National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted September 29-30, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed news reports about President Obama’s trip to Denmark concerning Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics?

20% Very closely
29% Somewhat closely
29% Not very closely

20% Not at all
1% Not sure

2* Is it a good idea or a bad idea for the President to go overseas at this time to help Chicago make its final presentation to the Olympic Committee?

36% Good
43% Bad
21% Not sure

3* How important is it for Chicago to be the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics – very important, somewhat important, not very important, not at all important?

15% Very important
33% Somewhat important
27% Not very important
22% Not at all important
3% Not sure

4* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of the Olympics?

31% Very favorable
49% Somewhat favorable

10% Somewhat unfavorable
6% Very unfavorable
5% Not sure

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