MTSU Poll Codebook Fall 06
Question MAINSTAT
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| First, tell me in your own words: What do you think is the |
| number one problem confronting the state of Tennessee at |
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| 1 Health insurance/health services |
| 2 Education |
| 3 Economy |
| 4 Crime |
| 5 Taxes |
| 6 Government corruption |
| 7 Readiness for an emergency or natural disaster |
| 8 Government waste/inefficiency |
| 9 Other |
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Question OTHPROB1
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Question TENGOING
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| In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way |
| things are going in Tennessee at this time? |
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| 1 Satisfied |
| 2 Dissatisfied |
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Question TENNECON
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| How would you rate economic conditions in Tennessee today - |
| as excellent, good, only fair, or poor? |
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| 1 Excellent |
| 2 Good |
| 3 Only fair |
| 4 Poor |
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Question MAINNAT
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| First, tell me in your own words: What do you think is the |
| number one problem confronting the United States at this |
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| 1 War in Iraq and/or Afghanistan |
| 2 Economy/jobs |
| 3 Gas/heating oil crisis |
| 4 The president |
| 5 Terrorism |
| 6 Moral values/family values |
| 7 Poverty/homelessness |
| 8 Education |
| 9 Other: |
| x Don't know |
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Question OTHPROB2
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Question NATGOING
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| In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way |
| things are going in the United States at this time? |
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| 1 Satisfied |
| 2 Dissatisfied |
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Question NATECON
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| How would you rate economic conditions in the United States |
| today - as excellent, good, only fair, or poor? |
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| 1 Excellent |
| 2 Good |
| 3 Only fair |
| 4 Poor |
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Question APGOV
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| Now, some quick questions about governmental leaders. |
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| Do you approve or disapprove of the way Phil |
| Bredesen [BREAD-uh-sen] is handling his job |
| as governor? |
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| 1 Approve |
| 2 Disapprove |
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Question APLEG
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| Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Tennessee State |
| Legislature is doing? |
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| 1 Approve |
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Question APPREZ
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| Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is |
| handling his job as president? |
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| 1 Approve |
| 2 Disapprove |
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Question NEXTPREZ
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| Now, looking ahead to the next presidential election, would |
| you like to see a president who offers policies and programs |
| similar to those of the Bush Administration, *or* would you |
| like to see a president who offers different policies and |
| programs? |
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| 1 Similar to Bush |
| 2 Different from Bush |
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Question TNSENATE
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| Thinking about this November's race in Tennessee for the |
| U.S. Senate, if that election were held today, would you |
| vote for the Democratic candidate Harold Ford Junior or the |
| Republican candidate Bob Corker ... or aren't you sure yet? |
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| 1 Ford |
| 2 Corker |
| x Not sure yet / Don't know |
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Question WHOAHEAD
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| As of right now, who do you think is ahead in Tennessee's |
| U.S. Senate race -- Harold Ford Junior, Bob Corker, neither, |
| or aren't you sure? |
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| 1 Ford |
| 2 Corker |
| 3 Neither |
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Question ADSINTRO
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| I'd like to know how truthful you think each candidate's |
| television campaign ads have been ... |
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Question ADSFORD
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| How about Harold Ford Junior's ads? |
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| In your view, have Ford's television campaign ads been |
| entirely truthful, mostly truthful, mostly *un*truthful, or |
| *entirely* untruthful -- or aren't you sure? |
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| 1 Entirely truthful |
| 2 Mostly truthful |
| 3 Mostly untruthful |
| 4 Entirely untruthful |
| x Not sure / Don't know |
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Question ADSCORK
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| How about Bob Corker's ads? |
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| In your view, have Corker's television campaign ads been |
| entirely truthful, mostly truthful, mostly *un*truthful, or |
| *entirely* untruthful -- or aren't you sure? |
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| 1 Entirely truthful |
| 2 Mostly truthful |
| 3 Mostly untruthful |
| 4 Entirely untruthful |
| x Not sure / Don't know |
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Question PIFLSADS
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| About how many votes do you think a candidate can gain by |
| running *un*truthful campaign ads on television? A lot of |
| votes, some votes, a few votes, or no votes at all? |
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| 1 A lot |
| 2 Some |
| 3 A few |
| 4 None |
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Question PITRUADS
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| About how many votes do you think a candidate can gain by |
| running *truthful* campaign ads on television? A lot of |
| votes, some votes, a few votes, or no votes at all? |
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| 1 A lot |
| 2 Some |
| 3 A few |
| 4 None |
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Question PUFLSADS
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| Should the law forbid candidates from running untruthful |
| campaign ads on television, or should the law allow |
| candidates to run untruthful ads if they want to? |
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| 1 Law should forbid untruthful ads |
| 2 Law should allow untruthful ads |
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Question GOVRACE
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| Thinking now about the race for Tennessee governor ... |
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| If the election for Tennessee governor were held today, |
| would you vote for the Republican candidate Jim Bryson or |
| the Democratic candidate Phil Bredesen [BRED-uh-sun] ... or |
| aren't you sure yet? |
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| 1 Bryson |
| 2 Bredesen |
| x Not sure yet / Don't know |
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Question FRISTPRZ
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| As you may have heard, Tennessee Senator Bill Frist is |
| considering whether or not to run for president in 2008. If |
| Frist were to become the Republican candidate for president, |
| would you most likely vote for Frist, for the Democratic |
| candidate, neither one, or aren't you sure? |
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| 1 Frist |
| 2 Democratic nominee |
| 3 Neither one |
| x Not sure/Don't know |
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Question ADDON1
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Question ADDON2
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Question ADDON3
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