FIU/Florida Poll
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Florida International University

The FIU/Florida Poll is a statewide survey of 1,200 Florida residents done by SJMC’s Institute for Public Opinion Research (IPOR) every year from 1988 to 2004. The 2004 Poll was done in December 2004 and January 2005, and the 2006 Poll was done in July 2006.

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Do you think the US should stay in Iraq as long as it takes to get a stable democracy there, even if the U.S. has to go it mostly alone. Or should the US stay only if it gets other nations to share the risks and cost? Or should the US get out of Iraq now?

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results by ethnic groups


what should be done now in Iraq war? * Florida poll conducted in year Crosstabulation
% within Florida poll conducted in year


Florida poll conducted in year Total
03 04 06
what should be done now in Iraq war? stay as long as it takes 47.5% 45.8% 35.2% 42.7%
stay if other nations share risks 28.5% 22.8% 23.7% 25.0%
get out now 24.0% 31.4% 41.1% 32.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


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