Clinton & the Starr Report - Top Line Summary

September '98. Here's what our panel told us about Clinton and the Starr Report:
(Survey data processed by Applied Market Research West)

On September 14, 1998 Esearch (www.esearch.com) asked a portion of its Internet panel some questions about the recently published Starr report. Data was collected September 15th and the results available September 16th. Of the nearly 2,000 people responding to the survey, the following is a general representation of their opinions:

• Should President Clinton resign?
  43% yes
  57% no
  
• Do you think Clinton should be impeached?
  34% yes
  66% no
  
• How do you expect this Lewinski scandal to play out?
  11% Clinton will resign
  9% Clinton will be impeached
  41% Impeachment proceedings will be initiated, but the President will prevail
  39% Congress will not initiate impeachment proceedings
  
• If you could decide Clinton's fate, would you...
  32% Have him resign
  13% Have him impeached
  5% Have him go through the impeachment process, only to prevail
  50% Have Congress drop this matter
  
• Do you approve of disapprove of Clinton's performance as President?
  65% approve
  35% disapprove
  
• Do you approve or disapprove of how Clinton conducts his personal business?
  8% approve
  92% disapprove
  
• Have you read the Starr Report?
  10% Yes, the whole thing
  20% I've browsed through the whole document
  37% I've browsed through parts of the document
  5% I've browsed through the document searching only for the juicy parts
  28% I've not seen the document
  
• How do you feel about the whole world having access to the document?
  43% I think everyone should be able to read it
  12% I think that it should only be made available to U.S. citizens
  8% I think that it should only be made available to representatives of U.S. citizens (congressmen)
  29% I don't think that it should be made available
  8% other
  
• In an unprecedented move, the Starr report was instantly available all around the world. What kind of impact do you think this has on U.S. politics.
  17% positive impact
  83% negative impact
  

You can have the entire report, which includes crosstabs, tables, and demographic information for $1,350. For information, please call Janet Westergaard at 310-373-1894 (she'll usually answer her phone between 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m. PST), or send her an email message at westergaard@mindspring.com.

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