Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #6820

Geography Surveyed: Continental United States
Data Collected: 09/07/2005
Release Date: 09/08/2005 9:37 AM ET
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Katrina Responders Rated as of 9/8/05: 56% of Americans today say FEMA Director Michael Brown should be replaced, up from 53% yesterday, according to a SurveyUSA nationwide tracking poll of 1,200 adults conducted 9/7/05. Asked to rate each of 7 key Katrina newsmakers on a 1-to-10 scale, Americans give highest marks to U.S. Army General Russell Honore, who gets a 6.8 score (unchanged from yesterday), and give lowest marks to FEMA's Brown, who gets a 4.1 score today, down from 4.3 yesterday. Americans today give President Bush a 4.7 score, unchanged from yesterday.

Context: Through news events are unfolding rapidly, there is remarkable stability day-to-day in how Americans grade the central figures in the Hurricane story. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's rating did not budge overnight; he's at 5.7. Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco's numbers dropped 1 tenth of a point from 5.2 yesterday to 5.1 today. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's numbers dropped 1 tenth of a point, from 6.4 yesterday to 6.3 today. Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff dropped 1 tenth of a point, from 4.4 yesterday to 4.3 today. 48% yesterday said Chertoff should be replaced, 49% today. Areas along the Gulf Coast without telephone service are under-represented in this survey.

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
 
11% 1
7% 2
8% 3
6% 4
15% 5
5% 6
9% 7
11% 8
9% 9
13% 10
5% No Opinion

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.

5.1
Average
 
13% 1
8% 2
9% 3
8% 4
17% 5
6% 6
10% 7
8% 8
6% 9
8% 10
7% No Opinion

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.

6.3
Average
 
4% 1
3% 2
5% 3
4% 4
16% 5
9% 6
11% 7
14% 8
8% 9
9% 10
16% No Opinion

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.

4.3
Average
 
23% 1
10% 2
8% 3
9% 4
13% 5
7% 6
6% 7
7% 8
4% 9
5% 10
9% No Opinion

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.

4.1
Average
 
29% 1
10% 2
7% 3
7% 4
9% 5
6% 6
7% 7
7% 8
5% 9
5% 10
8% No Opinion

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
 
7% 1
3% 2
4% 3
4% 4
8% 5
6% 6
10% 7
13% 8
15% 9
15% 10
16% No Opinion

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
 
34% 1
7% 2
5% 3
4% 4
6% 5
3% 6
6% 7
8% 8
11% 9
13% 10
3% No Opinion

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?

49% Yes
40% No
11% 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?

56% Yes
36% No
8% Not Sure

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