September 10, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Marshall M. Bouton , and Rachel Bronson, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2012 Chicago Council Survey tracks public opinion on US foreign policy since the September 11 attacks, and includes an assessm...

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