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In general, do you think things in the nation are headed in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track?
Right Wrong Not
direction track sure
Dec-17 29 60 10
What about here in Iowa? Do you think things in the state are headed in the right direction, or have they gotten off on
the wrong track?
Right Wrong Not
direction track sure
Dec-17 47 40 13
Im going to mention some elected officials. For each, please tell me if you approve or disapprove of the way each is
handling his or her job. (Rotate list.)
Not
Approve Disapprove Sure
I'm going to mention the names of some people who are possible candidates for governor. For each name I read, please
tell me if your feelings toward the person are very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable.
If you dont know the person, just say so. (Record dont know as not sure. Rotate list.).
Net Net Very Mostly Mostly Very Not
Favorable Unfavorable Favorable Favorable Unfavorable Unfavorable Sure
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federal appointee
Nate Boulton, Democrat and state
Dec-17 21 11 6 15 8 3 68
senator
Fred Hubbell, Democrat and
Dec-17 27 15 8 19 10 6 57
retired business executive
Kim Reynolds, Republican
Dec-17 44 33 14 30 16 17 23
governor
Andy McGuire, former chair of the
Iowa Democratic Party and Dec-17 26 11 8 18 6 5 63
medical doctor
Cathy Glasson, Democrat and
Dec-17 18 12 5 13 7 6 70
union leader
If the 2018 election for Iowa governor were held today, would you vote for Kim Reynolds, or do you think its time for
someone new?
35 Vote for Kim Reynolds
49 Time for someone new
16 Not sure
Which of the following do you think would be the best outcome of the 2018 election for the Iowa State Legislature:
(Read list. Rotate.)
27 For Republicans to retain control of both the House and the Senate
31 For Democrats to gain control of both the House and the Senate
35 For Republicans to control one chamber and Democrats the other
7 Not sure
If the 2018 election for U.S. Congress were held today, would you vote for the [REPUBLICAN] or [DEMOCRATIC]
candidate, someone else, or would you not vote? (Rotate which party is listed first.)
34 Republican
40 Democratic
7 Someone else
7 Would not vote
10 Not sure
Since the election in 2016, would you say you are [MORE POLITICALLY ENERGIZED] or [MORE TURNED OFF
BY POLITICS]? (Alternate.)
33 More politically energized
61 More turned off by politics
4 No change (VOL)
2 Not sure
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Id like to turn to some state government policy areas. For each, please tell me if you approve or disapprove of the
way this is being handled by the state Legislature and executive branch. (Rotate list.)
Im going to read this list again. This time, please tell me if you think this issue will or will not be a major consideration
when you choose how you will vote in the 2018 electionjust answer yes or no. (Same rotation. Mark all that
apply. Multiple responses accepted, so total will exceed 100%.)
Not Major
Approve Disapprove Sure consideration
Medicaid 30 56 14 72
Mental health 25 64 11 77
Water quality 48 36 17 58
Taxes 34 53 13 77
Guns 47 39 13 65
State budget 37 48 15 72
Abortion 31 46 23 55
Funding for K-12 education 35 55 10 79
Funding for higher education 35 54 11 67
Economic development 54 31 15 64
None of these (VOL)/not sure 3
Do you currently or have you ever worked full-time or part-time outside the home? (Specify:)
66 Yes, currently work Skip to Q.13
30 Yes, have ever worked Continue to b
3 No, have not worked outside the home
Skip to Q.16
1 Not sure
What about in the past three yearshave you worked full-time or part-time outside the home? (Specify:)
(Asked only of those who have ever worked outside the home but are not currently working; n=324.)
43 Yes, have worked outside the home in past three years
56 No, have not worked outside the home in past three years
1 Not sure
Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome sexual attention by a co-worker, including comments and contact. Have you
ever experienced sexual harassment? (If yes:) Have you experienced sexual harassment in the past three years? (Asked
only of those who have ever worked outside the home.)
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11 24 Yes, in past three years
Continue to b
15 20 Yes, ever
74 56 No, never Skip to Q.14
1 - Not sure
For each of the following, tell me if this is something you did or did not do about the harassment. Just answer yes or no.
(Rotate, but Just kept it to yourself and took no action must always be last. Mark all that apply. Multiple
responses accepted, so total will exceed 100%. Asked of those who have ever worked outside the home and say they
have experienced sexual harassment.)
Women working
Overall Ever outside home in
Worked and past 3 years who
experienced experienced
harassment harassment
Dec-17 Dec-17
n=185 n=110
If sexual harassment in your workplace were to become a serious problem for you in the future, which of the following
do you think you would do? Just answer yes or no. (Read list. Rotate, but Just keep it to yourself and take no
action must always be last option read. Multiple answers accepted, so total will exceed 100%. Asked only of
those who work currently; n=440.)
83 Report the situation to your supervisor or manager
78 Report the situation to the human resources department
72 Confront the person doing the harassing
59 Talk to another co-worker
39 Talk to a professional counselor
76 Talk to a friend or family member
2 Just keep it to yourself and take no action
2 Not sure
In your workplace, do you think sexual harassment is a major problem, a minor problem or no real problem at
all? (Asked only of those who work currently.)
Current Women working
Workers outside home in
Overall past 3 years
Dec-17 Dec-17
n=440 n=217
5 8 Major problem
20 25 Minor problem
73 66 No real problem
1 1 Not sure
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(Ask all.) In the country overall, do you think sexual harassment is a major problem, a minor problem or no real
problem at all?
50 Major problem
37 Minor problem
8 No real problem
5 Not sure
Which of the following better fits your perception of the string of accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct:
46 This is the beginning of a new era in which sexual harassment victims will speak up and not feel shame
and harassers will be punished.
45 This is a short moment in time when policies may be tightened on paper, but harassment will continue
9 Not sure
The Iowa Poll, conducted December 3-6 for The Des Moines Register and Mediacom by Selzer & Co. of Des Moines, is
based on telephone interviews with 802 Iowans ages 18 or older. Interviewers with Quantel Research contacted
households with randomly selected landline and cell phone numbers supplied by Survey Sampling International.
Interviews were administered in English. Responses were adjusted by age and sex to reflect the general population based
on recent census data.
Questions based on the sample of 802 Iowa adults have a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage
points. This means that if this survey were repeated using the same questions and the same methodology, 19 times out of
20, the findings would not vary from the true population value by more than plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Results
based on smaller samples of respondentssuch as by gender or agehave a larger margin of error.
Republishing the copyright Iowa Poll without credit to The Des Moines Register and Mediacom is prohibited.
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