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Toplines - Affirmative Action - July 30-31, 2008
National
Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters 1* Do you
favor or oppose Affirmative Action programs? 28% Favor 46% Oppose 26% Not sure 2* Okay,
do you favor or oppose government programs that give special treatment when
hiring to women and minorities? 26% Favor 58% Oppose 16% Not sure 3* Do
Affirmative Action programs discriminate against white men? 46% Yes 31% No 22% Not sure 4* Have
affirmative action programs been a success, a failure, or somewhere in-between? 11% Success 22% Failure 64% Somewhere in between
3% Not sure 5* In today’s business world, when choosing between people of
different races or genders, do most employers choose the best person for the
job? 42% Yes 35% No 23% Not sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence National
Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters 1* In term of how you will vote how important is a candidates
position on affirmative action? 21% Very important 33% Somewhat
important 30% Not very important 12% Not at all important
4% Not sure 2* Does
John McCain favor or oppose affirmative action programs? 17% Favor 29% Oppose 54% Not sure 3* Does
Barack Obama favor or oppose affirmative action programs? 45% Favor
9% Oppose 46% Not sure 4* Should affirmative action programs be
continued or are they no longer
necessary? 32% Continued 46% They
are no longer necessary 22% Not sure 5* Is it better for the government to legislate social outcomes
or for society to work these issues out on its own? 22% Legislate social outcomes 58% Society to work out on its own 20% Not sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence \ |