Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #6767
Geography Surveyed: Continental United States
Data Collected: 08/31/2005
Release Date: 08/31/2005 2:00 PM ET
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Analysis: 1 in 4 USA adults say the city of New Orleans should not be rebuilt, according to an exclusive SurveyUSA nationwide poll of 1,200 adults conducted 8/31, as the magnitude of the Gulf Coast destruction became known, and as the private and public response to Hurricane Katrina came into focus. 6 of 10 of USA adults say local officials are unprepared to respond to the challenge that is before them. Half say the Federal Government is not doing enough to help survivors. 1 in 3 Americans say they know someone who has been directly affected by the hurricane.
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Pollster Caveat: Like the situation on the ground, which is volatile, public opinion is fluid, consensus just beginning to form. SurveyUSA attempts here to capture a moment-in-time with this survey, conducted Wednesday 8/31, before President Bush addressed the nation, while the Superdome was being evacuated, while flood waters in New Orleans were still rising, and before the number of dead was known. Public opinion can and should be expected to change over the coming hours, days and weeks, as new information, both good and bad, becomes available. Some portions of the Southeast were without electricity and telephone service during the field period for this survey; areas without phone service would be under-represented in this telephone survey.
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Asked of 1200 Adults |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.9 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 |
| 50% | Not Enough |
| 40% | Right Amount |
| 6% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 1200 Adults |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.8 percentage points. |
| At this hour, are local officials on the Gulf Coast prepared? ... Or unprepared to respond to the challenge that is before them? |
| 25% | Prepared |
| 61% | Unprepared |
| 13% | Not Sure |
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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? |
| 22% | Surprisingly Organized |
| 55% | About What You Would Expect |
| 20% | Surprisingly Disorganized |
| 3% | Not Sure |
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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? |
| 48% | Approve |
| 39% | Disapprove |
| 13% | Not Sure |
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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 |
| 40% | Rebuilt With Private Money |
| 18% | Not Rebuilt |
| 6% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 1200 Adults |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.9 percentage points. |
| 33% | Rebuilt With Public Money |
| 38% | Rebuilt With Private Money |
| 24% | Not Rebuilt |
| 5% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 1200 Adults |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.8 percentage points. |
| Do you personally know someone who has been directly affected by the hurricane? |
| 34% | Yes |
| 63% | No |
| 3% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 1200 Adults |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.7 percentage points. |
| Have you personally made a donation to help those affected by the hurricane? |
| 31% | Yes |
| 67% | No |
| 2% | Not Sure |
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