ABC News/Washington Post Terrorist Attack Poll #2, September 2001

This special topic poll, conducted September 13, 2001, was
undertaken to assess respondents' reactions to and feelings about the
terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center towers in New
York City, damaged the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and resulted in a
plane crash in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. Respondents were
asked to give their opinions of President George W. Bush and his
handling of the presidency and the terrorist attacks. Respondents were
asked whether they believed that the United States government did all
it reasonably could do to try to prevent the attacks, and whether they
were confident in the ability of the United States government to
prevent future terrorist attacks against America. Assuming that the
United States is able to identify the groups and/or nations
responsible for the attacks, those queried were asked whether they
would support taking military action in response. Respondents were
asked whether they would feel the same way if military action meant
that innocent civilians in other countries might be injured or killed
and if military action resulted in a long war with large numbers of
troops injured or killed. Those queried were asked whether they
believed that the United States would go to war as a result of
Tuesday's attacks. Respondents' opinions were elicited on Osama bin
Laden, a suspect in the recent attacks, who reportedly lived in
Afghanistan and was indicted for directing previous terrorist
attacks. They were asked whether they would support attacking
Afghanistan militarily if Afghanistan did not turn bin Laden over to
the United States. Respondents were also asked whether they would
support new laws that would make it easier for the FBI and other
authorities to investigate suspected terrorists, giving up some of
their personal liberties and privacy as a result of such laws, and
whether they would support new airport security measures that might
cause long delays in air travel. Those surveyed were asked about their
personal safety concerns regarding upcoming air travel and whether
they had cancelled or were planning to cancel future travel
plans. Additional topics covered whether the attacks had made
respondents more suspicious of people of Arab descent, how their
children were reacting to the acts of terrorism, and whether the
economy was heading into a recession. Background information on
respondents includes age, gender, political party, children in
household, and frequency of air travel.

这项于2001年9月13日开展的专项民意调查，旨在评估受访者对2001年9月11日恐怖袭击事件的反应与感受——此次袭击摧毁了纽约世界贸易中心双塔、损毁了华盛顿特区五角大楼，并造成一架客机在宾夕法尼亚州坠毁。调查要求受访者评价乔治·W·布什总统及其在任期间与恐怖袭击事件中的应对表现；询问受访者是否认为美国政府已尽其合理所能阻止袭击发生，以及是否对美国政府防范未来针对美国的恐怖袭击的能力抱有信心。假设美国能够确认袭击的实施团体及/或涉事国家，受访者被问及是否支持采取军事行动作为回应；进一步询问，若军事行动导致其他国家无辜平民死伤，或引发一场造成大量官兵伤亡的长期战争，受访者是否仍会持相同态度。受访者还被问及是否认为美国会因当日的袭击而参战。调查还收集了受访者对奥萨马·本·拉登的评价——这名近期袭击事件的嫌疑人，据传藏匿于阿富汗，且因策划此前的恐怖袭击遭到起诉。调查询问了若阿富汗不将本·拉登移交美国，受访者是否支持对阿富汗采取军事行动。此外，受访者被问及是否支持新法案，这类法案可放宽联邦调查局（FBI）及其他执法机构对疑似恐怖分子的调查权限，民众需为此让渡部分个人自由与隐私；同时还被询问是否支持可能导致航空出行延误加剧的新机场安检措施。受访对象被问及对即将到来的航空出行的个人安全顾虑，以及是否已取消或计划取消未来的出行计划。调查还涵盖了其他议题：袭击是否让受访者对阿拉伯裔人群更加多疑、他们的子女对恐怖袭击作何反应，以及美国经济是否正走向衰退。受访者的背景信息包括年龄、性别、所属政党、家庭子女情况以及航空出行频率。