Terrorism (8)

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Sept. 11, 2001 (War on Terrorism, p. 8)

Polls listed chronologically.

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Nov. 15-16, 2001. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you think the Bush Administration has a well thought-out plan for fighting bioterrorism and other terrorist threats at home, or not?"
		Yes	No	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	11/15-16	57	33	10
	11/8-9	54	38	8
	11/1-2	46	46	8
	10/25-26	48	43	9
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"With the Taliban losing power, who do you think should be responsible for shaping a new government in Afghanistan? Should it be left to the Northern Alliance and Afghani people to figure out for themselves; should the United States step in to keep order and prevent human rights abuses; should the United Nations take this responsibility; or should some other multinational group, with strong Muslim representation, take this responsibility?"
			%
	Northern Alliance, Afghani people		22
	United States		17
	United Nations		40
	Some other multinational group		15
	Don't know		6

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Nov. 14-15, 2001. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the U.S. military action in Afghanistan is being conducted?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	11/14-15	87	6	7
	10/31 - 11/1	82	9	9
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"The Muslim world is about to celebrate major religious holidays. Do you think that the U.S. military action in Afghanistan should be suspended during the Muslim religious holidays, or not?"
		Yes	No	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	11/14-15	13	80	7
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"Do you think it is likely that terrorist groups like bin Laden's currently have access to nuclear weapons?"
		Yes	No	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	11/14-15	63	23	14
	9/19-20	63	23	14

CBS News Poll. Nov. 13-14, 2001. N=805 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"Now that the Northern Alliance is in control of Kabul, do you think life will be better, worse, or about the same for the people of Afghanistan?"
		%
	Better	52
	Worse	9
	About the same	29
	Don't know	10
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"How much confidence do you have in the ability of the U.S. government to maintain the international alliance of countries who are supporting U.S. military efforts? Would you say you're very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident the alliance will hold together?"
		Very	Somewhat	Not Too	Not at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/13-14/01	24	59	10	3	4
	10/25-28/01	29	55	11	2	3
	10/8/01	46	44	7	0	3

Associated Press Poll conducted by ICR. Nov. 9-13, 2001. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Has the U.S. government's handling of the anthrax situation made you more confident, less confident or has it not affected your confidence in the government's ability to protect citizens from terrorist attacks?"
		%
	More confident	26
	Less confident	21
	Has not affected confidence	50
	Don't know	3
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"Do you think the recent incidents involving anthrax do or do not represent the beginning of a sustained campaign against the United States involving anthrax?"
		%
	Do	45
	Do not	43
	Don't know	12
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"Do you think anthrax is contagious or not?"
		%
	Is	26
	Is not	65
	Don't know	9

Investor’s Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor poll conducted by TIPP, the polling arm of TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence. Nov. 7-11, 2001. N=920 adults nationwide.
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"Now I am going to read a list of actions that the U.S. could employ in the war on terrorism. As I read each one, please tell me if you could envision a scenario in which you would support the action or not? Okay? How about [see below]? Could you envision a scenario in which you would support this action or not?"
		Could Support	Could Not Support	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	"Assassination of a leader or leaders of another country"
		60	36	4
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	"Government-sanctioned torture of suspects held in the U.S. or abroad"
		32	66	3
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	"Nuclear weapons"	27	71	2
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	"Biological weapons or chemical weapons such as anthrax or sarin gas"
		10	88	1
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"If the Taliban government of Afghanistan is toppled, but Osama bin Laden and his top aides are not captured or killed, would you say we have been successful in achieving our objectives of the war on terrorism or not?"
		%
	Successful	11
	Not successful	87
	Not sure	3
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"Some say we should reduce our reliance on Middle East oil and instead import oil from other countries even though it would cost us 7 to 10 cents more per gallon. Do you favor or oppose this approach?"
		%
	Favor	65
	Oppose	28
	Not sure	7

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). Nov. 9-11, 2001. N=809 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
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"Would you say that you totally support, mainly support, have mixed feelings about, or oppose the approach that President Bush and his Administration are taking in the war on terrorism?"
		Totally Support	Mainly Support	Mixed Feelings	Oppose
		%	%	%	%
	11/9-11	61	20	16	3
	10/7	79	8	10	3
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"Do you think that the United States' military attacks in Afghanistan have been too strong, about right, or not strong enough?"
		Too Strong	About Right	Not Strong Enough	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/9-11	5	47	41	7
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"Do you think that combating terrorism is worth risking retaliation against the United States, or do you think that it is not worth risking retaliation?"
		Worth Risk	Not Worth Risk	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/9-11	87	9	4
	10/7	89	6	5
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"Do you think that a foreign terrorist group is or is not responsible for the anthrax attacks?"
		Is	Is Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/9-11	47	28	25
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"Since the September eleventh attacks, would you say that you have or have not made changes when it comes to how you approach activities such as opening mail, going to a shopping mall, attending sporting events and concerts, and making travel arrangements?"
		Have	Have Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/9-11	34	65	1
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"In order to improve safety for passengers on commercial airlines, do you think that the people screening passengers and luggage at airports should be federal government employees, or do you think that they should be private employees who work under federal supervision?"
		Government	Private	Both/ Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/9-11	43	44	9	4

The Gallup Poll. Nov. 8-11, 2001. N=493 adults nationwide. MoE ą 5.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the following people are handling the war on terrorism since September 11th? How about [see below]?"
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	George W. Bush	89	8	3
	Secretary of State Colin Powell	87	6	7
	Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld	80	8	12
	Attorney General John Ashcroft	77	10	13
	Congress	77	16	7
	The United States Postal Service	77	19	4
	Dick Cheney	75	11	14
	The Center [sic] for Disease Control, or the CDC	71	20	9
	Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge	60	14	26
	The news media	43	54	3

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Nov. 8-9, 2001. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Next, as a read you a short list of countries, please tell me whether or not you think each country has done enough to support the United States and oppose terrorism since the attacks of September 11th. What about [see below]? Have they done enough, or have they FAILED to do enough to support the United States and oppose terrorism since September 11th?"
			Enough	Not Enough	Don't Know
			%	%	%
	Great Britain		81	10	9
	Russia		51	32	17
	Pakistan		39	46	15
	Israel		38	43	19
	Saudi Arabia		17	64	19
	The Palestinian leadership		15	67	18
	Iran		10	68	22
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"Which ONE of the following statements comes CLOSER to your views on whether the U.S. should make a major effort to develop new energy sources as an alternative to Middle East oil? It's worth doing to make our energy supplies less subject to the pressures of Middle East politics. It's NOT worth doing because cutbacks in U.S. oil business would weaken allied governments like Saudi Arabia and increase support for Islamic extremists in the Middle East."
		Worth Doing	Not Worth Doing	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	11/8-9	73	17	10
	11/1-2	64	24	12

*ABC News/Washington* Post Poll**. Nov. 5-6, 2001. N=756 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5. Field work by TNS Intersearch.
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"Would you support or oppose sending a significant number of U.S. ground troops into Afghanistan?"
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/5-6/01	71	26	3
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"Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the federal government has been handling the anthrax situation?"
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/5-6/01	80	19	1

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Nov. 1-2, 2001. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Since the September 11th terrorist attacks and recent anthrax cases, do you think life in the United States has permanently changed for the worse, has changed for the time being but will return to the way it was, or will not only return to normal but actually improve?"
				%
	Has permanently changed for the worse			17
	Will return to the way it was			35
	Will actually improve			42
	Don't know			6
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"Do you think the Bush Administration and the U.S. military have a well thought-out plan for using military force overseas to fight terrorism, or not?"
		Yes	No	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	11/1-2	72	20	8
	10/25-26	75	17	8
	10/18-19	78	15	7
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"How confident are you that national and local governments in this country are prepared to deal with a terrorist attack using chemical or biological weapons and prevent many deaths? Are you [see below]?"
		Very Confident	Somewhat Confident	Not Too Confident	Not at All Confident	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/1-2	17	42	25	14	2
	10/25-26	16	48	23	10	3
	10/18-19	19	48	24	7	2
	10/11-12	18	38	27	14	3
	9/27-28	14	37	30	16	3

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2001. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Bush Administration has done in responding to the anthrax attacks?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	Not Sure
		%	%	%
		76	12	12
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"Not just counting Afghanistan, how long do you think the current war against terrorism will last: a few more weeks, a few more months, or a year or more?"
		Weeks	Months	Year Or More	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%
		2	6	80	12
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"Do you think the anthrax scares across the country are more likely being done by terrorists from foreign countries or homegrown terrorists from the U.S.?"
			%
	Terrorists from foreign countries		29
	Homegrown terrorists		35
	Could be both (vol.)		20
	Not sure		16
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"If terrorists use weapons of mass destruction, such as radioactivity or nuclear weapons, would you favor or oppose the U.S. using nuclear weapons in response?"
		%
	Favor	59
	Oppose	25
	Not sure	16
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"How worried are you that you personally or a family member or friend will be exposed to bioterrorism, such as anthrax . . . ?"
		Very	Some- what	Not Very	Not At All	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/31 - 11/1	15	31	35	18	1
	10/17-18	16	30	30	22	2

*CBS News/New York Times* Poll**. Oct. 25-28, 2001. N=1,024 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (total sample):
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon?" Split Sample B (N=522)
		Approve	Disap- prove	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	10/25-28/01	88	8	4
	10/9/01	92	4	4
	10/8/01	92	5	3
	9/20-23/01	90	6	4
	9/13-14/01	85	7	8
	9/12/01	76	9	15
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"Suppose several thousand American troops lose their lives in Afghanistan -- do you think the war in Afghanistan would be worth that cost or not?"
		Worth It	Not Worth It	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	10/25-28/01	61	27	12
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"Would you say you personally are very concerned about a terrorist attack in the area where you live, or not?"
		Yes	No	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	10/25-28/01	26	71	3
	10/8/01	30	69	1
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"Would you say you personally are very concerned about a biological or chemical attack such as anthrax in the area where you live, or not?"
		Yes	No	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	10/25-28/01	28	71	1

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Oct. 25-26, 2001. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"In releasing information to the public about anthrax and the recent anthrax cases, do you think the Bush Administration has been giving people as much reliable information as they need about the anthrax cases and the threat to public health, OR, has not been giving people enough reliable information because they really don't know themselves, OR, has not been giving people the information they need in an effort to avoid overreaction and panic?"
			%
	As much information as they need		43
	Not enough information, because they don't know themselves		30
	Not enough information, in an effort to avoid overreaction and panic		23
	Don't know		4
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"In dealing with the anthrax cases in Washington, some people feel that government officials treated postal workers unfairly by testing and treating people in congressional offices days before they began doing the same in post offices. Others feel that government officials were NOT being unfair, but simply made an honest mistake in underestimating the risks involved in handling contaminated mail. Which comes closer to your view?"
		%
	Treated postal workers unfairly	28
	Made an honest mistake	65
	Don't know	7

ABC News Poll. Oct. 24, 2001. N=508 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.5. Field work by TNS Intersearch.
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"How concerned are you about the chance that you personally, or a close friend or relative, might be the victim of an anthrax attack? Does that worry you a great deal, somewhat, not too much or not at all?"
		A Great Deal	Some- what	Not Too Much	Not At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/24/01	17	30	32	21	1
	10/15/01	26	29	29	17	-
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"Apart from a friend or relative, what about the chance that you yourself might get anthrax? Does that worry you a great deal, somewhat, not too much or not at all?"
		A Great Deal	Some- what	Not Too Much	Not At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/24/01	12	21	33	33	1
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"How would you describe your own personal reaction to the anthrax situation? On a personal level would you say you're scared about it, concerned about it but not scared, or not concerned?"
		Scared	Con- cerned	Not Con- cerned