GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
How closely have you been following the news concerning ________ -- very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?
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Date |
News Event |
% Very/Somewhat closely |
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June 28-July 1, 2001 |
Andrea Yates, the Houston woman accused of murdering her 5 children |
68% |
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June 28 - July 1, 2001 |
Ford-Firestone dispute |
65 |
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July 10-11, 2001 |
Disappearance of Chandra Levy |
63 |
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February 1-4, 2001 |
Clinton's pardons in last week in office |
62 |
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February 1-4, 2001 |
Bush's faith-based initiative |
60 |
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February 19-21, 2001 |
Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich |
60 |
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May 7-9, 2001 |
McVeigh execution |
59 |
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March 9-11, 2001 |
Campaign finance debate |
49 |
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June 28 - July 1, 2001 |
Bush energy plan |
46 |
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June 28 - July 1, 2001 |
Justice Department lawsuit against Microsoft |
39 |
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July 10-11, 2001 |
Stem cell research |
38 |
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June 28- July 1 2001 |
Patient's bill of rights |
36 |
Overall, do you feel the news media have acted responsibly or irresponsibly in this situation?
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Situation |
Date |
Responsibly |
Irresponsibly |
No opinion |
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% |
% |
% |
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The death of John F. Kennedy Jr. |
1999 Jul 22-25 |
75 |
22 |
3 |
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The shootings at the school in Littleton, Colorado on April 20, 1999 |
1999 Apr 26-27 |
67 |
29 |
4 |
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The investigation into the disappearance of Chandra Levy |
2001 Jul 10-11 |
61 |
30 |
9 |
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The recent school shootings |
2001 Mar 26-28 |
57 |
37 |
6 |
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Bill Clinton's investigation and impeachment process |
1999 Feb 4-7 |
48 |
50 |
2 |
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Bush daughters issued citations by police for attempts to buy alcohol with false ID |
2001 Jun 8-10 |
42 |
54 |
4 |
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The alleged affair between Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky |
1998 Jan 28 |
37 |
55 |
8 |
Survey Methods
The most recent results are based on telephone interviews with a randomly selected national sample of 998 adults, 18 years and older, conducted July 10-11, 2001. For results based on this sample, one can say with 95 percent confidence that the maximum error attributable to sampling and other random effects is plus or minus 3 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
The Gallup World Poll gives you the power to know - and act on - what the world is thinking.