CBS News Monthly Poll #3, October 2008

This special topic poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. In this poll, fielded October 29-31, 2008, respondents were asked whether they approved of the way George W. Bush was handling the presidency, whether the country was going in the right direction, whether the condition of the economy was good, and whether their family was financially better off compared to four years ago. Those who were registered to vote were asked about how much attention they were paying to the 2008 presidential campaign, their opinions of the campaigns, their opinions of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates and their policies, their concerns for the candidates, whether they had voted in a Democratic or Republican primary or caucus that year, the issue that was most important to them in deciding which candidate to vote for, the likelihood that they would vote in the general election and for whom, and whether they planned to vote in person on election day, by mail or absentee ballot, or at an early voting location. Respondents were also asked about whether they would vote for a Republican or Democratic candidate in the United States House of Representatives election, which party had more members in the United States House of Representatives, and whether they approved of the way Congress was handling its job.
Other topics addressed job security, television commercials for Barak Obama and John McCain, whether a person's race affected their chances of getting ahead in today's society, and whether the United States was justified for taking military action against Iraq. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, marital status, household income, political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status and participation history, length of time at current residence, whether there were children under the age of 18 living with the respondent, military service, religious preference, and whether respondents considered themselves to be a born-again Christian.

本专题民调（poll）属于月度持续性系列调查的一部分，旨在征集公众对总统执政表现及一系列其他政治与社会议题的舆论看法。本次调查于2008年10月29日至31日开展，受访对象被问及以下问题：是否认可乔治·W·布什（George W. Bush）的总统执政方式、国家是否正朝着正确方向发展、经济状况是否良好，以及相较于四年前其家庭财务状况是否有所改善。针对已完成选民登记的受访者，调查还询问了其对2008年总统竞选的关注程度、对竞选活动的看法、对总统及副总统候选人及其政策的评价、对候选人的担忧点、是否参与了当年的民主党或共和党初选或党团会议、决定投票意向时最看重的议题、参加大选投票的可能性及支持对象，以及计划在选举日当日现场投票、邮寄/缺席投票还是提前投票。此外，受访者还被问及是否会在美国众议院（United States House of Representatives）选举中支持共和党或民主党候选人、认为哪一党派在美国众议院占席更多，以及是否认可国会的履职表现。
本次调查还探讨了其他多项议题：就业保障、针对巴拉克·奥巴马（Barak Obama）与约翰·麦凯恩（John McCain）的电视竞选广告、个人种族是否会影响其在当今社会获得成功的机会，以及美国对伊拉克采取军事行动是否具有正当性。调查收集的人口统计学变量包括性别、年龄、种族、教育水平、婚姻状况、家庭收入、政党归属、政治立场、选民登记状态与投票参与历史、当前居住地居住时长、是否有18岁以下子女与受访者同住、兵役经历、宗教偏好，以及受访者是否自认为是重生基督徒（born-again Christian）。