National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted December 12-13, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?

68% Yes
20% No
12% Not sure

2* Should individual states have the right to ban drilling off their own coastlines?

48% Yes
34% No
17% Not sure

3* How close to the coastline do you think drilling should be allowed –12 miles? 50 miles? 100 miles? Or more than 100 miles?

26% 12 miles
34% 50 miles

12% 100 miles
14% More than 100 miles
15% Not sure

4* Do you favor or oppose tax incentives to help develop solar power, wind power, and new conservation programs?

65% Favor
26% Oppose
9% Not sure

5* How likely is it that gas and oil prices will go down if the United States allows offshore oil drilling?

33% Very likely
27% Somewhat likely
21% Not very likely
10% Not at all likely
10% Not sure

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