ABC News/Washington Post Poll, January 2008

This poll, fielded January 9-12, 2008, is a part of continuing series of monthly polls that solicit public opinion on various political and social
issues. A national sample of 1,130 adults was surveyed, including an oversample of African Americans, for a total of 202 African American respondents.
Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way George W. Bush was handling his job as president and other issues such as the situation in
Iraq and the economy, and whether they thought things in the country were going in the right direction.
This poll focused on the 2008 presidential election, and asked respondents what was the single most important issue in their choice for
president, how closely they had been following the presidential race, how likely they were to vote in the 2008 presidential primary or caucus in their
state, and which candidate they would vote for if the Democratic and Republican primaries were being held that day.
Iowa and New Hampshire residents were asked whether they voted in the 2008 primaries in their states and for whom they voted.
Respondents were asked for their opinions of the 2008 presidential candidates, including which Democratic and Republican candidates they trusted to
handle issues such as health care, the United States campaign against terrorism, immigration, and international affairs, which types of characteristics
were important to them in a candidate, which candidate would bring the most change to Washington, and which candidate had the best chance to get elected
as president in November 2008.
Several questions asked whether respondents were more or less enthusiastic about the candidates based on the possibility that they could become the first president who was
African American, female, Mormon, 72 years old when elected, or a Baptist minister, whether being African American would help or hurt Barack Obama's
candidacy, and whether the country needed a president to lead the nation in the same direction as George W. Bush.
Additional topics included abortion, respondents' economic and financial situation, and the war in Iraq.
Demographic information includes sex, age, race, education level, household income, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural),
whether respondents rented or owned their home, voter registration status and participation history, political party affiliation, political
philosophy, marital status, religious preference, and whether respondents considered themselves to be a born-again Christian.

本次民调于2008年1月9日至12日开展，属于长期月度民调系列的组成部分，该系列旨在收集公众对各类政治与社会议题的看法。本次调查的全国性样本涵盖1130名成年人，其中针对非裔美国人进行了过度抽样，最终有效非裔受访者共计202人。
受访者需回答是否认可乔治·W·布什（George W. Bush）的总统履职表现，以及其对伊拉克局势、经济等议题的处理方式；同时需表明是否认为美国正朝着正确的方向发展。
本次民调聚焦2008年美国总统选举，向受访者询问了以下问题：在总统选举中对其投票选择影响最大的单一议题是什么、对总统竞选的关注程度、参与本州2008年总统初选或党团会议的可能性，以及若当日举行民主党与共和党初选时自己会支持哪位候选人。
艾奥瓦州与新罕布什尔州的受访者还被问及是否参与了本州2008年的初选，以及具体投票支持了哪位候选人。
受访者还需表达对2008年总统候选人的看法，包括信任哪些民主党与共和党候选人能妥善处理医疗保健、美国反恐行动、移民问题及国际事务；哪些候选人特质对自身而言最为重要；哪位候选人最能为华盛顿带来变革；以及哪位候选人在2008年11月的总统选举中胜算最高。
另有若干问题询问受访者，若某位候选人有可能成为美国首位非裔、女性、摩门教信徒、当选时年满72岁，或是浸信会牧师身份的总统，其对该候选人的热情程度是否会因此发生变化；同时询问非裔身份是否会对巴拉克·奥巴马（Barack Obama）的竞选产生助力或负面影响，以及美国是否需要一位延续乔治·W·布什执政方向的总统。
本次民调还涵盖堕胎议题、受访者的经济与财务状况，以及伊拉克战争相关内容。
本次民调收集的人口统计信息包括：性别、年龄、种族、受教育程度、家庭收入、居住区域类型（如城市或乡村）、住房权属（自有或租赁）、选民登记状态与过往投票参与记录、政党归属、政治立场、婚姻状况、宗教偏好，以及受访者是否自认是重生基督徒。