Questions - Libya - September 14-15, 2011
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| National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted September 14-15, 2011 By Rasmussen Reports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Employment | Union Member | Political Class Index (without leaners) | Political Class Index | Political Class Index (with leaners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $20K | $20K-$40K | $40K-$60K | $60K-$75K | $75K-$100K | $100K+ | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | Yes | No | Not sure | Mainstream | Political Class | Other | Mainstream | Lean Mainstream | Neutral | Lean Political Class | Political Class | Mainstream | Political Class | Other | ||
| Closely Followed News Reports About Libya? | Very closely | 33% | 45% | 23% | 38% | 22% | 33% | 36% | 41% | 34% | 21% | 40% | 38% | 29% | 33% | 38% | 28% | 34% | 18% | 30% | 34% | 29% | 26% | 42% | 39% | 32% | 44% | 30% | 38% | 19% | 36% | 33% | 29% | 31% | 52% | 34% | 31% | 41% | 21% | 32% | 52% | 33% | 41% | 21% |
| Somewhat closely | 44% | 43% | 45% | 31% | 48% | 44% | 46% | 43% | 45% | 46% | 35% | 40% | 46% | 45% | 45% | 45% | 44% | 23% | 40% | 42% | 46% | 43% | 40% | 47% | 40% | 43% | 44% | 47% | 41% | 42% | 44% | 19% | 45% | 39% | 40% | 45% | 39% | 44% | 39% | 39% | 44% | 39% | 44% | |
| Not very closely | 16% | 6% | 25% | 24% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 21% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 12% | 20% | 17% | 27% | 22% | 18% | 21% | 16% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 10% | 17% | 12% | 31% | 15% | 16% | 9% | 16% | 9% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 23% | 20% | 9% | 16% | 15% | 23% | |
| Not at all | 6% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 13% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 14% | 1% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 27% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 15% | 9% | 2% | 14% | 2% | 9% | 1% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 30% | 7% | 0% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 0% | 7% | 4% | 8% | |
| Not sure | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Employment | Union Member | Political Class Index (without leaners) | Political Class Index | Political Class Index (with leaners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $20K | $20K-$40K | $40K-$60K | $60K-$75K | $75K-$100K | $100K+ | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | Yes | No | Not sure | Mainstream | Political Class | Other | Mainstream | Lean Mainstream | Neutral | Lean Political Class | Political Class | Mainstream | Political Class | Other | ||
| Rate The Way The Obama Administration Has Responded to The Libya Situation? | Excellent | 18% | 20% | 15% | 31% | 10% | 9% | 21% | 15% | 13% | 45% | 22% | 8% | 33% | 11% | 7% | 22% | 30% | 11% | 22% | 15% | 12% | 11% | 19% | 29% | 18% | 9% | 20% | 21% | 12% | 28% | 17% | 3% | 13% | 54% | 22% | 13% | 17% | 19% | 43% | 54% | 14% | 47% | 19% |
| Good | 21% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 25% | 21% | 21% | 20% | 31% | 18% | 7% | 33% | 22% | 8% | 27% | 34% | 25% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 20% | 26% | 17% | 24% | 24% | 20% | 21% | 14% | 29% | 20% | 22% | 18% | 29% | 26% | 18% | 25% | 31% | 23% | 29% | 19% | 26% | 31% | |
| Fair | 25% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 28% | 31% | 21% | 25% | 26% | 9% | 33% | 32% | 19% | 23% | 29% | 24% | 19% | 19% | 21% | 26% | 25% | 18% | 25% | 31% | 26% | 29% | 22% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 25% | 28% | 23% | 15% | 30% | 23% | 36% | 25% | 22% | 15% | 25% | 19% | 25% | |
| Poor | 26% | 30% | 22% | 11% | 24% | 29% | 31% | 31% | 30% | 3% | 21% | 41% | 4% | 35% | 48% | 16% | 5% | 7% | 24% | 27% | 27% | 37% | 20% | 18% | 15% | 32% | 22% | 29% | 35% | 18% | 27% | 10% | 34% | 2% | 11% | 34% | 15% | 9% | 3% | 2% | 30% | 3% | 9% | |
| Not sure | 11% | 6% | 15% | 14% | 20% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 11% | 12% | 39% | 11% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 17% | 6% | 16% | 4% | 11% | 8% | 11% | 38% | 12% | 1% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 17% | 9% | 1% | 11% | 5% | 17% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Employment | Union Member | Political Class Index (without leaners) | Political Class Index | Political Class Index (with leaners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $20K | $20K-$40K | $40K-$60K | $60K-$75K | $75K-$100K | $100K+ | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | Yes | No | Not sure | Mainstream | Political Class | Other | Mainstream | Lean Mainstream | Neutral | Lean Political Class | Political Class | Mainstream | Political Class | Other | ||
| Agree/Disagree With Decision to Take Military Action in Libya? | Agree | 39% | 46% | 33% | 51% | 32% | 37% | 43% | 31% | 34% | 57% | 52% | 25% | 55% | 36% | 25% | 44% | 58% | 29% | 39% | 38% | 34% | 29% | 50% | 49% | 43% | 42% | 41% | 36% | 29% | 51% | 38% | 7% | 33% | 83% | 45% | 33% | 41% | 42% | 60% | 83% | 35% | 70% | 42% |
| Disagree | 36% | 39% | 35% | 28% | 29% | 42% | 41% | 43% | 41% | 9% | 31% | 51% | 18% | 42% | 54% | 27% | 17% | 45% | 34% | 39% | 45% | 49% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 42% | 30% | 46% | 39% | 32% | 36% | 70% | 43% | 13% | 25% | 43% | 32% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 41% | 14% | 16% | |
| Not sure | 25% | 16% | 33% | 21% | 39% | 22% | 16% | 26% | 25% | 34% | 17% | 24% | 28% | 23% | 21% | 29% | 25% | 26% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 23% | 25% | 27% | 32% | 15% | 29% | 18% | 32% | 18% | 26% | 23% | 24% | 5% | 30% | 24% | 26% | 41% | 25% | 5% | 24% | 16% | 41% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Employment | Union Member | Political Class Index (without leaners) | Political Class Index | Political Class Index (with leaners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $20K | $20K-$40K | $40K-$60K | $60K-$75K | $75K-$100K | $100K+ | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | Yes | No | Not sure | Mainstream | Political Class | Other | Mainstream | Lean Mainstream | Neutral | Lean Political Class | Political Class | Mainstream | Political Class | Other | ||
| Will Change in Gov't of Libya Be Good or Bad For the US? | Good | 30% | 33% | 28% | 40% | 27% | 33% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 37% | 37% | 25% | 39% | 27% | 19% | 36% | 44% | 19% | 35% | 27% | 28% | 20% | 33% | 42% | 35% | 29% | 33% | 25% | 29% | 44% | 29% | 9% | 30% | 33% | 31% | 30% | 31% | 28% | 39% | 33% | 30% | 36% | 28% |
| Bad | 16% | 21% | 12% | 19% | 16% | 11% | 18% | 14% | 17% | 6% | 21% | 18% | 8% | 23% | 24% | 13% | 6% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 17% | 20% | 21% | 13% | 18% | 12% | 10% | 17% | 6% | 19% | 4% | 12% | 19% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 4% | 18% | 7% | 11% | |
| No impact | 27% | 31% | 23% | 15% | 24% | 33% | 29% | 33% | 29% | 19% | 21% | 29% | 25% | 26% | 30% | 24% | 27% | 11% | 19% | 24% | 31% | 32% | 29% | 25% | 17% | 31% | 28% | 31% | 21% | 27% | 27% | 7% | 25% | 44% | 28% | 25% | 28% | 24% | 33% | 44% | 26% | 38% | 24% | |
| Not sure | 27% | 15% | 37% | 25% | 33% | 23% | 24% | 26% | 26% | 37% | 20% | 28% | 28% | 24% | 27% | 26% | 23% | 54% | 32% | 34% | 21% | 28% | 29% | 16% | 29% | 19% | 26% | 26% | 38% | 18% | 27% | 78% | 26% | 20% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 38% | 19% | 20% | 27% | 19% | 38% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Employment | Union Member | Political Class Index (without leaners) | Political Class Index | Political Class Index (with leaners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $20K | $20K-$40K | $40K-$60K | $60K-$75K | $75K-$100K | $100K+ | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | Yes | No | Not sure | Mainstream | Political Class | Other | Mainstream | Lean Mainstream | Neutral | Lean Political Class | Political Class | Mainstream | Political Class | Other | ||
| Over Next Few Years Likely Libya Will Become Free/Democratic Nation? | Very likely | 5% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 16% | 2% | 3% | 11% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 13% | 0% | 18% | 6% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 1% | 6% | 16% | 4% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 11% | 9% | 4% | 9% | 6% | 10% | 11% | 5% | 10% | 6% |
| Somewhat likely | 31% | 34% | 28% | 35% | 26% | 33% | 30% | 34% | 30% | 42% | 24% | 22% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 32% | 32% | 32% | 24% | 35% | 28% | 26% | 26% | 33% | 35% | 23% | 45% | 29% | 16% | 29% | 27% | 36% | 29% | 31% | 36% | 50% | 27% | 29% | 40% | 36% | |
| Not very likely | 40% | 43% | 37% | 30% | 46% | 43% | 38% | 39% | 41% | 11% | 56% | 50% | 26% | 44% | 49% | 36% | 29% | 31% | 26% | 33% | 40% | 42% | 37% | 57% | 47% | 46% | 41% | 33% | 37% | 35% | 40% | 24% | 44% | 33% | 29% | 44% | 36% | 17% | 25% | 33% | 43% | 29% | 17% | |
| Not at all likely | 9% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 10% | 3% | 3% | 11% | 3% | 12% | 14% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 9% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 0% | 11% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 10% | 1% | 2% | |
| Not sure | 16% | 9% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 11% | 15% | 14% | 15% | 28% | 14% | 15% | 20% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 16% | 53% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 21% | 16% | 6% | 18% | 9% | 17% | 16% | 19% | 11% | 16% | 61% | 13% | 27% | 22% | 13% | 16% | 40% | 15% | 27% | 13% | 20% | 40% | |
