Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #14128
 
1Do you worry a lot? A little? Or not at all? ... that there may be a run on the banks in the United States?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal
A Lot26%22%30%35%31%18%26%26%21%**21%32%25%19%23%43%
A Little45%45%44%41%39%51%45%45%44%**45%46%42%44%47%34%
Not At All28%32%24%24%28%30%27%27%35%**33%21%32%37%29%22%
Not Sure1%0%2%0%2%2%1%2%0%**2%1%0%1%1%2%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%47%53%24%33%43%80%8%9%2%35%40%20%25%44%13%
 
 
2Should the Federal Government use tax dollars to help make the mortgage payments of those who have fallen behind? Or should the Government stay out of it?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal
Use Tax Dollars To Help29%30%29%44%28%21%26%41%42%**23%38%20%21%27%32%
Stay Out Of It58%58%58%42%61%64%61%35%52%**66%50%66%66%61%56%
Not Sure13%12%14%14%11%14%12%25%7%**11%12%14%13%11%11%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%47%53%24%33%43%80%8%9%2%35%40%20%25%44%13%
 
 
3Does the Federal Government have a responsibility to help rescue banks who made bad loans? Or should the government stay out of it?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal
Responsibility To Help24%25%22%23%27%21%22%31%27%**14%32%18%17%24%23%
Stay Out Of It64%64%64%62%64%66%66%56%63%**73%57%71%73%65%62%
Not Sure12%10%13%14%9%13%12%14%10%**13%11%11%10%11%15%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%47%53%24%33%43%80%8%9%2%35%40%20%25%44%13%
 
 
4How familiar are you with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC? Very familiar? Somewhat familiar? Not very familiar? Or not at all familiar?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal
Very21%24%19%14%22%24%23%11%16%**21%22%26%22%25%26%
Somewhat39%38%40%24%38%48%39%40%40%**43%35%36%48%41%32%
Not Very26%23%29%28%29%23%26%27%28%**27%27%28%23%27%32%
Not At All13%14%11%32%11%4%12%19%16%**8%15%10%6%6%10%
Not Sure1%0%1%2%0%1%1%3%0%**0%2%0%1%1%0%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%47%53%24%33%43%80%8%9%2%35%40%20%25%44%13%
 
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.