National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted April 8-9, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1*The federal government is now considering the use of taxpayer money to help financially troubled life insurance companies. Do you favor or oppose using federal funds to bail out troubled life insurance companies?

12% Favor

76% Oppose

12% Not sure

2* Should life insurance companies that receive taxpayer money lower their rates to their customers?

62% Yes

20% No

18% Not sure

3* Should the federal government regulate executive pay and bonuses at all life insurance companies that receive taxpayer money?

60% Yes

26% No

13% Not sure

4* Should the federal government set the rates charged by life insurance companies that receive taxpayer money?

39% Yes

41% No

20% Not sure

5* Will life insurance companies operate better if they are run by the federal government?

17% Yes

62% No

21% Not sure

6* Should the federal government establish a national life insurance company for Americans who don’t have or can’t get life insurance with private companies?

37% Yes

49% No

14% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence