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Toplines - Importance of Issues - November 5-10, 2009

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
November 5-6, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* I’m now going to read you a short list of issues in the news. For each, please tell me how important that issue is in terms of how you will vote in the next Congressional election.

* Economy

85% Very important

12% Somewhat important

1% Not very important

0% Not at all important

1% Not sure

2* National Security/War On Terror

65% Very important

27% Somewhat important

6% Not very important

1% Not at all important

2% Not sure

3* War In Iraq

47% Very important

34% Somewhat important

14% Not very important

3% Not at all important

2% Not sure

4* Immigration

47% Very important

33% Somewhat important

14% Not very important

3% Not at all important

3% Not sure

5* Government Ethics and Corruption

76% Very important

15% Somewhat important

6% Not very important

0% Not at all important

3% Not sure

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

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted November 9-10, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* I’m now going to read you a short list of issues in the news. For each, please tell me how important that issue is in terms of how you will vote in the next Congressional election.

Taxes

60% Very important

26% Somewhat important

9% Not very important

2% Not at all important

2% Not sure

2*Healthcare

66% Very important

18% Somewhat important

10% Not very important

4% Not at all important

2% Not sure

3*Social Security

53% very important

33% Somewhat important

10% Not very important

3% Not at all important

0% Not sure

4*Education

61% Very important

27% Somewhat important

9% Not very important

2% Not at all important

1% Not Sure

5*Abortion

42% Very Important

24% Somewhat Important

17% Not very important

14% Not at all important

2% Not sure

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