2012 Chicago Council Survey on American Public Opinion and Foreign Policy

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2012 Chicago Council Survey on American Public Opinion and Foreign Policy

Creator

• Smeltz, Dina
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

Contributor

• Kafura, Craig
• Kull, Steven
• Holyk, Gregory
• Page, Benjamin
• Bouton, Marshall

Author

• Smeltz, Dina
• Bouton, Marshall
• Page, Benjamin
• Holyk, Gregory
• Kull, Steven
• Kafura, Craig

Contributor

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

Subject

• Iraq War, 2003-2011
• Israeli Palestinian conflict
• Middle East
• United Nations
• climate change
• diplomacy
• economic aid
• economic sanctions
• foreign affairs
• foreign aid
• foreign policy
• globalization
• international alliances
• international assistance
• international conflict
• international regulation
• international relations
• international sanctions
• international trade
• military alliances
• military bases
• military expenditures
• military intervention
• military operations
• military regimes
• military strategies
• military strength
• national defense
• Afghanistan War
• nuclear energy
• nuclear weapons
• public opinion
• survey
• terrorism
• trade
• trade relations
• world politics
• national security
• Arab-Israeli conflict
• Business
• Climatic changes
• Commerce
• Economic assistance
• European Union
• International relations
• Intervention (International law)

Genre

• survey

Summary

The Chicago Surveys are part of a long-running series of public opinion surveys conducted by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs every two years. This study is the 2012 Chicago Council Survey, designed to investigate the opinions and attitudes of the general public on matters related to foreign policy, and to define the parameters of public opinion within which decision-makers must operate. The 2012 Chicago Council Survey focuses on respondents' opinions of the United States' leadership role in the world and the challenges the country faces domestically and internationally. The survey covers the following international topics: relations with other countries, role in foreign affairs, possible threats to vital interests in the next ten years, foreign policy goals, benefits or drawbacks of globalization, situations that might justify the use of United States troops in other parts of the world, the number and location of United States military bases overseas, respondent feelings toward people of other countries, opinions on the influence of other countries in the world and how much influence those countries should have, United States participation in potential treaties, the United States' role in the United Nations and NATO, which side the United States should take in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, what measures should be taken to deal with Iran's nuclear program, the military effort in Afghanistan, opinions on efforts to combat terrorism, and the rise of China as a global power. Domestic issues include economic prospects for American children when they become adults, funding for government programs, the fairness of the current distribution of income in the United States, climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, and United States dependence on foreign energy sources. Demographic and other background information include age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, left-right political self-placement, political affiliation, employment status, highest level of education, and religious preference. Also included are household size and composition, whether the respondent is head of household, household income, housing type, ownership status of living quarters, household Internet access, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status, and region and state of residence