Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted February 10 - 11, 2007
| February 10 - 11, 2007 | How closely have you followed recent news stories about Scooter Libby? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 17% | 20% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 22% | 20% | 13% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 19% | 14% | 14% | 22% | 30% | 17% | 12% | 13% | 23% | 17% | 14% | 19% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 24% |
| Somewhat closely | 22% | 26% | 19% | 19% | 23% | 25% | 29% | 25% | 9% | 22% | 23% | 21% | 25% | 19% | 23% | 20% | 18% | 18% | 26% | 25% | 23% | 20% | 26% | 17% | 20% | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| Not very closely | 29% | 29% | 29% | 31% | 25% | 31% | 31% | 29% | 29% | 28% | 34% | 25% | 28% | 30% | 30% | 25% | 28% | 30% | 26% | 32% | 27% | 30% | 26% | 29% | 32% | 27% | 30% | 35% |
| Not closely at all | 21% | 16% | 26% | 21% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 41% | 21% | 15% | 26% | 17% | 28% | 23% | 22% | 8% | 31% | 26% | 20% | 14% | 13% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 21% | 31% | 14% |
| February 10 - 11, 2007 | Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of Scooter Libby? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 favorable | 5% | 7% | 4% | 10% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 12% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 1% | 7% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 8% |
| Somewhat favorable | 19% | 25% | 13% | 26% | 12% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 13% | 13% | 18% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 18% | 21% | 23% | 18% | 14% | 15% | 25% | 22% | 21% | 22% | 18% | 14% | 18% | 21% |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 20% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 26% | 15% | 7% | 22% | 14% | 24% | 24% | 17% | 22% | 18% | 20% | 17% | 26% | 11% | 27% | 24% | 21% | 20% | 23% | 18% | 21% | 21% | 12% | 35% |
| Very unfavorable | 17% | 16% | 18% | 8% | 24% | 17% | 13% | 17% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 8% | 14% | 11% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 16% | 16% | 17% | 24% | 19% | 13% |
| February 10 - 11, 2007 | Is it ethical for news reporters to publish news stories based upon anonymous sources? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 28% | 32% | 25% | 24% | 33% | 27% | 35% | 31% | 33% | 23% | 33% | 25% | 31% | 24% | 28% | 23% | 35% | 34% | 37% | 28% | 23% | 17% | 21% | 26% | 25% | 31% | 36% | 42% |
| No | 45% | 45% | 44% | 53% | 40% | 42% | 50% | 44% | 39% | 46% | 48% | 42% | 44% | 46% | 46% | 42% | 39% | 44% | 39% | 46% | 50% | 45% | 46% | 42% | 55% | 47% | 40% | 47% |
| February 10 - 11, 2007 | Is it legal for a reporter to publish classified information received from an anonymous source? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 22% | 26% | 18% | 16% | 23% | 26% | 65% | 16% | 26% | 15% | 19% | 24% | 20% | 26% | 24% | 15% | 18% | 44% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 11% | 20% | 21% | 21% | 15% | 40% | 13% |
| No | 56% | 55% | 57% | 67% | 52% | 50% | 14% | 66% | 45% | 61% | 62% | 51% | 59% | 51% | 55% | 55% | 67% | 31% | 63% | 62% | 67% | 61% | 53% | 57% | 58% | 61% | 50% | 64% |
| February 10 - 11, 2007 | Should it be legal for a reporter to publish classified information received from an anonymous source? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 21% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 25% | 25% | 53% | 16% | 31% | 15% | 18% | 24% | 18% | 26% | 21% | 21% | 19% | 41% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 9% | 16% | 18% | 26% | 20% | 37% | 21% |
| No | 63% | 64% | 62% | 75% | 55% | 60% | 47% | 68% | 54% | 65% | 67% | 60% | 66% | 57% | 64% | 61% | 61% | 51% | 62% | 66% | 73% | 64% | 59% | 66% | 64% | 68% | 54% | 64% |