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Toplines - Oil Drilling - June 27-28, 2010

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted June 27-28, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* How closely have you followed recent news reports about the offshore drilling incident in the Gulf of Mexico?

 

                                                                                                               
 

 

 
 

Very Closely

 
 

Somewhat Closely

 
 

Not Very Closely

 
 

Not At All

 
 

Not Sure

 
 

Jun   27-28, 2010

 
 

59%

 
 

34%

 
 

6%

 
 

1%

 
 

1%

 
 

Jun   15-16, 2010

 
 

64%

 
 

29%

 
 

5%

 
 

1%

 
 

1%

 
 

Jun   13-14, 2010

 
 

56%

 
 

36%

 
 

7%

 
 

0%

 
 

1%

 
 

May   30-31, 2010

 
 

42%

 
 

44%

 
 

12%

 
 

1%

 
 

1%

 
 

May   16-17, 2010

 
 

58%

 
 

33%

 
 

6%

 
 

2%

 
 

1%

 
 

May   4-5, 2010

 
 

53%

 
 

36%

 
 

10%

 
 

0%

 
 

0%

 

 

2* Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?

 

                                                                                   
 

 

 
 

Yes

 
 

No

 
 

Not Sure

 
 

Jun   27-28, 2010

 
 

60%

 
 

24%

 
 

15%

 
 

Jun   15-16, 2010

 
 

60%

 
 

22%

 
 

18%

 
 

Jun   13-14, 2010

 
 

57%

 
 

25%

 
 

18%

 
 

May   30-31, 2010

 
 

58%

 
 

20%

 
 

21%

 
 

May   16-17, 2010

 
 

64%

 
 

21%

 
 

15%

 
 

May   4-5, 2010

 
 

58%

 
 

23%

 
 

19%

 

 

3* How concerned are you that new offshore drilling will cause environmental problems?

 

                                                                                                               
 

 

 
 

Very Concerned

 
 

Somewhat Concerned

 
 

Not Very Concerned

 
 

Not At All   Concerned

 
 

Not Sure

 
 

Jun   27-28, 2010

 
 

36%

 
 

30%

 
 

24%

 
 

8%

 
 

1%

 
 

Jun   15-16, 2010

 
 

37%

 
 

32%

 
 

23%

 
 

6%

 
 

2%

 
 

Jun   13-14, 2010

 
 

39%

 
 

33%

 
 

23%

 
 

4%

 
 

2%

 
 

May   30-31, 2010

 
 

34%

 
 

30%

 
 

27%

 
 

6%

 
 

2%

 
 

May   16-17, 2010

 
 

33%

 
 

34%

 
 

28%

 
 

6%

 
 

2%

 
 

May   4-5, 2010

 
 

34%

 
 

35%

 
 

23%

 
 

6%

 
 

2%

 

 

4* How do you rate President Obama’s response to the major oil leak off Lousiana’s coast – excellent, good, fair or poor?

 

                                                                                                               
 

 

 
 

Excellent

 
 

Good

 
 

Fair

 
 

Poor

 
 

Not Sure

 
 

Jun   27-28, 2010

 
 

15%

 
 

21%

 
 

17%

 
 

47%

 
 

1%

 
 

Jun   15-16, 2010

 
 

13%

 
 

20%

 
 

20%

 
 

46%

 
 

1%

 
 

Jun   13-14, 2010

 
 

12%

 
 

18%

 
 

24%

 
 

45%

 
 

1%

 
 

May   30-31, 2010

 
 

14%

 
 

24%

 
 

25%

 
 

34%

 
 

3%

 
 

May   16-17, 2010

 
 

14%

 
 

20%

 
 

30%

 
 

33%

 
 

3%

 
 

May   4-5, 2010

 
 

20%

 
 

23%

 
 

28%

 
 

26%

 
 

3%

 

 

 

5* How do you rate the response of the companies associated with the oil rig accident to the major oil leak off Louisiana’s coast – excellent, good, fair or poor?

 

 

                                                                                                               
 

 

 
 

Excellent

 
 

Good

 
 

Fair

 
 

Poor

 
 

Not Sure

 
 

Jun   27-28, 2010

 
 

2%

 
 

7%

 
 

30%

 
 

59%

 
 

1%

 
 

Jun   15-16, 2010

 
 

6%

 
 

11%

 
 

33%

 
 

49%

 
 

2%

 
 

Jun   13-14, 2010

 
 

3%

 
 

8%

 
 

27%

 
 

61%

 
 

2%

 
 

May   30-31, 2010

 
 

4%

 
 

19%

 
 

32%

 
 

41%

 
 

4%

 
 

May   16-17, 2010

 
 

4%

 
 

16%

 
 

33%

 
 

42%

 
 

6%

 
 

May   4-5, 2010

 
 

6%

 
 

23%

 
 

40%

 
 

28%

 
 

3%

 

 

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