| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #8141 |
 | In general, do you think the country is headed in the right direction? Or the wrong direction? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Region | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.2 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | NYC | NYC subu | Upstate | |
| The Right Direction | 26% | 28% | 25% | 22% | 26% | 31% | 30% | 16% | 29% | 15% | 52% | 15% | 22% | 22% | 30% | 31% |
| The Wrong Direction | 67% | 67% | 67% | 71% | 67% | 63% | 63% | 78% | 67% | 81% | 42% | 80% | 70% | 70% | 66% | 63% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 4% | 6% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 32% | 39% | 29% | 64% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 25% | 41% | 32% | 46% | 23% | 31% |
| 2 | President Bush will deliver his annual state of the union speech Tuesday night. Will you ... go out of your way to watch the speech? Watch it if you happen to be tuned to a channel that airs it? Or, will you go out of your way *not* to watch the speech? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Region | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | NYC | NYC subu | Upstate | |
| Go Out Of Way To Watch | 34% | 36% | 31% | 27% | 35% | 39% | 36% | 17% | 39% | 35% | 50% | 28% | 29% | 31% | 42% | 32% |
| Watch If It Comes On | 38% | 40% | 37% | 48% | 34% | 35% | 37% | 57% | 25% | 44% | 34% | 38% | 42% | 42% | 34% | 36% |
| Will Not Watch | 27% | 22% | 31% | 26% | 30% | 24% | 26% | 27% | 34% | 20% | 14% | 33% | 29% | 26% | 22% | 31% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 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% | 32% | 39% | 29% | 64% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 25% | 41% | 32% | 46% | 23% | 31% |
| 3 | Is the United States economy strong? Weak? Or something in between? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Region | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | NYC | NYC subu | Upstate | |
| Strong | 15% | 19% | 11% | 15% | 13% | 16% | 16% | 8% | 13% | 16% | 23% | 10% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 11% |
| Weak | 35% | 35% | 35% | 34% | 38% | 32% | 31% | 47% | 45% | 27% | 23% | 40% | 37% | 34% | 29% | 40% |
| In Between | 50% | 46% | 53% | 51% | 49% | 49% | 52% | 44% | 42% | 57% | 53% | 49% | 47% | 49% | 53% | 48% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 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% | 32% | 39% | 29% | 64% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 25% | 41% | 32% | 46% | 23% | 31% |
| 4 | Who is winning the war on terror? The United States? Or the terrorists? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Region | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | NYC | NYC subu | Upstate | |
| United States | 28% | 33% | 24% | 28% | 29% | 27% | 33% | 16% | 19% | 23% | 52% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 33% | 35% |
| Terrorists | 47% | 49% | 45% | 52% | 47% | 42% | 43% | 63% | 58% | 34% | 33% | 51% | 54% | 54% | 45% | 39% |
| Not Sure | 24% | 17% | 31% | 20% | 24% | 30% | 23% | 21% | 22% | 43% | 15% | 30% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 26% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 32% | 39% | 29% | 64% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 25% | 41% | 32% | 46% | 23% | 31% |
| 5 | As of today, do you think Iraq is truly self-governing? Or, are Iraqi leaders being told what to do by Americans? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Region | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | NYC | NYC subu | Upstate | |
| Truly Self Governing | 19% | 18% | 19% | 13% | 18% | 27% | 19% | 12% | 32% | 5% | 29% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| Told What To Do By Americans | 63% | 73% | 55% | 74% | 64% | 51% | 65% | 65% | 53% | 63% | 56% | 65% | 69% | 64% | 61% | 64% |
| Not Sure | 18% | 9% | 26% | 14% | 18% | 22% | 16% | 22% | 14% | 32% | 15% | 20% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 32% | 39% | 29% | 64% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 25% | 41% | 32% | 46% | 23% | 31% |