Toplines - Oil Drilling- March 31-April 1, 2010

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted March 31 - April 1, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?

72% Yes
12% No
16% Not sure

2* President Obama has proposed allowing more offshore drilling in some areas. However, drilling will not be permitted off the coasts of California and the New England states. Should offshore oil drilling be permitted off the coasts of California and the New England states?

59% Yes
24% No
17% Not sure

3* Should individual states have the right to ban drilling off their own coastlines?

44% Yes
32% No
23% Not sure

4* How likely is it that gas and oil prices will go down if the United States allows offshore oil drilling?

28% Very likely
31% Somewhat likely
25% Not very likely
9% Not at all likely
7% Not sure

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

18% Very concerned
31% Somewhat concerned
38% Not very concerned
11% Not at all concerned

2% Not sure

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