This Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll was conducted by telephone May 21 – June 17, 2015, among a random national sample of 1,610 adults age 18 and over, including 1,122 women and 488 men. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points; for women the margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points and for men it is plus or minus 5.5 percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS) of Media, Pa. See Methodology appendix on page 17 for full methodological details. *= less than 0.5 percent G1. Gender All Male 48 Female 52 S5. Just to confirm: What is your current age? S5a. Could you please tell me if you are…? All Women Men 18-34 30 30 31 35-49 25 25 26 50-64 26 26 27 65+ 18 20 16 No opinion - READ: I’d like to start by asking you some questions about feminism… 1. How much have you heard about feminism or the feminist movement in the past year? All Women Men ----- A lot/Some ---NET A lot Some 54 24 30 53 21 32 55 27 28 --- Not much/Nothing --NET Not much Nothing 45 27 18 46 28 18 44 25 19 1 No opinion 1 1 1 2. What word or short phrase comes to mind when you hear the word “feminism”? EQUALITY/EQUAL RIGHTS/WOMEN'S RIGHTS (NET) Equality/gender equality (general/overall) Women's rights Equal rights Equal pay/should get equal pay for equal work Fairness Other equality/equal rights/women's rights Mentions Women/females/girls/feminine/ladylike (general) STRONG/INDEPENDENT/EMPOWERED WOMEN (NET) Empowerment/female empowerment Strength/strong/strong women Women taking control/in charge/female power/ women's power/girl power/"you go girl" Independent/independent women Power Advancement of women Powerful women/women with power Other strong/independent/empowered women mentions INEQUALITY/DISCRIMINATION (NET) Inequality/discrimination (general) Unequal pay Glass ceiling Other inequality/discrimination mentions ANTIMALE/MEAN WOMEN/OVER-EXAGGERATION (NET) Anti-male Mean/bitchy/angry women Over-exaggerated/over-the-top/over reactions Other anti-male/mean women/over-exaggerations mentions SPECIFIC WOMEN (NET) Gloria Steinem Hillary Clinton Other specific women mentions Radical/extremism Lesbians/homosexuality Movement/women's movement/ women's liberation Ridiculous/silly/absurd Freedom/liberty Good/positive/it's a good thing/I like it Not good/bad/it's not a good thing/I don't like it An old/older movement/outdated (1960's, 70's, etc.) Bra burning Activists/protesters/revolution Liberal/liberalism Reproductive rights/a woman's choice/pro-abortion A woman I know (my wife/girlfriend/sister/etc.) Other None No opinion 2 All 21 9 7 4 1 * Women 20 8 7 3 1 * Men 23 10 7 4 1 * * 11 9 2 2 * 12 13 3 3 * 10 5 1 1 1 1 1 * * 1 3 2 1 * 3 1 1 1 * 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 4 18 2 2 1 * 1 1 2 1 * * 2 * 1 * 1 2 1 * 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * 11 4 21 1 * 1 * 1 4 3 1 * 3 1 1 2 * 3 1 1 1 3 3 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 16 3 16 3. Do you consider yourself to be a strong feminist, a feminist, not a feminist or an anti-feminist? ---- Strong/Feminist ---Strong NET Feminist Feminist 47 14 33 60 17 43 33 10 23 All Women Men --- Not feminist/Anti -Not a AntiNET feminist feminist 44 40 4 33 30 2 55 50 5 No opinion 9 7 12 Trend: 4/3/95* 41 11 30 Women 51 14 37 Men 30 8 22 *1995 Feminist Majority Foundation. 43 35 50 35 NA NA 8 NA NA 16 13 20 Among Women aged 18-44: 6/17/15 59 17 2/11/86** 57 10 **Gallup/Newsweek 33 32 31 28 2 4 7 13 42 46 4. Do you believe that men and women should be social, political, and economic equals, or not? All Women Men Yes 94 93 94 No 5 5 5 No opinion 1 1 1 5. Do you think the federal government (should take a more active role) to ensure equal pay for men and women who are doing the same job, or do you think the government (is already doing enough)? [Wording in parentheses rotated] All Women Men Gov’t. should take a more active role 61 70 52 Gov’t is already doing enough 26 20 32 Gov’t already doing too much (VOL) 8 5 10 No opinion 5 5 5 6. Do you support or oppose laws that provide workers with paid time off to care for family members, such as a new baby or a sick parent or child? All Women Men Support 92 94 91 Oppose 6 5 6 No opinion 2 1 3 7. Do you support or oppose laws requiring health insurance plans to cover the full cost of birth control? All Women Men Support 71 77 64 Oppose 25 20 31 No opinion 4 3 5 3 8. Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases? All Women Men -------- Legal ------In all In most NET cases cases 58 23 35 59 25 34 57 21 36 ------ Illegal ------In most In all NET cases cases 37 23 14 36 21 15 38 25 13 No opinion 5 6 5 9. (Asked of random half of sample) In general, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of feminism? All Women Men Favorable 58 60 57 Trend for comparison: Favorable 5/19/98* 34 4/3/95** 51 Unfavorable 25 24 26 No opinion 16 16 17 Unweighted N 806 564 242 Unfavorable 42 34 Both/Mixed (Vol.) 10 -- Not sure 14 15 Among women: 10/25/89* 44 29 11 17 *Time/CNN “… impression of feminists” **1995 Feminist Majority Foundation: “Now let me ask you for each of several types of groups and organizations in America, if your feeling is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?) The Feminist Movement 10. (Asked of other random half of sample) In general, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the women’s movement? All Women Men Favorable 62 63 61 Unfavorable 21 20 22 No opinion 17 17 17 Unweighted N 804 558 246 11. (Asked of random half of sample) Do you think feminism generally has a good reputation or a bad reputation? All Women Men Good reputation 32 32 33 Bad reputation 55 54 56 Neither (VOL.) 3 3 2 Both (VOL.) 4 3 4 No opinion 6 7 4 Unweighted N 806 564 242 12. (Asked of other random half of sample) Do you think the women’s movement generally has a good reputation or a bad reputation? All Women Men Good reputation 54 52 56 Bad reputation 35 35 36 Neither (VOL.) 1 1 2 Both (VOL.) 3 4 1 4 No opinion 7 9 5 Unweighted N 804 558 246 13. Do you think the feminist movement today is focused on changes you want, or not? All Women Men Yes 45 48 41 No 38 35 41 No opinion 17 17 18 14. Please tell me whether each of the following words describes feminism in the United States. First, does [ITEM] describe feminism, or not? [Items randomized] a. Optimistic All Women Men Yes 62 65 60 No 34 31 37 No opinion 4 5 2 No 54 56 52 No opinion 3 4 2 No 66 65 68 No opinion 4 5 2 No 26 26 27 No opinion 4 5 2 b. Angry All Women Men Yes 43 39 46 c. Outdated All Women Men Yes 30 30 30 d. Empowering All Women Men Yes 70 69 71 15. Which of the following statements about the feminist movement do you think are true and which are not true? The feminist movement (INSERT). Is this true or not true? [Items randomized] a. Accurately reflects the views of most women All Women Men True 49 53 45 Not true 46 43 49 Trend among women: 6/17/15 Feminist movement 53 10/25/89 Women’s movement* 53 *Time/CNN/Yankelovich Clancy Shulman 43 40 No opinion 5 5 5 5 7 5 b. Looks down on women who do not have jobs True 32 35 30 All Women Men Not true 63 61 64 Trend among women: 6/17/15 Feminist movement 35 10/25/89 Women’s movement* 35 *Time/CNN/Yankelovich Clancy Shulman 61 57 No opinion 5 4 6 4 8 c. Unfairly blames men for women’s challenges True 46 41 52 All Women Men Not true 49 54 43 No opinion 5 5 5 16. When it comes to improving women’s lives should each of the following be a top priority, important but not a top priority or not too important? First, should (INSERT) be a top priority, important but not a top priority, or not too important? [Items randomized] a. Equal pay for equal work All Women Men A top priority 75 79 70 Imp., but not a top priority 22 18 26 Not too imp. 3 2 4 Not at all imp. (vol.) * * No opinion * 1 * Not too imp. 5 4 6 Not at all imp. (vol.) * * - No opinion 1 1 1 Not too imp. 21 18 23 Not at all imp. (vol.) 4 6 2 No opinion 2 3 2 Not too imp. 15 11 19 Not at all imp. (vol.) 1 1 1 No opinion 2 2 3 b. Reducing sexual harassment All Women Men A top priority 63 67 60 Imp., but not a top priority 30 28 33 c. Access to safe, legal abortion All Women Men A top priority 34 37 31 Imp., but not a top priority 39 35 42 d. Access to contraception All Women Men A top priority 47 53 41 Imp., but not a top priority 35 32 37 6 e. Access to quality, affordable childcare All Women Men A top priority 64 70 57 Imp., but not a top priority 31 27 35 Not too imp. 5 2 7 Not at all imp. (vol.) * * No opinion 1 1 1 f. Paid time off from work to care for family members All Women Men A top priority 51 57 45 Imp., but not a top priority 41 38 44 Not too imp. 7 4 10 Not at all imp. (vol.) * * * No opinion 1 1 * g. Reducing domestic violence and sexual assault All Women Men A top priority 84 84 83 Imp., but not a top priority 14 14 14 Not too imp. 2 1 2 Not at all imp. (vol.) - No opinion 1 * 1 Not too imp. 5 3 7 Not at all imp. (vol.) * * * No opinion 1 1 2 h. Improving women’s health care All Women Men A top priority 60 66 54 Imp., but not a top priority 33 30 37 i. Increasing the number of young women who study math, science, and technology All Women Men A top priority 51 51 52 Imp., but not a top priority 39 42 37 Not too imp. 8 7 10 Not at all imp. (vol.) * * - No opinion 1 1 2 j. Getting more women elected to political office All Women Men A top priority 32 38 25 Imp., but not a top priority 46 45 46 Not too imp. 21 15 27 Not at all imp. (vol.) * 1 - No opinion 1 1 1 k. Reducing discrimination against women of color All Women Men A top priority 62 66 58 Imp., but not a top priority 29 27 32 Not too imp. 7 6 8 7 Not at all imp. (vol.) * * - No opinion 1 1 2 17. Do you think there is an active feminist movement in the United States today, or not? All Women Men Yes 64 60 69 No 27 31 23 No opinion 9 9 8 18. Can you think of anyone in U.S. society today who represents feminism, or not? (IF NECESSARY: Who would that be?) [Open end, multiple responses accepted] No one POLITICAL FIGURES NET Hillary Clinton Michelle Obama Elizabeth Warren Sarah Palin Nancy Pelosi Condoleezza Rice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sonia Sotomayor ENTERTAINMENT FIGURES NET Oprah Winfrey Emma Watson Angelina Jolie Ellen DeGeneres Jane Fonda Amy Poehler Beyoncé Lena Dunham Amy Schumer Taylor Swift BUSINESS/OTHERS NET Gloria Steinem Rachel Maddow Sheryl Sandberg National organization for women/Other Orgs. Family members/friends/acquaintances Me/myself Other mentions No opinion 8 All 53 26 22 3 1 1 1 * * * 5 1 1 1 1 * * * * * * 4 3 1 * 1 1 * 9 5 Women 54 26 22 4 2 1 * * * * 5 2 1 * * * * * * * * 4 4 * * * 1 * 8 6 Men 52 26 22 3 1 1 1 * * * 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 * * 3 2 1 1 2 10 4 19. Do you think that there is still a need for a strong women's movement or do you think that most of the goals of the women's movement have been met? All Women Men Still a need for a strong women’s movement 63 68 58 Trend: 6/17/15 5/24/05* Most of the goals of the women’s movement have been met 30 27 35 No opinion 6 5 7 30 52 6 6 63 42 Among women: 6/17/15 68 27 5/24/05* 48 45 2/20/92* 57 35 10/25/89* 59 32 *2005 CBS News, 1992 and 1989 CNN/Time/Yankelovich Clancy Shulman 5 7 8 9 20. How much responsibility do you think (INSERT) should have to take action on gender equality – a lot, some, not too much or no responsibility at all? [Items randomized] a. The government All Women Men --- A lot/Some --NET A lot Some 77 47 30 83 53 30 71 41 30 -------- Not too much/None --------NET Not too much No resp. at all 22 11 11 16 8 8 28 14 15 No opinion 1 1 * -------- Not too much/None --------NET Not too much No resp. at all 13 7 6 9 5 4 17 8 9 No opinion 1 1 1 -------- Not too much/None --------NET Not too much No resp. at all 4 2 2 3 2 1 5 3 2 No opinion 2 2 2 -------- Not too much/None --------NET Not too much No resp. at all 14 8 5 11 7 4 16 10 6 No opinion 1 1 1 b. Schools All Women Men --- A lot/Some --NET A lot Some 86 60 26 90 63 26 83 57 26 c. Parents All Women Men --- A lot/Some --NET A lot Some 94 80 14 95 81 14 93 79 14 d. Businesses All Women Men --- A lot/Some --NET A lot Some 85 55 30 87 59 29 83 51 32 9 21. Which of the following do you think is a bigger factor keeping women from achieving full equality with men? (The choices women make themselves) OR (Discrimination against women)? [Wording in parentheses rotated] The choices women make themselves All 45 Women 44 Men 46 Discrimination against women 42 44 40 Something else (vol) 1 1 1 Both equally (vol) 8 8 9 Have achieved full equality (vol) * * - No opinion 4 4 5 22. How much discrimination do you think there is against (INSERT) in our society today? A lot, some, only a little, or none at all? [Item a always read first; other items randomized] a. Women All Women Men --- A lot/some --NET A lot Some 79 28 51 85 32 53 73 25 48 ---- Only a little/none --NET Only a little None 19 17 2 14 12 2 25 22 3 No opinion 2 2 2 ---- Only a little/none --NET Only a little None 17 14 3 14 11 3 20 16 4 No opinion 2 2 1 ---- Only a little/none --NET Only a little None 19 15 4 16 12 4 23 18 4 No opinion 3 4 2 ---- Only a little/none --NET Only a little None 13 11 2 12 9 3 14 13 1 No opinion 3 3 3 b. African Americans All Women Men --- A lot/some --NET A lot Some 81 41 41 84 45 38 79 36 43 c. Hispanics All Women Men --- A lot/some --NET A lot Some 77 37 41 80 40 39 75 33 42 d. Gays and lesbians All Women Men --- A lot/some --NET A lot Some 84 52 32 85 55 30 83 49 35 10 23. Which of these two statements comes closer to your own views - even if neither is exactly right? (This country has made the changes needed to give men and women equality in the workplace) OR (This country needs to continue making changes to give men and women equality)? [Wording in parentheses rotated] All Women Men Country has made needed changes for equality 23 17 29 Country needs to continue making changes for equality 76 81 69 Trend: 6/17/15 23 11/21/14* 28 10/27/13* 29 *Pew Research Center 76 71 67 No opinion 2 2 1 2 2 5 24. How much do you think the feminist movement has done to improve the lives of (INSERT)? A lot, some, only a little, or nothing at all? [Items randomized] a. White women All Women Men --- A lot/some --NET A lot Some 77 35 42 79 35 44 75 34 41 ---- Only a little/none --NET Only a little None 19 14 5 16 13 3 22 16 6 No opinion 4 5 3 ---- Only a little/none --NET Only a little None 30 23 7 26 22 4 34 24 10 No opinion 6 5 6 ---- Only a little/none --NET Only a little None 25 20 5 23 18 5 28 22 6 No opinion 4 3 4 ---- Only a little/none --NET Only a little None 46 33 13 45 34 11 48 32 15 No opinion 4 5 4 b. Black women All Women Men --- A lot/some --NET A lot Some 64 20 44 68 21 48 59 20 39 c. Middle class women All Women Men --- A lot/some --NET A lot Some 71 23 48 74 21 52 69 24 44 d. Poor women All Women Men --- A lot/some --NET A lot Some 49 17 32 50 17 34 49 18 31 e. Gay, lesbian, and bisexual women All Women Men --- A lot/some --NET A lot Some 57 20 37 59 20 39 54 20 34 ---- Only a little/none --NET Only a little None 34 25 9 33 26 7 36 25 11 11 No opinion 9 8 10 f. Hispanic women All Women Men --- A lot/some --NET A lot Some 55 13 41 58 13 44 52 13 38 ---- Only a little/none --NET Only a little None 38 30 8 35 30 5 41 30 11 No opinion 8 8 7 ---- Only a little/none --NET Only a little None 41 18 24 31 18 12 53 17 36 No opinion 4 4 4 g. People like you All Women Men --- A lot/some --NET A lot Some 55 19 36 66 21 45 44 16 28 READ: On another subject… 25. Are the messages you (see or) hear (INSERT) mostly (empowering) toward women, or mostly (degrading) toward women? [Wording in parentheses rotated; items randomized] a. In popular music All Women Men Mostly empowering 22 20 24 Mostly degrading 60 64 55 Both (vol.) 5 4 6 Neither (vol.) 2 2 2 Don’t listen (vol.) 6 6 5 No opinion 6 5 8 Both (vol.) 8 7 8 Neither (vol.) 2 2 1 Don’t listen (vol.) 2 2 1 No opinion 6 5 7 b. In movies and on television All Women Men Mostly empowering 42 38 46 Mostly degrading 41 46 36 c. On social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram All Women Men Mostly empowering 32 30 34 Mostly degrading 32 34 29 Both (vol.) 4 5 3 Neither (vol.) 3 2 4 Don’t listen (vol.) 20 19 22 No opinion 9 9 8 Neither (vol.) 3 3 2 Don’t listen (vol.) 1 2 1 No opinion 5 4 6 d. In advertising and commercials All Women Men Mostly empowering 39 37 42 Mostly degrading 45 49 41 Both (vol.) 6 6 7 26. Next, have you ever (INSERT)? [Items randomized] a. Voted for a candidate because of his or her support for women's rights All Women Men Yes 33 40 26 No 65 58 72 No opinion 2 2 2 12 Trend among women: 6/17/15 40 58 2 1/2/03* 42 56 2 *Center for the Advancement of Women b. Phoned, written, or sent e-mail to a public official expressing your views on women's rights All Women Men Yes 11 14 8 No 88 85 91 No opinion * * 1 Trend among women: 6/17/15 14 85 * 1/2/03* 19 80 1 *Center for the Advancement of Women c. Expressed your views about women’s rights on a social media site like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram All Women Men Yes 25 29 21 No 67 63 70 Don’t use (vol.) 8 7 9 No opinion 1 1 * DEMOGRAPHICS READ: Next, I have just a few questions we will use to describe the people who took part in our survey… 27. (46) Are you: (READ LIST) Single, that is never married Single, living with a partner Married Separated Widowed Divorced No opinion All 22 8 53 2 7 9 * Women 20 7 51 2 9 10 * Men 24 9 54 2 4 8 * 28. (Married/living with a partner) When it comes to household chores and responsibilities, do you do more than your (spouse/partner), does your (spouse/partner) do more than you, or do you share this about equally? All Women Men You do more than (spouse/partner) 22 33 12 (Spouse/Partner) does more than you 13 6 19 13 Share about equally 65 61 69 No Unweighted opinion N * 839 * 560 * 279 29. Currently, are you yourself employed full-time, part-time, or not at all? 30. Are you: (READ LIST) Full-time Part-time Not employed Retired A homemaker or stay at home parent A student Temporarily unemployed On disability & can’t work Other (VOL.) Dk/refused No opinion All 52 13 35 16 5 3 3 7 1 * * Women 40 16 45 18 9 4 3 9 1 * * Men 65 11 25 14 * 3 3 5 * * 31. Are you of Hispanic origin or background? 32. (Among Hispanics) Were you born in the United States, the island of Puerto Rico, or in another country? Hispanics United States 50 Puerto Rico 6 Another country 45 Unweighted N 184 33. Do you consider yourself white, black or African American, Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, mixed race or some other race? Race/ethnicity: White non-Hispanic Black non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian Native American Native Hawaiian Mixed Other No opinion All 65 11 14 2 1 1 3 1 1 Women 64 12 14 2 1 1 3 1 2 Men 66 11 15 1 1 1 3 1 1 35. What is the last grade of school you completed? HS grad or less Less than hs grad HS grad Some college Technical school/other College grad + Graduated college Graduate school or more No opinion All 42 11 31 25 3 30 19 11 * Women 42 11 31 26 1 30 19 12 * Men 42 11 32 24 4 30 20 10 - 36. Would you say your views in most political matters are liberal, moderate or conservative? All Women Men Liberal 27 30 23 Moderate 35 34 36 Conservative 32 30 34 Don’t think in those terms (vol) 3 2 3 14 No opinion 4 5 3 37. In politics today, do you consider yourself a (Republican), a (Democrat), an Independent, or what? [Wording in parentheses rotated] All Women Men Republican 23 23 24 Democrat 30 35 24 Independent 32 28 37 Other/None 8 8 8 No opinion 7 6 7 38. (Independent/Other/Don’t know/Refused) Do you LEAN more towards the (Republican Party or the Democratic Party/Democratic Party or the Republican Party)? Republican All 29 Women 26 Men 31 Democrat 37 41 33 Independent/ don’t lean 20 18 23 Other party 2 1 2 No opinion 12 14 11 Unweighted N 705 461 244 37/38. Leaned Party Table Republican Lean Republican Independent/don’t lean Lean Democrat Democrat Other No opinion All 23 14 10 17 30 1 6 Women 23 11 7 17 35 * 6 Men 24 16 12 18 24 1 6 39. Are you the parent of any child under the age of 18 living in your household? All Women Men Yes 29 30 27 No 71 69 73 No opinion * * - 40. Aside from weddings and funerals, how often if ever do you attend religious services? At least once a week All 26 Women 30 Men 21 Almost every week 10 9 11 About once a month 14 14 14 15 Less often than that 26 25 26 Never 24 21 27 No opinion 1 1 1 INCOME. Which of the following CATEGORIES best describes your total annual household income before taxes, from all sources? 42. (56a) Could you tell me if your total annual household income is less than $50,000, $50,000 but less than $100,000, or over $100,000? 43.(56b) Is that 100 to under 150,000, $150,000 under $200,000, $200,000 to under $250, 000, or $250,000 or more? Less than $50K (NET) Under $20K $20K to under $35K $35K to under $50K Under $50K unspecified $50K to $100K (NET) $50K to under $75K $75k to under $100K $50K to under $100K unspecified $100K or more (NET) $100K to under $150K $150K to under $200K $200K to under $250K $250K or more $100K or more unspecified No opinion All 48 17 14 15 1 26 15 11 * 19 11 4 2 2 1 7 Women 53 20 17 14 2 24 11 12 * 16 9 3 1 2 1 7 Men 42 14 12 15 1 30 18 11 * 22 12 4 3 2 1 6 44. (Employed and married/living with a partner) What share of your household’s income do you personally earn? Would you say…? Almost all or all All 24 Women 10 Men 34 More than half 25 18 31 About half 26 26 26 Less than half 22 40 8 None or almost none 2 3 1 Region All Women Men Northeast 17 17 18 Midwest 20 19 21 South 33 34 33 West 20 20 20 Unknown 9 10 8 Metro Status All Women Men Urban 32 32 31 Suburban 42 39 44 Rural 17 18 16 Unknown 9 10 8 *** END *** 16 No Opinion 2 3 1 Unweighted N 551 337 214 METHODOLOGICAL DETAILS The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation Survey Project is a partnership combining survey research and reporting to better inform the public. The Post-Kaiser Feminism Survey, the 29th in this series, was conducted by telephone May 21-June 17, 2015, among a representative random national sample of 1,610 U.S. adults conducted in English and Spanish. The survey includes oversamples of female respondents overall and younger women and members of racial and ethnic minority groups in particular, which were weighted back to their share of the population according to Census benchmarks. This questionnaire was administered with the exact questions in the exact order as appears in this document. Sampling, data collection, weighting and tabulation were managed by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS) in close collaboration with Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation researchers. A dual frame landline and cellular phone telephone sample was generated by Marketing Systems Group (MSG) using Random Digit Dialing (RDD) procedures. Interviewers calling landline phone numbers first asked to speak with the youngest adult male or female at home. Interviewers calling cellular phones interviewed the person answering the phone after verifying eligibility. The final sample included 917 respondents contacted through the primary RDD sample, including 337 reached on landline phones and 580 reached on cell phones. For oversamples of women, 495 respondents were contacted through RDD landline (N=115) and cellular (N=380) sampling where respondents were only interviewed if they were women. In addition, 198 respondents were “pre-screened” from previous national random sample surveys and contacted if their gender and age category matched sample needs. This survey employed statistical weighting procedures to account for differential chances of being selected due to landline and cellular phone access and household size. A propensity weight was used to correct for differential participation rates among different segments of the “prescreened” sample. Weighting also adjusts for deviations in the survey sample from known population characteristics, which helps correct for differential survey participation and random variation in samples. The overall adult sample was weighted using a raking procedure to match the demographic makeup of the population by sex, region, age, education, race/ethnicity, marital status, and population density according to estimates from the Census Bureau’s March 2014 supplement to the Current Population Survey. The sample was also weighted to match phone estimates of the share of the population who are cell phone-only, landline-only and mixed user populations according to the National Health Interview Survey. All error margins and tests of statistical significance have been adjusted to account for the survey’s design effect, which is 1.6 for this survey. The design effect is a factor representing the survey’s deviation from a simple random sample, and takes into account decreases in precision due to sample design and weighting procedures. Sample sizes and margins of sampling error for key subgroups are shown in the table below; other subgroups are available by request. Note that sampling 17 error is only one of many potential sources of error in this or any other public opinion poll. Group Total Women Men Sample Size (unweighted) 1,610 1,122 488 Margin of sampling error (percentage points) 3 3.5 5.5 The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation each contributed financing for the survey, and representatives of each organization worked together to develop the survey questionnaire and analyze the results. Each organization bears the sole responsibility for the work that appears under its name. The project team from the Kaiser Family Foundation included: Mollyann Brodie, Ph.D., Liz Hamel, and Jamie Firth. The project team from The Washington Post included: Peyton M. Craighill and Scott Clement. Both the The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation are charter members of the Transparency Initiative of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. Please note: (1) Table percentages may not add to 100 percent due to rounding. (2) Values less than 0.5 percent are indicated by an asterisk (*). (3) “vol.” indicates that a response was volunteered by respondent and not an explicitly offered choice. Contact polls@washpost.com for further information about how The Washington Post conducts polls. 18