Toplines - Oil Drilling - September 11, 2008

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Toplines - Oil Drilling - September 11, 2008

National Telephone Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
By Rasmussen Reports
September 11, 2008

1* Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?

69% Yes
19% No
12% Not sure

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

44% Yes
39% No
16% Not sure

3* How close to the coastline do you think drilling should be allowed –12 miles? 50 miles? 100 miles? Or more than 100 miles?

26% Twelve miles
31% 50 miles
15% 100 miles
13% More than 100 miles
15% Not sure

4* Do you favor or oppose tax incentives to help develop solar power, wind power, and new conservation programs?

77% Favor
12% Oppose
11% Not sure

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

34% Very likely
31% Somewhat likely
19% Not very likely
10% Not at all likely
6% Not sure

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