If it's in the News, it's in our Polls. Public opinion polling since 2003.
Toplines - Afghanistan - September 23-24, 2009
Daily Snapshot
| National Survey of 1,000 Adults |
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| Conducted
September 23-24, 2009 By Rasmussen Reports |
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Total |
Gender |
Age |
<40> |
Race |
Party |
Married |
Children at Home |
Income |
Investor |
Employment |
| Adults |
Men |
Women |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65+ |
< Men |
Men 40+ |
< Wom |
Wom 40+ |
White |
Black |
Other |
Republican |
Democrat |
Other |
Married |
Non Married |
Yes |
No |
Under $20K |
$20K-$40K |
$40K-$60K |
$60K-$75K |
$75K-$100K |
$100K+ |
Yes |
No |
Gov't |
Entrepreneur |
Prvt. Co. |
Retired |
Other |
| Concerned That Afghanistan Will
Become Another Viet Nam? |
Very concerned |
38% |
37% |
39% |
51% |
29% |
31% |
38% |
42% |
60% |
31% |
43% |
38% |
37% |
39% |
45% |
34% |
48% |
29% |
37% |
41% |
31% |
43% |
59% |
43% |
32% |
31% |
23% |
30% |
30% |
45% |
53% |
39% |
28% |
44% |
40% |
| Somewhat
concerned |
28% |
26% |
30% |
19% |
31% |
27% |
26% |
36% |
11% |
29% |
26% |
31% |
27% |
34% |
24% |
24% |
31% |
28% |
28% |
28% |
26% |
29% |
19% |
27% |
36% |
30% |
32% |
28% |
34% |
22% |
20% |
22% |
28% |
35% |
28% |
| Not very
concerned |
19% |
23% |
15% |
16% |
16% |
29% |
23% |
12% |
20% |
24% |
12% |
16% |
22% |
11% |
6% |
25% |
13% |
21% |
21% |
14% |
24% |
15% |
4% |
20% |
20% |
20% |
34% |
25% |
21% |
17% |
12% |
25% |
29% |
12% |
8% |
| Not at
all concerned |
6% |
7% |
5% |
3% |
10% |
9% |
5% |
4% |
0% |
9% |
5% |
5% |
6% |
8% |
8% |
8% |
3% |
8% |
6% |
6% |
8% |
5% |
6% |
4% |
4% |
7% |
9% |
7% |
6% |
7% |
11% |
5% |
4% |
3% |
13% |
| Not sure |
9% |
7% |
11% |
12% |
13% |
4% |
7% |
7% |
9% |
6% |
15% |
10% |
8% |
8% |
17% |
8% |
5% |
14% |
8% |
11% |
11% |
8% |
11% |
6% |
8% |
12% |
2% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
4% |
9% |
11% |
6% |
11% |
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Total |
Gender |
Age |
<40> |
Race |
Party |
Married |
Children at Home |
Income |
Investor |
Employment |
| Adults |
Men |
Women |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65+ |
< Men |
Men 40+ |
< Wom |
Wom 40+ |
White |
Black |
Other |
Republican |
Democrat |
Other |
Married |
Non Married |
Yes |
No |
Under $20K |
$20K-$40K |
$40K-$60K |
$60K-$75K |
$75K-$100K |
$100K+ |
Yes |
No |
Gov't |
Entrepreneur |
Prvt. Co. |
Retired |
Other |
| How Important For US To Capture or
Kill bin Laden? |
Very important |
51% |
49% |
52% |
55% |
47% |
53% |
51% |
48% |
51% |
49% |
59% |
50% |
52% |
48% |
46% |
65% |
45% |
43% |
53% |
46% |
53% |
49% |
73% |
54% |
50% |
45% |
39% |
45% |
44% |
57% |
48% |
31% |
56% |
53% |
60% |
| Somewhat
important |
25% |
25% |
25% |
22% |
24% |
26% |
28% |
27% |
23% |
26% |
21% |
27% |
28% |
21% |
16% |
21% |
28% |
26% |
26% |
25% |
19% |
30% |
10% |
26% |
34% |
26% |
36% |
21% |
33% |
19% |
24% |
36% |
22% |
27% |
19% |
| Not very
important |
11% |
13% |
10% |
6% |
12% |
16% |
13% |
11% |
6% |
15% |
6% |
11% |
10% |
15% |
15% |
6% |
13% |
15% |
11% |
13% |
14% |
10% |
3% |
15% |
10% |
16% |
17% |
16% |
14% |
9% |
18% |
13% |
13% |
9% |
7% |
| Not at
all important |
5% |
5% |
5% |
11% |
7% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
11% |
4% |
10% |
3% |
5% |
5% |
7% |
4% |
6% |
5% |
6% |
3% |
7% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
10% |
5% |
16% |
5% |
4% |
6% |
8% |
5% |
2% |
5% |
| Not sure |
8% |
7% |
8% |
7% |
9% |
5% |
5% |
12% |
10% |
7% |
4% |
9% |
6% |
10% |
16% |
4% |
8% |
11% |
5% |
14% |
6% |
9% |
12% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
11% |
4% |
12% |
4% |
9% |
9% |
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Total |
Gender |
Age |
<40> |
Race |
Party |
Married |
Children at Home |
Income |
Investor |
Employment |
| Adults |
Men |
Women |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65+ |
< Men |
Men 40+ |
< Wom |
Wom 40+ |
White |
Black |
Other |
Republican |
Democrat |
Other |
Married |
Non Married |
Yes |
No |
Under $20K |
$20K-$40K |
$40K-$60K |
$60K-$75K |
$75K-$100K |
$100K+ |
Yes |
No |
Gov't |
Entrepreneur |
Prvt. Co. |
Retired |
Other |
| Should US Send More Troops to
Afghanistan? |
Yes |
37% |
46% |
29% |
31% |
27% |
52% |
42% |
37% |
31% |
50% |
31% |
28% |
38% |
38% |
29% |
53% |
27% |
33% |
42% |
27% |
35% |
39% |
32% |
32% |
44% |
39% |
44% |
39% |
45% |
31% |
43% |
46% |
38% |
30% |
32% |
| No |
40% |
32% |
48% |
51% |
44% |
33% |
36% |
36% |
56% |
27% |
48% |
48% |
40% |
38% |
46% |
26% |
54% |
38% |
39% |
43% |
45% |
37% |
42% |
52% |
35% |
49% |
32% |
42% |
37% |
43% |
44% |
34% |
37% |
48% |
41% |
| Not sure |
23% |
22% |
23% |
18% |
29% |
15% |
23% |
28% |
14% |
23% |
21% |
24% |
22% |
24% |
25% |
20% |
19% |
29% |
19% |
30% |
20% |
24% |
26% |
16% |
21% |
12% |
25% |
19% |
19% |
26% |
13% |
20% |
25% |
22% |
27% |
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Total |
Gender |
Age |
<40> |
Race |
Party |
Married |
Children at Home |
Income |
Investor |
Employment |
| Adults |
Men |
Women |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65+ |
< Men |
Men 40+ |
< Wom |
Wom 40+ |
White |
Black |
Other |
Republican |
Democrat |
Other |
Married |
Non Married |
Yes |
No |
Under $20K |
$20K-$40K |
$40K-$60K |
$60K-$75K |
$75K-$100K |
$100K+ |
Yes |
No |
Gov't |
Entrepreneur |
Prvt. Co. |
Retired |
Other |
| Which Country's Stability is More
Important to National Security? |
Afghanistan |
24% |
31% |
17% |
26% |
29% |
27% |
20% |
16% |
49% |
26% |
5% |
20% |
24% |
27% |
19% |
31% |
18% |
22% |
25% |
20% |
25% |
22% |
19% |
26% |
32% |
24% |
17% |
27% |
24% |
23% |
25% |
25% |
33% |
14% |
16% |
| Pakistan |
38% |
45% |
31% |
41% |
34% |
40% |
39% |
34% |
41% |
46% |
42% |
28% |
38% |
34% |
41% |
34% |
44% |
33% |
39% |
35% |
36% |
39% |
31% |
31% |
37% |
55% |
49% |
48% |
44% |
32% |
48% |
42% |
34% |
37% |
35% |
| Not sure |
39% |
24% |
52% |
33% |
37% |
33% |
41% |
51% |
10% |
28% |
53% |
52% |
39% |
38% |
40% |
34% |
38% |
45% |
35% |
46% |
39% |
39% |
50% |
43% |
32% |
21% |
34% |
25% |
32% |
45% |
26% |
33% |
33% |
48% |
49% |
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Total |
Gender |
Age |
<40> |
Race |
Party |
Married |
Children at Home |
Income |
Investor |
Employment |
| Adults |
Men |
Women |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65+ |
< Men |
Men 40+ |
< Wom |
Wom 40+ |
White |
Black |
Other |
Republican |
Democrat |
Other |
Married |
Non Married |
Yes |
No |
Under $20K |
$20K-$40K |
$40K-$60K |
$60K-$75K |
$75K-$100K |
$100K+ |
Yes |
No |
Gov't |
Entrepreneur |
Prvt. Co. |
Retired |
Other |
| Likely Al Qaeda Will Return to
Afghanistan is Taliban Take Power? |
Very likely |
69% |
74% |
64% |
57% |
72% |
76% |
73% |
64% |
58% |
78% |
57% |
66% |
72% |
63% |
54% |
79% |
61% |
67% |
75% |
55% |
73% |
66% |
63% |
68% |
72% |
68% |
79% |
84% |
77% |
62% |
61% |
78% |
75% |
66% |
56% |
| Somewhat
likely |
12% |
11% |
12% |
18% |
11% |
13% |
8% |
9% |
20% |
9% |
16% |
11% |
13% |
8% |
9% |
9% |
17% |
9% |
9% |
17% |
8% |
14% |
12% |
19% |
11% |
19% |
10% |
3% |
12% |
12% |
19% |
5% |
13% |
9% |
17% |
| Not very
likely |
4% |
6% |
3% |
6% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
6% |
13% |
5% |
0% |
4% |
3% |
8% |
11% |
2% |
7% |
4% |
4% |
7% |
3% |
6% |
4% |
5% |
6% |
5% |
6% |
3% |
2% |
7% |
9% |
2% |
4% |
7% |
3% |
| Not at
all likely |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
| Not sure |
15% |
8% |
20% |
19% |
14% |
7% |
14% |
20% |
10% |
8% |
27% |
19% |
12% |
21% |
25% |
10% |
15% |
20% |
12% |
21% |
16% |
13% |
20% |
9% |
11% |
8% |
6% |
10% |
10% |
19% |
11% |
15% |
9% |
16% |
25% |
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