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

This poll, the last of two fielded April 2012, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked whether they thought the country was headed in the right direction, and how likely it was that there would be another terrorist attack on the United States within the next few months. Respondents were also queried on their daily driving experiences, whether they were planning on buying a car, how they would rate the condition of the system of roads and bridges in the area where they live, and how safe they feel driving on the local roads and bridges. Opinions were also sought about gasoline prices, the changes in the Republican Party and the Democratic Party over recent decades, and gun control laws. A variety of additional topics were mentioned including upcoming holidays and the Buffett rule. Finally, respondents were asked whether they voted in the 2008 presidential election and who they voted for, whether they supported the Tea Party movement, whether they were registered to vote, and whether they owned a firearm. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, social class, marital status, household makeup, education level, household income, employment status, religious preference, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, and whether respondents thought of themselves as born-again Christians.