Morning Call/Muhlenberg College 10th Anniversary of the Attacks of 9/11, 2001 Survey

Date of Interviewing: August 30th to September 6th, 2011 Population: Lehigh and Northampton Counties in PA. Number of Completed Surveys: 421 Margin of Error +/- 5% at 95% level of confidence Frequency totals may exceed 100% due to rounding at .5 Data Weighted by Gender, County, Income and Race. Comparisons made with September 2001 survey of 300, November 2001 survey of 305, and September 2002 survey of 308 September 2003 of 300 and September 2006 sample of 425.

Q2. What county do you currently reside in? September 2011 1. Lehigh County55% 2. Northampton County...45% 3. Other0% 4. Not Sure...0% 5. Refuse..0% Trend Sept. 01 54% Lehigh Northampton 46% Oct/Nov. 01 60% 40% Sept. 02 53% 47% Sept. 03 52% 48% Sept. 06 50% 49% Sept. 11 55% 45%

Q3. Next, I would like you to provide your opinion on the performance of a few political officials. For each name that I read, please tell me if you approve or disapprove of the way he is doing his job. First, President Barack Obama 1. 2. 3. 4. Approve.37% Disapprove.48% No Opinion (VOL).14% Refused (VOL)..2%

Q4. Senator Pat Toomey? 1. 2. 3. 4. Approve.35% Disapprove.29% No Opinion (VOL).34% Refused (VOL)..2%

Q5. Senator Bob Casey Jr.? 1. 2. 3. 4. Approve.33% Disapprove.21% No Opinion (VOL).44% Refused (VOL)..2%

Q6. Governor Tom Corbett? 1. 2. 3. 4. Approve.40% Disapprove.25% No Opinion (VOL).33% Refused (VOL)..2%

Q7. and Congressman Charlie Dent? 1. 2. 3. 4. Approve.51% Disapprove.20% No Opinion (VOL).27% Refused (VOL)..2%

Q8. Do you think that, as a country, we are safer from terrorist attacks, about as safe, or less safe from terrorist attacks than we were before September 11, 2001?" September 2006 1. Safer..32% 2. About as Safe.37% 3. Less Safe27% 4. Not Sure (Volunteered)..3% 5. Refuse (Volunteered). September 2011 1. Safer..39% 2. About as Safe39% 3. Less Safe20% 4. Not Sure (Volunteered)..2% 5. Refuse (Volunteered).0%

Q9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling terrorism and homeland security? Bush September 2006 1. Approve37% 2. Disapprove52% 3. Not Sure0% 4. Refuse0% Obama September 2011 1. Approve51% 2. Disapprove36% 3. Not Sure12% 4. Refuse1%

Q10. How concerned are you that you or your family will become a victim of a terrorist attack in the future? Are you very concerned, somewhat concerned, not very concerned or not concerned at all? September 2011 1. Very concerned.14% 2. Somewhat concerned39% 3. Not very concerned30% 4. Not concerned at all16% 5. Not sure1% 6. Refused0% Trend Sept. 01 Very Concerned Somewhat Concerned Not Very Concerned Not Concerned at All Dont Know 32% 41% 23% 3% 2% Oct/Nov. 01 21% 41% 32% 5% 1% Sept. 02 19% 46% 27% 8% 0% Sept. 03 12% 48% 28% 11% 1% Sept. 06 17% 48% 26% 8% 1% Sept. 11 14% 39% 30% 16% 1%

Q11. Are you concerned about the possibility of a terrorist attack in your community? September 2011 1. Yes..18% 2. No...81% 3. Not sure2% 4. Refuse0% Trend Sept. 01 Yes No Not Sure 31% 62% 7% Oct/Nov. 01 30% 66% 4% Sept. 02 24% 72% 4% Sept. 03 23% 76% 2% Sept. 06 18% 79% 4% Sept. 11 18% 81% 2%

Q12. Have you changed any aspect of your personal life in order to reduce your risk of becoming a victim of terrorism since the attacks of September 11th 2001? September 2011 1. Yes..29% 2. No...71% 3. Not sure...0% 4. Refuse..0% Trend Sept. 01 Yes No Not Sure 33% 61% 6% Oct/Nov. 01 26% 73% 1% Sept. 02 24% 75% 1% Sept. 03 21% 79% <1% Sept. 06 28% 72% 4% Sept. 11 29% 71% <1%

Q13. Are you less willing to travel on an airline since the attacks of September 11th 2001? September 2011 1. Yes..31% 2. No...67% 3. Not sure...2% 4. Refuse.0% Trend Sept. 01 Yes No Not Sure 62% 36% 3% Oct/Nov. 01 46% 51% 2% Sept. 02 39% 58% 2% Sept. 03 34% 65% 1% Sept. 06 37% 61% 2% Sept. 11 31% 67% 2%

Q14. Are you less willing to travel to major urban areas such as New York City since the attacks of September 11th, 2001? September 2011 1. Yes..21% 2. No...77% 3. Not sure...2% 4. Refuse.0%

Trend Sept. 01 Yes No Not Sure 39% 62% 7% Oct/Nov. 01 NA NA NA Sept. 02 20% 78% 3% Sept. 03 21% 78% 2% Sept. 06 26% 73% 1% Sept. 11 21% 77% 2%

Q15. Have the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 affected the way you view individuals of Arab origin that are citizens or residents of the United States? September 2011 1. Yes..33% 2. No...64% 3. Not sure...3% 4. Refuse.<1% Trend Sept. 01 Yes No Not Sure 21% 75% 4% Oct/Nov. 01 28% 68% 5% Sept. 02 30% 65% 5% Sept. 03 30% 64% 6% Sept. 06 39% 57% 4% Sept. 11 33% 64% 3%

Q16. How meaningful do you think the color-coded terror alert system is in informing Americans of the risk of a terrorist attack? Do you think it is very meaningful, somewhat meaningful, not very meaningful, or not meaningful at all? September 2011 1. Very meaningful11% 2. Somewhat meaningful42% 3. Not very meaningful..24% 4. Not meaningful at all.21% 5. Not sure.2% 6. Refuse.0% Trend Very meaningful Somewhat meaningful Not very meaningful Not meaningful at all Not sure Sept. 03 10% 52% 22% 17% 2% Sept. 06 14% 50% 22% 14% 1% Sept. 11 11% 42% 24% 21% 2%

Q17. Next, I would like to read a few statements regarding efforts by the government to prevent terrorism in the U.S. For each statement I read please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with that statement. First, I am willing to give up some of my personal rights in order to prevent future terrorist attacks. September 2011 1. Strongly agree17% 2. Somewhat agree.39% 4. Strongly disagree24% 5. Not sure..3% 6. Refuse0% Trend Strongly Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Disagree Not Sure Sept. 02 30% 37% 12% 16% 5% Sept. 03 23% 44% 12% 18% 3% Sept. 06 34% 30% 13% 18% 5% Sept. 11 17% 39% 17% 24% 3%

Q18. The Federal Government has violated too many Constitutional rights of individuals in its attempt to fight terrorism. September 2011 1. Strongly agree.25% 2. Somewhat agree.28% 3. Somewhat disagree29% 4. Strongly disagree12% 5. Not sure.6% 6. Refuse..0% Trend Strongly Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Disagree Not Sure Sept. 02 10% 21% 30% 30% 8% Sept. 03 19% 30% 24% 23% 4% Sept. 06 25% 21% 26% 23% 5% Sept. 11 25% 28% 29% 12% 6%

Q19. The Federal Government is doing a good job preventing future terrorist attacks. September 2011 1. Strongly agree21% 2. Somewhat agree.46% 3. Somewhat disagree16% 4. Strongly disagree11% 5. Not sure..6% 6. Refuse0% Trend Strongly Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Disagree Not Sure Sept. 02 19% 50% 12% 9% 10% Sept. 03 18% 53% 12% 10% 8% Sept. 06 18% 40% 19% 17% 5% Sept. 11 21% 46% 16% 11% 6%

Q20. How likely do you think it is that an act of terrorism will occur somewhere in the United States in the next 12months? Is it very likely, somewhat likely, somewhat unlikely or very unlikely? September 2011 1. Very likely.15% 2. Somewhat likely44% 3. Somewhat unlikely29% 4. Very unlikely.9% 5. Not sure.2% 6. Refused.0%

Q21. What is the likelihood of a terrorist attack on the scale of the 9/11 attacks occuring in the United States on the following time frames? is it no chance, very unlikely, somewhat unlikely, somewhat likely, very likely, or certain? By the end of 2011 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. No Chance.9% Very Unlikely28% Somewhat Unlikely...26% Somewhat Likely..27% Very Likely...5% Certain..2% Not Sure (VOL)3% Refused (VOL).0%

Q22. By the end of 2016 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. No Chance.3% Very Unlikely12% Somewhat Unlikely...16% Somewhat Likely..38% Very Likely...17% Certain..5% Not Sure (VOL)9% Refused (VOL).0%

Q23. By the end of 2021 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. No Chance.3% Very Unlikely11% Somewhat Unlikely...12% Somewhat Likely..30% Very Likely...22% Certain..7% Not Sure (VOL)16% Refused (VOL).0%

Q24. If the United States removed its troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, do you think the threat of terrorist attacks on United States soil would increase or decrease? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Increase.32% Decrease21% No Effect/Stay the Same (VOL)..40% Not Sure (VOL)8% Refused (VOL)0%

Q25. Who do you think is winning the war against terrorism- The United States and its allies, neither side, or the terrorists? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The US and Allies.....39% Neither Side..46% The Terrorists ..9% Not Sure (VOL)6% Refused (VOL)0%