Do you approve or disapprove of labor unions?
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No opinion |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
2008 Aug 7-10 |
59 |
31 |
10 |
|
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 |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
2008 Aug 7-10 |
17 |
82 |
* |
|
2007 Aug 13-16 |
15 |
84 |
* |
|
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 |
|
* Less than 0.5% |
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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 |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
2008 Aug 7-10 |
22 |
30 |
41 |
7 |
|
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 |
Same |
Less |
No |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
2008 Aug 7-10 |
35 |
28 |
32 |
5 |
|
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 |
Are you a member of a labor union, or does some other member of your household belong to a labor union?
[COMBINED RESPONSES]
|
Respondent |
Other |
Both in |
Not a |
No |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
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 |
|
* Less than 0.5% |
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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 |
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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 |
Both |
No |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
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 |
-- |
-- |
17 |
|
(vol.) = Volunteered response |
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