Polls

Obama’s approval…increases

| Tom Jensen

Header-poll-resultsTopline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of Barack
Obama’s job performance? If you approve,
press 1. If you disapprove, press 2. If you’re
not sure, press 3.
Approve…………….. 52%
Disapprove………… 42%
Not Sure……………. 6%

Q2 Do you support or oppose President Obama’s
health care plan, or do you not have an
opinion? If you support it, press 1. If you
oppose it, press 2. If you don’t have an opinion,
press 3.
Support ………………………………………………….. 40%
Oppose ………………………………………………….. 47%
No Opinion……………………………………………… 13%

Q3 Do you think the government should stay out of
Medicare? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If
you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 39%
No …………………………………………………………. 46%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 15%

Q4 Do you consider Hawaii to be part of the United
States? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If
you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 90%
No …………………………………………………………. 6%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 4%

Q5 Do you think Barack Obama was born in the
United States? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2.
If you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 62%
No …………………………………………………………. 25%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 14%

Q6 Do you think Barack Obama was born in
Indonesia? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If
you’re not sure, press 3. (Asked only of
respondents who didn’t say they thought
Obama was born in US)
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 10%
No …………………………………………………………. 7%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 21%
Not Applicable…………………………………………. 62%

Q7 Do you think Barack Obama was born in
Kenya? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If
you’re not sure, press 3. (Asked only of
respondents who didn’t say they thought
Obama was born in US or Indonesia)
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 7%
No …………………………………………………………. 3%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 18%
Not Applicable…………………………………………. 71%

Q8 Do you think Barack Obama was born in the
Philippines? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If
you’re not sure, press 3. (Asked only of
respondents who didn’t say they thought
Obama was born in US, Indonesia, or Kenya)
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 1%
No …………………………………………………………. 5%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 16%
Not Applicable…………………………………………. 79%

Q9 Do you think Barack Obama was born in
France? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If
you’re not sure, press 3. (Asked only of
respondents who didn’t say they thought
Obama was born in US, Indonesia, Kenya, or
the Philippines)
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 0%
No …………………………………………………………. 7%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 14%
Not Applicable…………………………………………. 80%

Q10 Do you think Michael Vick should be allowed to
play in the NFL this season? If yes, press 1. If
no, press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 49%
No …………………………………………………………. 34%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 17%

Q11 Who did you vote for President last year? If
John McCain, press 1. If Barack Obama,
press 2. If someone else or you don’t
remember, press 3.
McCain…………………………………………………… 42%
Obama…………………………………………………… 48%
Someone else/don’t remember ………………….. 10%

Q12 Would you describe yourself as a liberal,
moderate, or conservative? If liberal, press 1. If
moderate, press 2. If conservative, press 3.
Liberal ……………………………………………………. 16%
Moderate………………………………………………… 48%
Conservative…………………………………………… 36%

Q13 If you make less than $25,000 a year, press 1.
If you make between $25,000 and $50,000 a
year, press 2. If you make between $50,000
and $75,000 a year, press 3. If you make
between $75,000 and $100,000 a year, press
4. If you make more than $100,000 a year,
press 5.
Less than 25k …………………………………………. 26%
25 to 50k………………………………………………… 30%
50 to 75k………………………………………………… 19%
75 to 100k………………………………………………. 10%
Over 100k ………………………………………………. 15%

Q14 Which of these categories best describes your
education level? If you have some graduate or
professional schooling after college, press 1. If
you have a bachelor’s degree, press 2. If you
attended some college, including community
college, after high school press 3. If you are a
high school graduate, press 4. If you did not
graduate from high school, press 5.
Post-Graduate Education………………………….. 35%
Bachelor’s Degree …………………………………… 21%
Some College …………………………………………. 28%
High School Grad ……………………………………. 12%
Didn’t graduate from High School ………………. 4%

Q15 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 51%
Man……………………………………………………….. 49%
Q16 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If you are a
Republican, press 2. If you are an independent
or identify with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 41%
Republican……………………………………………… 35%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 24%

Q17 If you are Hispanic, press 1. If white, press 2.
If African American, press 3. If other, press 4.
Hispanic…………………………………………………. 10%
White …………………………………………………….. 73%
African American …………………………………….. 12%
Other……………………………………………………… 5%

Q18 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 65,
press 3. If older, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 16%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 22%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 44%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 19%

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