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? |
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All |
Dem. |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
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Right direction |
51% |
73 |
37 |
28 |
46 |
56 |
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Wrong track |
37% |
19 |
43 |
61 |
43 |
31 |
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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…?] |
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Haven't heard of |
Very Favor- |
Some- |
Unsure |
Some- |
Very Un- |
|
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? |
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Party |
Race |
Ideology |
Gov. Corzine* |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
White |
Non-white |
Lib |
Mod |
Cons |
Ap- |
dis- |
|
Approve |
66% |
89 |
60 |
36 |
60 |
87 |
92 |
73 |
40 |
89 |
48 |
Dis- |
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 |
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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? |
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Party |
Race |
Ideology |
Pres. Obama |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
White |
Non-white |
Lib |
Mod |
Cons |
ap- |
dis- |
|
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? |
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Party |
Ideology |
Obama Approval |
March |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Lib |
Mod |
Cons |
Ap-prove |
Dis-approve |
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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? |
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Party ID |
Ideology |
Obama Approval |
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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 |
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Neutral |
26% |
25 |
41 |
22 |
25 |
27 |
22 |
26 |
28 |
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Unsure |
1% |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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