Questions - Insurance and Disaster Relief - January 18-19, 2013

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted January 18-19, 2013
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Generally speaking, do most state and local governments buy property insurance to financially protect their buildings, parks, and other assets?

2* Regardless of current policy, should state and local governments buy property insurance to financially protect their buildings, parks, and other assets?

3* The federal government has just provided $60 billion in aid for communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. Would disaster relief costs be lower if state and local government had bought property insurance?

4* Suppose a state or local government refuses to buy property insurance and a major storm hits. Should the federal government provide aid to help rebuild its buildings, parks, and other assets?

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