Poll: Residents Split On Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy

Print Date: 

December 19, 2006
Source:

Television Station WDBJ7, Roanoke, Virgina

People in our part of Virginia are evenly divided over whether gays should be allowed to serve openly in the Armed Forces.

Our latest News-7 Survey USA poll shows there is no clear consensus on whether the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is working.  The poll asked 500 adults if the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy has worked.  Forty-one per cent said it has mostly not worked, 40 % said it has mostly worked, and 19% are not sure.

QUESTION #1
Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.5%

In 1993, Congress adopted a policy on gays in the military known as, “Don’t Ask; Don’t Tell.” Based on what you know, do you think the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy has mostly worked? Or mostly not worked?

40%    Mostly Worked
41%    Mostly Not Worked
19%    Not Sure

QUESTION #2
Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.5%

Which do you think would be best. For the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy to remain in place? For gays to be completely barred from the military? Or for gays to be allowed to openly serve in the military?

34%    Policy To Remain
27%    Completely Barred
34%    Openly Serve
4%    Not Sure