Toplines: Fourth of July (1)

Survey of 1,000 Adults

June 28-29, 2008

1* We’re just about finished…Do you consider the Fourth of July to be one of our nation’s most important holidays, least important holidays, or somewhere in between?

58% Most important

5% Least important

36% Somewhere in between

2% Not sure

2* Who do you consider the greatest founding father of our country…Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams or George Washington?

16% Benjamin Franklin

27% Thomas Jefferson

9% John Adams

37% George Washington

11% Not sure

3* The Pledge of Allegiance says that the United States is a nation with liberty and justice for all. Generally speaking, do you believe this is true? Is the United States a nation with liberty and justice for all?

51% Yes

41% No

8% Sure

4* If you could live anywhere in the world, would you live in the United States?

82% Yes

10% No

9% Not sure

5* Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, has our nation changed for the better or for the worse?

25% Better

56% Worse

8% It has not changed

11% Not sure

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