| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #15780 |
| 1 | President Obama plans to deliver a national address to school children on the importance of them taking responsibility for their own success in school. Do you think it is appropriate? Or not appropriate? For President Obama to deliver this address? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Appropriate | 63% | 69% | 56% | 71% | 59% | 57% | 54% | ** | 70% | 73% | 41% | 81% | 68% | 34% | 73% | 91% |
| Not Appropriate | 30% | 26% | 33% | 22% | 32% | 38% | 38% | ** | 22% | 16% | 47% | 16% | 27% | 55% | 19% | 9% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 5% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 7% | ** | 8% | 11% | 12% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 37% | 39% | 25% | 47% | 4% | 40% | 8% | 31% | 39% | 24% | 31% | 34% | 22% |
| 2 | Do you think it would be appropriate? Or not appropriate? For ANY President to deliver this address? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Appropriate | 64% | 70% | 58% | 70% | 61% | 59% | 57% | ** | 68% | 76% | 50% | 80% | 63% | 43% | 73% | 85% |
| Not Appropriate | 30% | 26% | 33% | 23% | 32% | 34% | 36% | ** | 25% | 18% | 41% | 18% | 32% | 49% | 19% | 15% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 5% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | ** | 7% | 6% | 9% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 37% | 39% | 25% | 47% | 4% | 40% | 8% | 31% | 39% | 24% | 31% | 34% | 22% |
| 3 | If you had a child attending a school that was going to show the address, would you tell your child to pay attention? Would you tell you child to NOT pay attention? Or would you keep your child home? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.7 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| To Pay Attention | 78% | 82% | 74% | 86% | 76% | 70% | 73% | ** | 83% | 89% | 65% | 88% | 77% | 60% | 86% | 92% |
| To NOT Pay Attention | 5% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 5% | ** | 3% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 6% |
| Would Keep Child Home | 14% | 12% | 16% | 7% | 18% | 17% | 18% | ** | 11% | 5% | 21% | 7% | 19% | 25% | 9% | 2% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% | ** | 3% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 1% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 37% | 39% | 25% | 47% | 4% | 40% | 8% | 31% | 39% | 24% | 31% | 34% | 22% |
| 4 | Who should decide whether to show President Obama's national address to school children? School districts? Or individual teachers? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| School Districts | 52% | 54% | 50% | 54% | 48% | 55% | 54% | ** | 54% | 34% | 56% | 51% | 48% | 43% | 53% | 71% |
| Individual Teachers | 28% | 34% | 23% | 35% | 27% | 21% | 26% | ** | 28% | 37% | 26% | 30% | 32% | 32% | 31% | 14% |
| Not Sure | 20% | 13% | 27% | 11% | 25% | 24% | 20% | ** | 18% | 30% | 18% | 18% | 20% | 26% | 16% | 15% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 37% | 39% | 25% | 47% | 4% | 40% | 8% | 31% | 39% | 24% | 31% | 34% | 22% |
| 5 | How concerned are you that you might get sick from Swine flu? Very concerned? Somewhat concerned? Not very concerned? Or not at all concerned? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Very | 27% | 27% | 28% | 31% | 27% | 21% | 21% | ** | 29% | 51% | 16% | 34% | 30% | 22% | 32% | 33% |
| Somewhat | 37% | 34% | 41% | 36% | 40% | 36% | 36% | ** | 43% | 17% | 40% | 39% | 33% | 33% | 40% | 36% |
| Not Very | 23% | 22% | 23% | 17% | 22% | 33% | 27% | ** | 17% | 28% | 31% | 21% | 20% | 28% | 24% | 24% |
| Not At All | 13% | 17% | 8% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 15% | ** | 11% | 5% | 13% | 6% | 17% | 18% | 4% | 6% |
| Not Sure | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 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% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 37% | 39% | 25% | 47% | 4% | 40% | 8% | 31% | 39% | 24% | 31% | 34% | 22% |
| 6 | Has anyone you know gotten sick with Swine Flu? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Yes | 17% | 18% | 15% | 14% | 22% | 12% | 16% | ** | 16% | 25% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 23% |
| No | 81% | 78% | 84% | 82% | 77% | 86% | 83% | ** | 80% | 75% | 81% | 79% | 84% | 83% | 78% | 77% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ** | 4% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 37% | 39% | 25% | 47% | 4% | 40% | 8% | 31% | 39% | 24% | 31% | 34% | 22% |