The Middle Tennessee Poll Fall 1998 Part 3
1. Do you consider the Clinton/Lewinsky matter in Washington a good reason to vote against Democrats in Middle Tennessee who are running for Congress in November's election? Percentages Yes 10.2% No 87.5 Depends 1.9 Don't know .3 Total Cases (313) 100.0 2. Would you consider the Clinton/Lewinsky matter in Washington a good reason to vote against Al Gore if Gore runs for president in two years? Percentages Yes 13.5 % No 84.3 Depends 1.3 Don't know 1.0 Total Cases (312) 100.0 3. As far as the people running *major companies* are concerned, would you say you have a great deal of confidence in them, only some confidence in them, or hardly any confidence at all in? Percentages Great deal 21.5% Only Some 58.3 Hardly any 19.1 Don't know 1.0 Total Cases (288) 100.0 Confidence in Organized Religion? Percentages Great deal 32.5% Only Some 44.6 Hardly any 21.8 Don't know 1.0 Total Cases (289) 100.0 5. Confidence in Education? Percentages Great deal 28.3% Only Some 52.4 Hardly any 17.9 Don't know 1.3 Total Cases (307) 100.0 6. Confidence in the executive branch of the federal government? Percentages Great deal 17.0% Only Some 43.9 Hardly any 38.4 Don't know .7 Total Cases (289) 100.0 7. Confidence in organized labor? Percentages Great deal 19.0% Only Some 40.5 Hardly any 40.1 Don't know .4 Total Cases (299) 100.0 8. Confidence in the press? Percentages Great deal 12.7% Only Some 40.5 Hardly any 46.1 Don't know .7 Total Cases (306) 100.0 9. Confidence in television? Percentages Great deal 12.6% Only Some 44.8 Hardly any 42.3 Don't know .3 Total Cases (310) 100.0 10. Confidence in medicine? Percentages Great deal 50.8% Only Some 37.0 Hardly any 11.6 Don't know .6 Total Cases (311) 100.0 11. Confidence in the United States Supreme Court? Percentages Great deal 32.2% Only Some 47.6 Hardly any 19.9 Don't know .3 Total Cases (286) 100.0 12. Confidence in scientific community? Percentages Great deal 52.1% Only Some 37.2 Hardly any 9.6 Don't know 1.1 Total Cases (282) 100.0 13. Confidence in congress? Percentages Great deal 15.1% Only Some 47.2 Hardly any 37.5 Don't know .3 Total Cases (299) 100.0 14. Confidence in the military? Percentages Great deal 46.6% Only Some 40.2 Hardly any 13.2 Don't know 1.3 Total Cases (296) 100.0 Now let's consider some major institutions in Middle Tennessee. 15. As far as the people running *state government* are concerned, would you say you have a great deal of confidence in them, only some confidence in them, or hardly any confidence at all in them? Percentages Great deal 21.3% Only Some 63.9 Hardly any 14.8 Total Cases (305) 100.0 16. Confidence in the government of Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County? Percentages Great deal 25.4% Only Some 54.9 Hardly any 18.9 Don't know .8 Total Cases (244) 100.0 17. Confidence in the country music industry? Percentages Great deal 49.4% Only Some 36.3 Hardly any 12.0 Don't know 2.3 Total Cases (259) 100.0 18. Confidence in the hospital industry? Percentages Great deal 36.0% Only Some 46.6 Hardly any 17.4 Total Cases (311) 100.0 19. Confidence in the automobile industry? Percentages Great deal 34.3% Only Some 47.8 Hardly any 17.8 Total Cases (297) 100.0 20. Confidence in professional sports? Percentages Great deal 32.6% Only Some 43.0 Hardly any 23.7 Don't know .7 Total Cases (279) 100.0 21. Confidence in law enforcement officials? Percentages Great deal 35.7% Only Some 44.6 Hardly any 19.7 Total Cases (314) 100.0 22. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as President? Percentages Approve 65.5% Disapprove 30.7 Don't know 3.8 Total Cases (313) 100.0 23. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Don Sundquist is handling his job as governor? Percentages Approve 63.3% Disapprove 19.0 Don't know 17.7 Total Cases (316) 100.0 24. Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Democratic leaders in the Tennessee State Legislature are doing? Percentages Approve 58.2% Disapprove 15.8 Don't know 26.0 Total Cases (311) 100.0 25. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Phil Bredesen is handling his job as mayor of Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County? Percentages Approve 54.6% Disapprove 18.1 Don't know 27.3 Total Cases (315) 100.0 26. People like me don't have any say about what the government does. Percentages Strongly agree 23.1% Agree somewhat 28.5 Disagree somewhat 28.5 Strongly disagree 19.9 Total Cases (316) 100.0 27. I don't think public officials care much about what people like me think. Percentages Strongly agree 33.2% Agree somewhat 27.8 Disagree somewhat 25.0 Strongly disagree 12.3 Don't know 1.6 Total Cases (316) 100.0 28. I think that I am better informed about politics and government than most people. Percentages Strongly agree 21.5% Agree somewhat 30.4 Disagree somewhat 30.4 Strongly disagree 16.1 Don't know 1.6 Total Cases (316) 100.0 29. I generally trust other people in this society. Percentages Strongly agree 27.8% Agree somewhat 37.7 Disagree somewhat 20.6 Strongly disagree 13.9 Total Cases (316) 100.0 30. I generally trust governments in this country. Percentages Strongly agree 16.5% Agree somewhat 35.1 Disagree somewhat 22.2 Strongly disagree 25.3 Don't know .9 Total Cases (316) 100.0