CBS News/60 Minutes/Vanity Fair National Poll, September #2, 2012

This poll, the last of two fielded in September 2012, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked about the job approval of past presidents such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. Opinions were also collected on issues such as the Electoral College, lobbying rights, legalization of marijuana, and Islam. Respondents were queried on whether they voted in the 2008 presidential election and who they voted for, as well as when they last participated in an election of any kind. Additional topics include the upcoming Halloween holiday and various superstitions. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, marital status, education level, household income, employment status, religious preference, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, whether respondents were registered to vote, and whether respondents thought of themselves as born-again Christians.