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Toplines - US Labor - August 30-September 2, 2009

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted August 30-31, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1*Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Labor Unions?

16% Very favorable
33% Somewhat favorable
24% Somewhat unfavorable
18% Very unfavorable
9% Not sure

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

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted September 1-2, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* To support the American Labor force, Do you buy products made in the United States?

76% Yes
10% No
13% Not sure

2* Do American workers work harder than people in other countries or not as hard?

30% Harder

36% Not as hard

22% About the same

12% Not sure

3* Do labor unions make our country stronger, make our country weaker or do they have no impact?

26% Stronger

45% Weaker

13% They have no impact

16% Not sure

4* Have Labor unions outlasted their usefulness?

48% Yes
29% No
23% Not sure