NATIONAL
POLL: MISSILE
DEFENSE
Strong Across-the-Board Majority Support for National Missile Defense
System
January 30, 2001
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NATIONAL MEDIA RELEASE
The results of our most recent national survey indicate that there is strong public opinion support from Americans to develop a national missile defense system. Seven in ten voters believe the United States should develop a missile defense system to guard the nation from missile attacks from Iraq, Iran, and other terrorist states.
The public sentiment to develop a missile defense system is strong across all voting segments. More than 4 in 5 Republicans want a missile defense system developed, and nearly two-thirds of Democrats and independents believe the United States should build a missile defense system. Women are slightly more in favor of developing a missile defense system than men. Majority support for this national antiterrorist missile defense system extends across every geographic area, every ideological group, every age group tested, and is equally solid among African-Americans and whites.
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Should the United States develop a missile defense system to guard the nation from missile attacks from Iraq, Iran, and other terrorist states?
|
Total
|
East
|
South
|
Midwest
|
West
|
|
| Yes | 70.3 % | 66.5 % | 73.6 % | 74.4 % | 62.7 % |
| No | 22.2 % | 28.0 % | 19.1 % | 16.8 % | 29.0 % |
| Don't Know/Refused | 7.5 % | 5.5 % | 7.2 % | 8.8 % | 8.3 % |
|
Total
|
Liberal
|
Moderate
|
Conservative
|
|
| Yes | 70.3 % | 58.1 % | 64.9 % | 80.2 % |
| No | 22.2 % | 32.5 % | 27.8 % | 13.3 % |
| Don't Know/Refused | 7.5 % | 9.4 % | 7.4 % | 6.5 % |
|
Total
|
Republican
|
Democrat
|
Independent
|
|
| Yes | 70.3 % | 83.0 % | 63.0 % | 64.0 % |
| No | 22.2 % | 9.9 % | 28.3 % | 32.0 % |
| Don't Know/Ref. | 7.5 % | 7.1 % | 8.7 % | 4.1 % |
|
Total
|
18-25
|
26-40
|
41-55
|
56-65
|
65+
|
|
| Yes | 70.3 % | 70.3 % | 67.8 % | 66.8 % | 78.7 % | 71.5 % |
| No | 22.2 % | 25.0 % | 25.9 % | 26.1 % | 14.7 % | 18.8 % |
| Don't Know/Refused | 7.5 % | 4.7 % | 6.3 % | 7.1 % | 6.7 % | 9.6 % |
|
Total
|
White
|
Black
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
| Yes | 70.3 % | 70.0 % | 70.5 % | 68.3 % | 72.1 % |
| No | 22.2 % | 22.2 % | 23.2 % | 25.4 % | 19.2 % |
| Don't Know/Refused | 7.5 % | 7.8 % | 6.3 % | 6.3 % | 8.7 % |
Methodology: This national survey of political attitudes was conducted between 1/26 - 1/27, 2001 among 1,000 likely general election voters.
All interviews were conducted by professional interviewers via telephone. Interview selection was at random within predetermined election units. These units were structured to correlate statistically correlate with actual voter distributions in statewide general elections.
The accuracy of this national survey of 1,000 likely voters is within +/- 3.1% at a 95% confidence interval.
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