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Questions - Drones - May 23-24, 2013

36% Favor Use of Drones To Stop Terrorists in the United States
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted May 23-24, 2013
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* How closely have you followed recent news reports about the United States’ use of unmanned drone aircraft?

 

2* The U.S. government has been using unmanned drones to kill al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists overseas. Do you favor or oppose the United States’ use of drone aircraft to kill terrorists?

 

3* Should the U.S. government increase or decrease the use of unmanned drones to kill terrorists or should the level of drone use stay about the same? (Answered by Likely Voters who Favor U.S. Use of Drone Aircraft to Kill – 690 Likely Voters)

 

4* Do you favor or oppose the government’s use of drones to kill U.S. citizens overseas who pose a terrorist threat?

 

5* Do you favor or oppose the use of drones against terrorist threats in the United States?

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence