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Toplines - Lehman Brothers - September 15-16, 2008

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Lehman Brothers

Survey of 1,000 Adults

September 15-16, 2008

1* How closely have you followed recent new stories about the recent bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers?

32% Very closely

38% Somewhat closely

19% Not very closely

9% Not at all

1% Not sure

2* When a large financial institution like Lehman Brothers is in financial trouble is it better to let them file bankruptcy or should taxpayer funds be used to keep the Company solvent?

65% File bankruptcy
7% Taxpayer funds should be used

27% Not sure

3* When thinking about the money you have in the bank, how worried are you that it will be lost due to a bank failure?

12% Very worried

25% Somewhat worried

43% Not very worried

18% Not at all worried

2% Not sure

4* How confident are you in the stability of the U.S. Banking industry today?

14% Very confident

50% Somewhat confident

27% Not very confident

4% Not at all confident

5% Not sure

5* How likely is it that the United States economy will sink into a depression similar to 1929?

13% Very likely

32% Somewhat likely

35% Not very likely

13% Not at all likely

6% Not sure

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