II. Trust and Confidence in Government
Note: As shown, some questions were asked only of subsets of respondents (e.g., people who said they had decided how they would vote). Unless otherwise indicated, the tables reflect percentages of the subset that was asked the question, not percentages of the overall population. An asterisk (*) indicates a response of less than 1 percent. A cross indicates a volunteered response.11. In general, do you think the federal government is or is not telling you everything you need to know about the recent terrorist attacks and threat to America today?
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Is telling you everything |
Is not telling you everything |
Don't know |
|
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11/12/01 |
33 |
65 |
2 |
12. How much confidence do you have in the U.S. government to protect its citizens from future terrorist attacks--a great deal, quite a lot, some or very little?
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A great deal/Quite a lot |
Some/Very little |
Don't know |
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|
NET |
A great deal |
Quite a lot |
NET |
Some |
Very little |
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11/12/01 |
58 |
24 |
34 |
41 |
31 |
10 |
1 |
14. Which party do you trust to do a better job (INSERT ITEM), the Republican Party or the Democratic Party?
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Republican Party |
Democratic Party |
Both equally |
Neither |
Don't know |
|
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a. Fighting terrorism |
44 |
24 |
13 |
12 |
7 |
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b. Protecting the rights and liberties of all Americans |
36 |
39 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
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c. Balancing the need for security at home with the need to protect the rights and liberties of all Americans |
39 |
36 |
11 |
8 |
6 |
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