CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #1, March 2007

This poll, fielded March 7-11, 2007, is a 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. This poll oversampled people who called themselves Republicans, providing an insight into the demographic characteristics and political perspectives of Republicans. All respondents were asked to say whether they approved of the way George W. Bush was handling his job as president and other issues such as foreign policy, to rate the condition of the national economy, to identify the most important problem facing the country, and to say whether they approved of the way United States Congress was handling its job. Several questions asked for respondents' opinions of the Democratic and Republican parties, the Bush administration, Vice President Dick Cheney, former President Bill Clinton, former Vice President Al Gore, and the 2008 presidential nominees. Respondents were asked how much attention they had been paying to the 2008 presidential election campaign, which candidate they would vote for if the election were being held that day, the ideal age of a president, and whether they thought Hillary Clinton made a mistake when voting for the Senate resolution authorizing military action in Iraq. Respondents who identified themselves as Republicans and Democrats were asked whether they had any close friends who belonged to the other party, whether their political counterparts shared the same goals and values, and whether they themselves had once belonged to the other party. These respondents were also asked about the qualities they looked for in their presidential nominee, which issues they felt most strongly about, and how often they visited political blog Web sites, listened to political call-in radio shows, and which cable news network they watched. Other questions asked about the situation in Iraq, including whether taking military action was the right thing to do, whether the number of troops should be increased, and whether Iran was a threat to the United States. Additional topics include respondents' opinions on the government, tax cuts, immigration, gay marriage, abortion, and Barry Bonds breaking Hank Aaron's record of 775 home runs. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, education level, household income, marital status, religious preference, frequency of religious attendance, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status and participation history, and the presence of children under 18 and household members between the ages of 18 and 24.

本调查于2007年3月7日至11日进行，系一项持续进行的每月调查系列，旨在征询公众对于总统职位及其他一系列政治和社会问题的观点。本次调查对自称共和党成员的人群进行了超额抽样，从而揭示了共和党成员的人口统计学特征和政治观点。所有受访者均被要求表达对乔治·W·布什总统职位的处理方式以及其他议题如外交政策的看法，评估国家经济状况，指出国家面临的最重要问题，以及表达对美国国会处理其职责的看法。调查中包含的问题还涉及受访者对民主党与共和党、布什政府、副总统迪克·切尼、前总统比尔·克林顿、前副总统阿尔·戈尔以及2008年总统候选人的观点。受访者还被询问他们关注2008年总统选举活动的程度，如果选举当天举行，他们将投票给哪位候选人，理想的总统年龄，以及他们是否认为希拉里·克林顿在投票支持授权对伊拉克采取军事行动的参议院决议时犯了一个错误。那些自称为共和党和民主党成员的受访者还被询问他们是否有来自另一党派的亲密朋友，他们的政治对手是否拥有相同的目标和价值观，以及他们自己是否曾经属于另一党派。这些受访者还被询问他们在总统候选人身上寻找的特质，他们认为最重要的议题，以及他们多久访问一次政治博客网站，收听政治热线广播，以及他们观看的电缆新闻网络。其他问题涉及伊拉克局势，包括采取军事行动是否正确，是否应该增加驻军，以及伊朗是否对美国构成威胁。其他议题还包括受访者对政府、减税、移民、同性婚姻、堕胎以及巴里·邦兹打破汉克·阿隆775个本垒打纪录的看法。人口统计学信息包括性别、年龄、种族、教育水平、家庭收入、婚姻状况、宗教偏好、宗教出席频率、居住区域类型（例如，城市或农村）、政党归属、政治哲学、选民登记状态及参与历史，以及是否有18岁以下的孩子和18至24岁的家庭成员。