September 28, 2017 - Dreamers Should Stay, U.S. Voters Say 5-1 Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Losing Hope For Peaceful Fix In North Korea

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Undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children should be allowed to stay and apply for citizenship, 82 percent of American voters, including 69 percent of Republicans, say in a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. Another 6 percent say they should be allowed to stay and not become citizens and 10 percent say they should be required to leave.





Voters say 72 - 19 percent that President Donald Trump was right to work with Democrats to pass a law protecting so-called "Dreamers." But voters oppose 57 - 37 percent linking an agreement to protect "Dreamers" with providing funds to build the wall on the Mexican border, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds.





American voters oppose building the wall on the Mexican border 60 - 37 percent.





Offered three alternatives for dealing with all illegal immigrants:

68 percent of voters say they should be allowed to stay with a path to citizenship, the highest level of support for this option in any Quinnipiac University poll;

9 percent say these immigrants should be allowed to stay, with no path to citizenship;

19 percent say undocumented immigrants should be forced to leave the country.

Illegal immigrants convicted of a serious crime should be deported, 52 percent of voters say, as 23 percent say illegal immigrants convicted of any crime should be deported; 20 percent say all illegal immigrants should be deported, while 2 percent say no immigrants should be deported.





Health care is the most important problem facing the country today, 26 percent of voters say, with 15 percent who list race relations, 14 percent who cite the economy and 13 percent who say foreign policy.





"For Dreamers feeling unwanted, 82 percent of voters say, 'Keep the dream alive,'" said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





"President Donald Trump's menacing approach to North Korea has made a bad situation worse, say voters, many of whom have lost hope in a diplomatic solution."





American voters are losing hope for a peaceful resolution to the dispute with North Korea as 50 percent think it will be resolved diplomatically, down from 64 percent in an August 24 Quinnipiac University poll. The U.S. will need to use military force, 35 percent of voters say, up from 26 percent last month.





It is more important to avoid war than to take away North Korea's nuclear weapons, voters say 52 - 43 percent.





President Trump's threat to "totally destroy" North Korea is not in the best interest of the U.S., voters say 67 - 28 percent. And voters say 56 - 41 percent they do not have confidence in Trump to handle the situation with North Korea. Environment, Health Care





American voters say 60 - 30 percent that the U.S. should remain part of the Paris Accord. Republicans favor withdrawal 59 - 27 percent and white men are divided, as 48 percent say remain in the Accord and 44 percent say withdraw. Every other listed party, gender, education, age and racial group favors being part of the Paris Accord by wide margins.





There has been more extreme or unusual weather in the U.S. in the last few years, 64 percent of voters say, while 32 percent say the weather has been about the same.





A total of 64 percent of American voters are "very concerned" or "somewhat concerned" that they or a family member will be personally affected by climate change.





American voters disapprove 59 - 19 percent of the Republican health care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, and disapprove 81 - 11 percent, including 66 - 25 percent among Republican voters, of the way Republicans in Congress are handling health care.





From September 21 - 26, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,412 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points, including the design effect. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones.





The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys nationwide, and in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Colorado as a public service and for research.





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7. What do you think is the most important problem facing the country today: the economy, health care, immigration, terrorism, the environment, foreign policy, or race relations?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Economy 14% 18% 8% 16% 17% 12% 17% 14% Health care 26 20 31 27 21 30 27 25 Immigration 8 14 4 8 9 8 6 10 Terrorism 8 18 4 6 7 9 6 13 Environment 7 2 12 8 8 6 7 6 Foreign policy 13 14 14 12 12 14 17 13 Race relations 15 9 22 13 15 16 11 12 SOMETHING ELSE(VOL) 4 5 2 6 6 3 6 4 DK/NA 3 1 3 5 4 2 3 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Economy 13% 19% 14% 13% 19% 13% 16% 7% 11% Health care 24 27 26 27 22 30 26 29 18 Immigration 6 8 9 9 10 7 8 4 18 Terrorism 4 5 10 12 8 10 9 6 7 Environment 12 7 6 4 7 6 6 9 8 Foreign policy 14 11 13 15 13 17 15 5 12 Race relations 22 15 13 12 11 11 11 33 21 SOMETHING ELSE(VOL) 3 5 7 4 7 3 5 2 4 DK/NA 2 2 3 5 3 3 3 5 -

TREND: What do you think is the most important problem facing the country today: the economy, health care, immigration, terrorism, the environment, foreign policy, or race relations?

Health Race SMTHNG Econ Care Immgtn Terrsm Env ForPol Relatns ELSE DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 14 26 8 8 7 13 15 4 3 Aug 24, 2017 15 22 6 12 7 9 19 7 2

29. Do you think that the U.S. should remain a part of the Paris Accord, which is an international agreement to prevent climate change, or do you think the U.S. should withdraw from the Paris Accord?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Remain 60% 27% 88% 62% 56% 64% 59% 51% Withdraw 30 59 5 30 38 23 34 35 DK/NA 10 13 7 8 7 13 7 14 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Remain 74% 60% 54% 57% 48% 61% 55% 81% 61% Withdraw 21 28 38 31 44 26 34 6 33 DK/NA 5 12 9 13 8 13 11 12 6

33. Thinking about the past few years, do you think that there has been more extreme or unusual weather in the United States, less extreme or unusual weather in the United States, or about the same amount of extreme weather in the United States as before?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More extreme 64% 38% 88% 64% 54% 73% 58% 59% Less extreme 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 The same 32 58 10 33 41 25 38 38 DK/NA 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More extreme 74% 58% 63% 62% 49% 67% 59% 90% 65% Less extreme - 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 The same 24 40 31 35 47 30 38 9 29 DK/NA 2 1 4 2 3 2 2 - 4

TREND: Thinking about the past few years, do you think that there has been more extreme or unusual weather in the United States, less extreme or unusual weather in the United States, or about the same amount of extreme weather in the United States as before?

More Less Same DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 64 1 32 2 Apr 05, 2017 56 3 39 3

34. As president, do you think Donald Trump should support efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Should 45% 82% 16% 42% 50% 40% 45% 53% No 51 14 81 53 46 55 51 42 DK/NA 5 4 3 5 4 5 4 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Should 39% 45% 50% 44% 56% 43% 49% 24% 46% No 57 52 47 49 40 52 46 73 48 DK/NA 4 4 3 7 4 5 5 2 6

TREND: As president, do you think Donald Trump should support efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 45 51 5 Aug 16, 2017 45 52 3 Aug 03, 2017 42 54 4 Jun 28, 2017 45 51 4 Jun 08, 2017 44 53 4 May 25, 2017 45 50 4 May 11, 2017 44 53 3 Apr 20, 2017 44 53 2 Apr 05, 2017 42 54 4 Mar 23, 2017 45 51 5 Mar 08, 2017 45 51 4 Feb 23, 2017 43 54 3 Feb 08, 2017 46 50 4 Jan 12, 2017 48 47 5

35. There is a Republican health care plan to replace Obamacare. Do you approve or disapprove of this Republican health care plan?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 19% 45% 4% 14% 20% 18% 18% 24% Disapprove 59 24 89 61 58 61 62 45 DK/NA 22 32 6 24 22 21 20 31 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 21% 15% 21% 21% 23% 20% 21% 4% 28% Disapprove 65 66 53 53 51 55 53 88 56 DK/NA 14 19 26 27 26 25 25 9 16

TREND: There is a Republican health care plan to replace Obamacare. Do you approve or disapprove of this Republican health care plan? (Prior to Jun 28, 2017, included "known as the American Health Care Act")

App Dis DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 19 59 22 Jun 28, 2017 16 58 26 Jun 08, 2017 17 62 21 May 25, 2017 20 57 23 May 11, 2017 21 56 22 Mar 23, 2017 17 56 26

36. Under this Republican health care plan, do you think your health insurance costs would go up, go down, or do you think the costs would stay about the same as they are now?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Go up 44% 20% 65% 45% 38% 50% 43% 34% Go down 10 23 3 6 13 7 11 12 Stay the same 30 37 23 32 35 26 33 32 DK/NA 16 20 8 17 14 17 13 21 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Go up 39% 49% 43% 42% 33% 43% 38% 77% 42% Go down 11 7 14 8 15 9 12 1 8 Stay the same 39 27 26 32 36 30 33 12 38 DK/NA 11 16 18 17 16 18 17 11 12

TREND: Under this Republican health care plan, do you think your health insurance costs would go up, go down, or do you think the costs would stay about the same as they are now?

GoUp GoDown Stay DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 44 10 30 16 Jun 28, 2017 41 10 35 13 May 25, 2017 44 12 33 12 May 11, 2017 42 11 37 10

37. If your U.S. Senator or Congressperson votes to replace Obamacare with the Republican health care plan, will that make you more likely to vote for their reelection, less likely to vote for their reelection, or won't it matter much either way?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 19% 45% 4% 15% 21% 18% 20% 25% Less likely 41 7 72 41 36 45 46 29 Won't matter 34 41 21 38 38 30 29 39 DK/NA 6 6 3 6 5 6 4 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 12% 16% 24% 25% 24% 22% 23% 7% 15% Less likely 39 45 39 41 32 42 37 61 34 Won't matter 46 35 30 27 40 29 34 26 43 DK/NA 3 5 8 7 4 7 5 6 8

TREND: If your U.S. Senator or Congressperson votes to replace Obamacare with the Republican health care plan, will that make you more likely to vote for their reelection, less likely to vote for their reelection, or won't it matter much either way?

More Less Won't Likely Likely Matter DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 19 41 34 6 Jun 28, 2017 17 46 33 4 May 25, 2017 20 44 31 5 Mar 23, 2017 19 46 29 6

38. Do you approve or disapprove of the current law which prevents health insurance companies from raising insurance rates for Americans with pre-existing conditions?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 67% 63% 67% 72% 64% 71% 75% 68% Disapprove 29 29 32 25 32 27 22 28 DK/NA 3 8 1 3 4 3 4 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 67% 73% 68% 62% 69% 73% 71% 59% 46% Disapprove 32 24 29 32 26 24 25 40 51 DK/NA 1 3 3 6 5 3 4 1 3

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the current law which prevents health insurance companies from raising insurance rates for Americans with pre-existing conditions?

App Dis DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 67 29 3 May 11, 2017 64 32 3

39. Do you support or oppose decreasing federal funding for Medicaid, a government program that helps pay for health care for low income Americans?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 35% 50% 27% 33% 36% 34% 34% 36% Oppose 59 39 70 62 59 59 59 55 DK/NA 6 11 3 5 5 7 7 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 43% 30% 30% 37% 36% 34% 35% 30% 44% Oppose 56 64 62 56 58 57 57 68 54 DK/NA 2 6 8 8 7 8 8 2 2

TREND: Do you support or oppose decreasing federal funding for Medicaid, a government program that helps pay for health care for low income Americans?

Sup Opp DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 35 59 6 Aug 03, 2017 26 69 5 Jun 28, 2017 24 71 5 Jun 08, 2017 30 65 5 Mar 23, 2017 22 74 4

40. Do you have confidence in President Trump to handle the situation with North Korea or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Confidence 41% 82% 7% 39% 50% 34% 43% 55% No 56 16 91 58 47 64 54 43 DK/NA 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Confidence 36% 37% 49% 46% 58% 41% 49% 8% 38% No 61 62 49 52 39 57 49 91 59 DK/NA 3 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 3

TREND: Do you have confidence in President Trump to handle the situation with North Korea or not?

Yes No DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 41 56 2 Aug 24, 2017 42 54 4 Aug 16, 2017 42 56 3

41. Do you think the United States will be able to resolve the situation with North Korea diplomatically or will the United States need to use military force to resolve the situation with North Korea?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Diplomatically 50% 43% 56% 55% 52% 49% 56% 44% Military force 35 45 29 29 35 34 29 39 DK/NA 15 12 14 17 12 17 15 17 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Diplomatically 49% 48% 49% 55% 52% 48% 50% 48% 50% Military force 40 38 36 27 33 35 34 38 43 DK/NA 11 14 15 18 15 17 16 14 7

TREND: Do you think the United States will be able to resolve the situation with North Korea diplomatically or will the United States need to use military force to resolve the situation with North Korea?

Diplom- Miltry atic Force DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 50 35 15 Aug 24, 2017 64 26 11 Aug 16, 2017 60 30 10

42. Do you think it is more important to avoid war with North Korea, or do you think it is more important to take away North Korea's nuclear weapons?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Avoid war 52% 27% 73% 53% 45% 58% 55% 40% Take away weapons 43 68 23 41 50 36 39 57 DK/NA 5 5 4 6 5 6 6 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Avoid war 62% 53% 48% 46% 43% 51% 47% 72% 58% Take away weapons 35 45 45 48 53 43 48 23 36 DK/NA 3 3 7 6 4 6 5 5 6

TREND: Do you think it is more important to: avoid war with North Korea, or do you think it is more important to take away North Korea's nuclear weapons?

Avoid TakeAwy War Weapns DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 52 43 5 Aug 24, 2017 54 39 6

43. Do you think President Trump's threat to "totally destroy" North Korea was in the best interests of the United States, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Best interests 28% 56% 5% 27% 36% 21% 28% 36% No 67 36 93 68 59 74 66 58 DK/NA 5 8 2 5 5 5 6 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Best interests 22% 22% 33% 32% 40% 25% 32% 8% 29% No 74 73 61 64 54 69 62 91 70 DK/NA 4 5 6 4 6 6 6 1 2

44. Do you think that removing the current health care system and replacing it with a single payer system, in which the federal government would expand Medicare to cover the medical expenses of every American citizen, is a good idea or a bad idea?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Good idea 46% 24% 65% 46% 43% 49% 45% 41% Bad idea 41 61 25 41 46 37 44 43 DK/NA 13 15 10 14 12 14 10 17 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Good idea 50% 43% 48% 46% 40% 46% 43% 56% 50% Bad idea 37 44 40 42 48 40 44 34 39 DK/NA 13 13 11 12 12 15 14 10 11

TREND: Do you think that removing the current health care system and replacing it with a single payer system, in which the federal government would expand Medicare to cover the medical expenses of every American citizen, is a good idea or a bad idea?

Good Bad DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 46 41 13 Aug 03, 2017 51 38 11

45. Would you think that a single payer system is a good idea or a bad idea if it removed all health insurance premiums, but also increased your taxes?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Good idea 41% 20% 59% 42% 41% 41% 44% 37% Bad idea 50 71 34 46 50 49 45 52 DK/NA 9 9 7 12 9 10 11 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Good idea 48% 46% 41% 31% 38% 43% 41% 39% 35% Bad idea 43 48 48 56 52 45 49 54 60 DK/NA 9 6 11 12 10 11 11 7 5

46. Which comes closest to your view about illegal immigrants who are currently living in the United States? A) They should be allowed to stay in the United States and to eventually apply for U.S. citizenship. B) They should be allowed to remain in the United States, but not be allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship. C) They should be required to leave the U.S.

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No A) Stay/Citizenship 68% 49% 86% 66% 60% 75% 66% 65% B) Stay/Not citizen 9 10 6 11 11 6 10 7 C) Not stay 19 37 5 18 24 15 20 24 DK/NA 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp A) Stay/Citizenship 78% 69% 64% 66% 58% 72% 65% 85% 71% B) Stay/Not citizen 7 8 11 9 11 7 9 5 11 C) Not stay 13 19 21 20 27 17 22 8 16 DK/NA 2 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 2

TREND: Which comes closest to your view about illegal immigrants who are currently living in the United States? A) They should be allowed to stay in the United States and to eventually apply for U.S. citizenship. B) They should be allowed to remain in the United States, but not be allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship. C) They should be required to leave the U.S.

Stay/ Sty/Not Not Citizen Citizen Stay DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 68 9 19 4 High Stay/Citizen Aug 16, 2017 63 10 22 4 Mar 08, 2017 63 11 23 4 Jan 12, 2017 59 9 25 6 Nov 23, 2016 60 12 25 4 Link to full trend on website

47. Thinking about people who have immigrated to the U.S. illegally, who do you think should be deported: should no illegal immigrants be deported, only illegal immigrants that have committed a serious crime, only illegal immigrants that have committed any crime, or should all illegal immigrants be deported?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No No immigrants 2% - 3% 2% 2% 3% 2% 2% Only serious crime 52 30 73 51 49 54 56 42 Only any crime 23 29 14 27 25 22 23 24 All immigrants 20 38 7 17 23 18 17 28 DK/NA 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp No immigrants 5% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 4% Only serious crime 56 53 50 50 44 53 49 61 58 Only any crime 20 23 26 22 25 22 24 22 19 All immigrants 18 21 20 22 27 19 23 12 17 DK/NA 1 2 3 4 2 4 3 3 1

TREND: Thinking about people who have immigrated to the U.S. illegally, who do you think should be deported: should no illegal immigrants be deported, only illegal immigrants that have committed a serious crime, only illegal immigrants that have committed any crime, or should all illegal immigrants be deported?

Serious Any None Crime Crime All DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 2 52 23 20 3 Mar 08, 2017 3 55 21 19 2 Feb 23, 2017 3 53 22 19 3

48. How concerned are you about climate change; very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very concerned 45% 10% 74% 45% 39% 51% 44% 34% Smwht concerned 27 34 21 30 26 28 25 29 Not so concerned 10 19 3 9 11 9 12 11 Not concerned at all 18 37 2 16 24 13 19 25 DK/NA - - - - - - - - AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very concerned 48% 42% 45% 44% 31% 46% 39% 69% 47% Smwht concerned 29 29 23 28 27 28 27 23 38 Not so concerned 10 8 12 9 13 10 12 4 3 Not concerned at all 13 20 20 19 29 16 22 4 11 DK/NA - - - - - - - - -

TREND: How concerned are you about climate change; very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?

Very Smwht NotSo Not Concern Concern Concern Concern DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 45 27 10 18 - Aug 16, 2017 45 28 12 14 1 Jun 07, 2017 49 27 10 13 - Apr 05, 2017 45 31 11 12 1 Mar 24, 2017 43 30 15 12 - Mar 08, 2017 46 25 14 15 1 Feb 08, 2017 44 28 12 14 - Jan 27, 2017 44 30 14 12 - Jan 12, 2017 45 29 14 13 1 Nov 23, 2016 37 31 15 16 1 Link to full trend on website

49. How concerned are you that you or a member of your family will be personally affected by climate change: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very concerned 36% 9% 60% 36% 29% 43% 34% 26% Smwht concerned 28 25 29 31 29 28 25 32 Not so concerned 13 21 7 13 13 12 17 13 Not concerned at all 22 44 3 20 28 16 23 28 DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very concerned 35% 37% 35% 35% 22% 37% 30% 60% 42% Smwht concerned 30 28 26 30 29 28 28 27 32 Not so concerned 18 10 14 10 15 15 15 4 13 Not concerned at all 18 25 23 23 34 19 26 8 11 DK/NA - - 1 1 - 1 1 - 2

TREND: How concerned are you that you or a member of your family will be personally affected by climate change: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?

Very Smwht NotSo Not Concern Concern Concern Concern DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 36 28 13 22 1 Aug 16, 2017 37 29 14 19 1 Apr 05, 2017 37 29 16 17 1

50. Do you think the United States is doing enough to address climate change, doing too much, or do you think more needs to be done to address climate change?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Doing enough 21% 41% 6% 20% 24% 18% 21% 26% Doing too much 12 23 1 12 15 9 14 14 More to be done 63 29 90 65 57 68 61 55 DK/NA 5 8 3 3 3 6 4 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Doing enough 17% 17% 21% 27% 29% 19% 24% 9% 21% Doing too much 8 14 16 9 17 11 14 3 9 More to be done 72 67 58 55 50 65 58 85 64 DK/NA 3 2 5 8 4 5 5 4 6

TREND: Do you think the United States is doing enough to address climate change, doing too much, or do you think more needs to be done to address climate change?

Doing Doing MoreTo Enough TooMuch BeDone DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 21 12 63 5 Aug 16, 2017 19 13 64 4 Jun 07, 2017 19 12 65 4 Apr 05, 2017 18 18 59 5 Mar 24, 2017 19 17 59 4 Mar 08, 2017 18 19 59 4 Feb 08, 2017 17 18 59 5

51. Do you believe that recent climate change is primarily caused by human activity, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Human activity 62% 33% 82% 67% 57% 67% 58% 55% No 31 59 12 26 35 27 35 37 NO CLIM. CHANGE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 DK/NA 6 5 5 6 7 5 6 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Human activity 76% 62% 56% 57% 49% 64% 57% 82% 70% No 20 31 36 34 43 29 36 12 25 NO CLIM. CHANGE(VOL) 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 - - DK/NA 3 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 5

TREND: Do you believe that recent climate change is primarily caused by human activity, or not?

NO Yes No CHANGE DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 62 31 1 6 Aug 16, 2017 68 27 - 4 Apr 05, 2017 65 28 1 6 Mar 24, 2017 66 30 - 4

52. Do you support or oppose building a wall along the border with Mexico?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 37% 77% 7% 33% 43% 31% 37% 50% Oppose 60 18 91 65 55 65 60 47 DK/NA 3 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 23% 35% 45% 43% 49% 39% 43% 7% 34% Oppose 74 64 52 54 49 57 54 91 64 DK/NA 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 1 2

TREND: Do you support or oppose building a wall along the border with Mexico?

Sup Opp DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 37 60 3 May 11, 2017 33 64 3 Apr 20, 2017 33 64 3 Apr 05, 2017 33 64 3 Feb 23, 2017 37 60 3 Feb 08, 2017 38 59 3 Nov 23, 2016 42 55 3

53. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling health care?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 11% 25% 4% 7% 11% 12% 10% 16% Disapprove 81 66 93 86 83 80 85 74 DK/NA 7 9 3 7 6 8 5 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 13% 8% 14% 11% 12% 14% 13% 4% 16% Disapprove 77 86 81 83 82 77 79 92 78 DK/NA 10 6 6 6 6 9 8 4 6

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling health care?

App Dis DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 11 81 7 Aug 03, 2017 15 80 6

54. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling health care?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 32% 6% 63% 27% 28% 36% 34% 26% Disapprove 59 87 30 63 65 53 59 63 DK/NA 9 7 8 10 7 11 7 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 34% 31% 32% 32% 27% 33% 30% 42% 32% Disapprove 52 64 62 58 67 56 61 50 59 DK/NA 14 5 6 10 6 12 9 8 8

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling health care?

App Dis DK/NA Sep 28, 2017 32 59 9 Aug 03, 2017 34 59 6

55. Do you support or oppose granting legal status and work permits to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 76% 57% 92% 78% 72% 81% 78% 70% Oppose 19 36 7 18 24 15 19 25 DK/NA 4 7 1 4 4 4 4 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 84% 79% 72% 73% 69% 78% 74% 86% 81% Oppose 15 20 22 19 27 18 22 11 15 DK/NA 2 1 6 8 4 4 4 3 4

56. Which comes closest to your view about undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children? A) They should be allowed to stay in the United States and to eventually apply for U.S. citizenship. B) They should be allowed to remain in the United States, but not be allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship. C) They should be required to leave the U.S.

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No A) Stay/Citizenship 82% 69% 95% 82% 78% 86% 81% 81% B) Stay/Not citizen 6 10 2 7 7 5 6 6 C) Not stay 10 18 2 10 13 8 11 11 DK/NA 2 3 - 2 2 2 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp A) Stay/Citizenship 92% 82% 79% 79% 76% 85% 81% 93% 82% B) Stay/Not citizen 3 4 8 7 8 4 6 4 5 C) Not stay 4 13 11 11 14 8 11 3 12 DK/NA 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 - -

57. Do you think it was right or wrong for President Trump to agree to work with Democrats to pass a law to grant legal status and work permits to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children in exchange for increased border security?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Right 72% 76% 74% 69% 73% 71% 80% 68% Wrong 19 14 19 21 18 20 13 20 DK/NA 9 10 7 10 9 9 7 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Right 71% 72% 78% 67% 76% 73% 74% 58% 73% Wrong 19 20 15 21 16 17 16 33 21 DK/NA 10 8 7 12 8 11 9 10 6

58. Would you support or oppose President Trump's agreement with the Democrats if it included funds to begin construction on the border wall?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 37% 72% 14% 33% 44% 32% 40% 48% Oppose 57 19 83 62 50 63 55 44 DK/NA 6 9 3 5 6 6 6 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 32% 37% 41% 42% 49% 39% 44% 10% 32% Oppose 64 61 51 50 44 54 49 87 65 DK/NA 4 2 8 8 7 7 7 2 3

59. Do you think that allowing adults age 55 and over to buy into Medicare instead of buying private insurance plans is a good idea or a bad idea?