Chicago Council Survey of American Public Opinion and U.S. Foreign Policy, 2014

The Chicago Surveys are part of a long-running series of public opinion surveys conducted by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs every two years. The surveys are designed to investigate the opinions and attitudes of the general public on matters related to foreign policy, and to define the parameters of public opinion within which decision-makers must operate. This public opinion study of the United States focused on respondents' opinions of the United States' leadership role in the world and the challenges the country faces domestically and internationally. Data were collected on a wide range of international topics, including: United States relations with other countries, role in foreign affairs, possible threats to vital interests in the next ten years, foreign policy goals, benefits or drawbacks of globalization, situations that might justify the use of United States troops in other parts of the world, the number and location of United States military bases overseas, respondent feelings toward people of other countries, opinions on the influence of other countries in the world and how much influence those countries should have, international trade, United States participation in potential treaties, the United States' role in the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which side the United States should take in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and what measures should be taken to deal with Iran's nuclear program. Respondents were also asked their opinion on domestic issues including funding for various government programs, climate change, measures to address the United States' dependence on foreign energy sources, and their views of various groups' influence on United States policy. Demographic information collected include age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, left-right political self-placement, political affiliation, employment status, highest level of education, and religious preference, household income, state of residence, and living quarters ownership status.

芝加哥调查系列是美国公共舆论调查的长篇连载，由芝加哥全球事务委员会每两年进行一次。该调查旨在探究公众对外交政策相关事务的看法与态度，并界定决策者在其中必须运作的公共舆论参数。本次美国公共舆论研究聚焦于受访者对美国在全球领导地位的意见以及该国在国内和国际上面临的挑战。收集的数据涵盖了广泛的国际议题，包括：美国与其他国家的关系、在外交事务中的作用、未来十年可能对核心利益构成的威胁、外交政策目标、全球化的利弊、可能证明使用美国军队在其他地区合法化的情况、海外美国军事基地的数量和位置、受访者对其他国家人民的情感、对其他国家在世界影响力及其应拥有影响力的看法、国际贸易、美国在潜在条约中的参与、美国在联合国和北大西洋公约组织中的角色、美国应在以色列-巴勒斯坦冲突中支持哪一方，以及应对伊朗核计划应采取的措施。受访者还被问及对国内问题的看法，包括对各种政府项目资金的看法、气候变化、减少美国对外国能源依赖的措施，以及他们对不同群体对美国政策影响的看法。收集的统计数据包括年龄、性别、种族/民族、婚姻状况、政治自我定位（左派/右派）、政治党派、就业状况、最高教育水平、宗教偏好、家庭收入、居住州和住宅所有权状况。