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7/24/2019 Morning Consult Poll

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National Tracking Poll

Project: 160211

N Size: 1935 Registered Voters

Margin of Error: 2%

Topline Report February 24-25, 2016

Question Response Frequency Percentage

P1 Now, generally speaking, would you say that things in the country are going in theright direction, or have they pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track?

Right Direction %Wrong Track %

P2NET Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

Approve %Disapprove %

Dont Know / No Opinion %

P2 Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

Strongly Approve %Somewhat Approve %

Somewhat Disapprove %Strongly Disapprove %


P3 Now, thinking about your vote, what would you say is the top set of issues on yourmind when you cast your vote for federal offices such as U.S. Senate or Congress?

Economic Issues %Security Issues %

Health Care Issues %Seniors Issues %

Womens Issues %Education Issues %

Energy Issues %Other %

C4_1NET How important are each of the following when thinking about purchasing a newsmartphone? Price

Total important %Total Not important %


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C4_1 How important are each of the following when thinking about purchasing a newsmartphone? Price

Very important %Somewhat important %

Not too important %

Not at all important %Dont Know / No Opinion %

C4_2NET How important are each of the following when thinking about purchasing a newsmartphone? New features, such as ngerprint recognition or a better camera



C4_2 How important are each of the following when thinking about purchasing a newsmartphone? New features, such as ngerprint recognition or a better camera


Not too important %Not at all important %


C4_3NET How important are each of the following when thinking about purchasing a newsmartphone? Security features, such as passcode-locking or remote erasing of data inthe event of the

Total important %

Total Not important %Dont Know / No Opinion %

C4_3 How important are each of the following when thinking about purchasing a newsmartphone? Security features, such as passcode-locking or remote erasing of data inthe event of the




C4_4NET How important are each of the following when thinking about purchasing a newsmartphone? Size or appearance of device



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C4_4 How important are each of the following when thinking about purchasing a newsmartphone? Size or appearance of device


Not too important %


C4_5NET How important are each of the following when thinking about purchasing a newsmartphone? e manufacturer or operating system, such as Apple iOS or Android



C4_5 How important are each of the following when thinking about purchasing a newsmartphone? e manufacturer or operating system, such as Apple iOS or Android




C4_6NET How important are each of the following when thinking about purchasing a newsmartphone? Works with existing products you already own



C4_6 How important are each of the following when thinking about purchasing a newsmartphone? Works with existing products you already own




C4_7NET How important are each of the following when thinking about purchasing a new

smartphone? Easy to useTotal important %

Total Not important %Dont Know / No Opinion %

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C4_7 How important are each of the following when thinking about purchasing a newsmartphone? Easy to use


Not too important %


C5_1NET How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Apple

Total condent %Total Not condent %


C5_1 How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Apple

Very condent %Somewhat condent %

Not too condent %Not at all condent %


C5_2NET How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Google



C5_2 How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Google




C5_3NET How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information and

data secure? FacebookTotal condent %

Total Not condent %Dont Know / No Opinion %

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C5_3 How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Facebook


Not too condent %

Not at all condent %Dont Know / No Opinion %

C5_4NET How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Uber



C5_4 How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Uber




C5_5NET How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Amazon



C5_5 How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Amazon





data secure? TargetTotal condent %


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C5_6 How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Target


Not too condent %


C5_7NET How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Home Depot



C5_7 How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Home Depot




C5_8NET How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Wal-Mart



C5_8 How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Wal-Mart





data secure? Wells FargoTotal condent %


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C5_9 How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Wells Fargo


Not too condent %


C5_10NET How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Bank of America



C5_10 How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? Bank of America




C5_11NET How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? e Social Security Administration



C5_11 How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? e Social Security Administration





data secure? e Internal Revenue Service, or IRSTotal condent %


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C5_12 How condent are you in each of the following to keep your personal information anddata secure? e Internal Revenue Service, or IRS


Not too condent %


C6_1NET Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...Apple CEO Tim Cook

Total favorable %Total unfavorable %

Heard Of, No Opinion / Never Heard Of %

C6_1 Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...Apple CEO Tim Cook

Very favorable %Somewhat favorable %

Somewhat unfavorable %Very unfavorable %

Heard Of, No Opinion %Never Heard Of %

C6_2NET Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

Total favorable %

Total unfavorable %Heard Of, No Opinion / Never Heard Of %

C6_2 Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos




C6_3NET Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...Telsa and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk



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C6_3 Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...Telsa and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk


Somewhat unfavorable %

Very unfavorable %Heard Of, No Opinion %

Never Heard Of %

C6_4NET Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...Microso CEO Satya Nadella



C6_4 Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...

Microso CEO Satya Nadella




C6_5NET Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg



C6_5 Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg




C6_6NET Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...Uber CEO Travis Kalanick



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C6_6 Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...Uber CEO Travis Kalanick


Somewhat unfavorable %

Very unfavorable %Heard Of, No Opinion %

Never Heard Of %

C6_7NET Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...Alphabet (Googles parent company) CEO Larry Page



C6_7 Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...

Alphabet (Googles parent company) CEO Larry Page




C6_8NET Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey



C6_8 Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of each of the following...Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey




C7 How much have you seen, read or heard recently about a court order that wouldrequire Apple to unlock a suspected terrorists cell phone to assist an FBI investigation?

A lot %Some %

Not much %Nothing at all %

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C8 As you may know, a court recently ordered Apple to unlock a suspected terrorists cellphone to assist an FBI investigation. Apple is refusing to follow the order. Apple saysthat creating a backdoor that would bypass iPhone security features is a violation ofusers privacy and could potentially be used by hackers and other individuals to stealsensitive information. e FBI says that this is a one time, very simple request that

could help solve a case related to the San Bernardino shooting, which is suspected tobe a result of terrorist activity. Knowing this, do you think Apple should unlock thephone, or not?

Yes %No %


C9 Now, thinking about technology companies such as Apple, Facebook or Google, whichof the following comes closest to your view?

Technology companies should not be required to givethe government access to their users personal

information and data, regardless of whether or not thegovernment has a court order

%

Technology companies should be required to give thegovernment access to their users personal informationand data, but only if the government has a court order

%

Technology companies should be required to give thegovernment access to their users personal informationand data, regardless of whether or not the government

has a court order

%


C10_1NET If you knew the following information, would that make you more or less likely tosupport Apples position that it should not unlock the phone, or would it make nodifference either way? Apple CEO Tim Cook has said the FBI wants us to make a newversion of the iPhone operating system, circumventing several important securityfeatures, and install it on an iPhone recovered during the investigation. In the wronghands, this soware which does not exist today would have the potential to unlockany iPhone in someones physical possession.

Total More Likely %Makes No Difference Either Way %

Total Less Likely %Dont Know / No Opinion %

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C10_1 If you knew the following information, would that make you more or less likely tosupport Apples position that it should not unlock the phone, or would it make nodifference either way? Apple CEO Tim Cook has said the FBI wants us to make a newversion of the iPhone operating system, circumventing several important securityfeatures, and install it on an iPhone recovered during the investigation. In the wrong

hands, this soware which does not exist today would have the potential to unlockany iPhone in someones physical possession.

Much more likely %Somewhat more likely %

Makes no difference either way %Somewhat less likely %

Much less likely %Dont Know / No Opinion %

C10_2NET If you knew the following information, would that make you more or less likely tosupport Apples position that it should not unlock the phone, or would it make no

difference either way? Google CEO Sundar Pichai has said Forcing companies toenable hacking could compromise users privacy... we give law enforcement access todata based on valid legal orders... But thats wholly different than requiring companiesto enable hacking of customer devices & data. Could be a troubling precedent



C10_2 If you knew the following information, would that make you more or less likely to

support Apples position that it should not unlock the phone, or would it make nodifference either way? Google CEO Sundar Pichai has said Forcing companies toenable hacking could compromise users privacy... we give law enforcement access todata based on valid legal orders... But thats wholly different than requiring companiesto enable hacking of customer devices & data. Could be a troubling precedent




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C10_3NET If you knew the following information, would that make you more or less likely tosupport Apples position that it should not unlock the phone, or would it make nodifference either way? e court order specically states Apples reasonable technicalassistance may include, but is not limited to: providing the FBI with a signed iPhoneSoware Image le (SIF) than can be loaded onto the SUBJECT DEVICE. e

SIF...will not modify the iOS on the actual phone. e SIF will be coded by Apple witha unique identier of the phone so that the SIF would only load and execute on theSUBJECT DEVICE.



C10_3 If you knew the following information, would that make you more or less likely tosupport Apples position that it should not unlock the phone, or would it make nodifference either way? e court order specically states Apples reasonable technical

assistance may include, but is not limited to: providing the FBI with a signed iPhoneSoware Image le (SIF) than can be loaded onto the SUBJECT DEVICE. eSIF...will not modify the iOS on the actual phone. e SIF will be coded by Apple witha unique identier of the phone so that the SIF would only load and execute on theSUBJECT DEVICE.



Much less likely %


C10_4NET If you knew the following information, would that make you more or less likely tosupport Apples position that it should not unlock the phone, or would it make nodifference either way? e US Attorney working on the case has said e governmenthas been unable to complete the search because it cannot access the iPhones encryptedcontent. Apple has the exclusive technical means which would assist the governmentin completing its search, but has declined to provide that assistance voluntarily.



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C10_4 If you knew the following information, would that make you more or less likely tosupport Apples position that it should not unlock the phone, or would it make nodifference either way? e US Attorney working on the case has said e governmenthas been unable to complete the search because it cannot access the iPhones encryptedcontent. Apple has the exclusive technical means which would assist the government

in completing its search, but has declined to provide that assistance voluntarily.Much more likely %

Somewhat more likely %Makes no difference either way %

Somewhat less likely %Much less likely %


C10_8NET If you knew the following information, would that make you more or less likely tosupport Apples position that it should not unlock the phone, or would it make nodifference either way? e Justice Department is seeking to unlock phones in about

one dozen other cases in the United States



C10_8 If you knew the following information, would that make you more or less likely tosupport Apples position that it should not unlock the phone, or would it make nodifference either way? e Justice Department is seeking to unlock phones in aboutone dozen other cases in the United States




C11_1NET Would you support or oppose requiring technology companies such as Apple,Facebook or Google to give the government access their users personal informationand data to do each of the following? Assist in criminal investigations

Total support %Total oppose %


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C11_1 Would you support or oppose requiring technology companies such as Apple,Facebook or Google to give the government access their users personal informationand data to do each of the following? Assist in criminal investigations

Strongly support %Somewhat support %

Somewhat oppose %Strongly oppose %


C11_2NET Would you support or oppose requiring technology companies such as Apple,Facebook or Google to give the government access their users personal informationand data to do each of the following? Support U.S. national security interests



C11_2 Would you support or oppose requiring technology companies such as Apple,Facebook or Google to give the government access their users personal informationand data to do each of the following? Support U.S. national security interests

Strongly support %Somewhat support %Somewhat oppose %

Strongly oppose %Dont Know / No Opinion %

C11_3NET Would you support or oppose requiring technology companies such as Apple,Facebook or Google to give the government access their users personal informationand data to do each of the following? Assist with investigations related to terrorism



C11_3 Would you support or oppose requiring technology companies such as Apple,Facebook or Google to give the government access their users personal informationand data to do each of the following? Assist with investigations related to terrorism



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C11_4NET Would you support or oppose requiring technology companies such as Apple,Facebook or Google to give the government access their users personal informationand data to do each of the following? Monitor accounts of people already suspected ofbeing terrorists

Total support %

Total oppose %Dont Know / No Opinion %

C11_4 Would you support or oppose requiring technology companies such as Apple,Facebook or Google to give the government access their users personal informationand data to do each of the following? Monitor accounts of people already suspected ofbeing terrorists



C11_5NET Would you support or oppose requiring technology companies such as Apple, Facebookor Google to give the government access their users personal information and data todo each of the following? Monitor accounts to identify people who may be terrorists



C11_5 Would you support or oppose requiring technology companies such as Apple, Facebookor Google to give the government access their users personal information and data todo each of the following? Monitor accounts to identify people who may be terrorists



C11_6NET Would you support or oppose requiring technology companies such as Apple,Facebook or Google to give the government access their users personal informationand data to do each of the following? Research different trends in society, such as what

people are interested in purchasing or think about government policesTotal support %Total oppose %


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C11_6 Would you support or oppose requiring technology companies such as Apple,Facebook or Google to give the government access their users personal informationand data to do each of the following? Research different trends in society, such as whatpeople are interested in purchasing or think about government polices

Strongly support %

Somewhat support %Somewhat oppose %


C11_7NET Would you support or oppose requiring technology companies such as Apple,Facebook or Google to give the government access their users personal informationand data to do each of the following? Create soware that the government could useto unlock cell phones and access personal information of suspected terrorists



C11_7 Would you support or oppose requiring technology companies such as Apple,Facebook or Google to give the government access their users personal informationand data to do each of the following? Create soware that the government could useto unlock cell phones and access personal information of suspected terrorists


Strongly oppose %


C12 If technology companies such as Apple, Facebook or Google were required to give thegovernment access to their users personal information and data, which of thefollowing do you think is more likely to occur?

Personal information and data would be more secure %Personal information and data would be less secure %

It will have no impact on the security of personalinformation and data

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C13 If technology companies such as Apple, Facebook or Google were required to give thegovernment access to their users personal information and data, which of thefollowing do you think is more likely to occur?

e United States would prevent more potentialterrorist attacks

%

e United States would not prevent more potentialterrorist attacks

%

ere would be no impact on the ability of the UnitedStates to prevent terrorist attacks

%


C14 Which of the following statements comes closest to your view, even if neither is exactlyright?

It is acceptable for the government to access mypersonal information and data from technologycompanies, such as Apple, Facebook or Google,

especially if it can help stop or prevent some terrorism

%

It is NOT acceptable for the government to access mypersonal information and data from technology

companies, such as Apple, Facebook or Google, even ifit can help stop or prevent some terrorism

%


cmte1NET As you may know, some have proposed creating a committee to study issues relating toprivacy, digital security, technology and national security. e committee could thenissue a report with recommendations for improving or changing laws related to

privacy, digital security, technology and national security. Do you support or opposecreating the proposed committee?

Total Support %Total Oppose %


cmte1 As you may know, some have proposed creating a committee to study issues relating toprivacy, digital security, technology and national security. e committee could thenissue a report with recommendations for improving or changing laws related toprivacy, digital security, technology and national security. Do you support or opposecreating the proposed committee?

Strongly Support %Somewhat Support %Somewhat Oppose %

Strongly Oppose %Dont Know / No Opinion %

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cmte2 Do you think this proposed committee will make your personal information and datamore secure, less secure, or have no impact either way?

More secure %Less secure %

Have no impact either way %


cmte3 And, thinking more about this proposed committee, should it be led by the ExecutiveBranch agencies such as the Department of Justice and the FBI, or by Congress?

Executive Branch agencies such as the Department ofJustice and the FBI

%

Congress %Dont Know / No Opinion %

C18 To the best of your knowledge, which of the following describes encryption the best?

A way to store data where it is encoded, and only theperson with the access key can unlock the information

%

A system used in new vehicles to prevent thieves frombeing able to unlock or start the car

%

A feature available on most televisions that increase thequality of the picture and sound beyond

high-denition

%

e method used by banks and nancial institutions todetermine whether a person is qualied for a loan,

mortgage or credit card

%


Note:Group proportions may total to larger than one-hundred percent due to rounding. All statistics are calcu-lated for registered voters with demographic post-stratication weights applied.

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Morning ConsultRespondent Demographics Summary

Respondent Demographics Summary

Summary Statistics of Survey Respondent Demographics

Demographic Group Frequency Percentage

xdemAll Registered Voters %

xdemGender Gender: Male %Gender: Female %

N

age5 Age: 18-29 %Age: 30-44 %Age: 45-54 %Age: 55-64 %

Age: 65+ %N

xpid3 PID: Dem (no lean) %PID: Ind (no lean) %PID: Rep (no lean) %

N

xpidGender PID/Gender: Dem Men %PID/Gender: Dem Women %

PID/Gender: Ind Men %PID/Gender: Ind Women %

PID/Gender: Rep Men %

PID/Gender: Rep Women %

N

xdemTea Tea Party: Supporter %Tea Party: Not Supporter %

N

xdemIdeo3 Ideo: Liberal (1-3) %Ideo: Moderate (4) %

Ideo: Conservative (5-7) %N

xeduc3 Educ: < College %Educ: Bachelors degree %

Educ: Post-grad %N

xdemInc3 Income: Under 50k %Income: 50k-100k %

Income: 100k+ %N

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National Tracking Poll #160211, February, 2016Respondent Demographics Summary



xdemWhite Ethnicity: White %

xdemHispBin Ethnicity: Hispanic %

demBlackBin Ethnicity: Afr. Am. %

demRaceOther Ethnicity: Other %

xrelNet Relig: Protestant %Relig: Roman Catholic %Relig: Ath./Agn./None %Relig: Something Else %

N

xreligion1 Relig: Jewish %

xreligion2 Relig: Evangelical %

Relig: Non-Evang. Catholics %N

xreligion3 Relig: All Christian %Relig: All Non-Christian %

N

xdemUsr Community: Urban %Community: Suburban %

Community: Rural %N

xdemEmploy Employ: Private Sector %Employ: Government %

Employ: Self-Employed %Employ: Homemaker %

Employ: Student %Employ: Retired %

Employ: Unemployed %Employ: Other %

N

xdemJobStatus Job Type: White-collar %Job Type: Blue-collar %

Job Type: Dont Know %N

xdemMilHH1 Military HH: Yes %Military HH: No %

N

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Morning ConsultRespondent Demographics Summary



xnr1 RD/WT: Right Direction %RD/WT: Wrong Track %

N

xnr2Bin Obama Job: Approve %Obama Job: Disapprove %

N

xnr3 #1 Issue: Economy %#1 Issue: Security %

#1 Issue: Health Care %#1 Issue: Medicare / Social Security %

#1 Issue: Womens Issues %#1 Issue: Education %

#1 Issue: Energy %

#1 Issue: Other %N

xsubVote14O 2014 Vote: Democrat %2014 Vote: Republican %

2014 Vote: Other %2014 Vote: Didnt Vote %

N

xsubVote12O 2012 Vote: Barack Obama %2012 Vote: Mitt Romney %

2012 Vote: Other %2012 Vote: Didnt Vote %N

xreg4 4-Region: Northeast %4-Region: Midwest %

4-Region: South %4-Region: West %

N

Note:Group proportions may total to larger than one-hundred percent due to rounding. All statistics are calcu-lated with demographic post-stratication weights applied.

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