Posted on 08/14/2004 4:12:18 PM PDT by OSHA
Partial ZOGBY online poll:
Thinking about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, what is the most important lesson you think the U.S. should take from this experience?
Statement A The country needs to be prepared at all costs for a terrorist attack, and therefore should spend as much as necessary on national defense?
Statement B Statement B. The U.S. should seek international alliances and promote citizen exchanges and better understandings between different cultures in order to prevent such attacks in the future?
Regarding marriage, which of the following statements come closer to your opinion?
Statement A The state and federal governments should recognize a marriage between two persons of the same sex in exactly the same way that the government recognizes a marriage of a traditional heterosexual couple.
Statement B Statement B. The state and federal governments should offer equal legal benefits to any two persons of the same sex who live together, and who seek recognition from their state, by granting this couple a license to a civil union.
Statement C The state and federal governments should only recognize marriage between a man and a woman and no other pair should receive equal legal benefits.
Please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following.
"Everything changes so quickly these days that I often have trouble deciding which are the right rules to follow."
"We were better off in the old days when everyone knew just how they were expected to act."
"Many things our parents stood for are going to ruin right before our eyes."
"What is lacking in the world today is the old kind of friendship that lasted for a lifetime."
"I feel left out of things going on around me."
Now I have a few questions about a variety of subjects
What is more important to you - pro-life or pro-choice?
What is more important to you - pro-gun or gun control?
What is more important to you - gay rights or don't ask-don't tell?
Who would you most like to have a beer with - George W. Bush or John Kerry?
Do you more often drink Coke or Pepsi?
What is your astrological sign?
When viewing the world, do you look at things locally or globally?
What is more important to you - what is going on in Main Street or what is going on in Wall Street?
Where are you more likely to shop - Wal-Mart or JC Penney's
What is your favorite ice cream flavor - vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry?
Which one of the following brands of ice cream are you more likely to buy - Ben and Jerry's or Hagen Daas?
Do you consider yourself a dog person or a cat person?
Which of the following would you be more likely to order at a restaurant - steak, pasta, or salad?
Which channel do you watch most often for news - CNN, Fox, MSNBC, NBC, ABC, CBS?
Where are you more likely to purchase coffee - Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts?
Where would you rather swim - in a pool or in a lake?
Who would you more likely vote for for president - the Tin Man, who is all brains and no heart or the Scarecrow, who is all heart and no brain?
Do you drive a foreign- or domestic-made car?
What is more important to you - working hard and fulfilling your responsibilities or doing things that give you joy or pleasure?
What is more important to you when you vote: your religion or ethnicity?
Do you prefer to read your news from the newspaper in print or on the Internet?
Do you prefer shopping at Wal-Mart, or at a third generation family-owned business?
Who do you think was the greatest President: George Washington or Abraham Lincoln?
Which of the following do you feel promotes a philosophy you identify with more: pro-private sector or pro- government sector
Have you seen the movie The Passion of the Christ?
Have you seen the movie Fahrenheit 911?
Which of the following do you support: pro-union or open shop?
Do you consider yourself to be pro-environment or pro-development?
The following is a list of goals that often cause conflict and debate within American society. For which of the following goals do you feel so strongly that you would be willing to fight for them? (Choose all that apply.)
A prosperous America A powerful America A respected America A tolerant America A moral America A safe America An America that protects individual freedom A humanitarian America
How likely do you think that the 2004 presidential election outcome could be disputed?
How easy or difficult would it be for our country to overcome a disputed election so that whoever is declared the winner can govern effectively?
If the winner in the 2004 presidential election is elected by a "razor-thin" margin, how willing would you be to support the new president if he is not the candidate you voted for?
Which three of the following institutions or groups do you think is most responsible for the serious problems and challenges we face as a country today? Choose up to three.
Executive Branch Senate Congress Political parties Local government Education Unions Special interest groups Courts Media Citizens Voters Religious institutions Corporate America None
The following is a list of issues that often cause conflict and debate within American society. On which of these issues would you be willing to compromise your beliefs and values a little, to find common ground among all Americans? (Choose all that apply.)
Abortion Raising taxes War on terror Death penalty Affirmative action Separation of church and state Affordable health care Gun control Gay marriage
Now for the same list of issues that often cause conflict and debate within American society, which issues would you draw a line in the sand, refusing to compromise your beliefs and values about what's right for America? (Choose all that apply.)
Abortion Raising taxes War on terror Death penalty Affirmative action Separation of church and state Affordable health care Gun control Gay marriage None
Which of the following American institutions do you think is most prepared and able to undertake its mission?
CIA NSA Homeland Security Pentagon UN Congress Executive Branch Courts None
For which of the following values do you feel the most strongly, meaning it would trigger an intense reaction if a friend or associate made comments that you found offensive?
Individual freedom/Live and let live Traditional values Protecting America at all costs Being a respected member of the world community Being the number one super power Unlimited economic growth for America Protecting our civil liberties Fairly utilizing the world's resources
Using the same list of values, which value are you most likely to use criteria to let someone inside your inner circle? Someone who shares your value of…?
Now for the same list, which one are you most likely to be an ACTIVIST and volunteer your time, money, and energy to either promote, support, or defend?
Which of these same values do you feel requires our systems to be RADICALLY changed, in order to enforce the value throughout American Society?
For which of the following values do you feel most CONFIDENT and EMPOWERED to overcome the personal challenges you face because of issues related to it?
Do you consider yourself to be a born-again, evangelical, or fundamentalist Christian?
Have you or anyone in your immediate family lost a job due to corporate downsizing within the past year?
Have you or anyone in your immediate family lost a job due to outsourcing jobs to countries overseas within the past year?
Are you or anyone in your immediate family afraid of losing a job within the next year?
Are you or anyone in your immediate family working at a job that pays less than an immediate previous job?
Do you consider yourself a NASCAR fan?
How common are these polls and did my participation make a difference?
I got the invitation but have not filled out the Zogby poll yet. I usually get something every 2 weeks but during the DNC I got 2 in one week. This is a self selecting group that leans Democratic.
I took that poll this morning. As I see it, it won't hurt to have as many Republicans as possible participating in these polls.
That said, those were the weirdest questions I've ever seen in a Zogby poll.
I took this stupid poll yesterday and then e-mailed MrZ that the UN is NOT an "American institution". Reckon I'll be dropped from their list?
Mary Ann. Definitely Mary Ann.
That's about the only thing they didn't ask.
I have been participating in the Zogby poll for about 3 months now. After this last one I e-mailed Mark @ Zogby and told him if they ever sent another one like that totally filled with meaningless questions to politics that I would no longer participate
From the sounds of some of the bizarre questions you mentioned, it wouldn't surprise me if certain left leaning groups and/or businesses were paying Zogby to ask these specific questions of the public.
Zogby has been sending me the online poll for at least a year. I don't know how he got my email address either. Some of the questions were strange.... Pepsi or Coke...... where do you buy your jewelry etc. etc. ? I think just didn't answer the stupid ones.
Agreed. I'm a Diet Pepsi drinker, so I wasn't sure how to answer that one. I lot of those questions about jewelry and fragrances I refused because I don't buy that crap.
Frankly, I expect to see a Zogby report issued shortly that says something stupid like "Pepsi drinkers prefer Bush, while Coke drinkers want Kerry." (I joked that it would seem appropriate that Coke, which flip flops on its formula almost as much as Kerry flip flops on his wartime heroics, would be the choice of Kerry supporters. Please don't flame me - I was just joking!) ;-)
J.Q.
I don't drink any carbonated drinks at all - I just don't like them. And while I do wear perfume, it's not from the choices they gave.
DVD or VHS? But no way to answer BOTH.
As an independent I feel the need to take these polls, just didn't realize there were so many of us on free republic taking the poll.
Agreed but the flavour of my favourite ice cream? Do I shop at JC Penneys or Wal-Mart?! It sounded as if they are trying to stereo-type conservatives. It was definately one of their sillier polls.
I guess they are paid questions.
I got that feeling too!
I did - apparently my definition of "non traditional" is just very different than Zogby's... I will freely admit that I consider Zogby's polls to be more "politically oriented" than "consumer oriented" (i.e., like Harris polls).
Good to see another independent taking these polls!
J.Q.
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