Rasmussen Reports
Mortgage Crisis
Survey of 1,000 Adults
March 19-20, 2008

1* Who has more impact on the health of the economy in the United States….the President, Congress, The Federal Reserve or Private Companies?

14% President
28% Congress
14% Federal Reserve
31% Private Companies
14% Not sure

2* Should banks that made bad loans be helped out by the federal government?

15% Yes
61% No
23% Not sure

3* Should homeowners who borrowed more than they could afford be helped out by the federal government?

29% Yes
53% No
17% Not sure

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