Toplines: Oil Drilling

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

June 13, 2008

1* How concerned are you about rising gas and energy prices?

79% Very concerned

16% Somewhat concerned

4% Not very concerned

1% Not at all concerned

0% Not sure

2* In order to reduce the price of gas, should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off the coasts of California, Florida, and other states?

67% Yes

18% No

15% Not sure

3* Should drilling for oil be allowed 50 miles off the U.S. coasts?

64% Yes

18% No

20% Not sure

4* If offshore oil is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go down?

27% Very likely

37% Somewhat likely

21% Not very likely

6% Not at all likely

8% Not sure

5* Should the federal government pass laws requiring oil companies to use a significant portion of their profits searching for alternative sources of energy?

61% Yes

22% No

17% Not sure

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