National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
September 26-27, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news reports about Iran’s nuclear program?

50% Very closely
32% Somewhat closely
13% Not very closely
3% Not at all
2% Not sure

2* Iran says its uranium enrichment program is for peaceful energy purposes. The U.S., Israel and the European Union believe it is intended to develop nuclear weapons. Do you believe Iran's nuclear program is for energy purposes or for weapons development?

5% For energy purposes
82% For weapons development
13% Not sure


3*How concerned are you about Iran’s nuclear program – very concerned, somewhat concerned, not very concerned, not at all concerned?

59% Very concerned
29% Somewhat concerned
9% Not very concerned
2% Not at all concerned
2% Not sure


4* Has President Obama been too aggressive in response to Iran’s nuclear program, not aggressive enough, or has his response been about right?

4% Too aggressive
51% Not aggressive enough
38% About right
7% Not sure


5* A year from now will America’s relationship with Iran be better than it is today, worse than it is today or about the same?

12% Better
38% Worse
39% About the same
11% Not sure

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