YouGov / Economist Poll (US)

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1 Page 1 of 6 YouGov / Economist Poll (US) Total number of respondents: 2116 Weighted to the profile of the US population Conducted 1-2 Feb 2005 [Historic comparisons from Gallup polls] Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances? Feb-95 Legal under any circumstances 29% 27% 31% 31% 32% 27% 24% 14% 44% 33% Legal only under certain circumstances 53% 56% 50% 45% 48% 58% 63% 59% 46% 50% Illegal in all circumstances 14% 13% 15% 18% 14% 13% 13% 25% 7% 15% Don t know 4% 4% 4% 5% 6% 3% 0% 2% 4% 2% On abortion, have you become more pro-life or more pro-choice over the past 10 years? More pro-life 28% 30% 27% 37% 27% 29% 25% 42% 19% More pro-choice 24% 26% 23% 34% 24% 21% 22% 13% 36% same 44% 41% 48% 24% 44% 48% 53% 43% 42% Don t know 3% 3% 3% 6% 4% 2% 1% 2% 3% Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder? May-95 Yes in favor 63% 67% 59% 49% 62% 66% 69% 81% 45% 77% No not in favor 25% 23% 26% 36% 24% 21% 25% 9% 40% 13% Don t know 12% 9% 16% 15% 14% 13% 6% 9% 14% 10% If you could choose between the following two approaches, which do you think is the better penalty for murder? Jun-94 The death penalty 53% 59% 47% 33% 53% 59% 57% 69% 37% 50% Life imprisonment, with absolutely no possibility of parole 37% 34% 41% 54% 35% 32% 39% 24% 53% 32% Don t know 10% 8% 12% 13% 12% 9% 4% 7% 10% 18%

2 Page 2 of 6 With which one of these statements about the environment and the economy do you most agree? Apr-95 Protection of the environment should be given priority, even at the risk of curbing economic growth 30% 30% 31% 34% 28% 35% 25% 18% 41% 62% Economic growth should be given priority, even if the environment suffers to some extent 15% 18% 13% 17% 15% 13% 21% 27% 7% 32% Equal priority 49% 50% 49% 43% 51% 50% 50% 51% 47% N/A Don t know 5% 2% 8% 7% 6% 3% 3% 4% 5% 6% Do you think homosexual relations between consenting adults should or should not be legal? Nov-96 Jun-92 Should be legal 51% 50% 51% 64% 53% 46% 44% 32% 64% 44% 48% Should not be legal 38% 40% 36% 25% 36% 42% 45% 57% 26% 47% 44% Don t know 12% 10% 13% 10% 12% 12% 11% 11% 10% 9% 8% In general, do you think homosexuals SHOULD or SHOULD NOT have equal rights in terms of job opportunities? Apr-93 Yes should have equal rights 80% 77% 83% 89% 80% 78% 79% 69% 87% 80% No should not have 15% 19% 12% 7% 15% 18% 18% 25% 10% 14% Don t know 5% 4% 5% 4% 5% 5% 3% 7% 3% 6% Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal, or not? Aug-95 Yes legal 40% 42% 38% 44% 42% 44% 25% 28% 49% 25% No not legal 47% 46% 49% 44% 44% 45% 60% 63% 37% 73% Don t know 13% 12% 13% 13% 13% 11% 15% 9% 14% 2% Do you approve or disapprove of labor unions? Aug-97 Jul-91 Approve 52% 53% 52% 52% 50% 53% 59% 37% 69% 60% 60% Disapprove 27% 34% 20% 15% 25% 30% 34% 43% 12% 31% 30% Don t know 21% 13% 28% 33% 25% 17% 8% 19% 19% 9% 10%

3 Page 3 of 6 How important would you say religion is in your own life - very important, fairly important, or not very important? May-95 Very Important 49% 45% 53% 37% 47% 53% 54% 60% 46% 56% Fairly important 30% 29% 30% 29% 30% 30% 29% 25% 31% 30% Not very important 21% 26% 17% 34% 22% 18% 17% 14% 23% 20% Do you consider the amount of federal income tax you have to pay as too high, about right, or too low? Dec-94 Too high 56% 54% 58% 41% 58% 65% 46% 58% 50% 66% About right 34% 37% 31% 38% 30% 29% 49% 36% 37% 30% Too low 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 0% 2% 1% Don t know 8% 7% 9% 21% 10% 4% 3% 5% 10% 3% Over the LAST 5 YEARS, do you think you have become more conservative or more liberal? More conservative 26% 28% 24% 22% 25% 28% 31% 44% 11% More liberal 19% 19% 19% 33% 19% 17% 12% 8% 32% same 48% 48% 49% 30% 48% 54% 55% 46% 50% Didn t have views then 2% 1% 3% 7% 2% 0% 1% 0% 3% Don t know 4% 4% 5% 7% 7% 1% 0% 2% 5% Over the LAST 10 YEARS, do you think you have become more conservative or more liberal? More conservative 30% 33% 27% 20% 28% 35% 32% 51% 14% More liberal 19% 19% 19% 23% 20% 18% 14% 7% 31% same 41% 42% 41% 19% 39% 46% 54% 37% 40% Didn t have views then 6% 3% 9% 32% 5% 0% 0% 3% 9% Don t know 4% 3% 5% 6% 7% 1% 0% 2% 5% Over the LAST 20 YEARS, do you think you have become more conservative or more liberal? More conservative 30% 36% 24% 8% 26% 40% 39% 52% 13% More liberal 17% 16% 17% 11% 17% 20% 13% 7% 27% same 30% 31% 30% 18% 26% 36% 40% 27% 29% Didn t have views then 18% 12% 24% 57% 24% 2% 5% 12% 25% Don t know 5% 5% 5% 7% 8% 2% 2% 2% 6%

4 Page 4 of 6 From what you know, do you think you are more conservative or more liberal than your parents were when they were the same age as you are now? More conservative 19% 22% 17% 14% 20% 19% 23% 31% 11% More liberal 42% 39% 44% 43% 40% 48% 33% 25% 53% About the same 26% 27% 24% 23% 25% 25% 30% 33% 23% Don t know 13% 12% 14% 20% 15% 7% 14% 10% 13% As far as you can tell, do you think American politics generally has become more conservative or more liberal over the LAST 10 YEARS? More conservative 42% 48% 37% 40% 36% 47% 49% 36% 53% More liberal 31% 30% 31% 21% 32% 31% 33% 41% 22% About the same 15% 15% 16% 19% 17% 13% 14% 15% 15% Don t know 11% 8% 15% 19% 14% 9% 4% 8% 10% Thinking about your ideas of liberal and conservative, please place President George W Bush on the following scale? Very conservative 30% 31% 28% 43% 29% 25% 29% 15% 49% Conservative 38% 42% 35% 33% 35% 40% 47% 60% 20% Moderate 17% 15% 19% 10% 19% 19% 14% 19% 11% Liberal 3% 3% 2% 0% 3% 4% 2% 3% 2% Very liberal 3% 3% 3% 1% 2% 3% 4% 0% 6% Don t know 10% 5% 14% 12% 11% 9% 4% 3% 12% And where would you place his father, George H.W. Bush, when he was President of the Uunited States? Very conservative 15% 15% 16% 20% 17% 13% 11% 8% 24% Conservative 42% 44% 41% 38% 42% 42% 47% 54% 38% Moderate 24% 29% 19% 12% 21% 29% 29% 29% 15% Liberal 3% 3% 3% 2% 3% 4% 2% 2% 4% Very liberal 2% 3% 1% 0% 3% 1% 5% 0% 3% Don t know 13% 7% 19% 28% 14% 11% 6% 6% 15% And where would you place Ronald Reagan when he was President of the United States? Very conservative 19% 24% 14% 18% 18% 21% 17% 20% 22% Conservative 39% 44% 34% 17% 36% 41% 58% 51% 31% Moderate 21% 18% 24% 15% 24% 21% 17% 18% 21% Liberal 5% 5% 5% 5% 6% 6% 2% 4% 6% Very liberal 2% 1% 2% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 3% Don t know 14% 8% 21% 43% 14% 9% 4% 6% 17%

5 Page 5 of 6 From what you know, do you think the Republican Party is more conservative or more liberal than it was 10 years ago? More conservative 41% 46% 36% 36% 36% 42% 52% 34% 55% More liberal 20% 24% 18% 15% 20% 21% 24% 25% 14% About the same 25% 23% 26% 19% 26% 27% 21% 34% 17% Don t know 14% 8% 21% 29% 18% 10% 3% 8% 14% From what you know, do you think the Democratic Party is more conservative or more liberal than it was 10 years ago? More conservative 17% 19% 15% 20% 16% 16% 19% 8% 27% More liberal 43% 47% 39% 32% 40% 47% 51% 68% 25% About the same 27% 26% 27% 19% 27% 28% 28% 17% 35% Don t know 13% 7% 19% 28% 16% 9% 2% 7% 13% Thinking about your ideas of liberal and conservative, please place yourself on the following scale: Very conservative 9% 9% 9% 7% 10% 8% 11% 20% 2% Conservative 25% 29% 21% 16% 23% 29% 31% 48% 7% Moderate 34% 35% 33% 26% 36% 35% 35% 26% 34% Liberal 18% 15% 21% 22% 17% 19% 17% 4% 33% Very liberal 8% 6% 9% 19% 7% 6% 5% 0% 19% Don t know 6% 5% 7% 10% 8% 4% 0% 2% 6% The trial of Michael Jackson, the singer, will shortly begin. What is the main accusation against him? Stealing 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Sexual abuse of a minor 97% 97% 97% 94% 97% 98% 96% 97% 96% Violence towards an adult man 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% Violence towards an adult woman 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Tax evasion 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Infringement of copyright 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% None of these 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% Don t know 2% 2% 2% 4% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% How closely will you follow the trial? Very closely 7% 5% 9% 9% 10% 5% 5% 4% 13% Fairly closely 26% 22% 30% 26% 25% 28% 25% 27% 26% Not very closely 48% 51% 45% 36% 49% 48% 55% 54% 43% Not at all 18% 22% 14% 27% 17% 18% 14% 14% 17% Don t know 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0%

6 Page 6 of 6 How likely do you think it is that Michael Jackson will get a fair trial? Definitely will 11% 15% 8% 4% 11% 15% 13% 18% 8% Probably will 42% 48% 38% 25% 38% 46% 59% 49% 36% Probably won t 28% 23% 32% 42% 30% 23% 21% 21% 34% Definitely won t 7% 6% 8% 14% 8% 5% 1% 3% 8% Don't know 12% 9% 14% 14% 13% 12% 6% 8% 13% From what you know now, do you think Michael Jackson is guilty or not guilty? Guilty 53% 51% 54% 62% 53% 49% 52% 62% 44% Not guilty 11% 11% 11% 4% 13% 12% 9% 7% 18% Don t know 37% 38% 35% 34% 34% 40% 38% 31% 38%