National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted June 22-23, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* With the beginning of the hurricane season upon us, do you expect there to be more hurricanes, less hurricanes, or about the same number of hurricanes as last year?

24% More

12% Less

53% About the same

12% Not sure

2* When it comes to areas impacted by natural disasters such as hurricanes, are emergency services better prepared this year, less prepared this year, or about the same?

25% Better

13% Worse

48% About the same

14% Not sure

3* Generally speaking, who should bear most of the financial responsibility for areas affected by hurricanes and other natural disasters… the federal government, local agencies, or the individuals themselves?

36% The federal government

23% Local agencies

27% Individuals

14% Not sure

4* Do you live close enough to a shoreline to be impacted by a hurricane?

21% Yes

77% No

3% Not sure

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