[Peace-discuss] more on poll

[C. G. Estabrook]

[Here are the particulars from the poll we discussed tonight.  Ricky's
right that the reporting has implied that there were only two choices on
Saddam's involvement with Al-Qaida -- he was or he wasn't -- when more
choices were offered. In fact there were four possible responses, not
three -- five, if you count "no response." --CGE]

Washington Post Poll:
Saddam Hussein and the Sept. 11 Attacks

Saturday, September 6, 2003

The latest Washington Post poll is based on telephone interviews with
1,003 randomly selected adults nationwide, and was conducted Aug. 7-11,
2003. The margin of sampling error for overall results is plus or minus 3
percentage points. Sampling error is only one of many potential sources of
error in this or any other public opinion poll. Interviewing was conducted
by TNS Intersearch of Horsham, Pa.

*= less than 0.5 percent

How likely is it that Saddam Hussein (INSERT ITEM) ? Would you say that it
is very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, or not at all likely?

                                  --------Likely-------  -------Not
Likely------   No
                                  NET   Very   Somewhat  NET   Not very
At all  opin. 
a. was personally involved in 
   the September 11 terrorist 
   attacks                         69    32       37      28      15
12      3
b. has provided assistance to
   Osama bin Laden and his 
   terrorist network               82    51       31      14       8
6      4
c. was trying to develop weapons
   of mass destruction             84    62       22      14       9
5      3
d. had already developed weapons
   of mass destruction             78    51       27      19      12
7      3

a. was personally involved in the September 11 terrorist attacks

               --------Likely-------  -------Not Likely------   No
               NET   Very   Somewhat  NET   Not very   At all  opin. 
8/11/03         69    32       37      28      15        12      3
2/6/03*         72    34       38      25      16         9      3
10/24/02        71    34       37      25      16         9      4
9/13/01#        78    34       44      12       9         3      9

* 2/6/03 and previous - Time/CNN. "�personally involved in the terrorist
attacks
(on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon) on September 11th (2001) --
very likely,
somewhat likely�"
# "How likely is it that Saddam Hussein is personally involved in
Tuesday's terrorist
attacks..."
b,c,d. No trend.

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/vault/stories/data082303.htm