Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

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USA Today/Gallup Poll. Dec. 14-16, 2007. N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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MOST ADMIRED MAN
"What man that you have heard or read about, living today in any part of the world, do you admire most? And who is your second choice?"

Ranked according to number
of responses in 2007

Combined First and Second Choices

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MOST ADMIRED WOMAN
"What woman that you have heard or read about, living today in any part of the world, do you admire most? And who is your second choice?"

Ranked according to number
of responses in 2007

Combined First and Second Choices

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Oct. 16-18, 2007. N=1,013 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.

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"In general, do you believe in or do you not believe in [see below]?"

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"Extra-sensory perception or ESP"

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"Unidentified flying objects or UFOs"

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"Ghosts"

    10/16-18/07

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"Spells or witchcraft"

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"Have you, personally, as an adult or as a child, ever [see below]?"

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"Woken up from sleep with sense of a strange presence in the room"

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"Seen or believed yourself to be in the presence of a ghost"

    10/16-18/07

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"Seen an unidentified flying object"

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"Seen a monster in the closet of your bedroom"

Associated Press-AOL News Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Dec. 12-14, 2006. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"I'm going to read you a list of items that may or may not happen in the year 2007. For each one, please tell me if it is very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely or not at all likely to happen in the year 2007. In 2007, how likely is it that [see below]? Is this very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely or not at all likely to happen in 2007?"

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"Gas prices will go up"

    12/12-14/06

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"The U.S. Congress will raise the minimum wage"

    12/12-14/06

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"Global warming will get worse"

    12/12-14/06

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"The United States will be hit with a major natural disaster"

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"Terrorists will attack somewhere in the world with biological or nuclear weapons"

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"The United States will be hit with a terrorist attack"

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"A U.S. state will legalize gay marriage"

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"Bird flu will arrive in the United States"

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"The United States will go to war with Iran"

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"A cure for cancer will be found"

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"The military draft will be reintroduced"

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"The United States will withdraw its troops from Iraq"

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"The United States will go to war with North Korea"

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"Jesus Christ will return to earth"

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"Scientists will find evidence of extraterrestrial life"

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"Looking back at the year 2006, overall would you say this was a good year or a bad year for the COUNTRY?"

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12/12-14/06

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"And looking back at the year 2006, overall would you say this was a good year or a bad year for YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?"

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12/12-14/06

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"Overall, are you optimistic or pessimistic about what the year 2007 will bring for the COUNTRY?"

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12/12-14/06

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"Overall, are you optimistic or pessimistic about what the year 2007 will bring for YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?"

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12/12-14/06

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Dec. 7-11, 2006. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults). Fieldwork by TNS.

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"Looking ahead to next year, are you more hopeful, or more fearful, about what the year 2007 holds in store for you personally?"

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12/15-18/05

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"How about for the world in general? Are your more hopeful, or more fearful, about what the year 2007 holds in store for the world in general?"

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12/15-18/05

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"Thinking about the next 12 months, would you say you feel optimistic or pessimistic about [see below]?"

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"Your own family's financial situation" Half sample (Form B)

  12/7-11/06

  12/15-18/05

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"The country's ability to defend itself against terrorist attacks" Half sample (Form A)

  12/7-11/06

  12/15-18/05

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"The policies the Democrats in Congress will pursue" Half sample (Form B)

  12/7-11/06

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"The state of the national economy" Half sample (Form A)

  12/7-11/06

  12/15-18/05

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"The way things are going in this country"

  12/7-11/06

  12/15-18/05

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"The policies Bush will pursue" Half sample (Form B)

  12/7-11/06

  12/15-18/05

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"The situation in Iraq" Half sample (Form A)

  12/7-11/06

  12/15-18/05

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Dec. 15-18, 2005. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. Fieldwork by TNS.

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"Thinking about the next 12 months, would you say you feel optimistic or pessimistic about the country's ability to respond to natural disasters?"

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12/15-18/05

Gallup Poll. Dec. 17-19, 2004. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"As I read a series of statements, please tell me which you think is more likely to be true of 2005.

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"A year of economic prosperity, or a year of economic difficulty?"

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"A peaceful year, more or less free of international disputes, or a troubled year, with much international discord?"

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"A year when America will increase its power in the world, or a year when American power will decline?"

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Gallup Poll. July 25-28, 2005. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Next, I have a few questions about World War II. As you may know, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 near the end of World War II. Looking back, would you say you approve or disapprove of using the atomic bomb on Japanese cities in 1945?"

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