Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Los Angeles Survey on the National Football League and Replacement Referees

SurveyUSA Los Angeles Poll on the NFL and Replacement Refs

What letter grade would you give the NFL replacement referees, who are refereeing games during the labor dispute between the league and the regular referees? An A, B, C, D, or an F? 

• A: 5%
• B: 14%
• C: 22%
• D: 28%
• F: 29%

And what letter grade would you give the regular referees? 

• A: 29%
• B: 50%
• C: 14%
• D: 3%
• F: 3%

Are the replacement referees hurting the integrity of the game? 

• Yes 66%
• No 29%

Are the replacement referees putting NFL player safety in danger? 

• Yes 50%
• No 42%

If the replacement referees continue to be used by the NFL, will you watch the same amount of NFL games as you usually do? Will you watch fewer games? Or will you stop watching games entirely?

• Watch same amount of games as usual 48%
• Watch fewer games 43%
• Stop watching games entirely 8%

Did you watch the end of last night's Packers-Seahawks game, or have you seen coverage of it?

• Yes 74%
• No 24%

(Among NFL fans who watched or saw coverage of the end of Packers-Seahawks game) Based on what you saw, did the Seattle quarterback throw a touchdown pass? Or throw an interception?

• Touchdown pass 21%
• Interception 70%

Survey of 464 NFL fans in the Los Angeles area, including 345 who watched the end of Monday night's Packers-Seahawks game, or saw coverage of it, was conducted September 25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.6 percentage points among all NFL fans; +/- 4.9 percentage points among those who watched or saw coverage of the end of Monday night's Green Bay-Seattle game. Gender: 61% Male; 39% Female.

Poll Watch: PPP American Cities Favorability Survey

PPP American Cities Favorability Poll

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Seattle 57% / 14% {+43%}
• Portland, Oregon 52% / 12% {+40%}
• Boston 52% / 17% {+35%}
• Atlanta 51% / 19% {+32%}
• Phoenix 49% / 18% {+31%}
• Dallas 48% / 21% {+27%}
• New York City 49% / 23% {+26%}
• New Orleans 47% / 24% {+23%}
• Houston 45% / 22% {+23%}
• Salt Lake City 43% / 20% {+23%}
• Philadelphia 42% / 22% {+20%}
• San Francisco 48% / 29% {+19%}
• Baltimore 37% / 24% {+13%}
• Las Vegas 43% / 33% {+10%}
• Chicago 42% / 33% {+9%}
• Cleveland 32% / 25% {+7%}
• Washington, D.C. 44% / 39% {+5%}
• Miami 36% / 33% {+3%}
• Los Angeles 33% / 40% {-7%}
• Oakland 21% / 39% {-18%}
• Detroit 22% / 49% {-27%}

Among Democrats

• Seattle 63% / 10% {+53%}
• New York City 60% / 13% {+47%}
• Boston 60% / 13% {+47%}
• Portland, Oregon 57% / 11% {+46%}
• Washington, D.C. 64% / 20% {+44%}
• San Francisco 60% / 18% {+42%}
• Atlanta 56% / 16% {+40%}
• New Orleans 56% / 17% {+39%}
• Chicago 55% / 18% {+37%}
• Philadelphia 50% / 19% {+31%}
• Baltimore 47% / 18% {+29%}
• Phoenix 48% / 20% {+28%}
• Las Vegas 51% / 27% {+24%}
• Los Angeles 48% / 26% {+22%}
• Dallas 42% / 27% {+15%}
• Cleveland 37% / 24% {+13%}
• Miami 42% / 30% {+12%}
• Houston 38% / 27% {+11%}
• Salt Lake City 38% / 27% {+11%}
• Oakland 30% / 32% {-2%}
• Detroit 31% / 39% {-8%}

Among Republicans

• Dallas 61% / 14% {+47%}
• Phoenix 56% / 14% {+42%}
• Houston 56% / 16% {+40%}
• Seattle 54% / 18% {+36%}
• Portland, Oregon 49% / 13% {+36%}
• Salt Lake City 49% / 16% {+33%}
• Atlanta 48% / 22% {+26%}
• Boston 44% / 21% {+23%}
• New Orleans 42% / 31% {+11%}
• Philadelphia 36% / 26% {+10%}
• New York City 39% / 33% {+6%}
• Baltimore 32% / 30% {+2%}
• Cleveland 30% / 28% {+2%}
• Miami 33% / 36% {-3%}
• Las Vegas 33% / 41% {-8%}
• San Francisco 36% / 45% {-9%}
• Washington, D.C. 29% / 53% {-24%}
• Chicago 28% / 52% {-24%}
• Oakland 16% / 43% {-27%}
• Los Angeles 20% / 57% {-37%}
• Detroit 17% / 58% {-41%}

Survey of 900 American voters was conducted April 12-15, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points. Party ID: 40% Democrat; 37% Republican; 24% Independent/Other. Political views: 32% Moderate; 24% Somewhat conservative; 18% Very conservative; 15% Somewhat liberal; 12% Very liberal. 

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA/KABC-TV Los Angeles, California Poll on the War in Iraq

SurveyUSA/KABC-TV Los Angeles, California Poll on the War in Iraq

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the conflict in Iraq?

• Approve 52%
• Disapprove 41%

Among Democrats

• Approve 71%
• Disapprove 25%

Among Republicans

• Approve 23%
• Disapprove 71%

Among Independents

• Approve 48%
• Disapprove 43%

Among Men

• Approve 49%
• Disapprove 48%

Among Women

• Approve 55%
• Disapprove 34%

President Obama says that remaining United States troops will be withdrawn from Iraq before Christmas. Should U.S. troops stay longer? Should U.S. troops have been removed sooner? Or, is the timing about right?

• Stay longer 14%
• Should have been removed sooner 45%
• Timing is about right 38%

Among Democrats

• Stay longer 3%
• Should have been removed sooner 44%
• Timing is about right 50%

Among Republicans

• Stay longer 37%
• Should have been removed sooner 31%
• Timing is about right 26%

Among Independents

• Stay longer 13%
• Should have been removed sooner 56%
• Timing is about right 28%

All things considered, has the war in Iraq been worth fighting or not?

• Worth fighting 32%
• Not worth fighting 56%

Among Democrats

• Worth fighting 22%
• Not worth fighting 65%

Among Republicans

• Worth fighting 61%
• Not worth fighting 28%

Among Independents

• Worth fighting 26%
• Not worth fighting 61%

Survey of 500 adults in the Los Angeles, California designated market area was conducted October 21, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 46% Democrat; 24% Republican; 27% Independent. Political ideology: 37% Moderate; 29% Conservative; 29% Liberal.

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Los Angeles Poll on Barack Obama and Photos of Osama bin Laden

SurveyUSA Los Angeles Poll on Barack Obama and Photos of Osama bin Laden

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

• Approve 56%
• Disapprove 42%

Among Men

• Approve 52%
• Disapprove 46%

Among Women

• Approve 60%
• Disapprove 37%

President Obama says that no photographs or video of Osama Bin Laden's dead body will be made public. Is this the right decision? The wrong decision? Or, do you not know enough to say?

• Right 41%
• Wrong 44%

Among Men

• Right 40%
• Wrong 50%

Among Women

• Right 42%
• Wrong 39%

Do you think someone in the government will eventually leak a photo of bin Laden to the media? Or do you think the pictures will remain hidden from public view?

• Photo will be leaked 69%
• Will remain hidden 23%

Among Men

• Photo will be leaked 66%
• Will remain hidden 28%

Among Women

• Photo will be leaked 73%
• Will remain hidden 18%

(Among those who think photo will be leaked) When do you think a leaked photograph of Bin Laden's dead body will first appear on the internet? In a day? A week? A month? A year? Or not for many years?

• Day 7%
• Week 35%
• Month 37%
• Year 16%
• Many years 3%

Among Men

• Day 5%
• Week 36%
• Month 32%
• Year 21%
• Many years 5%

Among Women

• Day 9%
• Week 35%
• Month 40%
• Year 12%
• Many years 1%

(Among those who think photo will be leaked) Once a leaked photograph appears on the internet, should your newspaper print the picture?

• Yes 47%
• No 42%

Among Men

• Yes 53%
• No 42%

Among Women

• Yes 42%
• No 42%

(Among those who think photo will be leaked) Once a leaked photograph appears on the internet, should your local TV station show the picture on the TV news?

• Yes 51%
• No 41%

Among Men

• Yes 54%
• No 43%

Among Women

• Yes 48%
• No 39%

Survey of 800 adults in the Los Angeles metropolitan area was conducted May 4, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Los Angeles Poll on Photographs of Osama bin Laden's Body

SurveyUSA Los Angeles Poll on Photographs of Osama bin Laden's Body

Should the US government release no photographs of Osama bin Laden's body? Release certain photographs? Or release every photograph it has?

• Every photograph 43%
• Certain photographs 39%
• None 14%

When a photograph is officially released, will you look at the photo no matter what? Not look at the photo no matter what? Or only decide whether to look at the photo after you know how graphic the photo is?

• Will look at it 67%
• Will not 8%
• Depends how graphic 23%

Will releasing a photograph of Bin Laden's dead body make the world be a more dangerous place? A safer place? Or will it make no difference?

• More dangerous 19%
• Safer place 18%
• No difference 59%

Will releasing a photograph of Bin Laden's dead body convince people that Bin Laden is in fact dead? Or would a photo make no difference to those who think Bin Laden may not be dead?

• Convince people Bin Laden is dead 59%
• Will make no difference 33%

Survey of 1,000 adults in the Los Angeles metropolitan area was conducted May 3, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.2 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 41% Democrat; 30% Republican; 24% Independent. Political ideology: 43% Moderate; 26% Conservative; 21% Liberal.

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Los Angeles Chimp/Birther Poll

SurveyUSA Los Angeles Chimp/Birther Poll

Are you familiar with news stories about the Orange County Republican central committee member who emailed an image showing President Obama and his family as chimps? (IF YES) Was the image offensive? Or not offensive?

• Offensive 70%
• Not offensive 27%

Among Men

• Offensive 63%
• Not offensive 34%

Among Women

• Offensive 78%
• Not offensive 19%

Among Democrats

• Offensive 80%
• Not offensive 19%

Among Republicans

• Offensive 63%
• Not offensive 33%

Respondents who say: "Obama was born in the United States"

• Offensive 85%
• Not offensive 13%

Respondents who say: "Obama was born in another country"

• Offensive 35%
• Not offensive 65%

Should the committee member who sent the image remain in office? Or step down?

• Remain in office 32%
• Step down 62%

Among Men

• Remain in office 39%
• Step down 56%

Among Women

• Remain in office 24%
• Step down 68%

Among Democrats

• Remain in office 22%
• Step down 74%

Among Republicans

• Remain in office 38%
• Step down 53%

Respondents who say: "Obama was born in the United States"

• Remain in office 19%
• Step down 74%

Respondents who say: "Obama was born in another country"

• Remain in office 60%
• Step down 31%

If the committee member does not step down, should she be officially reprimanded?

• Yes 69%
• No 25%

Among Democrats

• Yes 77%
• No 19%

Among Republicans

• Yes 63%
• No 27%

Respondents who say: "Obama was born in the United States"

• Yes 81%
• No 14%

Respondents who say: "Obama was born in another country"

• Yes 35%
• No 52%

Was President Obama born in the United States? Or in another country?

• In U.S. 61%
• Another country 19%
• Not sure 20%

Among Democrats

• In U.S. 71%
• Another country 16%
• Not sure 13%

Among Republicans

• In U.S. 54%
• Another country 24%
• Not sure 22%

Survey of 407 adults in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who are familiar with news stories about the Orange County Republican central committee member who emailed an image showing President Obama and his family as chimpanzees was conducted April 18, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 42% Democrat; 31% Republican; 25% Independent. Political ideology: 47% Moderate; 28% Conservative; 19% Liberal.

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA NYC/LA Donald Trump Poll

SurveyUSA NYC/LA Donald Trump Poll

Is your opinion of Donald Trump favorable or unfavorable?

NEW YORK

• Favorable 31%
• Unfavorable 41%

Among Republicans

• Favorable 49%
• Unfavorable 30%

Among Independents

• Favorable 37%
• Unfavorable 34%

LOS ANGELES

• Favorable 29%
• Unfavorable 42%

Among Republicans

• Favorable 36%
• Unfavorable 24%

Among Independents

• Favorable 30%
• Unfavorable 49%

Do you think Donald Trump is serious about running for President? Or not serious?

NEW YORK

• Serious 40%
• Not serious 50%

Among Republicans

• Serious 48%
• Not serious 40%

Among Independents

• Serious 41%
• Not serious 50%

LOS ANGELES

• Serious 41%
• Not serious 49%

Among Republicans

• Serious 44%
• Not serious 42%

Among Independents

• Serious 41%
• Not serious 56%

Do you think of Donald Trump as a Republican? As a Democrat? Or as an Independent?

NEW YORK

• Republican 52%
• Independent 39%
• Democrat 5%

Among Republicans

• Independent 49%
• Republican 46%
• Democrat 4%

Among Independents

• Republican 48%
• Independent 44%
• Democrat 3%

LOS ANGELES

• Republican 51%
• Independent 34%
• Democrat 8%

Among Republicans

• Independent 43%
• Republican 43%
• Democrat 9%

Among Independents

• Independent 50%
• Republican 45%
• Democrat 4%

Do you think of Donald Trump as a conservative? As a moderate? Or as a liberal?

NEW YORK

• Conservative 41%
• Moderate 28%
• Liberal 20%

Among Republicans

• Conservative 42%
• Moderate 34%
• Liberal 20%

Among Independents

• Conservative 38%
• Moderate 37%
• Liberal 18%

LOS ANGELES

• Conservative 40%
• Moderate 27%
• Liberal 20%

Among Republicans

• Conservative 44%
• Moderate 28%
• Liberal 20%

Among Independents

• Conservative 36%
• Moderate 33%
• Liberal 21%

If Donald Trump does run for President, and becomes the Republican nominee, would you definitely vote for him? Definitely vote against him? Or is it too soon to say?

NEW YORK

• Definitely vote for him 18%
• Definitely vote against him 44%
• Too soon to say 38%

Among Republicans

• Definitely vote for him 28%
• Definitely vote against him 28%
• Too soon to say 44%

Among Independents

• Definitely vote for him 28%
• Definitely vote against him 33%
• Too soon to say 40%

LOS ANGELES

• Definitely vote for him 23%
• Definitely vote against him 49%
• Too soon to say 28%

Among Republicans

• Definitely vote for him 37%
• Definitely vote against him 22%
• Too soon to say 41%

Among Independents

• Definitely vote for him 24%
• Definitely vote against him 49%
• Too soon to say 27%

If Donald Trump does run for President, but runs as an Independent nominee, would you definitely vote for him? Definitely vote against him? Or is it too soon to say?

NEW YORK

• Definitely vote for him 14%
• Definitely vote against him 46%
• Too soon to say 40%

Among Republicans

• Definitely vote for him 18%
• Definitely vote against him 35%
• Too soon to say 46%

Among Independents

• Definitely vote for him 20%
• Definitely vote against him 37%
• Too soon to say 43%

LOS ANGELES

• Definitely vote for him 15%
• Definitely vote against him 50%
• Too soon to say 35%

Among Republicans

• Definitely vote for him 19%
• Definitely vote against him 44%
• Too soon to say 37%

Among Independents

• Definitely vote for him 24%
• Definitely vote against him 40%
• Too soon to say 36%

Surveys of 500 adults in the New York City and Los Angeles metropolitan areas were conducted April 18-19, 2011. The margin of error for each survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown (NYC): 43% Democrat; 26% Republican; 29% Independent. Party ID breakdown (LA): 47% Democrat; 29% Republican; 21% Independent. Political ideology (NYC): 45% Moderate; 27% Conservative; 22% Liberal. Political ideology (LA): 44% Moderate; 27% Conservative; 23% Liberal.