CBS News State of the Union Poll, September 1990

This survey focuses on specific issues related to the United States' involvement in the Persian Gulf War, along with general topics such as the Bush presidency, whether the United States was heading in the right direction, foreign policy, Congress, and the economy. Respondents were asked about President Bush's handling of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, if the United States did the right thing by starting military actions against Iraq rather than waiting to see if economic sanctions worked, if there was personal concern over a possible terrorist attack in the United States, whether the war was a mistake, and whether the war was likely to be worth the cost in human life and resources. Respondents also offered opinions regarding their pride or lack of pride in the United States' actions in the Persian Gulf, the expected length of the war and number of casualties, and how the war was going for the United States. In addition, the survey posed a series of questions dealing with media coverage of the war and the possible holding back of information by the military, the involvement of women in ground combat, personal effects of the war on respondents, Israel's response to Iraqi missile attacks, effects of the war on the United States' economy and on the Bush administration's ability to deal with domestic problems, support for Gorbachev vs. support for Lithuania's breaking away from the Soviet Union, Bush's first two years in office compared to Reagan's, Dan Quayle, and the probability of voting for Bush or the Democratic candidate in 1992. Background information on respondents includes political alignment, education, religion, age, race, sex, employment, perspectives on homemaking, family members serving in the Persian Gulf or elsewhere, choice for president in 1988, voter registration status, marital status, and state/region of residence.

本调查聚焦美国参与波斯湾战争（Persian Gulf War）相关的具体议题，同时涵盖布什政府任期、美国发展方向是否正确、外交政策、国会与经济等通用话题。受访对象被问及的问题包括：布什总统对伊拉克入侵科威特的应对举措、美国对伊发动军事行动而非等待经济制裁起效是否恰当、受访者自身是否担忧美国境内可能发生的恐怖袭击、这场战争是否是一个错误，以及这场战争是否值得付出人员与资源代价。受访对象还需就以下内容发表看法：对美国在波斯湾地区行动的自豪感或失落感、对战争持续时长与伤亡人数的预期，以及美国在这场战争中的战局走向。此外，本次调查还设置了一系列相关问题，涵盖战争的媒体报道与军方可能隐瞒信息的情况、女性参与地面作战的议题、战争对受访对象的个人影响、以色列对伊拉克导弹袭击的应对举措、战争对美国经济以及布什政府处理国内问题能力的影响、对戈尔巴乔夫（Gorbachev）与立陶宛脱离苏联的支持对比、布什执政前两年与里根执政时期的对比、丹·奎尔（Dan Quayle）相关看法，以及1992年大选中投票支持布什或民主党候选人的可能性。受访对象的背景信息包括政治倾向、受教育程度、宗教信仰、年龄、种族、性别、就业情况、持家观念、在波斯湾或其他地区服役的家庭成员、1988年总统选举投票意向、选民登记状态、婚姻状况以及居住州/地区。