| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18178 |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Bin Laden | Education | Income | |||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Dead | Alive | Don't Kn | No HS | HS Grad | Some Col | College | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | |
| Approve | 48% | 50% | 45% | 50% | 42% | 51% | 42% | 80% | 64% | ** | 13% | 80% | 47% | 13% | 62% | 69% | 50% | 50% | 34% | ** | 46% | 43% | 49% | 36% | 57% | 55% | 42% | 30% |
| Disapprove | 48% | 46% | 50% | 48% | 54% | 43% | 53% | 18% | 32% | ** | 82% | 17% | 50% | 82% | 34% | 27% | 45% | 49% | 60% | ** | 46% | 51% | 49% | 56% | 42% | 38% | 58% | 67% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 5% | ** | 6% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 6% | ** | 8% | 6% | 2% | 9% | 1% | 7% | 0% | 3% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 36% | 37% | 25% | 34% | 39% | 21% | 78% | 5% | 16% | 3% | 25% | 31% | 41% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 9% | 10% |
| 2 | Who is winning the war on terror? The United States? Or the terrorists? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Bin Laden | Education | Income | |||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Dead | Alive | Don't Kn | No HS | HS Grad | Some Col | College | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | |
| United States | 63% | 65% | 61% | 72% | 61% | 59% | 61% | 71% | 70% | ** | 62% | 69% | 53% | 53% | 69% | 67% | 68% | 44% | 44% | ** | 57% | 66% | 61% | 66% | 65% | 64% | 57% | 54% |
| Terrorists | 25% | 27% | 24% | 15% | 22% | 33% | 27% | 13% | 15% | ** | 25% | 19% | 35% | 29% | 26% | 15% | 21% | 46% | 39% | ** | 34% | 19% | 26% | 28% | 27% | 21% | 17% | 40% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 36% | 37% | 25% | 34% | 39% | 21% | 78% | 5% | 16% | 3% | 25% | 31% | 41% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 9% | 10% |
| 3 | All things considered, has the war in Iraq been worth fighting? Or not? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Bin Laden | Education | Income | |||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Dead | Alive | Don't Kn | No HS | HS Grad | Some Col | College | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | |
| Worth Fighting | 34% | 34% | 35% | 30% | 45% | 28% | 36% | 20% | 37% | ** | 58% | 22% | 23% | 55% | 27% | 22% | 37% | 7% | 31% | ** | 23% | 36% | 41% | 27% | 29% | 44% | 40% | 37% |
| Not Worth Fighting | 56% | 62% | 51% | 63% | 45% | 62% | 55% | 69% | 52% | ** | 34% | 69% | 66% | 38% | 63% | 68% | 54% | 73% | 60% | ** | 66% | 57% | 49% | 62% | 63% | 45% | 52% | 59% |
| Not Sure | 10% | 4% | 14% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 11% | 10% | ** | 8% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 20% | 9% | ** | 12% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 4% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 36% | 37% | 25% | 34% | 39% | 21% | 78% | 5% | 16% | 3% | 25% | 31% | 41% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 9% | 10% |
 | All things considered, has the war in Afghanistan been worth fighting? Or not? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Bin Laden | Education | Income | |||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Dead | Alive | Don't Kn | No HS | HS Grad | Some Col | College | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | |
| Worth Fighting | 42% | 44% | 41% | 43% | 49% | 37% | 43% | 37% | 46% | ** | 58% | 39% | 30% | 48% | 44% | 35% | 48% | 12% | 28% | ** | 38% | 40% | 48% | 48% | 40% | 43% | 37% | 36% |
| Not Worth Fighting | 49% | 49% | 48% | 47% | 42% | 55% | 47% | 52% | 54% | ** | 36% | 54% | 60% | 44% | 47% | 55% | 44% | 68% | 65% | ** | 52% | 50% | 44% | 45% | 57% | 37% | 58% | 55% |
| Not Sure | 9% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 0% | ** | 6% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 20% | 7% | ** | 10% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 20% | 5% | 9% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 36% | 37% | 25% | 34% | 39% | 21% | 78% | 5% | 16% | 3% | 25% | 31% | 41% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 9% | 10% |
| 5 | Was the decision by the United States to bury Osama bin Laden at sea the right decision? Or the wrong decision? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Bin Laden | Education | Income | |||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Dead | Alive | Don't Kn | No HS | HS Grad | Some Col | College | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | |
| Right | 47% | 46% | 47% | 35% | 43% | 56% | 45% | 55% | 60% | ** | 53% | 47% | 36% | 50% | 48% | 35% | 52% | 34% | 26% | ** | 49% | 39% | 46% | 42% | 41% | 47% | 46% | 58% |
| Wrong | 39% | 38% | 40% | 53% | 41% | 30% | 41% | 18% | 30% | ** | 32% | 39% | 53% | 37% | 34% | 57% | 35% | 43% | 56% | ** | 35% | 54% | 34% | 44% | 45% | 39% | 43% | 32% |
| Not Sure | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 28% | 10% | ** | 16% | 15% | 11% | 13% | 18% | 7% | 13% | 24% | 18% | ** | 16% | 7% | 19% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 10% | 10% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 36% | 37% | 25% | 34% | 39% | 21% | 78% | 5% | 16% | 3% | 25% | 31% | 41% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 9% | 10% |
| 6 | In the immediate short-term, will the death of Osama bin Laden make the world be a more dangerous place? A safer place? Or will it make no difference? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Bin Laden | Education | Income | |||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Dead | Alive | Don't Kn | No HS | HS Grad | Some Col | College | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | |
| More Dangerous | 31% | 32% | 31% | 42% | 32% | 26% | 34% | 9% | 20% | ** | 35% | 31% | 32% | 33% | 32% | 33% | 30% | 39% | 38% | ** | 27% | 42% | 28% | 29% | 38% | 35% | 30% | 27% |
| Safer Place | 30% | 32% | 28% | 32% | 33% | 26% | 27% | 50% | 42% | ** | 27% | 37% | 20% | 30% | 27% | 29% | 31% | 37% | 21% | ** | 34% | 23% | 30% | 33% | 22% | 26% | 42% | 34% |
| No Difference | 34% | 36% | 32% | 17% | 30% | 46% | 34% | 37% | 28% | ** | 33% | 28% | 42% | 31% | 36% | 32% | 34% | 15% | 41% | ** | 39% | 29% | 36% | 31% | 34% | 33% | 28% | 38% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 0% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 10% | ** | 5% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 0% | ** | 1% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 0% | 1% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 36% | 37% | 25% | 34% | 39% | 21% | 78% | 5% | 16% | 3% | 25% | 31% | 41% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 9% | 10% |
| 7 | Long-term, will the death of Osama bin Laden, result in the world becoming a more dangerous place? A safer place? Or will it make no difference? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Bin Laden | Education | Income | |||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Dead | Alive | Don't Kn | No HS | HS Grad | Some Col | College | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | |
| More Dangerous | 17% | 16% | 18% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 12% | 25% | ** | 18% | 17% | 17% | 21% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 22% | 18% | ** | 13% | 24% | 14% | 17% | 20% | 17% | 3% | 17% |
| Safer Place | 45% | 46% | 45% | 54% | 49% | 37% | 44% | 58% | 48% | ** | 45% | 54% | 31% | 40% | 48% | 49% | 49% | 25% | 34% | ** | 43% | 44% | 46% | 49% | 43% | 42% | 49% | 47% |
| No Difference | 35% | 38% | 32% | 23% | 31% | 43% | 36% | 25% | 28% | ** | 33% | 27% | 47% | 34% | 37% | 30% | 32% | 50% | 44% | ** | 43% | 28% | 36% | 29% | 36% | 33% | 48% | 33% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 0% | 6% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 0% | ** | 4% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 4% | ** | 0% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 3% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 36% | 37% | 25% | 34% | 39% | 21% | 78% | 5% | 16% | 3% | 25% | 31% | 41% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 9% | 10% |
| 8 | Is Al-Qaeda still a threat to America? Or no longer a threat? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Bin Laden | Education | Income | |||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 2.6 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Dead | Alive | Don't Kn | No HS | HS Grad | Some Col | College | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | |
| Still a Threat | 91% | 96% | 85% | 87% | 93% | 90% | 93% | 62% | 92% | ** | 95% | 90% | 88% | 93% | 93% | 85% | 93% | 82% | 81% | ** | 88% | 94% | 92% | 81% | 93% | 93% | 100% | 95% |
| No Longer a Threat | 4% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 3% | ** | 4% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 5% | ** | 4% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 2% | 10% | 9% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 31% | 5% | ** | 1% | 5% | 9% | 1% | 4% | 12% | 4% | 13% | 14% | ** | 9% | 4% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 5% | 0% | 3% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 36% | 37% | 25% | 34% | 39% | 21% | 78% | 5% | 16% | 3% | 25% | 31% | 41% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 9% | 10% |
| 9 | Is it appropriate to celebrate the death of Bin Laden? Or is it insensitive? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Bin Laden | Education | Income | |||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.1 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Dead | Alive | Don't Kn | No HS | HS Grad | Some Col | College | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | |
| Appropriate | 71% | 74% | 69% | 82% | 68% | 68% | 71% | 63% | 83% | ** | 80% | 68% | 65% | 75% | 72% | 72% | 75% | 48% | 59% | ** | 72% | 69% | 71% | 69% | 73% | 76% | 56% | 75% |
| Insensitive | 15% | 15% | 16% | 7% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 18% | 12% | ** | 13% | 16% | 20% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 27% | 22% | ** | 16% | 17% | 14% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 21% | 14% |
| Not Sure | 13% | 11% | 16% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 19% | 5% | ** | 8% | 17% | 15% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 26% | 19% | ** | 12% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 12% | 23% | 11% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 36% | 37% | 25% | 34% | 39% | 21% | 78% | 5% | 16% | 3% | 25% | 31% | 41% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 9% | 10% |
| 10 | How did you first hear the news about Osama bin Laden? TV? Radio? Phone call? Newspaper? Facebook? Twitter? Some other online website? Or did you hear the news another way? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Bin Laden | Education | Income | |||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.2 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Dead | Alive | Don't Kn | No HS | HS Grad | Some Col | College | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | |
| TV | 68% | 67% | 68% | 49% | 68% | 77% | 66% | 68% | 75% | ** | 66% | 77% | 61% | 66% | 74% | 64% | 68% | 49% | 70% | ** | 71% | 72% | 64% | 71% | 81% | 52% | 59% | 76% |
| Radio | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 0% | ** | 7% | 1% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 0% | 3% | ** | 5% | 7% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 15% | 7% | 1% |
| Phone | 7% | 5% | 9% | 21% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 0% | ** | 8% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 1% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 9% | ** | 7% | 5% | 6% | 15% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Newspaper | 6% | 4% | 7% | 0% | 4% | 11% | 7% | 0% | 0% | ** | 4% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 15% | 6% | ** | 6% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| 5% | 5% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 0% | 4% | 4% | 21% | ** | 7% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 0% | 4% | ** | 3% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 12% | 5% | 6% | |
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| Other Website | 5% | 7% | 3% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 0% | ** | 4% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 3% | ** | 5% | 2% | 8% | 2% | 3% | 7% | 21% | 4% |
| Another Way | 3% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 0% | ** | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 14% | 2% | ** | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 6% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | ** | 0% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 2% | ** | 1% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 36% | 37% | 25% | 34% | 39% | 21% | 78% | 5% | 16% | 3% | 25% | 31% | 41% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 9% | 10% |