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Survey of 1,000 Adults Feb 10-11

February 10 - 11, 2006  How closely have you followed news stories about renewing the Patriot Act for four more years?              How closely have you followed news stories about renewing the Patriot Act for four more years?  
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 30% 37% 22% 34% 29% 24% 38% 37% 22% 22% 36% 23% 31% 27% 30% 21% 38% 30% 20% 30% 38% 28% 22% 29% 28% 31% 20% 44%
Somewhat closely 29% 31% 28% 29% 30% 29% 32% 30% 21% 30% 31% 28% 28% 32% 30% 39% 16% 26% 27% 34% 32% 26% 29% 28% 30% 29% 46% 27%
Not very closely 26% 22% 30% 27% 26% 26% 27% 21% 31% 30% 24% 28% 28% 24% 27% 23% 28% 29% 32% 24% 18% 30% 22% 32% 27% 29% 25% 19%
Not at all 12% 7% 17% 8% 11% 18% 3% 8% 26% 14% 8% 16% 10% 14% 12% 10% 13% 15% 19% 10% 6% 8% 21% 6% 12% 11% 7% 10%
                                                       
February 10 - 11, 2006  Should the Patriot Act be extended for four more years?                      Should the Patriot Act be extended for four more years?          
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>
Yes 33% 38% 29% 59% 15% 23% 29% 40% 24% 31% 43% 25% 39% 23% 37% 27% 21% 26% 29% 38% 41% 33% 22% 29% 35% 41% 44% 43%
No 31% 38% 25% 14% 47% 34% 50% 35% 32% 23% 30% 33% 26% 40% 30% 37% 36% 41% 29% 27% 33% 24% 33% 34% 31% 30% 23% 34%
                                                       
February 10 - 11, 2006  Some people say that there is a natural tension between protecting individual rights and national s                                  
 In the United States today, does our legal system worry too much about protecting individual rights, too much about protecting national security, or is the balance 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>
Too much about individual rights 29% 32% 26% 43% 21% 21% 29% 33% 23% 28% 38% 21% 34% 20% 28% 25% 38% 26% 29% 32% 33% 25% 17% 30% 27% 33% 34% 44%
Too much about national security 31% 35% 28% 16% 45% 35% 45% 32% 42% 24% 24% 38% 25% 43% 30% 37% 32% 44% 28% 30% 28% 23% 46% 31% 31% 25% 19% 27%
Balance about right 29% 28% 30% 36% 21% 30% 23% 29% 24% 31% 31% 27% 31% 24% 32% 17% 20% 24% 29% 29% 29% 34% 20% 28% 32% 30% 43% 26%
                                                       
February 10 - 11, 2006  Do you believe that the Federal Government has ever wiretapped your phones?                  Do you believe that the Federal Government has ever wiretapped your phones?      
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>
Yes 16% 15% 17% 10% 21% 18% 34% 10% 33% 13% 13% 19% 13% 23% 13% 23% 31% 34% 10% 14% 13% 6% 30% 15% 13% 17% 3% 12%
No 66% 68% 65% 81% 59% 56% 51% 72% 52% 69% 76% 57% 72% 56% 71% 52% 50% 51% 69% 73% 67% 75% 52% 63% 73% 71% 83% 74%