http://www.pollingreport.com/prioriti.htmNBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R). June 8-11, 2007. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.
.
"Let me list some issues that have been proposed for the federal government to address. Please tell me which one of these items you think should be the top priority for the federal government.
" If more than one: "Well, if you had to choose just one, which do you think should be the top priority?"
.
%
The war in Iraq 34
Health care 15
Illegal immigration 12
Terrorism 12
Job creation and economic growth 8
Energy and the cost of gas 6
The environment and global warming 6
Reducing the federal budget deficit 4
All equally (vol.) 3
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CBS News/New York Times Poll. May 18-23, 2007. N=1,125 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
.
"What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?" Open-ended
.
%
War in Iraq
31
Economy/Jobs
8
Gas/Heating oil crisis
7
Immigration
7
Health care
5
Terrorism (general)
3
President Bush
3
Environment
3
Moral values/Family values
3
Poverty/Homelessness
3
Foreign policy
3
Other
19
Unsure
5
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CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 4-6, 2007. N=1,028 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
.
"How important will each of the following issues be to your vote for president next year? Will it be extremely important, very important, moderately important, or not that important? . . ."
.
Extremely
Important Very
Important Moderately
Important Not That
Important Unsure
% % % % %
The situation in Iraq
51 37 9 2 -
.
Terrorism
45 35 14 6 -
.
Education
44 37 16 3 -
.
Health care
43 35 18 4 -
.
Gas prices
43 31 16 10 1
.
Corruption and ethical standards in government
41 36 17 7 -
.
The situation in Iran
38 39 17 5 1
.
Social Security and Medicare
38 37 20 4 -
.
The economy
33 46 16 4 -
.
Illegal immigration
31 32 26 10 1
.
Taxes
30 40 23 6 1
.
The federal budget deficit
30 34 26 9 2
.
Global warming
27 26 27 19 1
.
Abortion
27 24 24 24 1
.
Gun policy
26 26 29 17 2
.
Stem cell research
20 28 28 21 3
.
Policies toward gays and lesbians
13 15 30 41 1
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Gallup Poll. April 23-26, 2007. N=1,007 adults nationwide, drawn from Gallup's household panel, which was originally recruited through random selection methods. MoE ± 4.
.
"In your view, what one or two issues should be the top priorities for the President and Congress to deal with at this time?" Open-ended. Multiple responses accepted.
.
%
Situation in Iraq/War 66
Poor health care/Cost of health care 20
Economy in general 14
Immigration/Illegal aliens 14
Fuel/Oil prices/Energy crisis 7
Environment/Pollution 5
National security 4
Education/Poor education/Access to educ. 4
Terrorism 4
Federal deficit/Federal debt 3
Social Security 3
Other 22
Unsure 1
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Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. March 29-April 1, 2007. N=800 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.5.
.
"Now I'm going to read to you a list of issues that the U.S. Congress may address. Which one of the following issues do you think should be the top priority for the U.S. Congress to address: ?" If "All": "If you absolutely had to choose, which one issue would you say should be the top priority?"
.
%
War in Iraq
26
Health care
13
Immigration
9
Economy/Jobs/Unemployment
9
Social Security/Medicare
8
Terrorism/Homeland security
8
Education
6
Gas prices
4
The actions of the executive branch/the President
3
The environment
1
All of the above (vol.)
13
Unsure
1
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