Toplines - Rate Congress - September 22-23, 2009
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Prior Survey
By the Numbers
Daily Snapshot
National Survey of 1,000 Likely
Voters
Conducted September 22-23, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports
1*
Generally speaking how do you rate the way that Congress is doing its
job….excellent good fair or poor?
4% Excellent
12% Good
30% Fair
53% Poor
1% Not sure
2* Over
the past year, has Congress passed any legislation that will significantly
improve life in America?
19% Yes
59% No
22% Not
sure
3* Over
the next year, how likely is it that Congress will seriously address the most
important problems facing our nation?
18% Very
likely
31% Somewhat likely
34% Not
very likely
13% Not likely at all
4% Not sure
4* Are
most members of Congress sincerely interested in helping people or are they
just interested in their own careers?
15% Helping people
74% Their own careers
11% Not
sure
5* Are most members of Congress corrupt?
35% Yes
40% No
25% Not
sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence