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
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