National Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted May 31-June 1, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Now…I am going to read you a short list of professions. For each, please let me know if you generally have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of people in those professions.

First… CEO’s of the nation’s largest corporations…

7% Very favorable
18% Somewhat favorable
32% Somewhat unfavorable
36% Very unfavorable
8% Not sure

2* Next…People Who Start Their Own Businesses…

62% Very favorable
28% Somewhat favorable
3% Somewhat unfavorable
2% Very unfavorable
4% Not sure

3* Okay…Members of Congress…

4% Very favorable
26% Somewhat favorable
30% Somewhat unfavorable
36% Very unfavorable
5% Not sure

4* Fine….Pastors and Other Local Religious Leaders……

37% Very favorable
43% Somewhat favorable
10% Somewhat unfavorable
5% Very unfavorable
5% Not sure

5* Next…Lawyers……

9% Very favorable
37% Somewhat favorable
29% Somewhat unfavorable
20% Very unfavorable
5% Not sure

6* Okay….Stockbrokers and Financial Advisors……

6% Very favorable
34% Somewhat favorable
35% Somewhat unfavorable
20% Very unfavorable
6% Not sure

7* Next…..Small Business Owners……

59% Very favorable
31% Somewhat favorable
6% Somewhat unfavorable
3% Very unfavorable
3% Not sure

8* Okay….Bankers……

8% Very favorable
38% Somewhat favorable
28% Somewhat unfavorable
20% Very unfavorable
6% Not sure

9* last one….Journalists and Reporters……

12% Very favorable
30% Somewhat favorable
27% Somewhat unfavorable
26% Very unfavorable
5% Not sure

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