Cuba poll questions, results

Cuba poll questions, results

The Associated Press
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
WASHINGTON

The AP-Ipsos poll on public attitudes about Cuba, Cuban leader Fidel
Castro and U.S. relations with Cuba was conducted Jan. 30-Feb. 1 and is
based on telephone interviews with 1,000 adults from all states except
Alaska and Hawaii. The poll was conducted by Ipsos, an international
polling firm.

Results were weighted to represent the population by demographic factors
such as age, sex, region, race and income.

No more than one time in 20 should chance variations in the sample cause
the results to vary by more than plus or minus 3 percentage points from
the answers that would be obtained if all people in the U.S. were polled.

There are other sources of potential error in polls, including the
wording and order of questions. Results may not total 100 percent
because of rounding. An "X" signifies less than 1 percent.

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1a. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Cuban President
Fidel Castro, or haven't you heard enough yet about Fidel Castro to have
an opinion of him? Is that very (favorable/unfavorable) or somewhat
(favorable/unfavorable)?

_Very favorable , 2 percent

_Somewhat favorable, 4 percent

_Somewhat unfavorable, 22 percent

_Very unfavorable, 42 percent

_Haven't heard enough yet, 27 percent

_Not sure, 3 percent

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Total favorable, 6 percent

Total unfavorable, 64 percent

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2. Do you think the United States should or should not establish
diplomatic relations with Cuba?

_Should, 62 percent

_Should not, 30 percent

_Not sure, 8 percent

(QUESTIONS 3A AND 3B WERE EACH ASKED OF A PORTION OF THE RESPONDENTS)

3a. Do you think the United States should continue the trade embargo
with Cuba or should the United States end the trade embargo and permit
normal trade with Cuba?

3b. Do you think the United States should end the trade embargo and
permit normal trade with Cuba or should the United States continue the
trade embargo with Cuba?

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_Continue the trade embargo, 48 percent

_End the trade embargo, 40 percent

_Not sure, 12 percent

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4. When Fidel Castro dies or permanently steps down as president of
Cuba, how likely is it that his regime will be replaced with a democracy?

_Very likely, 10 percent

_Somewhat likely, 30 percent

_Not too likely , 31 percent

_Not at all likely, 23 percent

_Not sure, 6 percent

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Total likely, 40 percent

Total not likely, 54 percent

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5. After Fidel Castro dies or permanently steps down as president of
Cuba, do you think the Cuban people will be better off, worse off, or
about as well off as they were under Fidel Castro's regime?

_Better off, 51 percent

_Worse off, 4 percent

_About as well off as under Castro, 38 percent

_Not sure, 7 percent

6. If U.S. citizens were allowed to travel to Cuba, how interested would
you be in going there on vacation?

_Very interested, 18 percent

_Somewhat interested, 22 percent

_Not too interested, 13 percent

_Not at all interested, 46 percent

_Not sure, 1 percent

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Total interested, 40 percent

Total not interested, 59 percent

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