)
- How good a job has your local newspaper done in informing people about who is affected by environmental problems. Has it been very good, somewhat good, neither good nor bad, poor or very poor? (appeared in SHOH31, October 21, 2005)
- How good a job has your local newspaper done in informing people about who is responsible for environmental problems. (appeared in SHOH31, October 21, 2005)
- How good a job has the local newspaper done in informing people about solutions for environmental problems? (appeared in SHOH31, October 21, 2005)
- How good a job has the local newspaper done in informing people about the costs for environmental problems? (appeared in SHOH31, October 21, 2005)
- Do you think America basically is headed in the right direction or the wrong direction? (appeared in SHOH30, July 19, 2005)
- In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH30, July 19, 2005)
- Do you think America basically is headed in the right directon or the wrong directon? (appeared in SHOH29, February 10, 2005)
- In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH29, February 10, 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)
- Would you say you are tired of the presidential campaign and will be glad when it is over, or are you not tired ot it? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Would you say these ads tend to be offensive or not offensive to you, personally? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- As a whole, would you say these ads have generally been accurate or have they not been accurate about the candidates and the issues? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Would you say that you find these ads to be useful in helping you follow the issues in the race? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Have you seen any of the political advertisements about the presidential race on television? (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)
- How much attention would you say you have been giving to the presidential election? Would you say you have been following the race very closely, somewhat closely or not too closely? (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)
- How often would you say you vote in major elections for president, governor or U.S. senator? Would yu ay you always vote in these elections, almost always vote in them, usually vote, sometimes vote or rarely vote in them? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Are you currently registered to vote at the address where you now live? (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 SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Do you think America basically is headed in the right direction or in the wrong direction? (appeared in SHOH27, July 05, 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)
- As you know, the United States sent troops into Iraq to force it to disarm its weapons of mass destruction. Are you absolutely certain, pretty certain or not certain that this was the correct thing to do? (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
- On a different subject, how many days in the last week have you read a daily newspaper?. (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
- When you read your daily newspaper how often do you read article about new housing developments or new house plans?. Do you always, usaully, sometimes, rarely or never read articles about housing developments or new house plans? (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
- How often do you read aticles about new cars or car maintenance? Always, usually, sometimes, rarely or never? (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
- How often do you read articles involving medical issues, health and pharmaceuticals? (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
- How often do you read articles involving diet, exercise and nutrition? (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
- How often do you read articles about personal finance and investment? (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
- How often do you read articles about home electronics, computers or the Internet?
(appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
- How often do you read articles about fashion? (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
- How often do you read articles about gardening and landscaping? (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
- How often do you read about foods and new recipes, wines or new kitchen utensils and appliances? (appeared in SHOH26, March 09, 2004)
- How often do you read articles giving marital advice or commenting on domestic and personal relationships? (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)
- I want to ask you just a few questions about sports and sports figures, regardless of whether or not you regard yourself to be a sports fan. I'm going to name some different kinds of sports. Please tell me how often you watch each sport on television, read about it in the newspaper or go on the Internet to get information about it.
So when it comes to NFL Football, would you say you watch
NFL Football on television often, sometimes, rarely or never? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- Do you use the Internet to get information about NFL FOOTBALL
often, sometimes, rarely or never? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- Who do you think is the most famous active athlete in NFL FOOTBALL today? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- How about NHL HOCKEY? Do you watch NHL HOCKEY on television often, sometimes, rarely or never? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- Do you read about NHL HOCKEY in the newspaper often, sometimes, rarely or never? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- Do you use the Internet to get information about NHL HOCKEY often, sometimes, rarely or never? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- Who do you think is the most famous active athlete in NHL HOCKEY today? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- Recently there has been talk about allowing gays and
lesbians to marry a partner of the same sex. What do
you think about same-sex marriage? Do you strongly favor,
somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose same
sex-marriage, or do you have no opinion on the matter? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- If your representative in Congress supported a law allowing
gays and lesbians to marry, would that affect your vote to
re-elect that member of Congress? Would you be more likely
to vote for that person, less likely to vote for that person,
or would it make no difference at all in your vote? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- What if your representative in Congress supported a law
allowing gays and lesbians to form civil unions? Would
that affect your vote to re-elect your member of Congress?
Would you be more likely to vote for that person, less
likely to vote for that person, or would it make no difference
at all in your vote?
(appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- Think about how honest the typical candidate for Congress is. By comparison, how honest would a gay male candidate likely be? Much more honest than the typical candidate, somewhat more honest, no difference, somewhat less honest, or much less honest? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- What about moral? How moral would a gay male candidate be compared to the typical candidate for Congress? Would he be much more moral than the typical candidate, somewhat more moral, no difference, somewhat less moral, or much less moral? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- What about strong? How strong would a gay male candidate be compared to the typical candidate for Congress? Would he be much stronger than the typical candidate, somewhat stronger, no difference, somewhat weaker, or much weaker?
(appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- Think about how competent the typical candidate for Congress is on the following issues. By comparison, how competent would a gay male candidate likely be on education? Would he be much more competent, somewhat more competent, no difference, somewhat less competent, or much less competent. (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- What about military issues? How competent would a gay male
candidate be compared to the typical candidate for congress?
Would he be much more competent, somewhat more competent, no
difference, somewhat less competent, or much less competent (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- What about on taxes? How competent would a gay male candidate be compared to the typical candidate for congress? Would he be much more competent, somewhat more competent, no difference, somewhat less competent, or much less competent. (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- Again, please think about how honest the typical candidate for
Congress is. Now, by comparison, how honest would a lesbian woman candidate likely be? Would she be much more honest than the typical candidate, somewhat more honest, no difference, somewhat less honest, or much less honest? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- What about moral? How moral would a lesbian woman candidate be compared to the typical candidate for Congress? Would she be much more moral than the typical candidate, somewhat more moral, no difference, somewhat less moral, or much less moral? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- What about strong? How strong would a lesbian woman candidate
be compared to the typical candidate for Congress? Would she be
much stronger than the typical candidate, somewhat stronger, no
difference, somewhat weaker, or much weaker?
(appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- What about military issues? How competent would a lesbian
woman candidate be compared to the typical candidate for Congress? Would she be much more competent, somewhat more competent, no different, somewhat less competent, or much less competent? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- If a candidate for Congress said publicly that he is gay, would that make you more likely to vote for him, more likely to vote against him or would it have no effect on your vote? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- If a candidate for Congress said publicly that she is lesbian,
would that make you more likely to vote for her, more likely to
vote against her or would it have no effect on your vote? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- If a candidate for Congress said publicly that she is lesbian,
would that make you more likely to vote for her, more likely to
vote against her or would it have no effect on your vote? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- If a candidate for Congress said publicly that she is lesbian,
would that make you more likely to vote for her, more likely to
vote against her or would it have no effect on your vote? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- If a candidate for Congress said publicly that she is lesbian, would that make you more likely to vote for her, more likely to vote against her or would it have no effect on your vote? (appeared in SHOH25, November 04, 2003)
- Which one of these sources do you rely upon to get most
of your information about science and technology:
television, newspapers, magazines, radio, other people or
some other source? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Would you say reports of science and technology in the
media are easy to understand or difficult to understand? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- How many days in the last week have you read a daily newspaper? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Have you ever written a letter to the editor of a newspaper?
(appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Have you sent a letter to the editor in the past year? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Please think about the very last letter that you wrote to a newspaper editor. Was that letter published? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Have you ever had a letter to the editor get published? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Was the last letter you wrote about a local topic, a state topic, a national topic or an international topic? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Was your name published with the letter? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Did you want your letter published without your name? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Would you have sent a letter to the editor if the newspaper
would publish your comments without printing your name? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Do you think a letter to the editor published without the name of the author is as credible as one published with the author's name? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Do you think the newspaper in your community probably publishes most of the letters to the editor they receive or only a few of them? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- Do you think the letters to the editor column in your local newspaper does a good job or not a good job in representing the broad concerns of people in your community? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- How often do you look at the letters-to-the-editor in your
local newspaper? Do you never, rarely, sometimes, frequently or always look at the letters to the editor? (appeared in SHOH23, May 18, 2003)
- I'd like to ask you a few questions about your feelings about the federal government based in Washington, DC. Generally, do you think the work the government is doing is making your own life better, making it worse, or having no effect upon you? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Does it seem to you that the people you know personally are more angry with the federal government these days than they used to be? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Are you, personally, more angry at the federal government than you used to be? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How did you first learn of the September 11th attack: from a television broadcast; from a radio broadcast; a member of your family told you; a friend or co-worker told you or from some other source? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- I'm going to name a several sources of news. Please tell me whether these have been a useful or not a useful source of
news about the terrorist attacks. Have daily newspapers been a useful or not a useful source for information about the
terrorist attacks? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Have news magazines been useful or not useful to you? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How about radio news, useful or not useful? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How about television news? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How about the Internet? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Of all the news sources I just named, which has been your
best source of information about the terrorist attacks? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Did media coverage of the terrorist attacks help you to cope with the tragedy, make you feel worse about it or have no effect on how you felt? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How many days in the past week have you read a daily newspaper? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How many days in the past week have you watched a television
newscast? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How many days have you listened to radio news? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How many days have you used the Internet? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- I'm going to name a several sources of news about the environment. Please tell me whether these have been a useful or not a useful source of environmental news. Have daily newspapers been a useful or not a useful source for information about the environment? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Have news magazines been useful or not useful to you? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Have environmental magazines been useful or not useful to you? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How about radio news, useful or not useful? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How about television news? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How about the Internet? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- How about conversations with family and friends? (appeared in SHOH19, January 21, 2002)
- Of all the news sources I just named, which has been your best source of information about the environment? (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)
- Would you want the federal government to control the costs of gasoline, or do you want the free market to prevail? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Would you want the federal government to control the costs of electricity, or do you want the free market to prevail? (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)
- The signers of the Declaration of Independence said that QUOTE,"we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor".END OF QUOTE. Do you think these men really believed they could have lost their lives for signing the declaration? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Here's a tough question: If you were a member of the Second Continental Congress in 1776, would you have signed the Declaration of Independence? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- I'd like to ask some questions about international news. In general, do you think the newspaper you most often READ covers international news adequately, or not? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- In general, do you think the television newscast you most often WATCH covers international news adequately, or not? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- How many days in the past week have you read a daily newspaper? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- How many days in the past week have you watched a television newscast? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- How important is international news coverage to you? Is it very important, somewhat important, somewhat unimportant or very unimportant? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Here are some HEADLINES you might see in your newspaper or on Television news. As I read the headline, please tell me if you would be Very Interested, Somewhat Interested or Not Interested in the story. THE FIRST HEADLINES READS,"Forest fires spreading in Western Canada." (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- How about,"Sony plans major effort to capture digital TV market in U.S." (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- How about,"Nile floods threaten Egyptian cities"? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Syria proposes peace plan for Israel? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- 50 die in Chinese train wreck? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Italian president faces severe challenge at polls? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Novice pilot takes charge, saves 70 in Algerian plane crash? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Canada-U.S. trade down 10 percent as result of NAFTA? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Japanese recession may force Honda to downsize U.S. plants? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Two U.S. medical volunteers save hundreds of Iraqi children? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Nike fires 200 workers in labor dispute in Indonesia? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- U.S. withdrawing aid to Sudan government? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Scottish farmer's idea may solve foot and mouth epidemic? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Mexican farm workers vital to California agriculture? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Student from China rescues missing boy in Colorado? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Israelis shell Arab bases in Lebanon? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- American missionary heads effort to feed people in Thailand? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- End of drought saves crops in Nigeria? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Ten from U.S. feared victims of avalanche in Switzerland? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- Mexico border guards save 20 refuges? (appeared in SHOH18, October 21, 2001)
- In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job
George W. Bush is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- In the last week, how many days have you read a newspaper? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- In the last week, how many days have you watched a
television newscast? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- I would like to ask you some questions about how often you read VARIOUS parts of a daily newspaper. For example, how often do you read reviews of television programs in the newspaper? Do you always, usually, sometimes, rarely or never read reviews of television programs, or does the newspaper you read not print such reviews? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- How often do you read reviews of first-run movies playing at your local theaters. Do you always, usually, sometimes, rarely or never read movie reviews, or does the newspaper you read not print such reviews? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- How often do you read reviews of CDs? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- How often do you read reviews of new video releases? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- How often do you read book reviews? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- How often do you read reviews of classical music performances? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- How often do you read reviews of local restaurants? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- How often do you read reviews of rock concerts? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- How often do you read reviews of exhibits at art galleries or museums? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- How often do you read reviews of ballet or other dance performances? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- How often do you read reviews of plays and theatre productions? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- Do you have a computer in your home? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- Can you access the Internet from your home? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- Can you access the Internet from someplace other than your home, such as your place of business? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- In the last week, how many DAYS have you used the Internet? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- In the last week, how many DAYS have you used the Internet to get news? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- Did you get news from a Web site operated by a newspaper? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- Was that Web site for a newspaper that you normally read or for another newspaper? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- Did you get news from a Web site operated by a television station? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- Was that Web site for a TV station that you normally
watch or for another station? (appeared in SHOH22, January 30, 2003)
- In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president? (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
- Here are some important issues facing America: our war on terrorism, peace in the Middle East, improving the American economy, protecting Social Security, improving Health Care, improving education and reducing the federal budget deficit. Of all the issues I just mentioned, which one is the most important to you? (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
- Give me your best guess about what percentage of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives are female? (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
- What percentage of the House of Representatives do you think are Asian? (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
- What percentage [of the House of Representatives] do you think are black? (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
- What percentage [of the House of Representatives] do you think are Hispanic or Latino? (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
- Although there are many different kinds of people in politics, do you think the largest group of politicians is very liberal, liberal, moderate, conservative or very conservative? (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
- How well do each of these terms describe the typical politician, such as a candidate running for the U.S. House of Representatives? When I say the typical politician is qualified, is that an EXTREMELY WELL, QUITE WELL, NOT TOO WELL,or NOT WELL AT ALL description of the typical politician. (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
- When I say the typical politician is sophisticated, is that an EXTREMELY WELL, QUITE WELL, NOT TOO WELL or NOT WELL AT ALL description ot the typical politician? (appeared in SHOH21, October 28, 2002)
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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. |