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Toplines - Michigan - June 15, 2009
See Article Survey of
500 Adults June 15,
2009 1* How would you rate
the job Barack Obama has been doing as President… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s
been doing? 39% Strongly approve 20% Somewhat approve 15% Somewhat disapprove 24% Strongly disapprove 2% Not sure 2* How would you rate
the job Jennifer Granholm has been doing as Governor…
do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly
disapprove of the job he’s been doing? 16% Strongly approve 30% Somewhat approve 18% Somewhat disapprove 35% Strongly disapprove 1% Not sure 3*
Generally speaking, will the government run a business better, worse or about
the same as private investors will? 9% Better 51% Worse 23% About the same 17% Not sure 4* The federal government is now the majority owner of General
Motors and Chrysler. Should the government retain ownership of the auto
companies for a long time or should the government sell them to private
investors as soon as possible? 13% The gov’t
should retain ownership of the auto companies for a long time 69% The gov’t
should sell them to private investors as soon as possible 18% Not sure 5* A
proposal has been made that would require the government to sell its interest
in General Motors and Chrysler within one year. Do you favor
or oppose requiring a sale of the auto companies within one year? 51% Favor 28% Oppose 21% Not sure 6* The federal government also has an ownership interest in
several banks. Should the government retain ownership of the banks companies
for a long time or should the government sell them to private investors as soon
as possible? 28% The gov’t
should retain ownership of the banks for a long time 63% The gov’t
should sell them to private investors as soon as possible 9% Not sure 7* Instead of selling the auto companies and banks to private
investors, should the government give its shares of stock directly to the
American people? 42% Yes 33% No 25% Not sure 8* Will the
General Motors and Chrysler bankruptcies have a positive impact on your life, a
negative impact on your life or will they have no impact?
9% Positive 9*Generally speaking, how would you rate the
0% Excellent
1% Good
16% Fair
82% Poor
0% Not sure 10* Are
economic conditions in
7% Better
70% Worse
17% Staying the same
6% Not sure 11* How
concerned are you about a Chinese manufacturer getting into the North American
auto market by purchasing HUMMER?
42% Very concerned 12* Has crime in your community
increased, decreased or stayed about the same in the past year?
28% Increased
7% Decreased
57% Stayed about the same
9% Not sure 13* [only those who answered yes to question 18] How likely
is it that the increase in crime is related to the poor economy?
78% Very likely
14% Somewhat likely
1% Not very likely
0% Not at all likely
8% Not sure 14* Has
fear over the economic crisis led you to purchase or consider purchasing a
firearm?
23% Yes 15* Would
owning a gun increase your safety, decrease your safety or have no impact on
your safety?
33% Increase NOTE:
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of
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