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Election 2004 Summary

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Survey of 1,000 Adults June 20-21, 2005

June 20 -21, 2005  How closely have you followed news stories about the way prisoners are treated at Guantanomo Bay?              How closely have you followed news stories about the way prisoners are treated at Guantanomo Bay?  
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
Very closely 29% 35% 24% 31% 29% 27% 33% 35% 13% 27% 33% 26% 29% 29% 31% 22% 25% 24% 23% 33% 32% 36% 25% 31% 27% 45% 28% 30%
Somewhat closely 34% 35% 33% 33% 37% 32% 34% 36% 36% 32% 36% 32% 37% 29% 35% 36% 25% 35% 31% 32% 39% 33% 28% 36% 39% 24% 38% 42%
Not very closely 26% 21% 30% 26% 24% 27% 20% 22% 32% 29% 25% 26% 25% 26% 26% 22% 31% 26% 35% 21% 23% 25% 29% 25% 27% 23% 24% 22%
Not at all 8% 6% 9% 7% 6% 11% 11% 3% 12% 9% 4% 11% 5% 11% 6% 11% 13% 12% 6% 9% 6% 3% 14% 5% 6% 4% 4% 7%
                                                       
June 20 -21, 2005  Most of the prisoners at Guantanomo Bay are members of Al Queda, the Taliban and other terrorist groups.  Generally speaking, is the United States treating these prisoners unfairly, treating them better than they deserve, or treating them about right?    
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
Unfairly 20% 17% 22% 7% 30% 22% 13% 18% 25% 21% 20% 19% 18% 22% 18% 22% 24% 19% 20% 16% 27% 14% 20% 19% 20% 27% 10% 26%
Better than they deserve 36% 44% 29% 45% 28% 35% 55% 39% 31% 28% 32% 39% 39% 32% 39% 29% 25% 44% 29% 35% 32% 39% 41% 38% 31% 39% 31% 33%
About right 34% 32% 36% 41% 29% 32% 25% 35% 30% 37% 41% 28% 36% 31% 33% 29% 46% 27% 34% 37% 35% 40% 24% 38% 41% 27% 41% 36%
                                                       
June 20 -21, 2005  Some people have suggested that the American treatment of prisoners at Guantanomo Bay is similar to tactics used by the Nazis in World War II.  Do you agree or disagree?                    
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
Agree 14% 15% 13% 9% 17% 17% 14% 16% 13% 13% 15% 13% 14% 15% 13% 16% 17% 14% 17% 10% 18% 12% 15% 15% 16% 16% 9% 20%
Disagree 69% 73% 64% 79% 61% 64% 77% 72% 71% 63% 74% 64% 71% 66% 71% 57% 66% 74% 60% 68% 68% 72% 61% 70% 73% 68% 75% 74%
                                                       
June 20 -21, 2005  Who was more responsible for starting the War in Iraq…Saddam Hussein or President Bush?              Who was more responsible for starting the War in Iraq…Saddam Hussein or President Bush?  
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
Hussein 44% 48% 40% 76% 18% 34% 37% 52% 44% 39% 53% 35% 51% 31% 49% 25% 32% 40% 44% 48% 43% 43% 37% 43% 45% 50% 47% 42%
Bush 49% 47% 51% 17% 78% 52% 59% 42% 47% 52% 41% 56% 44% 57% 45% 65% 56% 53% 47% 45% 49% 48% 52% 50% 52% 47% 41% 52%
                                                       
June 20 -21, 2005  How likely is it that Osama bin Laden will be captured or killed within the next year?                How likely is it that Osama bin Laden will be captured or killed within the next year?    
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
Very likely 19% 23% 15% 32% 9% 13% 25% 22% 17% 15% 19% 18% 20% 16% 18% 19% 23% 22% 13% 22% 16% 20% 18% 23% 15% 15% 22% 16%
Somewhat likely 29% 31% 28% 36% 26% 24% 36% 28% 32% 27% 31% 28% 29% 29% 29% 22% 37% 34% 26% 23% 31% 31% 26% 32% 32% 23% 33% 29%
Not very likely 31% 28% 34% 20% 40% 33% 18% 31% 27% 36% 33% 30% 32% 30% 33% 26% 24% 23% 33% 36% 34% 32% 33% 26% 36% 31% 26% 40%
Not at all likely 13% 14% 12% 5% 15% 20% 17% 13% 14% 11% 11% 14% 10% 16% 13% 13% 7% 16% 18% 11% 10% 7% 15% 11% 14% 22% 10% 10%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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