Tables

US1: In your opinion, do you believe that the country is moving in the right direction or do you believe it has gotten off on the wrong track?

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

51%

73

37

28

46

56

Wrong track

37%

19

43

61

43

31

Unsure/Refused

11%

8

20

11

10

13

Right/wrong direction trend

Mar

Jan.

Oct.

Right direction

51%

34%

13%

Wrong track

37%

52%

78%

Unsure/Refused

12%

13%

9%

Instruction: ask at random 1/3 respondents before US2, 1/3 before US3, and 1/3 before US4

By the way, have you heard of …? [If “yes,” ASK: Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of …? Would that be very… or somewhat…?]

Haven't heard of

Very Favor-
able

Some-
what Favor-
able

Unsure

Some-
what Un-
favor-
able

Very Un-
favor-
able

the insurance company called AIG

3%

2%

4%

13%

17%

61%

a company called Merrill Lynch

6%

4%

14%

34%

22%

20%

a company called Goldman Sachs

18%

4%

11%

30%

20%

17%

Obama approval, current

US2: In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

Party

Race

Ideology

Gov. Corzine*

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

White

Non-white

Lib

Mod

Cons

Ap-
prove

dis-
approve

Approve

66%

89

60

36

60

87

92

73

40

89

48

Dis-
approve

22%

4

16

50

27

4

3

12

49

5

37

Unsure

12%

7

24

14

13

10

5

15

11

6

15

* Released 7 April, 2009

Obama approval, previous measures

Bush

March

Jan.*

Jan

Approve

66%

72%

21%

Disapprove

21%

10%

70%

Unsure/Refused

13%

18%

9%

*January question asked how Obama was handling his transition to the presidency.


QuestionUS3: In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?

Party

Race

Ideology

Pres. Obama

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

White

Non-white

Lib

Mod

Cons

ap-
prove

dis-
approve

Approve

31%

49

17

13

26

52

51

35

16

44

6

Disapprove

56%

37

68

78

62

34

36

52

75

42

83

Unsure / Refused

13%

14

15

9

12

14

13

12

9

14

11


US4: Given what you have heard or read at this point, do you approve or disapprove of the government’s efforts to support banks, investment firms, and insurance companies by loaning money to them?

Party

Ideology

Obama Approval

March

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Lib

Mod

Cons

Ap-prove

Dis-approve

Approve

40%

52

28

29

55

42

28

53

15

39%

Disapprove

48%

35

58

63

34

45

64

35

74

47%

neutral

8%

8

10

6

6

9

7

8

9

10%

unsure

4%

4

4

1

5

4

1

4

2

4%


US5: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tim Geithner is doing as Secretary of the Treasury?

Party ID

Ideology

Obama Approval

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Lib

Mod

Cons

Approve

Disapprove

Approve

41%

59

27

24

60

47

25

57

11

Disapprove

31%

15

32

54

14

26

51

16

60

Neutral

26%

25

41

22

25

27

22

26

28

Unsure

1%

1

1

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