Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted October 17 - 18, 2006
| October 17 - 18, 2006 | How closely have you followed news stories about the situation involving former Congressman Mark Foley? | How closely have you followed news stories about the situation involving former Congressman Mark Foley? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 26% | 30% | 21% | 25% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 32% | 8% | 24% | 33% | 18% | 29% | 21% | 26% | 26% | 24% | 17% | 15% | 32% | 32% | 29% | 18% | 23% | 23% | 32% | 21% | 48% |
| Somewhat closely | 31% | 29% | 32% | 34% | 32% | 26% | 18% | 33% | 22% | 35% | 31% | 31% | 30% | 33% | 31% | 34% | 24% | 20% | 32% | 31% | 34% | 37% | 28% | 32% | 32% | 34% | 27% | 33% |
| Not very closely | 28% | 24% | 30% | 25% | 29% | 29% | 31% | 23% | 42% | 28% | 25% | 30% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 26% | 34% | 36% | 30% | 26% | 25% | 21% | 30% | 29% | 33% | 23% | 37% | 15% |
| Not at all closely | 14% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 11% | 14% | 19% | 12% | 28% | 10% | 9% | 17% | 12% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 15% | 24% | 20% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 20% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 5% |
| October 17 - 18, 2006 | How do you rate the way Republican leaders in Congress have handled the Foley situation? | How do you rate the way Republican leaders in Congress have handled the Foley situation? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Excellent | 9% | 13% | 6% | 15% | 6% | 7% | 16% | 13% | 5% | 6% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 15% |
| Good | 14% | 12% | 15% | 27% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 13% | 19% | 15% | 16% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 15% | 5% | 15% | 14% | 9% | 10% | 19% | 17% | 9% | 13% | 16% | 21% | 11% | 17% |
| Fair | 21% | 20% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 15% | 24% | 18% | 16% | 24% | 22% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 23% | 21% | 9% | 20% | 19% | 21% | 21% | 23% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 13% | 21% | 13% |
| Poor | 39% | 43% | 36% | 14% | 54% | 49% | 34% | 46% | 36% | 36% | 39% | 40% | 39% | 40% | 36% | 49% | 50% | 35% | 38% | 44% | 39% | 40% | 39% | 38% | 31% | 40% | 46% | 47% |
| October 17 - 18, 2006 | Suppose that Foley had been a Democrat…would Democratic leaders in Congress handled the situation better, worse, or about the same? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Better | 19% | 21% | 17% | 5% | 36% | 13% | 23% | 21% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 21% | 20% | 18% | 18% | 24% | 18% | 20% | 14% | 16% | 21% | 24% | 20% | 23% | 15% | 23% | 19% | 16% |
| Worse | 22% | 22% | 21% | 44% | 9% | 13% | 20% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 25% | 19% | 23% | 19% | 21% | 13% | 33% | 21% | 17% | 23% | 22% | 24% | 16% | 22% | 31% | 18% | 17% | 23% |
| About the same | 43% | 43% | 42% | 41% | 35% | 53% | 39% | 44% | 35% | 44% | 45% | 41% | 42% | 43% | 43% | 41% | 41% | 37% | 48% | 48% | 41% | 37% | 43% | 40% | 39% | 43% | 42% | 51% |
| October 17 - 18, 2006 | How common is it for members of Congress to have inappropriate relationships with their staff? | How common is it for members of Congress to have inappropriate relationships with their staff? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 common | 18% | 19% | 17% | 17% | 22% | 14% | 13% | 20% | 22% | 16% | 16% | 19% | 17% | 19% | 16% | 28% | 18% | 17% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 8% | 25% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 18% | 21% |
| Somewhat common | 29% | 29% | 29% | 29% | 27% | 32% | 22% | 31% | 26% | 30% | 29% | 29% | 30% | 27% | 29% | 28% | 32% | 24% | 32% | 35% | 25% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 28% | 31% | 34% | 32% |
| Not very common | 23% | 26% | 20% | 27% | 24% | 18% | 33% | 25% | 27% | 18% | 26% | 20% | 21% | 26% | 25% | 13% | 20% | 30% | 12% | 22% | 24% | 25% | 13% | 27% | 27% | 29% | 14% | 29% |
| Not at all common | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 9% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 9% | 5% |
| October 17 - 18, 2006 | In terms of impacting your vote for the U. S. Senate this fall, how important is the situation involving Mark Foley? | In terms of impacting your vote for the U. S. Senate this fall, how important is the situation involving Mark Foley? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 important | 15% | 13% | 18% | 9% | 24% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 16% | 13% | 29% | 17% | 15% | 6% | 16% | 21% | 16% | 20% | 19% | 8% | 15% | 10% | 13% |
| Somewhat important | 21% | 18% | 23% | 19% | 25% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 26% | 23% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 14% | 22% | 22% | 17% | 23% | 20% | 28% | 20% | 26% | 17% | 12% | 20% |
| Not very important | 27% | 29% | 26% | 30% | 25% | 29% | 21% | 32% | 16% | 28% | 32% | 24% | 30% | 24% | 28% | 23% | 30% | 19% | 32% | 30% | 29% | 27% | 18% | 34% | 26% | 21% | 34% | 31% |
| Not at all important | 25% | 28% | 23% | 37% | 15% | 25% | 22% | 29% | 23% | 22% | 30% | 20% | 27% | 22% | 27% | 14% | 22% | 22% | 29% | 30% | 21% | 24% | 13% | 15% | 32% | 36% | 40% | 35% |