REAL ID Act

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

January 12-13, 2008

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about the REAL ID act which requires all Americans to obtain a digital drivers license?

21% Very closely
24% Somewhat closely
27% Not very closely

23% Not at all

5% Not sure

2* Under the new rules, people seeking driver's licenses must provide documents proving who they are and proving that they are in this country legally. Is it a good idea for the federal government to establish such rules?

69% Yes

17% No

13% Not sure

3* How likely is it that the Real ID Act will reduce illegal immigration?

20% Very likely
29% Somewhat likely
32% Not very likely
10% Not at all likely
9% Not sure

4* The new digital drivers licenses will contain three embedded security features. Is this program an invasion of privacy?

25% Yes

44% No

31% Not sure

5* What is more important, privacy or security?

29% Privacy

51% Security

20% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence