MTSU Poll Frequencies, Fall 2007

**mainstat Number one problem facing the state**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Health insurance/health services	134	22.4	26.2	26.2
	2 Education	105	17.6	20.6	46.8
	3 Economy	32	5.3	6.2	53.1
	4 Crime	60	10.1	11.8	64.8
	5 Taxes	35	5.9	6.8	71.7
	6 Government corruption	32	5.3	6.2	77.9
	7 Readiness for an emergency or natural disaster	5	.8	1.0	78.9
	8 Government waste/inefficiency	23	3.9	4.5	83.4
	9 Other	84	14.2	16.6	100.0
	Total	509	85.5	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	2	.4
	33 Don't know	84	14.1
	Total	86	14.5
Total		595	100.0

**othprob1 Main problem facing state, open-ended**
		Frequency	Percent
Missing	System	595	100.0

**tengoing Attitude toward 'the way things are going in Tennessee at this time'**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Satisfied	316	53.1	58.0	58.0
	2 Dissatisfied	228	38.4	42.0	100.0
	Total	544	91.5	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	2	.3
	33 Don't know/not applicable	49	8.2
	Total	51	8.5
Total		595	100.0

**tennecon Rating of Tennessee's economic conditions today**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Excellent	21	3.6	3.7	3.7
	2 Good	234	39.4	40.5	44.1
	3 Only fair	234	39.3	40.4	84.6
	4 Poor	89	15.0	15.4	100.0
	Total	579	97.3	100.0
Missing	33 Refused	16	2.7
Total		595	100.0

**apgov Approve or disapprove of Bredesen's job performance?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Approve	350	58.8	75.7	75.7
	2 Disapprove	113	18.9	24.3	100.0
	Total	463	77.8	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	10	1.7
	33 Don't know/not applicable	122	20.5
	Total	132	22.2
Total		595	100.0

**apleg Approve or disapprove of Legislative leaders' job performance?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Approve	242	40.7	56.6	56.6
	2 Disapprove	185	31.2	43.4	100.0
	Total	428	71.9	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	3	.6
	33 Don't know/not applicable	164	27.6
	Total	167	28.1
Total		595	100.0

**apprez Approve or disapprove of Bush's performance?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Approve	209	35.2	37.0	37.0
	2 Disapprove	357	60.0	63.0	100.0
	Total	566	95.2	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	4	.7
	33 Don't know/not applicable	25	4.1
	Total	29	4.8
Total		595	100.0

**prezvote Preferred 2008 election winner**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Clinton	149	25.1	25.1	25.1
	2 Guiliani	50	8.5	8.5	33.5
	3 McCain	23	3.9	3.9	37.4
	4 Obama	55	9.2	9.2	46.7
	5 Thompson	190	32.0	32.0	78.6
	6 Someone else	51	8.6	8.6	87.3
	7 Refused	7	1.1	1.1	88.4
	8 Don't know	62	10.4	10.4	98.8
	9 Don't plan to vote	7	1.2	1.2	100.0
	Total	595	100.0	100.0

**othrprez Other preferred 2008 election winner**
		Frequency	Percent
Missing	System	595	100.0

**bovrg Obama vs Guiliani**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Obama	216	36.2	39.5	39.5
	2 Guiliani	260	43.7	47.6	87.1
	3 Neither	70	11.8	12.9	100.0
	Total	546	91.7	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	7	1.3
	33 Don't know	42	7.1
	Total	49	8.3
Total		595	100.0

**bovft Obama vs Thompson**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Obama	200	33.6	35.5	35.5
	2 Thompson	324	54.5	57.4	92.9
	3 Neither	40	6.7	7.1	100.0
	Total	564	94.8	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	7	1.3
	33 Don't know	23	3.9
	Total	31	5.2
Total		595	100.0

**bovjm Obama vs McCain**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Obama	210	35.3	37.9	37.9
	2 McCain	261	43.8	47.0	85.0
	3 Neither	83	14.0	15.0	100.0
	Total	554	93.1	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	7	1.1
	33 Don't know	34	5.8
	Total	41	6.9
Total		595	100.0

**hcvrg Clinton vs Guiliani**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Clinton	255	42.8	44.5	44.5
	2 Guiliani	254	42.7	44.4	89.0
	3 Neither	63	10.6	11.0	100.0
	Total	572	96.1	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	7	1.3
	33 Don't know	16	2.7
	Total	23	3.9
Total		595	100.0

**hcvft Clinton vs Thompson**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Clinton	251	42.2	43.8	43.8
	2 Thompson	295	49.6	51.6	95.4
	3 Neither	26	4.4	4.6	100.0
	Total	572	96.2	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	8	1.4
	33 Don't know	15	2.5
	Total	23	3.8
Total		595	100.0

**hcvjm Clinton vs McCain**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Clinton	250	42.0	44.2	44.2
	2 McCain	265	44.6	47.0	91.3
	3 Neither	49	8.3	8.7	100.0
	Total	564	94.8	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	5	.9
	33 Don't know	26	4.3
	Total	31	5.2
Total		595	100.0

**justft Attitude toward Thompson, former Senator**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Very positive	41	6.9	24.7	24.7
	2 Somewhat positive	61	10.2	36.6	61.2
	3 Neutral	38	6.4	23.0	84.3
	4 Somewhat negative	11	1.8	6.6	90.9
	5 Very negative	15	2.5	9.1	100.0
	Total	166	27.9	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	2	.4
	33 Don't know	16	2.7
	System	410	69.0
	Total	429	72.1
Total		595	100.0

fttvstar Attitude toward Thompson, former Senator *and TV star*
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Very positive	51	8.6	30.8	30.8
	2 Somewhat positive	48	8.1	28.9	59.7
	3 Neutral	38	6.3	22.5	82.2
	4 Somewhat negative	20	3.3	11.8	93.9
	5 Very negative	10	1.7	6.1	100.0
	Total	167	28.1	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	2	.3
	33 Don't know	21	3.6
	System	405	68.1
	Total	428	71.9
Total		595	100.0

ftnatson Attitude toward Thompson, former Senator *and from Tennessee*
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Very positive	52	8.8	27.0	27.0
	2 Somewhat positive	59	9.8	30.2	57.2
	3 Neutral	54	9.0	27.7	84.8
	4 Somewhat negative	14	2.3	7.1	91.9
	5 Very negative	16	2.6	8.1	100.0
	Total	194	32.6	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	1	.1
	33 Don't know	26	4.4
	System	375	62.9
	Total	401	67.4
Total		595	100.0

**ftfeel Feelings about Fred Thompson**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1.00 Very positive	145	24.3	27.4	27.4
	2.00 Somewhat positive	168	28.2	31.8	59.3
	3.00 Neutral	129	21.7	24.6	83.8
	4.00 Somewhat negative	44	7.4	8.4	92.2
	5.00 Very negative	41	6.9	7.8	100.0
	Total	527	88.5	100.0
Missing	27.00 Refused	5	.8
	33.00 Don't know	63	10.7
	Total	68	11.5
Total		595	100.0

**ftpi How many votes will Thompson's Law & Order fame win him?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 A lot	102	17.2	19.2	19.2
	2 Some	241	40.4	45.1	64.3
	3 A few	146	24.5	27.4	91.6
	4 None	45	7.5	8.4	100.0
	Total	534	89.7	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	6	1.1
	33 Don't know	55	9.3
	Total	61	10.3
Total		595	100.0

**ftcensor Should Law & Order reruns featuring Thompson be shown on TV during campaign?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Yes	369	62.0	74.6	74.6
	2 No	126	21.1	25.4	100.0
	Total	495	83.2	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	9	1.5
	33 Don't know	91	15.4
	Total	100	16.8
Total		595	100.0

**lefandom Frequency of watching Law & Order**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Often	135	22.7	23.4	23.4
	2 Sometimes	111	18.7	19.2	42.6
	3 Seldom	137	22.9	23.6	66.1
	4 Never	196	32.9	33.9	100.0
	Total	579	97.3	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	4	.7
	33 Don't know	12	2.0
	Total	16	2.7
Total		595	100.0

**goreprez Would you like to see Al Gore run for president?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Yes	173	29.1	31.5	31.5
	2 No	376	63.2	68.5	100.0
	Total	549	92.3	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	3	.4
	33 Don't know	43	7.3
	Total	46	7.7
Total		595	100.0

**energy How personally affected by: Energy**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 A great deal	328	55.1	56.3	56.3
	2 Only some	175	29.3	30.0	86.2
	3 Very little	61	10.2	10.4	96.7
	4 None at all	19	3.3	3.3	100.0
	Total	582	97.9	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	1	.2
	33 Don't know	12	2.0
	Total	13	2.1
Total		595	100.0

**poldiv How personally affected by: Political divisions in the country**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 A great deal	219	36.8	38.4	38.4
	2 Only some	185	31.1	32.4	70.8
	3 Very little	94	15.8	16.5	87.3
	4 None at all	72	12.1	12.7	100.0
	Total	571	95.9	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	4	.7
	33 Don't know	20	3.4
	Total	24	4.1
Total		595	100.0

**taxes How personally affected by: Taxes**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 A great deal	414	69.6	70.6	70.6
	2 Only some	119	20.0	20.2	90.8
	3 Very little	31	5.3	5.4	96.2
	4 None at all	23	3.8	3.8	100.0
	Total	587	98.7	100.0
Missing	33 Don't know	8	1.3
Total		595	100.0

**hcare How personally affected by: Healthcare**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 A great deal	428	71.9	72.1	72.1
	2 Only some	108	18.1	18.2	90.2
	3 Very little	39	6.6	6.7	96.9
	4 None at all	18	3.1	3.1	100.0
	Total	593	99.7	100.0
Missing	33 Don't know	2	.3
Total		595	100.0

**terror How personally affected by: Terrorism**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 A great deal	321	54.0	54.7	54.7
	2 Only some	137	23.1	23.4	78.2
	3 Very little	76	12.7	12.9	91.1
	4 None at all	52	8.8	8.9	100.0
	Total	587	98.6	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	1	.2
	33 Don't know	8	1.3
	Total	9	1.4
Total		595	100.0

**sitiraq How personally affected by: The situation in Iraq**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 A great deal	371	62.3	63.4	63.4
	2 Only some	134	22.5	22.9	86.3
	3 Very little	55	9.2	9.3	95.7
	4 None at all	25	4.3	4.3	100.0
	Total	584	98.2	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	2	.3
	33 Don't know	9	1.5
	Total	11	1.8
Total		595	100.0

**crime How personally affected by: Crime**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 A great deal	332	55.8	56.3	56.3
	2 Only some	148	24.8	25.1	81.4
	3 Very little	65	10.9	11.1	92.5
	4 None at all	44	7.5	7.5	100.0
	Total	589	99.0	100.0
Missing	33 Don't know	6	1.0
Total		595	100.0

**edcation How personally affected by: Education**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 A great deal	411	69.1	69.5	69.5
	2 Only some	115	19.3	19.5	89.0
	3 Very little	41	7.0	7.0	96.0
	4 None at all	23	3.9	4.0	100.0
	Total	591	99.3	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	0	.0
	33 Don't know	4	.6
	Total	4	.7
Total		595	100.0

**fornrela How personally affected by: Relations with other countries**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 A great deal	247	41.5	42.3	42.3
	2 Only some	199	33.5	34.1	76.4
	3 Very little	80	13.4	13.6	90.0
	4 None at all	58	9.8	10.0	100.0
	Total	584	98.2	100.0
Missing	27 Refused	2	.3
	33 Don't know	9	1.6
	Total	11	1.8
Total		595	100.0

**gymarry How personally affected by: Gay marriage**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 A great deal	167	28.1	29.5	29.5
	2 Only some	85	14.2	14.9	44.4
	3 Very little	92	15.5	16.3	60.7
	4 None at all	223	37.5	39.3	100.0
	Total