Survey: SHOH42

Stories based on the data from this survey:

Questions asked in this survey:

(If respondent says there is an online edition of the paper published in the city or county in which he lives)Do you look at the online edition regularly, occasionaly or never?
(If there is a daily newspaper published in the county or city in which you live) Does that paper have an online edition?
(If respondent read newspaper published in county or city regularly or occasionally) Would you say the news in tht paper is usually accurate or inaccurate?
(If you read daily newspaper published in your county regularly or occasionally) Would you say the news in that paper is usually biased or unbiased?
(If there is a daily newspaper published in the city or county in which you live) Do you read that paper regularly, occasionally or never?
Is there a daily newspaper published in the city or county in which you live?
How often do you listen to talk radio programs. Do you listen to them often, sometimes, rarely or never?
State and federal agencies have issued ratings about the quality of care at many of the nursing homes in your community. Have you ever seen these quality ratings for local nursing homes?
How would you rate the quality of care for nursing homes you, personally, have visited? Would you say it is excellent, good, acceptable, poor or very poor?
Generally speaking, do you think most nursing homes provide excellent care, good care, acceptable care, poor care of very poor care?
Has a member of your immediately family such as a parent or a brother or sister ever lived in a nursing home?
I'd like to ask you some questions about the quality of nursing home care in the United States. Have you ever visited a nursing home?
Has a debt collection agency ever threatened you with violence?
Has a debt collection agency ever threatened you with legal action?
Has a debt collection agency telephoned you or your family at inappropriate times of the day such as before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m.?
Have you or your family ever received multiple calls from a debt collection agency, so many that it seemed to you to be harassment.
Has a debt collection agency telephoned you or your family at inappropriate times of the dah such as before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m.
Have you or your family ever been contacted by a debt-collection agency and asked to pay an amount that you believe was incorrect?
Have you or your family ever been contacted by a debt-collection agency over a bill that you do not believe you actually owed.
Does it seem that letters and telephone calls from debt-colllection agencies are becoming more common than they used to be?
Have you or your family ever received a telephone call from a debt-collection agency?
On a diffferent matter, it is very common for Americans to get letters and phone calls from debt collection agencies because of unpaid bills. Please tell me if any of thee things have happened tomyou, personally. Have you are your immediately sam ily ever received a letter from a debt-collectiion agency about a bill it claims were not paid?
Have you ever delayed or cancelled a trip to places like Florida or Texas because of a hurricane or threat of a hurricane?
Do you think people are more relucant to visit Florida, Texas abd other coastal areas because of the danger of hurricans or not?
Does it seem that hurricanes are becoming more dangerous to human life than they used to be?
Does it seem to you that hurricanes are becoming more common than they used to be or are hurricanes becomming less common?
I'd lke to ask a few questions about hurricanes since we currently are in the hurricane season. Have you ever experienced a hurricane?
Does it seem to you that people, in general, have become less civil and less polite when they talk about the federal government, have they become more civil and polite or has there been no change in how civil and polite people are when they talk about the federal government?
Are you personally more angry at the federal government than you used to be?
Does it seem to you that people you know are more angry with the federal government these days than they used to be?
Here are a few questions about your feelings about the federal govenrnment based in Washington. Generally, do you think the work the goverment is doing is making your own life better, making it worse or having no effect upon you?
In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?
Do you think America basically is headed in the right direction or the wrong direction?