November 21, 2017 - 60% Of U.S. Women Say They've Been Sexually Harassed Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Trump Job Approval Still Stuck Below 40%

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Sixty percent of American women voters say they've experienced sexual harassment, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.





Among women who say they've been harassed, 69 percent say they've experienced it at work, as 43 percent say social settings; 45 percent say on the street and 15 percent say it happened at home, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds.





Among American men voters, 20 percent say they've experienced sexual harassment.





Among all American voters, 64 percent know someone who has experienced sexual harassment and 30 percent know someone who has sexually harassed someone else.





There is no gender gap as 88 percent of men and 89 percent of women say sexual harassment of women is a serious problem.





A small gender gap opens as 59 percent of all American voters, 56 percent of men and 62 percent of women, say sexual harassment of men is a serious problem.





Because of recent media attention to allegations of sexual harassment, 55 percent of voters say people have a better understanding of harassment and 62 percent of voters say people are more likely to be held accountable for sexual harassment.





American voters say 60 - 28 percent that if Roy Moore is elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama, the U.S. Senate should vote to expel him. Republicans say 49 - 33 percent that Moore should not be expelled. Every other listed party, gender, education, age and racial group says expel him.





"A vast majority of American men and women are deeply troubled by sexual harassment and the numbers underscore why. A stunning six in ten women say they have been victimized," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





"Roy Moore may make it to the Senate chambers, but an overwhelming majority of American voters would like to rip the welcome mat out from under him and send him packing back to Alabama."





If multiple women have accused a political candidate of sexual harassment, 62 percent of American voters say they definitely would not vote for that candidate, while 27 percent say they would consider voting for the candidate. Republicans are divided as 43 percent say they would consider voting for the candidate and 41 percent say they definitely would not vote for the candidate.





President Trump's Approval Rating





American voters disapprove 55 - 38 percent of the job President Donald Trump is doing. This compares to a 58 - 35 percent disapproval in a November 14 Quinnipiac University Poll. President Trump has not hit the 40 percent approval mark since June 29.





Trump is not fit to serve as president, voters say 54 - 43 percent, compared to a 57 - 40 percent "not fit" measure November 14.





The president does not respect women as much as men, American voters say 59 - 34 percent. Republicans say 66 - 27 percent that Trump respects women as much as men. White men are divided 47 - 47 percent and white voters with no college degree are divided as 47 percent say he does and 46 percent say he does not. Every other listed group says he does not respect women as much as men.





From November 15 - 20, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,415 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 nationwide public opinion surveys, and statewide polls in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Colorado as a public service and for research.





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1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 38% 75% 6% 41% 45% 31% 35% 55% Disapprove 55 16 92 51 47 63 59 36 DK/NA 7 9 2 8 7 6 6 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 27% 39% 44% 40% 54% 38% 46% 5% 33% Disapprove 64 54 52 53 38 55 47 94 60 DK/NA 10 7 4 6 8 7 7 1 7

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President?

App Dis DK/NA Nov 21, 2017 38 55 7 Nov 14, 2017 35 58 7 Oct 11, 2017 38 56 5 Sep 27, 2017 36 57 6 Aug 23, 2017 35 59 6 Aug 17, 2017 39 57 4 Aug 02, 2017 33 61 5 Jun 29, 2017 40 55 5 Jun 07, 2017 34 57 9 May 24, 2017 37 55 7 May 10, 2017 36 58 6 Apr 19, 2017 40 56 4 Apr 04, 2017 35 57 8 Mar 22, 2017 37 56 7 Mar 07, 2017 41 52 7 Feb 22, 2017 38 55 7 Feb 07, 2017 42 51 7 Jan 26, 2017 36 44 19

1a. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove q1) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve strongly 24% 51% 3% 25% 29% 20% 21% 35% Approve smwht 13 24 3 16 16 11 13 19 Disapprove smwht 7 5 6 8 8 6 5 7 Disapprove strongly 48 11 85 43 40 56 54 29 DK/NA 7 10 2 9 8 7 7 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve strongly 13% 25% 27% 32% 34% 24% 29% 1% 20% Approve smwht 14 14 16 9 19 14 16 3 12 Disapprove smwht 11 8 5 5 5 7 6 12 11 Disapprove strongly 53 46 47 48 34 48 41 82 48 DK/NA 10 7 5 7 8 8 8 1 9

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?

App App Dis Dis Strngly Smwht Smwht Strngly DK/NA Nov 21, 2017 24 13 7 48 7 Nov 14, 2017 26 9 7 51 7 Oct 11, 2017 27 11 6 50 6 Sep 27, 2017 26 10 8 49 7 Aug 23, 2017 27 8 4 54 7 Aug 17, 2017 26 12 5 52 5 Aug 02, 2017 23 10 6 55 6 Jun 29, 2017 28 12 6 48 5 Jun 07, 2017 25 9 6 51 9 May 24, 2017 28 9 7 49 8 May 10, 2017 25 10 8 51 7 Apr 19, 2017 28 11 6 50 5 Apr 04, 2017 25 9 7 49 9 Mar 22, 2017 26 10 6 50 8 Mar 07, 2017 31 10 6 45 8 Feb 22, 2017 29 9 6 49 8 Feb 07, 2017 33 9 6 45 8 Jan 26, 2017 29 6 4 40 20

2. What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of Donald Trump? (Numbers are not percentages. Figures show the number of times each response was given. This table reports only words that were mentioned at least five times.)

Tot president 77 incompetent 69 idiot 49 strong 36 arrogant 34 asshole 30 leader 29 liar 26 great 22 unqualified 20 businessman 18 bully 15 good 14 moron 14 disgusting 15 buffoon 12 rich 12 narcissist 11 Twitter 11 honest 10 racist 10 change 10 bad 9 crazy 9 egotistical 9 immature 9 stupid 9 childish 8 embarrassing 8 leadership 8 pig 8 bigot 7 clown 7 criminal 7 different 7 horrible 7 aggressive 6 dangerous 6 dishonest 6 ego 6 hair 6 ignorant 6 inept 6 patriot 6 successful 6 unfit 6 unstable 6 untrustworthy 6 awesome 5 awful 5 blowhard 5 business 5 crook 5 disaster 5 excellent 5 fantastic 5 impeach 5 patriotic 5 trying 5

4. Do you think Donald Trump is fit to serve as president, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 43% 83% 7% 46% 51% 36% 42% 61% No 54 15 91 50 48 60 56 35 DK/NA 3 2 2 4 2 4 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 33% 46% 47% 44% 59% 45% 52% 7% 33% No 66 51 49 52 39 51 45 91 64 DK/NA 1 3 4 3 2 4 3 2 3

TREND: Do you think Donald Trump is fit to serve as president, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Nov 21, 2017 43 54 3 Nov 14, 2017 40 57 2 Oct 11, 2017 43 55 2 Sep 27, 2017 42 56 2

5. Do you believe that President Trump respects women just as much as he respects men, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Respects as much 34% 66% 5% 38% 40% 29% 34% 47% No 59 27 91 56 54 65 61 46 DK/NA 6 7 4 6 6 6 5 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Respects as much 25% 37% 36% 38% 47% 35% 41% 5% 28% No 71 57 58 55 47 59 53 90 66 DK/NA 4 6 6 7 6 7 6 5 6

27. Have you ever experienced sexual harassment, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Experienced 40% 32% 47% 40% 20% 60% 44% 37% No 59 68 53 59 80 39 56 63 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Experienced 35% 43% 46% 36% 18% 61% 40% 42% 38% No 64 57 53 63 82 38 59 58 61 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - -

27a. (If yes/Experienced sexual harassment q27) Where have you experienced sexual harassment: at work, at home, in social settings, or on the street? (Totals may add up to more than 100% because multiple responses were allowed)

EXPERIENCED SEXUAL HARASSMENT Q27.................... WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Work 67% 65% 69% 66% 60% 69% 69% 70% Home 14 11 18 13 11 15 14 19 Social settings 43 40 43 47 42 43 49 39 On the street 40 28 51 36 26 45 39 34 OTHER(VOL) 9 7 11 6 12 8 5 8 DK/NA 1 3 1 - 2 1 2 1

28. As far as you know, has someone you know experienced sexual harassment, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Experienced 64% 50% 71% 64% 61% 67% 69% 53% No 34 47 28 33 38 30 28 44 DK/NA 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Experienced 73% 69% 64% 50% 57% 63% 60% 69% 76% No 27 30 32 46 41 32 36 31 24 DK/NA 1 - 3 5 2 5 3 - -

29. As far as you know, has someone you know sexually harassed someone else, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Has harassed 30% 26% 32% 30% 29% 30% 34% 26% No 64 69 62 65 66 63 60 68 DK/NA 6 5 7 6 5 6 5 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Has harassed 29% 33% 35% 22% 29% 31% 30% 23% 32% No 66 63 59 71 67 62 64 69 62 DK/NA 5 4 7 8 4 7 5 8 6

30. In general, do you think that the sexual harassment of women is a serious problem, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Serious problem 89% 82% 94% 90% 88% 89% 90% 85% No 8 14 4 8 9 7 8 10 DK/NA 3 4 2 1 3 3 1 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Serious problem 92% 89% 89% 85% 87% 87% 87% 93% 93% No 6 8 8 12 10 9 9 6 5 DK/NA 2 3 4 4 3 4 3 1 2

31. In general, do you think that the sexual harassment of men is a serious problem, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Serious problem 59% 54% 66% 58% 56% 62% 55% 54% No 35 40 28 38 39 31 41 39 DK/NA 6 6 6 4 5 6 4 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Serious problem 75% 59% 54% 50% 53% 56% 55% 70% 67% No 22 39 37 40 43 36 40 25 31 DK/NA 3 1 9 10 4 7 6 5 2

32. Given the recent allegations of sexual harassment in the news these days, do you think people have a better understanding of sexual harassment, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Better understnd 55% 48% 65% 52% 53% 56% 55% 54% No 42 47 32 47 44 40 42 41 DK/NA 3 5 3 2 3 4 2 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Better understnd 49% 51% 61% 57% 54% 56% 55% 58% 59% No 49 49 36 35 43 40 41 40 40 DK/NA 2 1 3 8 3 5 4 1 1

33. Given the recent allegations of sexual harassment in the news these days, do you think people are more likely to be held accountable for sexual harassment, or do you think people are just as likely to be held accountable as they were before?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 62% 64% 64% 59% 65% 59% 66% 63% Just as likely 33 32 31 37 30 37 30 33 DK/NA 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 53% 59% 65% 68% 67% 62% 64% 61% 55% Just as likely 44 37 30 25 29 34 32 36 42 DK/NA 3 4 4 8 4 4 4 4 3

34. Are you more likely to believe someone who reports sexual harassment than you were a year ago, less likely to believe someone, or are you just as likely to believe someone who reports sexual harassment as you were before?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 18% 12% 25% 16% 15% 20% 13% 14% Less likely 9 15 3 10 12 6 6 13 Just as likely 70 69 68 72 69 71 79 68 DK/NA 4 5 3 2 4 3 2 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 20% 13% 17% 24% 12% 15% 14% 35% 20% Less likely 8 10 8 10 13 6 9 6 6 Just as likely 70 75 72 60 71 76 73 55 70 DK/NA 2 2 3 6 4 3 3 4 4

35. If a political candidate has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women, would you still consider voting for them if you agreed with them on the issues, or would you definitely not vote for them?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Consider voting 27% 43% 12% 28% 34% 20% 25% 34% Definitely not vote 62 41 81 61 53 70 64 53 DK/NA 11 16 6 11 13 10 11 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Consider voting 28% 31% 25% 25% 37% 23% 30% 15% 21% Definitely not vote 63 58 63 65 51 66 59 80 64 DK/NA 10 11 12 10 12 11 12 5 16

36. As you may know, President Trump has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women, and is currently being sued by one of them in a defamation lawsuit. He has denied all of the accusations. If it is proven true that President Trump sexually harassed this or any other woman, do you think he should be impeached and removed from office or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Impeach 61% 28% 88% 59% 56% 65% 56% 49% No 33 63 8 34 38 29 36 44 DK/NA 6 9 4 6 6 6 8 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Impeach 73% 60% 55% 55% 50% 55% 52% 93% 76% No 24 35 35 38 43 37 40 6 23 DK/NA 3 5 9 7 7 8 8 1 1

37. As you may know, the United States Senate can vote to expel any member. United States Senate candidate Roy Moore has been accused of sexual misconduct and sexual assault, but he has denied the accusations. If Roy Moore wins and becomes a Senator, do you think the Senate should expel him, or not?