Toplines - Ally or Enemy - August 6-9, 2009
National Survey of
1,000 Adults
Conducted August 6-9, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports
1*
I’m going to read you a short list of countries. For each, please let me know if that country
is an ally of the
First
China 19%
Ally
26%
Enemy
51%
Somewhere in between
4% Not sure
2*
Next, Japan 59% Ally
10%
Enemy
24%
Somewhere in between
7% Not sure
3*
Okay, Russia 17% Ally
27%
Enemy
50%
Somewhere in between
5% Not sure
4*
Fine, Great Britain 85% Ally
5% Enemy
6% Somewhere in
between
4% Not sure
5*
Next, Iraq 17% Ally
41%
Enemy
37%
Somewhere in between
6% Not sure
6*
Okay, Germany….is Germany an ally of the United States an enemy of the United
States or somewhere in between
66%
Ally
5% Enemy
26%
Somewhere in between
3% Not sure
7*
Fine, Vietnam 21%
Ally
21%
Enemy
47%
Somewhere in between
12%
Not sure
8*
Next, Canada 86%
Ally
4% Enemy
7% Somewhere in
between
3% Not sure
9*
last one, Saudi Arabia 23% Ally
25%
Enemy
46%
Somewhere in between
6% Not sure
10*
France 61%
Ally
4% Enemy
29%
Somewhere in between
6% Not sure
11*
Next, Israel 70% Ally
8% Enemy
16%
Somewhere in between
6% Not sure
12*
Okay, North Korea
4% Ally
75%
Enemy
15%
Somewhere in between
5% Not sure
13*
Fine, Mexico 54% Ally
11%
Enemy
29%
Somewhere in between
6% Not sure
14*
Next, Iran 5% Ally
70%
Enemy
20%
Somewhere in between
6% Not sure
15*
Okay, Pakistan….is Pakistan an ally of the United States an enemy of the United
States or somewhere in between
12% Ally
28%
Enemy
53%
Somewhere in between
6% Not sure
16*
Fine, Afghanistan 15% Ally
40%
Enemy
39%
Somewhere in between
6% Not sure
17*
Next, Venezuela 20% Ally
34%
Enemy
34%
Somewhere in between
12%
Not sure
18*
last one, Egypt 39% Ally
9% Enemy
42%
Somewhere in between
10%
Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
