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Terrorism
Homeland Security, 9/11,
surveillance, Guantanamo Bay, torture . . . See also:
Afghanistan |
Iraq |
Pakistan |
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CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Jan. 22-24, 2010. N=1,009
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"How important is it to you that the President and
Congress deal with each of the following issues in the next year? Will it be
extremely important, very important, moderately important, or not that
important? Terrorism." |
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Extremely
Important |
Very
Important |
Moderately
Important |
Not That
Important |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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1/22-24/10 |
55 |
33 |
9 |
2 |
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5/16-18/09 |
46 |
35 |
16 |
3 |
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2/18-19/09 |
51 |
31 |
14 |
4 |
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"Do you think the actions Barack Obama has taken as president have increased
the chances of a terrorist attack against the U.S., or don't you think so?" |
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Increased
the Chances |
Don't
Think So |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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1/22-24/10 |
35 |
65 |
- |
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4/3-5/09 |
26 |
72 |
1 |
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Ipsos/McClatchy Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Jan. 7-11,
2010. N=1,336 adults nationwide. MoE ± 2.7. |
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"Do you think that it is necessary to give up some civil liberties in order
to make the country safe from terrorism, or some of the government's
proposals will go too far in restricting the public's civil liberties?" |
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Necessary
To Give
Up Some
Liberties |
Some
Proposals
Will Go
Too Far |
It Depends |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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1/7-11/10 |
51 |
36 |
8 |
5 |
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"How much do you agree or disagree whether you think that each of the
following measures is effective in reducing the risks of terrorism? . . ." |
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Agree
Strongly |
Agree
Somewhat |
Neither
Agree nor
Disagree |
Disagree
Somewhat |
Disagree
Strongly |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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"Better coordination of
intelligence collected by different government agencies about potentially
dangerous passengers" |
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1/7-11/10 |
63 |
19 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
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"Body scans or full body
searches at airports" |
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1/7-11/10 |
48 |
26 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
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"Further carry-on luggage
restrictions" |
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1/7-11/10 |
30 |
27 |
8 |
19 |
14 |
1 |
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"Further in-flight
restrictions such as banning the use of electronic equipment, requiring
passengers to stay seated or to keep any item off their laps" |
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1/7-11/10 |
28 |
21 |
7 |
19 |
23 |
2 |
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USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 8-10, 2010. N=1,023 adults nationwide.
MoE ± 4. |
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is
handling terrorism?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
| |
1/8-10/10 |
49 |
46 |
5 |
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11/20-22/09 |
45 |
47 |
8 |
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5/29-31/09 |
55 |
37 |
8 |
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"Now, thinking for a moment about terrorism, how worried
are you that you or someone in your family will become a victim of
terrorism: very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried
at all?" |
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Very
Worried |
Somewhat
Worried |
Not Too
Worried |
Not at All
Worried |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| |
1/8-10/10 |
9 |
33 |
35 |
22 |
1 |
| |
12/11-13/09 |
12 |
27 |
34 |
28 |
- |
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"When it comes to protecting Americans from acts of terrorism, in your view,
how much progress has the U.S. government made since the September 11th,
2001, terror attacks: a great deal, a fair amount, not much, or none at
all?" |
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A Great Deal |
A Fair
Amount |
Not Much |
None at All |
|
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|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
| |
1/8-10/10 |
21 |
53 |
22 |
4 |
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"How closely have you followed the news about new government actions to
protect Americans from terrorism announced by President Obama on Thursday:
very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?" |
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Very
Closely |
Somewhat
Closely |
Not Too
Closely |
Not at All |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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| |
1/8-10/10 |
24 |
40 |
23 |
12 |
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"How closely have you followed the news about new government actions to
protect Americans from terrorism announced by President Obama on Thursday:
very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?" If have
followed very, somewhat, or not too closely:
"Based on what you have heard or read about these new actions to prevent
terrorism, do you think these go too far, are about right, or do not go far
enough?"
Combined responses |
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Go Too Far |
Are About
Right |
Do Not Go
Far Enough |
Unsure/
Haven't
Followed |
|
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|
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% |
% |
% |
% |
|
| |
1/8-10/10 |
4 |
38 |
42 |
15 |
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"Some people have suggested that airline passengers who fit the profile of
terrorists based on their age, ethnicity or gender should be subjected to
special, more intensive security checks before boarding U.S. flights. Do you
favor or oppose this practice?" |
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Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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| |
1/8-10/10 |
71 |
27 |
2 |
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CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Jan. 8-10, 2010. N=1,021
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults). |
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"How worried are you that you or someone in your family
will become a victim of terrorism: very worried, somewhat worried, not too
worried, or not worried at all?" |
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Very
Worried |
Somewhat
Worried |
Not Too
Worried |
Not at All
Worried |
Unsure |
|
|
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| |
1/8-10/10 |
9 |
25 |
35 |
30 |
- |
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10/16-18/09 |
10 |
26 |
36 |
28 |
- |
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6/4-5/08 |
9 |
29 |
32 |
31 |
- |
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12/6-9/07 |
11 |
28 |
33 |
28 |
1 |
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8/6-8/07 |
12 |
30 |
33 |
24 |
1 |
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3/9-11/07 |
13 |
31 |
31 |
23 |
2 |
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11/3-5/06 |
9 |
31 |
33 |
27 |
- |
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8/18-20/06 |
8 |
28 |
36 |
29 |
- |
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"How much confidence do you have in the Obama
administration to protect U.S. citizens from future acts of terrorism: a
great deal, a moderate amount, not much or none at all?"
N=509 (Form A), MoE
±
4.5 |
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A Great Deal |
A Moderate
Amount |
Not Much |
None at All |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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| |
1/8-10/10 |
24 |
41 |
19 |
16 |
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| |
8/28-31/09 |
27 |
36 |
19 |
17 |
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"Which comes closer to your view? The terrorists will
always find a way to launch major attacks no matter what the U.S. government
does. OR, The U.S. government can eventually prevent all major attacks if it
works hard enough at it."
N=509 (Form A), MoE
±
4.5 |
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|
|
Terrorists Will
Find a Way |
All Major
Attacks Can
Be Prevented |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
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| |
1/8-10/10 |
60 |
39 |
1 |
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| |
9/7-9/07 |
57 |
40 |
3 |
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| |
8/30 - 9/2/06 |
57 |
41 |
2 |
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"As you know, a man has been charged with attempting to use an explosive
device on Christmas Day to blow up a plane that was flying to Detroit. Do
you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama has responded to that
incident?"
N=512 (Form B), MoE
±
4.5 |
| |
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|
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
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| |
1/8-10/10 |
57 |
39 |
4 |
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"If you had to choose, would you rather see the man who has been charged in
that incident brought to trial in a criminal court run by the civilian
judicial system, or would you rather see him tried by a military court run
by the U.S. armed forces?"
N=512 (Form B), MoE
±
4.5 |
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Criminal
Court |
Military
Court |
Unsure |
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|
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% |
% |
% |
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| |
1/8-10/10 |
42 |
57 |
1 |
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"As a result of this incident, do you think that any top officials in the
federal agencies responsible for handling the issue of terrorism should be
fired, or don't you think so?"
N=512 (Form B), MoE
±
4.5 |
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|
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Should be
Fired |
Don't
Think So |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
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% |
% |
% |
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|
| |
1/8-10/10 |
46 |
51 |
2 |
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"As you may know, new machines called full-body scanners could be used at
airports to scan passengers for weapons or explosives that cannot be
detected by the machines currently in use. The new machines display an image
of what the person being scanned looks like naked but that image is shown
only to security personnel in a closed room at some distance from the
machine itself. Do you think full-body scanners like that should or should
not be used in U.S. airports?" |
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|
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Should |
Should Not |
Unsure |
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|
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|
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% |
% |
% |
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|
| |
1/8-10/10 |
79 |
20 |
2 |
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| |
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"Based on what you have read or heard about full-body scanners, do you think
they pose a health risk to the people who go through them, or don't you
think so?" |
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|
|
Pose a
Health Risk |
Don't
Think So |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
| |
1/8-10/10 |
18 |
76 |
6 |
|
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| |
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"Suppose you were at an airport planning to board a flight and security
personnel were using a full-body scanner like that to scan all passengers.
Do you think you would feel unconcerned about that or would that make you
feel uneasy?" |
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|
|
Unconcerned |
Uneasy |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
| |
1/8-10/10 |
72 |
27 |
1 |
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| |
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Asked of male respondents:
"If you had a choice between going through a full body scanner that would
take a small amount of time or spending much more time being frisked or
patted down by a male security guard who would put his hands directly on
your body, which option would you choose: the full body scanner or a manual
search of your body by a security guard?"
Asked of female respondents:
"If you had a choice between going through a full body scanner that would
take a small amount of time or spending much more time being frisked or
patted down by a female security guard who would put her hands directly on
your body, which option would you choose: the full body scanner or a manual
search of your body by a security guard?" |
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|
Full Body
Scanner |
Manual
Search |
Neither
(vol.) |
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% |
% |
% |
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| |
ALL |
82 |
15 |
3 |
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| |
Men |
78 |
17 |
4 |
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| |
Women |
86 |
12 |
2 |
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CBS News Poll. Jan. 6-10, 2010. N=1,216 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is
handling the threat of terrorism?" |
| |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
| |
1/6-10/10 |
52 |
35 |
13 |
|
|
| |
6/12-16/09 |
57 |
24 |
19 |
|
|
| |
4/22-26/09 |
55 |
28 |
17 |
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"As you may know, for the past eight years the United States has been
holding a number of suspected terrorists at a U.S. military prison in
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Based on what you have heard or read, do you think the
U.S. should continue to operate the prison, or do you think the U.S. should
close the prison and transfer the prisoners somewhere else?" |
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|
|
|
Continue to
Operate |
Close the
Prison |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
| |
1/6-10/10 |
55 |
32 |
13 |
|
|
| |
11/13-16/09 |
50 |
39 |
11 |
|
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"Using a grading scale of A, B, C, D, and F -- where A is excellent and F is
very poor -- and using any of the grades in between, how would you grade the
U.S. in its ability to protect the country from a terrorist attack?" |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
F |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| |
1/6-10/10 |
7 |
28 |
42 |
14 |
6 |
| |
12/17-22/09 |
11 |
34 |
29 |
14 |
9 |
| |
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"How likely do you think it is that there will be another terrorist attack
in the United States within the next few months: very likely, somewhat
likely, not very likely, or not at all likely?" |
| |
|
|
|
Very
Likely |
Somewhat
Likely |
Not Very
Likely |
Not at All
Likely |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| |
1/6-10/10 |
26 |
40 |
22 |
8 |
4 |
| |
12/17-22/09 |
12 |
35 |
37 |
14 |
2 |
| |
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|
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"Would you say you personally are very concerned about a terrorist attack in
the area where you live, or not?" |
| |
|
|
|
Very
Concerned |
Not Very
Concerned |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
| |
1/6-10/10 |
22 |
77 |
1 |
|
|
| |
12/17-22/09 |
17 |
82 |
1 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"How much confidence do you have in the ability of the U.S. government to
protect its citizens from future terrorist attacks: a great deal, a fair
amount, not very much, or none at all?" |
| |
|
|
|
A Great
Deal |
A Fair
Amount |
Not Very
Much |
None at All |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| |
1/6-10/10 |
15 |
56 |
23 |
4 |
2 |
| |
7/20-22/07 |
17 |
49 |
24 |
8 |
2 |
| |
|
|
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|
|
"Do you approve or disapprove of how the Obama Administration has responded
to the attempted terrorist attack on Flight 253 on Christmas Day?" |
| |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
| |
1/6-10/10 |
57 |
29 |
14 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
"Do you think U.S. intelligence agencies are doing all they could reasonably
be expected to do to monitor the actions of suspected terrorists, or could
they be doing more?" |
| |
|
|
|
Doing All
They Can |
Could Be
Doing More |
Depends
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
| |
1/6-10/10 |
19 |
76 |
1 |
4 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"If the federal government requires more comprehensive screening procedures
in place at airports, how effective do you think these measures would be in
stopping future terrorist attacks on airplanes: very effective, somewhat
effective, not too effective, or not effective at all?" |
| |
|
|
|
Very
Effective |
Somewhat
Effective |
Not Too
Effective |
Not at All
Effective |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| |
1/6-10/10 |
24 |
55 |
12 |
4 |
5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
"Do you think it would be justified or not justified for people of certain
racial or ethnic groups to be subject to additional security checks at
airport checkpoints?" |
| |
|
|
|
Justified |
Not
Justified |
Depends
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
| |
1/6-10/10 |
51 |
38 |
6 |
5 |
|
| |
8/06 |
49 |
46 |
3 |
2 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Some airports are considering whether to use new 'full-body' digital x-ray
machines to electronically screen passengers in airport security lines.
Supporters of the machines say they provide a detailed check for hidden
weapons and explosives, and reduce the need for physical searches, so the
machines SHOULD be used at airports. Opponents of these machines say they
produce x-ray images of a passengers naked body that security officials can
see, which are an invasion of privacy, and so the machines SHOULD NOT be
used at airports. Which comes closer to your own view? Do you think these
new x-ray machines should or should not be used at airports?" |
| |
|
|
|
Should |
Should Not |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
| |
1/6-10/10 |
74 |
20 |
6 |
|
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|
Earlier polling on terrorism
|