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Generally speaking do you think of yourself as… Total Democrat Republican Independent Gender Age Income Male Female 18 to 34 All US Adults 1000 340 290 321 483 517 276 401 324 444 556 Unweighted Sample 1000 370 286 304 478 522 210 421 369 432 568 Looking further ahead how optimistic or pessimistic are you regarding the prospects for the quality of life in the U.S. over the next few years? % % % % % % % % % % % Very optimistic 7 8 12 3 9 5 5 8 8 6 8 Fairly optimistic 39 38 43 39 38 40 45 37 37 39 40 Fairly pessimistic 32 32 27 37 33 31 29 33 33 29 34 Very pessimistic 12 11 11 14 14 11 9 12 15 15 10 Don't know 10 11 7 8 6 13 11 10 8 12 7 How optimistic or pessimistic are you regarding the prospects for the economy in the U.S. over the next few years? Very optimistic 7 6 12 3 10 4 9 7 6 6 8 Fairly optimistic 29 24 35 29 29 28 31 26 30 28 29 Fairly pessimistic 36 41 32 37 35 37 33 38 37 32 40 Very pessimistic 18 19 12 21 18 17 14 18 20 21 15 Don't know 11 10 10 9 7 14 13 11 9 14 8 How much do you trust each of the following? National politicians Trust a great deal 1 2 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 1 Trust to some extent 19 26 21 13 21 18 21 18 19 19 20 Do not trust much 45 49 43 45 43 48 46 46 45 46 45 Do not trust at all 31 20 32 38 33 28 24 32 34 28 33 Don't know 3 3 3 3 1 6 5 4 1 6 2 Local politicians in your area Public officials (civil servants / administrators) People who run large companies Journalists University professors 35 to 54 Over 55 > $50k < $50k Trust a great deal 3 6 3 1 3 3 5 1 4 3 3 Trust to some extent 35 40 37 29 35 34 38 33 34 33 36 Do not trust much 38 37 33 44 39 38 37 38 40 38 38 Do not trust at all 19 14 22 21 20 18 13 23 20 19 20 Don't know 5 3 5 5 3 6 8 5 2 7 3 Trust a great deal 3 4 2 2 4 2 6 1 2 3 3 Trust to some extent 44 48 44 42 46 43 45 43 46 41 47 Do not trust much 35 33 33 38 32 37 32 35 37 38 32 Do not trust at all 14 9 18 14 16 12 9 17 14 12 15 Don't know 4 5 3 4 3 6 7 5 2 5 4 Trust a great deal 2 1 6 1 4 1 4 1 2 2 2 Trust to some extent 26 17 42 23 26 26 22 25 30 24 28 Do not trust much 37 39 33 37 33 40 40 37 34 38 36 Do not trust at all 30 37 16 34 33 27 27 29 33 29 30 Don't know 6 6 4 5 4 7 7 8 2 8 4 Trust a great deal 3 4 2 2 3 3 4 2 3 4 1 Trust to some extent 31 44 17 31 29 33 29 31 33 30 32 Do not trust much 31 34 28 32 28 34 39 29 27 33 30 Do not trust at all 31 14 50 32 37 25 22 33 35 27 34 Don't know 4 4 4 3 3 6 5 5 2 6 3 Trust a great deal 14 23 7 12 15 13 24 11 10 14 15 Trust to some extent 45 58 26 50 41 49 43 44 48 45 45 Do not trust much 18 12 27 15 17 18 17 18 17 18 17 Do not trust at all 17 1 33 18 23 10 9 18 21 13 19 Don't know 7 6 6 5 4 9 8 8 4 10 4 © 2008 YouGov plc. All Rights Reserved www.yougov.com
Judges Doctors Your neighbors Generally speaking do you think of yourself as… Total Democrat Republican Independent Gender Age Income Male Female 18 to 34 35 to 54 Over 55 > $50k All US Adults 1000 340 290 321 483 517 276 401 324 444 556 Unweighted Sample 1000 370 286 304 478 522 210 421 369 432 568 % % % % % % % % % % % < $50k Trust a great deal 9 12 7 6 10 7 12 8 6 8 9 Trust to some extent 55 55 54 58 52 58 61 52 55 52 57 Do not trust much 23 22 26 22 25 21 17 24 27 24 22 Do not trust at all 10 7 10 11 11 8 6 11 11 10 9 Don't know 4 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 1 6 3 Trust a great deal 22 21 26 20 25 20 26 19 24 20 24 Trust to some extent 63 65 63 63 63 63 58 66 63 61 65 Do not trust much 9 9 8 12 8 10 10 9 9 11 8 Do not trust at all 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 2 Don't know 2 4 1 2 1 3 3 3 1 4 1 Trust a great deal 25 21 29 26 25 25 21 21 33 21 28 Trust to some extent 56 57 55 59 59 54 56 59 53 53 59 Do not trust much 9 13 8 6 9 10 13 9 7 14 6 Do not trust at all 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 3 2 5 1 Don't know 6 6 6 7 6 7 6 7 5 7 6 Which two or three of these are the most important issues facing Britain these days? [Please tick up to 3 options] Terrorism 34 17 59 29 37 31 27 40 32 31 36 Immigration 40 19 59 45 44 36 31 39 48 35 43 Health care 43 65 23 42 38 49 38 40 53 47 41 Education 20 26 14 18 22 19 29 17 17 20 21 Taxation 18 9 29 19 21 16 19 19 17 18 18 The economy generally 59 69 45 63 59 59 59 61 57 60 58 Crime 13 16 11 9 11 15 12 15 11 15 12 Global warming 17 24 5 21 15 20 24 14 16 18 17 Iraq 32 38 22 34 33 30 36 30 30 31 32 Personal morality 15 6 25 14 15 15 17 15 13 13 17 Not sure Thinking about Iraq, do you think the UNITED STATES should... 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 Withdraw all its troops from Iraq immediately 16 25 5 16 15 17 20 16 12 19 14 Withdraw all its troops by the end of 2008 Set a firm date now to withdraw all troops by 2009 or 2010 Stay as long as it takes to achieve security and stability in Iraq 20 23 33 32 33 6 5 11 72 21 23 30 17 22 42 23 23 25 22 22 28 19 21 36 20 24 35 24 20 27 17 25 38 Don't know 8 4 8 10 5 11 8 7 8 10 6 Thinking about Afghanistan, do you think the UNITED STATES should... Withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan immediately 14 21 6 12 9 18 18 14 10 18 10 Withdraw all its troops by the end of 2008 Set a firm date now to withdraw all troops by 2009 or 2010 Stay as long as it takes to achieve security and stability in Afhganistan 14 19 44 21 28 23 5 11 71 13 17 45 11 15 59 17 23 30 19 15 39 12 18 47 13 24 46 18 17 37 11 20 50 Don't know 10 7 8 12 6 13 10 11 8 10 9 Do you think the U.S. Government should, if necessary, be prepared to take military action against Iran to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapons? Should 46 29 73 42 49 43 43 53 41 43 49 Should not 31 45 9 36 34 27 31 27 35 28 32 Don't know 23 26 19 22 16 30 26 21 25 29 19 © 2008 YouGov plc. All Rights Reserved www.yougov.com
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