THE AP-GfK POLL December, 2011

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1 THE AP-GfK POLL December, 2011 Conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications A telephone survey of the American general population (ages 18+) Interview dates: December 8 12, 2011 Number of interviews: 1,000 Margin of error for the total sample: +/- 4.0 percentage points at the 95% confidence level NOTE: All results show percentages among all respondents, unless otherwise labeled. Please refer to the exact sample number at the bottom of each table. All results shown are percentages unless otherwise labeled. 1

2 Some questions held for future release. ELE37/ELE38. In the election for president in November 2012, if the candidates are [READ LIST], for whom will you vote? [IF NEITHER/DK/REF: Do you lean more toward (Obama) or more toward (Republican)?] Barack Obama, the Democrat/ Mitt Romney, the Republican Total Obama Initial Obama Lean Obama 2 1 Neither 7 5 Total GOP/Republican (Mitt Romney) Initial GOP/Republican (Mitt Romney) Lean GOP/Republican (Mitt Romney) 3 3 Don t know [VOL] 1 2 Refused [VOL] * * 10/13-17/11 Barack Obama, the Democrat/ Newt Gingrich, the Republican Total Obama 51 Initial Obama 49 Lean Obama 2 Neither 6 Total GOP/Republican (Newt Gingrich) 42 Initial GOP/Republican (Newt Gingrich) 39 Lean GOP/Republican (Newt Gingrich) 3 Don t know [VOL] 1 Refused [VOL] * 2

3 Some questions held for future release. FAV1. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of [INSERT NAME]? [FOR EACH FAVORABLE, ASK:] Is that very favorable or somewhat favorable? [FOR EACH UNFAVORABLE, ASK:] Is that very unfavorable or somewhat unfavorable? [RANDOMIZE ITEMS] Some items held for future release. Newt Gingrich 10/13-17/11 5/5-9/11 3/24-28/11 11/3-8/10 TOTAL 10/13-18/10 LIKELY VOTERS 10/13-18/10 Total favorable Very favorable Somewhat favorable Total unfavorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Don t know [VOL] Refused [VOL] * * * 1 * * * 1 * N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,501 N=846 Continues 3

4 FAV1. (Continued) Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of [INSERT NAME]? [FOR EACH FAVORABLE, ASK:] Is that very favorable or somewhat favorable? [FOR EACH UNFAVORABLE, ASK:] Is that very unfavorable or somewhat unfavorable? [RANDOMIZE ITEMS] Jon Huntsman 10/13-17/11 5/5-9/11 3/24-28/11 Total favorable Very favorable Somewhat favorable Total unfavorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Don t know [VOL] Refused [VOL] 1 * * 2 1 * N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 Mitt Romney 10/13-17/11 5/5-9/11 3/24-28/11 11/3-8/10 Total favorable Very favorable Somewhat favorable Total unfavorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Don t know [VOL] Refused [VOL] * * * 1 * * * N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 Continues 4

5 FAV1. (Continued) Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of [INSERT NAME]? [FOR EACH FAVORABLE, ASK:] Is that very favorable or somewhat favorable? [FOR EACH UNFAVORABLE, ASK:] Is that very unfavorable or somewhat unfavorable? [RANDOMIZE ITEMS] Rick Santorum 10/13-17/11 5/5-9/11 3/24-28/11 Total favorable Very favorable Somewhat favorable Total unfavorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Don t know [VOL] Refused [VOL] 1 * * 1 1 * N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 Michele Bachmann 10/13-17/11 5/5-9/11 3/24-28/11 Total favorable Very favorable Somewhat favorable Total unfavorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Don t know [VOL] Refused [VOL] 1 * * 1 * * N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 Continues 5

6 FAV1. (Continued) Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of [INSERT NAME]? [FOR EACH FAVORABLE, ASK:] Is that very favorable or somewhat favorable? [FOR EACH UNFAVORABLE, ASK:] Is that very unfavorable or somewhat unfavorable? [RANDOMIZE ITEMS] Ron Paul 10/13-17/11 5/5-9/11 Total favorable Very favorable Somewhat favorable Total unfavorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Don t know [VOL] Refused [VOL] 1 1 * 2 * N=1,001 N=1,001 Herman Cain 10/13-17/11 Total favorable Very favorable Somewhat favorable Total unfavorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Don t know [VOL] Refused [VOL] 1 * 1 1 N=1,001 Continues 6

7 FAV1. (Continued) Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of [INSERT NAME]? [FOR EACH FAVORABLE, ASK:] Is that very favorable or somewhat favorable? [FOR EACH UNFAVORABLE, ASK:] Is that very unfavorable or somewhat unfavorable? [RANDOMIZE ITEMS] Rick Perry 10/13-17/11 Total favorable Very favorable Somewhat favorable Total unfavorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Don t know [VOL] Refused [VOL] * * * 1 N=1,001 Some questions held for future release. 7

8 ELE31. How much interest do you have in following news about the upcoming elections for the Republican presidential nomination? A great deal, quite a bit, only some, very little, or no interest at all? 10/13-17/11 10/13-17/11 TOTAL TOTAL 5/5-9/11* 3/24-28/11* Total Great deal/quite a bit A great deal Quite a bit Only some Total Very little/no interest at all Very little No interest at all Don t know [VOL] - - * - * * * Refused [VOL] N=460 N=431 N=408 N=1,001 N=429 N=378 N=421 *In May and March, question asked only of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. 8

9 ELE32. And thinking about the people who may be candidates in the upcoming elections for the Republican presidential nomination, would you say you are more (satisfied) with your choices or more (dissatisfied) with your choices? [IF SATISFIED, ASK:] And would that be strongly satisfied or somewhat satisfied? [IF DISSATISFIED, ASK:] And would that be strongly dissatisfied or somewhat dissatisfied? 10/13-17/11 10/13-17/11 TOTAL TOTAL 5/5-9/11* 3/24-28/11* Total Satisfied Strongly satisfied Somewhat satisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied * Total Dissatisfied Somewhat dissatisfied Strongly dissatisfied Don t know [VOL] Refused [VOL] * - * - * N=460 N=431 N=408 N=1,001 N=429 N=378 N=421 *In May and March, question asked only of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. 9

10 ELE33. Which of the following candidates would you MOST like to see win the Republican nomination for president [RANDOMIZE ORDER: Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, or Rick Santorum)? 10/13-17/11 10/13-17/11 Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney Michele Bachmann Ron Paul Rick Perry Rick Santorum Jon Huntsman Herman Cain* NA NA None of them [VOL] Don t know [VOL] Refused [VOL] * - * - N=460 N=431 *Herman Cain not asked in the December 2011 survey 10

11 ELE35. How liberal, moderate or conservative do you think [NAME] is strongly conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal or strongly liberal? How about [NEXT NAME] [RANDOMIZE NAMES] Mitt Romney 10/13-17/11 10/13-17/11 Total Conservative Strongly conservative Somewhat conservative Moderate Total Liberal Somewhat liberal Strongly liberal Don t know [VOL] Refused [VOL] * - * - N=460 N=431 Newt Gingrich Total Conservative Strongly conservative Somewhat conservative Moderate Total Liberal Somewhat liberal 9 9 Strongly liberal 4 3 Don t know [VOL] 14 9 Refused [VOL] 1 - N=460 11

12 ELE39. If you had to choose, which type of experience do you think would better help a candidate serve effectively as president? ELE40. How useful have the Republican presidential debates been so far in helping people get to know the candidates... not useful at all, not too useful, moderately useful, very useful, or extremely useful? Someone who has experience in Washington Someone who is a Washington outsider Don t know [VOL] 3 4 Refused [VOL] 1 * N=460 Extremely/Very useful Extremely useful 7 9 Very useful Moderately useful Not too/not at all important Not too useful Not useful at all 12 7 Have not watched any debates [VOL] 5 3 Don t know [VOL] 1 1 Refused [VOL] - - N=460 12

13 CURJREP. The following are phrases some people use to describe political leaders. For each phrase, please tell me if it describes [CANDIDATE]... Mitt Romney: He understands the problems of ordinary Americans Very/Somewhat well Very well Somewhat well Slightly well/not well at all Slightly well Not well at all Don t know [VOL] 8 7 Refused [VOL] * - N=460 Mitt Romney: He is a strong leader Very/Somewhat well Very well Somewhat well Slightly well/not well at all Slightly well Not well at all 18 8 Don t know [VOL] 8 7 Refused [VOL] * - N=460 Continues 13

14 CURJREP. The following are phrases some people use to describe political leaders. For each phrase, please tell me if it describes [CANDIDATE]... Mitt Romney: He is a likeable person Very/Somewhat well Very well Somewhat well Slightly well/not well at all Slightly well 13 6 Not well at all 12 7 Don t know [VOL] 7 7 Refused [VOL] * - N=460 Mitt Romney: He has firm policy positions Very/Somewhat well Very well Somewhat well Slightly well/not well at all Slightly well Not well at all Don t know [VOL] 9 8 Refused [VOL] * - N=460 Continues 14

15 CURJREP. The following are phrases some people use to describe political leaders. For each phrase, please tell me if it describes [CANDIDATE]... Mitt Romney: He can bring about needed change Very/Somewhat well Very well Somewhat well Slightly well/not well at all Slightly well Not well at all Don t know [VOL] 7 6 Refused [VOL] * - N=460 Mitt Romney: He has the right experience to be a good president Very/Somewhat well Very well Somewhat well Slightly well/not well at all Slightly well Not well at all 19 8 Don t know [VOL] 8 7 Refused [VOL] * - N=460 Continues 15

16 CURJREP. The following are phrases some people use to describe political leaders. For each phrase, please tell me if it describes [CANDIDATE]... Mitt Romney: He would be a strong challenger to President Obama Very/Somewhat well Very well Somewhat well Slightly well/not well at all Slightly well Not well at all 18 8 Don t know [VOL] 7 7 Refused [VOL] - - N=460 16

17 CURJREP. The following are phrases some people use to describe political leaders. For each phrase, please tell me if it describes [CANDIDATE]... Newt Gingrich: He understands the problems of ordinary Americans Very/Somewhat well Very well Somewhat well Slightly well/not well at all Slightly well Not well at all Don t know [VOL] 7 5 Refused [VOL] - - N=460 Newt Gingrich: He is a strong leader Very/Somewhat well Very well Somewhat well Slightly well/not well at all Slightly well Not well at all Don t know [VOL] 8 7 Refused [VOL] - - N=460 Continues 17

18 CURJREP. The following are phrases some people use to describe political leaders. For each phrase, please tell me if it describes [CANDIDATE]... Newt Gingrich: He is a likeable person Very/Somewhat well Very well Somewhat well Slightly well/not well at all Slightly well Not well at all Don t know [VOL] 7 6 Refused [VOL] * - N=460 Newt Gingrich: He has firm policy positions Very/Somewhat well Very well Somewhat well Slightly well/not well at all Slightly well Not well at all Don t know [VOL] 9 6 Refused [VOL] - - N=460 Continues 18

19 CURJREP. The following are phrases some people use to describe political leaders. For each phrase, please tell me if it describes [CANDIDATE]... Newt Gingrich: He can bring about needed change Very/Somewhat well Very well Somewhat well Slightly well/not well at all Slightly well Not well at all Don t know [VOL] 6 5 Refused [VOL] - - N=460 Newt Gingrich: He has the right experience to be a good president Very/Somewhat well Very well Somewhat well Slightly well/not well at all Slightly well Not well at all 25 9 Don t know [VOL] 8 6 Refused [VOL] - - N=460 Continues 19

20 CURJREP. The following are phrases some people use to describe political leaders. For each phrase, please tell me if it describes [CANDIDATE]... Newt Gingrich: He would be a strong challenger to President Obama Very/Somewhat well Very well Somewhat well Slightly well/not well at all Slightly well Not well at all Don t know [VOL] 6 5 Refused [VOL] - - N=460 Some questions held for future release. S1. Are you currently registered to vote at your address, or not? Yes 80 No 20 VOL: Not necessary in my state * Don t know [VOL] * Refused [VOL] - 20

21 TP4. Do you consider yourself a supporter of the Tea Party movement, or are you not a supporter of the Tea Party movement? /11 5/5-9/11 3/24-28/11 1/5-10/11 11/3-8/10 TOTAL 10/13-18/10 LIKELY VOTERS 10/13-18/10 9/8-13/10 8/11-16/10 6/9-14/10 5/7-11/10 4/7-12/10 Supporter Strongly n/a Moderately n/a Not a supporter Don t know [VOL] Refused [VOL] 1 * * 1 * * * - * 1 1 * 1 * 1 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,501 N=846 N=1,007 N=1,044 N=1,002 N=962 PID1. Do you consider yourself a Democrat, a Republican, an independent, or none of these? /11 5/5-9/11 3/24-28/11 1/5-10/11 11/3-8/10 TOTAL 10/13-18/10 LIKELY VOTERS 10/13-18/10 9/8-13/10 8/11-16/10 6/9-14/10 5/7-11/10 4/7-12/10 3/3-8/10 1/12-17/10 12/10-14/09 11/5-9/09 10/1-5/09 9/3-8/09 7/16-20/09 5/28-6/1/09 Democrat Independent Republican None of these Refused - 1 * * * * * N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,501 N=846 N=1,007 N=1,044 N=1,002 N=1,001 N=1,002 N=1,008 N=1,001 N=1,006 N=1,003 N=1,001 N=1,006 21

22 PID1/ PID2. Do you consider yourself a Democrat, a Republican, an Independent, or none of these? [IF DEMOCRAT, ASK:] Do you consider yourself a strong or moderate Democrat? [IF REPUBLICAN, ASK:] Do you consider yourself a strong or moderate Republican? [IF INDEPENDENT OR NONE, ASK:] Do you lean more toward the Democrats or the Republicans? /11 5/5-9/11 3/24-28/11 1/5-10/11 11/3-8/10 TOTAL 10/13-18/10 LIKELY VOTERS 10/13-18/10 9/8-13/10 8/11-16/10 6/9-14/10 5/7-11/10 4/7-12/10 3/3-8/10 1/12-17/10 12/10-14/09 11/5-9/09 10/1-5/09 9/3-8/09 7/16-20/09 5/28-6/1/09 Total Democrat Democrat strong Democrat moderate Independent lean Democratic None lean Democratic * - - * - * - * * * 1 * - * - * - * * * - * * Total Republican Republican strong Republican moderate Independent lean Republican None lean Republican * * - - * * * - * - - * * - * * [VOL] Independent don t lean [VOL] None don t lean [VOL] Other * * * * * 1 * * * * - * * * * 1 1 * * * * 1 * Don t know Refused N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,501 N=846 N=1,007 N=1,044 N=1,002 N=1,001 N=1,002 N=1,008 N=1,001 N=1,006 N=1,003 N=1,001 N=1,006 22

23 G11a. Generally speaking, do you consider yourself a liberal, moderate, or conservative? [IF Liberal, ASK: Would you say you are strongly or somewhat liberal?] [IF Conservative, ASK: Would you say you are strongly or somewhat conservative?] Liberal - strongly Liberal - somewhat Conservative - strongly Conservative - somewhat /11 5/5-9/11 3/24-28/11 1/5-10/11 11/3-8/10 TOTAL 10/13-18/10 LIKELY VOTERS 10/13-18/10 9/8-13/10 8/11-16/10 6/9-14/10 5/7-11/10 4/7/10-12/10 TOTAL 10/16-20/ Moderate Don t know Refused * * * 1 1 * * 1 * * LIKELY VOTERS 10/16-20/08 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,501 N=846 N=1,007 N=1,044 N=1,002 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=800 23

24 EM1. Are you, yourself, currently employed /11 5/5-9/11 3/24-28/11 1/5-10/11 11/3-8/10 10/13-18/10 9/8-13/10 8/11-16/10 6/9-14/10 5/7-11/10 4/7-12/10 3/3-8/10 1/12-17/10 12/10-14/09 11/5-/09 10/1-5/09 9/3-8/09 Full-time Part-time Not employed Don t know - * * * * * - * * * * * * - * - * * * - Refused - * * * * * 1 1 * * * * - * * * N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,501 N=1,007 N=1,044 N=1,002 N=1,001 N=1,002 N=1,008 N=1,001 N=1,006 N=1,003 N=1,001 EM2. [IF NOT EMPLOYED IN EM1, ASK:] Are you /11 5/5-9/11 3/24-28/11 1/5-10/11 11/3-8/10 10/13-18/10 9/8-13/10 8/11-16/10 6/9-14/10 5/7-11/10 4/7-12/10 3/3-8/10 1/12-17/10 12/10-14/09 11/5-/09 10/1-5/09 9/3-8/09 Retired Homemaker Student Temporarily unemployed Don t know * Refused 1 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * 1 * * 1 * * N=436 N=441 N=431 N=450 N=448 N=413 N=411 N=421 N=655 N=414 N=400 N=472 N=416 N=415 N=420 N=420 N=423 N=404 N=451 N=438 24

25 CUR38. Thinking of the last 6 months that is, since June of 2011 have you or has someone in your family lost a job as a result of economic conditions, or not? /11 5/5-9/11 3/24-28/11 1/5-10/11 11/3-8/10 10/13-18/10 9/8-13/10 8/11-16/10 6/9-14/10 5/7-11/10 4/7-12/10 12/10-14/09 9/3-8/09 7/16-20/09 High: 2/12-17/09 Low: 9/3-8/09 1 Year Ago: 11/3-8/10 Yes (self lost job) Yes (someone in family) No Both (self and family member) [VOL] Don t know * * - * - * * - * * * * * - * * 1 * * - Refused - * - * * - * * * * * - - * * * N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,501 N=1,007 N=1,044 N=1,002 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,006 N=1,001 N=1,001 CUR39. And thinking of the last 6 months that is, since June of 2011 has someone you know personally, other than a family member, lost a job as a result of economic conditions, or not? /11 5/5-9/11 3/24-28/11 1/5-10/11 11/3-8/10 10/13-18/10 9/8-13/10 8/11-16/10 6/9-14/10 5/7-11/10 4/7-12/10 12/10-14/09 10/1-5/09 High: 1/12-17/10 Low: 1 Year Ago: 11/3-8/10 Yes No Don t know * * * * * * * 1 * 1 * 1 * * * 1 1 * 1 Refused - * * - * * * * * * * - - * * * - - * N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,501 N=1,007 N=1,044 N=1,002 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,003 N=1,008 N=1,001 25

26 [INTERVIEWER READ:] The following questions are for classification purposes only. Be assured that your responses will be aggregated with those of other participants to this survey. DM1. What is your marital status? Are you [READ EACH ITEM] Married/Living as Married/Co-habitating 62 Separated 2 Divorced 8 Widowed 6 Never Married 22 Don t know [VOL] - Refused [VOL] * DM2. What is the last grade of school you completed? [READ EACH ITEM] Less than high school graduate 8 High school graduate 34 Technical/trade school 4 Some college 25 College graduate 15 Some graduate school 3 Graduate degree 10 Don t know [VOL] - Refused [VOL] * DM4. In what year were you born? Age group: Refused [VOL] 1 26

27 DM5. Which one of the following best describes where you live? [READ EACH ITEM] Urban area 25 Suburban area 40 Rural area 34 Don t know [VOL] 1 Refused [VOL] - DM6. Do you currently own your home, rent it, or do you have some other arrangement? Own 62 Rent 28 Other arrangement 9 Don t know [VOL] * Refused [VOL] - DM7. Are you the parent or guardian of one or more children under the age of 18, or not? Yes 36 No 64 Don t know [VOL] - Refused [VOL] * 27

28 DM8. How many different landline telephone numbers, if any, are there in your home that I could have reached you on for this call? This includes listed or unlisted numbers. To answer this question, please don t count cell phones or landlines used ONLY for faxes or modems. None 27 One Line 69 Two lines 3 Three or more lines 1 Don t know [VOL] * Refused [VOL] * DM9. And on how many different cell-phone numbers, if any, could I have reached you for this call? None 12 One 69 Two 13 Three or more 6 Don t know [VOL] * Refused [VOL] * DM10. [IF BOTH LAND AND CELLPHONE, ASK:] Generally speaking, would you say you use your landline phone most of the time, your cell phone most of the time, or would you say you use both about equally? Landline 24 Cell phone 40 Both equally 36 Don t know [VOL] - Refused [VOL] - N=606 28

29 DM10a. [ASK CELL-PHONE SAMPLE ONLY] How many adults, in addition to you, carry and use this cell phone at least once a week or more? None 50 One 29 Two 14 Three or more 5 Don t know [VOL] 1 Refused [VOL] 1 N=300 DM12. Do you consider yourself a born-again or evangelical Christian, or not? Yes, born-again/evangelical 38 No 60 Don t know [VOL] 2 Refused [VOL] 1 DM13. What is your religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Mormon, Jewish, Muslim, some other religion, or don t you belong to any religious denomination? Protestant 27 Catholic 23 Mormon 1 Jewish 2 Muslim * Other religion 19 Don t belong to religious denomination 27 Don t know [VOL] - Refused [VOL] * 29

30 DM14. [IF OTHER RELIGION IN DM13, ASK:] Do you consider yourself a Christian, or not? Yes, a Christian 89 No, not a Christian 11 Don t know [VOL] * Refused [VOL] - N=186 DM15. Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services? Would you say more than once a week, once a week, once or twice a month, a few times a year, less often than a few times a year, or never? Never 17 Less often than a few times a year 13 A few times a year 22 Once or twice a month 13 Once a week 23 More than once a week 11 Don t know [VOL] * Refused [VOL] 1 30

31 DM16. Are you of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin? Yes 13 No 87 Don t know [VOL] - Refused [VOL] * DM17. [IF SPANISH/HISPANIC/LATINO (D16=1), ASK:] In addition to being Hispanic, Latino or Spanish, what race or races do you consider yourself to be? [DO NOT READ. ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES.] DM18. [IF NOT SPANISH/HISPANIC/LATINO (D16=2), ASK:] What race or races do you consider yourself to be? [DO NOT READ. ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES.] White, Caucasian 73 Black, African-American, Negro 12 American Indian or Alaska Native 1 Asian Indian 1 Native Hawaiian - Chinese * Guamanian or Chamorro - Filipino - Samoan - Japanese - Korean - Vietnamese * Other Asian * Other Pacific Islander 1 Some other race 9 Other (specify) - Don't know 1 Refused * Multiple races 3 31

32 DM19. Does your total household [IF SINGLE: PERSONAL ] income fall below $50,000 dollars, or is it $50,000 or higher? [READ LIST] Below $50, $50, Don t know [VOL] 2 Refused [VOL] 3 DM20. And in which group does your total household [IF SINGLE: PERSONAL ] income fall? [READ LIST] Under $10,000 9 $10,000 to under $20, $20,000 to under $30,000 9 $30,000 to under $40, $40,000 to under $50,000 8 $50,000 to under $75, $75,000 to under $100, $100,000 to under $150, $150,000 or more 7 Don t know [VOL] 4 Refused [VOL] 5 DM21. Do you currently own stocks, bonds, or mutual funds? Yes 41 No 56 Don t know [VOL] * Refused [VOL] 2 32

33 [ASK DM22 ONLY IF YES IN DM21:] DM22. In the past 12 months, how many times did you make changes in your investments buying or selling stocks or mutual funds either within or outside an employer-sponsored 401K plan? Would you say None times times times * times 3 25 times or more 2 Don t know [VOL] 5 Refused [VOL] 1 N=513 DM25. [INTERVIEWER RECORD:] Respondent s Gender: Male 49 Female 51 CENSUS REGION: Northeast 18 Midwest 22 South 37 West 23 33

34 AP-GfK Poll Methodology The Associated Press-GfK Poll was conducted December 8-12, 2011, by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications a division of GfK Custom Research North America. This telephone poll is based on a nationally-representative probability sample of 1,000 general population adults age 18 or older. Interviews were conducted with 700 respondents on landlines and 300 respondents on cellular telephones. Both the landline and cell phone samples were provided by Survey Sampling International. The sample included the contiguous 48 states, Alaska, and Hawaii. Interviews were conducted in both English and Spanish, depending on respondent preference. The combined landline and cell phone data were weighted to account for probabilities of selection, as well as age, sex, education and race, using targets from the March 2009 supplement of the Current Population Survey. In addition to these factors, the weighting takes into account the patterns of land and cell phone usage by region from the 2009 Fall estimates provided by GfK MRI Inc. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 4.0 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, for results based on the entire sample of adults. The margin of sampling error is higher and varies for results based on sub-samples. In our reporting of the findings, percentage points are rounded off to the nearest whole number. As a result, percentages in a given table column may total slightly higher or lower than 100%. In questions that permit multiple responses, columns may total significantly more than 100%, depending on the number of different responses offered by each respondent. Trend data are displayed for selected questions from previous AP-GfK Polls that also consisted of telephone interviews with nationally-representative probability samples of adults age 18 or older. Details about all AP-GfK Polls are available at 34