November 23, 2011 - American Voters Say Iran Sanctions Aren't Working, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 50 Percent Say Bomb Iran If Sanctions Don't Work Word format Economic sanctions to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons aren't effective, American voters say 60 - 33 percent, and 50 percent of voters say the U.S. should take military action to stop Iran's nuclear program if sanctions don't work, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. American voters tell the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll 55 - 36 percent that the U.S. should not take military action against Iran. But 25 percent of those opponents shift to support military action if sanctions fail. The combined result is 50 percent in favor of military action if sanctions fail, with 38 percent opposed. If Israel attacks Iran, 46 percent of voters say the U.S. should support that move, with 6 percent who say the U.S. should oppose it and 44 percent who say the U.S. should be neutral. A total of 88 percent of Americans voters say Iran's nuclear program is a "very serious" or "somewhat serious" threat to U.S. national security with no disagreement from any group. American voters disapprove 50 - 44 percent of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, but approve 49 - 42 percent of his handling of foreign policy and approve 46 - 38 percent of the way he is handling Iran. Voters say 48 - 45 percent that President Obama does not deserve a second term. "Americans are very concerned about the development of an Iranian nuclear program and don't think the current policy of economic sanctions is effective," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Voters are not yet to the point that they want the U.S. military to stop it, but 50 percent say that if the sanctions eventually prove to be ineffective then they would support the use of force." While voters say by almost 2-1 the sanctions have not been effective, there are partisan differences. Only 27 percent of Republicans say sanctions are "very effective" or "somewhat effective," compared to 44 percent of Democrats and 29 percent of independent voters. The same split shows when voters are asked about using military force against Iran: 50 percent of Republicans support the use of force in any case, with another 15 percent who support force if sanctions fail and 23 percent opposed to force no matter what; 29 percent of Democrats support force with no conditions, with 14 percent who support force if sanctions fail and 45 percent opposed to force; 31 percent of independent voters support force in any case, with 14 percent who support force if sanctions fail and 43 percent opposed to force. On another matter, voters say 48 - 40 percent that the U.S. Supreme Court should overturn Obama's new health care law. Democrats support the health care law 70 - 19 percent, while opposition is 86 - 8 percent among Republicans and 45 - 38 percent among independent voters. From November 14 - 20, Quinnipiac University surveyed 2,552 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 1.9 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 1. If the 2012 election for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for, the Republican candidate or for the Democratic candidate in your district? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Republican 36% 87% 2% 31% 39% 33% 42% 8% 27% Democratic 40 1 85 33 35 44 33 80 46 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 - 1 3 3 1 2 1 7 DK/NA 20 10 12 29 20 20 21 10 19 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Republican 51% 45% 59% 41% 42% 42% 30% 38% 37% Democratic 25 35 21 34 39 30 40 40 42 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 2 4 3 2 3 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 - 1 1 2 3 2 1 DK/NA 22 16 18 21 16 24 24 18 19 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Republican 25% 36% 40% 45% 40% Democratic 47 40 37 39 34 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 3 1 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 1 1 2 1 DK/NA 23 19 18 13 21 TREND: If the 2012 election for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for the Republican candidate or for the Democratic candidate in your district? Nov 23 Nov 02 Oct 05 Aug 31 Mar 31 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 Republican 36 34 39 38 40 Democratic 40 42 39 38 37 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 2 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 1 2 1 DK/NA 20 19 19 19 20 13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way - Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 44% 7% 78% 42% 39% 48% 37% 83% 56% Disapprove 50 90 16 49 55 45 57 11 43 DK/NA 6 3 6 8 6 6 7 6 1 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 31% 36% 22% 39% 42% 34% 47% 44% 43% Disapprove 64 57 73 55 54 58 44 51 51 DK/NA 5 7 6 6 4 8 9 4 6 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 53% 44% 40% 41% 39% Disapprove 38 49 56 55 56 DK/NA 8 7 3 4 5 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? (*High also 59% Mar 2009) APPROVE....... High Low Nov 23 Nov 02 Oct 06 Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 04 Oct 06 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009* 2011 Approve 44 47 41 42 47 59 41 Disapprove 50 49 55 52 46 31 55 DK/NA 6 4 4 6 7 10 4 14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way - the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 24% 5% 47% 18% 20% 28% 20% 48% 25% Disapprove 69 92 45 73 75 63 73 43 66 DK/NA 7 3 7 8 5 9 6 8 9 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 16% 22% 17% 20% 18% 21% 29% 21% 25% Disapprove 77 75 78 75 77 72 62 72 68 DK/NA 7 4 6 5 5 7 8 7 7 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 32% 27% 20% 18% 21% Disapprove 57 66 75 77 70 DK/NA 11 7 5 4 9 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? (*Low also 24% Sep 2011, Oct 2011) APPROVE....... High Low Nov 23 Nov 02 Oct 06 Sep 01 Jul 14 Mar 4 Nov 23 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009 2011* Approve 24 26 24 24 28 45 24 Disapprove 69 70 71 70 64 45 69 DK/NA 7 5 5 6 8 10 7 15. Do you approve or disapprove of the way - the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 19% 47% 6% 12% 18% 20% 23% 8% 15% Disapprove 74 46 88 81 76 71 71 85 75 DK/NA 7 7 5 8 5 9 7 7 10 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 29% 23% 35% 21% 18% 25% 20% 18% 21% Disapprove 63 71 58 73 77 67 71 76 72 DK/NA 8 6 7 6 4 8 9 7 7 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 18% 20% 20% 21% 22% Disapprove 71 76 75 74 71 DK/NA 11 4 5 5 7 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? (*High also 34% Mar 3, 2011 & Mar 2010) APPROVE....... High Low Nov 23 Nov 02 Oct 06 Sep 01 Jul 14 Mar 31 Nov 23 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011* 2011 Approve 19 20 23 22 26 34 19 Disapprove 74 76 71 71 65 55 74 DK/NA 7 4 6 7 9 11 7 16. Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Deserves 45% 5% 82% 44% 41% 49% 38% 87% 55% No/Does not 48 92 12 47 53 44 56 7 38 DK/NA 7 2 5 9 6 7 7 6 7 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes/Deserves 30% 36% 22% 39% 43% 35% 47% 45% 46% No/Does not 64 57 73 54 53 57 44 49 49 DK/NA 6 7 5 8 5 8 9 6 5 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Yes/Deserves 54% 46% 42% 42% 42% No/Does not 37 48 54 53 54 DK/NA 9 7 4 4 4 TREND: Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? (*High also 47% Jul 2011)(**Low also 40% Mar 2010) YES DESERVES.. High Low Nov 23 Nov 02 Oct 05 Aug 31 Jul 13 Nov 02 Jul 21 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011* 2010** Yes/Deserves 45 47 42 42 47 47 40 No/Does not 48 49 54 51 47 49 48 DK/NA 7 4 4 7 7 4 12 17. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied 2% - 5% 1% 1% 3% 1% 10% - Smwht satisfied 16 6 25 15 14 17 14 27 24 Smwht dissatisfied 31 21 40 33 30 33 30 39 30 Very dissatisfied 50 73 27 51 54 46 55 22 44 DK/NA 1 - 2 - 1 1 1 2 1 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Very satisfied 1% 1% - 1% 1% 1% 3% 2% 2% Smwht satisfied 11 11 12 12 12 15 25 15 13 Smwht dissatisfied 27 36 23 34 36 27 35 33 29 Very dissatisfied 60 52 64 52 51 57 36 50 55 DK/NA 1 - - 1 - 1 1 - 1 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Very satisfied 5% - 1% - 2% Smwht satisfied 21 15 13 15 16 Smwht dissatisfied 27 35 33 33 29 Very dissatisfied 44 49 52 52 52 DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT SAT High Low Nov 23 Nov 02 Oct 06 Sep 01 Jul 14 Dec 11 Nov 13 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2001 2008 Very satisfied 2 2 2 2 3 21 2 Smwht satisfied 16 17 16 17 24 47 14 Smwht dissatisfied 31 30 28 29 32 19 38 Very dissatisfied 50 51 53 51 40 10 44 DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 3 2 18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the economy? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 33% 3% 62% 31% 29% 36% 28% 65% 36% Disapprove 61 94 33 61 64 58 66 31 59 DK/NA 6 3 5 8 6 6 6 4 5 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 22% 26% 18% 28% 31% 26% 35% 32% 34% Disapprove 73 69 80 65 65 67 58 64 60 DK/NA 6 4 3 7 4 7 8 4 6 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 40% 36% 27% 33% 29% Disapprove 51 60 69 65 65 DK/NA 9 4 4 2 6 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy? (* Low also 32% Sep 2011) APPROVE...... High Low Nov 23 Nov 03 Oct 06 Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 Mar 04 Oct 06 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009 2011* Approve 33 37 32 32 38 36 57 32 Disapprove 61 60 64 62 56 58 33 64 DK/NA 6 4 4 6 5 6 10 4 19. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - foreign policy? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 49% 17% 78% 50% 48% 49% 45% 75% 49% Disapprove 42 76 13 40 46 38 46 18 37 DK/NA 10 7 9 10 7 12 9 7 15 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 36% 44% 30% 46% 54% 40% 52% 50% 47% Disapprove 55 44 64 43 41 48 35 42 44 DK/NA 8 12 6 11 5 11 13 8 9 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 47% 49% 48% 54% 42% Disapprove 39 40 44 40 48 DK/NA 13 11 8 6 10 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling foreign policy? APPROVE....... High Low Nov 23 Nov 03 Oct 06 Sep 01 Jul 14 Apr 29 Mar 30 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009 2011 Approve 49 52 44 44 47 57 41 Disapprove 42 42 48 47 43 32 47 DK/NA 10 6 8 9 10 11 12 20. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the situation in Iran? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 46% 20% 72% 44% 45% 46% 41% 78% 46% Disapprove 38 67 14 37 41 36 42 13 42 DK/NA 16 12 15 18 14 17 17 9 12 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 32% 43% 29% 42% 45% 39% 39% 51% 46% Disapprove 51 42 56 41 39 44 38 36 40 DK/NA 17 15 15 17 16 17 22 13 14 Followng Iran Q43 IRAN SERIOUS THREAT Q44 Military Vry+SmWt Very SmWht Not HsHlds Approve 45% 39% 55% 54% 40% Disapprove 44 48 28 27 44 DK/NA 11 13 17 19 15 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Iran? Nov 23 Apr 22 Oct 7 2011 2010 2009 Approve 46 44 45 Disapprove 38 43 39 DK/NA 16 13 17 21. Is your opinion of the - Republican Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 31% 76% 7% 21% 32% 30% 35% 14% 23% Unfavorable 54 14 80 60 55 53 51 69 58 Hvn't hrd enough 13 8 11 15 11 14 11 16 16 REFUSED 3 1 2 4 2 3 3 2 3 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Favorable 41% 37% 50% 32% 32% 36% 36% 29% 29% Unfavorable 44 49 36 53 59 47 46 57 55 Hvn't hrd enough 12 11 12 11 7 14 15 13 12 REFUSED 3 3 2 3 2 4 3 1 4 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Favorable 25% 30% 35% 35% 30% Unfavorable 49 57 57 56 52 Hvn't hrd enough 23 11 6 8 14 REFUSED 3 2 3 1 4 TREND: Is your opinion of the Republican Party favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? (*Low also 25% Jul 2009) FAVORABLE.... High Low Nov 23 Nov 02 Sep 01 Nov 22 Sep 09 Nov 22 Oct 8 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2009* Favorable 31 28 32 40 35 40 25 Unfavorable 54 57 53 45 43 45 53 Hvn't hrd enough 13 13 13 13 19 13 18 REFUSED 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 22. Is your opinion of the - Democratic Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 35% 5% 71% 28% 29% 40% 30% 64% 33% Unfavorable 51 88 17 56 58 46 56 22 53 Hvn't hrd enough 11 6 10 12 10 12 11 13 14 REFUSED 3 1 2 4 3 2 3 1 - WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Favorable 23% 32% 20% 31% 33% 29% 37% 35% 35% Unfavorable 65 54 70 54 58 55 44 53 53 Hvn't hrd enough 10 11 9 11 6 13 16 11 9 REFUSED 2 3 1 4 3 3 4 1 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Favorable 41% 39% 30% 35% 28% Unfavorable 39 48 61 57 57 Hvn't hrd enough 18 11 6 7 12 REFUSED 3 2 2 1 3 TREND: Is your opinion of the Democratic Party favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? FAVORABLE..... High Low Nov 23 Nov 02 Sep 01 Nov 22 Sep 09 Nov 12 Apr 21 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2008 2010 Favorable 35 36 35 38 34 55 32 Unfavorable 51 49 51 50 47 35 52 Hvn't hrd enough 11 13 12 10 15 6 12 REFUSED 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 23. Is your opinion of the - Tea Party Movement favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 29% 55% 7% 29% 34% 24% 32% 11% 27% Unfavorable 42 17 66 41 40 43 41 58 30 Hvn't hrd enough 28 26 26 28 23 32 26 29 42 REFUSED 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Favorable 39% 35% 45% 31% 31% 32% 24% 31% 30% Unfavorable 33 40 24 42 53 34 34 41 46 Hvn't hrd enough 27 24 31 25 14 32 40 27 23 REFUSED 1 1 - 2 2 2 2 1 1 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Favorable 23% 29% 33% 33% 33% Unfavorable 34 41 45 50 35 Hvn't hrd enough 42 29 21 15 29 REFUSED 2 1 1 1 3 TREND: Is your opinion of the Tea Party movement favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? FAVORABLE..... High Low Nov 23 Nov 03 Sep 01 Nov 17 Sep 09 Nov 17 Mar 24 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 Favorable 29 31 29 34 30 34 28 Unfavorable 42 45 42 38 31 38 23 Hvn't hrd enough 28 24 29 26 37 26 49 REFUSED 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 24. Is your opinion of the - Occupy Wall Street Movement favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 29% 7% 47% 29% 29% 28% 27% 38% 27% Unfavorable 44 73 22 43 50 39 47 21 41 Hvn't hrd enough 25 19 30 26 19 31 23 41 30 REFUSED 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 - 2 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Favorable 20% 26% 15% 29% 31% 26% 29% 30% 26% Unfavorable 53 52 56 49 54 44 36 44 48 Hvn't hrd enough 25 22 28 20 14 28 33 25 24 REFUSED 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Favorable 28% 31% 31% 28% 23% Unfavorable 30 42 49 57 50 Hvn't hrd enough 40 25 18 14 26 REFUSED 1 2 2 1 2 TREND: Is your opinion of the Occupy Wall Street Movement favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? Nov 23 Nov 03 2011 2011 Favorable 29 30 Unfavorable 44 39 Hvn't hrd enough 25 30 REFUSED 2 1 25. Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party movement or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 10% 20% 2% 9% 10% 9% 11% 2% 10% No 87 76 96 87 86 87 85 95 86 DK/NA 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 13% 13% 15% 11% 8% 13% 8% 10% 11% No 84 82 81 85 91 82 85 88 86 DK/NA 4 5 4 4 1 5 7 2 4 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Yes 8% 10% 11% 9% 10% No 87 88 86 88 85 DK/NA 5 2 3 3 5 TREND: Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party movement or not? YES TEA PARTY. High Low Nov 23 Nov 03 Oct 06 Sep 01 Nov 22 Oct 06 Nov 23 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 Yes 10 12 16 12 13 16 10 No 87 85 80 85 83 80 87 DK/NA 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 43. How closely have you been following news about Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons - Would you say you have been following it very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very closely 24% 30% 18% 25% 33% 17% 25% 20% 19% Smwht closely 42 39 42 44 42 41 42 38 42 Not too closely 23 22 27 22 17 28 23 24 23 Not at all 11 9 12 9 7 14 9 16 16 DK/NA - - - - 1 - - 2 - WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Very closely 27% 25% 31% 24% 29% 23% 12% 23% 32% Smwht closely 42 40 39 43 43 42 37 42 43 Not too closely 22 27 23 24 21 25 30 26 18 Not at all 9 8 7 9 7 10 21 9 7 DK/NA - - - - - - - - 1 Followng Iran Q43 IRAN SERIOUS THREAT Q44 Military Vry+SmWt Very SmWht Not HsHlds Very closely 37% 32% 13% 19% 34% Smwht closely 63 41 46 38 39 Not too closely - 19 29 26 19 Not at all - 7 12 16 8 DK/NA - - - 1 - 44. Do you consider Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons to be a very serious threat to U.S. national security, a somewhat serious threat, not a very serious threat or not a threat to U.S. national security? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very serious 55% 68% 47% 53% 52% 57% 54% 51% 61% Smwht serious 33 27 38 33 31 34 34 31 27 Not very serious 7 3 8 8 10 4 6 8 6 Not a threat 3 1 4 4 5 2 3 5 1 DK/NA 2 - 3 2 2 3 2 5 5 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Very serious 61% 60% 69% 54% 52% 56% 47% 52% 61% Smwht serious 30 33 27 35 36 33 37 35 29 Not very serious 4 4 2 5 7 6 8 7 5 Not a threat 3 1 2 3 4 3 5 4 2 DK/NA 1 1 - 2 2 2 3 1 3 Followng Iran Q43 IRAN SERIOUS THREAT Q44 Military Vry+SmWt Very SmWht Not HsHlds Very serious 61% 100% - - 60% Smwht serious 29 - 100 - 30 Not very serious 6 - - 65 5 Not a threat 3 - - 35 3 DK/NA 1 - - - 2 45. How effective do you think the U.S. and its allies policy of economic sanctions against Iran have been in preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, very effective, somewhat effective, not too effective, or not effective at all? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very effective 3% 2% 5% 3% 3% 3% 2% 7% 8% Smwht effective 30 25 39 26 25 34 27 45 29 Not too effective 33 34 33 35 33 34 36 26 33 Not effective 27 35 16 28 35 19 28 15 22 DK/NA 7 4 8 7 4 10 7 8 8 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Very effective 2% 3% 2% 2% - 3% 5% 3% 3% Smwht effective 26 30 26 28 25 28 34 30 27 Not too effective 36 37 35 37 40 34 34 32 35 Not effective 30 23 33 25 30 26 17 31 27 DK/NA 6 8 5 7 4 8 10 4 8 Followng Iran Q43 IRAN SERIOUS THREAT Q44 Military Vry+SmWt Very SmWht Not HsHlds Very effective 3% 4% 2% 5% 6% Smwht effective 28 29 33 27 25 Not too effective 33 31 42 25 35 Not effective 34 32 16 36 28 DK/NA 2 4 8 7 7 46. Do you think the U.S. should take military action to prevent Iran's development of a nuclear weapon or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 36% 50% 29% 31% 37% 34% 35% 36% 43% No 55 41 63 61 57 54 56 58 43 DK/NA 9 8 8 8 5 12 9 6 13 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 39% 38% 46% 34% 25% 40% 38% 37% 34% No 51 53 41 58 66 51 52 57 56 DK/NA 11 9 13 8 9 9 9 6 11 Followng Iran Q43 IRAN SERIOUS THREAT Q44 Military Vry+SmWt Very SmWht Not HsHlds Yes 35% 48% 23% 16% 39% No 58 42 70 82 51 DK/NA 7 9 7 2 10 47. (If No q46) If the economic sanctions are unable to stop Iran's nuclear weapons program, do you think the U.S. should take military action to prevent Iran's development of a nuclear weapon or not? NO MILITARY ACTION Q46..................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 25% 36% 22% 24% 23% 27% 25% 29% No 69 56 72 72 73 66 69 64 DK/NA 6 8 6 5 4 7 6 7 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 30% 27% 39% 22% 20% 28% 27% 29% 22% No 63 69 54 73 74 66 70 66 71 DK/NA 7 4 7 6 6 6 3 5 7 Followng Iran Q43 IRAN SERIOUS THREAT Q44 Military Vry+SmWt Very SmWht Not HsHlds Yes 25% 36% 23% 3% 22% No 70 56 73 95 73 DK/NA 6 9 4 2 5 47a. (Combined Table Ques 46 & 47) Do you think the U.S. should take military action to prevent Iran's development of a nuclear weapon or not? (If "no") If the economic sanctions are unable to stop Iran's nuclear weapons program, do you think the U.S. should take military action to prevent Iran's development of a nuclear weapon or not? COMBINED TABLE QUES 46 & 47................................ Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Military now Q46 36% 50% 29% 31% 37% 34% 35% 36% 43% Military if sanc ineffective Q47 14 15 14 14 13 14 14 17 8 No Military act Q47 38 23 45 43 42 35 39 37 34 DK/NA Q46 or Q47 12 12 12 11 7 16 12 10 15 WHITE.................................. BrnAgnEvangl COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Military now Q46 39% 38% 46% 34% 25% 40% 38% 37% 34% Military if sanc ineffective Q47 15 14 16 13 13 14 14 16 12 No Military act Q47 32 37 22 42 48 34 36 38 40 DK/NA Q46 or Q47 14 11 15 11 13 12 11 9 14 Followng Iran Q43 IRAN SERIOUS THREAT Q44 Military Vry+SmWt Very SmWht Not HsHlds Military now Q46 35% 48% 23% 16% 39% Military if sanc ineffective Q47 14 15 16 2 11 No Military act Q47 41 24 51 78 37 DK/NA Q46 or Q47 10 13 10 4 13 48. If Israel were to attack Iran to stop its nuclear weapons program, would you want the U.S. to, support Israel's military action, oppose Israel's military action, or would you want the US to stay neutral? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support action 46% 70% 31% 41% 50% 42% 48% 31% 51% Oppose action 6 1 7 7 7 4 6 5 5 Stay neutral 44 26 55 47 40 48 41 58 39 DK/NA 5 3 7 4 4 6 5 6 6 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Support action 58% 44% 70% 43% 46% 49% 35% 46% 51% Oppose action 4 4 2 6 8 4 5 7 5 Stay neutral 33 45 26 46 42 41 56 45 38 DK/NA 4 6 2 6 4 5 4 3 6 Followng Iran Q43 IRAN SERIOUS THREAT Q44 Military Vry+SmWt Very SmWht Not HsHlds Support action 54% 61% 32% 15% 53% Oppose action 7 3 6 19 7 Stay neutral 36 33 57 66 36 DK/NA 4 4 5 1 4 49. Do you think Congress should try to repeal the new health care law, or should they let it stand? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Should repeal it 47% 84% 20% 44% 52% 44% 51% 24% 50% Should let it stand 41 9 69 41 39 43 38 67 35 DK/NA 12 7 11 15 9 14 11 9 16 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Should repeal it 59% 53% 65% 51% 49% 52% 42% 50% 47% Should let it stand 30 34 23 38 45 34 42 40 42 DK/NA 12 12 12 11 6 14 16 10 11 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Should repeal it 40% 51% 49% 51% 52% Should let it stand 43 39 42 42 36 DK/NA 17 10 9 7 12 TREND: Do you think Congress should try to repeal the new health care law, or should they let it stand? Nov 23 May 04 Jan 18 2011 2011 2011 Should repeal it 47 44 48 Should let it stand 41 45 43 DK/NA 12 11 8 50. The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the new health care law. Do you want the Supreme Court to uphold the new health care law or overturn it? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Uphold it 40% 8% 70% 38% 37% 42% 36% 67% 33% Overturn it 48 86 19 45 52 44 51 22 51 DK/NA 12 7 11 16 11 14 12 11 17 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Uphold it 29% 35% 24% 36% 44% 32% 43% 39% 40% Overturn it 59 53 65 51 48 53 40 51 48 DK/NA 11 12 11 13 8 15 17 10 11 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Uphold it 41% 38% 41% 41% 33% Overturn it 42 49 49 52 53 DK/NA 17 13 10 8 14 Demographic Summary
