Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #6799

Geography Surveyed: Continental United States
Data Collected: 09/06/2005
Release Date: 09/06/2005 8:56 PM ET
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"John Wayne Dude" Gets Highest Marks, FEMA Boss Lowest: SurveyUSA asked 1,200 Americans nationwide on behalf of its media clients to rate on a 1-to-10 scale the job done by all of the key players in the Hurricane Katrina story. Here are the rankings from highest to lowest. U.S. Army General Russell Honore = 6.8. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour = 6.4. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin = 5.7. Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco 5.2. President George W. Bush 4.7. Director of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff 4.4. FEMA Director Michael Brown = 4.3.

Pollster Caveat: Interviews for this poll were conducted on 9/6/05, in the middle of volatile and rapidly changing events. One levee was plugged and water began flowing out of New Orleans but before the death count is known. Opinion can and should be expected to change as events unfold. When U.S. Army Lt. General Russell Honore first landed in New Orleans on 9/1, Mayor Ray Nagin called him a "John Wayne Dude..." The term John Wayne Dude was not used in the questionnaire.

1
   Asked of 1200 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.9 percentage points.

I want you to rate, on a scale of 1 to 10, the job done by people involved in the Hurricane Katrina story. For each person I name, please rate them from 1 to 10, where 10 means this person has done the best possible job any human in this position could have done, and 1 means this person has done the worst possible job that any human in this position could have done. OK? If you have not heard of a particular person, or have no opinion, press zero. First ... The mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin... Please rate this person on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means this person has done the best possible job any human in this position could have done, and 1 means this person has done the worst possible job that any human in this position could have done.

5.7
Average
 
12% 1
6% 2
8% 3
5% 4
16% 5
6% 6
8% 7
13% 8
9% 9
13% 10
4% 0

2
   Asked of 1200 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.9 percentage points.

Next ... The governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Blanco... Please rate this person on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means this person has done the best possible job any human in this position could have done, and 1 means this person has done the worst possible job that any human in this position could have done.

5.2
Average
 
13% 1
7% 2
8% 3
8% 4
17% 5
7% 6
9% 7
11% 8
6% 9
7% 10
7% 0

3
   Asked of 1200 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.9 percentage points.

Next... The Governor of Mississippi, Haley Barbour. Please rate this person on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means this person has done the best possible job any human in this position could have done, and 1 means this person has done the worst possible job that any human in this position could have done.

6.4
Average
 
5% 1
2% 2
4% 3
5% 4
15% 5
10% 6
12% 7
15% 8
10% 9
8% 10
15% 0

4
   Asked of 1200 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.9 percentage points.

Next ... The director of homeland security, Michael Chertoff... Please rate this person on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means this person has done the best possible job any human in this position could have done, and 1 means this person has done the worst possible job that any human in this position could have done.

4.4
Average
 
23% 1
10% 2
9% 3
6% 4
15% 5
5% 6
7% 7
7% 8
6% 9
5% 10
8% 0

5
   Asked of 1200 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.9 percentage points.

Next ... The director of FEMA, Michael Brown... Please rate this person on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means this person has done the best possible job any human in this position could have done, and 1 means this person has done the worst possible job that any human in this position could have done.

4.3
Average
 
25% 1
11% 2
8% 3
7% 4
10% 5
6% 6
6% 7
8% 8
7% 9
5% 10
8% 0

6
   Asked of 1200 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.9 percentage points.

Next ... U.S. Army General Russell Honore ... Please rate this person on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means this person has done the best possible job any human in this position could have done, and 1 means this person has done the worst possible job that any human in this position could have done.

6.8
Average
 
6% 1
4% 2
3% 3
4% 4
10% 5
5% 6
9% 7
13% 8
15% 9
14% 10
17% 0

7
   Asked of 1200 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.9 percentage points.

Next ... The President of the United States, George W. Bush... Please rate this person on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means this person has done the best possible job any human in this position could have done, and 1 means this person has done the worst possible job that any human in this position could have done.

4.7
Average
 
35% 1
7% 2
5% 3
4% 4
7% 5
4% 6
5% 7
8% 8
11% 9
13% 10
2% 0

8
   Asked of 1200 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.9 percentage points.

Should Michael Chertoff be replaced as the director of Homeland Security?

48% Yes
42% No
10% Not Sure

9
   Asked of 1200 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.9 percentage points.

Should Michael Brown be replaced as the director of FEMA?

53% Yes
40% No
7% Not Sure

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