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Embargoed until August 13, 2018 at 7:00 EDT

Sample 842 Women Ages 18-35
Conducted July 26-30, 2018
Margin of Error ±4.2%

1. Which best describes how you feel about Donald Trump’s presidency so far?

Happy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%
Satisfied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
Dissatisfied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34%
Angry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36%

2. Generally, do you feel things in this country are?

Going in the right direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%

Going in the wrong direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70%

3. Has what you’ve seen over the last year made you?

More motivated to get involved in politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35%

Less motivated to get involved in politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27%
Not changed my motivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38%

4. Thinking about this November’s elections for Congress, when it comes to voting, would you
say you are?

Very enthusiastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17%

Somewhat enthusiastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27%
Not too enthusiastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31%
Not enthusiastic at all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%

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5. Are you registered to vote?

Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31%
Don’t know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%

6. Do you plan to register to vote before this November’s elections?

Asked of those who are not registered to vote or are not sure

Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50%
Don’t know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%

7. As of now, how likely are you to vote in the 2018 midterm elections for Congress?

Definitely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
Probably . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19%
Maybe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%
Probably not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Definitely not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%

8. What is the main reason you may not vote in the midterm elections this year?
Asked of those who say maybe, probably, or definitely will not vote in midterms

Not interested in politics or elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31%

Don’t think my vote matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19%
Don’t like the candidates running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Too busy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14%
Not a citizen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%
Will be out of town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%

9. If you do vote, which best describes you?

It will be the first time you’ve ever voted in any election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35%
You’ve voted before, but not in Congressional midterm election . . . . . . . . . . 35%
You’ve voted in a Congressional midterm election before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%

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10. Thinking about the 2018 Congressional elections, which outcome would you prefer?

Democratic Party wins control of Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46%

Republican Party keeps control of Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22%
Doesn’t matter either way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32%

11. Do you think of your vote for Congress this fall as:

A vote for Donald Trump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%

A vote against Donald Trump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42%
Not about Donald Trump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40%

12. So far, do you think Donald Trump’s policies have

Mostly helped women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%

Mostly hurt women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53%
Haven’t had much effect on women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36%

13. How much of the time can you trust each of the following to provide information that is
accurate?

Almost Most of the Only Almost

always time sometimes never
Donald Trump 7% 15% 20% 58%
The news media 7% 25% 42% 26%
Republican in
Congress 6% 16% 43% 35%
Democrats in
Congress 6% 32% 39% 23%

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14. How important will these issues be in your vote for Congress this November?

Very Somewhat Not very Not at all

important important important important
Economy and jobs 50% 37% 8% 5%
Health care 62% 25% 8% 5%
National security and
foreign policy 42% 39% 12% 7%
Civil rights and
equality 55% 28% 11% 6%
Immigration 50% 32% 11% 7%
Taxes 40% 43% 11% 6%
Equal pay for women 54% 28% 10% 8%
Crime and safety 50% 32% 11% 7%

15. Which of these issues is something a political candidate MUST agree with you on to get
your vote, and which is something they could disagree on but still get your vote?

Could disagree and still

Must agree to vote vote
Gun policy 67% 33%
Immigration 67% 33%
Abortion 64% 36%
Health care 68% 32%
Environment 59% 41%

16. When voting, how much of a priority is it that a candidate...

Important but Not much of a

High priority lower priority priority
Is a woman 17% 35% 48%
Is a racial minority 16% 35% 49%
Shares your culture
and values 50% 34% 16%
Belongs to the same
political party as you 26% 43% 31%
Has political
experience 37% 45% 18%

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17. If a candidate for Congress described themselves as a socialist, would you be...

More likely to vote for them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22%

Less likely to vote for them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24%
Wouldn’t make a difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54%

18. If more women were elected to political office in the U.S., things would be:

Better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49%
Worse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
No difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41%

19. Which is the main reason you think things would be better?
Asked of those who think things would be better if more women were elected to political office

Would be more diversity of people in politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45%

More issues would be raised that I care about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33%
Women are better at negotiating so more would get done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%
Political debate would be more civil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%

20. Would you consider ever running for political office in the U.S., or not?

Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82%

21. Would you like to see the Supreme Court overturn its 1973 Roe versus Wade decision
concerning abortion, or not?

Yes, would like to see Roe v. Wade overturned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31%

No, would not like to see Roe v. Wade overturned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69%

22. Looking ahead, which concerns you more?

Access to abortion will be more restricted than it is now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45%

Access to abortion will be less restricted than it is now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26%
Neither concerns me that much . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29%

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23. Thinking about what’s going on in Washington these days, which comes closest to how
you feel?

Your individual rights and liberties are being protected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%

Your individual rights and liberties are being threatened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70%

24. From what you see of young women today, those age 35 and younger, do they make you
feel...

Optimistic about the country’s future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52%

Pessimistic about the country’s future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48%

25. Do you consider yourself to be a feminist, or not?

Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54%

26. When you think of the word ’feminist’ what comes to mind? (check all that apply)

Political, economic, and social equality of the sexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54%

Blaming men for challenges women face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29%
Only focuses on working and career women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23%
Working to improve the lives of all women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50%

27. In the long run, do you think the #MeToo movement and recent attention on sexual
misconduct will make things...

Better for women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50%

Worse for women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%
Won’t change things much . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37%

28. If a Congressional candidate supports the #MeToo movement, would that make you...

More likely to vote for that candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45%

Less likely to vote for that candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
It wouldn’t matter in your vote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45%

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29. Generally, do you think immigrants coming to the United States make American society...

Better in the long run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49%

Worse in the long run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17%
Don’t have much of an effect one way or the other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34%

30. In general, do you think laws covering the sale of guns should be made...

More strict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66%

Less strict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%
Kept as they are now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24%

31. Which comes closest to your position on abortion? Do you think abortion should be?

Legal in all cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28%

Legal in most cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34%
Illegal in most cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%
Illegal in all cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%

32. Which comes closer to your view about health care?

Health care is a right and all people deserve it, regardless of what they can
afford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74%
Health care is a service to be purchased like any other, based on what people
are willing or able to pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26%

33. Which statement comes closest to your view about climate change?

It is caused mostly by human activity such as burning fossil fuels. . . . . . . . 67%

It is caused mostly by natural patterns in the earth’s environment. . . . . . . . 22%
It does not exist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%

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34. Is your opinion of Ivanka Trump...

Favorable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
Unfavorable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46%
Undecided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36%

35. From what you know, do you think Ivanka Trump has been:

A positive influence on President Trump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22%

A negative influence on President Trump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
Hasn’t had much influence on President Trump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60%

36. Compared to two years ago, do you find it easier or harder today to talk to people who
have different political views than you do?

Easier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%
Harder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54%
The same . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%

37. Since the 2016 election, have you done any of the following political activities? (check all
that apply)

Volunteered or donated to a cause or candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%

Attended rallies, protests, or marches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17%
Posted political views on social media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31%
Contacted a member of Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19%

38. Which do you think is most effective in trying to influence politics in the U.S.?

Voting in elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52%

Volunteering or donating to a cause or candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Attending rallies or protests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
Posting political views on social media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%
Contacting a member of Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%

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39. Which of the following sources do you rely on most for news and information?

Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
Internet websites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23%
Newspapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7%
Talking with others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
Social media, such as Facebook and Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32%

40. How would you describe your personal/household financial situation?

I live comfortably and am able to save money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%

I meet my basic expenses with a little left over for extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37%
I have just enough to meet my basic expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28%
I don’t have enough to meet my basic expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%

41. From what you know, how have the changes made to the health care laws last year
affected you and you your family?

Mostly helped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13%

Mostly hurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26%
Not had much effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61%

42. Do you have a close friend or family member who is an immigrant to the United States?
(check all that apply)

Yes, close friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%

Yes, family member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24%
Yes, myself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51%

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43. Do you or does anyone in your household own a gun?

Personally own a gun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%

Don’t personally own a gun, but someone in the household owns a gun . 24%
No one in the household owns a gun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%

44. In general, how would you describe your own political viewpoint?

Very liberal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%

Somewhat liberal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
Moderate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%
Somewhat conservative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13%
Very conservative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%

45. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...?

Democrat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34%
Independent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27%
Republican . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%

46. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...?

Asked as a follow up to partisan identification, with party strength/leaning.

Strong Democrat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%

Not very strong Democrat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%
Lean Democrat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
Independent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
Lean Republican . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5%
Not very strong Republican . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
Strong Republican . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%

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47. In what year were you born?

18-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42%
26-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58%

48. What racial or ethnic group best describes you?

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53%
Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%

49. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

HS or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33%
Some college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38%
College grad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%
Post grad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%

50. What is your marital status?

Married . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31%
Separated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%
Divorced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%
Widowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2%
Never married . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46%
Living with partner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%

51. Are you the parent or guardian of any children under the age of 18?

Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63%

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52. In your household, who most often has the responsibility for making financial decisions?
Asked if married or living with a partner.

You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23%
Your spouse or partner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18%
Shared equally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59%

53. Which of the following best describes your current employment status?

Full-time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31%
Part-time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Temporarily laid off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%
Unemployed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%
Retired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0%
Permanently disabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3%
Homemaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17%
Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%

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 HOW THE POLL WAS CONDUCTED AND THE
MARGIN OF ERROR CALCULATED

August 13, 2018

The CBS News-Refinery29 survey is conducted by YouGov using a nationally representative sample
of 2,093 U.S. women adults interviewed online between July 26-30, 2018.
The final sample included an oversample of 842 women aged 18-35. This sample was weighted
according to age, race, and education based on the American Community Survey, conducted by
the U.S. Bureau of the Census, as well as 2016 Presidential vote. Respondents were selected
from YouGov’s opt-in panel to be representative of all U.S residents. The weights range from 0.9
to 7.1, with a mean of 1 and a standard deviation of 0.95
The margin of error (a 95% confidence interval) for a sample percentage p based upon the entire
sample is approximately 3.0%. The margin of error for the subsample of women ages 18-35 is
approximately 4.2%. The margin of error is calculated using the formula
s
1 + CV2
p̂ ± 100 ⇥
n

where CV is the coefficient of variation of the sample weights and n is the sample size used
to compute the proportion. This is a measure of sampling error (the average of all estimates
obtained using the same sample selection and weighting procedures repeatedly). The sample
estimate should di↵er from its expected value by less than margin of error in 95 percent of
all samples. It does not reflect non-sampling errors, including potential selection bias in panel
participation or in response to a particular survey.