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October 17, 2001 Methodology | Story
BUSH'S JOB PERFORMANCE
| Poll Date | Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | Undecided |
| July 2001 | 17% | 36% | 31% | 15% | 1% |
| October 2001 | 46% | 38% | 13% | 2% | 1% |
STATEWIDE NAME RECOGNITION
| Recognize favorable | Recognize unfavorable | Recognize neutral | Don't recognize | |
| George W. Bush | 76% | 5% | 19% | --% |
Question: How would you rate the performance of George W. Bush as president?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Excellent | 46% | 47% | 45% |
| Good | 38% | 39% | 37% |
| Fair | 13% | 12% | 14% |
| Poor | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Undecided | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Question: Do you support or oppose the U.S. attacks on Afghanistan that began on Sunday October 7, 2001?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Support | 83% | 86% | 80% |
| Oppose | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Not sure | 11% | 8% | 14% |
Question: Would you support or oppose expanding the power of the federal government by easing restrictions on wiretapping?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Support | 53% | 54% | 52% |
| Oppose | 25 | 25% | 25% |
| Not sure | 22% | 21% | 23% |
Question: Should all U.S. citizens be required to carry a special national identification card?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Yes | 45% | 41% | 49% |
| No | 45% | 51% | 39% |
| Not sure | 10% | 8% | 12% |
Question: Would you support or oppose allowing law enforcement agencies to detain people of Arab or Middle Eastern descent, including those who are U.S. citizens, in order to conduct special security or background checks?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Support | 41% | 37% | 45% |
| Oppose | 46% | 50% | 42% |
| Not sure | 13% | 13% | 13% |
Methodology
The MPR poll was conducted October 11-12, 2001 by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. A total of 625 registered Minnesota voters were interviewed by telephone. All stated they regularly vote in state elections.
Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges were utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter turn-out by county.
The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4 percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a regional or gender grouping.
Sample Figures:
Men 310 (50%)
Women 315 (50%)
| Region | Interviews |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul | 350 interviews |
| Rochester/Southeast | 71 interviews |
| Southwest Minnesota | 64 interviews |
| Northwest Minnesota | 68 interviews |
| Duluth/Northeast | 72 interviews |
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