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Presidential traits, characteristics, or positions most important to likely voters in the upcoming 2016 contest included support for cutting taxes (45.4%), improving U.S. worldwide status (44.9%), wanting more education spending (40.7%), a strong stance against illegal immigration (40.3%), plans to repeal Obama Care or the ACA (34.0%), standing up to the Russian leaders (33.1%), and has a business background (31.8%). Other important traits named with less frequency included: is pro-choice, is mostly conservative, favors gun controls, plans to spend on reducing global climate change, favors trained faculty to carry arms on college campuses, will defund Planned Parenthood and will build the Keystone XL pipeline. In an interesting take on the polling in a year leading into a presidential election, the survey found that 13.9% of all respondents (15.9% of likely voters) had been polled on political issues by a pollster. Of this group, nearly one-in-five, 18.4% (18.8% of likely voters) admitted they had lied to a pollster. ON THE ILLUSION OF PRIVACY… In a section dedicated to respondent perceptions and experiences with internet and online personal data security issues, findings suggest a trend toward mobile devices and away from more stationary devices such as desktop computers and televisions when accessing the internet. Similar questions on internet privacy were posed in both April and October 2015. The current findings suggest that as we move away from major events such as the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment on November 24, 2015, Americans settle back down into complacency. Since just April, 2015, more Americans (77.1%) see their online personal data as very and somewhat secure compared to 65.4% in April, 2015. Similarly, when asked how believable it is when they see “Sign in Using our Secure Network” at websites of their banks and favorite stores or vendors, 77.0% suggested “very and somewhat believable” compared to 70.9% in April, 2015. However, a sizable percentage (16.4%) when extrapolated on the total population, see such a message as “Sign in using our Secure Network” as “somewhat unbelievable or not at all believable”. Institute of Government Polling Center Page 8
In April, 2015, 41.4% saw their own browsing as “very or somewhat private”. Today, that percentage increased to 54.7%. Contrasting, those suggesting “somewhat or very public” dropped significantly from 53.8% to 38.4%. In a new question for October, 2015, 41.8% of all respondents see their own social media messaging as “very or somewhat private” while 50.6% indicated “somewhat or very public”. Some, 7.6% were unsure. The survey held additional new questions within the October, 2015 poll to determine support for instilling stronger responsibility for personal data among social media companies, businesses and even the government that holds credit/credit card data. Strong agreement was found for a number of legal remedies measured… Customers may sue a responsible entity when a beach occurs – 79.7% agree Regulators should force the responsible entities to pay customers a penalty fee for breaches of data held – 77.7% agree Customers/users are reimbursed for time and cost of damages resulting from a breach of their data by the responsible entity – 80.5% agree Regulators force entities to pay, indefinitely, for customer Identity Theft Protection services when a breach of data occurs – 68.0% The poll measured agreement with a number of privacy and privacy protectionrelated statements. Strongest agreement was found (76.2% - down from 82.4% in April, 2015)) for “I have installed virus protection software” and for “There is no such thing as ‘delete’ when it comes to the internet” (74.8% - down slightly from 77.9% in April, 2015). Agreement was found in a number of other areas… I have posted personal information on social media – 45.3% (up from 40.1% in April) I would support more government oversight if it meant more protection – 44.7% (up from 40.2% in April) I know someone who missed a job opportunity due to posts on the internet – 28.0% (similar to 28.3% in April) I have made mistakes by posting things such as vacation plans – 26.5% (up from 20.2%) I subscribe to an ID Theft service – 25.3% (slightly down from 26.2% in April) I’ve been surprised to find my own personal photos on the internet – 24.3% (up from 20.8% in April) I have been a victim of online theft of photos, data, information – 23.9% (down slightly from 24.6%) Institute of Government Polling Center Page 9
Page 1 and 2: NATIONAL POLL REPORT THE POLLING CE
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 SECTION Introdu
Page 5 and 6: 2 METHODOLOGY Using a quantitative
Page 7: 3 HIGHLIGHTS ON THE 2016 ELECTION
Page 11 and 12: Unchanged from 2014, 58.7% of all r
Page 13 and 14: 4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Readers are r
Page 15 and 16: Republican Candidates: FIRST SECOND
Page 17 and 18: Democratic Candidates: FIRST SECOND
Page 19 and 20: All respondents were asked which pr
Page 21 and 22: THE ILLUSION OF PRIVACY The followi
Page 23 and 24: Respondents were asked for their ow
Page 25 and 26: All October 2015 survey respondents
Page 27 and 28: A large majority of poll respondent
Page 29 and 30: Overall positive ratings, between S
Page 31 and 32: The following table presents the re
Page 33 and 34: The following two tables present th
Page 35 and 36: Issue Statements The survey include
Page 37 and 38: GUN CONTROL Support / Oppose Gun Co
Page 39 and 40: DEMOGRAPHICS Rural, Suburban or Urb
Page 41: 5 APPENDIX INTERPRETATION OF AGGREG

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