National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted October 9-10, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely do you follow news stories about the Nobel Prize winners each year?

18% Very closely
35% Somewhat closely

32% Not very closely
14% Not at all
2% Not sure

2* Generally speaking, are Nobel Prizes the most prestigious award a person can win?

48% Yes
32% No
20% Not sure

3* Are you more likely to read a book written by an author who has won the Nobel Prize for literature?

27% Yes
60% No
13% Not sure

4* Do politics play a role in the awarding of Nobel Prizes?

58% Yes
21% No
21% Not sure

5* Which is the most prestigious Nobel Prize someone can win….Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Medicine, Literature or the Peace Prize?

3% Chemistry

9% Physics

10% Economics

32% Medicine

2% Literature

27% Peace

16% Not sure

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