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.
