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2007 Polling On Most Important Issue Facing The Nation
The polling data below is grouped by polling organization, with each pollster's data listed in reverse chronological order. Use the following links to jump to a particular pollster's data.
Latest poll: Gallup (10/4-7/07)
· ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST · ASSOCIATED PRESS/AOL/IPSOS PUBLIC AFFAIRS · ASSOCIATED PRESS/IPSOS PUBLIC AFFAIRS · CBS NEWS · CBS NEWS/MTV/NEW YORK TIMES · CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES · DIAGEO/HOTLINE · FOX NEWS/OPINION DYNAMICS · GALLUP · GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER (D) · HARRIS · HARRIS INTERACTIVE · LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS (D)/TARRANCE GROUP (R) · MWR STRATEGIES (R) · NBC NEWS/WALL STREET JOURNAL · PEW RESEARCH CENTER · PEW RESEARCH CENTER/NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO · ZOGBY · Saturday, Jan. 1, 2007
Related Polling:
ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST
Iraq/War in Iraq 48% Economy 9 Health care 4 Immigration 7 Terrorism/War on terrorism/ Homeland security 5 Education 2 Medicare 2 Social Security 1 Jobs/Unemployment 2 Taxes 1 Gasoline prices/Energy prices 2 Federal budget deficit 1 Environment * Poverty/Homelessness/Hunger 2 Ethics/Honesty/Corruption in Government 1 Crime/drugs * Prescription drug benefits 1 Global warming/Greenhouse effect 2 None 0 Other 8 No opinion 3
ASSOCIATED PRESS/AOL/IPSOS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The situation in Iraq 24% Health care 16 The economy 14 Terrorism 13 Social Security 10 Immigration 7 Political corruption 5 Gas prices 4 Same-sex marriage 3 Taxes 3 Refused 1
ASSOCIATED PRESS/IPSOS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Foreign affairs (net) 42% War (subnet) 30 War with Iraq (any mentions about Iraq) 14 Wars, unrest throughout the world 16 Immigration 4 Terrorism, terrorist attacks 3 Other foreign affairs issues 5 Domestic issues (net) 33 Political Leaders 7 Energy Crisis 1 Morality 8 Education 2 Crime/Drugs 4 Environment 2 Other domestic issues 9 Economy (net) 15 Economy (unspecified) 7 Unemployment, lack of jobs 4 Other economy issues 4 Other 7 Nothing 0 Not sure 3
CBS NEWS
All Rep Dem Ind
War in Iraq 28% 19% 36% 27%
Economy/Jobs 16 9 18 17
Health care 8 8 10 7
Terrorism (general) 6 12 2 5
Immigration 5 11 2 3
Foreign policy 4 5 1 7
Poverty/Homelessness 3 1 7 2
Defense/Military 3 4 1 4
Miscellaneous social issue 3 4 0 4
Misc. government issues 3 5 4 1
Education 2 3 1 2
The president/G.W. Bush 2 0 4 2
Drugs 2 2 0 3
Other 10 10 8 13
Don't know/NA 5 7 6 3
Conducted 8/8-12/07; surveyed 1,214 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 8/14).
All Rep Dem Ind
War in Iraq 34% 23% 48% 26%
Economy/Jobs 8 7 7 11
Health care 8 9 8 8
Immigration 7 9 3 10
Terrorism (general) 5 9 2 4
The President/G.W. Bush 4 2 4 6
Gas/Heating oil crisis 3 1 3 4
Poverty/Homelessness 3 1 5 2
Budget Deficit/National debt 2 1 1 2
Environment 2 3 2 1
Moral values/Family values 2 2 1 3
Other 17 25 13 17
Don't know/NA 5 8 3 6
Conducted 4/9-12/07; surveyed 994 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 4/15). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.
All Rep Dem Ind
War in Iraq 36% 27% 48% 34%
Economy/Jobs 9 6 10 10
Immigration 5 9 1 4
Health Care 5 4 4 6
Foreign Policy 4 2 6 3
Terrorism (general) 4 11 1 2
Gas/Heating Oil Crisis 3 3 1 5
The President/G.W. Bush 3 0 6 3
Moral Values/Family Values 2 3 0 2
Environment 2 1 2 2
Defense/Military 2 2 1 4
Poverty/Homelessness 2 2 2 2
Politicians/Government 2 1 2 4
Budget Deficit/National debt 2 2 1 2
Other 14 21 12 12
DK/NA 5 6 3 5
Conducted 2/8-11/07; surveyed 1,142 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 2/12).
All Rep Dem Ind
War in Iraq 31% 25% 34% 32%
Economy/Jobs 9 5 10 9
Health care 8 8 10 6
Immigration 4 5 2 4
Terrorism 4 8 1 4
Poverty/Homelessness 3 4 3 3
Education 3 2 2 4
Politicians/Government 3 3 3 3
The President/G.W. Bush 3 1 6 2
Moral values/Family values 3 10 1 1
Environment 2 1 2 3
Foreign policy 2 1 1 2
Defense/Military 2 1 2 1
Foreign aid/Attn. to domestic 2 1 2 2
Miscellaneous social issues 2 1 1 3
Religious values 2 4 1 1
Other 12 12 14 13
Don't know/NA 5 4 5 6
Conducted 1/18-21/07; surveyed 1,168 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/22).
All Rep Dem Ind
War in Iraq 33% 25% 43% 31%
Economy/Jobs 8 7 9 7
Health care 7 3 8 9
Terrorism (general) 5 10 2 4
Education 4 4 3 4
Immigration 4 4 4 6
Moral values/Family values 3 3 0 3
Miscellaneous social issues 3 3 2 4
Poverty/Homelessness 3 4 2 4
The President/G.W. Bush 3 1 2 4
Politicians/Government 3 5 2 3
Foreign policy 2 1 1 3
Defense/Military 2 2 1 3
Other 15 24 13 11
Don't know/NA 5 4 8 4
CBS NEWS/MTV/NEW YORK TIMES
War in Iraq 18% Environment/Global warming 8 Health care 6 Education 5 Social Security 5 Economy/Jobs 8 Crime/Violence 4 Miscellaneous social issues 4 Drugs/Kids and drugs 5 Gas prices/Heating oil 2 Moral values/Family values 2 Terrorism (general) 2 Other 17 Don't know/NA 14 War in Iraq 32% Economy/jobs 9 Immigration 8 Terrorism (general) 5 Gas/Heating oil crisis 5 The President/George W. Bush 4 Health care 3 Poverty/Homelessness 2 Environment 2 Foreign policy 2 Politicians/Government 2 Foreign aid/Attn. to domestic issues 2 Budget deficit/National debt 2 Miscellaneous social issues 2 Moral/Family/Religious values 2 Other 12 Don't know/NA 6
CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES
All Rep Dem Ind
War in Iraq 24% 17% 34% 20%
Economy and jobs 13 9 11 6
Immigration 9 19 3 5
Health care 7 3 8 8
Education 4 4 2 5
Miscellaneous social issues 4 4 2 4
Terrorism (general) 4 5 4 2
The President/G.W. Bush 3 3 5 2
Budget deficit/National debt 3 4 1 2
Poverty/Homelessness 2 1 2 2
Environment 2 1 3 1
Foreign policy 2 1 3 2
Defense/Military 2 3 2 0
Crime 2 2 0 3
Gas/Heating oil crisis 2 4 3 1
Other 12 16 12 31
Don't know/NA 5 4 5 6
Conducted 7/9-17/07; surveyed 1,554 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 7/19).
All Rep Dem Ind
War in Iraq 27% 22% 37% 22%
Health care 9 9 9 9
Economy/Jobs 8 7 11 7
Immigration 8 10 3 10
Terrorism 6 12 3 5
The President/G.W. Bush 4 1 5 4
Moral values/Family values 2 5 1 1
Poverty/Homelessness 2 0 2 2
Environment 2 1 3 2
Foreign policy 2 1 3 2
Crime 2 1 1 3
Gas/Heating oil crisis 2 2 2 1
Miscellaneous social issue 2 2 2 3
Other 19 22 15 23
Don't know/NA 5 5 3 6
Conducted 5/18-23/07; surveyed 1,125 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 5/24).
All Rep Dem Ind
War in Iraq 31% 23% 38% 31%
Economy and jobs 8 6 10 9
Gas/Heating oil crisis 7 9 8 5
Immigration 7 9 3 9
Health care 5 2 7 5
Terrorism 3 6 1 4
The President/G. W. Bush 3 0 5 3
Environment 3 4 3 3
Moral values/Family values 3 8 1 2
Poverty/Homelessness 3 2 4 3
Foreign policy 3 0 5 2
Education 2 2 2 2
Crime 2 4 1 1
Other 15 19 7 17
Don't know/NA 5 6 5 4
Conducted 3/7-11/07; surveyed 1,362 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 3/12).
All Rep Dem Ind
War in Iraq 29% 26% 40% 22%
Economy and jobs 8 8 10 8
Health care 8 5 10 8
Immigration 5 9 2 6
Education 5 5 6 3
Terrorism (general) 4 7 1 4
Foreign policy 3 1 3 4
The President, George W. Bush 3 1 3 4
Poverty/Homelessness 2 2 2 1
Defense/Military 2 3 2 2
Foreign aid/Attention to
domestic issues 2 0 2 2
Politicians/Government 2 2 1 4
Religious values 2 3 1 3
Moral values/Family values 2 5 1 2
Gas/Heating oil crisis 2 3 1 1
Other 15 16 13 16
Don't know/NA 6 4 2 10
DIAGEO/HOTLINE
Iraq/War in Iraq -- Support 12% Immigration/Illegal aliens 11 Economy in general 10 Iraq/War in Iraq -- Oppose 9 Healthcare -- Poor health care/Hospitals/ High cost of health care 8 Terrorism 7 Fear of war/Feelings of fear in this country 7 Education/Poor education/Access to education 5 Ethics/Moral/Religious/Family decline/Dishonesty/Lack of integrity 3 Dissatisfaction with government/Congress/ Politicians/Candidates 3 Abortion -- Pro-life 3 Taxes 2 Moral values 2 Gas/Fuel/Oil prices 2 International issues/Problems 2 Environment/Pollution 2 High cost of living/Inflation 1 Social Security 1 Crime/Violence 1 Illegal drugs 1 Abortion -- Pro-choice 1 Guns/Gun control 1 Unemployment/Jobs * Middle class struggling * Outsourcing of jobs/Jobs sent overseas * Unfair trade practices/Agreements * Agricultural/Farming * Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness * Development/Sprawl * Cost of prescription drugs * Other 2 Don't know/Refused 2
Conducted 7/19-22/07 by Financial Dynamics; surveyed 801 registered voters; margin of error +/-3.5% (release, 7/26). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.
All Rep Ind Dem
War in Iraq -- Oppose 27% 12% 20% 39%
Economy in general 9 7 11 10
Fear of war/Feelings of fear
in this country 8 8 14 7
Poor health care/Hospitals/
High cost of health care 8 5 7 10
Immigration/Illegal aliens 6 12 5 1
Terrorism 5 10 4 4
War in Iraq -- Support 5 9 2 3
Dissatisfaction with
government/Congress/
Politicians/Candidates 2 1 3 2
Crime/Violence 2 3 2 1
Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness 2 0 3 3
Gas/Fuel/Oil prices 2 3 4 1
Ethics/Moral/Religious/Family
decline/Dishonesty/Lack of
integrity 2 4 1 1
Education/Poor education/
Access to education 1 1 1 1
Unemployment/Jobs 1 * 1 1
Taxes 1 2 2 *
Outsourcing of jobs/Jobs sent
overseas 1 * 2 0
Illegal drugs 1 1 1 *
Environment/Pollution 1 1 1 1
Social Security * * 1 *
Moral values * * 1 *
Middle class struggling * 0 0 1
Agricultural/Farming * 1 0 0
Abortion -- Pro-life * 1 0 0
Guns/Gun control * 1 1 0
Development/Sprawl * 0 1 0
Other (vol.) 10 14 10 7
Don't know/Refused 4 5 4 3
Conducted 5/16-20/07; surveyed 800 registered voters; margin of error +/-3.5% (release, 5/24). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.
All Rep Ind Dem
Economy in general 7% 5% 7% 8%
Unemployment/Jobs 1 1 0 1
High cost of living/Inflation 2 1 2 2
Taxes 1 0 2 1
Social Security * 1 0 *
Moral values 2 3 2 1
Out-sourcing of jobs/Jobs
sent overseas 1 * 0 1
Military base closings * 0 0 1
War in Iraq, Support 6 11 6 2
War in Iraq, Oppose 29 15 30 40
Gas/Fuel/Oil prices 5 6 4 4
Terrorism 5 8 3 3
Fear of war/Feelings of
fear in this country 5 3 6 6
Poor health care/Hospitals/
High cost of health care 5 4 5 5
Ethics/Moral/Religious/Family
decline/Dishonesty/Lack of
integrity 3 6 2 1
Education/Poor education/
Access to education 2 1 1 3
International issues/Problems 1 1 2 1
Dissatisfaction with
government/Congress/
Politicians/Candidates 5 4 5 5
Crime/Violence 2 2 1 2
Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness * 0 1 *
Illegal drugs * 1 0 *
Immigration/Illegal aliens 9 14 10 3
Environment/Pollution 3 1 4 3
Abortion, Pro-choice 1 2 0 1
Abortion, Pro-life * 1 1 *
Guns/Gun control * 1 0 0
School shootings/School
violence * 1 0 0
Other 2 4 4 *
Don't know/Refused 3 4 1 4
Conducted 4/26-30/07; surveyed 801 registered voters; margin of error +/-3.5% (release, 5/4). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.
All Rep Ind Dem
Economy in general 9% 5% 11% 10%
Unemployment/Jobs 1 1 0 1
High cost of living/Inflation 1 0 2 *
Taxes 1 1 1 *
Social Security * * 1 *
Moral values 2 5 0 1
Gay marriage * 0 1 0
Middle class struggling * * 1 0
Out-sourcing of jobs/Jobs
sent overseas 1 0 1 1
Unfair trade practices/
Agreements * * 0 0
War in Iraq, Support 7 13 4 3
War in Iraq, Oppose 29 16 25 42
Wage issues * * 0 0
Corporate corruption * * 0 0
Gas/Fuel/Oil prices 3 3 4 4
Terrorism 6 11 6 2
Fear of war/Feelings of
fear in this country 8 4 9 9
Poor health care/Hospitals/
High cost of health care 5 5 6 5
Ethics/Moral/Religious/Family
decline/Dishonesty/Lack of
integrity 3 5 3 2
Education/Poor education/
Access to education 2 2 3 2
International issues/Problems 1 0 2 1
Dissatisfaction with
government/Congress/
Politicians/Candidates 3 3 6 3
Crime/Violence 1 2 1 1
Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness 1 * 1 0
Illegal drugs * 1 0 0
Immigration/Illegal aliens 3 6 4 1
Environment/Pollution 2 2 2 2
Abortion, Pro-choice 1 * 1 1
Abortion, Pro-life 1 2 1 0
Guns/Gun control * * * 1
School shootings/School
violence 1 * 1 *
Cost of prescription drugs 0 0 0 0
Other 4 5 2 3
Don't know/Refused 3 3 1 3
Conducted 3/29-4/1/07; surveyed 800 registered voters; margin of error +/-3.5% (release, 4/5). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.
All Rep Ind Dem
War in Iraq - Oppose 30% 21% 32% 38%
Fear of war/Feelings of
fear in this country 9 8 8 9
Poor Healthcare/Hospitals/
High cost of health care 7 6 5 8
Economy in general 7 6 9 7
Immigration/Illegal aliens 5 7 3 3
War in Iraq - Support 4 6 4 2
Gas/Fuel/Oil prices 4 4 5 4
Dissatisfaction with
government/Congress/
Politicians/Candidates 4 6 2 4
Terrorism 3 7 3 *
Environment/Pollution 2 1 2 3
Ethics/Moral/Religious/
Family decline/Dishonesty/
Lack of integrity 2 2 3 1
Education/Poor education/
Access to education 2 1 2 2
International issues/Problems 2 1 3 2
Crime/Violence 2 2 3 2
Poverty/hunger/Homelessness 1 1 0 1
Unemployment/Jobs 1 1 1 *
High cost of living/Inflation 1 1 1 0
Taxes 1 * 1 *
Social Security 1 1 0 1
Moral values 1 3 0 0
Outsourcing of jobs/Jobs sent
overseas 1 1 2 1
Medicare issues 1 1 1 2
Abortion - Pro-choice 1 1 * 1
Guns/Gun control 1 1 1 1
Gay marriage * 1 0 0
Illegal drugs * 1 0 *
Abortion - Pro-life * * 1 0
Development sprawl * * 1 *
Other 4 5 3 3
Don't know/Refused 4 3 4 3
Conducted 2/21-24/07; surveyed 800 registered voters; margin of error +/-3.5% (release, 2/27). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.
All Rep Ind Dem
Economy in general 8% 7% 9% 9%
Unemployment/Jobs 1 1 2 1
High cost of living/
Inflation 1 1 * 1
Taxes 1 1 1 1
Social Security 1 1 1 1
Moral values 1 3 0 1
Gay marriage * 0 1 0
Unfair trade practices/
Agreements * 1 0 0
War in Iraq/Support 6 13 4 1
War in Iraq/Oppose 32 14 24 50
Wage issues * 0 1 0
Corporate corruption * * 1 0
Gas/Fuel/Oil prices 1 1 1 1
Terrorism 5 9 4 2
Fear of war/Feelings of
fear in this country 5 4 5 6
Poor healthcare/Hospitals/
High cost of health care 6 5 9 6
Ethics/Moral/Religious/
Family decline/Dishonesty/
lack of integrity 2 3 2 1
Education/Poor education/
Access to education 3 3 7 1
International issues/
Problems 2 1 3 2
Dissatisfaction with
government/Congress/
Politicians/Candidates 4 4 5 3
Crime/Violence 2 2 1 2
Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness * 0 0 1
Illegal drugs * 0 0 1
Immigration/Illegal aliens 1 1 0 *
Environment/Pollution 6 12 6 2
Abortion/Pro-choice 2 1 3 2
Abortion/Pro-life 1 1 * 2
Guns/Gun control * 1 0 0
Traffic * 0 1 0
Cost of prescription drugs * 0 1 0
Other 3 4 6 2
Don't know/Refused 3 3 4 1
Conducted 1/11-14/07 by Financial Dynamics; surveyed 800 registered voters; margin of error +/-3.5% (release, 1/18). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.
All Rep Ind Dem
Economy in general 6% 6% 9% 4%
Unemployment/Jobs 6 7 4 8
High cost of living/Inflation 1 1 1 1
Taxes 6 6 8 4
Avian flu * 0 0 1
Moral values 1 1 1 1
Rebuilding New Orleans/
Hurricane Katrina * 1 0 0
Middle class struggling * 0 1 1
Outsourcing of jobs/Jobs sent
overseas 1 0 0 1
Unfair trade practices/
Agreements * 1 0 0
War in Iraq - Support 3 4 1 2
War in Iraq - Oppose 4 2 6 4
Wage issues * 0 0 1
Agricultural/Farming 1 1 0 2
Corporate corruption * 0 0 1
Gas/Fuel/Oil prices 1 1 0 1
Terrorism 1 1 0 0
Fear of war/Feelings of fear
in this country * 1 0 0
Poor health care/Hospitals/
High cost of health care 3 4 6 2
Ethics/Moral/Religious/Family
decline/Dishonesty/
Lack of integrity 1 0 1 *
Education/Poor
education/Access to
education 10 7 10 14
Dissatisfaction with
government/Congress/
Politicians/candidates 1 0 3 1
Crime/Violence 8 7 10 8
Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness 1 1 0 1
Illegal drugs 3 3 3 3
Medicare issues 1 1 1 1
Immigration/Illegal aliens 5 8 6 3
Environment/Pollution 3 2 2 5
Abortion - Pro-choice 1 2 0 0
Abortion - Pro-life * 0 2 0
Guns/Gun control 1 0 0 2
School shootings/School
violence 1 0 0 2
Development/Sprawl 6 7 8 5
Traffic 4 5 3 5
Other 9 14 3 10
Don't know/Refused 11 10 12 10
All Rep Ind Dem
Economy in general 5% 3% 6% 5%
Unemployment/Jobs 2 1 1 1
Taxes 1 1 0 0
Social Security * 0 0 1
Moral values 3 7 0 1
Outsourcing of jobs/Jobs
sent overseas * 1 0 0
War in Iraq - Support 9 18 2 5
War in Iraq - Oppose 35 19 36 52
Wage issues 1 0 1 1
Agricultural/Farming * 0 2 0
Corporate corruption * 1 0 0
Gas/Fuel/Oil prices * 0 0 1
Terrorism 7 10 10 4
Fear of war/Feelings of
fear in this country 3 6 4 1
Poor health care/Hospitals/
High cost of health care 6 4 4 6
Ethics/Moral/Religious/
Family decline/Dishonesty/
Lack of integrity 3 5 5 2
Education/Poor education/
Access to education 3 3 2 2
International issues/Problems 1 1 2 *
Dissatisfaction with
government/Congress/
Politicians/Candidates 3 3 1 3
Crime/Violence 1 1 3 *
Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness * 1 0 0
Illegal drugs * 1 0 0
Medicare issues * 0 2 0
Immigration/Illegal aliens 4 6 5 3
Environment/Pollution 1 1 1 2
Abortion - Pro-choice * 1 0 1
Abortion - Pro-life 1 2 0 0
Development/Sprawl * 0 2 0
Traffic * 1 0 0
Other 6 4 5 5
Don't know/Refused 4 3 6 4
FOX NEWS/OPINION DYNAMICS
All Dem Rep Ind
Hollywood celebrity 9% 12% 7% 8%
Washington politician 52 53 53 51
Both (vol.) 5 7 4 5
Neither (vol.) 28 21 33 30
Don't know (vol.) 7 7 4 6
GALLUP
Economy in general 9% Unemployment/Jobs 5 Federal budget deficit/Federal debt 3 High cost of living/Inflation 2 Fuel/Oil prices 2 Taxes 1 Lack of money 1 Wage issues 1 Gap between rich and poor 1 Corporate corruption * Foreign trade/Trade deficit * Situation in Iraq/War 33 Poor health care/Hospitals/High cost of health care 13 Immigration/Illegal aliens 9 Dissatisfaction with government/Congress/ Politicians/Poor leadership/Corruption/ Abuse of power 8 Ethics/Moral/Religious/Family decline/ Dishonesty/Lack of integrity 5 Terrorism 4 Education/Poor education/Access to education 4 Crime/Violence 2 Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness 2 Lack of respect for each other 2 Foreign aid/Focus overseas 2 International issues/Problems 1 National security 1 Judicial system/Courts/Laws 1 Children's behavior/Way they are raised 1 Unifying the country 1 Drugs 1 Environment/Pollution 1 Social Security 1 Welfare 1 Election year/Presidential choices/Election reform 1 Race relations/Racism * Lack of military defense * The media * War/Conflict between Middle East nations * Medicare * Care for the elderly * Lack of energy sources/The energy crisis * Abortion * Overpopulation * Natural disaster relief effort and funding * Homosexuality/Gay rights issues 0 Guns/Gun control 0 AIDS 0 Other non-economic 5 No opinion 3
Conducted 9/14-16/07; surveyed 1,010 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 9/18). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent. Economy in general 11% Unemployment/Jobs 4 Fuel/Oil prices 3 Lack of money 3 Federal budget deficit/Federal debt 2 High cost of living/Inflation 2 Taxes 1 Foreign trade/Trade deficit 1 Corporate corruption 1 Gap between rich and poor 1 Wage issues * Situation in Iraq/War 30 Poor health care/Hospitals/High cost of health care 12 Dissatisfaction with government/ Congress/Politicians/Poor leadership/ Corruption/Abuse of power 10 Immigration/Illegal aliens 9 Terrorism 5 Ethics/Moral/Religious/Family decline/ Dishonesty/Lack of integrity 5 Education/Poor education/Access to education 4 Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness 4 Environment/Pollution 3 Lack of respect for each other 2 Foreign aid/Focus overseas 2 Crime/Violence 2 National security 2 Unifying the country 2 Lack of energy sources/The energy crisis 1 Judicial system/Courts/Laws 1 Drugs 1 Election year/Presidential choices/Election reform 1 International issues/Problems 1 Homosexuality/Gay rights issues 1 The media * Welfare * Social Security * Children's behavior/Way they are raised * Medicare * Abortion * Lack of military defense * War in the Middle East * Overpopulation * Care for the elderly * Race relations/Racism * Guns/Gun control * Natural disaster relief effort and funding * AIDS 0 Other non-economic 4 No opinion 2
Conducted 8/13-16/07; surveyed 1,019 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 8/20). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent. Economy in general 8% Unemployment/Jobs 4 Fuel/Oil prices 4 High cost of living/Inflation 2 Lack of money 2 Federal budget deficit/Federal debt 2 Wage issues 1 Taxes 1 Corporate corruption * Gap between rich and poor * Foreign trade/Trade deficit * Situation in Iraq/War 32 Poor health care/Hospitals/High cost of health care 13 Immigration/Illegal aliens 12 Dissatisfaction with government/Congress/ Politicians/Poor leadership/Corruption/ Abuse of power 9 Terrorism 5 Ethics/Moral/Religious/Family decline/ Dishonesty/Lack of integrity 4 Education/Poor education/Access to education 4 Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness 2 Crime/Violence 2 Lack of respect for each other 2 Environment/Pollution 2 Foreign aid/Focus overseas 2 International issues/Problems 2 Judicial system/Courts/Laws 1 National security 1 Lack of energy sources/The energy crisis 1 Unifying the country 1 Drugs 1 Social Security 1 Children's behavior/Way they are raised 1 Medicare 1 Welfare 1 Homosexuality/Gay rights issues 1 Race relations/Racism * Overpopulation * The media * Abortion * Care for the elderly * Lack of military defense * War in the Middle East * Election year/Presidential choices/ Election reform * Guns/Gun control * Natural disaster relief effort and funding * AIDS 0 Other non-economic 5 No opinion 3
Conducted 6/11-14/07; surveyed 1,007 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 6/21). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent. Economic problems (net) 24% Fuel/Oil prices 7 Economy in general 6 Unemployment/Jobs 4 Federal budget deficit/Federal debt 2 Lack of money 1 Taxes 1 Corporate corruption 1 High cost of living/Inflation 1 Gap between rich and poor 1 Wage issues * Foreign trade/Trade deficit * Non-economic problems (net) 83 Situation in Iraq/War 34 Immigration/Illegal aliens 15 Poor health care/Hospitals/High cost of health care 9 Dissatisfaction with government/Congress/ Politicians/Candidates/Poor leadership/ Corruption 9 Ethics/Moral/Religious/Family decline/ Dishonesty/Lack of integrity 6 Education/Poor education/Access to education 5 Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness 5 Terrorism 4 Environment/Pollution 2 Lack of energy sources/The energy crisis 2 National security 2 Lack of respect for each other 2 International issues/Problems 1 Foreign aid/Focus overseas 1 Crime/Violence 1 Social Security 1 Race relations/Racism 1 Guns/Gun control 1 The media 1 Unifying the country 1 Judicial system/Courts/Laws 1 Welfare 1 Drugs * Children's behavior/Way they are raised * Election year/Presidential choices/Election reform * Care for the elderly * Abortion * Medicare * Lack of military defense * Natural disaster relief effort and funding * War in the Middle East * Abuse of power 0 Homosexuality/Gay rights issues 0 AIDS 0 Other non-economic 2 No opinion 3
Conducted 5/10-13/07; surveyed 1,003 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 5/16). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent. Economic problems (NET) 23% Fuel/Oil Prices 7 Economy in general 6 Unemployment/Jobs 4 Federal budget deficit/Federal debt 2 Lack of money 2 High cost of living/Inflation 1 Wage issues 1 Corporate corruption 1 Foreign trade/Trade deficit 1 Taxes * Gap between rich and poor * Non-economic problems (NET) 82% Situation in Iraq/War 33 Immigration/Illegal aliens 11 Poor health care/ Hospitals/ High cost of health care 8 Terrorism 7 Dissatisfaction with government/Congress/ Politicians/ candidates/Poor leadership/ Corruption 7 Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness 6 Ethics/moral/religious/Family decline/ Dishonesty/Lack of integrity 6 Education/poor education/Access to education 3 Crime/Violence 3 Foreign aid/Focus overseas 2 Environment/Pollution 2 Lack of energy sources/The energy crisis 2 Lack of respect for each other 2 International issues/Problems 1 Unifying the country 1 National security 1 Judicial system/Courts/Laws 1 Drugs 1 The media 1 Children's behavior/Way they are raised 1 Welfare 1 Guns/Gun control 1 Care for the elderly 1 Social Security * Abortion * Lack of military defense * Race relations/Racism * Natural disaster relief effort and funding * Election year/Presidential choices/ Election reform * Abuse of power * Homosexuality/Gay rights issues * Medicare * War in the Middle East 0 AIDs 0 Other non-economic 2 No opinion 3
Conducted 3/11-14/07; surveyed 1,009 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 3/26). Environment/Pollution 14% Lack of energy sources/Energy crisis 8 Social Security 8 Health care 8 Terrorism 7 Economy in general 5 Ethics/Moral/Family decline 4 Immigration/Illegal aliens 4 Federal budget deficit/Federal debt 4 International issues/Foreign affairs 3 Education 3 Fear of war/Feeling of fear 3 Dissatisfaction with government/ Politicians/Poor leadership 3 Overpopulation 2 Fuel/Oil prices 2 Poverty/Homelessness 2 Unemployment/Jobs 2 National Security 2 High cost of living/Inflation 2 Care for the elderly 2 Children's behavior/Way they are raised 1 Lack of respect for each other 1 Lack of money 1 Gap between rich and poor 1 The situation in Iraq 1 Drugs 1 Unifying the country 1 Racism/Race relations 1 Judicial system/Courts/Laws 1 Foreign trade/Deficit 1 Medicare 1 Foreign aid/Focus overseas * School shootings * Crime/Violence * Corporate corruption * Welfare * Natural disaster relief effort and funding * Space program/NASA * Wage issues * Guns/Gun control * The media * Military/Defense issues * Taxes * Abortion * Advancement of computers/Technology 0 Homosexuality/Gay issues 0 Cancer 0 Recession 0 Child abuse 0 AIDS 0 Survival of the planet/Humanity 0 Other non-economic 5 Other specific economic 0 No opinion 13 Hunger and homelessness: Great deal 43% Fair amount 29 Only a little 21 Not at all 8 No opinion 0 Crime and violence: Great deal 48% Fair amount 32 Only a little 16 Not at all 4 No opinion * The quality of the environment: Great deal 43% Fair amount 33 Only a little 18 Not at all 6 No opinion * The availability and affordability of health care: Great deal 63% Fair amount 20 Only a little 12 Not at all 4 No opinion * Drug use: Great deal 45% Fair amount 26 Only a little 20 Not at all 8 No opinion * Race relations: Great deal 19% Fair amount 32 Only a little 30 Not at all 18 No opinion 1 Illegal immigration: Great deal 45% Fair amount 23 Only a little 20 Not at all 12 No opinion 1 The economy: Great deal 39% Fair amount 37 Only a little 19 Not at all 5 No opinion 0 Unemployment: Great deal 25% Fair amount 33 Only a little 28 Not at all 13 No opinion * The Social Security system: Great deal 49% Fair amount 27 Only a little 16 Not at all 7 No opinion 1 The possibility of future terrorist attacks in the U.S.: Great deal 41% Fair amount 32 Only a little 19 Not at all 7 No opinion *
Conducted 3/11-14/07; surveyed 1,009 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 3/22). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent. Economy in general 7% Fuel/Oil prices 3 Unemployment/Jobs 3 Federal budget deficit/Federal debt 2 Gap between rich and poor 2 High cost of living/Inflation 1 Lack of money 1 Taxes 1 Wage issues * Foreign trade/Trade deficit * Corporate corruption * Situation in Iraq/War 35 Poor health care/Hospitals/High cost of health care 8 Immigration/Illegal aliens 8 Dissatisfaction with government/Congress/ Politicians/Candidates/Poor leadership/ Corruption 8 Ethics/Moral/Religious/Family decline/ Dishonesty/Lack of integrity 5 Terrorism 5 Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness 4 Education/Poor education/Access to education 2 Environment/Pollution 2 International issues/Problems 2 Lack of energy sources/The energy crisis 1 Children's behavior/Way they are raised 1 Lack of respect for each other 1 Crime/Violence 1 Drugs 1 Judicial system/Courts/Laws 1 National security 1 Unifying the country 1 Social Security 1 Foreign aid/Focus overseas 1 Election year/presidential choices/ Election reform 1 Medicare 1 Abortion * Care for the elderly * Natural disaster relief effort and funding * Welfare * Race relations/Racism * War in the Middle East * Lack of military defense * Homosexuality/Gay rights issues * The media * Abuse of power * AIDS - Situation in North Korea - Other non-economic 4 No opinion 3
Conducted 2/1-4/07; surveyed 1,007 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 2/7). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent. Economic problems (net) 22% Economy in general 7 Unemployment/Jobs 4 Fuel/Oil prices 3 Federal budget deficit/Federal debt 2 Gap between rich and poor 2 Lack of money 1 High cost of living/Inflation 1 Taxes 1 Wage issues 1 Corporate corruption 1 Foreign trade/Trade deficit * Non-economic problems (net) 2 Situation in Iraq/War 38 Poor health care/Hospitals/High cost of health care 8 Dissatisfaction with government/Congress/ Politicians/Candidates/Poor leadership/ Corruption 7 Terrorism 7 Immigration/Illegal aliens 5 Environment/Pollution 5 Ethics/Moral/Religious/Family decline/ Dishonesty/Lack of integrity 4 Education/Poor education/Access to education 3 Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness 3 Foreign aid/Focus overseas 3 International issues/Problems 2 Drugs 2 National security 1 Lack of respect for each other 1 Unifying the country 1 Crime/Violence 1 Lack of energy sources/The energy crisis 1 War in the Middle East 1 Lack of military defense * Children's behavior/Way they are raised * Natural disaster relief effort and funding * Social Security * Judicial system/Courts/Laws * Welfare * AIDS * Medicare * Care for the elderly * Homosexuality/Gay rights issues * The media * Abuse of power * Race relations/Racism * Abortion * Election year/Presidential choices/Election reform * Situation in North Korea 0 Other non-economic 4 No opinion 3
Conducted 1/15-18/07; surveyed 1,018 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/25). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent. Unemployment/Jobs 5% Economy in general 4 Federal budget deficit/Federal debt 2 Taxes 1 Gap between rich and poor 1 Fuel/Oil prices 1 Lack of money 1 High cost of living/Inflation 1 Wage issues 1 Corporate corruption * Foreign trade/Foreign deficit * Situation in Iraq/War 36 Poor healthcare/Hospitals; high cost of healthcare 8 Dissatisfaction with government/ Congress/Politicians/Candidates/ Poor leadreship; corruption 7 Immigration/Illegal aliens 6 Terrorism 6 Education/Poor education/Access to education 6 Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness 5 Ethics/Moral/Religious/Family decline; dishonesty; lack of integrity 5 Crime/Violence 3 Environment/Pollution 2 National security 2 Unifying the country 2 Drugs 2 Children's behavior/Way they are raised 1 Lack of respect for each other 1 Medicare 1 Foreign aid/Focus overseas 1 International issues/Problems lack of energy sources; the energy crisis 1 War in the Middle East 1 The media 1 Social Security 1 Judicial systems/Courts/Laws 1 Welfare 1 Homesexuality/Gay rights issues * Natural disaster relief effort and funding * Election year/Presidential choices/ election reform * Care for the elderly * Abortion * Race relations * Abuse of power * Other non-economic 4 No opinion 4
GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER (D)
The war in Iraq 30% Terrorism and national security 14 Health care 13 The economy and jobs 10 Illegal immigration 10 Social Security and Medicare 7 Taxes and spending 5 Corruption in Washington 5 Moral values 3 Other (vol.) 1 None (vol.) 1 Don't know/Refused 2
HARRIS
The war 29% Health care 16 The economy 16 Immigration 13 Iraq/Saddam Hussein 11 Education 8 Social Security 4 Programs for the poor/Poverty 4 Domestic/Social issues 4 Military/Defense 4 Terrorism 4 Employment/Jobs 4 Crime/Violence 3 Budget/Government spending 3 Taxes 3 Gas and oil prices 2 Inflation 2 Medicare 2 Abortion 2 National security 2 Environment 2 Homeland/Domestic security/Public safety 2 Human/Civil/Women's rights 1 Drugs 1 Foreign policy (non-specific) 1 Honesty/Integrity/Moral values 1 Welfare 1 Religion (decline of) 1 Energy 1 Peace/World peace/Nuclear arms 1 Corporate fraud/Scandals 1 Bush/President 1 Homelessness 1 Ethics in government 1 Race relations 1 Housing 1 Personal finances 1 Programs for the elderly 1 Second amendment (right to bear arms) * School safety * Family values (decline of) * Judicial/Legal issues * Middle East peace process between Palestinians and Israel * Same sex rights * Medical research * Downsizing government * AIDS * Other 3 Not sure/Refused/No issue 11
Conducted 7/6-9/07; surveyed 1,003 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 7/12). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent. The war 27% Health care (not Medicare) 19 Immigration 13 Iraq/Saddam Hussein 10 The economy (non-specific) 10 Education 7 Terrorism 7 Foreign policy (non-specific) 7 Taxes 5 Gas and oil prices 5 Employment/Jobs 5 Inflation 3 Environment 3 Domestic/Social issues (non-specific) 3 Human/Civil/Women's rights 3 Social Security 3 Drugs 3 Military/Defense 2 Honesty/Integrity/Moral values 2 Welfare 2 Programs for the poor/Poverty 2 Religion (decline of) 2 Homeland/Domestic security/Public safety 1 Second Amendment (right to bear arms) 1 Crime/Violence 1 School safety 1 Energy 1 Budget/Government spending 1 Medicare 1 Abortion 1 Peace/World peace/Nuclear arms 1 Family values (decline of) 1 Bush/President 1 National security 1 Homelessness 1 Ethics in government 1 Judicial/Legal issues 1 Middle East peace process between Palestinians and Israel 1 Disaster relief/Hurricane Relief 1 Same sex rights 1 Medical research 1 Election/Voter reform * Downsizing government * AIDS * FEMA * Other 7 Not sure/Refused/No issue 5
Conducted 4/20-23/07; surveyed 1,001 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 4/26). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent. The war 30% Health care (not Medicare) 15 Iraq /(Saddam Hussein) 13 The economy (non-specific) 10 Education 9 Immigration 9 Crime/Violence 6 Terrorism 5 Taxes 5 Employment/Jobs 5 Environment 4 Foreign policy (non-specific) 4 Social Security 4 Military/Defense 3 Gas and oil prices 3 Second Amendment 2 Religion (decline of) 2 Domestic/Social issues (non-specific) 2 Homeland/Domestic security/Public safety 2 School safety 2 Energy 2 Budget/Government spending 2 Drugs 2 Programs for the poor/Poverty 2 Medicare 2 Abortion 2 Peace/World peace/Nuclear arms 1 Welfare 1 Family values (decline of) 1 Election/Voter reform 1 Bush/President 1 Downsizing government 1 AIDS 1 National security 1 Homelessness 1 Human/Civil/Women's rights 1 Ethics in government 1 Inflation 1 Judicial/Legal issues 1 Honesty/Integrity/Moral values * Middle East peace process between Palestinians and Israel * FEMA * Disaster relief/Hurricane Relief * Same sex rights * Medical research * Air Travel Safety * Other 6 Not sure/Refused/No issue 8
HARRIS INTERACTIVE
The war 29% Health care (not Medicare) 12 Iraq/Saddam Hussein 10 The economy (non-specific) 9 Terrorism 9 Education 7 Immigration 7 Taxes 7 Budget/Government spending 5 Employment/Jobs 4 Environment 4 Foreign policy (non-specific) 4 Drugs 3 Social Security 3 Military/Defense 3 Homeland/Domestic security/Public safety 3 National security 2 Crime/Violence 2 Homelessness 2 Human/Civil/Women's rights 2 Religion (decline of) 2 Inflation 2 Election/Voter reform 2 Energy 2 AIDS 2 Programs for the poor/Poverty 2 Medicare 1 Abortion 1 Peace/World peace/Nuclear arms 1 Gas and oil prices 1 Welfare 1 Family values (decline of) 1 Disaster relief/Hurricane relief 1 Same sex rights 1 Downsizing government 1 Medical research 1 Domestic/Social issues 1 Judicial/Legal issues 1 Honesty/Integrity/Moral values 1 Ethics in government * Middle East peace process between Palestinians and Israel * FEMA * Bush/President * Air travel safety * School safety * North Korea 0 Other 6 Not sure/Refused/No issue 9
LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS (D)/TARRANCE GROUP (R)
Abortion 1% Agriculture/Farming/Ranching 0 AIDS 0 Auto insurance 0 Budget deficit * Bush (President George W.) 2 Campaign finance reform 0 Child care 0 College/Affording 0 Congress 1 Cost of living 1 Crime 2 Cuts to government programs 0 Deficit * Democrats * Drugs 1 Economy 6 Education 2 Energy costs (gasoline for automobiles) 4 Energy costs (home heating) * Environment 2 Foreign affairs 1 Gangs * Government/Size/Regulation 1 Government spending 1 Growth/Overdevelopment 0 Guns * Health care (cost/quality of) 9 Health insurance (cost/lack of) 2 Homeless/Poverty 1 Housing (costs/lack of) 1 Immigration 10 Inflation 1 Interest rates * Jobs 3 Job training 0 Lawsuits/Litigation 0 Loss of industry 0 Medicare/Medicaid * Moral/Religious concerns 2 National Defense 1 Pensions 0 Politicians/Incumbents 1 Pollution * Prescription drugs * Property taxes * Racism 0 Republicans 0 Retirement * Roads/Highways 0 Schools/School choice 0 Senior citizens 0 Social Security 1 Stock Market 0 Taxes 2 Tax increases 1 Television/Violence and sex 0 Terrorism 5 Tobacco 0 Trade * Traffic 0 Unemployment * Unions 0 Values 1 Violence 0 Wages 0 Welfare (reform) 0 Water (shortage/quality) 0 War in Iraq 23 Other 0 Unsure 0
Conducted 1/8-11/07; surveyed 1,000 registered likely voters; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/17). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent. Economic issues: Jobs 3% Job training 0 Loss of industry 1 Unemployment 1 Unions * Agriculture/Farming/Ranching * Inflation 1 Interest rates * Taxes 2 Property taxes * Tax increases 1 Cost of living 2 Auto insurance * Energy costs (gasoline) 1 Energy costs (home heating) 0 Poverty 1 Wages 1 Stock market 0 Trade * National security issues: National defense 2% Foreign affairs 2 Terrorism 2 War 28 Social Issues Crime 1% Drugs 1 Gangs 0 Guns 0 Violence * AIDS 0 Environment 1 Pollution 0 Housing (costs/lack of) * Immigration 6 Welfare (reform) * Racism 0 Lawsuits/Litigation 0 Moral issues: Abortion 1% Moral/Religious concerns 5 Values 1 Television/Violence and sex * Gay marriage * Health care and seniors issues: Health care (cost/quality of) 5% Health insurance (cost/lack of) 3 Medicare/Medicaid 1 Prescription drugs 0 Senior citizens * Social Security 1 Retirement * Pensions * Education/Children's issues: Education 2% Child care * College/Affording * Schools/School choice * Government/Political issues: President George W. Bush 4% Republicans * Democrats 2 Congress 1 Politicians/Incumbents 2 Campaign finance reform 0 Budget deficit 1 Deficit 1 Cuts to government programs 0 Government/Size/Regulation 1 Government spending 1 Local issues: Roads/Highways 0% Traffic 0 Growth/Development 0 Sprawl * Water (shortage/quality) 0 Homeless/Poverty * Other 8 Unsure/Refused 5
1st 2nd 3rd
War in Iraq 25% 18% 12%
Dealing with illegal immigration 14 8 8
Cutting taxes 4 5 7
War on terrorism and homeland
security 12 12 9
Improving education 5 9 12
Changing the Medicare prescription
drug benefit 3 5 8
Cutting health care costs 11 12 11
Controlling federal spending 7 8 10
Improving the economy and creating
jobs 11 11 10
Energy independence 6 7 7
Combination/Equally (vol.) 3 2 2
Other (vol.) 1 2 2
None (vol.) 0 * 1
Unsure (vol.) 1 1 2
MWR STRATEGIES (R)
The war in Iraq 36% National security 9 Health care 9 Terrorism 8 Moral decline 7 The economy 5 Immigration 5 Education 4 Social Security 4 The environment 3 Energy 2 Taxes 2 Crime 2 Other (vol.) 3 Don't know/Refused 1 National security 14% The war in Iraq 13 Health care 10 Terrorism 9 Moral decline 7 The economy 7 Education 7 Social security 7 The environment 7 Immigration 5 Energy 4 Taxes 3 Crime 2 Other (vol.) 4 Don't know/Refused 2
NBC NEWS/WALL STREET JOURNAL
Agree 56% Disagree 40 Not sure 4
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
War/War in Iraq 37% Economy (general) 10 Health care/Costs 7 Dissatisfaction with government/Politics 7 Terrorism 6 Immigration 6 Education 3 Morality/Ethics/Family values 3 Unemployment/Lack of jobs 3 Defense issues/Military spending/National and Homeland security 3 Poverty/Hunger/Starvation 3 Energy costs/Rising gas/Heating prices 2 Crime/Gangs/Justice system 2 Oil dependence/Energy policy and alternatives 2 Deficit/National debt/Balanced budget 1 Taxes (general) 1 Environment/Pollution/Global warming 1 Too much foreign aid/Spend money at home 1 Homelessness 1 U.S. foreign policy/International affairs 1 Social Security 1 Inflation/Difference in Wages/Costs 1 Drugs/Alcohol 1 Many things/Everything 1 Other 13 None * Don't know/No answer 5
PEW RESEARCH CENTER/NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
War/War in Iraq 42% Health care/Costs 8 Dissatisfaction with government/Politics 8 Economy (general) 5 Immigration 5 Terrorism 5 Unemployment/Lack of jobs 5 Education 4 Morality/Ethics/Family values 3 Poverty/Hunger/Starvation 3 Crime/Gangs/Justice system 2 Homelessness 2 Energy crisis/Rising gas/Heating prices 2 Deficit/National debt/Balanced budget 1 Environment/Pollution/Global warming 1 Drugs/Alcohol 1 Defense issues/Military spending/ National and homeland security 1 Youth problems/Teen violence 1 Issues related to the elderly 1 Abortion 1 Other 15 None * Don't know/No answer 7 Republican Party 24 Democratic Party 42 No difference (vol.) 21 Don't know 13
ZOGBY
All Dem Rep Ind
Taxes 4% 1% 5% 6%
Jobs and the economy 17 21 14 18
Education/Schools 6 8 5 5
Immigration 21 9 34 20
Health care/Insurance/
Prescription drugs 23 30 13 26
Crime/Drugs/Violence 3 4 2 1
Terrorism/Security 17 8 28 14
Welfare/Child care/Homeless/
Housing/Poverty 3 4 2 3
Budget/Spending/Deficit 3 2 4 3
Social Security/Elderly 1 2 1 1
Environment 4 6 2 4
Morality/Values 2 1 4 2
Utility rates/Gas prices 7 10 6 2
Politics/Government/
Corruption/Campaign finance
reform 4 5 3 3
War in Iraq/Peace/Foreign
policy 69 77 61 68
Other 9 8 8 12
Not sure 2 1 2 3
Conducted 5/17-20/07; surveyed 993 adults; margin of error +/-3.2% (release, 5/25). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent. Taxes 4% Jobs and the economy 23 Education/Schools 6 Immigration 20 Health care/insurance/Prescription drugs 14 Crime/Drugs/Violence 1 Terrorism/Security 14 Welfare/Child care/Homeless/Housing/ Poverty 2 Budget/Spending/Deficit 4 Social Security/Elderly 4 Environment 4 Morality/Values 7 Utility rates/Gas prices 8 Politics/Government/Corruption/Campaign finance reform 6 War in Iraq/Peace/Foreign policy 68 Other 11 Not sure/None 2
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