Toplines - President's Day - February 11-12, 2009
National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted February 11-12, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports
1* On a
different subject President’s Day is next week…do you consider Presidents Day to be one of our nation’s most
important holidays, least important holidays or somewhere in between?
14% Most
important
27% Least
important
57% Somewhere in between
3% Not sre
2* Which one of the following Presidents was most influential
in terms of their impact on American History…..George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt or Ronald Reagan?
12% George
Washington
10% Thomas Jefferson
39% Abraham Lincoln
15% Franklin Roosevelt
16% Ronald Reagan
8% Not sure
3* Which of these Presidents was the greatest founding father
of our country….George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson or James
Madison?
48% George
Washington
10% John Adams
26% Thomas Jefferson
4% James Madison
11% Not
sure
4* Who had a more lasting impact on the history of the United
States….George Washington or Abraham Lincoln?
23% George
Washington
69% Abraham
Lincoln
8% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence