YouGov January 31 - February 1, 2017

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1 1. Immigration Ban Immigration Action Approval President Trump recently signed an executive order banning travel for people from seven Muslim-majority countries Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia for 90 days, and suspending the admission of refugees for 120 days. Do you approve or disapprove of this ban? Strongly approve 33% 37% 28% 14% 23% 43% 48% 41% 9% 16% 27% Somewhat approve 15% 14% 16% 16% 22% 10% 14% 14% 21% 18% 14% Somewhat disapprove 10% 9% 10% 13% 12% 9% 4% 8% 10% 16% 9% Strongly disapprove 34% 35% 34% 50% 30% 28% 32% 32% 40% 43% 34% Not sure 8% 5% 11% 7% 12% 10% 2% 5% 20% 6% 16% (Unweighted N) (1,000) (444) (556) (213) (247) (339) (201) (726) (110) (97) (67) Strongly approve 33% 10% 30% 72% 34% 35% 36% 24% 28% 32% 38% 31% Somewhat approve 15% 11% 18% 16% 16% 16% 12% 13% 17% 20% 14% 11% Somewhat disapprove 10% 15% 8% 4% 11% 9% 7% 10% 14% 7% 9% 9% Strongly disapprove 34% 58% 33% 3% 29% 38% 43% 40% 31% 34% 33% 41% Not sure 8% 6% 11% 5% 10% 3% 1% 13% 11% 7% 7% 8% 100% (Unweighted N) (1,000) (351) (391) (258) (452) (253) (128) (167) (223) (208) (347) (222) 1

2 2. Immigration Ban Opinion Which best sums up your opinion of the ban? It s good the way it is 34% 37% 31% 16% 25% 43% 48% 42% 5% 17% 36% It s basically a good idea, but it goes too far 19% 19% 18% 15% 25% 18% 18% 17% 31% 21% 13% It s basically a bad idea 36% 37% 34% 57% 33% 27% 30% 34% 41% 38% 33% Not sure 12% 7% 16% 13% 17% 13% 4% 7% 23% 24% 18% (Unweighted N) (999) (444) (555) (213) (247) (339) (200) (726) (109) (97) (67) It s good the way it is 34% 9% 34% 69% 35% 35% 39% 26% 30% 36% 37% 31% It s basically a good idea, but it goes too far 19% 24% 15% 18% 21% 21% 18% 11% 20% 22% 17% 17% It s basically a bad idea 36% 59% 34% 5% 29% 39% 41% 45% 36% 34% 33% 42% Not sure 12% 8% 17% 8% 15% 5% 2% 18% 14% 8% 13% 11% 100% (Unweighted N) (999) (350) (391) (258) (451) (253) (128) (167) (223) (208) (346) (222) 2

3 3. Immigration Ban Safety Do you think the ban: Makes the U.S. more 37% 39% 35% 20% 35% 41% 47% 45% 9% 25% 22% Makes the U.S. less safe 25% 28% 22% 30% 24% 22% 24% 24% 30% 17% 31% Doesn t make the U.S. either more or less safe 26% 24% 28% 35% 26% 23% 21% 22% 40% 31% 31% Not sure 13% 10% 16% 14% 15% 14% 7% 9% 21% 27% 15% (Unweighted N) (992) (441) (551) (211) (246) (338) (197) (721) (109) (97) (65) Makes the U.S. more 37% 11% 35% 76% 38% 38% 39% 28% 30% 43% 42% 28% Makes the U.S. less safe 25% 44% 21% 4% 20% 26% 37% 30% 23% 28% 19% 33% Doesn t make the U.S. either more or less safe 26% 36% 26% 11% 25% 30% 19% 26% 30% 19% 28% 25% Not sure 13% 9% 17% 10% 16% 6% 5% 16% 17% 10% 11% 14% 100% (Unweighted N) (992) (350) (388) (254) (449) (252) (127) (164) (222) (207) (342) (221) 3

4 4. Immigration Ban Carrying Out Regardless of whether you approve or disapprove of this ban, how good of a job do you think the government has done so far with carrying it out? Very good 16% 17% 14% 11% 14% 17% 20% 17% 10% 10% 19% Somewhat good 25% 27% 23% 19% 28% 25% 27% 28% 13% 30% 15% Not very good 16% 15% 16% 20% 19% 12% 14% 15% 17% 17% 19% Not good at all 22% 24% 20% 21% 20% 23% 24% 20% 32% 18% 26% Not sure 22% 17% 26% 28% 19% 23% 15% 20% 28% 25% 21% (Unweighted N) (999) (443) (556) (212) (247) (339) (201) (726) (110) (97) (66) Very good 16% 8% 13% 31% 17% 18% 9% 12% 17% 16% 15% 13% Somewhat good 25% 16% 23% 40% 25% 26% 28% 20% 24% 25% 25% 25% Not very good 16% 19% 15% 12% 14% 15% 20% 19% 16% 15% 17% 15% Not good at all 22% 39% 20% 3% 19% 26% 25% 25% 21% 20% 24% 21% Not sure 22% 18% 28% 14% 24% 15% 17% 25% 21% 23% 19% 25% 100% (Unweighted N) (999) (350) (391) (258) (452) (253) (128) (166) (223) (208) (346) (222) 4

5 5. Immigration Ban Targets Muslims Do you think the travel ban is or is not intended to target Muslims? It is intended to target Muslims 52% 54% 50% 61% 54% 46% 50% 52% 57% 46% 50% It is not intended to target Muslims 29% 32% 26% 17% 22% 33% 41% 35% 10% 19% 18% Not sure 19% 14% 24% 22% 24% 21% 9% 13% 32% 35% 32% (Unweighted N) (998) (442) (556) (211) (247) (339) (201) (726) (109) (96) (67) It is intended to target Muslims 52% 71% 50% 28% 49% 54% 57% 54% 54% 53% 49% 54% It is not intended to target Muslims 29% 12% 25% 58% 28% 35% 34% 20% 26% 32% 31% 23% Not sure 19% 16% 25% 14% 23% 11% 9% 26% 19% 14% 20% 23% 100% (Unweighted N) (998) (350) (390) (258) (452) (252) (127) (167) (221) (208) (347) (222) 5

6 6. Immigration Ban Know Immigrant Do you personally happen to know anyone who is an immigrant from any of these countries: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen or Somalia? Yes, me or someone in my family 4% 5% 3% 7% 5% 1% 3% 3% 3% 7% 11% Yes, someone else I know 20% 23% 18% 26% 17% 21% 17% 20% 16% 17% 30% Nobody I know 64% 62% 65% 52% 63% 66% 73% 68% 60% 58% 44% Not sure 12% 11% 14% 14% 15% 13% 6% 9% 21% 18% 15% (Unweighted N) (997) (442) (555) (210) (247) (339) (201) (725) (110) (95) (67) Yes, me or someone in my family 4% 3% 4% 4% 4% 3% 4% 4% 8% 0% 3% 4% Yes, someone else I know 20% 23% 20% 16% 17% 21% 34% 20% 16% 18% 19% 29% Nobody I know 64% 63% 60% 71% 65% 71% 54% 57% 62% 69% 69% 51% Not sure 12% 10% 16% 8% 14% 4% 8% 19% 14% 12% 10% 15% 100% (Unweighted N) (997) (350) (390) (257) (450) (252) (128) (167) (220) (208) (347) (222) 6

7 7. Immigration Ban Know Refugees Do you personally happen to know anyone who came to the United States as a refugee? Yes, me or someone in my family 4% 5% 4% 5% 3% 3% 7% 4% 1% 5% 11% Yes, someone else I know 26% 31% 21% 26% 19% 25% 35% 28% 17% 19% 27% Nobody I know 57% 53% 61% 50% 66% 61% 49% 59% 57% 61% 44% Not sure 12% 11% 14% 18% 12% 11% 9% 9% 25% 15% 19% (Unweighted N) (997) (443) (554) (211) (247) (339) (200) (725) (109) (96) (67) Yes, me or someone in my family 4% 6% 3% 4% 3% 7% 6% 4% 7% 3% 3% 5% Yes, someone else I know 26% 27% 24% 29% 22% 29% 39% 25% 18% 26% 24% 38% Nobody I know 57% 56% 59% 57% 60% 59% 51% 52% 63% 58% 61% 45% Not sure 12% 12% 14% 10% 15% 6% 5% 19% 12% 13% 13% 12% 100% (Unweighted N) (997) (349) (391) (257) (450) (252) (128) (167) (221) (208) (347) (221) 7

8 Interviewing Dates Target population Sampling method U.S. citizens, aged 18 and over. Respondents were selected from s opt-in Internet panel using sample matching. A random sample (stratified by gender, age, race, education, geographic region, and voter registration) was selected from the 2014 American Community Study. Voter registration was imputed from the November 2014 Current Population Survey Registration and Voting Supplement. Weighting The sample was weighted based on gender, age, race, education, and 2016 Presidential vote. The weights range from to 5.511, with a mean of one and a standard deviation of Number of respondents 1000 Margin of error Survey mode Questions not reported ± 4% (adjusted for weighting) Web-based interviews 19 questions not reported. 8