| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #15210 |
| 1 | AIG, the American International Group insurance company, recently paid out over $165 million in employee bonuses after receiving government funding through the TARP program. AIG says it has a contractual obligation to pay the bonuses. Do you think AIG should have paid the bonuses? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Yes | 15% | 22% | 8% | 19% | 17% | 10% | 13% | 9% | 25% | ** | 13% | 8% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 28% |
| No | 83% | 76% | 89% | 81% | 81% | 86% | 85% | 86% | 72% | ** | 84% | 89% | 79% | 88% | 87% | 71% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 4% | ** | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 34% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 32% | 39% | 26% | 27% | 46% | 20% |
| 2 | Do you think the federal government should have an active voice in how AIG runs its business? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Yes | 72% | 72% | 73% | 58% | 81% | 73% | 70% | 83% | 88% | ** | 51% | 81% | 85% | 59% | 73% | 82% |
| No | 25% | 27% | 23% | 39% | 14% | 25% | 27% | 13% | 12% | ** | 46% | 16% | 14% | 38% | 26% | 12% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 0% | ** | 3% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 7% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 34% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 32% | 39% | 26% | 27% | 46% | 20% |
| 3 | Do you think the federal government should allow the bonuses to stand? Or should the government try to get some of the bonus money back? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.8% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Allow Bonuses To Stand | 21% | 26% | 15% | 45% | 19% | 8% | 19% | 24% | 25% | ** | 25% | 11% | 25% | 26% | 14% | 31% |
| Get Some Bonus Money Back | 76% | 72% | 79% | 55% | 78% | 85% | 78% | 73% | 64% | ** | 73% | 84% | 72% | 71% | 82% | 66% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 1% | 6% | 0% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 11% | ** | 2% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 34% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 32% | 39% | 26% | 27% | 46% | 20% |
| 4 | Should the AIG employees who received bonuses keep them? Or return them? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Keep Them | 20% | 24% | 17% | 42% | 18% | 10% | 19% | 16% | 28% | ** | 22% | 14% | 20% | 18% | 17% | 29% |
| Return Them | 73% | 71% | 74% | 45% | 79% | 84% | 75% | 68% | 58% | ** | 75% | 76% | 70% | 73% | 78% | 58% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 3% | 7% | 6% | 16% | 14% | ** | 3% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 13% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 34% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 32% | 39% | 26% | 27% | 46% | 20% |
| 5 | If YOU were an AIG employee who received a bonus, would you keep it? Or return it? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Keep It | 31% | 37% | 25% | 56% | 25% | 21% | 31% | 15% | 32% | ** | 29% | 22% | 40% | 28% | 26% | 38% |
| Return It | 60% | 56% | 64% | 44% | 61% | 69% | 61% | 69% | 53% | ** | 63% | 66% | 52% | 65% | 65% | 53% |
| Not Sure | 9% | 7% | 11% | 0% | 15% | 10% | 8% | 16% | 15% | ** | 8% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 34% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 32% | 39% | 26% | 27% | 46% | 20% |