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"For each individual or group I name, please tell me what kind of job you think it's done dealing with the events of September 11th and the war on terrorism: excellent, good, not so good or poor. . . ." Each item asked of half the sample

The people of New York City

The U.S. Justice Department

The Bush Administration

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"Now for each country I name, please tell me if you think it has or has not done enough to support the U.S. campaign against terrorism. . . ." Each item asked of half the sample

Great Britain

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"How concerned are you about the chance that you personally might be the victim of a terrorist attack? Does that worry you a great deal, somewhat, not too much or not at all?"

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Sept. 3-4, 2003. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"How likely do you think it is that an act of terrorism will occur somewhere in the United States in the next 12 months: very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely?"

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. July 14-Aug. 5, 2003. N=2,528 adults nationwide. MoE ± 2 (total sample).

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"In your opinion, is the world now more dangerous, less dangerous, or about the same compared to 10 years ago?" Form 1 (N=1,284, MoE ± 3.5)

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"Do you think the danger of attack on the United States with a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon is greater now than it was 10 years ago, less now than it was 10 years ago, or is it about the same?" Form 2 (N=1,244, MoE ± 3.5)

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"When you think about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, do you place a lot of blame, some blame, or no blame at all on the United States intelligence agencies like the CIA and the FBI?"

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"Do you think the federal government is issuing terror alerts responsibly or has the alert level been raised and lowered too often?"

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"Do you believe that the terror-alert system has prevented any acts of terrorism from happening?"

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"Do you think most people take these terror alerts seriously or do they ignore them?"

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"Thinking about terrorism: In the next few years, do you think the United States' efforts against terrorism will or will not require the U.S. to put military troops in combat situations in other countries as it did in Iraq and Afghanistan?"

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. March 11-12, 2003. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"How likely do you think it is that homicide and suicide bombings, similar to those that happen in the Middle East, will start happening here in the U.S. . . . ?"

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"Do you think the federal government is doing everything it can to prevent terrorist activity in the U.S.?"

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"Do you favor or oppose allowing the government to use any means necessary, including physical torture, to obtain information from prisoners that might protect the United States from terrorist attacks?"

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"How worried are you that future terrorist attacks might include the use of chemical or biological weapons: very worried, somewhat worried, not very worried, or not worried at all?"

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ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Feb. 12-16, 2003. N=1,042 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Fieldwork by TNS Intersearch.

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"Do you happen to have stockpiled any items in your home to have on hand in case of a terrorist attack, or not?"

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Feb. 11-12, 2003. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you think the government's color-coded terror alert system is helpful or not?"

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CBS News/New York Times Poll. Feb. 10-12, 2003. N=747 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.

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"Since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the government has issued warnings about possible attacks on Americans abroad and in the United States. Do you think the warnings have been useful, or harmful or neither?"

Knight Ridder poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Jan. 3-6, 2003. N=1,204 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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CBS News/New York Times Poll. Nov. 20-24, 2002. N=996 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).

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FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Nov. 19-20, 2002. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Which do you think presents more of a real danger right now: nuclear weapons or chemical and biological weapons?"

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"How well prepared do you think the U.S. government is to handle terrorist attacks using chemical or biological weapons . . . ?"

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"How well prepared would you say you and your family are if a chemical or biological attack were to happen in your area . . . ?"

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"Do you think the al Qaeda terrorist network poses more of a threat or less of a threat to the United States today than it did over a year ago, or is the threat today about the same as it was over a year ago?"