Ronald
Reagan: Right on the Money?
Marist College Marist
Poll. March 25-26 & 29, 2010. N=956 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. |
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"Do you think it is a good
idea or a bad idea to take President Ulysses S. Grant off the fifty dollar
bill and replace him with President Ronald Reagan?" |
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Good idea |
Bad idea |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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ALL |
12 |
79 |
9 |
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Democrats |
8 |
83 |
9 |
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Republicans |
18 |
71 |
10 |
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Independents |
13 |
79 |
8 |
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ABC
News Poll. June 9-13,
2004. N=1,001
adult
nationwide. |
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"Thinking about U.S. currency,
would you support or oppose removing Alexander
Hamilton's portrait from the 10-dollar bill
and replacing it with a portrait of Ronald Reagan?"
Half-sample (Form A, MoE
±
4.5) |
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Support |
Oppose |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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6/9-13/04 |
36 |
54 |
11 |
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"Thinking about U.S. currency,
would you support or oppose removing Franklin
Roosevelt's portrait from the dime and
replacing it with a portrait of Ronald Reagan?"
Half-sample (Form B, MoE
±
4.5) |
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Support |
Oppose |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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6/9-13/04 |
31 |
59 |
10 |
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CNN/USA
Today/Gallup Poll. Dec. 5-7,
2003. N=1,004
adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"Finally, thinking about
U.S. coins:
Would
you favor or oppose a bill that would remove Franklin Roosevelt's portrait
from the dime and replace it with a portrait of Ronald Reagan?" |
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Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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12/5-7/03 |
16 |
82 |
2 |
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Census
CNN/Opinion Research
Corporation Poll. March 19-21, 2010. N=1,030 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"Do you think the Census is useful or do you think it's a
waste of money?" |
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Useful |
Waste of
money |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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3/19-21/10 |
80 |
20 |
1 |
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"Do you consider the Census an invasion of your privacy, or
not?" |
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Yes |
No |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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3/19-21/10 |
16 |
83 |
1 |
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"Just your best guess -- How accurate do you think this
year's Census will be: very accurate, somewhat accurate, somewhat
inaccurate, or very inaccurate?" |
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. |
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Very
accurate |
Somewhat
accurate |
Somewhat
inaccurate |
Very
inaccurate |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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3/19-21/10 |
12 |
55 |
25 |
8 |
1 |
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CBS News Poll.
April 15-17, 2000. N=1,150 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"This year, the
Census Bureau is conducting a census to try to count every person living in the United
States. . . . How important do you think it is that you are counted in the census: very
important, somewhat important, or not very important?" |
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% |
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Very important |
70 |
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Somewhat important |
22 |
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Not very important |
7 |
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Don't know |
1 |
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"Do you believe the
Census Bureau when it says the information you give about yourself will be kept
confidential, or do you think the Census Bureau will share that information with other
government agencies, like the Internal Revenue Service?" |
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. |
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% |
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Will keep it confidential |
39 |
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Will share it |
49 |
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Don't know |
12 |
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"Do you think the
government has good reason to ask all the questions it does on the census, or do you think
it asks for more information than it really needs to know?" |
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. |
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% |
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Has good reason |
37 |
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Asks for more than it needs |
53 |
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Don't know |
10 |
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FOX
News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. April 5-6, 2000. N=900 registered
voters nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"Has your household
received a Census questionnaire form in the mail?" |
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% |
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Yes |
89 |
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No/Not sure |
11 |
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Among respondents who have
received a Census questionnaire (N=798; +/- 3.5):
"Did you fill out the questionnaire and return it?" |
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% |
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Yes |
90 |
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No |
10 |
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Among respondents who have filled
out and returned the questionnaire (N=720; +/- 3.5):
"Did you leave any questions on the Census form blank because you considered them to
be too personal in nature?" |
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% |
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Yes |
12 |
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No |
88 |
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"Which phrase do you
think best describes the Census? (1) Its a reasonable effort to collect needed data.
OR, (2) Its an invasion of privacy that asks a lot of things no one needs to
know." |
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% |
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Reasonable effort |
66 |
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Invasion of privacy |
26 |
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Not sure |
8 |
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"As far as you know,
can an ordinary citizen be penalized for failing to fill out the questionnaire or filling
it out dishonestly?" |
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% |
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Yes |
39 |
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No |
61 |
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Gallup/CNN/USA
Today Poll. Feb. 25-27, 2000. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"Were you aware that
your household will be receiving in the mail sometime soon a government questionnaire to
fill out for the year 2000 Census?" |
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% |
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Yes, aware |
74 |
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No, not aware |
26 |
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. |
"Do you plan to fill
out the Census questionnaire and send it back?" |
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% |
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Yes |
96 |
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No |
2 |
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No opinion |
2 |
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. |
"Do you believe the
Census Bureau when it says the information you give about yourself will be kept
confidential, or do you think the Census Bureau will share the information with other
government agencies like the Internal Revenue Service?" |
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% |
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Believe Census Bureau |
43 |
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Think Bureau will share |
50 |
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No opinion |
7 |
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. |
"Do you think the
Census Bureau will be able to protect the information you gave about yourself, or do you
think computer hackers will be able to get that information?" |
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% |
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Will be able to protect |
32 |
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Hackers will have access |
60 |
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No opinion |
8 |
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. |
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. |
"Do you think it
really matters whether you fill out the questionnaire or not?" |
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% |
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Yes, really matters |
82 |
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No, does not |
16 |
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No opinion |
2 |
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. |
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. |
"Do you think the
Census is useful, or do you think it's a waste of money?" |
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% |
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Useful |
83 |
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Waste of money |
14 |
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No opinion |
3 |
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"Have you happened to
see any television ads in recent weeks by the Census encouraging citizens to return their
Census forms, or have you not seen these ads?" |
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% |
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Yes, have seen |
37 |
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No, have not |
62 |
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No opinion |
1 |
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California Octuplets
USA Today/Gallup Poll.
Feb. 14-15, 2009. N=1,029 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"As you may know, a single woman in California with six
children recently gave birth to octuplets, or eight babies, after undergoing
in-vitro fertilization. From what you know about this case, how do you feel
toward this woman: very sympathetic, somewhat sympathetic, somewhat
unsympathetic, or very unsympathetic?" |
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. |
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Very
sympathetic |
Somewhat
sympathetic |
Somewhat
unsympathetic |
Very
unsympathetic |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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2/14-15/09 |
10 |
16 |
21 |
49 |
5 |
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"Do you think these children will or will not receive
adequate care, or don't you know enough to say?" |
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Will |
Will not |
Don't know
enough |
No answer |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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2/14-15/09 |
19 |
30 |
50 |
1 |
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. |
"What actions do you think the state of California should
take in this matter? Should it remove some or all of the children from her
care, provide her with some type of special assistance, or should it not do
anything special in this matter?"
Options rotated |
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Remove
children |
Provide
assistance |
Nothing
special |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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2/14-15/09 |
21 |
37 |
32 |
10 |
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U.S.
Postal Service
USA Today/Gallup Poll.
Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2009. N=1,027 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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. |
"As you may know, the U.S. Postal Service is an independent
agency of the U.S. government that has not received taxpayer funds since
1982. Now that the postal service is currently experiencing financial
difficulties, which of the following would you most like to see done:
provide government funding for the postal service, raise stamp prices
significantly, or cut back on services, such as Saturday mail delivery and
closing post offices?"
Options rotated |
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. |
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Government
funding |
Raise stamp
prices |
Cut back
on services |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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1/30 -
2/1/09 |
27 |
14 |
57 |
3 |
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Supernatural
Associated
Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Oct. 16-18, 2007.
N=1,013 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1. |
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"In general, do you believe in or do you not believe in [see below]?" |
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. |
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Believe in |
Do not
believe in |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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. |
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"Extra-sensory perception or ESP" |
|
10/16-18/07 |
48 |
49 |
3 |
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. |
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"Unidentified flying objects or
UFOs" |
|
10/16-18/07 |
34 |
63 |
3 |
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. |
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"Ghosts" |
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10/16-18/07 |
34 |
65 |
1 |
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. |
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"Spells or witchcraft" |
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10/16-18/07 |
19 |
80 |
1 |
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. |
"Have you, personally, as an adult or as a child, ever [see below]?" |
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Yes |
No |
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% |
% |
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. |
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"Woken up from sleep with sense of a strange presence in the
room" |
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10/16-18/07 |
30 |
70 |
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. |
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"Seen or believed yourself to be in the presence of a ghost" |
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10/16-18/07 |
23 |
77 |
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. |
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"Seen an unidentified flying object" |
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10/16-18/07 |
14 |
85 |
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. |
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"Seen a monster in the closet of your bedroom" |
|
10/16-18/07 |
5 |
95 |
|
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Terri
Schiavo
Pew
Research Center survey conducted by Princeton Survey
Research Associates International.
Nov. 9-27, 2005. N=1,500 adults nationwide. MoE ±
3. |
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. |
"In March, Congress passed a
bill that required the federal courts to hear the case of Terri Schiavo, the
brain damaged Florida woman who later died after
her feeding tube was removed. Do you believe that
Congress did the right thing in getting involved in the case, or do you
think Congress should have stayed out of the case?" |
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. |
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Did right
thing |
Should have
stayed out |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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11/9-27/05 |
17 |
72 |
11 |
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7/13-17/05 |
20 |
74 |
6 |
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The Harris Poll. April
5-10,
2005. N=1,010 adults nationwide.
MoE ± 3. |
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. |
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of
the following handled the case involving Terri Schiavo? .
. ." |
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. |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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"Terri Schiavo's
husband, Michael Schiavo" |
55 |
39 |
7 |
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. |
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"Terri Schiavo's
parents, Robert and Mary Schindler" |
53 |
41 |
6 |
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. |
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"The federal and Supreme Courts" |
49 |
46 |
4 |
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. |
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"The Florida courts" |
46 |
48 |
6 |
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. |
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"Florida Governor Jeb Bush" |
41 |
51 |
8 |
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. |
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"President George W. Bush" |
41 |
54 |
5 |
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. |
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"U.S. Congress" |
35 |
58 |
6 |
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. |
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"The Florida legislature" |
33 |
57 |
9 |
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CNN/USA
Today/Gallup
Poll. April 1-2, 2005.
Adults nationwide. |
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. |
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way
George W. Bush is handling the Terri Schiavo
case?"
N=1,040, MoE ± 3. |
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. |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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|
4/1-2/05 |
34 |
53 |
13 |
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. |
"Turning now to Terri Schiavo, a
Florida woman who had been in a persistent vegetative state since 1990, and
whose parents and husband disagreed over whether she should be kept alive.
As you may know, the feeding tube that was keeping Terri Schiavo alive was
removed on March 18th, and she died this past Thursday. Based on what you
have heard or read about the case, do you think that the feeding tube should
or should not have been removed?"
Form A (N=519,
MoE ±
5) |
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. |
|
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Should
have |
Should
not have |
Unsure |
|
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|
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% |
% |
% |
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|
|
4/1-2/05 |
53 |
41 |
6 |
|
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|
. |
"Turning now to the case of Terri
Schiavo, the Florida woman whose feeding tube was removed on March 18th and who
died this past Thursday. Based on what you have heard or read about the case, do
you think that the feeding tube should or should not have been removed?"
Form B (N=521,
MoE ±
5) |
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|
. |
|
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Should
have |
Should
not have |
Unsure |
|
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|
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% |
% |
% |
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|
4/1-2/05 |
52 |
42 |
6 |
|
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|
. |
"Do you approve or disapprove of
Congress' involvement in the Terri Schiavo case?"
N=1,040, MoE ± 3. |
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. |
|
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
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% |
% |
% |
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|
|
4/1-2/05 |
20 |
76 |
4 |
|
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|
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll.
March 29-30, 2005. N=900 registered voters
nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
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|
. |
"Do you agree or disagree with the
decision to remove Terri Schiavo's feeding tube?" |
|
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|
. |
|
|
Agree |
Disagree |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/29-30/05 |
42 |
38 |
20 |
|
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. |
"If you were in Terri Schiavo's
place, what would you want your guardian to do? Would you have your guardian
remove the feeding tube or keep the feeding tube inserted?" |
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|
. |
|
|
Remove |
Keep |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/29-30/05 |
61 |
24 |
15 |
|
|
|
3/1-2/05 |
74 |
15 |
11 |
|
|
|
10/28-29/03 |
74 |
16 |
10 |
|
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|
|
|
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|
. |
"Some people say that removing
Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was an act of murder,
while other people say it was an act of mercy. Which is closer to your
opinion?" Options rotated. If
"neither" or
"unsure": "Which is
closer to your opinion?" |
|
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. |
|
|
Murder |
Mercy |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/29-30/05 |
29 |
54 |
7 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
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|
. |
"The feeding tube that was keeping
Terri Schiavo alive was removed about 10 days ago. If Schiavo's
feeding tube had been kept inserted, do you believe there is any chance that
down the road she could have improved?" |
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|
|
. |
|
|
Could have
improved |
Could not
have
improved |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/29-30/05 |
23 |
60 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"If it were up to you, who would
you put in control of Terri Schiavo's care as her
legal guardian: her spouse or her parents?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Spouse |
Parents |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/29-30/05 |
46 |
43 |
4 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Do
you believe Terri Schiavo told her husband she would not want to be kept
alive under these types of circumstances?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Yes |
No |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/29-30/05 |
43 |
25 |
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Do you think the actions
Republicans took in the Terri Schiavo case will help them or hurt them in
the next election?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Help |
Hurt |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/29-30/05 |
16 |
37 |
25 |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Do you think the actions
Democrats took in the Terri Schiavo case will help them or hurt them in the
next election?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Help |
Hurt |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/29-30/05 |
16 |
25 |
33 |
26 |
|
|
Time
Poll
conducted by Schulman, Ronca &
Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. March 22-24, 2005.
N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ±
3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"How closely have you been following the case of
Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged woman at the center of a national legal
battle over her life? . . ." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Very
closely |
Somewhat
closely |
Not very
closely |
Not at all |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/22-24/05 |
33 |
43 |
14 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Terri Schiavo has been in what doctors call a
persistent vegetative or coma-like state for 15 years, with no higher brain
activity. Her husband says that Terri would not want to be kept alive
artificially in this state. He has asked that the feeding tube that keeps
her alive be removed. Her parents disagree, saying that Terri would not want
to die this way, and contend that her condition could be improved. A Florida
judge upheld her husband's request to remove the
feeding tube. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to remove her
feeding tube?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Agree |
Disagree |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/22-24/05 |
59 |
35 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Congress met in a special session this past
weekend to pass legislation moving the Schiavo case from the Florida state
courts, which have repeatedly ruled to remove the feeding tube, to the
federal court system. Regardless of your opinion on the Schiavo case, do you
think it was right for Congress to intervene in this matter, or not?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Right |
Not right |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/22-24/05 |
20 |
75 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"How about President Bush, who signed the
legislation this weekend moving jurisdiction to the federal courts? Was it
right for him to intervene, or not?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Right |
Not right |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/22-24/05 |
24 |
70 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Do you think that Congress and the President's
intervention had more to do with their values and principles, or more to do
with politics?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Value and
principles |
Politics |
Both
(vol.) |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
3/22-24/05 |
25 |
65 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"If your congressman voted to move the Schiavo
case to the federal courts, would this make you more likely to vote for him
or less likely?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
More
likely |
Less
likely |
Doesn't
matter
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/22-24/05 |
21 |
54 |
18 |
7 |
|
|
CNN/USA
Today/Gallup
Poll. March 22, 2005. N=620
adults
nationwide. MoE ±
4. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"As you may know, Terri Schiavo is
a Florida woman in a persistent vegetative state who was being kept alive
through the use of a feeding tube. The feeding tube was removed on Friday,
an action that will result in her death within about two weeks. A federal
judge made a ruling in the case today.
First: Do you agree with the federal judge's
decision that resulted in the feeding tube being left unattached, or do you
disagree and think the federal judge should have ordered the feeding tube to
be re-attached?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Agree
with judge |
Disagree
with judge |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/22/05 |
52 |
39 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Do you approve or disapprove of
the way each of the following has handled the case involving Terri Schiavo?
How about [see below]?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
The media |
43 |
46 |
11 |
|
|
George W. Bush |
31 |
52 |
17 |
|
|
The Democrats in Congress |
28 |
42 |
30 |
|
|
The Republicans in Congress |
26 |
47 |
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Just your best guess
-- If the feeding tube that was helping to keep Terri Schiavo alive
were reinserted on a permanent basis, how much of a chance do you think
there is that she would eventually show significant improvement in her brain
activity: a very good chance, a good chance, a
slight chance, or no chance whatsoever?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Very
good |
Good |
Slight |
None |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
3/22/05 |
4 |
9 |
29 |
54 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"As you may know, Michael
Schiavo said his wife, Terri, told him that she would not want to be kept
alive by artificial means. Do you think he is definitely telling the truth,
probably telling the truth, probably not telling the truth, or definitely
not telling the truth?"
Options rotated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Definitely
truth |
Probably
truth |
Probably
not truth |
Definitely
not truth |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
3/22/05 |
21 |
43 |
17 |
8 |
11 |
|
CBS News
Poll.
March 21-22, 2005.
N=737 adults nationwide. MoE ±
4. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Terri
Schiavo has been in a persistent vegetative state since 1990. Terri's
husband says his wife would not want to be kept alive under these
circumstances and he wants her feeding tube removed. Terri's parents believe
her condition could improve and they want the feeding tube to remain. How
closely have you been following news about the case? Have
you been following it very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or
not at all?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Very
closely |
Somewhat
closely |
Not too
closely |
Not at all |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
3/21-22/05 |
32 |
44 |
17 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"What
do you think should have happened in this case?
Should the feeding tube have been removed or
should it have remained?"
Partial sample (N=321) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Removed |
Remained |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/21-22/05 |
61 |
28 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"What
should happen now? Should the feeding tube be re-inserted, or not?"
Partial sample (N=321) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Re-inserted |
Not
re-inserted |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/21-22/05 |
27 |
66 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Do
you think this case ought to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, or not?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Ought to be |
Ought
not to be |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/21-22/05 |
37 |
61 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Do
you think Congress and the President should be involved in deciding what
happens to Terri Schiavo, or is this a matter Congress and the President
should stay out of?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Should be
involved |
Should
stay out |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/21-22/05 |
13 |
82 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Regardless
of your opinion about the Terri Schiavo case, in
general, do you think the federal government should decide whether it is
legal for family members to remove a patient from life support, or should
each state government decide, or are these issues something the government
should stay out of?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Federal |
State |
Government
stay out |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/21-22/05 |
9 |
13 |
75 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Congress
has passed a bill that would require Terri Schiavo's case to be heard in
U.S. federal court. Do you think Congress passed this bill because they
really care about what happens in this case, or do you think they passed the
bill to advance a political agenda?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Really
care |
Political
agenda |
Both
(vol.) |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
3/21-22/05 |
13 |
74 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Do
you think that Congress' actions in this case would make it easier for
Congress to intervene in the lives of individual Americans in the future?"
If Yes: "Are
you concerned about that, or not?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Easier/
concerned |
Easier/Not
concerned |
Not easier |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
3/21-22/05 |
68 |
9 |
17 |
6 |
|
|
ABC
News Poll. March 20,
2005. N=501
adults
nationwide. MoE ±
4.5. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"How closely have you been
following the case of Terri Schiavo, the woman at the center of a
life-support controversy in Florida? Have you been following this issue very
closely, somewhat closely, not so closely or not closely at all?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Closely |
Not
closely |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
3/20/05 |
56 |
44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Schiavo suffered brain damage
and has been on life support for 15 years. Doctors say she has no
consciousness and her condition is irreversible. Her husband and her parents
disagree about whether she would have wanted to be kept alive. Florida
courts have sided with the husband and her feeding tube was removed on
Friday. What's your opinion on this case?
Do you support or oppose the decision to remove Schiavo's
feeding tube?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Support |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/20/05 |
63 |
28 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"If you were in this condition,
would you want to be kept alive, or not?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Kept
alive |
Not kept
alive |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/20/05 |
16 |
78 |
6 |
|
|
|
3/10-13/05 |
8 |
87 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Florida state courts have
heard the Schiavo case. Federal courts have said they don't
have jurisdiction because it involves Florida law only. Would you support or
oppose a new federal law requiring the federal courts to review the Schiavo
case? This probably would mean reinserting the feeding tube until the case
goes through the federal courts." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Support |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/20/05 |
35 |
60 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Regardless of your preferences
in the Schiavo case, do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate for
Congress to get involved in this way?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Appropriate |
Inappropriate |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/20/05 |
27 |
70 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Do you think the political
leaders who are trying to keep Schiavo alive are more concerned about her
and the principles involved, or more concerned about using her case for
political advantage?"
Options rotated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Schiavo/
Principles |
Political
advantage |
Both
(vol.) |
Other
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
3/20/05 |
19 |
67 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"As a direct result of your
hearing about the Schiavo case, have you yourself had any discussions with
friends or family members about what you would want done if you were in this
condition, or not?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Yes |
No |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
3/20/05 |
49 |
51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Have you had any friends or
family members who passed away in a hospital or other care facility after
life support was discontinued, or not?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Yes |
No |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/20/05 |
33 |
66 |
1 |
|
|
|
CNN/USA
Today/Gallup
Poll. March 18-20, 2005.
Adults nationwide. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"How closely have you been
following the news about Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who has been in a
persistent vegetative state since 1990, and whose parents and husband
disagree over whether she should be kept alive: very closely, somewhat
closely, not too closely, or not at all?"
N=909, MoE
± 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Very closely |
Somewhat
closely |
Not too
closely |
Not at all |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
3/18-20/05 |
27 |
39 |
21 |
12 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"As you may know, on Friday the
feeding tube keeping Terri Schiavo alive was removed. Based on what you have
heard or read about the case, do you think that the feeding tube should or
should not have been removed?"
N=909, MoE
± 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Should have |
Should
not have |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/18-20/05 |
56 |
31 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Suppose you had a child who was
in the same condition as Terry Schiavo, and it were up to you to decide
whether to keep that child alive through the use of a feeding tube. What
would you, personally, decide to do in that situation: remove the feeding
tube or keep the feeding tube in place?"
Options rotated.
Form A (N=443,
MoE ± 5). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Remove |
Keep in
place |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/18-20/05 |
56 |
34 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Suppose you had a spouse who was
in the same condition as Terry Schiavo, and it were up to you to decide
whether to keep your spouse alive through the use of a feeding tube. What
would you, personally, decide to do in that situation: remove the feeding
tube or keep the feeding tube in place?"
Options rotated.
Form B (N=466,
MoE ±
5). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Remove |
Keep in
place |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/18-20/05 |
61 |
30 |
9 |
|
|
|
ABC
News/Washington Post Poll. March 10-13,
2005. N=1,001
adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Do you personally have a
so-called living will or health care proxy to deal
with your wishes for medical treatment if you're unable to do so, or not?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Yes |
No |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
3/10-13/05 |
42 |
57 |
1 |
|
|
|
8/02 |
42 |
57 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"As you may know, a woman in
Florida named Terri Schiavo suffered brain damage
and has been on life support for 15 years. Doctors say she has no
consciousness and her condition is irreversible. Her parents and her
husband disagree on whether or not she should be
kept on life support. In cases like this who do
you think should have final say, the parents or the spouse?"
Options rotated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Parents |
Spouse |
Other
(vol.) |
Neither
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
3/10-13/05 |
25 |
65 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
|
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll.
March 1-2, 2005. N=900 registered voters
nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"If
a patient has been in what doctors call a 'persistent
vegetative' or a coma-like state with no higher
brain activity for a significant amount of time, who do you think should
make the decision whether the patient should be kept alive or not:
the
person's parents or other family members,
the
person's spouse, or
the
government?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
|
3/05 |
10/03 |
. |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
. |
|
Parents or other family members |
38 |
31 |
. |
|
The
person's spouse |
45 |
50 |
. |
|
The government |
2 |
2 |
. |
|
The person’s doctor
(vol.) |
3 |
4 |
. |
|
Not sure |
12 |
13 |
. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
"Terri Schiavo has
been in a so-called 'persistent vegetative state'
since 1990. Terri's husband says his wife would
rather die than be kept alive artificially and wants her feeding tube
removed. Terri's parents believe she could still recover and want the
feeding tube to remain. If you were Terri's guardian, what would you do?
Would you remove the feeding tube or would you keep the feeding tube
inserted?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
% |
|
|
. |
|
Remove the
feeding tube |
59 |
|
|
. |
|
Keep the
feeding tube |
24 |
|
|
. |
|
Not sure |
17 |
|
|
. |
|
|