| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #15043 |
| 1 | What will be Barack Obama's biggest challenge as President? The Economy? Education? Crime Prevention? Health Care? The war in Iraq & Afghanistan? Mideast Peace? Reducing the dependency on foreign oil? Or something else? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Economy | 71% | 69% | 73% | 60% | 77% | 74% | 76% | 58% | 65% | 76% | 68% | 72% | 70% | 66% | 73% | 76% |
| Education | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Crime Prevention | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 2% |
| Health Care | 3% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 6% | 3% |
| Iraq & Afghanistan | 12% | 11% | 12% | 17% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 16% | 20% | 9% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 21% | 7% | 4% |
| Mideast Peace | 4% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 4% |
| Dependency On Foreign Oil | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Other | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 5% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 41% | 31% | 56% | 18% | 17% | 8% | 19% | 58% | 21% | 24% | 41% | 27% |
| 2 | Are you mostly optimistic? Or mostly pessimistic that Barack Obama can solve the economic crisis? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Mostly Optimistic | 65% | 63% | 67% | 60% | 68% | 66% | 64% | 67% | 68% | 63% | 42% | 74% | 59% | 48% | 68% | 78% |
| Mostly Pessimistic | 26% | 28% | 25% | 30% | 25% | 26% | 28% | 21% | 25% | 29% | 53% | 16% | 33% | 49% | 22% | 15% |
| Not Sure | 8% | 9% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 3% | 11% | 7% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 41% | 31% | 56% | 18% | 17% | 8% | 19% | 58% | 21% | 24% | 41% | 27% |
| 3 | How long do you think it will take for the economy to recover? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| <3 Months | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| 3-6 Months | 7% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 8% | 7% |
| 6-12 Months | 26% | 30% | 23% | 25% | 21% | 33% | 28% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 27% | 26% | 26% | 21% | 24% | 36% |
| 1-2 Years | 39% | 41% | 38% | 31% | 46% | 37% | 42% | 38% | 32% | 38% | 41% | 38% | 39% | 48% | 36% | 37% |
| 2-3 Years | 11% | 7% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 7% | 13% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 16% | 12% | 6% |
| More | 15% | 14% | 16% | 19% | 16% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 18% | 19% | 15% | 15% | 17% | 11% | 17% | 12% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 41% | 31% | 56% | 18% | 17% | 8% | 19% | 58% | 21% | 24% | 41% | 27% |
| 4 | Do you plan to go to Washington for the inauguration? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.7% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Yes | 9% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 5% | 4% | 23% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 4% | 10% | 11% |
| No | 90% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 92% | 96% | 75% | 86% | 91% | 94% | 88% | 93% | 95% | 90% | 87% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 41% | 31% | 56% | 18% | 17% | 8% | 19% | 58% | 21% | 24% | 41% | 27% |
| 5 | Will you watch the inauguration live on TV? Live on the internet? Will you record it and watch it later? Or will you not watch it? |
| 457 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 | |
| Watch Live On TV | 66% | 66% | 66% | 62% | 60% | 75% | 58% | 81% | 81% | 63% | 49% | 76% | 51% | 60% | 70% | 69% |
| Watch Live On Web | 6% | 2% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 15% | 2% | 7% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 10% |
| Record It | 7% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 4% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 7% | 10% | 3% | 8% | 7% |
| Will Not Watch | 20% | 22% | 17% | 19% | 23% | 16% | 24% | 10% | 14% | 20% | 41% | 10% | 26% | 31% | 16% | 13% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 28% | 40% | 32% | 60% | 15% | 17% | 8% | 20% | 57% | 21% | 25% | 40% | 26% |
| 6 | Will you watch at work? Will you use a vacation day to stay home? Will you use a sick day? Will you watch at home because you're normally home during the day? or will you watch someplace else? |
| 326 Who Will Watch Live | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 5.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Watch At Work | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 31% | 18% | 24% | 31% | 26% | 16% | 28% | 23% | 30% | 26% | 28% | 19% |
| Home / Vacation Day | 5% | 3% | 7% | 0% | 6% | 9% | 2% | 12% | 6% | 9% | 1% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 7% |
| Home / Sick Day | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% |
| Home / Normally Home | 54% | 54% | 53% | 52% | 43% | 66% | 58% | 42% | 54% | 50% | 63% | 54% | 46% | 55% | 51% | 58% |
| Somewhere Else | 8% | 11% | 5% | 13% | 8% | 4% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 13% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 10% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 1% | 5% | 10% | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Will Watch Live | 100% | 45% | 55% | 28% | 37% | 35% | 53% | 18% | 20% | 9% | 14% | 66% | 18% | 22% | 42% | 29% |