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Los Angeles Times Poll. March 27-30, 2004. N=1,616 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"How much of the time do you think you can trust the executives in charge of major companies in this country to do what is right -- just about always, most of the time, only some of the time, or hardly ever?"

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"Which of the following statements comes closer to your view? Cases of wrongdoing among chief executives of major corporations represent a problem of a few corrupt individuals in a system that is mostly honest and above board. OR, Cases of wrongdoing among chief executives of major corporations is a widespread problem in which many business executives are taking advantage of a system that is failing." Statements rotated

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"Over the past few years there have been scandals in major corporations such as Enron and WorldCom, and in the mutual funds industry. As a result of these problems, many corporations have been putting more safeguards in place to prevent it from happening again. Generally speaking, have these corporate scandals changed the way you feel about how major corporations are run in this country today, or have your feelings not changed one way or the other?" If have changed: "Have your feelings changed for the better so that you are now more trusting of the way major corporations are run, or have your feelings changed for the worse so that you are now less trusting of how major corporations are run?"

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"Have corporate scandals in this country made you more willing or less willing to invest in the stock market, or have corporate scandals not played a role in your investing in the stock market one way or the other?"

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Gallup Poll. Sept. 5-8, 2002. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"In general, do you think there is too much, too little or about the right amount of government regulation of business and industry?"

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling the issue of corporate corruption?"

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling the issue of corporate corruption?"

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"Do you think the Democrats in Congress [rotate:] are more interested in protecting the interests of ordinary Americans OR are they more interested in protecting the interests of large corporations?" Form A (N=496 adults, MoE ± 5)

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"Do you think the Republicans in Congress [rotate:] are more interested in protecting the interests of ordinary Americans OR are they more interested in protecting the interests of large corporations?" Form A (N=496 adults, MoE ± 5)

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"Do you think George W. Bush [rotate:] is more interested in protecting the interests of ordinary Americans, OR is he more interested in protecting the interests of large corporations?" Form B (N=508, MoE ± 5)

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"Do you think George W. Bush is or is not doing enough to deal with the problem of corporate corruption?"

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"From what you have heard or read about Bush's activities at Harken Energy Corporation, which of the following statements best describes your view of his actions in this matter: he did something illegal, he did something unethical but nothing illegal, or he did not do anything seriously wrong?" Form A (N=496 adults, MoE ± 5)

"From what you have heard or read about Dick Cheney's activities at the Halliburton Company, which of the following statements best describes your view of his actions in this matter: [rotate] he did something illegal, he did something unethical but nothing illegal, or he did not do anything seriously wrong?" Form B (N=508 adults, MoE ± 5)

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). July 19-21, 2002. N=1,014 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1 (total sample).

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"As far as people in charge of running major companies are concerned, would you say that you have a great deal of confidence, only some confidence, or hardly any confidence at all in them?"

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"Which is your view of government regulations: most are necessary and protect consumers or the environment, or most are unnecessary and harm the economy?" Half sample (Form B)

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"Which of the following comes closest to your point of view: what happened at Enron and WorldCom is representative of problems at most American companies, at many American companies, at just some American companies, or at very few American companies?" Half sample (Form A)

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"Do you think that the current cases of wrongdoing among chief executives of major businesses represent a problem of a few corrupt individuals in a system that is mostly honest and above board, OR a widespread problem in which many business executives are taking advantage of a system that is failing?"

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush has responded to the recent business scandals, including Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, and others?"

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"From what you've seen or heard about President Bush's corporate reform proposals to deal with the problems of accounting fraud and other wrongdoing by business executives, do you think his proposals are tougher than they need to be, not tough enough, or about right?"

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"How much of the blame, if any, do you think each of the following deserves for recent corporate scandals like Enron, WorldCom and Tyco? What about [see below]? Does this deserve a lot of the blame, some, only a little, or none of the blame for the recent corporate scandals?"

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"We're interested in who you trust more to handle some different issues and problems, President Bush or Democrats in Congress. Who do you trust more to handle accounting fraud and other corporate wrongdoing: President Bush or Democrats in Congress?"

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"As you may know, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are both former business executives who still have close ties to business leaders. Which ONE of the following statements comes closer to your own views on how their past business experience and connections affects their handling of the recent corporate scandals? [Rotate:]