Do you approve or disapprove of labor unions?
|
Approve
|
Disapprove
|
No opinion
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
2007 Aug 13-16
|
60
|
32
|
8
|
|
2006 Aug 7-10
|
59
|
29
|
12
|
|
2005 Aug 8-11
|
58
|
33
|
9
|
|
2004 Aug 9-11
|
59
|
34
|
7
|
|
2003 Aug 4-6
|
65
|
29
|
6
|
|
2002 Aug 5-8
|
58
|
33
|
9
|
|
2001 Aug 16-19
|
60
|
32
|
8
|
|
1999 Aug 24-26
|
65
|
28
|
7
|
|
1999 Mar 5-7
|
66
|
29
|
5
|
|
1997 Aug 12-13
|
60
|
31
|
9
|
|
1991 Jul 18-21
|
60
|
30
|
10
|
|
1986 Jul 11-14
|
59
|
30
|
11
|
|
1985 Apr 12-15
|
58
|
27
|
15
|
|
1981 Aug 14-17
|
55
|
35
|
11
|
|
1979 May 4-7
|
55
|
33
|
12
|
|
1978 Jan 6-9
|
59
|
31
|
10
|
|
1972 Dec 8-11
|
60
|
25
|
15
|
|
1972 Mar 24-27
|
60
|
27
|
13
|
|
1967 Sep 14-19
|
66
|
23
|
11
|
|
1965 May 13-18
|
71
|
19
|
11
|
|
1963 Jan 11-16
|
68
|
22
|
10
|
|
1962 Jun 28-Jul 3
|
64
|
24
|
11
|
|
1961 Sep 21-26
|
69
|
20
|
11
|
|
1961 May 4-9
|
63
|
23
|
14
|
|
1961 Jan 12-17
|
70
|
18
|
12
|
|
1959 Aug 20-25
|
73
|
14
|
12
|
|
1959 Jan 7-12
|
68
|
19
|
13
|
|
1958 Oct 15-20
|
64
|
21
|
15
|
|
1957 Aug 29-Sep 4
|
65
|
18
|
17
|
|
1957 Apr 6-11
|
74
|
17
|
9
|
|
1957 Jan 17-22
|
75
|
14
|
11
|
|
1953 Oct 9-14
|
75
|
18
|
7
|
|
1948 Dec 10-15
|
64
|
21
|
15
|
|
1947 Jul 4-9
|
64
|
25
|
11
|
|
1941
|
61
|
30
|
9
|
|
1936
|
72
|
20
|
8
|
Is anyone living in your household a member of a labor union?
|
Yes
|
No
|
No opinion
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
2007 Aug 13-16
|
15
|
84
|
1
|
|
2006 Aug 7-10
|
17
|
81
|
2
|
|
2005 Aug 8-11
|
19
|
81
|
*
|
|
2004 Aug 9-11
|
18
|
82
|
*
|
|
2003 Aug 4-6
|
18
|
82
|
*
|
|
2002 Aug 5-8
|
14
|
85
|
1
|
Are you a member of a labor union, or does some other member of your household belong to a labor union?
[COMBINED RESPONSES]
|
Respondent in labor union
|
Other household member in labor union
|
Both in labor union
|
Not a member of labor union
|
No
opinion
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
2006 Aug 13-16
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
84
|
*
|
|
2006 Aug 7-10
|
9
|
7
|
1
|
81
|
2
|
|
2005 Aug 8-11
|
10
|
8
|
1
|
81
|
*
|
|
2004 Aug 9-11
|
10
|
7
|
1
|
82
|
*
|
|
2003 Aug 4-6
|
9
|
8
|
1
|
82
|
*
|
|
2002 Aug 5-8
|
6
|
7
|
1
|
85
|
1
|
Thinking about the future, do you think labor unions in this country will become -- [ROTATED: stronger than they are today, the same as today, (or) weaker than they are today]?
|
Stronger
|
Same
|
Weaker
|
No opinion
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
2007 Aug 13-16
|
19
|
31
|
45
|
5
|
|
2005 Aug 8-11
|
19
|
25
|
53
|
3
|
|
2004 Aug 9-11
|
21
|
34
|
41
|
4
|
|
2002 Aug 5-8
|
23
|
35
|
36
|
6
|
|
2001 Aug 16-19
|
24
|
30
|
40
|
6
|
|
1999 Aug 24-26
|
25
|
28
|
44
|
3
|
Would you, personally, like to see labor unions in the United States have -- [ROTATED: more influence than they have today, the same amount as today, (or) less influence than they have today]?
|
More influence
|
Same amount
|
Less influence
|
No
opinion
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
2007 Aug 13-16
|
35
|
33
|
28
|
4
|
|
2005 Aug 8-11
|
38
|
29
|
30
|
3
|
|
2004 Aug 9-11
|
29
|
36
|
32
|
3
|
|
2002 Aug 5-8
|
27
|
36
|
31
|
6
|
|
2001 Aug 16-19
|
30
|
35
|
31
|
4
|
|
1999 Aug 24-26
|
30
|
36
|
32
|
2
|
Overall, do you think labor unions mostly help or mostly hurt [INSERT ITEM, RANDOM ORDER]? How about -- [INSERT NEXT ITEM]?
A. Workers who are members of unions
|
Mostly help
|
Mostly hurt
|
No opinion
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
2006 Aug 7-10
|
71
|
21
|
8
|
|
2005 Aug 28-30
|
69
|
25
|
6
|
|
2003 Aug 4-6
|
76
|
20
|
4
|
|
2001 Aug 16-19
|
74
|
20
|
6
|
|
1999 Mar 5-7
|
72
|
24
|
4
|
B. The U.S. economy in general
|
Mostly help
|
Mostly hurt
|
No opinion
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
2006 Aug 7-10
|
53
|
36
|
11
|
|
2005 Aug 28-30
|
54
|
39
|
7
|
|
2003 Aug 4-6
|
54
|
38
|
8
|
|
2001 Aug 16-19
|
49
|
38
|
13
|
|
1999 Mar 5-7
|
55
|
37
|
8
|
|
1997 Aug 22-25 ^
|
48
|
45
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
^ WORDING: The economy
|
C. Workers who are not members of unions
|
Mostly help
|
Mostly hurt
|
No opinion
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
2006 Aug 7-10
|
33
|
51
|
16
|
|
2005 Aug 28-30
|
38
|
52
|
10
|
|
2003 Aug 4-6
|
36
|
54
|
10
|
|
2001 Aug 16-19
|
36
|
50
|
14
|
|
1999 Mar 5-7
|
35
|
55
|
10
|
D. The companies where workers are unionized
|
Mostly help
|
Mostly hurt
|
No opinion
|
|
2006 Aug 7-10
|
50%
|
39
|
11
|
|
2005 Aug 28-30
|
53%
|
40
|
7
|
|
2003 Aug 4-6
|
58%
|
35
|
7
|
|
2001 Aug 16-19
|
52%
|
38
|
10
|
In the labor disputes of the last two or three years, have your sympathies, in general been -- [ROTATED: on the side of unions (or) on the side of the companies]?
|
Unions
|
Companies
|
Neither
(vol.)
|
Both
(vol.)
|
No
opinion
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
2005 Aug 28-30
|
52
|
34
|
6
|
3
|
5
|
|
2002 Aug 5-8
|
44
|
36
|
5
|
5
|
10
|
|
2001 Aug 16-19
|
45
|
37
|
4
|
5
|
9
|
|
1999 Aug 24-26
|
45
|
37
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
|
1952 Oct 17-22
|
42
|
29
|
--
|
3
|
26
|
|
1952 Oct 3-8
|
45
|
29
|
--
|
4
|
23
|
|
1952 Sep 28-Oct 2
|
42
|
33
|
--
|
1
|
23
|
|
1952 Sep 20-25
|
40
|
34
|
--
|
1
|
25
|
|
1952 Jul 25-30
|
47
|
36
|
--
|
--
|
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