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Toplines - Global Economy - July 7-8, 2009

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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted July 7-8, 2009 By Rasmussen Reports
Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Income Investor Employment
Adults Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Married Non Married Yes No Under $20K $20K-$40K $40K-$60K $60K-$75K $75K-$100K $100K+ Yes No Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other
Possible To Regulate Economy in Direction of Morality? Yes 25% 26% 25% 33% 23% 22% 26% 20% 36% 23% 31% 23% 24% 30% 27% 29% 27% 19% 26% 23% 31% 21% 24% 23% 21% 33% 32% 31% 29% 21% 31% 31% 23% 19% 27%
No 47% 52% 42% 39% 54% 50% 48% 42% 47% 53% 32% 45% 49% 44% 37% 45% 37% 62% 48% 44% 50% 45% 43% 46% 44% 49% 52% 49% 51% 43% 41% 49% 57% 43% 35%
Not sure 28% 22% 33% 28% 23% 28% 26% 38% 17% 24% 37% 32% 27% 27% 36% 26% 36% 19% 25% 33% 19% 35% 33% 31% 35% 19% 16% 20% 20% 36% 28% 20% 20% 38% 38%
Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Income Investor Employment
Adults Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Married Non Married Yes No Under $20K $20K-$40K $40K-$60K $60K-$75K $75K-$100K $100K+ Yes No Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other
Which Will Do More to Help US Economy? Decisions made by world leaders to help the global economy grow 34% 30% 37% 46% 32% 25% 30% 34% 37% 28% 54% 32% 30% 54% 41% 20% 54% 21% 28% 44% 38% 31% 42% 41% 28% 24% 34% 32% 28% 40% 42% 21% 32% 28% 48%
Decisions made by U.S. business leaders to help their own businesses grow 51% 58% 45% 41% 53% 61% 58% 43% 43% 62% 39% 46% 56% 29% 42% 67% 34% 57% 60% 36% 53% 49% 40% 45% 60% 67% 59% 48% 59% 43% 42% 76% 55% 50% 31%
Not sure 15% 12% 18% 13% 15% 15% 12% 23% 20% 10% 7% 21% 14% 17% 18% 13% 12% 22% 12% 20% 9% 20% 18% 14% 12% 9% 7% 20% 13% 17% 16% 3% 13% 21% 21%
Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Income Investor Employment
Adults Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Married Non Married Yes No Under $20K $20K-$40K $40K-$60K $60K-$75K $75K-$100K $100K+ Yes No Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other
Likely G-8 Will Agree on Plan to Help World Economy? Very likely 8% 12% 4% 8% 7% 7% 8% 12% 17% 11% 0% 6% 5% 20% 16% 4% 12% 8% 9% 7% 9% 8% 21% 6% 4% 2% 1% 9% 5% 11% 9% 8% 7% 7% 10%
Somewhat likely 31% 29% 32% 35% 26% 35% 30% 29% 28% 29% 41% 30% 33% 35% 11% 26% 43% 19% 30% 32% 32% 30% 24% 29% 44% 31% 39% 21% 32% 29% 49% 33% 32% 29% 20%
Not very likely 44% 44% 45% 33% 51% 41% 51% 46% 40% 45% 27% 50% 47% 37% 34% 54% 31% 53% 46% 41% 43% 45% 37% 43% 46% 54% 45% 46% 47% 42% 37% 42% 44% 51% 44%
Not at all likely 10% 13% 7% 13% 10% 13% 7% 6% 15% 12% 12% 6% 11% 8% 8% 12% 4% 17% 11% 8% 12% 9% 10% 10% 4% 7% 8% 22% 13% 7% 4% 13% 15% 6% 6%
Not sure 7% 2% 11% 11% 6% 5% 5% 7% 0% 3% 20% 8% 4% 1% 32% 5% 11% 4% 4% 11% 4% 9% 8% 12% 2% 6% 6% 2% 3% 10% 1% 4% 2% 7% 20%
Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Income Investor Employment
Adults Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Married Non Married Yes No Under $20K $20K-$40K $40K-$60K $60K-$75K $75K-$100K $100K+ Yes No Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other
Should Int'l Orgs Like UN Have More/Less Influence on US Economic Policy? More 17% 18% 16% 28% 16% 14% 13% 12% 29% 15% 26% 13% 14% 26% 27% 8% 23% 19% 14% 21% 21% 14% 24% 16% 15% 13% 15% 19% 17% 17% 30% 11% 15% 11% 25%
Less 59% 66% 52% 42% 56% 66% 73% 58% 51% 70% 34% 57% 61% 55% 48% 73% 44% 63% 67% 45% 59% 58% 34% 59% 65% 67% 73% 63% 67% 50% 59% 68% 62% 63% 43%
Not sure 24% 16% 32% 30% 28% 20% 14% 30% 19% 15% 39% 30% 25% 20% 26% 19% 33% 18% 19% 34% 20% 28% 42% 25% 20% 21% 13% 17% 16% 33% 10% 21% 23% 27% 33%