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KNOWLEDGEPANEL (KP) OMNIWEB OMNIWEB using the KnowledgePanel is a national online omnibus service of GfK Custom Research North America. The KnowledgePanel is the only commercially available online probability panel in the marketplace; making the sample truly projectable to the US population, which sets it apart from traditional opt-in or convenience panels. To recruit panel members, we use ABS (address-based sampling) as the primary methodology -- a probability-based approach that includes cell phone-only households For non-internet households, we provide Internet access and a laptop for the completion of online surveys: Therefore, the sample is not limited to only those who already have Internet access The representativeness of its sample -- including hard-to-reach groups such as young adults, males and minorities\ -- has been documented in numerous academic papers The sample for each wave's KP OMNIWEB consists of 1,000 completed interviews, made up of male and female adults (in approximately equal number), all 18 years of age and over. All completed interviews are weighted to ensure accurate and reliable representation of the total population, 18 years and older. The raw data are weighted by a custom designed computer program, which automatically develops a weighting factor for each respondent. This procedure employs several variables, including: age, sex, education, race, HH income, met/non-met status, internet status and geographic region. Each interview is assigned a single weight derived from the relationship between the actual proportion of the population with its specific combination of age, sex, education, race and geographic characteristics and the proportion in our sample that week. Tabular results show both weighted and unweighted bases for these demographic variables. Because of the use of rigid and replicable sampling, field, and weighting procedures, all KP OMNIWEB studies are parallel to one another. This affords the opportunity to draw trend comparisons, as well as point-in-time analysis. GfK Custom Research North America
-2 In addition to the standard breakdowns by sex, age, income and region, the following classification items have been obtained and are available to subscribers: Marital Status Home Ownership Race/Ethnicity Housing type Employment Status Head of Household Education Family Size/Composition Optional panel profiled classification items, such as Political Party ID and Registration, are available upon a request at an additional fee. The results contained in this report are based on interviews conducted from October 7 9, 2016. A total of approximately 1,000 interviews were completed, with approximately 500 female adults and 500 male adults. The margin of error on weighted data is + 3 percentage points for the full sample. The client s questionnaire is shown on the next page, with tabular results following. ** Tabulation note: Please be advised that frequencies on all summary tables are percentaged off of their original bases, not necessarily off of the base shown on the summary table. GfK Custom Research North America
ELECTORAL OMNI 1640 Start fieldwork: 10-7-2016 End fieldwork: 10-10-2016 I. SAMPLE VARIABLES Append Registration variable A Electoral Literacy INTRO: Next are some questions about our country. Please answer each to the best of your knowledge, and if you re not sure of any, please just indicate that. A00 [S] First, how important do you feel it is to understand the election process in the U.S.? 1. Very important 2. Somewhat important 3. Not too important 4. Not at all important A01 [S] What is the Electoral College? Scripter, randomize statements 1. A group of government officials who monitor the election process 2. A body of state officials who cast their vote to decide who will be elected President and Vice President of the United States 3. A government agency that oversees political campaign donations 4. A school for political candidates A02 [S] When is Election Day held? Scripter, rotate statements 1. Every four years, on November 8 2. Every four years, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 3. Every four years, the day after the first Monday Night Football game in November 4. Congress chooses the date, but it s always a Tuesday in November A03 [S] When is the last day in office of a sitting U.S. President? Scripter, randomize statements 1. The day after the election 2. President s Day 3. Inauguration Day 4. New Year s Day ELECTORAL - KP.doc 1/4
ELECTORAL OMNI 1640 A04 [S] Which of the following is NOT a requirement to run for President? Scripter, randomize statements 1. Minimum age of 35 years or more 2. U.S. citizenship 3. Resident of 14 years or more 4. Membership in the Democratic or Republican Party A05 [S] Who was the last President to win more than two elections to the presidency? Scripter, randomize statements 1. George Washington 2. Franklin Roosevelt 3. Abraham Lincoln 4. Theodore Roosevelt A06 [S] Who becomes President if both the sitting President and Vice-President die, become incapacitated, resign or are removed from office by impeachment? Scripter, randomize statements 1. Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 2. U.S. Secretary of State 3. Runner-up from the previous election 4. President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate B Economic Literacy B01 [S] Now let s explore a different topic. Which of the following do you think best describes an economic recession? Scripter, randomize statements 1. An economic bubble 2. A stock market crash 3. Two or more consecutive quarters of declining GDP 4. The national debt ELECTORAL - KP.doc 2/4
ELECTORAL OMNI 1640 B02 [S] In which time period did the Great Depression occur? 1. 1880-1900 2. 1900-1920 3. 1920-1940 4. 1940-1960 B03 [S] Which of the following do you believe the Federal Reserve System is NOT responsible for? Scripter, randomize statements 1. Regulating banks 2. Setting interest rates 3. Collecting taxes 4. Offering emergency loans to banks B04 [S] Who decides when the Treasury Department should print additional money? Scripter, randomize statements 1. The President of the United States 2. The U.S. Congress 3. The Federal Reserve 4. The U.S. Mint B05 [S] Who is Tim Kaine? Scripter, randomize statements 1. Libertarian Candidate for President 2. Governor of New Jersey 3. Candidate for Vice President of the United States 4. United States Supreme Court Justice B06 [S] Who is Janet Yellen? Scripter, randomize statements 1. Chair of the Federal Reserve System 2. A Supreme Court Justice 3. A U.S. Senator 4. A member of the Hamilton cast ELECTORAL - KP.doc 3/4
ELECTORAL OMNI 1640 END OF QUESTIONNAIRE ELECTORAL - KP.doc 4/4
Page 1 GfK Page Table Title 1 1 A00. First, how important do you feel it is to understand the election process in the U.S.? 2 2 A01. What is the Electoral College? 3 3 A02. When is Election Day held? 4 4 A03. When is the last day in office of a sitting U.S. President? 5 5 A04. Which of the following is NOT a requirement to run for President? 6 6 A05. Who was the last President to win more than two elections to the presidency? 7 7 A06. Who becomes President if both the sitting President and Vice-President die, become incapacitated, resign or are removed from office by impeachment? 8 8 B01. Now let s explore a different topic. Which of the following do you think best describes an economic recession? 9 9 B02. In which time period did the Great Depression occur? 10 10 B03. Which of the following do you believe the Federal Reserve System is NOT responsible for? 11 11 B04. Who decides when the Treasury Department should print additional money? 12 12 B05. Who is Tim Kaine? 13 13 B06. Who is Janet Yellen?
A00. First, how important do you feel it is to understand the election process in the U.S.? Page 1 Table 1 Very/ 921 435 486 113 136 249 219 263 191 148 191 168 414 339 582 157 198 346 220 288 634 776 80 Somewhat important (Net) 92.1 90.1 94.0 88.1 81.3 84.3 94.8 94.7 97.2 85.5 89.8 94.3 95.0 87.9 94.8 86.8 93.0 93.1 93.9 96.6 90.2 95.0 74.4 B DEF DEF DE J JK N p P P U W F Very important 705 316 389 82 92 174 155 209 167 102 149 125 328 251 453 118 148 274 165 220 484 618 49 70.5 65.4 75.2 64.3 54.8 58.9 67.1 75.2 85.1 58.9 70.1 70.4 75.2 65.1 73.8 65.3 69.6 73.6 70.3 73.9 69.0 75.7 46.2 B Ef DEFg DE j j J N p W FGH Somewhat important 217 119 97 31 44 75 64 54 24 46 42 43 86 88 129 39 50 72 55 67 149 158 30 21.7 24.7 18.8 23.9 26.5 25.4 27.7 19.5 12.0 26.6 19.7 23.9 19.7 22.8 20.9 21.5 23.5 19.5 23.6 22.6 21.2 19.3 28.2 C I I I HI i v Not too/ 69 44 24 13 27 41 12 13 2 20 22 10 17 41 27 18 13 23 14 8 61 32 26 Not at all important (Net) 6.9 9.2 4.7 10.5 16.4 13.8 5.2 4.7 1.3 11.3 10.2 5.7 3.9 10.7 4.4 10.0 6.3 6.1 6.1 2.7 8.6 3.9 24.7 C ghi GHI GHI I i M M O T V Not too important 40 25 15 7 17 25 4 9 2 9 15 6 10 24 16 10 7 13 10 5 35 24 13 4.0 5.2 2.9 5.7 10.3 8.3 1.6 3.4 1.3 5.1 7.3 3.4 2.2 6.3 2.6 5.5 3.3 3.6 4.1 1.6 5.0 2.9 12.1 c Gi GHI GHI M O T V Not at all important 28 19 9 6 10 16 8 4-11 6 4 7 17 11 8 6 9 5 3 25 8 14 2.8 4.0 1.8 4.8 6.1 5.5 3.6 1.4-6.3 2.9 2.4 1.6 4.4 1.9 4.5 3.0 2.5 1.9 1.0 3.6 1.0 12.6 c hi HI HI I M O T V Refused 10 3 7 2 4 6-2 3 5 - - 5 5 5 6 1 3-2 8 9 1 1.0 0.7 1.4 1.3 2.3 1.9-0.6 1.6 3.1 - - 1.1 1.4 0.8 3.2 0.7 0.8-0.7 1.1 1.1 0.8 G G g Kl qrs
A01. What is the Electoral College? Page 2 Table 2 A group of government officials 73 25 48 7 10 17 19 24 12 9 21 14 29 30 43 15 12 28 17 18 55 53 7 who monitor the election process 7.3 5.2 9.2 5.7 6.1 5.9 8.3 8.8 6.1 5.1 9.7 7.8 6.8 7.7 7.0 8.2 5.8 7.6 7.4 6.1 7.8 6.5 6.1 B A body of state officials who 686 349 337 96 97 193 162 186 144 80 126 129 350 206 479 119 163 234 170 258 428 592 56 cast their vote to decide who 68.6 72.2 65.2 74.7 57.9 65.2 70.3 67.2 73.6 46.4 59.2 72.4 80.4 53.4 78.1 65.6 76.5 62.9 72.6 86.6 60.9 72.4 52.3 will be elected President and C EF E E e Ef J JK JK N PR R U W Vice L President of the United States A government agency that 4 3 1-4 4 - - - - - - 4-4 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 - oversees political campaign 0.4 0.6 0.3-2.5 1.4 - - - - - - 1.0-0.7 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.4 - donations GHi gh A school for political 10 9 1-5 5 1 3-5 2 1 1 7 2 2 3 1 4-10 6 1 candidates 1.0 1.8 0.2-3.0 1.7 0.4 1.3-3.0 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.9 0.4 1.3 1.2 0.3 1.6-1.4 0.8 1.0 C dfgi M O r T Not sure 220 94 126 23 47 71 48 62 39 76 64 34 45 141 80 40 34 104 42 18 203 156 43 22.0 19.5 24.4 18.3 28.2 23.9 21.0 22.5 19.8 44.2 30.2 19.3 10.4 36.5 13.0 22.2 16.0 28.1 17.8 6.0 28.8 19.1 39.8 b df d KL LM M O QS T V M Refused 7 4 4 2 4 6-1 1 2 - - 5 2 5 4-3 1 1 6 6 1 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.3 1.9-0.3 0.5 1.3 - - 1.2 0.6 0.8 2.0-0.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.8 Gh Gh qs
A02. When is Election Day held? Page 3 Table 3 Every four years, 196 93 103 26 40 66 52 51 28 60 51 21 65 110 86 34 44 83 36 29 168 166 19 on November 8 19.6 19.3 19.9 20.5 23.6 22.3 22.4 18.2 14.4 34.4 23.8 12.1 14.8 28.6 14.0 18.7 20.5 22.3 15.4 9.6 23.9 20.3 18.1 i i i kl LM O s T M Every four years, on the first 626 294 332 73 84 156 140 189 141 65 124 120 317 190 436 111 142 229 144 234 392 542 50 Tuesday after the first Monday 62.6 61.0 64.1 56.7 50.0 52.9 60.5 68.2 71.8 37.9 58.2 67.2 72.7 49.1 71.1 61.5 66.8 61.5 61.4 78.5 55.9 66.4 46.9 in November Ef DEFg DE J Jk JK N U W FG Every four years, the day after 11 10 1 4 1 5 1 1 5 4 1 1 5 5 6 * 1 8 2 4 7 9 1 the first Monday Night Football 1.1 2.1 0.2 3.0 0.4 1.5 0.6 0.2 2.5 2.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.3 1.0 0.1 0.2 2.2 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 game in November C gh e H pq Congress chooses the date, but 44 23 21 2 8 10 11 14 8 9 8 9 18 17 27 11 10 9 14 13 31 33 3 it s always a Tuesday in 4.4 4.7 4.0 1.7 4.7 3.4 4.9 5.2 4.0 5.3 3.6 5.1 4.1 4.3 4.4 5.9 4.7 2.3 6.1 4.2 4.4 4.1 2.8 November R R Not sure 115 59 56 21 32 53 26 22 14 32 29 26 27 61 53 22 16 41 36 17 98 60 32 11.5 12.2 10.7 16.2 19.2 17.9 11.3 7.9 6.9 18.3 13.8 14.7 6.2 15.8 8.7 12.3 7.3 11.0 15.4 5.6 13.9 7.4 30.0 HI GHI GHI M M M O Q T V Refused 8 4 5 3 3 6 1 1 1 3-1 4 3 5 3 1 3 2 2 6 7 1 0.8 0.8 0.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.9-0.4 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 h gh
A03. When is the last day in office of a sitting U.S. President? Page 4 Table 4 The day after the election 42 18 24 4 10 14 12 6 9 13 11 3 14 24 17 15 10 9 8 9 33 28 5 4.2 3.7 4.6 3.5 6.0 4.9 5.3 2.1 4.6 7.8 5.1 1.6 3.3 6.3 2.8 8.0 4.6 2.4 3.6 2.9 4.7 3.4 4.6 h h Lm l O Rs President s Day 10 5 5 2 7 9-1 - 4 2-5 5 5-2 2 6 5 5 3 4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 4.4 3.1-0.2-2.1 0.7-1.1 1.3 0.8-0.9 0.6 2.4 1.6 0.7 0.4 3.4 g GHI GHI Pr V Inauguration Day 742 355 388 91 105 196 167 214 165 105 151 140 346 256 486 129 170 282 161 253 490 644 61 74.2 73.4 75.0 70.7 62.9 66.3 72.2 77.2 84.3 60.6 71.0 78.9 79.3 66.4 79.2 71.3 79.8 75.8 68.9 84.8 69.7 78.8 57.5 e EF DE j J JK N ps s U W FG New Year s Day 67 42 26 9 11 21 13 23 12 12 20 8 28 32 36 18 9 20 21 13 55 56 8 6.7 8.7 4.9 7.0 6.9 6.9 5.5 8.2 5.9 6.9 9.2 4.3 6.5 8.2 5.9 9.8 4.2 5.4 8.9 4.3 7.8 6.8 7.4 C l Qr q T Not sure 127 61 67 20 29 49 39 30 10 37 30 26 35 67 61 16 22 53 37 17 111 77 27 12.7 12.6 12.9 15.5 17.5 16.6 17.0 10.7 4.9 21.3 14.0 14.6 8.0 17.3 9.9 8.6 10.1 14.3 15.9 5.6 15.8 9.4 25.5 I hi hi HI i M M M O p Pq T V Refused 11 3 8 2 4 6-4 1 2-1 8 2 9 4 1 6 1 2 9 9 2 1.1 0.7 1.6 1.8 2.4 2.2-1.5 0.4 1.3-0.6 1.9 0.6 1.5 2.3 0.5 1.5 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.6 g G G g k s
A04. Which of the following is NOT a requirement to run for President? Page 5 Table 5 Minimum age of 48 25 24 9 9 18 4 18 8 17 10 5 17 27 21 9 10 19 11 7 41 39 4 35 years or more 4.8 5.1 4.6 6.7 5.6 6.1 1.7 6.4 4.3 9.6 4.9 2.6 3.8 7.0 3.5 4.9 4.5 5.1 4.5 2.5 5.8 4.8 4.0 G G G G LM O T U.S. citizenship 19 9 10 1 4 5 3 7 4 4 4 5 5 8 10 8 2 7 1 4 15 17 2 1.9 1.8 1.9 0.5 2.5 1.6 1.1 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.0 2.6 1.2 2.2 1.7 4.3 1.0 2.0 0.6 1.4 2.1 2.1 1.6 qs Resident of 14 years or more 133 51 82 10 18 28 41 36 28 16 35 24 57 51 82 22 27 45 39 33 99 107 17 13.3 10.5 15.8 7.8 10.7 9.5 17.7 13.1 14.1 9.4 16.2 13.7 13.2 13.2 13.3 12.3 12.6 12.1 16.5 11.2 14.1 13.0 15.8 B DeF Membership in the Democratic 667 339 329 94 102 196 142 183 146 90 134 124 320 224 443 114 151 244 159 241 426 576 56 or Republican Party 66.7 70.1 63.6 73.1 61.1 66.3 61.5 66.2 74.4 52.2 62.8 69.5 73.3 58.1 72.2 62.9 70.8 65.6 67.9 81.1 60.7 70.5 52.6 C efg E EG j J JK N U W Not sure 127 57 70 14 30 44 41 32 10 43 30 21 33 73 53 26 24 53 24 10 117 74 27 12.7 11.8 13.5 10.6 18.1 14.8 17.6 11.6 5.0 25.0 14.1 11.5 7.5 19.0 8.7 14.2 11.1 14.3 10.4 3.4 16.6 9.0 25.3 fhi I dhi I KL M O T V M Refused 6 3 3 2 3 5 1 1-2 - - 4 2 4 3-4 - 1 5 5 1 0.6 0.7 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.7 0.3 0.3-1.3 - - 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.4-1.0-0.5 0.7 0.6 0.8 i qs
A05. Who was the last President to win more than two elections to the presidency? Page 6 Table 6 George Washington 53 24 29 8 16 23 12 14 4 9 9 11 23 19 34 5 11 23 14 14 39 43 7 5.3 5.0 5.6 5.9 9.3 7.8 5.1 5.1 2.0 5.3 4.4 6.0 5.4 4.8 5.6 2.6 5.2 6.2 6.0 4.6 5.5 5.3 6.5 I I p Franklin Roosevelt 446 255 191 51 55 106 95 121 123 57 84 69 235 141 304 94 102 133 116 189 257 404 21 44.6 52.7 37.0 39.6 33.0 35.8 41.1 43.8 62.9 33.1 39.4 38.8 53.9 36.6 49.6 52.1 47.7 35.9 49.7 63.4 36.5 49.5 20.1 C Ef DE JK N R R R U W FGH L Abraham Lincoln 19 4 15 5 5 10 6 2 1-7 2 10 7 12 4 3 4 7 7 12 11 5 1.9 0.8 2.9 4.0 2.8 3.3 2.7 0.6 0.5-3.3 1.1 2.2 1.8 1.9 2.3 1.6 1.1 3.0 2.2 1.7 1.4 4.5 B Hi h Hi h j V Theodore Roosevelt 127 57 70 25 14 39 28 46 15 30 21 24 52 51 76 18 30 51 29 28 100 104 15 12.7 11.9 13.6 19.5 8.6 13.4 12.0 16.4 7.5 17.5 9.8 13.6 12.0 13.2 12.4 9.9 14.1 13.6 12.3 9.3 14.2 12.7 13.9 EFgI Ei EI k T Not sure 345 140 206 38 71 109 90 94 52 73 91 72 110 164 182 55 66 156 68 60 286 247 57 34.5 28.9 39.8 29.5 42.5 36.8 39.2 33.8 26.5 42.0 42.7 40.5 25.2 42.4 29.6 30.6 31.0 42.0 29.0 20.0 40.7 30.2 53.4 B DFhI DI di M M M O PQ T V S Refused 10 4 6 2 6 8-1 1 4 1-6 4 6 5 1 4-1 9 8 2 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.5 3.7 2.8-0.3 0.6 2.1 0.4-1.3 1.2 0.9 2.7 0.4 1.2-0.4 1.3 0.9 1.6 g GHi GH qs
A06. Who becomes President if both the sitting President and Vice-President die, become incapacitated, resign or are removed from office by impeachment? Page 7 Table 7 Speaker of the U.S. House of 508 264 244 43 54 97 112 162 137 64 95 82 268 159 349 89 112 189 118 207 301 455 31 Representatives 50.8 54.6 47.3 33.6 32.4 32.9 48.6 58.5 69.6 36.9 44.7 45.8 61.4 41.2 56.9 49.2 52.6 50.8 50.4 69.6 42.8 55.7 29.1 C DEF DEFG DE JK N U W FGH L U.S. Secretary of State 222 95 127 44 50 94 54 49 25 47 56 48 70 103 119 34 51 82 54 45 177 168 31 22.2 19.6 24.6 33.9 30.1 31.7 23.4 17.6 12.8 27.4 26.1 27.2 16.1 26.7 19.3 19.0 24.1 22.1 22.9 15.0 25.2 20.6 29.2 b GHI HI GHI I M M M O T v Runner-up from the previous 13 6 7 3 7 10 - - 3 4 4 1 3 9 4 3 2 5 3 1 12 11 1 election 1.3 1.2 1.4 2.3 4.1 3.3 - - 1.6 2.6 2.0 0.5 0.8 2.3 0.7 1.7 0.9 1.3 1.3 0.3 1.7 1.3 1.0 GH GH GH gh o t President Pro Tempore of the 67 40 27 6 13 19 14 19 15 6 16 9 36 22 45 16 16 15 20 24 43 57 7 U.S. Senate 6.7 8.2 5.2 5.0 7.5 6.4 5.9 6.9 7.7 3.2 7.7 5.1 8.2 5.7 7.3 8.8 7.4 4.0 8.6 8.0 6.1 7.0 6.4 c j R R Not sure 181 73 108 29 38 67 51 46 16 47 42 38 54 88 93 36 32 77 37 19 162 121 35 18.1 15.1 20.9 22.4 22.9 22.7 22.2 16.7 8.4 27.0 19.5 21.5 12.5 22.9 15.1 19.6 15.0 20.7 15.6 6.5 23.0 14.8 32.5 B I I I I I M M M O T V Refused 9 6 3 4 5 9-1 - 5 - - 4 5 4 3-4 3 2 8 5 2 0.9 1.3 0.6 2.8 3.0 2.9-0.3-2.8 - - 1.0 1.3 0.7 1.6-1.0 1.1 0.6 1.1 0.6 1.8 GHI GHI GHI Kl q
B01. Now let s explore a different topic. Which of the following do you think best describes an economic recession? Page 8 Table 8 An economic bubble 59 24 36 10 11 20 8 25 6 17 9 9 24 26 34 9 14 18 18 14 45 42 10 5.9 4.9 6.9 7.5 6.5 6.9 3.6 8.9 3.0 9.6 4.3 5.1 5.6 6.7 5.5 5.0 6.4 4.9 7.8 4.8 6.4 5.2 8.9 GI A stock market crash 140 59 80 20 23 42 35 36 27 23 37 31 49 60 80 29 24 55 32 23 116 113 21 14.0 12.3 15.6 15.2 13.6 14.3 15.1 12.8 13.8 13.2 17.4 17.5 11.2 15.5 13.0 16.0 11.2 14.8 13.7 7.9 16.6 13.8 19.4 M M T Two or more consecutive quarters of declining GDP 513 281 231 53 73 126 118 161 107 53 94 80 285 147 366 86 118 178 130 222 290 451 33 51.3 58.2 44.7 41.5 43.8 42.8 51.2 58.2 54.3 30.6 44.2 45.1 65.4 38.1 59.5 47.4 55.6 47.9 55.6 74.6 41.4 55.3 31.0 C f DEF de J J JK N r U W F L The national debt 74 26 47 13 13 26 16 17 14 20 20 15 19 40 34 10 13 34 17 15 59 56 11 7.4 5.5 9.2 10.1 7.6 8.7 7.1 6.3 7.3 11.4 9.6 8.2 4.3 10.4 5.5 5.6 6.2 9.0 7.2 4.9 8.4 6.9 10.0 B M M m O t Not sure 205 87 118 29 43 72 53 37 42 57 52 43 53 109 96 44 42 84 35 22 184 148 32 20.5 18.1 22.8 23.0 25.6 24.5 23.0 13.4 21.6 33.0 24.5 24.1 12.2 28.3 15.6 24.6 19.8 22.5 14.9 7.3 26.2 18.2 29.9 b H H H H H M M M O S S T V Refused 9 5 4 4 5 8-1 - 4 - - 5 4 5 3 2 3 2 2 7 6 1 0.9 1.1 0.8 2.8 2.9 2.9-0.3-2.2 - - 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.8 GHI GHI GHI k
B02. In which time period did the Great Depression occur? Page 9 Table 9 1880-1900 11 4 7 2 3 5 5 1-5 2 3 1 7 4 1 1 4 4 3 8 8 2 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.0 0.4-2.6 1.0 1.5 0.3 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.5 hi M 1900-1920 79 30 49 15 17 31 14 23 10 16 24 14 25 40 39 15 16 35 14 18 61 64 11 7.9 6.3 9.4 11.3 10.0 10.6 6.3 8.5 5.0 9.3 11.3 7.7 5.8 10.4 6.3 8.0 7.3 9.3 6.1 6.0 8.7 7.8 9.9 b i gi M O 1920-1940 740 370 370 82 108 190 169 211 170 98 151 137 355 248 492 132 168 251 189 250 490 630 61 74.0 76.6 71.6 63.9 64.6 64.3 73.1 76.1 86.6 56.5 70.7 76.9 81.4 64.3 80.0 73.1 78.8 67.4 80.8 83.9 69.7 77.2 57.4 c def DEF DE J J JK N R pr U W FGH 1940-1960 45 22 23 12 8 20 9 14 2 13 8 5 18 22 24 8 8 20 9 13 32 35 7 4.5 4.6 4.4 9.1 5.1 6.8 3.9 5.1 0.9 7.7 3.9 3.0 4.2 5.6 3.8 4.4 3.8 5.4 3.9 4.5 4.5 4.3 6.7 gi I I i I Not sure 115 52 63 13 28 42 34 25 15 35 28 19 33 63 51 22 20 57 15 13 102 73 25 11.5 10.8 12.1 10.5 16.9 14.1 14.7 8.9 7.5 20.4 13.2 10.5 7.5 16.4 8.4 12.3 9.5 15.3 6.6 4.2 14.6 8.9 23.8 HI hi HI LM M O s qs T V Refused 11 4 6 5 3 8-3 - 6-1 4 6 5 3-5 3 1 10 8 1 1.1 0.9 1.2 3.6 1.9 2.6-1.1-3.5-0.6 0.9 1.6 0.8 1.6-1.4 1.1 0.4 1.4 0.9 0.8 GI Gi Gi Km q
B03. Which of the following do you believe the Federal Reserve System is NOT responsible for? Page 10 Table 10 Regulating banks 34 15 19 9 8 16 8 8 1 4 12 5 12 16 18 6 5 14 9 8 27 23 5 3.4 3.1 3.7 6.8 4.6 5.6 3.6 2.9 0.7 2.3 5.8 3.1 2.9 4.2 2.9 3.3 2.3 3.8 3.9 2.6 3.8 2.8 4.6 I I I i m Setting interest rates 34 17 17 10 9 19 10 4 1 7 6 6 16 13 21 11 6 7 9 7 27 26 4 3.4 3.4 3.4 7.6 5.6 6.5 4.2 1.5 0.6 4.1 2.6 3.2 3.6 3.3 3.5 6.1 3.0 2.0 3.9 2.5 3.8 3.2 4.0 HI HI HI hi R Collecting taxes 700 340 360 58 79 137 159 231 173 87 144 128 341 231 469 122 153 259 166 249 451 612 57 70.0 70.4 69.6 45.3 47.1 46.3 68.7 83.5 88.1 50.3 67.4 71.8 78.3 59.7 76.4 67.3 71.7 69.6 71.0 83.5 64.3 75.0 53.3 DEF DEFG DE J J JK N U W FG l Offering emergency loans to 49 24 25 11 20 31 10 5 3 16 11 6 15 28 21 6 11 17 15 11 38 36 9 banks 4.9 5.0 4.8 8.9 11.8 10.5 4.1 1.7 1.7 9.5 5.3 3.2 3.5 7.2 3.4 3.4 5.2 4.6 6.2 3.8 5.4 4.4 8.3 ghi GHI GHI LM O Not sure 173 83 89 36 47 83 45 28 17 55 40 32 46 95 78 32 38 71 32 21 152 112 31 17.3 17.2 17.3 27.9 28.3 28.1 19.4 10.1 8.5 31.6 18.9 18.1 10.5 24.6 12.7 17.8 17.7 19.1 13.5 7.0 21.6 13.7 29.0 ghi GHI GHI HI KL M M O T V M Refused 11 4 6 5 4 9-1 1 4-1 6 4 7 4-3 3 2 9 7 1 1.1 0.9 1.2 3.6 2.6 3.0-0.3 0.4 2.2-0.6 1.3 1.0 1.1 2.2-0.8 1.5 0.6 1.2 0.9 0.8 GHi GH GHi k Q q
B04. Who decides when the Treasury Department should print additional money? Page 11 Table 11 The President of the United 28 14 15 3 8 11 4 11 2 2 7 4 14 10 19 4 4 14 6 8 20 22 4 States 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.1 4.7 3.6 1.8 4.1 1.1 1.3 3.5 2.4 3.3 2.5 3.0 2.5 1.9 3.7 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.7 3.6 i i The U.S. Congress 90 47 43 12 21 33 18 25 14 14 25 17 35 38 52 17 18 25 30 24 66 75 7 9.0 9.8 8.3 9.6 12.6 11.3 7.8 9.0 7.1 8.0 11.5 9.7 7.9 9.9 8.4 9.7 8.4 6.7 12.8 8.0 9.4 9.1 6.5 R The Federal Reserve 531 269 262 56 63 119 138 152 122 77 95 85 274 172 359 93 118 192 128 194 337 462 40 53.1 55.6 50.7 43.7 37.9 40.4 59.6 54.9 62.1 44.5 44.5 48.0 62.9 44.5 58.5 51.5 55.3 51.5 54.8 65.1 48.0 56.5 37.8 DEF def DE JK N U W F L The U.S. Mint 93 44 49 13 22 35 18 20 20 27 20 14 32 46 46 22 19 34 16 23 70 72 17 9.3 9.1 9.4 10.1 12.9 11.7 7.6 7.2 10.4 15.4 9.3 8.1 7.3 12.0 7.5 12.4 9.1 9.2 7.0 7.7 9.9 8.8 16.1 gh h lm O s V Not sure 243 102 141 40 48 87 54 68 35 47 64 56 77 111 132 39 53 101 50 47 196 177 35 24.3 21.2 27.3 30.9 28.4 29.5 23.2 24.5 17.7 27.1 30.1 31.2 17.6 28.8 21.5 21.6 24.7 27.3 21.4 15.8 27.9 21.7 32.7 B I I I M M M O T V Refused 15 7 8 5 6 10-1 3 6 3 1 5 9 6 4 1 6 3 2 13 9 3 1.5 1.4 1.5 3.6 3.4 3.5-0.3 1.7 3.7 1.2 0.6 1.0 2.3 0.9 2.3 0.6 1.5 1.5 0.6 1.8 1.1 3.2 GH GH GH g lm
B05. Who is Tim Kaine? Page 12 Table 12 Libertarian Candidate for 15 11 4 2 4 5 3 4 2 1 7 3 4 8 7 5 2 5 3 4 11 10 3 President 1.5 2.2 0.8 1.4 2.2 1.9 1.2 1.5 1.1 0.7 3.1 1.7 0.8 2.0 1.1 2.5 0.8 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.2 3.1 c M Governor of New Jersey 12 5 7 1 3 3 5 2 2-3 3 7 3 9 2 5 3 1 6 6 7 3 1.2 1.1 1.3 0.5 1.7 1.2 2.2 0.7 0.9-1.4 1.5 1.5 0.8 1.5 1.4 2.4 0.9 0.5 2.2 0.8 0.9 2.8 u Candidate for Vice President of 715 351 364 76 89 165 156 226 169 100 140 124 352 240 476 128 161 258 168 252 464 631 47 the United States 71.5 72.7 70.5 59.2 53.3 55.9 67.4 81.3 86.2 57.7 65.6 69.4 80.8 62.1 77.5 70.8 75.6 69.5 71.7 84.6 66.0 77.2 43.5 EF DEFG DE j JK N U W FG L United States Supreme Court 9 5 4 3 4 7 2 - - 3-1 5 3 6 1 2 2 4 3 6 7 2 Justice 0.9 1.1 0.7 2.5 2.2 2.3 0.9 - - 1.6-0.7 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 2.2 Hi Hi Hi Not sure 237 107 130 44 64 107 65 45 20 65 64 46 63 129 109 41 44 97 56 31 206 153 50 23.7 22.2 25.2 34.0 38.1 36.3 27.9 16.2 10.4 37.6 29.8 25.6 14.4 33.3 17.7 22.5 20.4 26.1 23.9 10.5 29.3 18.7 46.9 HI GHI ghi HI LM M M O T V Refused 12 4 8 3 4 7 1 1 3 4-2 5 4 7 4-6 2 2 10 9 2 1.2 0.7 1.6 2.3 2.5 2.5 0.3 0.3 1.5 2.5-1.1 1.3 1.1 1.2 2.1-1.7 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.1 1.5 gh gh gh k Q q
B06. Who is Janet Yellen? Page 13 Table 13 Chair of the Federal Reserve 426 227 198 34 42 76 94 137 119 47 61 61 257 108 318 79 96 144 107 196 229 383 16 System 42.6 47.1 38.4 26.7 25.1 25.8 40.6 49.4 60.6 27.1 28.5 34.5 58.9 27.9 51.8 43.5 45.0 38.6 45.9 66.0 32.6 46.9 15.2 C DEF DEFg DE JK N U W FGH L A Supreme Court Justice 32 17 15 5 6 11 9 8 4 2 11 7 12 14 19 7 6 13 6 9 24 24 6 3.2 3.5 3.0 4.3 3.5 3.8 3.9 2.8 2.3 1.3 5.4 3.8 2.7 3.5 3.0 4.1 2.7 3.5 2.6 2.9 3.4 3.0 5.7 j A U.S. Senator 27 10 18 5 5 10 9 5 2 5 3 8 11 8 19 2 5 14 6 5 23 24 2 2.7 2.0 3.4 3.8 3.2 3.5 4.1 2.0 1.1 2.7 1.6 4.6 2.6 2.1 3.1 1.3 2.4 3.7 2.6 1.5 3.2 3.0 1.8 i A member of the Hamilton cast 11 8 2 2 3 5 1 5-3 4-4 6 4 4 2 4 1 1 9 8 2 1.1 1.7 0.4 1.3 2.0 1.7 0.6 1.6-1.5 1.8-1.0 1.7 0.7 2.2 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.3 1.0 2.1 c i l Not sure 493 216 278 78 108 185 117 122 69 114 133 98 148 248 245 85 105 192 112 86 408 370 77 49.3 44.7 53.7 60.5 64.3 62.6 50.6 44.0 35.3 66.1 62.7 55.0 33.8 64.2 40.0 47.2 49.1 51.5 47.7 28.8 58.0 45.3 72.4 B ghi GHI GHI I lm M M O T V Refused 11 5 6 4 3 8 1 1 1 2-4 4 2 8 3-6 2 1 10 7 3 1.1 1.0 1.1 3.5 1.9 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3-2.2 1.0 0.6 1.4 1.6-1.6 0.7 0.4 1.4 0.8 2.8 GH GH K q q v