Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #6793

Geography Surveyed: Continental United States
Data Collected: 09/05/2005
Release Date: 09/06/2005 8:34 AM ET
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American Reaction to Katrina as of 9/6/05: 38% of Americans today approve of President Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina, down from 48% on 8/31, when SurveyUSA began conducting daily tracking polls. 54% of Americans disapprove of the President's response. 60% of Americans today say the federal government is not doing enough to help the victims, down from a peak of 68% in interviews conducted on Friday 9/2, before the President's first visit to the region. 34% today say the government is doing the right amount to help victims, up from a low of 26% on 9/2. Americans do not agree on what should happen to the city of New Orleans: 31% today say the city should be rebuilt with public money. 31% today say the city should be rebuilt with private money. 33% today say the city should not be rebuilt.

Context: SurveyUSA, on behalf of its media clients, has interviewed 1,200 adults nationwide every day since 8/31/05, asking the identical questions. Results are tracked. SurveyUSA seeks to capture and preserve, in day-by-day snapshots, unique and extraordinary moments in American history. Many residents of the Gulf Coast are displaced; others have no phone service.

1
   Asked of 1200 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.8 percentage points.

Is the federal government doing too much? Not enough? Or just the right amount to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina?

5% Too Much
60% Not Enough
34% Right Amount
2% Not Sure

2
   Asked of 1200 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.4 percentage points.

At this hour, are local officials on the Gulf Coast prepared? ... Or unprepared to respond to the challenge that is before them?

14% Prepared
78% Unprepared
8% Not Sure

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

Has the government's response to the hurricane been ... surprisingly organized? About what you would expect given the size of the damage? Or, surprisingly disorganized?

9% Surprisingly Organized
40% About What You Would Expect
49% Surprisingly Disorganized
2% Not Sure

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

Thinking just about the President of the United States ... Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina?

38% Approve
54% Disapprove
7% Not Sure

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

In general, when coastal areas are damaged by hurricanes, should those areas be rebuilt with public money? Rebuilt with private money? Or should they not be rebuilt?

36% Rebuilt With Public Money
37% Rebuilt With Private Money
19% Not Rebuilt
8% Not Sure

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

Now focusing specifically on the City of New Orleans, which is below sea level: should the city of New Orleans be rebuilt with public money? Rebuilt with private money? Or should the city not be rebuilt?

31% Rebuilt With Public Money
31% Rebuilt With Private Money
33% Not Rebuilt
5% Not Sure

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