? POLL April 24-28, 2013 Total N= 965 All trends are from New York Times/CBS News polls unless otherwise noted. Asterisk indicates registered respondents only. 2. Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track? 7/13-16/02 7/22-23/02 CBS 8/6-7/02 CBS 9/2-5/02 10/3-6/02 10/27-31/02 11/20-24/02 2/10-12/03 3/22/2003 4/11-13/03 9/28-10/1/03 7/13-27/03 11/10-12/03 CBS 12/10-13/03 12/14-15/03 1/12-15/04 2/12-15/04 CBS 3/10-14/04 3/30-4/1/04 CBS 4/23-27/04 5/20-23/04 CBS 6/23-27/04 7/11-15/04 8/15-18/04 CBS 9/12-16/04 9/20-22/04 CBS 10/1-3/04 10/14-17/04 10/28-30/04 11/18-21/04 1/14-18/05 2/24-28/05 3/9-14/05 NYT 4/13-16/05 CBS 5/20-24/05 CBS 6/10-15/05 7/29-8/2/05 CBS 9/9-13/05 10/3-5/05 CBS 10/30-11/1/05 CBS 12/2-6/05 1/5-8/06 CBS 1/20-25/06 3/9-12/06 CBS 4/28-30/06 CBS 5/4-8/06 6/10-11/06 CBS 7/21-25/06 8/17-21/06 10/27-31/06 12/8-10/06 CBS 1/1-3/07 CBS 1/18-21/07 CBS 2/8-11/07 CBS 2/23-27/07 5/18-23/07 6/26-28/07 CBS 7/9-17/07 9/4-8/07 12/5-9/07 1/9-12/08 Right Direction 42 39 41 43 42 41 41 35 50 56 37 46 39 39 49 42 41 38 36 36 30 36 36 39 41 41 40 37 43 40 39 42 37 32 34 33 37 31 37 27 31 31 32 28 24 23 27 28 29 29 24 27 26 26 23 24 19 22 24 21 19 Wrong Track 48 53 51 49 48 52 49 56 40 36 56 49 53 56 43 53 51 54 57 55 65 57 56 55 51 54 51 59 55 54 56 52 56 62 60 61 57 63 58 68 60 62 61 66 71 70 69 66 67 64 70 68 69 68 68 72 75 72 71 71 75 DK/NA 10 8 8 8 10 8 10 9 10 9 7 5 8 5 8 5 8 8 7 9 5 6 8 6 7 5 9 4 2 6 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 9 7 7 9 5 7 4 6 4 7 6 5 5 6 9 4 6 6 4 8 6 3/28-4/2/08 5/30-6/3/08 CBS 7/7-14/08 9/12-16/08 10/10-13/08 10/19-22/08 10/25-29/08 12/4-8/08 CBS 1/11-15/09 2/2-4/09 CBS 3/12-16/09 CBS 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 5/6-12/09 CBS 6/12-16/09 7/9-12/09 CBS 7/24-28/09 9/19-23/09 12/4-8/09 1/14-17/10 CBS 2/5-10/10 4/5-12/10 5/4-5/10 CBS 5/20-24/10 CBS 6/16-20/10 9/10-14/10 10/1-5/10 CBS 10/21-26/10 11/7-10/10 CBS 1/15-19/11 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 6/3-7/11 CBS 6/24-28/11 7/22-24/11 CBS 9/10-15/11 9/28-10/2/11 CBS 10/19-24/11 12/5-7/11 CBS 12/14-18/11 CBS 1/4-8/12 CBS 1/12-17/12 2/8-13/12 2/24-27/12 CBS 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 5/31-6/3/12 CBS 7/11-16/12 8/22-26/12 CBS 9/8-12/12 10/17-20/12 CBS 10/25-28/12 12/12-16/12 CBS 1/11-15/13 2/23-27/13 3/20-24/13 CBS 4/24-28/13 Right Direction 14 14 14 14 7 11 11 12 15 23 35 39 41 45 44 35 42 41 37 36 33 34 33 32 32 33 32 34 29 32 36 30 26 31 28 22 23 19 21 21 25 29 29 35 24 29 31 31 30 31 40 40 39 37 38 29 32 34 Wrong Track 81 83 81 81 89 85 85 83 79 68 57 53 50 48 50 57 49 53 56 55 62 59 58 61 60 60 63 61 62 64 58 64 70 60 63 70 72 73 74 75 69 65 66 59 67 63 61 62 64 62 54 53 54 57 57 63 61 59 DK/NA 5 3 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 9 8 7 9 7 6 8 9 6 7 9 5 7 9 7 8 6 5 5 9 4 6 6 5 9 9 8 5 8 5 4 6 6 4 6 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 6 5 8 7 7 2 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling foreign policy? 2/2-4/09 CBS 2/18-22/09 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 6/12-16/09 7/9-12/09 CBS 7/24-28/09 10/5-8/09 CBS 11/13-16/09 CBS 1/14-17/10 CBS 2/5-10/10 4/28-5/2/10 7/9-12/10 CBS 11/7-10/10 CBS 11/29-12/2/10 CBS 1/15-19/11 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 5/2-3/11 6/3-7/11 CBS 10/19-24/11 11/6-10/11 CBS 12/5-7/11 CBS 12/14-18/11 CBS 1/4-8/12 CBS 1/12-17/12 2/8-13/12 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 7/11-16/12 8/22-26/12 CBS 9/8-12/12 10/25-28/12 12/12-14/12 1/11-15/13 2/6-10/13 CBS 3/20-24/13 CBS 4/24-28/13 Approve 50 57 59 59 59 53 54 48 50 49 47 48 44 46 40 46 46 47 39 52 47 50 45 41 51 46 48 50 40 46 41 45 50 47 51 49 48 43 45 Disapprove 15 17 19 23 23 30 24 28 36 38 34 38 41 37 45 32 33 36 46 34 37 31 41 41 32 37 35 36 41 36 42 35 36 41 32 36 31 37 38 DK/NA 35 26 22 18 19 17 23 24 14 13 19 14 15 17 15 22 21 17 15 15 16 19 14 18 17 17 16 14 19 18 17 20 15 12 17 15 21 19 17 3 5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy? 2/2-4/09 CBS 2/18-22/09 3/12-16/09 CBS 3/20-22/09 CBS 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 5/6-12/09 CBS 6/12-16/09 7/9-12/09 CBS 7/24-28/09 8/27-31/09 CBS 9/19-23/09 10/5-8/09 CBS 11/13-16/09 CBS 12/4-8/09 1/6-10/10 CBS 1/14-17/10 CBS 2/5-10/10 3/18-21/10 CBS 3/29-4/1/10 CBS 4/5-12/10 4/28-5/2/10 5/20-24/10 CBS 6/16-20/10 7/9-12/10 CBS 8/20-24/10 CBS 9/10-14/10 10/1-5/10 CBS 10/21-26/10 11/7-10/10 CBS 11/29-12/2/10 CBS 1/15-19/11 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 5/2-3/11 6/3-7/11 CBS 6/24-28/11 9/10-15/11 9/28-10/2/11 CBS 10/19-24/11 12/5-7/11 CBS 12/14-18/11 CBS 1/4-8/12 CBS 1/12-17/12 2/8-13/12 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 7/11-16/12 8/22-26/12 CBS 9/8-12/12 10/25-28/12 12/12-16/12 CBS 1/11-15/13 2/6-10/13 CBS 3/20-24/13 CBS 4/24-28/13 Approve 55 57 56 61 56 61 56 57 48 51 53 50 54 49 47 41 46 42 45 42 43 48 43 45 40 44 41 38 42 40 43 41 42 39 38 34 37 39 34 35 38 33 40 38 40 44 39 44 39 39 45 46 47 46 45 39 41 Disapprove 24 32 33 29 34 29 33 35 44 41 41 40 38 43 43 47 48 52 45 50 46 47 48 48 54 48 51 50 50 53 50 52 50 53 57 55 56 52 57 53 56 60 53 55 54 50 54 48 55 54 47 47 47 49 49 54 52 DK/NA 21 11 11 10 10 10 11 7 8 9 6 10 8 8 10 12 6 5 10 8 11 6 9 7 6 8 8 12 8 7 7 7 8 8 5 11 7 9 9 12 5 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 7 8 7 6 5 6 7 7 4 7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the federal budget deficit? 7/24-28/09 2/5-10/10 4/5-12/10 1/15-19/11 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 6/3-7/11 CBS 2/8-13/12 12/12-16/12 CBS 1/11-15/13 2/6-10/13 CBS 3/20-24/13 CBS 4/24-28/13 Approve 40 31 29 30 31 31 33 30 32 37 37 37 33 33 Disapprove 43 58 53 56 58 58 59 63 59 51 54 55 57 57 DK/NA 17 11 18 13 11 11 8 7 9 12 9 8 10 10 8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the issue of immigration? 2/6-10/13 CBS 4/24-28/13 Approve 46 44 Disapprove 41 45 DK/NA 13 11 9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling gun policy? 2/6-10/13 CBS 4/24-28/13 Approve 44 41 Disapprove 49 52 DK/NA 6 7 5 11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? 7/13-16/02 9/22-23/02 CBS 10/3-6/02 10/27-31/02 5/9-12/03 7/13-27/03 9/28-10/1/03 1/12-15/04 10/14-17/04 1/14-18/05 2/24-28/05 3/21-22/05 CBS 4/13-16/05 CBS 5/20-23/05 CBS 6/10-15/05 7/13-14/05 CBS 9/9-13/05 10/3-5/05 CBS 10/30-11/1/05 CBS 12/2-6/05 1/5-8/06 CBS 1/20-25/06 2/22-26/06 CBS 3/9-12/06 CBS 4/6-9/06 CBS 5/4-8/06 6/10-11/06 CBS 7/21-25/06 8/17-21/06 9/15-19/06 10/5-8/06 10/27-31/06 1/18-21/07 CBS 2/8-11/07 CBS 2/23-27/07 3/7-11/07 4/9-12/07 CBS 5/18-23/07 6/26-28/07 CBS 7/9-17/07 7/20-22/07 8/8-12/07 CBS 9/4-8/07 10/12-16/07 CBS 12/5-9/07 4/25-29/08 9/27-30/08 CBS 10/10-13/08 10/19-22/08 2/2-4/09 CBS Approve 49 48 42 45 35 39 37 45 38 44 41 34 35 29 33 33 34 31 34 33 27 29 28 32 27 23 26 28 29 25 27 29 33 32 33 31 34 35 27 29 26 25 23 27 21 21 15 12 17 26 Disapprove 38 36 45 40 48 46 47 42 46 39 44 49 51 55 53 50 54 57 53 53 57 61 61 54 61 64 60 58 60 61 64 56 49 52 50 53 54 52 60 59 61 63 66 59 64 68 72 74 70 62 DK/NA 14 16 13 15 16 15 16 13 16 17 15 17 14 16 14 17 12 12 13 14 16 11 11 14 12 13 14 14 11 14 9 15 18 16 17 16 12 13 13 12 13 12 11 14 15 11 13 14 13 12 2/18-22/09 3/12-16/09 CBS 3/20-22/09 CBS 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 7/9-12/09 CBS 8/27-31/09 CBS 10/5-8/09 CBS 10/29-11/1/09 CBS 11/13-16/09 CBS 1/14-17/10 CBS 2/5-10/10 3/18-21/10 CBS 3/29-4/1/10 CBS 4/5-12/10 5/20-24/10 CBS 6/16-20/10 8/20-24/10 CBS 9/10-14/10 10/1-5/10 CBS 10/21-26/10 11/29-12/2/10 CBS 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 6/3-7/11 CBS 6/24-28/11 8/2-3/11 9/10-15/11 9/28-10/2/11 CBS 10/19-24/11 11/6-10/11 CBS 12/5-7/11 CBS 12/14-18/11 CBS 1/4-8/12 CBS 1/12-17/12 2/8-13/12 4/13-17/12 5/31-6/3/12 7/11-16/12 8/22-26/12 CBS 9/8-12/12 10/25-28/12 12/12-16/12 CBS 1/11-15/13 CBS 2/6-10/13 CBS 3/20-24/13 CBS 4/24-28/13 Approve 26 30 30 26 28 22 26 22 18 26 23 15 14 16 17 15 19 22 21 18 14 17 24 21 16 18 20 14 12 11 9 9 11 11 12 13 10 13 15 12 14 16 15 11 12 14 11 17 Disapprove 63 56 56 64 55 65 58 65 70 60 63 75 76 74 73 77 70 71 70 71 76 72 62 66 75 72 70 82 80 80 84 83 82 83 80 79 82 77 77 79 74 74 75 81 82 77 81 75 DK/NA 12 14 14 10 16 13 16 13 12 14 14 10 10 10 10 8 11 7 9 11 10 11 14 13 9 10 10 3 8 9 7 8 7 6 8 9 8 9 9 9 12 10 10 9 6 8 8 8 For trend going back further than 2002, please contact nytpolls@nytimes.com. 12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? QUESTIONS 12 AND 13 WERE ROTATED. 9/10-14/10 9/10-15/11 11/6-10/11 CBS 1/12-17/12 1/11-15/13 4/24-28/13 Approve 30 28 22 26 30 28 Disapprove 58 63 66 65 60 61 DK/NA 11 9 12 10 9 10 6 13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? QUESTIONS 12 AND 13 WERE ROTATED. 9/10-14/10 9/10-15/11 11/6-10/11 CBS 1/12-17/12 1/11-15/13 4/24-28/13 Approve 20 19 19 19 19 22 Disapprove 68 72 71 73 73 69 DK/NA 11 9 10 8 8 9 14. Do you think most members of Congress are more interested in serving the people they represent, or more interested in serving special interest groups? 10/8-10/90 9/8-11/94 10/29-11/1/94 10/17-20/96* 10/26-28/98 9/15-19/06 10/5-8/06 2/5-10/10 12/17-20/10 CBS 5/20-23/11 CBS 4/24-28/13 People 20 14 16 23 25 20 16 13 9 13 9 Special interest 71 79 78 65 62 73 78 80 85 80 85 DK/NA 8 7 6 12 13 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 15. How would you rate the condition of the national economy these days? Is it very good, fairly good, fairly bad or very bad? 7/13-16/02 7/22-23/02CBS 8/6-7/02 CBS 9/2-5/02 10/3-6/02 10/27-31/02 11/20-24/02 1/4-6/03 CBS 1/19-22/03 5/9-12/03 9/28-10/1/03 2/10-12/03 3/20-24/03 4/11-13/03 10/20-21/03CBS 12/10-13/03 12/14-15/03 1/12-15/04 3/10-14/04 4/23-27/04 5/20-23/04 CBS 6/23-27/04 8/15-18/04 CBS 9/12-16/04 10/1-3/04 10/14-17/04 11/18-21/04 2/24-28/05 6/10-15/05 7/29-8/2/05 CBS 9/9-13/05 10/30-11/1/05 CBS 12/2-6/05 1/5-8/06 CBS 1/20-25/06 2/22-26/06 CBS 3/9-12/06 CBS 4/6-9/06 CBS 4/28-30/06 CBS 5/4-8/06 7/21-25/06 8/17-21/06 9/15-19/06 10/5-8/06 10/27-31/06 12/8-10/06 CBS 1/1-3/07 CBS 1/18-21/07 CBS 2/8-11/07 CBS 2/23-27/07 3/7-11/07 4/9-12/07 CBS 5/18-23/07 7/9-17/07 8/8-12/07 CBS 9/4-8/07 10/12-16/07 CBS 12/5-9/07 1/9-12/08 1/30-2/2/08 CBS 2/20-24/08 3/15-18/08 CBS 3/28-4/2/08 4/25-29/08 5/1-3/08 5/30-6/3/08 CBS 7/7-14/08 Very good 2 3 2 3 4 1 2 1 1 2 4 2 3 2 3 4 5 3 2 4 5 4 5 3 6 3 4 4 4 7 4 3 6 6 6 5 4 7 8 6 5 5 5 7 9 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 7 9 7 4 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 Fairly good 47 42 45 47 39 44 46 40 42 42 39 37 47 48 42 52 50 51 47 51 47 54 47 51 49 49 50 53 50 50 45 44 49 48 51 45 51 45 49 47 46 47 51 53 50 50 50 51 52 55 47 51 48 46 45 51 45 39 35 26 27 24 20 22 15 19 18 Fairly bad 36 39 38 36 42 38 37 43 43 41 37 42 33 36 36 30 28 34 34 30 31 30 32 31 29 32 30 29 32 31 33 35 29 32 29 33 29 30 27 31 34 32 30 28 26 26 26 31 27 25 33 28 29 30 32 30 33 39 42 27 45 42 48 41 40 45 45 Very bad 13 14 13 14 14 15 13 14 12 14 19 18 15 10 18 13 13 11 15 15 16 11 15 12 16 13 14 13 13 11 17 16 14 13 13 15 14 17 14 15 13 15 13 11 13 13 14 10 12 10 11 11 14 13 14 15 16 18 19 44 25 34 30 36 43 33 35 DK/NA 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 7/31-8/5/08 CBS 8/15-19/08 9/12-16/08 9/21-24/08 9/27-30/08 CBS 10/3-5/08 CBS 10/10-13/08 10/19-22/08 10/25-29/08 12/4-8/08 CBS 1/11-15/09 2/2-4/09 CBS 2/18-22/09 3/12-16/09 CBS 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 5/6-12/09 CBS 6/12-16/09 7/9-12/09 CBS 7/24-28/09 8/27-31/09 CBS 9/19-23/09 10/5-8/09 CBS 11/13-16/09 CBS 12/4-8/09 1/6-10/10 CBS 2/5-10/10 3/29/-4/1/10 CBS 4/5-12/10 4/28-5/2/10 5/20-24/10 6/16-20/10 7/9-12/10 CBS 8/20-24/10 CBS 9/10-14/10 10/1-5/10 CBS 10/21-26/10 11/7-10/10 CBS 11/29-12/2/10 CBS 1/15-19/11 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 6/3-7/11 CBS 6/24-28/11 8/2-3/11 9/10-15/11 9/28-10/2/11 CBS 10/19-24/11 11/6-10/11 CBS 12/5-7/11 CBS 1/4-8/12 CBS 1/12-17/12 2/8-13/12 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 7/11-16/12 8/22-26/12 CBS 9/8-12/12 10/17-20 CBS 10/25-28/12 12/12-16/12 CBS 2/6-10/13 CBS 3/20-24/13 CBS 4/24-28/13 Very good 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 Fairly good 16 17 20 17 10 10 11 13 10 8 6 5 8 12 10 15 17 14 13 17 18 21 15 18 20 15 16 15 22 23 19 20 15 15 17 18 21 18 17 24 23 21 17 18 17 12 13 10 13 12 12 18 20 22 21 26 26 25 29 30 30 28 31 29 29 Fairly bad 40 41 39 34 37 34 38 35 41 37 30 31 30 36 38 40 45 48 42 47 43 49 49 42 44 50 44 42 43 45 47 48 50 42 47 43 45 44 46 46 46 48 44 43 43 46 39 47 50 41 44 46 47 46 45 41 39 39 38 39 36 46 38 42 42 Very Bad 43 41 39 46 52 55 50 51 48 54 62 63 61 52 51 44 36 36 44 35 36 28 35 37 33 32 39 42 34 27 32 29 32 41 34 37 33 35 36 28 29 29 36 36 38 40 47 41 36 45 42 34 32 29 30 29 32 32 30 27 31 23 29 26 26 DK/NA 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 For trend going back further than 2002, please contact nytpolls@nytimes.com. 8 16. Do you think the economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? 7/13-16/02 10/3-5/02 10/27-31/02 11/20-24/02 1/19-22/03 4/11-13/03 5/9-12/03 7/13-27/03 8/26-28/03 CBS 9/28-10/1/03 12/10-13/03 12/14-15/03 1/12-15/04 2/12-15/04 CBS 3/10-14/04 5/20-23/04 CBS 6/23-27/04 9/12-16/04 10/14-17/04 11/18-21/04 1/14-18/05 2/24-28/05 6/10-15/05 7/29-8/2/05 CBS 9/9-13/05 10/30-11/1/05 CBS 12/2-6/05 1/5-8/06 CBS 1/20-25/06 3/9-12/06 5/4-8/06 7/21-25/06 9/15-19/06 10/5-8/06 10/27-31/06 2/8-11/07 CBS 2/23-27/07 4/9-12/07 CBS 5/18-23/07 7/9-17/07 9/4-8/07 10/12-16/07 CBS 12/5-9/07 1/9-12/08 1/30-2/2/08 CBS 2/20-24/08 3/15-18/08 CBS 3/28-4/2/08 4/25-29/08 5/30-6/3/08 CBS 7/7-14/08 9/12-16/08 9/21-24/08 9/27-30/08 CBS 10/3-5/08 CBS 10/10-13/08 10/19-22/08 10/25-29/08 5/30-6/3/08 CBS Better 14 13 17 19 17 17 22 22 25 24 34 39 34 33 28 23 28 26 24 26 25 23 18 20 13 16 19 20 17 13 14 12 17 19 16 15 11 11 11 12 8 9 5 4 6 3 2 4 4 3 3 6 2 2 3 5 11 8 3 Worse 41 39 34 30 39 31 28 31 31 29 24 19 26 27 27 32 23 27 33 29 29 30 36 32 47 40 35 37 38 39 47 47 36 31 38 34 35 44 43 41 49 45 53 62 67 63 75 70 70 69 67 61 70 76 75 67 57 57 69 Same 44 46 48 50 44 49 49 46 43 46 41 39 39 39 43 43 47 45 42 44 45 46 45 47 38 44 45 43 44 47 39 41 46 49 44 49 51 44 44 45 43 44 40 33 26 32 21 25 24 27 29 32 26 20 21 26 30 32 27 DK/NA 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 12/4-8/08 CBS 1/11-15/09 2/2-4/09 CBS 2/18-22/09 3/12-16/09 CBS 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 5/6-12/09 CBS 6/12-16/09 7/9-12/09 CBS 7/24-28/09 8/27-31/09 CBS 9/19-23/09 10/5-8/09 CBS 11/13-16/09 CBS 12/4-8/09 1/6-10/10 CBS 1/14-17/10 CBS 2/5-10/10 4/5-12/10 4/28-5/2/10 5/20-24/10 6/16-20/10 7/9-12/10 CBS 8/20-24/10 CBS 9/10-14/10 10/1-5/10 CBS 10/21-26/10 11/29-12/2/10 CBS 1/15-19/11 2/11-14/11 CBS 3/18-21/11 CBS 4/15-20/11 6/3-7/11 CBS 6/24-28/11 9/10-15/11 9/28-10/2/11 CBS 10/19-24/11 11/6-10/11 CBS 12/5-7/11 CBS 12/14-18/11 CBS 1/4-8/12 CBS 1/12-17/12 2/8-13/12 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 7/11-16/12 8/22-26/12 CBS 9/8-12/12 10/17-20/12 CBS 10/25-28/12 12/12-16/12 CBS 2/6-10/13 CBS 3/20-24/13 CBS 4/24-28/13 Better 8 7 5 8 19 20 26 32 27 21 32 36 36 31 32 29 31 24 24 33 41 30 28 25 20 22 22 25 31 30 32 26 23 24 20 12 12 14 18 21 24 25 28 34 30 33 24 25 32 38 36 33 32 35 31 Worse 60 54 51 51 41 34 25 23 25 33 22 25 17 18 25 23 19 28 29 23 15 28 24 26 34 30 27 28 24 21 22 26 39 31 31 43 40 36 32 39 30 29 23 22 24 28 30 30 28 27 28 23 28 25 24 Same 29 37 42 40 37 43 48 44 46 45 45 38 46 50 42 47 49 48 45 43 43 42 48 48 44 48 50 46 44 46 45 47 38 44 48 44 46 49 50 40 45 45 49 43 44 38 45 43 39 34 35 43 39 39 44 DK/NA 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 For trend going back further than 2002, please contact nytpolls@nytimes.com. 9 19. Who do you trust more to make the right decisions about the nation's economy -- the Republicans in Congress or Barack Obama? 8/2-3/11 1/12-17/12 1/11-15/13 4/24-28/13 Republicans in Congress 33 40 35 39 Barack Obama 47 44 50 43 Both(vol.) 3 1 2 1 Neither(vol.) 14 9 10 13 DK/NA 2 7 3 5 21. Who do you trust more to make the right decisions about the federal budget deficit - the Republicans in Congress or Barack Obama? Republicans in Congress 1 44 1/15-19/11 1 2/11-14/11 CBS 42 1 4/15-20/11 44 1/12-17/12 42 1/11-15/13 37 4/24-28/13 42 1 Barack Obama 42 42 39 43 50 41 Both (vol.) 1 2 2 1 3 3 Neither (vol.) 8 9 12 9 8 10 DK/NA 5 5 4 5 3 5 Question read: "...about reducing the federal budget deficit..." 22. Who do you trust more to make the right decisions about gun laws -- the Republicans in Congress or Barack Obama? 1/11-15/13 4/24-28/13 Republicans in Congress 39 44 Barack Obama 47 41 Both(vol.) 3 2 Neither(vol.) 7 8 DK/NA 5 6 23. Who do you trust more to make the right decisions about immigration issues -- the Republicans in Congress or Barack Obama? 4/24-28/13 Republicans in Congress 40 Barack Obama 43 Both(vol.) 3 Neither(vol.) 8 DK/NA 6 24. In general, do you think gun control laws should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now? 11/27-28/94 CBS 10/27-31/02 11/10-13/03 CBS 4/5-12/10 1/9-10/11 CBS 1/15-19/11 4/27-30/12 CBS 12/14-16/12 CBS 1/11-15/13 2/6-10/13 CBS 3/20-24/13 CBS 4/24-28/13 More 59 56 51 40 47 46 39 57 54 53 47 54 Less 10 11 10 16 12 13 13 9 9 10 11 10 Kept as they are now 28 30 35 42 36 38 41 30 34 34 39 33 DK/NA 3 3 4 3 5 2 6 4 3 3 3 3 10 25. Should LEGAL immigration into the United States be kept at its present level, increased, or decreased? 6/19-23/861 2 6/21-24/93 2 9/8-11/94 2 9/18-22/95 3 12/3-6/95 NYT 10/23-27/96 CBS 9/13-14/01 12/7-10/01 7/13-27/03 1/12-15/04 7/29-8/2/05 CBS 10/3-5/05 CBS 4/6-9/06 CBS 5/4-8/06 3/7-11/07 5/18-23/07 7/7-14/08 4/5-12/10 4/28-5/2/10 9/10-15/11 4/24-28/13 1 2 3 Present level 35 27 27 30 31 35 29 29 37 34 32 30 33 39 29 39 38 35 44 36 35 Increased 7 7 6 6 2 8 10 9 9 16 13 11 16 22 18 20 23 16 17 19 25 Decreased 49 61 63 54 64 50 53 59 48 45 51 51 45 34 48 35 32 41 31 38 31 DK/NA 9 5 4 9 3 7 8 3 6 5 4 8 6 6 5 5 7 7 8 7 8 Question read: Should immigration be kept at its present level, increased or decreased? Question read: Should immigration to the United States be kept at its present level, increased or decreased? Question read: Do you think immigration into the United States should be increased, decreased, or kept about the same? 27. Overall, what do you think is the best way to reduce the federal budget deficit -- by cutting federal spending, by increasing taxes, or by a combination of both? 10/25-28/12 1/11-15/13 2/6-10/13 CBS 3/1-3/13 CBS 3/20-24/13 CBS 4/24-28/13 Cut federal spending 30 33 32 35 34 36 Raising taxes 2 3 3 5 2 3 Combination of both 64 61 59 56 58 57 DK/NA 5 3 5 5 6 4 28. As you may know, automatic spending cuts to military and domestic problems are in effect because President Obama and Republicans in Congress could not agree on a plan to reduce the federal budget deficit. These automatic spending cuts are commonly referred to as the Sequester. Do you think these cuts will help the economy, hurt the economy, or will they not have much of an effect on the economy one way or the other? 4/24-28/13 Help the economy 10 Hurt the economy 46 No effect 35 DK/NA 9 11 30. Have you personally been affected by the spending cuts in the Sequester, or not? IF YES: Have you been affected a great deal, or only somewhat? Yes, great deal 8 4/24-28/13 Yes, somewhat 19 No 69 DK/NA 4 31. IF GREAT DEAL OR SOMEWHAT: How have you been MOST affected by the spending cuts? 4/24-28/13 9 7 13 11 11 6 1 2 1 23 4 12 Job loss/unemployment Job depends on federal gov't/services Hours cut/loss of income/personal finance Taxes Specific gov't program (SS, vet benefits) Flight delays/air traffic Gov't funding for research Affects people around me Parks/landmarks/White House tours Personal finance (general) Other DK/NA 33. If you HAD to choose ONE, which of the following domestic programs would you be willing to reduce in order to cut government spending -- 1. education, OR 2. roads, bridges and other infrastructure, OR 3. science and medical research, OR 4. aid to the unemployed and poor? Education 8 7 1/15-19/11 4/24-28/13 Infrastructure 34 29 Research Aid to the poor DK/NA 26 16 21 29 11 29 34. As you may know, the largest items in the federal budget are Medicare, the government health insurance program for seniors, Social Security and the military. If you HAD to choose ONE, which of the following programs would you be willing to change in order to cut government spending - Medicare, Social Security or the military? 1 1/15-19/11 1 3/2-7/11 1 4/15-20/11 12/14-18/11 CBS 2/8-13/12 1/11-15/13 4/24-28/13 1 Medicare 21 16 21 23 15 21 23 Social Security 13 16 17 22 13 11 13 Military 55 50 45 27 52 46 43 All None Combination 4 2 3 16 10 12 4 2 2 DK/NA 11 18 17 5 6 5 21 All, none and combination were not offered as voluntary answer codes. 38. Thinking about how the federal government spends its money, which do you think should be the higher priority -- programs that benefit older adults or programs that benefit younger adults? 4/24-28/13 Older adults 38 Younger adults 44 Both equally important (vol.) 12 DK/NA 7 12 42. Which comes closest to your view about illegal immigrants who are currently working in the U.S.? 1. They should be allowed to stay in their jobs and to eventually apply for U.S. citizenship. 2. They should be allowed to stay in their jobs only as guest workers, but not to apply for U.S. citizenship. 3. They should be required to leave their jobs and leave the U.S. 12/5-9/07 4/22-26/09 4/28-5/2/10 9/10-15/11 12/14-18/11 CBS 2/8-13/12 5/31-6/3/12 10/25-28/12 12/12-16/12 1/24-27/13 2/6-10/13 2/23-27/13 4/24-28/13 Stay and apply for citizenship 38 44 43 37 44 42 43 51 47 51 53 56 43 Stay as guest workers 28 21 21 20 26 22 21 20 24 20 21 19 21 Required to leave jobs & U.S. 28 30 32 38 26 30 32 24 27 24 21 20 32 DK/NA 6 5 4 5 4 5 3 5 3 5 5 5 3 45. Would you favor or oppose providing a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants in the U.S. if they met certain requirements, like paying fines and back taxes, passing criminal background checks and learning English? 4/24-28/13 Favor 83 Oppose 14 DK/NA 3 46. IF FAVOR: Do you think illegal immigrants currently in the U.S. should be allowed to obtain legal status only after the border is secure, or should they be allowed to obtain legal status while border security is still being strengthened? 4/24-28/13 After border is secure 35 While border is being strengthened 56 DK/NA 10 47. Do you favor or oppose creating a federal employment verification system that all employers would be required to use to confirm that new hires are legally authorized to work in the U.S.? 4/24-28/13 Favor 80 Oppose 15 DK/NA 5 48. When the U.S. government is deciding which immigrants to admit to this country, should priority be given to people who have family members already living in the U.S., or should priority be given to people based on education, job skills and work experience? 4/24-28/13 People with family members 27 Based on background 58 It depends (vol.) 8 DK/NA 7 13 49. Is it possible you would ever vote for a candidate who does not share your views on immigration, or is this issue so important that you could not vote for a candidate who disagrees with you? 4/24-28/13 Yes, would vote 57 No, would not vote 29 Depends (vol.) 9 DK/NA 5 50. As a result of LEGAL immigration into the United States, do you think the threat of terrorism against the United States has increased, decreased, or stayed the same? 5/18-23/07 4/24-28/30 Increased 42 49 Decreased 3 4 Stayed the same 54 41 DK/NA 1 5 54. Do you favor or oppose a nationwide ban on semi-automatic weapons - including some rifles, pistols, and shotguns that have detachable magazines, allowing them to rapidly fire a high number of rounds? 1/11-15/13 2/6-10/13 CBS 3/20-24/13 CBS 4/24-28/13 Favor ban 53 52 49 50 Oppose ban 44 44 49 47 DK/NA 4 5 3 3 55. Do you favor or oppose a federal law requiring background checks on all potential gun buyers? 1/11-15/13 2/6-10/13 CBS 3/20-24/13 CBS 4/24-28/13 Favor 92 91 90 88 Oppose 7 7 8 11 DK/NA 1 2 2 2 14 56. Is your opinion of the National Rifle Association favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about the National Rifle Association yet to have an opinion? 3/15/89 CBS 1/22-25/92 3/28-31/93 4/25/95 CBS 4/22/99 CBS 8/1-3/99 CBS 8/15/99 CBS 3/19-21/00 CBS 4/15-17/00 5/10-13/00 7/13-16/00 10/27-31/02 1/11-15/13 4/24-28/13 Favorable 28 27 30 23 25 33 33 33 33 31 37 34 38 34 Not favorable 19 20 23 21 23 19 19 28 25 29 30 20 29 26 Undecided 15 16 17 19 15 13 13 16 17 20 16 15 14 16 Not heard enough 37 35 29 33 35 33 33 21 22 19 15 26 17 21 Refused 1 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 6 2 3 57. Is it possible you would ever vote for a candidate who does not share your views on gun policy, or is this issue so important that you could not vote for a candidate who disagrees with you? 4/24-28/13 Yes, would vote 41 No, would not vote 47 Depends (vol.) 7 DK/NA 5 58. As you may know, the Senate recently voted AGAINST several measures that would have made the laws covering gun sales more strict. Which best describes how you feel about that -- enthusiastic, satisfied but not enthusiastic, disappointed but not angry, or angry? 4/24-28/13 Enthusiastic 9 Satisfied 27 Disappointed 40 Angry 19 DK/NA 5 61. How closely have you been following news about the bombings at the Boston marathon -very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all closely? 4/24-28/13 Very closely 45 Somewhat closely 40 Not too closely 13 Not at all closely 2 DK/NA 1 15 84. These last few questions are for background only. Do you or does any other member of your household own a handgun, rifle, shot-gun, or any other kind of firearm? IF YES, ASK: Is that person you or someone else? 4/22/99 CBS 8/1-3/99 CBS 8/15/99 CBS 5/10-13/00 7/13-16/00 8/4-6/00 CBS 10/27-31/02 4/5-12/10 1/9-10/11 CBS 1/15-19/11 1/11-15/13 4/24-28/13 1/8-12/78 4/22-26/81 3/15/89 CBS 5/7-8/91 1/22-25/92 3/28-31/93 12/5-7/93 CBS 1/15-17/94 4/25/95 CBS 4/22/99 CBS 8/1-3/99 CBS 8/15/99 CBS 5/10-13/00 7/13-16/00 8/4-6/00 CBS 10/27-31/02 11/10-13/03 CBS 4/25-29/08 4/5-12/10 1/9-10/11 CBS 1/15-19/11 1/11-15/13 4/24-28/13 Yes, self 31 30 32 30 32 27 30 21 20 18 21 18 Yes 51 50 52 49 49 49 49 53 45 44 46 48 47 52 41 45 43 41 41 40 45 47 43 Yes, other 13 16 16 17 20 14 15 13 11 17 17 17 No 47 49 47 50 50 51 50 46 53 55 52 48 52 47 56 53 54 58 56 58 54 49 52 Yes, self and other 7 9 10 9 8 No 55 52 48 52 47 56 53 56 58 54 49 52 DK/NA 1 2 4 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 3 5 DK/NA 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 3 5 85. Are you or is any other member of your household a member of the National Rifle Association? IF YES, ASK: Is that person you or someone else? 4/24-28/13 Yes, self 4 Yes, other 7 Yes, self and other 1 No 85 DK/NA 2 Some people are registered to vote and others are not. Are you registered to vote in the precinct or election district where you now live, or aren't you? 4/24-28/13 Yes 84 No 15 16 Do you have any children? IF YES, ASK: Are any of your children 18 or under? 4/24-28/13 Yes, 18 or under 29 Yes, over 18 39 No 32 DK/NA 1 Are you currently employed -- either full-time or part-time, are you temporarily out of work, or are you not in the market for work at all? IF NOT IN MARKET FOR WORK, ASK: Are you currently retired, or not? 4/24-28/13 Employed 57 Out of work 10 Not in the market 11 Retired 22 DK/NA - Are you now married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married? 4/24-28/13 Married 53 Widowed 5 Divorced 11 Separated 3 Never married 27 Some people think of themselves as evangelical or born again Christians. think of yourself in either of these ways? 4/24-28/13 Yes 27 No 70 DK/NA 1 Do you ever DK/NA 3 What is your religious preference today? 4/24-28/13 Protestant 47 Catholic 20 Jewish 2 Muslim 1 Other 6 None 21 DK/NA 3 17 Generally speaking, do you usually consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or what? 7/13-16/02 9/2-5/02 10/3-5/02 10/27-31/02 11/20-24/02 1/19-22/03 2/10-12/03 3/7-9/03 4/11-13/03 7/13-27/03 9/28-10/1/03 12/10-13/03 12/14-15/03 1/12-15/04 3/10-14/04 4/23-27/04 6/23-27/04 7/11-15/04 9/12-16/04 10/1-3/04 10/14-17/04 10/28-30/04 11/18-21/04 1/14-18/05 2/24-28/05 6/10-15/05 9/9-13/05 12/2-6/05 1/20-25/06 5/4-8/06 7/21-25/06 8/17-21/06 9/15-19/06 10/5-8/06 10/27-31/06 2/24-27/07 3/7-11/07 4/20-24/07 5/18-23/07 7/9-17/07 7/20-22/07 9/4-8/07 12/5-9/07 1/9-12/08 2/20-24/08 /28-4/2/08 4/25-29/08 5/1-3/08 7/7-14/08 8/15-20/08 9/12-16/08 9/21-24/08 10/10-13/08 10/19-22/08 10/25-29/08 1/11-15/09 2/18-22/09 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 6/12-16/09 7/24-28/09 9/19-23/09 Rep 28 29 27 31 29 29 28 29 31 27 31 27 28 28 31 29 29 29 33 29 30 30 29 31 29 28 26 28 29 25 31 30 30 30 28 25 27 24 29 28 24 31 26 28 27 26 27 29 26 29 28 28 28 26 30 21 26 23 20 24 20 22 Dem 34 35 38 34 32 32 34 32 30 32 35 33 31 32 30 35 35 37 31 34 34 35 36 34 36 34 36 32 34 37 33 35 32 35 35 35 35 34 37 34 32 32 35 40 38 41 37 39 37 37 39 34 36 41 37 39 36 39 38 38 34 37 Ind 33 26 28 28 31 33 31 30 32 34 30 35 35 33 32 29 29 30 29 28 29 30 30 28 29 31 28 33 33 34 30 27 32 30 31 33 33 36 32 34 36 33 31 27 29 27 31 27 31 26 26 32 29 28 27 31 32 30 36 31 39 33 DK/NA 5 10 7 7 8 6 6 9 6 7 4 6 6 8 7 7 7 4 7 10 7 6 5 8 6 6 9 7 4 4 5 8 5 6 7 6 6 6 3 4 9 5 8 5 6 6 5 5 6 8 7 6 7 5 5 8 5 7 6 8 7 7 12/4-8/09 2/5-10/10 4/5-12/10 4/28-5/2/10 6/16-20/10 9/10-14/10 10/21-26/10 1/15-19/11 4/15-20/11 6/24-28/11 8/2-3/11 9/10-15/11 10/19-24/11 1/12-17/12 2/8-14/12 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 7/11-16/12 9/8-12/12 10/25-28/12 1/11-15/13 4/24-28/13 Rep 27 28 28 25 24 25 28 27 25 26 24 26 25 25 27 26 26 25 22 27 26 25 Dem 36 30 31 34 34 35 37 34 33 33 32 33 35 35 34 30 34 32 35 36 34 31 Ind 29 37 33 31 33 33 31 32 34 34 39 32 34 36 32 35 33 37 36 30 34 36 DK/NA 8 5 7 10 9 7 4 6 7 6 4 8 5 4 7 9 6 6 7 7 6 8 For trend going back further than 2002, please contact nytpolls@nytimes.com. 18 How would you describe your views on most political matters? Generally, do you think of yourself as liberal, moderate, or conservative? 7/13-16/02 9/2-5/02 10/3-5/02 10/27-31/0 11/20-24/0 1/19-22/03 2/10-12/03 3/7-9/03 4/11-13/03 7/13-27/03 9/28-10/1/0 12/10-13/0 12/14-15/0 1/12-15/04 3/10-14/04 4/23-27/04 6/23-27/04 7/11-15/04 9/12-16/04 10/1-3/04 10/14-17/0 10/28-30/0 11/18-21/0 1/14-18/05 2/24-28/05 6/10-15/05 9/9-13/05 12/2-6/05 1/20-25/06 5/4-8/06 7/21-25/06 8/17-21/06 9/15-19/06 10/5-8/06 10/27-31/0 2/24-27/07 3/7-11/07 4/20-24/07 5/18-23/07 7/9-17/07 7/20-22/07 9/4-8/07 12/5-9/07 1/9-12/08 2/20-24/08 3/28-4/2/0 4/25-29/08 5/1-3/08 7/7-14/08 8/15-20/08 9/12-16/08 9/21-24/08 10/10-13/0 10/19-22/0 10/25-29/0 1/11-15/09 2/18-22/09 4/1-5/09 4/22-26/09 6/12-16/09 7/24-28/09 9/19-23/09 12/4-8/09 Lib 21 20 18 20 20 19 21 18 19 22 19 20 19 20 21 22 21 22 20 24 19 17 22 20 23 20 18 18 21 25 21 24 17 23 20 20 20 21 20 19 15 22 22 25 23 21 22 15 22 24 24 22 18 21 22 21 20 23 22 27 22 21 21 Mod 44 39 45 38 44 45 41 45 45 40 42 45 39 43 40 42 42 41 40 36 42 42 41 41 38 43 43 45 45 37 39 38 43 39 45 42 40 42 43 44 48 42 43 39 41 39 41 49 41 36 39 38 49 39 38 43 38 39 42 37 41 39 36 Con 32 36 34 37 30 32 35 35 33 34 34 31 37 31 34 30 32 34 36 35 33 35 33 33 35 33 34 32 30 34 36 33 35 34 30 33 36 33 32 33 31 32 31 32 29 34 33 32 32 35 33 36 29 33 33 30 36 31 29 29 30 36 38 DK/NA 4 3 5 6 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 3 4 6 6 5 4 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 3 5 6 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 4 5 4/28-5/2/10 6/16-20/10 9/10-14/10 10/21-26/1 1/15-19/11 4/15-20/11 6/24-28/11 8/2-3/11 10/19-24/1 1/12-17/12 2/8-14/12 3/7-11/12 4/13-17/12 7/11-16/12 9/8-12/12 10/25-28/12 1/11-15/13 4/24-28/13 Lib 21 18 19 19 20 26 22 22 22 22 22 20 23 20 23 21 21 22 Mod 34 42 40 37 41 32 37 43 38 38 41 39 36 35 33 39 39 31 Con 38 35 36 38 35 36 34 32 35 34 32 35 38 38 37 34 34 41 DK/NA 6 5 5 5 4 6 7 2 4 6 4 7 4 7 7 6 5 6 For trend going back further than 2002, please contact nytpolls@nytimes.com. 19 How old are you? 4/24-28/13 18-29 22 30-44 26 45-64 34 Over 64 17 Refused - What was the last grade in school you completed? 4/24-28/13 Not a H.S. grad 9 H.S. grad 35 Some college 28 College grad 17 Post Grad 11 Refused 1 Are you of Hispanic origin or descent, or not? 4/24-28/13 Hispanic 14 Not Hispanic 85 DK/NA 1 Are you white, black, Asian or some other race? 4/24-28/13 White 74 Black 12 Asian 2 Other 10 Refused 2 Was your total family income in 2012 UNDER or OVER $50,000? IF UNDER, ASK: Was it under $15,000, between $15,000 and $30,000, or between $30,000 and $50,000? IF OVER, ASK: Was it between $50,000 and $75,000 or between $75,000 and $100,000 or was it over $100,000? 4/24-28/13 4/24-28/13 Under $15,000 9 Male 49 $15,000$29,999 13 $30,000$49,999 19 $50,000$74,999 20 $75,000$100,000 13 Over $100,000 17 Refused 10 Female 51 20