ABC News/Washington Post Poll, May 1994

This poll, conducted May 12-15, 1994, is part of a
continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on
the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues.
Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Bill
Clinton and his handling of the presidency and issues such as crime
and the situation in Haiti, and whether he was doing a better job
handling the economy and foreign affairs than former President George
H.W. Bush. Views were sought on Clinton's health care plan, the
nomination of Stephen G. Breyer to the United States Supreme Court,
and the ability of the federal government to solve problems. A series
of questions addressed Clinton's handling of the Haitian refugees
attempting to enter the United States by boat, whether he could be
trusted to make the right decisions regarding the United States role
in world affairs, and whether his handling of foreign affairs was
creating anti-American feelings overseas. Those polled also gave their
opinions of First Lady Hillary Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, former
Vice President Dan Quayle, Reform Party founder Ross Perot, and
Senator Bob Dole, and specific questions asked whether Quayle and
Perot were qualified to be president. Other questions focused on
President Clinton's role in the Whitewater investigation, the sexual
harassment charges made against him by former Arkansas state employee
Paula Jones, and whether respondents would vote for a Democrat or
Republican candidate if the upcoming United States House of
Representatives election were held that day. Additional topics covered
life after death, spirits, souls, near-death experiences,
reincarnation, heaven, hell, unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and
extraterrestrial life. Demographic variables include sex, age, race,
marital status, labor union membership, employment status, household
income, education level, perceived social class, type of residential
area (e.g., urban, rural, etc.), religious preference, political party
affiliation, political orientation, and voter registration status and
participation history.