Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #6993

Geography Surveyed: Continental United States
Data Collected: 09/20/2005
Release Date: 09/21/2005 8:50 AM ET
Sponsors: KABC-TV Los Angeles, KATU-TV Portland, KEYE-TV Austin, KFOR-TV Oklahoma City, KGTV-TV San Diego, KING-TV Seattle, KJRH-TV Tulsa, KPIX-TV San Francisco, KPNX-TV Phoenix, KPRC-TV Houston, KSDK-TV St. Louis, KSL-TV Salt Lake City, KTHV-TV Little Rock, KUSA-TV Denver, KVBC-TV Las Vegas, KWCH-TV Wichita, KXAS-TV Dallas, KXTV-TV Sacramento, WABC-TV New York, WBIR-TV Knoxville, WBTV-TV Charlotte, WBZ-TV Boston, WCAU-TV Philadelphia, WCPO-TV Cincinnati, WCSC-TV Charleston, WCSH-TV Portland, WDIV-TV Detroit, WFLA-TV Tampa, WFMY-TV Greensboro, NC, WFOR-TV Miami, WGRZ-TV Buffalo, WHAS-TV Louisville, WHO-TV Des Moines, WKMG-TV Orlando, WKRG-TV Mobile-Pensacola, WKYC-TV Cleveland, WLNE-TV Providence, WLTX-TV Columbia, SC, WMAR-TV Baltimore, WNEP-TV Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, WOAI-TV San Antonio, WPTV-TV West Palm Beach, WRGB-TV Albany, WSLS-TV Roanoke, WTLV-TV Jacksonville, WTVD-TV Raleigh, WUSA-TV Washington, DC, WXIA-TV Atlanta, WXIN-TV Indianapolis, WYTV-TV Youngstown, WZZM-TV Grand Rapids

1
   Asked of 600 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.1 percentage points.

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

13% Too Much
43% Not Enough
41% Right Amount
3% Not Sure

2
   Asked of 600 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.7 percentage points.

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

17% Prepared
71% Unprepared
12% Not Sure

3
   Asked of 600 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.1 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?

10% Surprisingly Organized
42% About What You Would Expect
47% Surprisingly Disorganized
2% Not Sure

4
   Asked of 600 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.1 percentage points.

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

47% Approve
48% Disapprove
4% Not Sure

5
   Asked of 600 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.1 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?

30% Rebuilt With Public Money
48% Rebuilt With Private Money
15% Not Rebuilt
6% Not Sure

6
   Asked of 600 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.1 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?

27% Rebuilt With Public Money
38% Rebuilt With Private Money
31% Not Rebuilt
3% Not Sure

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