Questions - Europe Economic Crisis - February 29-March 1, 2012

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted February 29-March 1, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about the economic crisis in Greece and the rest of Europe?

2* How likely is it that one of the economically troubled European countries like Greece, Ireland, Portugal or Spain will default on its debt in the next five years?

3* How likely is it that the U.S. government will default on its debt in the next five years?

4* How concerned are you that the state of the European economies can have a significant negative impact on the U.S. economy?

5* Which has been a bigger factor in creating Europe’s economic problems – the downturn in the world economy or too much government spending by some countries?

6* Which has been a bigger factor in creating the current problems with the U.S. economy - the debt crisis and other problems in Europe or the economic policies of the U.S. government?

7* If the European economy remains troubled, is it possible for the U.S. economy to recover?

8* Should the United States take a bigger role in helping Europe recover economically?

9* How important is America’s relationship with Europe?

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