American Pulse™: Economy and Terrorism on People’s Minds
Americans
Grade the President: Range from C's to D's
COLUMBUS,
OH – (MARKET WIRE) – 1/13/10 – It appears President Obama’s efforts to reassure
Americans about the languishing economy haven’t paid off, according to the
latest American Pulse™ Survey of over 5,400 people. 64.2% say the economy will
worsen or stay the same in 2010 (29.7% think it will improve) and 43.7% plan to
spend less this year than last.
Further, Americans remain uneasy about terrorism. 92.8%
believe the U.S. is still fighting the war on terror. 40.8% feel less safe
since President Obama took office (47.3% feel the same, 11.9% feel safer). 68.9%
are somewhat/very concerned that terrorists may infiltrate high level elected
positions or the military.
The attempted Christmas Day bombing on Flight 253 also appears to have sparked
some strong sentiments among Americans*:
- 71.1% think the U.S. government
should use “profiling” to protect Americans from terrorist attacks; 10.7%
say it should not.
- 64.9% are somewhat/very concerned
about terrorist attacks when they fly. (49.3% are somewhat/very concerned
when they visit government buildings, 49.1% are when they travel in
general and 42.3% are when they visit public gathering places like malls.)
- 60.8% think the government is not
doing enough to protect Americans from future terrorist attacks.
Americans
were also asked to grade President Obama on domestic and international issues,
including the economy and national security. On average, he received C's and D's across
the board among adults 18+:
Adults
18+
Democrats
Republicans Independents
Economy D+ (1.6*) B- (2.4) F (0.9) D+
(1.5)
Healthcare D+ (1.5) C+ (2.3) F (0.8) D+
(1.4)
National
Security C- (1.7) B- (2.4) D (1.1) D+ (1.6)
War
in Iraq C- (1.7) C+ (2.3) D (1.2) D+
(1.6)
War
in Afghanistan D+ (1.6) C (2.1) D (1.2) D+ (1.5)
Climate
Change C- (1.7) C+ (2.3) D (1.1) D+
(1.5)
Job
Creation D+ (1.4) C (2.0) F (0.8) D
(1.2)
Immigration
D+
(1.3) C
(1.9) F
(0.7) D
(1.1)
*Average Grade (On a 4-point scale)
For full complimentary report: http://americanpulse.bigresearch.com.
*January
American Pulse survey was fielded after the attempted attack; 1/4-1/7/10
About American Pulse™
The
American Pulse™ Survey is collected online by
BIGresearch every month exclusively utilizing Survey Sampling International’s
(SSI) U.S. panel covering topics such as politics, pop culture and the economy.
Over 5,000 respondents participate, providing greater insights and accuracy of
+/- 1%.http://www.bigresearch.com
About Survey Sampling International (SSI)
Survey Sampling International is the premier global provider of
sampling solutions for survey research. SSI offers access to more than 6
million consumer and business-to-business research respondents in 54 countries
via Internet, telephone, and mobile. Additional client services include custom
profiling, survey programming and hosting, data processing, sampling
consulting, and survey optimization. SSI serves more than 1,800 marketing
research clients, including nearly three-quarters of the top researchers
worldwide. Founded in 1977, SSI has an international staff of 400 people
representing 50 countries and 36 languages. The company is based in Shelton, CT
with 14 additional offices worldwide. http://www.surveysampling.com
Contacts:
BIGresearch
Chrissy Wissinger
chrissy@bigresearch.com
614.846.0146
SSI
Gloria Mellinger
gloria_mellinger@SurveySampling.com
203.567.7236
