Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18178
 
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyBin LadenEducationIncome
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalDeadAliveDon't KnNo HSHS GradSome ColCollege <25K25-50K50-75K75-100K>100K
Approve48%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%
Disapprove48%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 Sure5%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%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%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%
 
2Who is winning the war on terror? The United States? Or the terrorists?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyBin LadenEducationIncome
Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalDeadAliveDon't KnNo HSHS GradSome ColCollege <25K25-50K50-75K75-100K>100K
United States63%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%
Terrorists25%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%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%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%
 
3All things considered, has the war in Iraq been worth fighting? Or not?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyBin LadenEducationIncome
Credibility Interval: ± 4.4 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalDeadAliveDon't KnNo HSHS GradSome ColCollege <25K25-50K50-75K75-100K>100K
Worth Fighting34%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 Fighting56%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 Sure10%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%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%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 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyBin LadenEducationIncome
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalDeadAliveDon't KnNo HSHS GradSome ColCollege <25K25-50K50-75K75-100K>100K
Worth Fighting42%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 Fighting49%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 Sure9%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%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%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%
 
5Was the decision by the United States to bury Osama bin Laden at sea the right decision? Or the wrong decision?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyBin LadenEducationIncome
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalDeadAliveDon't KnNo HSHS GradSome ColCollege <25K25-50K50-75K75-100K>100K
Right47%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%
Wrong39%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 Sure14%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%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%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%
 
6In 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 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyBin LadenEducationIncome
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalDeadAliveDon't KnNo HSHS GradSome ColCollege <25K25-50K50-75K75-100K>100K
More Dangerous31%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 Place30%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 Difference34%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 Sure5%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%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%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%
 
7Long-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 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyBin LadenEducationIncome
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalDeadAliveDon't KnNo HSHS GradSome ColCollege <25K25-50K50-75K75-100K>100K
More Dangerous17%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 Place45%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 Difference35%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 Sure3%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%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%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%
 
8Is Al-Qaeda still a threat to America? Or no longer a threat?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyBin LadenEducationIncome
Credibility Interval: ± 2.6 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalDeadAliveDon't KnNo HSHS GradSome ColCollege <25K25-50K50-75K75-100K>100K
Still a Threat91%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 Threat4%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 Sure6%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%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%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%
 
9Is it appropriate to celebrate the death of Bin Laden? Or is it insensitive?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyBin LadenEducationIncome
Credibility Interval: ± 4.1 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalDeadAliveDon't KnNo HSHS GradSome ColCollege <25K25-50K50-75K75-100K>100K
Appropriate71%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%
Insensitive15%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 Sure13%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%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%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%
 
10How 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 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyBin LadenEducationIncome
Credibility Interval: ± 4.2 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalDeadAliveDon't KnNo HSHS GradSome ColCollege <25K25-50K50-75K75-100K>100K
TV68%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%
Radio5%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%
Phone7%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%
Newspaper6%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%
Facebook5%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%
Twitter0%---------------------------
Other Website5%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 Way3%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 Sure1%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%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%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%
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.