Q126/a/b: Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the government’s collection of telephone and internet data as part of anti-terrorism efforts? ASK IF APPROVE: Do you think the National Security Agency should be allowed to collect whatever data it needs, or should there be limits on what it collects? ASK IF DISAPPROVE: Do you think the National Security Agency should be prevented from collecting any data about U.S. citizens, or should it be allowed to collect some limited information?
These questions are discussed in Section 4 of the report.
Approve | Disapprove | ||||||
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Total % | Collect whatever NSA needs % | Should be limits % | Total % | Allowed limited collection % | Prevented from collecting % | (N) | |
TOTAL | 41 | 15 | 26 | 54 | 38 | 15 | 3,341 |
PARTY WITH LEANERS | |||||||
Rep/Rep lean | 39 | 14 | 24 | 58 | 40 | 16 | 1,340 |
Dem/Dem lean | 47 | 16 | 30 | 49 | 36 | 12 | 1,572 |
PARTY ID | |||||||
Republican | 42 | 16 | 26 | 55 | 39 | 15 | 788 |
Democrat | 47 | 17 | 29 | 48 | 34 | 12 | 1,036 |
Independent | 38 | 13 | 25 | 58 | 41 | 16 | 1,320 |
Lean Republican | 35 | 13 | 22 | 61 | 42 | 18 | 552 |
Lean Democrat | 46 | 15 | 30 | 52 | 39 | 12 | 536 |
IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY | |||||||
Consistently Conservative | 23 | 7 | 15 | 75 | 49 | 24 | 347 |
Mostly Conservative | 35 | 13 | 22 | 60 | 41 | 19 | 625 |
Mixed | 44 | 16 | 28 | 51 | 35 | 14 | 1,179 |
Mostly Liberal | 49 | 20 | 29 | 46 | 34 | 11 | 698 |
Consistently Liberal | 41 | 13 | 28 | 53 | 38 | 12 | 492 |
SEX | |||||||
Men | 38 | 13 | 25 | 58 | 39 | 18 | 1,631 |
Women | 44 | 17 | 27 | 49 | 36 | 12 | 1,710 |
AGE | |||||||
18-49 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 54 | 37 | 16 | 1,336 |
50+ | 41 | 15 | 25 | 53 | 38 | 13 | 1,960 |
DETAILED AGE | |||||||
18-29 | 38 | 11 | 26 | 58 | 41 | 15 | 483 |
30-49 | 45 | 17 | 27 | 52 | 35 | 16 | 853 |
50-64 | 42 | 16 | 25 | 53 | 38 | 14 | 1,028 |
65+ | 39 | 14 | 24 | 52 | 39 | 11 | 932 |
SEX BY AGE | |||||||
Men 18-49 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 61 | 40 | 20 | 692 |
Men 50+ | 40 | 14 | 25 | 55 | 40 | 14 | 922 |
Women 18-49 | 47 | 17 | 29 | 48 | 35 | 12 | 644 |
Women 50+ | 42 | 16 | 24 | 51 | 37 | 12 | 1,038 |
RACE | |||||||
White, non-Hispanic | 38 | 13 | 25 | 57 | 41 | 15 | 2,407 |
Black, non-Hispanic | 49 | 17 | 31 | 44 | 30 | 13 | 348 |
Hispanic | 49 | 24 | 25 | 45 | 31 | 12 | 301 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
College grad+ | 46 | 16 | 29 | 51 | 37 | 13 | 1,378 |
Post grad | 47 | 18 | 28 | 48 | 36 | 11 | 491 |
College grad | 45 | 16 | 29 | 52 | 37 | 14 | 887 |
Some college | 40 | 12 | 27 | 56 | 40 | 15 | 977 |
HS or less | 40 | 16 | 23 | 53 | 36 | 16 | 972 |
FAMILY INCOME | |||||||
$75,000+ | 42 | 13 | 27 | 55 | 41 | 14 | 1,020 |
$30,000-$74,999 | 44 | 16 | 28 | 53 | 37 | 14 | 1,026 |
<$30,000 | 41 | 16 | 23 | 54 | 37 | 15 | 971 |
RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE | |||||||
Total Protestant | 42 | 15 | 26 | 53 | 37 | 15 | 1,673 |
White NH evang. Prot. | 37 | 14 | 22 | 58 | 44 | 13 | 624 |
White NH mainline Prot. | 42 | 13 | 28 | 53 | 38 | 15 | 583 |
Total Catholic | 46 | 20 | 25 | 49 | 36 | 12 | 715 |
White NH Cath. | 43 | 17 | 25 | 54 | 39 | 13 | 496 |
Unaffiliated | 36 | 10 | 25 | 60 | 40 | 18 | 591 |
ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES | |||||||
Weekly or more | 42 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 37 | 13 | 1,270 |
Less than weekly | 41 | 14 | 26 | 55 | 38 | 15 | 2,031 |
REGION | |||||||
Northeast | 43 | 16 | 27 | 52 | 35 | 16 | 606 |
Midwest | 40 | 14 | 25 | 54 | 40 | 13 | 724 |
South | 42 | 15 | 26 | 53 | 36 | 16 | 1,240 |
West | 40 | 15 | 25 | 56 | 40 | 14 | 771 |
AMONG REP/LEAN REP | |||||||
Men | 34 | 12 | 23 | 63 | 42 | 20 | 721 |
Women | 44 | 18 | 26 | 51 | 38 | 12 | 619 |
18-29 | 39 | 15 | 24 | 57 | 41 | 15 | 163 |
30-49 | 45 | 16 | 29 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 315 |
50-64 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 60 | 42 | 17 | 430 |
65+ | 34 | 12 | 22 | 61 | 44 | 14 | 417 |
Agree with Tea Party | 26 | 9 | 17 | 72 | 47 | 24 | 555 |
Disagree/No opinion | 47 | 18 | 29 | 49 | 37 | 12 | 761 |
AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM | |||||||
Men | 46 | 16 | 30 | 52 | 38 | 13 | 709 |
Women | 47 | 17 | 29 | 47 | 34 | 12 | 863 |
18-29 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 56 | 41 | 14 | 240 |
30-49 | 47 | 18 | 28 | 51 | 35 | 14 | 409 |
50-64 | 51 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 34 | 10 | 467 |
65+ | 46 | 19 | 26 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 441 |
AMONG WHITES | |||||||
Men | 34 | 11 | 23 | 63 | 43 | 18 | 1,177 |
Women | 43 | 16 | 26 | 51 | 38 | 12 | 1,230 |
18-29 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 61 | 47 | 14 | 274 |
30-49 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 55 | 36 | 17 | 561 |
50-64 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 58 | 42 | 15 | 761 |
65+ | 38 | 13 | 23 | 55 | 41 | 12 | 790 |
College grad | 44 | 16 | 28 | 53 | 38 | 13 | 1,091 |
Some college or less | 36 | 12 | 23 | 59 | 42 | 16 | 1,311 |
College grad men | 39 | 15 | 24 | 58 | 41 | 16 | 566 |
College grad women | 48 | 16 | 32 | 47 | 36 | 10 | 525 |
Some col or less men | 32 | 9 | 23 | 64 | 45 | 19 | 609 |
Some col or less women | 40 | 16 | 23 | 53 | 39 | 13 | 702 |
$75,000+ | 39 | 13 | 26 | 57 | 43 | 13 | 839 |
$30,000-$74,999 | 43 | 14 | 28 | 54 | 39 | 14 | 760 |
<$30,000 | 34 | 13 | 20 | 60 | 42 | 17 | 578 |