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Toplines - Mortgages I - February 17-18, 2009

Daily Snapshot

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted February 17-18, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* To reduce the number of mortgage foreclosures, should the federal government subsidize mortgage payments for financially troubled homeowners?

38% Yes
45% No
18% Not sure

2* Should the government help only homeowners who face foreclosure, should it find a way to help all homeowners reduce their payments, or should the government not get directly involved in the housing market?

15% Help only homeowners who face foreclosure
51% Find a way to help all homeowners reduce their payments
31% Government should not get directly involved in the housing market
3% Not sure

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