Douglas E. Schoen LLC Newsweek/Daily Beast Poll National Survey of 600 registered voters Oversample of 400 black registered voters The Newsweek/Daily Beast Poll was conducted by Douglas E. Schoen LLC. with a representative sample of 600 randomly selected registered voters as well as a separate oversample of 400 African American registered voters. The survey was conducted by telephone between March 30th and April 1st 2012. • The White subsample is based on the 462 white respondents within the overall sample of 600 registered voters. • The Black subsample is based on a separate oversample of 400 African American registered voters. • The All figure is based on all respondents in the initial representative sample of 600. The margin of sampling error for the overall sample of 600 randomly selected registered voters is +/-­‐ 4.0%. The margin of sampling error for the oversample of 400 African Americans is +/-­‐ 4.9%. SCREENING QUESTIONS 1. Age Under 18 [END] 18 and older 2. How likely are you to vote in the next general election? All Whites Likely Voter 89% 89% Not Likely Voter 5% 5% Absolutely certain 73% 72% Very likely 16% 17% Possibly 6% 5% Not very likely 2% 2% Not at all likely 6% 3% Blacks 85% 14% 66% 19% 7% 3% 5% Race in America 3. Do you think that American society is generally fair or does it discriminate against certain groups of people? Generally fair Discriminates Not sure All Whites Blacks 36% 41% 19% 57% 52% 76% 7% 5% 7% 4. Do you think American society discriminates against certain people on the basis of race or ethnicity? Yes No Not sure All Whites Blacks 60% 53% 88% 30% 37% 7% 10% 10% 5% 5. How big a problem is racism in our society today? Is it a big problem, somewhat of a problem, a small problem or not a problem at all? Big problem All Whites Blacks 26% 19% 60% Somewhat of a problem 47% 51% 34% Small problem 21% 22% 6% Not a problem at all 5% 7% -­‐-­‐ Not sure 1% 1% 1% 6. How would you rate race relations in America today-­‐ excellent, good, fair or poor? All Excellent 3% Whites Blacks 3% 2% Good 37% 40% 21% Fair 45% 46% 44% Poor 14% 11% 32% Not sure 1% 1% 2% 7. Generally speaking, how divided is America on the basis of race? All Whites Blacks Very divided 25% 20% 40% Somewhat divided 50% 52% 49% Not very divided 17% 19% 10% Not at all divided 3% 4% 0% Not sure 4% 4% 2% 8. Are race relations in America today better or worse than they were 10 years ago? Better All Whites Blacks 43% 45% 34% Worse 26% 27% 30% Stayed the same 25% 24% 29% Not sure 7% 6% 4% 9. Do you think blacks have achieved racial equality, will soon achieve racial equality, will not achieve racial equality in your lifetime, or will never achieve racial equality? Have achieved racial equality All Whites Blacks 33% 35% 16% Will soon achieve racial equality 29% 30% 25% Will not achieve racial equality in my lifetime 21% 20% 37% Will never achieve racial equality 7% 5% 10% Not sure 10% 11% 11% 10. It has been reported that some police officers or security guards stop people of certain racial or ethnic groups because they are believed to commit certain types of crimes more often than others – a practice known as racial profiling. How often do you think racial profiling occurs in America today? All of the time All Whites Blacks 35% 24% 63% Some of the time 50% 58% 32% Rarely 9% 10% 3% Never 2% 3% 1% Not sure 3% 4% 1% 11. Do you think that is ever justified for police to use factors such as race, ethnicity, and overall appearance, sometimes called profiling, or is it never justified? Always justified Sometimes justified Rarely justified Never justified Not sure All 11% 41% 18% 26% 4% Whites 9% 47% 19% 21% 3% Blacks 7% 21% 21% 48% 3% 12. Generally speaking, would you say that racial stereotyping still occurs in American society today, or does it not occur in American society today? All Whites Blacks Racial stereotyping still occurs 79% 80% 89% Does not occur 12% 14% 6% Not sure 9% 7% 5% 13. Do you think blacks and Hispanics experience racial discrimination in America today, or do they not experience racial discrimination in America today? Experience racial discrimination Do not experience racial discrimination Not sure All 73% 18% 9% Whites 67% 22% 11% Blacks 90% 6% 4% 14. Do you think that blacks in America today have as good a chance as whites to get housing they can afford? Yes No Not sure All 63% 28% 9% Whites 70% 23% 7% Blacks 35% 49% 16% 15. Do you think blacks in America today have as good a chance as whites to get a job for which they’re qualified? Yes No Not sure All 65% 26% 9% Whites 70% 22% 8% Blacks 25% 61% 14% 16. Do police treat blacks the same as they treat whites in America today? All of the time All Whites Blacks 19% 22% 3% Some of the time 55% 60% 41% Rarely 18% 14% 32% Never 4% 1% 21% Not sure 5% 3% 3% 17. Do the courts treat blacks the same as they treat whites in America today? All of the time All Whites Blacks 35% 38% 4% Some of the time 46% 48% 42% Rarely 8% 8% 34% Never 5% 1% 18% Not sure 5% 6% 2% 18. Generally speaking, is it the responsibility of the federal government to make sure that the courts and the police treat minorities and whites equally? Yes No Not sure All 54% 29% 17% Whites 51% 32% 17% Blacks 73% 11% 16% 19. Have you personally ever felt that you were being discriminated against because of your race? Yes No Not sure All 40% 55% 4% Whites 31% 64% 5% Blacks 74% 21% 5% 20. How often do you experience discrimination because of your racial or ethnic background? All of the time All 3% Whites Blacks 3% 11% Some of the time 25% 21% 44% Rarely 26% 23% 31% Never 42% 51% 10% Not sure 4% 4% 2% 21. In your day-­‐to-­‐day life, how often do people act as if they are afraid of you because of your racial or ethnic background? All of the time All Whites Blacks 4% 1% 9% Some of the time 11% 9% 36% Rarely 25% 20% 33% Never 57% 68% 18% Not sure 2% 4% 2% 22. In your day-­‐to-­‐day life, how often are you called names or insulted because of your racial or ethnic background? All of the time All 3% Some of the time 9% Whites Blacks 1% 7% 9% 13% Rarely 26% 22% 40% Never 59% 66% 36% Not sure 2% 4% 2% 23. In your day-­‐to-­‐day life, how often have you been physically threated or attacked because of your racial or ethnic background? All of the time All 2% Some of the time 8% Whites Blacks 1% 2% 6% 12% Rarely 17% 17% 29% Never 69% 74% 55% Not sure 4% 1% 3% 24. In your day-­‐to-­‐day life, how often have you been unfairly stopped by the police because of your racial or ethnic background? All of the time All 2% Some of the time 6% Whites Blacks 1% 8% 4% 21% Rarely 10% 9% 26% Never 79% 83% 43% Not sure 3% 2% 3% Trayvon Martin 25. Have you heard about the recent controversy over the death of 17-­‐year-­‐old Trayvon Martin -­‐-­‐ an unarmed African-­‐American teenager who was shot and killed while walking home through a predominantly white neighborhood in Sanford, Florida, on February 26th by neighborhood watch volunteer” George Zimmerman? All Whites Blacks Yes 91% 92% 97% No 4% 5% 3% Not sure 4% 3% -­‐-­‐ 26. Trayvon Martin’s family has said that Martin’s death was racially motivated because he was a young black man wearing a hooded sweatshirt at the time of the confrontation. Zimmeran says he shot Martin in self-­‐defense. Which comes closer to your view? All Whites Blacks Martin’s death was racially motivated 42% 35% 80% Zimmerman shot Martin in self-­‐defense 27% 30% 2% Not sure 31% 34% 18% 27. Do you think that race played a role in the shooting of Trayvon Martin? All Whites Blacks Yes 46% 38% 82% No 22% 25% 9% Not sure 33% 37% 9% 28. Do you think that Trayvon Martin was targeted because he was a young black man? All Whites Blacks Yes 48% 41% 85% No 30% 34% 4% Not sure 22% 25% 11% 29. Do you think that Trayvon Martin was targeted because he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt? All Whites Blacks Yes 41% 37% 71% No 24% 27% 17% Not sure 35% 36% 12% 30. Some have said that parents of black and Hispanic teens should discourage their children from wearing hooded sweatshirts. Do you strongly agree somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree? All Whites Blacks TOTAL AGREE 43% 48% 25% TOTAL DISAGREE 48% 44% 69% Strongly agree 14% 17% 7% Somewhat agree 29% 31% 18% Somewhat disagree 19% 21% 22% Strongly disagree 29% 23% 47% Not sure 9% 8% 6% 31. Do you think that George Zimmerman should be arrested and tried for fatally shooting Martin? All Whites Blacks Yes 55% 48% 91% No 14% 18% 2% Not sure 31% 34% 7% 32. How large a role do you think racial stereotypes played in the shooting of Trayvon Martin? Large role Small role No impact Not sure All 36% 21% 18% 24% Whites 31% 24% 18% 27% Blacks 78% 11% 4% 7% 33. President Obama has spoken publicly on the shooting, calling for a thorough investigation and saying “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama has handled this situation? All Whites Blacks TOTAL APPROVE 47% 38% 87% TOTAL DISAPPROVE 43% 52% 5% Strongly approve 27% 18% 64% Somewhat approve 19% 20% 23% Somewhat disapprove 18% 23% 5% Strongly disapprove 25% 29% -­‐-­‐ Not sure 10% 10% 8% 34. Did Obama's comments make you feel more favorable or less favorable toward him, or did those comments not change your view of Obama?" All Whites Blacks More favorable 18% 16% 47% Less favorable 24% 28% 2% No change 56% 54% 49% Not sure 2% 2% 2% 35. Do you think that President Obama’s comments were appropriate? All Whites Blacks Appropriate 37% 28% 78% Not appropriate 48% 59% 7% Not sure 15% 13% 15% 36. As a result of Barack Obama's election, do you think race relations in this country have gotten better, gotten worse or have race relations not changed? All Whites Blacks Better 32% 28% 38% Worse 30% 33% 34% Not Changed 29% 30% 24% Not sure 8% 9% 4% 37. Do you approve or disapprove of how Obama has handled race relations since he became president? All Whites Blacks TOTAL APPROVE 48% 41% 84% TOTAL DISAPPROVE 40% 47% 8% Strongly approve 21% 15% 50% Somewhat approve 27% 26% 34% Somewhat disapprove 19% 22% 7% Strongly disapprove 21% 25% 1% Not sure 11% 12% 8% 38. Generally speaking, do you think President Obama has been helpful or not in bridging the racial divide in the country ? Helpful Not helpful Not sure All 46% 44% 10% Whites 40% 51% 10% Blacks 69% 17% 14%