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NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). Aug. 10-14, 2019. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
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"Which of the following statements comes closer to what you think? I think free trade with foreign countries is good for America because it opens up new markets and we cannot avoid the fact that it is a global economy. I think free trade with foreign countries is bad for America because it has hurt manufacturing and other key industries and there is no proof more trade creates better jobs." Options rotated
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		Good for America	Bad for America	Mixed (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/10-14/19	64	27	5	1	3
	4/17-20/17	57	37	2	1	3

Pew Research Center. July 10-15, 2019. Adults nationwide.
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"In general, do you think that free trade agreements between the U.S. and other countries have been a good thing or a bad thing for the United States?" Form 1 (N=750; margin of error ą 4.2)
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		Good thing for the U.S.	Bad thing for the U.S.	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/10-15/19	65	22	12
	4/25 - 5/1/18	56	30	14
	4/5-11/17	52	40	8
	10/20-25/16	45	43	11
	8/9-16/16	50	42	8
	3/17-26/16	51	39	10
	5/12-18/15	58	33	9
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"As you may know, the Trump administration has increased tariffs or fees on imported goods from a number of countries. In response, some of these countries have increased tariffs on American goods. Overall, do you think these increased tariffs between the U.S. and its trading partners have been good or bad for the United States?" Form 2 (N=752; margin of error ą 4.2)
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		Good for the U.S.	Bad for the U.S.	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/10-15/19	37	56	7

CBS News Poll. May 17-20, 2019. N=1,101 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"In the short term, do you think the United States' decision to raise tariffs on Chinese imports will make the economy better, make the economy worse, or will it not have much of an effect?"
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		Better	Worse	Not much of an effect	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	5/17-20/19	24	47	22	7
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"Some have said the U.S. and China are involved in a trade war -- that is, a dispute over tariffs and trade policy. Who do you think will win a trade war in the long run?"
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		The U.S.	China	Both countries	Neither country	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/17-20/19	27	24	12	33	4

Monmouth University Poll. May 16-20, 2019. N=802 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"In general, do you think that free trade agreements with other countries are good or bad for the United States, or are you not sure?"
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		Good	Bad	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/16-20/19	51	14	6	29
	6/12-13/18	52	14	5	30
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"In general, do you think that imposing tariffs on products imported from other countries is good or bad for the United States, or are you not sure?"
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		Good	Bad	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/16-20/19	32	37	9	23
	6/12-13/18	36	36	6	23
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"Do you think President Trump's decision to impose tariffs on a range of products imported from our trading partners helps or hurts the U.S. economy, does it have no impact either way, or are you not sure?"
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		Helps	Hurts	No impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/16-20/19	25	47	7	21
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"Do you think our trading partners' decision to impose their own tariffs on American-made products helps or hurts the U.S. economy, does it have no impact either way, or are you not sure?"
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		Helps	Hurts	No impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/16-20/19	8	50	11	32
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"Turning specifically to China, if the U.S. gets into a trade war with China, how concerned are you that this would hurt the local economy in your area: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned?"
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		Very concerned	Somewhat concerned	Not too concerned	Not at all concerned	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/16-20/19	34	28	19	17	2
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"Who do you think will bear more of the costs of these tariffs on Chinese goods: the producers in China or American consumers?"
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		Producers in China	American consumers	Both equally (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/16-20/19	23	62	8	8
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"As a result of these tariffs, is it very likely, somewhat likely, or not likely that American companies which sell Chinese goods or use Chinese materials in their products will just pass the higher cost on to U.S. consumers?"
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		Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not likely	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/16-20/19	62	24	8	6
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"As a result of these tariffs, is it very likely, somewhat likely, or not likely that American companies which sell Chinese goods or use Chinese materials in their products will bring back the manufacture of these products to the United States?"
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		Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not likely	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/16-20/19	24	35	33	9

Quinnipiac University Poll. May 16-20, 2019. N=1,078 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.
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"Do you think President Trump's trade policies are good or bad for the U.S. economy?"
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		Good	Bad	Neither (vol.)	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	5/16-20/19	40	48	2	10
	6/27 - 7/1/18	39	50	1	10
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"Do you think President Trump's trade policies are good or bad for your personal financial situation?"
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		Good	Bad	Neither (vol.)	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	5/16-20/19	36	44	9	10
	6/27 - 7/1/18	35	46	7	11

Gallup Poll. Feb. 1-10, 2019. N=1,016 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"What do you think foreign trade means for America? Do you see foreign trade more as an opportunity for economic growth through increased U.S. exports or a threat to the economy from foreign imports?"
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		Opportunity for growth	Threat to the economy	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/1-10/19	74	21	2	-	2
	2/1-10/18	70	25	3	-	3
	2/1-5/17	72	23	2	-	2
	2/3-7/16	58	34	3	1	3
	2/8-11/15	58	33	5	1	2
	2/6-9/14	54	38	4	-	3
	2/7-10/13	57	35	3	1	3
	2/2-5/12	46	46	5	-	2
	2/2-5/11	45	45	6	1	3
	2/9-12/09	44	47	3	1	5
	2/11-14/08	41	52	4	-	3
	2/6-9/06	43	48	5	1	3
	12/9-11/05	45	46	5	1	3
	6/24-26/05	44	48	3	1	4
	11/03	49	41	4	1	5
	2/02	52	39	6	1	2
	2/01	51	37	8	1	3
	5/00	56	36	4	1	3
	1/00	54	35	4	1	6
	11/94	53	38	4	1	4
	9/92	44	48	2	1	5

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). Aug. 18-22, 2018. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.3. RV = registered voters. 2016: Conducted for CNBC.
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"In general, do you think that free trade between the United States and foreign countries has helped the United States, has hurt the United States, or has not made much of a difference either way?"
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		Helped	Hurt	Not much difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/18-22/18 RV	50	23	20	7
	2/18-22/17	43	34	17	6
	6/11-13/16 RV	31	39	19	11
	3/21-24/16	27	43	23	7
	6/15-18/15	29	34	28	9
	4/26-30/15	37	31	25	7
	11/14-17/14	30	38	23	9
	11/11-15/10	23	47	23	7

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). July 15-18, 2018. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.3.
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"Do you think raising tariffs and barriers to imports from other countries will do more to protect American jobs and help the U.S. economy, raise the costs of consumer goods and hurt the U.S. economy, or will it not have much impact one way or the other on the U.S. economy?"
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		Protect jobs, help economy	Raise costs, hurt economy	Not have much impact	Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/15-18/18	25	49	16	2	8
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"President Trump recently imposed tariffs which will make some products made in other countries and sold in the U.S. more expensive. In return, some of these countries have imposed their own tariffs on some U.S. products. Do you support Trump's actions and think they will help the average American, or do you oppose Trump's actions and think they will hurt the average American, or do you think Trump's actions on this issue will not have much impact one way or the other?"
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		Support, think they will help	Oppose, think they will hurt	Will not have much impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/15-18/18	26	53	17	4

Pew Research Center. July 11-15, 2018. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.
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"As you may know, the Trump administration recently increased tariffs or fees on imported goods from a number of countries. In response, some of these countries, including China and Canada, have increased tariffs on American goods. How much, if anything, have you heard about these tariffs between the U.S. and some of its trading partners: a lot, a little, or nothing at all?"
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		A lot	A little	Nothing at all	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/11-15/18	48	34	17	1
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"Overall, do you think these increased tariffs between the U.S. and its trading partners will be good or bad for the United States?"
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		Good	Bad	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	7/11-15/18	40	49	11

Quinnipiac University Poll. June 27-July 1, 2018. N=1,020 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.
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"Do you think President Trump's trade policies will result in a trade war, or don't you think so?"
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		Will result in trade war	Don't think so	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	6/27 - 7/1/18	52	38	11
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"Do you think that a trade war would be good or bad for the U.S. economy?"
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		Good	Bad	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	6/27 - 7/1/18	17	73	10

Suffolk University/USA Today Poll. June 13-18, 2018. N=1,000 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"The Trump Administration has imposed tariffs on Mexican steel and aluminum and forced the re-negotiation of NAFTA. Do you think this is the correct approach to U.S. trade relations with Mexico?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/13-18/18	35	50	16

CBS News Poll. June 14-17, 2018. N=1,100 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of Donald Trump's decision to impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	6/14-17/18	36	48	15
	Republicans	71	17	13
	Democrats	10	73	17
	Independents	36	47	16
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	3/8-11/18	33	50	17
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"Do you approve or disapprove of Donald Trump trying to impose new tariffs on Canada, in particular?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	6/14-17/18	27	62	10
	Republicans	58	29	13
	Democrats	6	87	7
	Independents	26	62	12
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"Some countries have said that if the U.S. puts tariffs on steel and aluminum, they will put their own new tariffs on U.S. products, an exchange some have labeled a trade war. If there is a trade war between the U.S. and other countries, do you feel the U.S. economy would come out better in the long run, worse in the long run, or would that make no difference in the long run?"
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		Better	Worse	No difference	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	6/14-17/18	25	51	17	7
	Republicans	50	16	27	7
	Democrats	6	78	10	5
	Independents	24	51	17	7
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	3/8-11/18	22	49	20	9
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"Do you feel you would be personally affected by a trade war, either through the prices you pay or the business you work for, or would you probably not be affected?" If yes, personally affected: "Would that be for the better or for the worse?"
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		Affected for the better	Affected for the worse	Not affected	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	6/14-17/18	10	59	26	5

CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. June 14-17, 2018. N=1,012 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.
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"Which of the following do you think is more important: imposing tariffs on imports from foreign countries to protect certain U.S. industries, or maintaining good relations with countries that have been close allies of the U.S. for many years?"
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		Tariffs to protect U.S. industries	Good relations with close allies	Both equally (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/14-17/18	25	63	3	9

Monmouth University Poll. June 12-13, 2018. N=806 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Do you think President Trump's decision to impose tariffs on a range of products imported from our trading partners will help or hurt the U.S. economy, will it have no impact either way, or are you not sure?"
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		Help	Hurt	No impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/12-13/18	25	40	7	27
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"Do you think our trading partners' decision to impose their own tariffs on American-made products will help or hurt the U.S. economy, will it have no impact either way, or are you not sure?"
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		Help	Hurt	No impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/12-13/18	7	50	17	26
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"Do you think it is likely or not likely that the U.S. will get into a trade war with our main trading partners?"
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		Likely	Not likely	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/12-13/18	53	37	11
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"If we do get into a trade war, how concerned are you that this would hurt the local economy in your area: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned?"
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		Very concerned	Somewhat concerned	Not too concerned	Not at all concerned	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/12-13/18	34	30	17	18	1

Quinnipiac University Poll. May 31-June 5, 2018. N=1,223 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.4.
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"Do you support or oppose imposing a 25% tariff on steel imports and a 10% tariff on aluminum imports?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	5/31 - 6/5/18	31	50	19
	3/3-5/18	31	50	19
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"Do you support or oppose raising tariffs on products imported from China?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	5/31 - 6/5/18	52	36	12
	4/6-9/18	44	45	11

Pew Research Center. April 25-May 1, 2018. N=1,503 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.
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"As you may know, there are proposals to raise tariffs or fees on steel and aluminum that is imported into the United States from other countries. How much, if anything, have you read or heard about these proposals? Have you heard a lot, a little, or nothing at all?"
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		A lot	A little	Nothing at all
		%	%	%
	4/25 - 5/1/18	29	41	29
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"Do you think that raising tariffs on steel and aluminum imports would be a good thing or a bad thing for the U.S.?"
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		Good thing	Bad thing	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	4/25 - 5/1/18	37	45	17

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 8-11, 2018. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Trump announced plans to impose taxes known as tariffs on some goods that are made in other countries and imported to the United States. China has responded by announcing planned tariffs on some U.S. goods sold in China. Do you think this situation will be good or bad for jobs in the United States?"
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		Good	Bad	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/8-11/18	36	49	15

Quinnipiac University Poll. April 6-9, 2018. N=1,181 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.4.
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"Do you support or oppose raising tariffs on products imported from China, if it increases the costs of certain products?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	4/6-9/18	44	47	9
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"Do you support or oppose raising tariffs on products imported from China, if it causes China to raise tariffs on American products?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	4/6-9/18	40	51	9
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"Do you think a trade war with China would be good or bad for the U.S. economy?"
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		Good	Bad	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	4/6-9/18	22	68	11

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). March 10-14, 2018. N=1,100 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"What do you think foreign trade means for America? Do you see foreign trade more as an opportunity for economic growth through increased U.S. exports, or a threat to the economy from foreign imports?" Options rotated
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		Opportunity for growth	Threat to the economy	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/10-14/18	66	20	5	2	7

Marist Poll. March 5-6, 2018. N=1,050 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.8.
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"Do you think putting a tariff or tax on imports of steel and aluminum from other countries will help the U.S. economy, hurt it, or have no impact?"
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		Help	Hurt	Have no impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/5-6/18	27	42	18	13
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"Do you think a tariff or tax on imports of steel and aluminum from other countries will increase the prices of things you buy, decrease them, or make no difference?"
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		Increase prices	Decrease prices	Make no difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/5-6/18	64	4	24	8

Quinnipiac University Poll. March 3-5, 2018. N=1,122 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Would you support or oppose imposing a 25% tariff on steel imports and a 10% tariff on aluminum imports if the tariffs raised the cost of goods that you buy?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	3/3-5/18	29	59	12
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"Do you think that imposing a 25% tariff on steel imports and a 10% tariff on aluminum imports will be good for American jobs, will be bad for American jobs, or do you think it will have no impact on American jobs either way?"
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		Good	Bad	No impact	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	3/3-5/18	26	36	24	14
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"As you may know, President Trump has said that a trade war would be good for the United States, and could be easily won. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?"
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		Agree	Disagree	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	3/3-5/18	28	64	9

Pew Research Center. Oct. 25-30, 2017. N=1,504 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.
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"As you may know, NAFTA, or the North American Free Trade Agreement, is a trade agreement between the U.S. and other countries. All in all, would you say NAFTA is good for the U.S., or bad for the U.S.?"
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		Good for the U.S.	Bad for the U.S.	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	10/25-30/17	56	33	12

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). Aug. 5-9, 2017. N=1,200 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.8. RV = registered voters
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"Do you think the fact that the American economy has become increasingly global is good because it has opened up new markets for American products and resulted in more jobs, or bad because it has subjected American companies and employees to unfair competition and cheap labor?"
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		Good	Bad	Equally good & bad (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/5-9/17	49	40	7	4
	4/23-27/14	43	48	5	4
	3/7-10/08 RV	25	58	12	5
	12/14-17/07	28	58	11	3
	6/97	42	48	7	3

CBS News Poll. Aug. 3-6, 2017. N=1,111 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"Twenty five years ago, the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA, eliminated most trade barriers between Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. On balance, how would you rate NAFTA? Would you say it has been a success or a failure?"
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		A success	A failure	Both equally (vol.)	Don't know enough (vol.)	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/3-6/17	40	39	2	13	6

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. July 8-12, 2017. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
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"Overall, do you think NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, has been good or bad for the U.S. economy?"
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		Good	Bad	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/8-12/17	41	37	22
	3/19-22/16	29	44	27

CBS News Poll. Dec. 9-13, 2016. N=1,259 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Overall, would you say U.S. trade with other countries creates more jobs for the U.S., loses more jobs for the U.S., or does U.S. trade with other countries have no effect on U.S. jobs?"
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		Creates more jobs	Loses more jobs	No effect on jobs	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	12/9-13/16	29	48	15	7
	9/28 - 10/2/16	30	45	14	11
	7/8-12/16	22	57	14	7
	2/22-24/96	39	40	11	10
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"In general, do you favor or oppose providing tax breaks to corporations that agree to keep U.S. manufacturing jobs from moving to other countries?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	12/9-13/16	69	27	4

Quinnipiac University Poll. Nov. 17-20, 2016. N=1,071 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you support or oppose renegotiating major trade deals with other countries, even if it means paying more for the products you buy?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	11/17-20/16	64	28	8

Pew Research Center. Aug. 9-16, 2016. Adults nationwide.

"As you may know, the United States has negotiated a free trade agreement with eleven countries in Asia and Latin America called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP. Do you think this trade agreement would be a good thing for our country or a bad thing?" Form 2 (N=1,010)

		Good thing	Bad thing	Haven't heard enough (vol.)	Neither good nor bad (vol.)	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	8/9-16/16	40	35	13	2	8	1

"Thinking about the financial situation of you and your family, do you think free trade agreements have definitely helped, probably helped, probably hurt, or definitely hurt the financial situation of you and your family?" Form 1 (N=1,000)

		Definitely helped	Probably helped	Probably hurt	Definitely hurt	Neither (vol.)	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	8/9-16/16	6	36	28	14	9	6
	3/17-26/16	6	39	26	11	10	8
	5/12-18/15	4	38	24	12	11	10

CBS News/New York Times Poll. July 8-12, 2016. N=1,600 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Globalization is the increase of trade, communication, travel and other things among countries around the world. In general, has the United States gained more or lost more because of globalization?" Options rotated
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		Gained more	Lost more	Both equal (vol.)	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	7/8-12/16	36	53	3	8
	2/23-27/07	36	51	1	12

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. May 16-19, 2016. N=1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Overall, would you say trade with other countries does more to create U.S. jobs or does more to take away U.S. jobs?" Options rotated
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		More to create	More to take away	No effect (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/16-19/16	33	53	4	10

Bloomberg Politics Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. March 19-22, 2016. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
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"Turning now to trade, generally speaking, do you think U.S. trade policy should have more restrictions on imported foreign goods to protect American jobs, or have fewer restrictions to enable American consumers to have the most choices and the lowest prices?"
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		More restrictions	Fewer restrictions	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/19-22/16	65	22	12
					.
"Are you willing to pay a little more for merchandise that is made in the U.S., or do you prefer the lowest possible price?"
					.
		Willing to pay more	Prefer lowest price	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/19-22/16	82	13	5

CBS News/New York Times Poll. March 17-20, 2016. N=1,252 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Which of the following statements comes closer to your opinion? Trade restrictions are necessary to protect domestic industries. OR, Free trade must be allowed, even if domestic industries are hurt by foreign competition."
					.
		Restrictions necessary	Free trade must be allowed	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	3/17-20/16	61	29	10
	5/28-31/15	63	30	6
	4/1-5/09	60	28	12

CNBC All-America Economic Survey conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). June 19-22, 2015. N=approx. 400 adults nationwide.
					.
"Now I'm going to read you two statements about trade agreements with other countries. Please tell me which one comes closer to your point of view. Trade agreements with other countries have more drawbacks than benefits to the economy, because they mean that workers in the United States are being replaced by workers in other countries. Trade agreements with other countries have more benefits than drawbacks to the economy, because they mean that products can be made and sold at lower costs to consumers and U.S. jobs are being created by American companies that can sell more of their products overseas."
					.
		More drawbacks than benefits	More benefits than drawbacks	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/19-22/15	50	42	8

Pew Research Center. May 12-18, 2015. N=2,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.5.

"As I read some statements about free trade agreements, tell me what your impression is. ... "Do free trade agreements make the price of products sold in the U.S. higher, lower or not make a difference?"

		Higher	Lower	No difference	Depends/ Mixed (vol.)	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/12-18/15	30	36	24	1	8

"Do free trade agreements make the wages of American workers higher, lower, or not make a difference?"

		Higher	Lower	No difference	Depends/ Mixed (vol.)	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/12-18/15	11	46	33	1	8

"Do free trade agreements create jobs in the U.S., lead to job losses, or not make a difference?"

		Create jobs	Lead to job losses	No difference	Depends/ Mixed (vol.)	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/12-18/15	17	46	28	2	7

"Do free trade agreements make the American economy grow, slow the economy down, or not make a difference?"

		Make it grow	Slow it down	No difference	Depends/ Mixed (vol.)	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/12-18/15	31	34	25	1	9

"Are free trade agreements good for the people of developing countries, bad for the people of developing countries, or dont they make a difference?"

		Good	Bad	No difference	Depends/ Mixed (vol.)	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/12-18/15	57	9	23	2	9

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). April 26-30, 2015. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
						.
"As you may know, roughly twenty years ago Congress passed NAFTA, the free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. So far, would you say that NAFTA has had more of a positive impact on the nation's economy, more of a negative impact on the nation's economy, or hasn't it had much of an impact?" 2003: "As you may know, about ten years ago Congress passed NAFTA, the free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. So far, would you say that NAFTA has had more of a positive impact on the nation's economy, more of a negative impact on the nations economy, or hasnt it had much of an impact?" 1997: "As you may know, about four years ago Congress passed NAFTA, the free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. So far, would you say that NAFTA has had more of a positive impact on the nation's economy, more of a negative impact on the nation's economy, or hasn't it had much of an impact?"
						.
		A positive impact	A negative impact	Not much of an impact	Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/26-30/15	29	26	32	-	13
	9/20-22/03	18	35	27	1	19
	9/11-15/97	23	29	32	1	15

Gallup Poll. Feb. 2-5, 2012. N=1,029 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Which one of the following do you think is the leading economic power in the world today: the United States, the European Union, Russia, China, Japan, India?" Options rotated

		China	United States	Japan	European Union	India	Russia	Other (vol.)/ Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%	%
	2/2-5/12	53	33	7	3	2	-	1
	2/2-5/11	52	32	7	3	1	2	3
	2/9-12/09	39	37	10	7	1	2	4
	2/11-14/08	40	33	13	7	2	2	3
	5/18-21/00	10	65	16	4	-	2	3

"Looking ahead twenty years, which one of the following countries do you expect to be the world's leading economic power at that time: the United States, the European Union, Russia, China, Japan, India?" Options rotated

		China	United States	Japan	India	European Union	Russia	Other (vol.)/ Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%	%
	2/2-5/12	46	38	5	4	3	1	2
	2/2-5/11	47	35	5	4	4	1	4
	2/9-12/09	34	45	6	4	7	1	4
	2/11-14/08	44	31	10	4	8	1	2
	5/18-21/00	15	55	13	1	10	1	5

United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 13-16, 2011. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.
					.
"Congress has now passed free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. Some people support these trade agreements as a way to help our economy by allowing more U.S. goods to be sold overseas. Others are opposed, saying these trade agreements will cost too many American jobs. Which comes closer to your view? Do you support or oppose these trade agreements?"
					.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	.
	10/13-16/11	38	41	21	.
					.
"There is a proposal before Congress to put tariffs on Chinese goods sold in the United States to reduce our trade deficit with China. Some people support these tariffs because they believe China is manipulating the value of its currency to hold down prices of its products and undercut U.S. manufacturers. Others are opposed, saying these tariffs will increase the price American consumers pay for Chinese products and risk a trade war. Which comes closer to your view? Do you support or oppose these proposed tariffs on Chinese goods?"
					.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	.
	10/13-16/11	44	41	15	.

Washington Post Poll. Jan. 13-17, 2011. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
						.
"Thinking about the growing ties between the economies of the United States and other countries, overall, how much influence do you think the global economy is having on the way things are going in the United States? Would you say it is having a great deal of influence, a fair amount, not too much, or no influence at all?"
						.
		A great deal	A fair amount	Not too much	None at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/13-17/11	38	42	11	5	3
						.
"Do you think the trend toward a global economy is a good thing or a bad thing for our country?"
						.
		A good thing	A bad thing	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/13-17/11	36	42	2	1	18
						.
"How would you rate America's ability to compete economically in the world and deal with foreign economic competition: excellent, good, just fair, not so good, or poor?"
						.
		Excellent	Good	Just fair	Not so good	Poor
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/13-17/11	9	27	35	17	11
						.
"Do you feel that being number one in the world economically is an important goal for America, or that being number one is not that important a goal, as long as we're one of several leading economic powers?"
						.
		Important	Not that important	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/13-17/11	51	45	4

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 14-16, 2011. N=1,032 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
						.
"I'm going to read a list of actions Congress could take this year. Please say whether you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose Congress doing each of the following this year. How about approve a free-trade agreement with South Korea?"
						.
		Strongly favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/14-16/11	12	41	22	13	12

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Nov. 11-14, 2010. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"What do you think foreign trade means for America? Do you see foreign trade more as an opportunity for economic growth through increased U.S. exports or a threat to the economy from foreign imports?"
					.
		Opportunity	Threat	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/11-14/10	41	50	3	3	2
	4/3-5/09	56	40	3	1	-
	6/26-29/08	41	51	4	2	3
	10/12-14/07	46	45	5	2	2

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Sept. 22-26, 2010. N=1,000 adults nationwide.
						.
"From what you know, do you think that free trade agreements between the United States and other countries help to create more jobs in the U.S., or do you think they cost the U.S. jobs?" Half sample (Form A)
						.
		Create more jobs	Cost jobs	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/22-26/10	18	69	2	11
	3/96	25	59	4	12
	1/96	21	62	3	14
						.
"In general, do you think that free trade agreements between the United States and foreign countries have helped the United States, have hurt the United States, or have not made much of a difference either way?" Half sample (Form B)
						.
		Helped	Hurt	Not much difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/22-26/10	17	53	20	10
	3/2-5/07	28	46	16	10
	12/99	39	30	24	7
	10/99	35	32	24	9

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 1-5, 2009. N=998 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"On balance, do you think trade with other countries -- both buying and selling products -- is good for the U.S. economy, or is it bad for the U.S. economy, or does it have no effect?"
						.
		Good	Bad	No effect	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/1-5/09	66	23	4	7

Gallup Poll. Feb. 9-12, 2009. N=1,022 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Which one of the following do you think is the leading economic power in the world today: [see below]?" Options rotated
					.
		2/9-12/09	2/11-14/08	5/18-21/00
		%	%	%
	China	39	40	10
	The United States	37	33	65
	Japan	10	13	16
	The European Union	7	7	4
	Russia	2	2	2
	India	1	2	-
	Other (vol.)/Unsure	4	3	3
					.
"Looking ahead twenty years, which one of the following countries do you expect to be the world's leading economic power at that time: [see below]?" Options rotated
					.
		2/9-12/09	2/11-14/08	5/18-21/00
		%	%	%
	The United States	45	31	55
	China	34	44	15
	The European Union	7	8	10
	Japan	6	10	13
	India	4	4	1
	Russia	1	1	1
	Other (vol.)/Unsure	4	2	5

CBS News Poll. July 31-Aug. 5, 2008. N=1,034 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Do you think the recent economic expansion in countries like China and India has been generally good for the U.S. economy, or bad for the U.S. economy, or had no effect on the U.S. economy?"
						.
		Good	Bad	No Effect	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/31 - 8/5/08	14	62	10	14

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. May 1-8, 2008. N=2,208 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Generally speaking, do you believe that free international trade has helped or hurt the economy, or hasn't it made a difference to the economy one way or the other?"
						.
		Helped	Hurt	No Difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/1-8/08	26	50	10	14
	11/30 - 12/3/07	27	44	16	13

Pew Research Center/Council on Foreign Relations survey conducted by Abt SRBI. April 23-27, 2008. N=1,502 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"In general, do you think that free trade agreements -- like NAFTA, and the policies of the World Trade Organization -- have been a good thing or a bad thing for the United States?" Upon request, respondents were read full name of NAFTA: "The North American Free Trade Agreement."

		Good thing	Bad thing	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/23-27/08	35	48	17

"Thinking about the financial situation of you and your family -- do you think these free trade agreements have definitely helped, probably helped, probably hurt, or definitely hurt the financial situation of you and your family?"

		Definitely helped	Probably helped	Probably hurt	Definitely hurt	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	4/23-27/08	3	24	32	16	13	12

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R). March 2-5, 2007. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
						.
"Do you believe that the United States is benefiting from the global economy, is being harmed by the global economy, or do you think the global economy has had no impact on the United States one way or the other?"
						.
		Benefiting	Harmed	No impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/2-5/07	25	48	14	13
						.
"I'm going to mention several groups of people. For each one, please tell me whether you believe that group is benefiting from today's global economy or being harmed by today's global economy. If you think that the global economy has had no impact on that group one way or the other, please just say so. . . ."
						.
		Benefiting	Harmed	No impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	You personally
	3/2-5/07	27	31	36	6
						.
	The people in your community
	3/2-5/07	25	40	24	11
						.
	Your children
	3/2-5/07	21	30	34	15
						.
"Currently many people are debating which of two economic approaches makes the most sense for America to pursue. Let me read you each one, and please tell me which comes closer to your point of view. "Viewpoint One: The best way to help Americans here at home is to restrict foreign imports to protect American jobs and products, and to limit the number of legal immigrants who come here to work. "Viewpoint Two: The best way to help Americans here at home is to expand our opportunities in the global marketplace by reducing trade barriers so that U.S. products can compete fairly, and attract and retain immigrants who bring special skills to the U.S." Half sample (Form B)
						.
		Restrict	Expand	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/2-5/07	40	49	8	3

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. April 8-11, 2006. N=1,357 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"As you may know, Congress and the Bush Administration have been pressuring China to revalue its currency as a way of reducing the U.S. trade deficit. Some argue that this pressure would harm U.S. and China relations. What do you think is more important: forcing China to move to a market-based currency that will help reduce the trade deficit, or allowing China to reform its exchange rate at its own pace in order to maintain good economic relations?"
.
		Forcing China To Reform	Reform at Own Pace	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/8-11/06	26	50	24
.
"Generally speaking, should foreign countries be allowed to invest in all areas of the U.S. economy, or some areas, or no areas of the U.S. economy?"
.
		All Areas	Some Areas	No Areas	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/8-11/06	10	67	16	7
.
"Generally speaking, should Arab countries be allowed to invest in all areas of the U.S. economy, or some areas, or no areas of the U.S. economy?"
.
		All Areas	Some Areas	No Areas	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/8-11/06	8	56	31	5
.
"Do you agree or disagree with this statement? 'Restrictions on foreign companies are more important than the job creation that these companies could bring to the United States.'"
.
		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/8-11/06	51	31	18

USA Today/Gallup Poll. April 7-9, 2006. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you believe increased trade between the United States and other countries mostly helps or mostly hurts American workers?"
					.
		Helps	Hurts	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/7-9/06	30	65	6
	11/18-21/99	35	59	6
					.
"Do you believe increased trade between the United States and other countries mostly helps or mostly hurts American companies?"
					.
		Helps	Hurts	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/7-9/06	44	50	6
	11/18-21/99	56	39	5

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). July 8-11, 2005. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
					.
"In the new global economy, American companies sometimes buy foreign companies, such as Ford buying Volvo, and foreign companies sometimes buy American companies, such as Daimler Benz buying Chrysler. In general do you approve or disapprove of this?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/8-11/05	54	33	13

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). May 12-16, 2005. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide.
						.
"I'm going to mention a few elements of the economy. For each one, please tell me whether you think that the Bush Administration's policies are working well in this area, are not working well in this area, or are not having much impact either way . . . ."
						.
		Working well	Not working well	Not having much impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
						.
	"Expanding trade with other countries"
		34	34	20	12
						.
	"Keeping white-collar jobs in this country"
		23	48	19	10
						.
	"Keeping manufacturing jobs in this country"
		10	69	16	5
						.
"I'm going to mention several nations around the world. For each one, please tell me whether you think that country or countries are currently a serious economic competitor of the United States, will be a serious economic competitor to the United States in the future, or will never really be a serious economic competitor to the United States . . . ."
						.
		Currently serious competitor	Will be serious competitor	Will never be serious competitor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
						.
	Japan	71	19	7	3
						.
	China	61	30	5	4
						.
	The European Union	39	35	15	11
						.
	India	23	37	32	8
						.
	Mexico	17	27	51	5
						.
	Russia	12	40	42	6
						.
	South American and Latin American nations	9	38	44	9
						.
	African nations	3	20	68	9

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. May 17-19, 2004. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
					.
"When you are deciding on what product to buy, how often do you check the label to see if the item was made in the United States . . . ?"
					.
		Always	Usually	Sometimes	Seldom	Never
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/04	15	20	27	19	19
					.
"If you were considering a purchase and you saw one product that was made in the United States and a similar product for a lower price that was made in another country, would you probably buy the higher-priced American product or the lower-priced product made in another country?" Half sample (Form A)
					.
		American-made	Lower-priced	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/04	54	40	6
					.
"If you were considering a purchase and you saw one product that was made in the United States and a similar product for the same price that was made in another country, would you probably buy the American product or the product made in another country?" Half sample (Form B)
					.
		American-made	Foreign-made	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/04	93	3	4
					.
"Some economists have said outsourcing will help the U.S. economy in the long run by creating prosperity in other countries and, eventually, a stronger market for U.S. goods. Other economists say outsourcing hurts the economy by sending jobs and salaries overseas, without any real long-term benefit. Do you believe outsourcing helps or hurts the economy?" If both: "Would you say outsourcing does more to help or hurt the economy?"
					.
		Helps Economy	Hurts Economy	No Effect (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/04	17	69	10	4
					.
"Some have said that outsourcing of jobs to workers in other countries is caused by investors and chief executives of companies who want profits and don't care where they come from, while others say that outsourcing of jobs to workers in other countries is sometimes necessary for American companies to compete. Which statement comes closer to your view?"
					.
		Profits	Competition	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/04	64	30	3	1	2
					.
"Thinking of the last 12 months, have you, someone in your family or someone else you know personally lost their job because that job was outsourced to another country or not?"
					.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/04	20	79	1

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Feb. 19-20, 2004. N=1,019 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"In general, do you think that free trade agreements like NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) and the WTO (World Trade Organization) have been a good thing or a bad thing for the United States?"
						.
		Good Thing	Bad Thing	Mixed (vol.)	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	2/04	28	35	11	26
						.
"A government official recently said that the 'outsourcing' of American service jobs to other countries is not only inevitable but is good for Americans. Do you generally agree or disagree?"
						.
		Agree	Disagree	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	2/04	23	68	9
						.
"As I mention some possible reasons for the loss of American jobs to foreign competitors, please tell me if you think each is a major reason, a minor reason, or is NOT a reason for the loss of American jobs. What about [see below]? Is this a major reason, a minor reason, or not a reason for the loss of American jobs to foreign competitors?"
						.
		Major Reason	Minor Reason	Not a Reason	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
						.
	"People in other countries are willing to work for lower pay"
	2/04	80	11	5	4
						.
	"Investors and CEOs want profits and dont care where they come from"
	2/04	77	13	4	6
						.
	"Other countries have lower environmental and worker health standards"
	2/04	61	20	11	8
						.
	"Consumers in this country want everything at the lowest possible price"
	2/04	56	28	11	5
						.
	"Weak corporate leadership in this country"
	2/04	42	28	20	10
						.
	"Labor unions in this country have too much power"
	2/04	35	32	27	6

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Sept. 19-21, 2003. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Which comes closer to your view about what China represents to the U.S.: a large potential market for U.S. firms, OR, a source of unfair competition for U.S. companies here at home?" Options rotated
						.
		Large Potential Market	Unfair Competition	Other/Neither/ Both (vol.)	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	9/03	34	55	6	5
						.
"Which comes closer to your view about how Chinese businesses are capturing business in the U.S.: Chinese businesses are offering a better product or a better price than their U.S. competition, OR, Chinese businesses are benefiting from unfair tactics, such as the Chinese government's manipulation of its currency?" Options rotated
						.
		Better Product/Price	Unfair Tactics	Other/Neither/ Both (vol.)	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	9/03	32	51	5	12

Investors Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor poll conducted by TIPP, the polling arm of TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence. May 8-13, 2002. N=906 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.3.
				.
"Generally speaking, do you think free trade between the U.S. and other countries is good or bad for the U.S. economy, or do you think it makes no difference?"
		%
	Good	52
	Bad	25
	No difference	14
	Not sure	9
				.
"Do you believe that free trade between the U.S and other countries creates more jobs in the U.S, loses more jobs in the U.S, or do you think it makes no difference one way or the other?"
			%
	Creates more jobs		24
	Loses more jobs		45
	Makes no difference		25
	Not sure		6
				.
"Should the president be given or not given special authority to negotiate trade agreements, with a straight Yes or No vote from Congress to approve or disapprove trade agreements in their entirety?"
			%
	Should be given		42
	Should not be given		49
	Not sure		9
				.
"In your opinion, which should be the larger goal for U.S. trade policy: restricting foreign imports to the U.S. to protect American jobs, or increasing American exports to other countries to create jobs in the U.S?"
			%
	Restricting imports		31
	Increasing exports		61
	Not sure		8
				.
"Generally speaking, do you think U.S. trade policy should have restrictions on imported foreign goods to protect American jobs, or have no restrictions to enable American consumers to have the most choices and the lowest prices?"
			%
	Restrictions		61
	No restrictions		30
	Not sure		9
				.
"Would you be willing to pay more for imported goods, such as cars, clothing and home appliances, to protect American jobs, or not?"
			%
	Willing		55
	Not willing		39
	Not sure		6

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. July 10-11, 2001. N=998 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Would you favor or oppose Congress passing a law that would normalize trade relations between China and the United States and that would allow China to join the World Trade Organization?"
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/01	50	43	7
	5/00	56	37	7
	4/00	43	45	12
	1/00	50	40	10
	11/99	54	33	13

Gallup Poll. May 5-7, 2000. N=1,031 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Turning to China: How closely have you been following the news about China and the World Trade Organization?"
						.
		%
	Very closely	7
	Somewhat closely	22
	Not too closely	31
	Not at all closely	39
	No opinion	1
						.
"Would you favor or oppose Congress passing a law that would normalize trade relations between China and the United States and that would allow China to join the World Trade Organization -- or are you unsure?"
						.
		%
	Favor	25
	Oppose	19
	Unsure	56
						.
"Overall, do you think increased trade between the United States and China would mostly help or mostly hurt [see below]?"
						.
		Help	Hurt	No Difference (vol.)	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	U.S. workers	28	57	4	11
	The U.S. economy	48	37	4	11
	Human rights in China	47	26	9	18
	The Chinese economy	77	9	2	12

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). April 29-May 1, 2000. N=500 registered voters nationwide.
						.
"Now I am going to read you two statements about foreign trade, and I would like you to tell me which statement best reflects your views on the issue. Statement A: Foreign trade has been good for the U.S. economy, because demand for U.S. products abroad has resulted in economic growth and jobs for Americans here at home. Statement B: Foreign trade has been bad for the U.S. economy, because cheap imports from abroad have hurt wages and cost jobs here at home."
						.
		5/00	12/98 *
		%	%
	Good for U.S. economy	34	32
	Bad for U.S. economy	48	58
	Some of both (vol.)	12	6
	Not sure	6	4
						.
"As you may know, the U.S. and China recently signed a trade agreement that would allow China's entry into the World Trade Organization, or W.T.O., the main international trading organization, in exchange for making Chinese markets more open and treating U.S. products the same as those from other countries. Do you think that Congress should or should not approve the trade agreement that would make this possible?"
						.
		5/00	3/00	1/00 *	12/99 *
		%	%	%	%
	Should	44	48	51	50
	Should not	37	36	35	38
	Depends (vol.)	5	4	5	4
	Not sure	14	12	9	8
						.
"When deciding whether to buy products made in foreign countries, how much consideration do you give to the wages and working conditions of the workers who make these products: a great deal, a fair amount, some, very little, or none at all?"
						.
		%
	A great deal	20
	A fair amount	19
	Some	23
	Very little	22
	None at all	14
	Not sure	2
						.
	* Among all adults.

ABC News.com Poll. April 19-23, 2000. N=1,015 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Do you think the United States should have free trade with China on the same terms the U.S. gives its main trading partners, or not?"
						.
		ALL	Republicans	Democrats	Independents
		%	%	%	%
	Should	45	40	50	44
	Should not	41	49	36	42
	No opinion	14	11	14	14

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Feb. 9-14, 2000. N=1,330 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
Split sample (Form 1, ą 5): "In general, do you think that free trade with other countries is good or bad for the United States?"
		%
	Good	64
	Bad	27
	Don't know	9
					.
Split sample (Form 2, ą 5): "Do you think U.S. participation in the World Trade Organization is good or bad for the United States?"
		%
	Good	62
	Bad	22
	Don't know	16
					.
"In deciding U.S. policies about trading with other countries, how much priority should be given to each of the following. [See below.] Do you think this should have top priority, some priority or no priority at all?"
		Top Priority	Some Priority	No Priority
		%	%	%
	"Protecting the jobs of American workers"
		78	19	2	.
					.
	"Keeping the American economy growing"
		74	24	1	.
					.
	"Improving the global environment"
		52	42	4	.
					.
	"Promoting and defending human rights in other countries"
		28	55	15	.
					.
	"Helping improve the living standards in developing nations"
		23	62	13	.
					.
	"Aiding the interests of U.S. businesses abroad"
		19	61	16	.
					.
Split sample (Form 1, ą 5): "As you may know, the United States grants a trade status to most nations it trades with known as normal trade relations. In your opinion, should the U.S. permanently grant this same status to China, or not?"
		%
	Should	28
	Should not	56
	Don't know	16
					.
Split sample (Form 2, ą 5): "The U.S. and China reached an agreement that requires China to lower some of its trade barriers in return for membership in the World Trade Organization. Have you heard about this trade agreement, or not?"
		%
	Yes	37
	No	62
	Don't know/Refused	1
					.
Split sample (Form 2, ą 5): "What is your impression? Do you think it will be good for the U.S. or bad for the U.S. if China becomes a member of the World Trade Organization and gains permanent normal trade relations status with the U.S., or won't it make much difference?"
		%
	Good	34
	Bad	20
	Not much difference	32
	Don't know	14

Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll. Nov. 18-21, 1999. N=1,010 adults nationwide.
			.
Half sample (N=511, MoE +/- 5): "Which of the following statements comes closer to your view? The U.S. should increase trade with China now, because doing so will promote more economic, political and religious freedoms in that country. OR, The U.S. should not increase trade with China until the Chinese government gives more economic, political and religious freedom to its citizens."
		%
	Increase trade now	35
	Wait for Chinese reforms	61
	No opinion	4
			.
Half sample (N=511, MoE +/- 5): "In your view, would more foreign trade between the United States and China increase or decrease the number of jobs available for American workers in the United States?"
		%
	Increase jobs in the U.S.	41
	Decrease jobs in the U.S.	49
	Have no effect (vol.)	3
	No opinion	7

Program on International Policy Attitudes. Oct. 21-29, 1999. N=1,826 adults nationwide. (Many questions asked of partial samples.)
			.
"Thinking about the benefits of international trade, do you think that for the most part, the U.S. benefits more than other countries, that other countries benefit more than the U.S., or that it’s about equal?"
		%
	U.S. benefits more	21
	Other countries benefit more	45
	About equal	32
	Don’t know	2
			.
"I would like to know your impression of how open the U.S. is to imports as compared to how open most other countries are. Is it your impression that the U.S. is more open, less open, or about the same as most other countries? Is that much or somewhat (more/less) open?"
		%
	Much more open	57
	Somewhat more open	24
	About the same	11
	Somewhat less open	4
	Much less open	2
	Don’t know	2
			.
"Please tell me which of the following two statements comes closer to your point of view. (A) Free trade is a good idea, because it can lead to lower prices and the long term growth of the economy. (B) Free trade is a bad idea, because it can lead to lower wages and people losing their jobs."
		%
	Good idea	51
	Bad idea	44
	Don’t know	5
			.
"Do you think that importing foreign products means the loss of many jobs in this country, only a few jobs, or no jobs?"
		%
	Many jobs lost	38
	Only a few jobs lost	50
	No jobs lost	9
	Don’t know	3
			.
"Do you think that exporting products to other countries means the creation of many jobs in this country, only a few jobs, or no jobs?"
		%
	Many jobs created	41
	Only a few jobs created	51
	No jobs created	6
	Don't know	2
			.
"As you may know, international trade has increased substantially in recent years. This increase is largely due to the lowering of trade barriers between countries by, for example, lowering import taxes. Lowering trade barriers is a controversial issue. Here are three positions on the issue. Which comes closest to your point of view? "(A) We should keep up barriers against international trade because importing cheap products from other countries threatens American jobs. "(B) We should remove trade barriers now because this allows Americans to sell in other countries what they do the best job of producing, and to buy products that other countries do the best job of producing, saving everybody money. "(C) We should lower trade barriers, but only gradually, so American workers can have time to adjust to the changes that come with international trade."
		%
	Statement A	31
	Statement B	24
	Statement C	43
	Don't know	2
			.
"Presidents since 1974 have had trade negotiating authority known as 'fast track,' which means the trade agreements the president negotiated are considered in Congress within 90 days and put to a simple yes or no vote, without any additions that could upset the agreement. The authority to do this expired in 1994, and President Clinton no longer has such authority. Do you strongly support renewing President Clinton’s fast track trade authority, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose it?"
		%
	Support strongly	14
	Support somewhat	29
	Oppose somewhat	24
	Oppose strongly	31
	Don’t know	2
			.
"The World Trade Organization was established to rule on disputes over trade treaties. If another country files a complaint with the World Trade Organization and it rules against the U.S., as a general rule, should the U.S. comply with that decision?"
		%
	Yes	65
	No	24
	Depends (vol.)	6
	Don't know	6
			.
"Do you think the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, has been good or bad for the United States?"
		%
	Good	44
	Bad	30
	Neither (vol.)	7
	Don’t know	19
			.
"Currently, there is some debate over whether the World Trade Organization, or WTO, should consider issues like labor standards and the environment when it makes decisions on trade. Some say the WTO should consider these issues because they are closely related to trade, and good decisions can be made only if all these things are taken into account. Others say the WTO should not consider these issues because its job is to deal only with trade, and trying to bring in these other concerns will interfere with the growth of trade. What about you? Do you think the WTO should or should not consider labor standards and the environment when it makes decisions about trade?"
		%
	Should consider	78
	Should not consider	18
	Don’t know	4

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