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CAP-Veterans Survey On Guns-Topline 4.10 Final
CAP-Veterans Survey On Guns-Topline 4.10 Final
April 2 - 4, 2013
5278
804 Interviews
Margin of Error: +/- 3.5%
Northeast .....................................................................................................
15%
West ............................................................................................................
21
South ...........................................................................................................
43
Midwest .......................................................................................................
20
Yes ..............................................................................................................
100%
No ................................................................................................................
Not sure .......................................................................................................
-
QS3.
What are the chances that you will vote in the election next
November for U.S. Congress?
Q1.
Army ............................................................................................................
45%
Navy ............................................................................................................
24
Marines ........................................................................................................
10
Air Force ......................................................................................................
19
Coast Guard ................................................................................................
2
Did not serve in the military .........................................................................
-
Q3.
Enlisted ........................................................................................................
91%
Commissioned Officer .................................................................................
9
Yes ..............................................................................................................
65%
No ................................................................................................................
35
Yes ..............................................................................................................
96%
No ................................................................................................................
4
During your time in the military, did you serve in combat theater or an
overseas contingency operation?
Yes ..............................................................................................................
51%
No ................................................................................................................
49
Afghanistan war?
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NOT IMPORTANT
NET
Extremely
Not too
Not important
important
Very
Some
important
at all
IMPORTANT
Veteran suicide rates......................................................................................................................................................................
55%
32
12
2
*
98%
NOT
IMPORTANT
2
95%
97%
85%
15
Below are some public figures and organizations. For each, indicate if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neutral,
somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of that public figure or organization.
S3.
FAVORABLE
UNFAVORABLE
NET
Very
Very
Not
favorable
Some
Neutral
Some
unfavorable
sure
FAV
NRA, or National Rifle Association ............................................................................................................................................
20%
23
21
13
23
*
43%
UNFAV
36
FAMILIAR
100
26
87
VoteVets .............................................................................................................................................................................................
14%
19
27
1
1
38
33%
62
57
99
27
66
54
98
Q18. Did your military training include gun and weapons training?
Yes ..............................................................................................................
94%
No ................................................................................................................
6
Yes ..............................................................................................................
56%
No ................................................................................................................
44
Q20.
Yes ..............................................................................................................
57%
No ................................................................................................................
43
Q21.
Yes ..............................................................................................................
73%
No ................................................................................................................
27
How confident are you that veterans in general take seriously the
responsibilities that come with gun ownership?
Very confident..............................................................................................
46%
Somewhat confident ....................................................................................
46
Not too confident .........................................................................................
7
Not at all confident .......................................................................................
1
Q22.
And how confident are you that those who have not served in the
military take seriously the responsibilities that come with gun ownership?
Q23.
Very confident..............................................................................................
7%
Somewhat confident ....................................................................................
51
Not too confident .........................................................................................
36
Not at all confident .......................................................................................
7
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Q24.
A lot .............................................................................................................
19%
Somewhat....................................................................................................
36
Not too much ...............................................................................................
29
Not at all ......................................................................................................
16
Q25.
Somewhat
OPPOSE
Somewhat
Strongly
NET
SUPPORT
OPPOSE
99%
96%
91%
92%
83%
17
61%
39
58%
42
Q34.
Q33.
Q35.
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S9. As a source for information on gun-related issues, how much do you trust
TRUST
DISTRUST
NET
TRUST
DISTRUST
89%
11
86%
14
55%
45
Survivors of gun crime and family member of people killed with guns..........................................................................
16%
40
33
11
56%
44
Do you agree or disagree with the NRAs position that anyone should
be allowed to buy a one hundred round drum without having to pass a
background check?
Q40.
Q41.
SUPPORT (NET).........................................................................................
89%
OPPOSE (NET) ...........................................................................................
11
18-29 ...........................................................................................................
1%
30-44 ...........................................................................................................
19
45-54 ...........................................................................................................
16
55-64 ...........................................................................................................
24
65+...............................................................................................................
40
QD106. What is the best way to describe the area where you live?
A city ............................................................................................................
22%
A suburb ......................................................................................................
45
A small town ................................................................................................
15
A rural area ..................................................................................................
17
Prefer not to say ..........................................................................................
1
Married ........................................................................................................
71%
Not married, but living with partner..............................................................
5
Single, never married ..................................................................................
6
Divorced or separated .................................................................................
14
Widowed ......................................................................................................
3
Prefer not to say ..........................................................................................
2
QD107.
you?
QD108. Are you currently employed?
Yes ..............................................................................................................
17%
No ................................................................................................................
82
Prefer not to say ..........................................................................................
1
Yes ..............................................................................................................
51%
No ................................................................................................................
47
Prefer not to say ..........................................................................................
2
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Liberal ..........................................................................................................
7%
Somewhat liberal .........................................................................................
13
Moderate .....................................................................................................
27
Somewhat conservative ..............................................................................
25
Conservative................................................................................................
25
Prefer not to say ..........................................................................................
3
origin or ancestry?
VOL:
Black/African-American ...............................................................................
11%
White/Caucasian .........................................................................................
77
Hispanic/Latino ............................................................................................
6
Asian-American ...........................................................................................
2
Other (SPECIFY) .........................................................................................
2
(Refused) .....................................................................................................
4
Did you vote in the 2012 election for president between Mitt
Romney and Barack Obama?
Yes, voted....................................................................................................
95%
No, did not vote ...........................................................................................
4
Prefer not to say ..........................................................................................
1
QD198.
Obama?
Male .............................................................................................................
90%
Female.........................................................................................................
10