August 2, 2013 - American Voters Back "Stand Your Ground," Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Obama Tops Republicans On Economy PDF format With large racial and gender divisions, American voters back so-called "Stand Your Ground" laws 53 - 40 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. Voters also say by a wide margin that the federal government should not bail out Detroit. President Barack Obama gets a divided job approval rating as 46 percent approve and 48 percent disapprove, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. But this is much better than the negative 19 - 73 percent job approval for Republicans in Congress and the negative 31 - 61 percent score for Democrats. And American voters trust President Obama more than Congressional Republicans, 45 - 39 percent, to handle the economy. White voters support "Stand Your Ground" laws 57 - 37 percent while black voters are opposed 57 - 37 percent. Men support these laws 62 - 34 percent while women are divided with 44 percent in favor and 47 percent opposed. Support is 75 - 19 percent among Republicans and 57 - 37 percent among independent voters, with Democrats opposed 62 - 32 percent. Voters in households where someone owns a gun back the laws 67 - 29 percent. "'Stand Your Ground' splits the country sharply along political, gender and racial lines," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "With these kinds of numbers, it's unlikely the movement to repeal 'Stand Your Ground' will be successful in most of the country." Obama's approval rating reflects the same divisions as "Stand Your Ground." He gets a thumbs up from Democrats 84 - 11 percent and 84 - 11 percent from black voters, while getting a thumbs down from Republicans 85 - 13 percent, independents 57 - 34 percent, and white voters 58 - 36 percent. Men disapprove 55 - 40 percent, as women approve 52 - 42 percent. "Despite his lackluster approval numbers, President Barack Obama would enter a battle with Republicans over the economy with an edge in public perception," said Brown. "And although President Obama's approval numbers are nothing to brag about, they are immensely better than Congressional Republicans' 4-1 disapproval rating." Partisan and racial splits also mark American voters' 57 - 33 percent opposition to a federal bailout of bankrupt Detroit. Democrats back a bailout 51 - 35 percent, while opposition is 73 - 18 percent among Republicans and 65 - 28 percent among independent voters. Black voters support a bailout 57 - 36 percent, with white voters opposed 63 - 26 percent. "The strong opposition among voters to a federal bailout of Detroit will make it politically very difficult for the folks in Washington to come to Detroit's rescue," said Brown. Immigration Reform, Abortion American voters are united in their 64 - 31 percent support of the immigration reform act recently passed in the U.S. Senate. Support is strong among every partisan, gender, racial, religious, income and age group. "The public supports the immigration bill 2-1 and shows unusual agreement given the divisions in the country on many other issues," said Brown. "It seems the only group divided on this issue is Congress." On another matter, the Republican-led effort in Congress and in many state capitols to reduce from 24 weeks to 20 weeks the time period during a pregnancy in which almost all abortions should be legal is striking a chord with voters. A total of 55 percent want a 20-week limit while 30 percent favor the current 24 week limit. From July 28 - 31, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,468 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.6 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, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 1. If the 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% 1% 36% 42% 29% 42% 4% 35% Democratic 40 3 88 24 31 50 33 80 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 1 1 5 3 3 3 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 - 5 3 2 2 3 3 DK/NA 19 8 10 30 21 16 20 10 21 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Republican 42% 42% 52% 45% 22% 49% 36% 56% 43% Democratic 37 31 24 32 50 24 43 20 35 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 2 1 6 2 1 1 1 DK/NA 16 22 20 20 20 21 18 22 18 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Republican 37% 35% 31% 40% 40% 29% 32% 39% 42% Democratic 43 39 44 41 38 44 39 40 39 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 3 2 2 5 2 5 2 1 DK/NA 15 20 21 16 13 21 20 17 17 TREND: If the 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? (*High also 40% Mar 2011, Feb 2012, **Low also 34% Nov 2011) REPUBLICAN.... High Low Aug 02 Jul 12 May 30 May 01 Apr 03 Jul 11 Jul 12 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012* 2013** Republican 36 34 38 37 35 40 34 Democratic 40 39 38 41 43 43 39 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 DK/NA 19 21 20 19 18 15 21 2. 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 46% 13% 84% 34% 40% 52% 36% 84% 63% Disapprove 48 85 11 57 55 42 58 11 27 DK/NA 6 2 5 9 6 6 6 5 10 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Approve 45% 31% 28% 37% 53% 29% 43% 21% 38% Disapprove 50 63 67 58 38 65 52 72 59 DK/NA 5 6 5 5 8 6 5 6 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 50% 43% 47% 47% 44% 49% 47% 46% 40% Disapprove 44 51 47 48 51 44 47 48 55 DK/NA 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 6 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 Aug 02 Jul 11 May 30 May 01 Apr 03 Jun 04 Oct 06 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2009* 2011 Approve 46 44 45 48 49 59 41 Disapprove 48 48 49 45 45 31 55 DK/NA 6 8 6 8 6 10 4 3. 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% 37% 10% 18% 21% 17% 19% 16% 35% Disapprove 73 56 84 73 72 74 75 78 47 DK/NA 8 7 5 10 7 8 7 5 18 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Approve 13% 22% 19% 24% 15% 21% 17% 25% 17% Disapprove 82 71 74 69 82 74 75 67 75 DK/NA 4 8 7 7 3 5 8 8 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 15% 21% 21% 15% 19% 30% 16% 15% 20% Disapprove 81 70 71 79 76 60 75 78 73 DK/NA 5 9 8 6 5 10 9 6 7 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? (*High also 34% Mar 2011, Mar 2010 **Low also 19% Nov 2011, Feb 2013, Apr 2013, Jul 2013) APPROVE....... High Low Aug 02 Jul 12 May 30 May 01 Apr 03 Mar 31 Aug 02 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2011* 2013** Approve 19 19 24 24 19 34 19 Disapprove 73 71 67 67 71 55 73 DK/NA 8 10 9 8 10 11 8 4. 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 31% 8% 61% 21% 24% 38% 25% 62% 37% Disapprove 61 88 31 70 70 53 69 31 46 DK/NA 7 4 8 9 6 9 6 7 17 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Approve 28% 24% 18% 26% 35% 20% 31% 18% 25% Disapprove 67 69 74 70 59 76 61 74 70 DK/NA 5 7 8 4 5 4 8 8 6 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 31% 31% 36% 28% 28% 34% 35% 29% 29% Disapprove 63 61 56 67 68 60 56 65 63 DK/NA 6 8 8 5 4 7 9 6 8 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 Aug 02 Jul 12 May 30 May 01 Apr 03 Mar 4 Nov 23 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2009 2011* Approve 31 29 30 31 34 45 24 Disapprove 61 62 60 60 59 45 69 DK/NA 7 9 11 9 7 10 7 5. 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% 1% 3% 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 8% Smwht satisfied 26 12 42 21 23 29 21 46 38 Smwht dissatisfied 29 26 33 31 27 32 32 27 19 Very dissatisfied 41 60 21 45 47 36 46 25 32 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 2 1 1 - 3 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Very satisfied 1% 1% 1% - 3% 1% 1% 1% - Smwht satisfied 25 18 16 29 22 19 22 14 23 Smwht dissatisfied 35 30 27 34 37 28 37 28 32 Very dissatisfied 38 50 54 37 37 51 40 56 43 DK/NA 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Very satisfied 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 2% 1% Smwht satisfied 30 24 25 27 28 36 24 26 21 Smwht dissatisfied 31 29 30 29 30 30 27 31 29 Very dissatisfied 36 44 41 42 40 27 46 41 47 DK/NA 1 1 1 - - 3 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 Aug 02 Jul 11 May 30 May 01 Apr 03 Dec 11 Nov 13 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2001 2008 Very satisfied 2 3 6 2 2 21 2 Smwht satisfied 26 28 26 25 28 47 14 Smwht dissatisfied 29 29 26 35 31 19 38 Very dissatisfied 41 40 42 37 38 10 44 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 1 3 2 7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the economy? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 42% 11% 79% 31% 36% 48% 33% 79% 54% Disapprove 54 88 18 65 61 48 64 16 37 DK/NA 4 1 3 4 3 4 3 5 9 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Approve 41% 29% 25% 32% 52% 27% 40% 20% 33% Disapprove 56 68 72 65 45 71 57 79 64 DK/NA 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 46% 40% 47% 39% 40% 40% 42% 44% 40% Disapprove 50 57 51 57 57 56 54 53 57 DK/NA 4 4 2 4 3 4 5 3 3 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy? (* Low also 32% Sep 2011) APPROVE....... High Low Aug 02 Jul 11 May 01 Jul 11 Apr 19 Mar 04 Oct 06 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2009 2011* Approve 42 41 41 40 38 57 32 Disapprove 54 55 53 55 56 33 64 DK/NA 4 4 6 4 6 10 4 8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - foreign policy? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 44% 17% 77% 36% 40% 49% 38% 76% 54% Disapprove 50 79 17 59 56 44 57 18 36 DK/NA 6 4 6 5 4 7 5 6 10 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Approve 48% 33% 30% 40% 55% 33% 43% 25% 39% Disapprove 49 61 65 52 41 63 50 68 57 DK/NA 3 6 5 7 4 4 7 7 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 50% 42% 47% 43% 46% 43% 46% 46% 39% Disapprove 46 52 47 52 51 49 50 48 54 DK/NA 4 6 6 5 4 8 4 6 7 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling foreign policy? APPROVE....... High Low Aug 02 Jul 11 May 01 Jul 11 Apr 19 Apr 29 Jul 11 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2009 2013 Approve 44 40 47 47 44 57 40 Disapprove 50 52 43 44 47 32 52 DK/NA 6 8 10 9 9 11 8 9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - immigration issues? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 39% 11% 71% 31% 33% 46% 32% 73% 43% Disapprove 53 83 22 64 60 46 61 25 44 DK/NA 7 6 8 6 7 8 7 3 12 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Approve 42% 27% 26% 29% 48% 26% 39% 20% 32% Disapprove 51 66 66 64 46 68 53 72 62 DK/NA 7 7 8 7 6 6 8 9 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 45% 37% 41% 41% 37% 43% 34% 41% 38% Disapprove 49 56 52 52 57 49 59 51 54 DK/NA 6 8 6 7 7 8 7 7 7 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling immigration issues? Aug 02 Jul 11 May 01 2013 2013 2013 Approve 39 41 40 Disapprove 53 50 50 DK/NA 7 8 10 10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - race relations? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 47% 18% 80% 40% 43% 52% 41% 78% 61% Disapprove 46 78 14 53 50 41 53 16 28 DK/NA 7 4 6 7 7 6 6 6 11 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Approve 52% 35% 33% 43% 60% 36% 46% 26% 42% Disapprove 43 58 60 51 36 57 48 68 52 DK/NA 5 7 7 6 4 6 6 7 6 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 54% 44% 49% 52% 43% 56% 47% 47% 41% Disapprove 41 48 43 44 51 36 47 46 51 DK/NA 5 7 7 4 6 8 5 7 7 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Obama is handling race relations? Aug 02 Jan 14 Aug 06 2013 2011 2009 Approve 47 57 55 Disapprove 46 23 35 DK/NA 7 20 10 11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - terrorism? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 54% 29% 83% 49% 51% 58% 49% 80% 59% Disapprove 39 65 12 46 44 34 45 13 30 DK/NA 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 7 11 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Approve 56% 45% 39% 52% 62% 45% 53% 35% 51% Disapprove 40 48 53 40 35 50 40 58 41 DK/NA 4 7 8 8 3 5 7 7 8 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 59% 52% 54% 57% 58% 60% 52% 58% 47% Disapprove 36 41 39 39 37 34 41 37 45 DK/NA 5 7 7 4 5 6 7 5 9 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling terrorism? (* Post Bin Laden Death) APPROVE....... High Low Aug 02 Jul 11 May 01 Nov 03 Sep 01 May 05 Jan 13 2013 2013 2013 2011 2011 2011* 2010 Approve 54 52 55 66 57 67 48 Disapprove 39 43 38 28 34 27 44 DK/NA 6 6 8 6 9 7 8 12. Who do you trust to do a better job handling the economy, President Obama or the Republicans in Congress? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 45% 6% 88% 34% 39% 52% 36% 85% 57% Reps in Congress 39 83 5 43 44 33 46 6 29 DK/NA 16 11 7 23 17 15 18 9 14 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Obama 43% 33% 28% 37% 54% 29% 44% 20% 38% Reps in Congress 41 49 55 45 32 51 41 62 44 DK/NA 15 19 17 18 14 19 16 19 17 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Obama 48% 44% 48% 46% 41% 50% 43% 47% 42% Reps in Congress 37 39 35 43 45 34 39 38 44 DK/NA 15 17 18 11 15 16 18 15 14 TREND: Who do you trust to do a better job handling the economy, President Obama or the Republicans in Congress? (* Low also 41% Jul 2010, Jun 2011) OBAMA......... High Low Aug 02 Jul 11 May 30 Mar 07 Feb 11 Nov 02 Oct 06 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2011 2011* Obama 45 44 43 44 47 48 41 Reps in Congress 39 38 43 40 41 39 43 DK/NA 16 18 14 15 12 12 16 13. Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Excellent 1% 1% 1% 1% - 1% 1% 2% 2% Good 25 12 40 21 22 28 21 40 27 Not so good 40 43 41 39 41 40 42 38 44 Poor 33 44 18 39 36 30 36 19 27 DK/NA 1 1 - - 1 - 1 1 - WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Excellent - 1% 1% - - - 1% 1% 1% Good 30 17 18 21 31 21 22 13 22 Not so good 43 41 41 46 37 42 41 40 44 Poor 26 41 39 32 33 36 35 44 33 DK/NA - 1 - 2 - 1 1 1 - COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Excellent - 1% 1% - 1% - 1% 1% 1% Good 32 21 21 29 29 27 23 27 21 Not so good 42 40 42 41 42 40 41 39 42 Poor 26 37 36 30 28 33 34 32 35 DK/NA - 1 - - 1 - 1 1 - TREND: Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? EXLNT+GOOD.... High Low Aug 02 Jul 11 May 30 May 02 Feb 11 Dec 10 Mar 04 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2003 2009 Excellent 1 2 2 - 1 3 - Good 25 27 24 17 19 37 3 Not so good 40 41 40 45 41 42 28 Poor 33 30 34 36 38 16 68 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 14. Do you think the nation's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Better 34% 16% 53% 30% 32% 36% 31% 49% 37% Worse 25 36 13 27 24 26 27 17 24 The same 40 47 33 42 43 38 42 35 39 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Better 40% 26% 25% 27% 49% 28% 33% 17% 31% Worse 20 30 30 21 16 24 30 37 26 The same 39 43 44 52 34 47 37 47 43 DK/NA 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Better 42% 30% 30% 41% 41% 37% 32% 36% 31% Worse 21 27 29 17 20 25 26 24 25 The same 37 42 40 42 38 37 41 39 43 DK/NA 1 1 - - 1 - 1 1 1 TREND: Do you think the nation's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? (* Low also 11% Sep 2011) BETTER........ High Low Aug 02 Jul 11 May 30 May 02 Feb 11 Jan 18 Oct 06 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2011 2011* Better 34 35 34 32 34 36 11 Worse 25 22 25 24 28 20 44 The same 40 43 40 43 37 43 44 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 15. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Eric Holder is handling his job as United States Attorney General? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 35% 17% 59% 28% 33% 37% 32% 65% 29% Disapprove 39 57 13 49 50 27 44 17 31 DK/NA 26 26 29 23 17 36 25 18 40 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Approve 37% 29% 25% 32% 42% 28% 35% 25% 30% Disapprove 43 44 50 41 37 57 30 52 44 DK/NA 21 27 26 27 21 15 35 24 26 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 38% 34% 38% 35% 32% 36% 29% 40% 34% Disapprove 41 38 33 40 47 31 39 38 44 DK/NA 22 28 29 25 21 33 32 22 22 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Eric Holder is handling his job as United States Attorney General? Aug 02 May 30 2013 2013 Approve 35 23 Disapprove 39 39 DK/NA 26 38 16. What concerns you more about the government's anti-terrorism policies that they have gone too far in restricting the average person's civil liberties, or that they have not gone far enough to adequately protect the country? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Gone too far 46% 46% 40% 50% 54% 38% 49% 29% 43% Not gone far enough 39 45 40 34 33 44 36 54 45 DK/NA 15 10 20 16 13 18 14 18 13 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Gone too far 52% 47% 45% 46% 61% 58% 40% 44% 49% Not gone far enough 31 40 40 39 26 31 42 43 37 DK/NA 17 13 15 16 13 11 18 13 14 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Gone too far 51% 44% 45% 48% 49% 51% 56% 43% 37% Not gone far enough 33 41 40 37 34 36 33 41 42 DK/NA 17 15 14 14 17 12 11 16 21 TREND: What concerns you more about the government's anti-terrorism policies, that they have gone too far in restricting the average person's civil liberties or that they have not gone far enough to adequately protect the country? Aug 02 Jul 10 Jan 14 2013 2013 2010 Gone too far 46 45 25 Not gone far enough 39 40 63 DK/NA 15 15 12 17. Do you support or oppose the federal government program in which all phone calls are scanned to see if any calls are going to a phone number linked to terrorism? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 50% 46% 62% 44% 45% 54% 47% 63% 54% Oppose 44 47 34 50 49 38 47 29 34 DK/NA 6 8 4 6 6 7 6 8 12 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Support 47% 47% 48% 51% 48% 42% 53% 47% 49% Oppose 47 47 45 43 47 53 41 46 46 DK/NA 5 6 7 6 5 5 6 7 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Support 50% 50% 50% 52% 51% 39% 49% 55% 50% Oppose 44 43 44 42 44 56 43 39 44 DK/NA 5 7 6 6 5 5 8 6 6 TREND: Do you support or oppose the federal government program in which all phone calls are scanned to see if any calls are going to a phone number linked to terrorism? Aug 02 Jul 10 2013 2013 Support 50 51 Oppose 44 45 DK/NA 6 4 18. Do you think this program is necessary to keep Americans safe or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 50% 47% 61% 44% 48% 51% 46% 70% 54% No 44 46 33 50 47 40 48 24 37 DK/NA 6 7 6 6 4 9 6 6 9 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Yes 43% 48% 49% 51% 42% 43% 50% 49% 48% No 51 46 45 42 54 53 42 44 47 DK/NA 6 6 6 7 4 4 8 7 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Yes 47% 51% 53% 48% 48% 32% 47% 56% 55% No 47 42 42 48 44 62 47 39 36 DK/NA 6 7 5 4 7 6 6 6 9 TREND: Do you think this program is necessary to keep Americans safe or not? Aug 02 Jul 10 2013 2013 Yes 50 54 No 44 40 DK/NA 6 5 19. Do you think this program is too much intrusion into Americans' personal privacy or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 55% 58% 43% 63% 60% 51% 57% 42% 57% No 41 38 54 34 37 44 39 54 40 DK/NA 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Yes 53% 60% 57% 55% 55% 62% 52% 60% 57% No 43 37 38 42 42 35 43 36 40 DK/NA 4 4 5 4 3 3 5 5 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Yes 51% 57% 57% 54% 50% 66% 54% 53% 51% No 46 39 39 43 47 33 42 42 44 DK/NA 4 4 4 4 3 1 4 5 5 TREND: Do you think this program is too much intrusion into Americans' personal privacy or not? Aug 02 Jul 10 2013 2013 Yes 55 53 No 41 44 DK/NA 4 3 21. Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Legal all cases 20% 10% 31% 17% 16% 23% 19% 19% 18% Legal most cases 38 29 47 37 37 38 38 45 34 Illegal most cases 25 39 14 26 27 23 27 19 17 Illegal all cases 12 18 6 13 12 13 11 13 24 DK/NA 5 4 3 7 8 3 5 4 7 WHITE.................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BrnAgn POL PHIL......... Yes No Prot Cath None Evngl Lib Mod Con Legal all cases 19% 19% 12% 14% 37% 8% 40% 22% 7% Legal most cases 43 35 33 40 46 28 45 46 28 Illegal most cases 25 28 34 33 11 36 10 20 39 Illegal all cases 8 12 16 10 2 23 3 8 22 DK/NA 5 5 5 3 5 4 3 5 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Legal all cases 21% 19% 19% 21% 24% 18% 22% 20% 18% Legal most cases 42 36 37 39 41 44 37 40 31 Illegal most cases 24 25 25 22 23 24 22 23 32 Illegal all cases 8 15 15 13 5 12 12 11 15 DK/NA 5 6 4 5 7 2 8 6 4 ATTEND SERVICES.......... WEEKLY..... LESS....... Prot Cath Prot Cath Legal all cases 11% 12% 17% 15% Legal most cases 25 24 44 46 Illegal most cases 35 34 27 25 Illegal all cases 26 26 6 10 DK/NA 3 3 5 5 MARRIED.......... SINGLE........... Tot Men Wom Tot Men Wom Legal all cases 18% 15% 21% 22% 17% 26% Legal most cases 37 36 39 38 39 38 Illegal most cases 26 27 24 24 27 21 Illegal all cases 13 13 13 12 10 13 DK/NA 6 8 3 4 7 2 TREND: Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases? COMBINED LEGAL ALL & MOST CASES High Low Aug 02 Feb 07 Feb 23 Apr 21 Jan 14 Aug 02 Apr 21 2013 2013 2012 2010 2010 2013 2010 Legal all cases 20 24 22 18 18 20 18 Legal most cases 38 32 33 33 34 38 33 Illegal most cases 25 25 25 27 24 25 27 Illegal all cases 12 14 14 16 18 12 16 DK/NA 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 22. The U.S. Supreme Court has said abortion is legal without restriction in about the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. Some states have passed laws reducing this to 20 weeks. If it has to be one or the other, would you rather have abortions legal without restriction up to 20 weeks, or up to 24 weeks? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Up to 20 weeks 55% 62% 46% 59% 50% 60% 55% 53% 59% Up to 24 weeks 30 17 44 26 35 25 32 28 20 NEVER LEGAL(VOL) 7 13 3 6 6 8 7 6 11 ALWAYS LEGAL(VOL) 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 5 DK/NA 7 7 6 7 9 5 6 11 6 WHITE.................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BrnAgn POL PHIL......... Yes No Prot Cath None Evngl Lib Mod Con Up to 20 weeks 45% 60% 60% 63% 37% 65% 39% 56% 63% Up to 24 weeks 41 27 22 27 53 13 54 33 15 NEVER LEGAL(VOL) 5 7 12 6 - 14 1 4 12 ALWAYS LEGAL(VOL) 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 1 1 DK/NA 8 6 6 5 8 8 2 6 9 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Up to 20 weeks 47% 59% 58% 55% 49% 56% 55% 55% 53% Up to 24 weeks 39 25 26 33 39 35 28 30 26 NEVER LEGAL(VOL) 5 8 9 4 3 1 6 7 11 ALWAYS LEGAL(VOL) 1 1 2 1 1 4 - 1 1 DK/NA 8 7 6 6 8 3 10 7 8 ATTEND SERVICES.......... WEEKLY..... LESS....... Prot Cath Prot Cath Up to 20 weeks 59% 61% 58% 62% Up to 24 weeks 15 19 30 27 NEVER LEGAL(VOL) 17 9 6 6 ALWAYS LEGAL(VOL) 2 - - - DK/NA 7 10 6 5 MARRIED.......... SINGLE........... Tot Men Wom Tot Men Wom Up to 20 weeks 55% 48% 63% 55% 52% 57% Up to 24 weeks 29 33 23 31 36 27 NEVER LEGAL(VOL) 7 7 8 6 3 9 ALWAYS LEGAL(VOL) 1 - 1 2 1 3 DK/NA 8 11 6 6 7 5 23. Some states have a law that says a person is legally entitled to fight back with deadly force if they feel threatened, even if they could retreat instead. Do you support or oppose this law for your state? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 53% 75% 32% 57% 62% 44% 57% 37% 44% Oppose 40 19 62 37 34 47 37 57 43 DK/NA 7 6 6 6 4 9 6 6 14 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Support 48% 62% 65% 60% 44% 67% 46% 69% 58% Oppose 47 32 31 34 47 29 45 26 37 DK/NA 5 7 4 6 8 3 9 5 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Support 43% 58% 54% 50% 55% 53% 55% 54% 48% Oppose 52 35 40 45 41 39 40 40 44 DK/NA 5 8 7 5 3 8 6 6 8 REGION................... Gun NEast MWest South West HsHld Support 45% 55% 56% 54% 67% Oppose 48 39 38 39 29 DK/NA 7 6 6 7 4 24. As you may know, the U.S. Senate recently voted to pass legislation reforming the immigration system. The bill would allow illegal immigrants already in the country to become citizens after 13 years if they pay a fine and learn English. The bill would also double the number of border patrol agents, and double the amount of fencing along the Mexican border. In general, do you support or oppose this bill? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 64% 60% 73% 61% 60% 68% 63% 69% 72% Oppose 31 33 22 35 37 24 33 22 19 DK/NA 6 7 5 4 3 8 4 9 9 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Support 62% 63% 61% 66% 63% 56% 69% 57% 64% Oppose 34 33 36 29 32 41 24 37 33 DK/NA 5 4 3 5 5 3 6 5 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Support 61% 65% 66% 69% 60% 71% 56% 65% 66% Oppose 34 29 28 27 35 25 37 30 28 DK/NA 5 6 6 4 4 4 7 5 6 25. As you may know, the city of Detroit has filed for bankruptcy. Do you think that there should or should not be a federal government bailout of Detroit? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Should 33% 18% 51% 28% 30% 36% 26% 57% 48% Should not 57 73 35 65 64 50 63 36 36 DK/NA 11 9 14 7 7 14 11 7 16 WHITE..................................................... COLLEGE DEG RELIGION.......... BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath None Men Wom Yes No Should 28% 24% 17% 32% 37% 21% 31% 18% 26% Should not 62 64 73 61 47 73 54 72 65 DK/NA 10 11 10 8 15 6 16 10 9 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Should 32% 33% 37% 35% 24% 42% 40% 29% 24% Should not 59 56 51 60 64 48 50 62 63 DK/NA 9 11 12 5 12 10 11 9 14 Demographic Summary
