Survey: SHOH43

Stories based on the data from this survey:

Questions asked in this survey:

When it comes to the Congressional elections this November, do you want a Democrat or a Republican to win the House of Representatives seat in your district?
Woould you say you use Twitter every day, at least once a week or less than once a week?
Have you ever used Twitter on the Internet?
Would you say you use Facebook every day, at least once a week or less than once a week?
Have you ever used facebook on the Internet?
Has the recent real of many of Toyota's cars made you more likely to buy foreign-made cars, less likely or hs it had no effect on whether you buy foreign-made vehicles?
Has the recent bailout for some U.S. auto manufacturers made you more likely to buiy American-made cars, less likely or has it no effect on whether you buy American-made vehicles?
Have you ever purchased an automobile? IF YES: Was the last automobile you purchased from an American manufacturer or from a foreign manufacturer?
Do you personally know anyone whose gambling caused him or her any financial problems?
How many times have you bet in a casino?
Would you say your winnings were more or less than the amount you spent to purchase lottery tickets?
HAve you ever won in a state lottery? IF YES: Would you say your winnings were more than $25 or were they less than $25?
Hiw mant times have you bet in a state lottery? Have you never, once or twice, or three times or more bet in a state lottery?
Do you think state-licensed gambling is an acceptable or unacceptable way to raise government revenue?
In general, do you think this country has legalized too many kinds of gambling in too many locations, not enough gambling or about the right amount?
Do you favor or oppose private bingo for charitable organizations?
Do you favor or oppose casino style gambling in your state?
Do you favor allowing horxe or dog tracks in your state?
I'd like to ask some questions about gambling in America. Regardless of whether your state already has one, do you favor or oppose the idea of a sate lottery?
When it comes to the amount of money we spend so police departments can investigate murders, do you think we spend too little, too much or about the right amount?
Since 1980 there have been more than 150,000 unsolved murders in the United States. Are you surprised that the number is that large, are you surprised that it isn't larger or did you expect that the nunber of unsolved murder would be about 160,000?
Did the police identify the killer in every one of these murders?
Did the police identifywho killed this person or not?
How many murder victims have you personally known? Did you know one person, two people, three people or more than three people whho were murdered?
At any time in your life have you, personally, known someone who was murdered?
I'd like to ask some questions about murder in the United States. Do yu think police departments generally do a good job when investigating murder cases or not?
President Obama made a campaign promsie to reduce the influence of special interest groups in Wawhington, Doyou think he has kept this promsie or not?
Give me your best guess on this question. Do you personally belong to any group or organization that employs lobbyists?
There are thousans of people in Washington who are paid to talk to members of Congress about pending legislation on behalf of individuals, corporations and many other groups. These peole are called lobbyists. Doyou think lobbyists have a tremendousamount of influence, some influence, only a little influence or hardly any influence on pending legislation?
Overall, do you think there is more secrecy, less secrecy or about the same amount of secrecy in the Obama administration as in the previous administration?
Do you think Obama's order has made federal agencies more open when people ask for information or not?
During his first year in office, President Obama ordered all federal agencies to adopt what he called a "presumption in favor of disclosure" when handling requests under the Freedom of Information Act. Are you familiar with that order?
Now how about the federal government based in Washington, D.C.?
How about your state govrnment? IS it very open, somwhat open, somewhat secretive or very secretive?
I'd like to ask questions about whether you feel government in America is open and transparent or whether you think government is closed and secretive. When talking about the local govenrment in your comunity, do you think local govenrment is very open, somewhat open, somewhat secretive or very secretiv?
In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?
Do you think the country is headed on the right track orthe wrong track?