National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted November 4-5, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Congress is considering a 20-week extension of unemployment benefits. This will make unemployed Americans eligible for up to 99 weeks of combined state and federal unemployment benefits. Do you favor or oppose extending unemployment benefits for another 20 weeks?

59% Favor

31% Oppose

10% Not sure

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