Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18200

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

700 Adults	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Party Affiliation			Ideology			Bin Laden			Region
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.8%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Dead	Alive	Don't Kn	Northeas	Southeas	Western
Approve	42%	42%	42%	42%	36%	48%	44%	39%	47%	41%	62%	44%	**	21%	73%	45%	20%	54%	62%	46%	**	30%	46%	40%	32%
Disapprove	53%	52%	54%	50%	61%	48%	52%	55%	50%	54%	32%	55%	**	75%	25%	47%	76%	42%	32%	50%	**	57%	49%	54%	64%
Not Sure	5%	6%	4%	8%	3%	3%	4%	6%	4%	5%	6%	1%	**	4%	2%	8%	4%	4%	6%	3%	**	13%	5%	5%	5%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Adults	100%	49%	51%	30%	30%	22%	18%	61%	39%	85%	5%	6%	4%	42%	25%	31%	35%	38%	19%	78%	5%	17%	52%	32%	16%

2	President Obama says that no photographs or video of Osama Bin Laden's dead body will be made public. Is this the right decision? The wrong decision? Or, do you not know enough to say?

700 Adults	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Party Affiliation			Ideology			Bin Laden			Region
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.8%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Dead	Alive	Don't Kn	Northeas	Southeas	Western
Right	52%	47%	56%	46%	48%	59%	57%	47%	58%	53%	61%	39%	**	45%	70%	47%	45%	58%	54%	60%	**	27%	56%	49%	41%
Wrong	38%	47%	30%	47%	45%	28%	22%	46%	26%	36%	33%	59%	**	43%	20%	44%	41%	31%	41%	31%	**	53%	33%	41%	47%
Do Not Know	11%	6%	14%	6%	7%	13%	20%	7%	16%	11%	6%	1%	**	12%	9%	9%	14%	12%	5%	9%	**	20%	10%	10%	12%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Adults	100%	49%	51%	30%	30%	22%	18%	61%	39%	85%	5%	6%	4%	42%	25%	31%	35%	38%	19%	78%	5%	17%	52%	32%	16%

3	Do you think someone in the government will eventually leak a photo of bin Laden to the media? Or do you think the pictures will remain hidden from public view?

700 Adults	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Party Affiliation			Ideology			Bin Laden			Region
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.4%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Dead	Alive	Don't Kn	Northeas	Southeas	Western
Photo Will Be Leaked	71%	67%	74%	71%	73%	72%	63%	72%	68%	71%	90%	60%	**	71%	70%	71%	72%	70%	70%	70%	**	72%	69%	71%	76%
Will Remain Hidden	21%	23%	18%	21%	20%	19%	22%	21%	21%	20%	2%	35%	**	24%	21%	18%	21%	23%	18%	22%	**	13%	22%	20%	16%
Not Sure	9%	10%	8%	8%	6%	8%	14%	7%	11%	9%	8%	5%	**	6%	9%	11%	7%	8%	12%	8%	**	15%	9%	9%	8%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Adults	100%	49%	51%	30%	30%	22%	18%	61%	39%	85%	5%	6%	4%	42%	25%	31%	35%	38%	19%	78%	5%	17%	52%	32%	16%

4	When do you think a leaked photograph of Bin Laden's dead body will first appear on the internet? In a day? A week? A month? A year? Or not for many years?

495 Who Think Photo Will Be Leaked	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Party Affiliation			Ideology			Bin Laden			Region
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Dead	Alive	Don't Kn	Northeas	Southeas	Western
Day	4%	4%	5%	4%	5%	4%	4%	4%	4%	4%	17%	**	**	4%	6%	4%	5%	4%	4%	4%	**	4%	6%	2%	3%
Week	34%	37%	30%	31%	34%	37%	33%	33%	35%	33%	45%	**	**	32%	29%	41%	29%	37%	39%	30%	**	42%	27%	37%	47%
Month	40%	41%	40%	43%	46%	32%	35%	45%	33%	41%	19%	**	**	40%	44%	39%	40%	40%	42%	44%	**	35%	43%	39%	36%
Year	14%	11%	17%	13%	11%	20%	15%	12%	18%	15%	15%	**	**	18%	14%	6%	17%	11%	10%	16%	**	6%	15%	15%	10%
Many Years	5%	6%	4%	7%	1%	5%	8%	4%	6%	5%	3%	**	**	3%	4%	8%	3%	6%	4%	5%	**	8%	7%	2%	2%
Not Sure	3%	1%	4%	2%	4%	1%	5%	3%	3%	2%	2%	**	**	3%	3%	2%	6%	1%	1%	2%	**	4%	2%	4%	1%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Who Think Photo Will Be Leaked	100%	46%	54%	31%	31%	22%	16%	62%	38%	85%	7%	5%	3%	42%	25%	31%	35%	38%	19%	78%	5%	18%	51%	32%	17%

5	Once a leaked photograph appears on the internet, should your newspaper print the picture?

495 Who Think Photo Will Be Leaked	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Party Affiliation			Ideology			Bin Laden			Region
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Dead	Alive	Don't Kn	Northeas	Southeas	Western
Yes	37%	43%	33%	40%	41%	29%	38%	40%	33%	33%	45%	**	**	38%	36%	37%	40%	38%	30%	32%	**	47%	35%	39%	43%
No	53%	50%	56%	52%	53%	57%	51%	53%	54%	56%	45%	**	**	54%	55%	50%	53%	51%	56%	60%	**	34%	55%	55%	46%
Not Sure	9%	7%	11%	8%	6%	15%	11%	7%	13%	10%	10%	**	**	8%	9%	13%	7%	11%	14%	7%	**	19%	11%	7%	11%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Who Think Photo Will Be Leaked	100%	46%	54%	31%	31%	22%	16%	62%	38%	85%	7%	5%	3%	42%	25%	31%	35%	38%	19%	78%	5%	18%	51%	32%	17%

6	Once a leaked photograph appears on the internet, should your local TV station show the picture on the TV news?

495 Who Think Photo Will Be Leaked	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Party Affiliation			Ideology			Bin Laden			Region
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Dead	Alive	Don't Kn	Northeas	Southeas	Western
Yes	45%	50%	40%	50%	48%	38%	39%	49%	39%	42%	55%	**	**	45%	47%	43%	51%	39%	43%	41%	**	50%	40%	47%	57%
No	46%	42%	49%	40%	44%	54%	51%	42%	53%	48%	43%	**	**	47%	48%	41%	42%	54%	36%	52%	**	31%	48%	49%	34%
Not Sure	9%	8%	10%	11%	9%	8%	10%	10%	9%	11%	2%	**	**	7%	5%	15%	7%	7%	21%	8%	**	18%	12%	5%	9%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Who Think Photo Will Be Leaked	100%	46%	54%	31%	31%	22%	16%	62%	38%	85%	7%	5%	3%	42%	25%	31%	35%	38%	19%	78%	5%	18%	51%	32%	17%

7	Financially speaking, compared to 5 years ago, are you ... better off? Worse off? Or about the same?

700 Adults	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Party Affiliation			Ideology			Bin Laden			Region
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.8%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Dead	Alive	Don't Kn	Northeas	Southeas	Western
Better Off	26%	29%	25%	35%	35%	17%	9%	35%	13%	23%	41%	42%	**	26%	29%	26%	18%	33%	31%	31%	**	9%	31%	17%	31%
Worse Off	40%	41%	38%	26%	41%	51%	47%	33%	49%	42%	38%	19%	**	45%	31%	41%	51%	31%	33%	34%	**	48%	37%	43%	41%
About The Same	32%	29%	35%	35%	22%	32%	44%	29%	37%	33%	21%	39%	**	27%	36%	33%	29%	36%	33%	34%	**	35%	29%	39%	28%
Not Sure	2%	2%	2%	4%	2%	1%	0%	3%	0%	2%	0%	0%	**	2%	3%	0%	2%	0%	3%	0%	**	9%	3%	1%	1%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Adults	100%	49%	51%	30%	30%	22%	18%	61%	39%	85%	5%	6%	4%	42%	25%	31%	35%	38%	19%	78%	5%	17%	52%	32%	16%

8	Do you have a budget?

700 Adults	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Party Affiliation			Ideology			Bin Laden			Region
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.2%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Dead	Alive	Don't Kn	Northeas	Southeas	Western
Yes	77%	75%	78%	75%	79%	77%	74%	77%	76%	78%	81%	55%	**	77%	76%	76%	80%	77%	67%	75%	**	84%	76%	79%	75%
No	20%	20%	19%	17%	20%	21%	21%	18%	21%	17%	16%	45%	**	20%	20%	18%	19%	21%	20%	21%	**	10%	20%	18%	23%
Not Sure	4%	5%	3%	8%	1%	1%	5%	4%	3%	4%	3%	0%	**	2%	3%	7%	1%	2%	13%	3%	**	6%	5%	4%	1%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Adults	100%	49%	51%	30%	30%	22%	18%	61%	39%	85%	5%	6%	4%	42%	25%	31%	35%	38%	19%	78%	5%	17%	52%	32%	16%

9	How often do you follow your budget? Almost all the time? Some of the time? Or hardly ever?

536 Who Have Budget	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Party Affiliation			Ideology			Bin Laden			Region
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Dead	Alive	Don't Kn	Northeas	Southeas	Western
Almost All The Time	65%	67%	63%	59%	61%	69%	76%	60%	72%	63%	78%	**	**	65%	67%	64%	67%	64%	68%	62%	**	70%	63%	65%	70%
Some Of The Time	33%	31%	36%	39%	36%	30%	22%	38%	27%	34%	20%	**	**	32%	32%	35%	31%	35%	31%	36%	**	27%	35%	34%	26%
Hardly Ever	2%	3%	1%	2%	3%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	0%	**	**	4%	1%	1%	2%	0%	1%	2%	**	3%	2%	1%	4%
Not Sure	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	**	**	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	**	0%	0%	0%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Who Have Budget	100%	48%	52%	30%	31%	22%	17%	61%	39%	87%	5%	4%	3%	42%	25%	31%	36%	38%	17%	76%	5%	19%	52%	33%	16%

10	Do you keep records of how you spend your money?

700 Adults	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Party Affiliation			Ideology			Bin Laden			Region
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.3%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Dead	Alive	Don't Kn	Northeas	Southeas	Western
Yes	73%	72%	74%	71%	70%	75%	81%	71%	78%	73%	79%	81%	**	77%	75%	67%	79%	73%	68%	73%	**	72%	73%	72%	76%
No	24%	25%	23%	26%	29%	22%	14%	28%	19%	24%	17%	19%	**	21%	23%	28%	19%	23%	31%	25%	**	22%	25%	24%	21%
Not Sure	3%	2%	3%	2%	1%	3%	5%	2%	4%	3%	3%	0%	**	2%	1%	4%	2%	4%	1%	2%	**	5%	2%	4%	3%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Adults	100%	49%	51%	30%	30%	22%	18%	61%	39%	85%	5%	6%	4%	42%	25%	31%	35%	38%	19%	78%	5%	17%	52%	32%	16%

11	Do you feel you have enough money saved in the event of emergencies?

700 Adults	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Party Affiliation			Ideology			Bin Laden			Region
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.7%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Dead	Alive	Don't Kn	Northeas	Southeas	Western
Yes	34%	33%	36%	34%	31%	32%	43%	33%	36%	32%	51%	47%	**	37%	39%	27%	35%	42%	25%	40%	**	13%	42%	23%	32%
No	59%	61%	56%	64%	62%	63%	39%	63%	53%	61%	45%	53%	**	55%	52%	68%	58%	51%	69%	53%	**	77%	53%	70%	57%
Not Sure	7%	6%	8%	2%	7%	5%	18%	4%	11%	8%	3%	1%	**	7%	9%	5%	8%	7%	7%	7%	**	10%	6%	7%	11%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Adults	100%	49%	51%	30%	30%	22%	18%	61%	39%	85%	5%	6%	4%	42%	25%	31%	35%	38%	19%	78%	5%	17%	52%	32%	16%

12	In the last 5 years have you received any raises?

388 Who Work Full-Time	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Party Affiliation			Ideology			Bin Laden			Region
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.9%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Dead	Alive	Don't Kn	Northeas	Southeas	Western
Yes	63%	62%	64%	60%	67%	65%	**	63%	62%	65%	37%	**	**	61%	68%	65%	58%	74%	56%	70%	42%	33%	61%	66%	65%
No	35%	36%	33%	38%	30%	34%	**	34%	36%	33%	63%	**	**	35%	31%	35%	41%	25%	42%	28%	58%	60%	37%	33%	31%
Not Sure	2%	2%	2%	3%	3%	1%	**	3%	1%	3%	0%	**	**	4%	2%	0%	2%	2%	2%	2%	0%	7%	3%	1%	3%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Who Work Full-Time	100%	52%	48%	35%	37%	26%	2%	72%	28%	85%	6%	5%	5%	45%	23%	31%	35%	40%	18%	80%	6%	13%	52%	29%	19%

13	Have your raises been enough to keep up with rising prices?

245 Who Have Received Raises	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Party Affiliation			Ideology			Bin Laden			Region
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 6.2%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Dead	Alive	Don't Kn	Northeas	Southeas	Western
Yes	34%	38%	29%	30%	42%	26%	**	36%	26%	27%	**	78%	**	41%	33%	25%	23%	41%	39%	35%	**	12%	50%	10%	29%
No	61%	59%	63%	70%	46%	72%	**	57%	71%	66%	**	22%	**	51%	66%	70%	71%	54%	55%	59%	**	88%	44%	83%	71%
Not Sure	5%	3%	8%	0%	12%	2%	**	7%	2%	6%	**	0%	**	8%	1%	5%	7%	4%	6%	6%	**	0%	6%	7%	1%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Who Have Received Raises	100%	51%	49%	34%	39%	26%	1%	72%	28%	87%	4%	5%	5%	42%	24%	32%	32%	47%	16%	89%	4%	7%	50%	31%	19%

** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.