National Tracking Poll

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1 National Tracking Poll Project: N Size: 2194 Registered Voters Margin of Error: ± 2% Topline Report April 20-24, 2017 Question Response Frequency Percentage NCT1 Generally, how involved do you believe the government should be in regulating the Internet? Actively involved % Rarely involved % Don t Know / No Opinion % NCT2 NCT3 NCT4 When it comes to the role of the federal government in regulating access to the Internet, which of the following comes closest to your view, even if none are exactly right? The government should have the ability to set specific % prices, terms and conditions for Internet access. The government should have a light touch approach to % the Internet that allows regulators to monitor the marketplace and take action if consumers are harmed. The government should not regulate the Internet at all % Don t Know / No Opinion % As you may know, a public utility is an essential public service, such as electricity, water, or gas, that is regulated by government. Knowing this, which of the following do you agree with more, even if neither is exactly right? Internet access should be considered a public utility % regulated by the federal government Internet access should not be considered a public utility % regulated by the federal government Don t Know / No Opinion % If government were to regulate Internet access as a utility, do you believe Internet and technology innovation would get better, get worse, or stay about the same? Get better % Get worse % Stay about the same % Don t Know / No Opinion % Page 1

2 Question Response Frequency Percentage NCT5 And, if government were to regulate Internet access as a utility, do you believe private sector investments in Internet and technology innovation would increase, decrease or stay about the same? Increase % Decrease % Stay about the same % Don t Know / No Opinion % NCT6 How much have you seen, read, or heard about network neutrality, sometimes referred to as net neutrality? A lot % Some % Not much % Nothing at all % NCT7 As you may know, net neutrality is a set of rules which say Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as Comcast, Time Warner, AT&T, and Verizon, cannot block, throttle or prioritize certain content on the Internet. Knowing this, do you support or oppose net neutrality? Strongly support % Somewhat support % Somewhat oppose % Strongly oppose 102 5% Don t Know / No Opinion % Note: Group proportions may total to larger than one-hundred percent due to rounding. All statistics are calculated for registered voters with demographic post-stratification weights applied. Page 2

3 National Tracking Poll #170409, April, 2017 Summary Statistics of Survey Respondent Demographics Demographic Group Frequency Percentage xdemall Registered Voters % xdemgender Gender: Male % Gender: Female % age5 Age: % Age: % Age: % Age: % Age: % xpid3 PID: Dem (no lean) % PID: Ind (no lean) % PID: Rep (no lean) % xpidgender PID/Gender: Dem Men % PID/Gender: Dem Women % PID/Gender: Ind Men % PID/Gender: Ind Women % PID/Gender: Rep Men % PID/Gender: Rep Women % xdemtea Tea Party: Supporter % Tea Party: Not Supporter % N 2186 xdemideo3 Ideo: Liberal (1-3) % Ideo: Moderate (4) % Ideo: Conservative (5-7) % N 1965 xeduc3 Educ: < College % Educ: Bachelors degree % Educ: Post-grad % xdeminc3 Income: Under 50k % Income: 50k-100k % Income: 100k % Continued on next page Page 3

4 Summary Statistics of Survey Respondent Demographics Morning Consult Demographic Group Frequency Percentage xdemwhite Ethnicity: White % xdemhispbin Ethnicity: Hispanic 196 9% demblackbin Ethnicity: Afr. Am % demraceother Ethnicity: Other 125 6% xrelnet Relig: Protestant % Relig: Roman Catholic % Relig: Ath./Agn./None % Relig: Something Else % N 1943 xreligion1 Relig: Jewish 55 3% xreligion2 Relig: Evangelical % Relig: Non-Evang. Catholics % N 1305 xreligion3 Relig: All Christian % Relig: All Non-Christian % xdemusr Community: Urban % Community: Suburban % Community: Rural % xdememploy Employ: Private Sector % Employ: Government % Employ: Self-Employed 190 9% Employ: Homemaker 181 8% Employ: Student 64 3% Employ: Retired % Employ: Unemployed 184 8% Employ: Other 157 7% xdemjobstatus Job Type: White-collar % Job Type: Blue-collar % Job Type: Don t Know % xdemmilhh1 Military HH: Yes % Military HH: No % Continued on next page Page 4

5 National Tracking Poll #170409, April, 2017 Summary Statistics of Survey Respondent Demographics Demographic Group Frequency Percentage xnr1 RD/WT: Right Direction % RD/WT: Wrong Track % Q172 Strongly Approve % Somewhat Approve % Somewhat Disapprove % Strongly Disapprove % Dont Know / No Opinion 112 5% xnr3 #1 Issue: Economy % #1 Issue: Security % #1 Issue: Health Care % #1 Issue: Medicare / Social Security % #1 Issue: Women s Issues 111 5% #1 Issue: Education 194 9% #1 Issue: Energy 93 4% #1 Issue: Other 85 4% xsubvote16o 2016 Vote: Democrat Hillary Clinton % 2016 Vote: Republican Donald Trump % 2016 Vote: Someone else % N 1793 xsubvote12o 2012 Vote: Barack Obama % 2012 Vote: Mitt Romney % 2012 Vote: Other 120 5% 2012 Vote: Didn t Vote % N 2191 xreg4 4-Region: Northeast % 4-Region: Midwest % 4-Region: South % 4-Region: West % Note: Group proportions may total to larger than one-hundred percent due to rounding. All statistics are calculated with demographic post-stratification weights applied. Page 5

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