| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18317 |
| 1 | Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Obama is handling the situation in Afghanistan? |
| 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 | |
| Approve | 44% | 40% | 47% | 50% | 43% | 36% | 39% | 72% | 46% | 52% | 19% | 70% | 40% | 25% | 39% | 68% |
| Disapprove | 47% | 50% | 44% | 40% | 46% | 57% | 52% | 24% | 47% | 28% | 75% | 23% | 43% | 68% | 51% | 23% |
| Not Sure | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 20% | 6% | 7% | 17% | 6% | 10% | 9% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 36% | 39% | 25% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 33% | 34% | 27% | 27% | 35% | 24% |
| 2 | Which of these 4 statements best describes the situation in Afghanistan: America will emerge soon as the clear winner. The Taliban will emerge soon as the clear winner. It will be years until we know who won. There will never be a clear winner. |
| 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 | |
| America Will Win | 12% | 9% | 15% | 20% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 32% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 18% | 10% | 13% | 6% | 10% |
| Taliban Will Win | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 0% |
| Years Until We Know | 29% | 32% | 27% | 24% | 34% | 29% | 32% | 27% | 28% | 19% | 36% | 27% | 27% | 35% | 28% | 29% |
| Never Be a Clear Winner | 55% | 56% | 54% | 51% | 55% | 60% | 57% | 32% | 54% | 57% | 55% | 54% | 57% | 49% | 63% | 59% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 0% | 10% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 36% | 39% | 25% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 33% | 34% | 27% | 27% | 35% | 24% |
| 3 | During the next 18 months, should the United States ... send more troops to Afghanistan? ... Bring troops home from Afghanistan? Or leave the Afghanistan troops in place? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Send More Troops | 7% | 9% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 11% | 1% | 10% | 4% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 6% |
| Bring Troops Home | 73% | 76% | 71% | 69% | 76% | 76% | 70% | 77% | 76% | 81% | 61% | 83% | 73% | 63% | 73% | 85% |
| Leave The Troops In Place | 16% | 13% | 20% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 10% | 15% | 25% | 10% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 5% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 36% | 39% | 25% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 33% | 34% | 27% | 27% | 35% | 24% |
| 4 | President Obama plans to bring 10,000 soldiers home from Afghanistan by the end of 2011 ... and an additional 20,000 soldiers home by the end of 2012. Is the president withdrawing troops ... too fast? Not fast enough? Or is the president's timetable just right? |
| 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 | |
| Too Fast | 23% | 27% | 19% | 29% | 18% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 28% | 2% | 39% | 10% | 24% | 43% | 21% | 8% |
| Not Fast Enough | 36% | 37% | 35% | 21% | 45% | 42% | 39% | 20% | 36% | 28% | 37% | 31% | 38% | 37% | 37% | 34% |
| Timetable Is Just Right | 35% | 30% | 39% | 44% | 30% | 29% | 31% | 51% | 23% | 68% | 18% | 53% | 34% | 15% | 35% | 55% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 13% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 36% | 39% | 25% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 33% | 34% | 27% | 27% | 35% | 24% |
 | All things considered, has the war in Afghanistan been worth fighting? Or not? |
| 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 | |
| Worth Fighting | 39% | 44% | 34% | 44% | 40% | 29% | 37% | 52% | 30% | 59% | 43% | 36% | 40% | 47% | 38% | 33% |
| Not Worth Fighting | 52% | 51% | 54% | 49% | 50% | 61% | 54% | 47% | 64% | 25% | 49% | 54% | 53% | 48% | 56% | 56% |
| Not Sure | 9% | 6% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 2% | 6% | 16% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 10% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 36% | 39% | 25% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 33% | 34% | 27% | 27% | 35% | 24% |
| 6 | Do you personally know anyone in the armed services who is serving in Afghanistan? |
| 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 | |
| Yes | 49% | 50% | 48% | 56% | 53% | 32% | 48% | 58% | 45% | 59% | 57% | 43% | 52% | 53% | 54% | 47% |
| No | 49% | 48% | 50% | 43% | 45% | 65% | 51% | 42% | 55% | 36% | 42% | 56% | 45% | 45% | 44% | 53% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 36% | 39% | 25% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 33% | 34% | 27% | 27% | 35% | 24% |
| 7 | Do you use Interstate 15 on a regular basis between the Highway 56 and the 163? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.2 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Yes | 32% | 32% | 31% | 36% | 36% | 19% | 28% | 50% | 30% | 44% | 35% | 25% | 36% | 34% | 28% | 31% |
| No | 68% | 67% | 68% | 64% | 63% | 80% | 71% | 47% | 70% | 56% | 64% | 74% | 64% | 65% | 71% | 68% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 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% | 50% | 50% | 36% | 39% | 25% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 33% | 34% | 27% | 27% | 35% | 24% |
| 8 | Has this week's closure of the 1-15 express lanes altered your daily routine? |
| 158 Who Use I-15 | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 7.9 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Yes | 41% | 27% | 57% | 42% | 43% | 36% | 45% | 30% | 46% | 30% | 54% | 39% | 26% | 44% | 34% | 34% |
| No | 55% | 68% | 43% | 51% | 57% | 62% | 52% | 52% | 54% | 70% | 46% | 50% | 74% | 56% | 56% | 66% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 5% | 1% | 7% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 18% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Use I-15 | 100% | 51% | 49% | 41% | 44% | 15% | 53% | 8% | 22% | 17% | 36% | 27% | 30% | 29% | 31% | 24% |
| 9 | Are you familiar with Tuesday evening's Border Patrol shooting incident? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Yes | 36% | 42% | 30% | 35% | 35% | 37% | 32% | 49% | 47% | 27% | 44% | 41% | 27% | 47% | 34% | 39% |
| No | 61% | 55% | 67% | 61% | 63% | 59% | 65% | 51% | 47% | 73% | 54% | 57% | 68% | 50% | 64% | 59% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 36% | 39% | 25% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 33% | 34% | 27% | 27% | 35% | 24% |
| 10 | Based on what you know, did the Border Patrol agent use appropriate force? Or too much force? In this incident? |
| 180 Familiar | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 6.9 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Appropriate Force | 68% | 79% | 53% | 55% | 76% | 75% | 76% | 74% | 57% | 56% | 82% | 43% | 88% | 77% | 88% | 32% |
| Too Much Force | 24% | 20% | 31% | 41% | 16% | 14% | 16% | 19% | 43% | 19% | 16% | 41% | 10% | 21% | 9% | 47% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 1% | 16% | 4% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 0% | 25% | 2% | 16% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 21% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Familiar | 100% | 58% | 42% | 36% | 38% | 26% | 54% | 7% | 30% | 9% | 39% | 39% | 20% | 35% | 33% | 26% |