Questions - Heartland Institute: Crime - April 29-May 3, 2021

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Survey of 2,000 Likely Voters by Pulse Opinion Research

April 29-May 3, 2021

Final Question=24

1. How often do you consume news or opinion content online, in print, or on television each week? Nearly every day, three to five days per week, or one to two days per week?

2. Where do you primarily read or watch news and opinion content? Cable television (such as CNN or Fox News), network television, online news or commentary websites, Youtube or other social media, talk radio, streaming services, or a mix of services?

3. Among cable news outlets, which one would you characterize as your favorite? CNN, MSNBC, Fox News or another?

4. Among network news outlets, which one would you characterize as your favorite? ABC, CBS, NBC, or another?

5. Generally speaking, would you say the news and opinion content you read and watch is mostly conservative, somewhat conservative, mostly liberal, somewhat liberal, or neither conservative nor liberal?

6. I am now going to ask you a series of questions about topics related to recent news events. Please answer to the best of your ability, even if you are not sure what the correct choice is.

Approximately how many homicides occur each year in the United States in which the assailant uses a rifle, including so-called "assault rifles?" Less than 50, 50 to 100, 500 to 1,000, 1,000 to 5,000, 5,000 to 10,000, or more than 10,000?

7. Approximately how many homicides occur each year in the United States in which the assailant uses a knife or sharp object? Less than 50, 50 to 100, 500 to 1,000, 1,000 to 5,000, 5,000 to 10,000, or more than 10,000?

8. Approximately how many unarmed African Americans were fatally shot by police in 2020? Less than 50, 50 to 100, 500 to 1,000, 1,000 to 5,000, 5,000 to 10,000, or more than 10,000?

9. Approximately how many unarmed white Americans were fatally shot by police in 2020? Less than 50, 50 to 100, 500 to 1,000, 1,000 to 5,000, 5,000 to 10,000, or more than 10,000?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 2 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence