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Toplines - Executive Compensation I - March 23-24, 2009

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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted March 23-24, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* If the government provides funding to keep a company in business, should the federal government regulate the level of pay and bonuses for executives of that company?

61% Yes
27% No
12% Not sure

2* What about companies that do NOT receive government funding to stay in business? Should the federal government regulate the level of pay and bonuses for executives for all bank and all financial firms?

23% Yes
64% No
13% Not sure

3* Should the federal government regulate the level of pay and bonuses for all publicly traded companies in every industry?

21% Yes
66% No
14% Not sure

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