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Lucid Public Opinion Weekly
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October 10-11, 2017 - 1,323 US adults
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Weighted totalUnweighted totalGenderAge CategoriesRace/EthnicityAnnual Household Income before TaxesParty IdentificationVoterGeographic Distribution
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MaleFemale18-24 years24-34 years34-44 years44-64 years65+ yearsWhiteBlack or African AmericanHispanicAlaskan Native or American IndianAsianOtherUnder $50,000/year$50,000 to $100,000/yearAbove $100,000/yearDemocratRepublicanIndependentYesNoUrbanRural
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1. Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of how President Trump is leading the country?Approve33.53%27.29%36.00%22.41%18.47%23.95%28.57%29.57%34.51%36.60%10.71%25.33%35.71%19.53%5.00%24.21%31.46%33.33%8.19%67.95%20.28%29.73%15.65%24.34%33.11%
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Disapprove51.57%56.01%51.58%58.49%54.50%55.89%58.67%56.25%54.87%47.38%70.63%63.33%53.57%62.50%65.00%56.78%54.23%57.41%82.74%16.91%51.65%58.01%46.52%60.57%47.20%
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No opinion14.90%16.70%12.42%19.10%27.03%20.15%12.76%14.18%10.62%16.03%18.65%11.33%10.71%17.97%30.00%19.01%14.32%9.26%9.07%15.13%28.07%12.26%37.83%15.09%19.69%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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2. Do you approve or disapprove of how the U.S. Congress is doing?Approve15.77%14.70%18.53%12.54%17.27%21.29%18.37%11.08%7.96%13.64%14.29%22.15%14.29%18.90%1.67%11.69%16.94%27.78%11.59%26.57%9.43%15.77%9.61%16.28%11.63%
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Disapprove57.34%56.82%60.00%55.03%41.36%44.11%56.12%65.06%72.12%59.23%55.16%57.72%53.57%51.97%45.00%54.89%60.00%58.33%64.53%48.36%53.30%61.69%33.62%56.19%57.94%
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No opinion26.89%28.48%21.47%32.43%41.36%34.60%25.51%23.86%19.91%27.13%30.56%20.13%32.14%29.13%53.33%33.42%23.06%13.89%23.89%25.07%37.26%22.55%56.77%27.52%30.43%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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3. We will now present you with a list of statements or policy pointers. Please tell us if you agree or disagree with the sentiment expressed in these statements.
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Agree23.70%21.32%24.84%19.34%17.57%26.24%23.98%18.99%21.24%21.84%21.43%23.33%21.43%20.31%11.67%20.28%22.77%23.15%14.95%37.98%16.51%22.05%17.83%19.77%24.38%
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3a. Abortion should become illegal.Disagree57.23%58.35%55.16%60.14%59.91%51.33%54.59%59.62%65.93%60.57%52.38%60.00%57.14%57.03%56.67%57.54%59.39%60.19%68.86%42.43%57.08%60.11%50.00%60.57%54.14%
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Undecided19.08%20.33%20.00%20.52%22.52%22.43%21.43%21.39%12.83%17.59%26.19%16.67%21.43%22.66%31.67%22.18%17.84%16.67%16.19%19.58%26.42%17.84%32.17%19.66%21.48%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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3b. Immigration strengthens the U.S. economy.Agree43.60%48.30%49.26%47.76%54.95%52.09%50.00%45.19%41.59%40.14%51.19%58.67%50.00%73.44%51.67%44.74%52.58%57.41%61.21%28.49%46.93%49.77%41.30%53.71%37.58%
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Disagree27.59%23.13%27.16%20.87%13.96%19.77%19.90%27.40%30.97%28.37%15.48%23.33%46.43%7.81%15.00%22.69%25.59%16.67%15.30%43.03%17.69%23.15%23.04%19.20%30.87%
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Undecided28.81%28.57%23.58%31.37%31.08%28.14%30.10%27.40%27.43%31.49%33.33%18.00%3.57%18.75%33.33%32.57%21.83%25.93%23.49%28.49%35.38%27.08%35.65%27.09%31.54%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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Agree56.84%61.15%58.11%62.85%65.77%65.40%64.80%56.49%57.08%57.30%62.70%64.67%50.00%78.13%60.00%59.44%62.44%68.52%77.94%42.14%54.01%63.49%50.00%64.57%54.59%
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3c. Climate change poses a real and urgent threat to our economy.Disagree20.87%17.38%23.58%13.92%9.91%12.55%15.31%22.12%23.45%21.84%12.70%18.67%17.86%5.47%6.67%16.60%19.01%16.67%7.83%35.91%15.33%18.30%13.04%16.00%19.91%
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Undecided22.29%21.47%18.32%23.23%24.32%22.05%19.90%21.39%19.47%20.85%24.60%16.67%32.14%16.41%33.33%23.95%18.54%14.81%14.23%21.96%30.66%18.21%36.96%19.43%25.50%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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3d. The government is responsible for ensuring Americans have access to affordable healthcare.Agree67.88%71.73%68.00%73.82%65.32%73.76%74.49%71.15%74.34%67.66%78.17%80.67%64.29%78.13%60.00%71.74%71.13%74.07%86.12%57.27%64.15%72.74%66.96%73.71%67.79%
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Disagree15.96%12.77%16.63%10.61%10.36%7.98%8.67%15.38%19.47%16.60%5.16%12.67%25.00%5.47%10.00%11.53%14.55%14.81%4.27%28.19%11.79%13.36%10.00%10.63%17.00%
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Undecided16.16%15.50%15.37%15.57%24.32%18.25%16.84%13.46%6.19%15.74%16.67%6.67%10.71%16.41%30.00%16.73%14.32%11.11%9.61%14.54%24.06%13.91%23.04%15.66%15.21%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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3e. Gun control laws should be stricter. Agree51.59%54.57%47.37%58.61%54.05%55.51%57.14%50.96%58.41%50.07%60.71%56.00%35.71%73.44%46.67%51.58%57.28%65.74%71.89%36.80%45.75%55.90%48.26%58.40%46.98%
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Disagree29.04%24.79%32.21%20.64%15.32%20.15%26.02%29.33%30.09%31.35%15.87%23.33%39.29%10.94%11.67%23.32%28.64%20.37%11.03%47.18%25.24%25.71%20.43%21.49%31.32%
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Undecided19.37%20.64%20.42%20.75%30.63%24.33%16.84%19.71%11.50%18.58%23.41%20.67%25.00%15.63%41.67%25.10%14.08%13.89%17.08%16.02%29.01%18.39%31.30%20.11%21.70%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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3f. Gay and lesbian couples can marry and have he same rights as straight couples.Agree56.09%58.96%55.37%60.97%75.23%65.02%65.82%49.28%47.79%59.57%50.40%68.00%60.71%64.06%53.33%56.40%61.50%67.59%71.71%41.84%55.66%60.75%50.43%62.40%52.35%
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Disagree28.77%24.64%28.63%22.41%12.16%18.25%18.37%30.53%38.94%26.52%27.78%18.00%28.57%18.75%16.67%24.97%25.35%19.44%14.41%46.29%20.99%24.89%23.48%22.17%29.53%
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Undecided15.14%16.40%16.00%16.63%12.61%16.73%15.82%20.19%13.27%13.90%21.83%14.00%10.71%17.19%30.00%18.63%13.15%12.96%13.88%11.87%23.35%14.36%26.09%15.43%18.12%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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3g. Income tax should be progressive: people who earn more should pay higher taxes.Agree72.31%71.20%71.16%71.23%58.56%65.02%69.90%76.44%82.30%74.18%63.89%73.33%75.00%73.44%55.00%70.98%73.24%64.81%77.94%66.17%66.27%73.56%60.00%70.29%73.15%
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Disagree11.48%11.04%12.84%10.02%11.71%14.07%12.24%9.86%7.96%11.35%10.71%12.00%7.14%9.38%11.67%9.63%13.15%12.96%8.01%17.80%9.67%10.43%13.91%11.09%10.96%
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Undecided16.21%17.76%16.00%18.75%29.73%20.91%17.86%13.70%9.73%14.47%25.40%14.67%17.86%17.19%33.33%19.39%13.62%22.22%14.06%16.02%24.06%16.01%26.09%18.63%15.88%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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In this section, we will ask you a series of questions on recent events.
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4. Are you aware of the recent event concerning VP Pence and Colts game in Indianapolis?Yes71.53%68.15%79.16%61.98%51.80%61.60%68.21%73.56%81.86%73.30%63.49%68.00%67.86%57.03%51.67%63.71%74.41%75.93%70.11%73.00%61.70%73.63%42.17%67.89%68.68%
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No28.47%31.85%20.84%38.02%48.20%38.40%31.79%26.44%18.14%26.70%36.51%32.00%32.14%42.97%48.33%36.29%25.59%24.07%29.89%27.00%38.30%26.37%57.83%32.11%31.32%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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5. Are you aware of President Trump's comment about professional athletes kneeling down at sporting events?Yes86.03%84.92%87.97%83.22%74.32%80.92%85.13%89.64%91.15%88.90%82.94%80.54%82.14%78.13%73.33%82.21%88.73%89.72%89.32%88.96%75.89%88.72%66.96%83.85%87.02%
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No13.97%15.08%12.03%16.78%25.68%19.08%14.87%10.36%8.85%11.10%17.06%19.46%17.86%21.88%26.67%17.79%11.27%10.28%10.68%11.04%24.11%11.28%33.04%16.15%12.98%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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6. Why do you think professional athletes started kneeling down during games?To protest police violence against African Americans59.18%59.95%60.84%59.46%55.86%55.13%59.49%60.96%68.14%62.64%65.08%56.38%57.14%42.97%53.33%57.18%64.08%63.89%69.04%53.87%52.72%63.61%42.61%62.01%55.93%
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To protest the election of Donald Trump12.18%11.21%13.26%10.05%12.61%11.79%11.28%11.08%9.29%11.93%6.75%12.75%14.29%16.41%5.00%10.29%13.15%10.19%10.50%16.37%8.04%11.64%9.13%10.64%12.30%
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To protest arbitrary rules in the NFL3.50%4.24%4.63%4.02%3.15%5.70%6.67%3.37%3.10%2.84%6.75%5.37%3.57%6.25%3.33%4.96%2.58%5.56%4.45%4.17%4.02%4.12%4.78%4.00%4.70%
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I'm not sure25.14%24.60%21.26%26.48%28.38%27.38%22.56%24.58%19.47%22.59%21.43%25.50%25.00%34.38%38.33%27.57%20.19%20.37%16.01%25.60%35.22%20.62%43.48%23.34%27.07%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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7. Do you support President Trump and VP Pence's recent remarks about professional athletes kneeling down during the national anthem at sporting events?Strongly support36.50%29.26%34.81%26.15%14.41%22.22%28.35%34.62%42.92%40.97%8.76%23.49%39.29%17.97%11.67%26.59%32.00%37.96%9.80%66.47%25.42%30.09%25.33%24.17%39.24%
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Somewhat support19.79%18.58%20.68%17.40%23.42%21.46%17.53%17.07%14.16%20.34%9.56%19.46%17.86%28.91%11.67%18.96%18.12%17.59%15.15%21.36%20.90%17.61%23.14%18.56%18.61%
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Not support at all43.71%52.16%44.51%56.45%62.16%56.32%54.12%48.32%42.92%38.69%81.67%57.05%42.86%53.13%76.67%54.45%49.88%44.44%75.04%12.17%53.68%52.29%51.53%57.27%42.15%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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8. Do you agree or disagree that professional athletes have the right to protest at sporting events?Strongly agree31.24%36.71%36.63%36.76%42.79%47.53%38.14%32.69%24.34%25.18%62.30%47.33%28.57%39.06%36.67%37.06%32.71%50.00%53.91%12.76%32.94%38.46%28.38%39.54%31.17%
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Somewhat agree22.53%25.21%24.00%25.89%28.83%28.90%29.38%21.39%20.80%23.19%23.02%24.67%21.43%37.50%35.00%26.27%26.12%13.89%26.51%18.69%28.67%24.18%30.13%26.63%22.42%
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Somewhat disagree17.15%14.16%13.68%14.42%13.96%8.75%12.37%14.90%20.80%17.92%8.33%10.00%14.29%11.72%10.00%14.59%13.41%13.89%10.50%20.47%13.98%13.37%17.90%12.80%16.82%
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Strongly disagree29.08%23.92%25.68%22.93%14.41%14.83%20.10%31.01%34.07%33.71%6.35%18.00%35.71%11.72%18.33%22.08%27.76%22.22%9.07%48.07%24.41%23.99%23.58%21.03%29.60%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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9. Why do you agree professional athletes have the right to protest during sporting events? Freedom of expression as protected by the First Amendment93.47%88.14%86.81%88.87%86.16%84.58%84.73%90.67%97.06%90.88%85.12%87.96%92.86%84.69%88.37%86.17%92.00%88.41%89.82%83.96%86.92%88.89%84.33%88.60%87.03%
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Freedom of expression as protected by NFL manual4.49%7.46%6.60%7.92%8.81%11.44%9.16%4.00%2.94%5.88%8.84%8.33%0.00%11.22%4.65%8.82%5.20%5.80%6.64%12.26%6.92%7.16%8.96%6.56%9.62%
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Freedom of expression as warranted by the athlete's public image2.04%4.40%6.60%3.21%5.03%3.98%6.11%5.33%0.00%3.24%6.05%3.70%7.14%4.08%6.98%5.01%2.80%5.80%3.54%3.77%6.15%3.95%6.72%4.84%3.35%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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10. Why do you disagree that professional athletes have the right to protest during sporting events?The First Amendment does not shield individuals from disrespecting our national anthem or flag.25.20%18.79%20.33%17.89%19.35%26.67%19.05%16.49%18.03%18.38%19.44%25.00%28.57%17.24%5.88%18.37%20.23%15.38%17.59%18.78%19.62%18.81%18.68%16.55%21.95%
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The NFL manual prohibits professional athletes from disrespecting the national anthem or flag.16.25%19.19%19.23%19.17%25.81%25.00%19.05%14.89%19.67%17.55%38.89%20.00%14.29%17.24%17.65%19.43%20.23%12.82%16.67%18.34%22.15%19.06%19.78%21.03%16.59%
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An individual athlete's private opinion should not be reflected in a public event.58.55%62.02%60.44%62.94%54.84%48.33%61.90%68.62%62.30%64.07%41.67%55.00%57.14%65.52%76.47%62.19%59.54%71.79%65.74%62.88%58.23%62.13%61.54%62.41%61.46%
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Total100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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Unweighted n-132347584822226319641622670525215028128607894261085623374241093230875448
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Interviewing dates
October 10-11 2017
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Target population
U.S. citizens, aged 18 and over
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Sampling methodRespondents were selected from Lucid's opt-in online marketplace using sample matching to a demographic profile. The marketplace blinds the subject matter of the survey to the respondent. Voter registration was imputed from Current Population Survey Registration and Voting Supplemnent released in November 2014.
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WeightingThe sample was weighted based on gender, age, race and state. Weights were nested to compute opinion as a function of each respondent's demographic profile. The mean weight is 0.5489 and standard deviation is 0.5651.
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Number of respondents1,323
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Margin of error(+/-) 2.4 percent at 95% confidence level (for Q1, i.e. President Trump's approval ratings)
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Survey modeWeb-based interviews
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Questions not reported
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