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Questions - Oil Drilling - April 17-18, 2011

54% Say Cleanup From Gulf Oil Spill At Least Somewhat Successful
Support for Deepwater Drilling Up to 59%
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted April 17-18, 2011

By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* This month marks the one year anniversary of the Gulf Oil spill. How successful was the clean up of last year’s Gulf Oil Spill?

 

2* In the long-term, will last year’s Gulf oil spill have a devastating impact on the environment, a major impact, a modest impact, a minor impact, or will it have little lasting impact on the environment?

 

 

3* How do you rate the response of the companies associated with the oil rig accident to the major oil leak off Louisiana’s coast – excellent, good, fair or poor?

 

 

4* How do you rate the response of the federal government to last year’s Gulf oil spill– excellent, good, fair or poor?

 

   

5* Should deepwater oil drilling be allowed?

 

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