US: National Survey (AP-2/12-17)
Eric Dienstfrey | February 18, 2009
AP-GfK
2/12-17/09; 1,001 adults; 3.1% margin of error
Mode: Live Telephone Interviews
National
State of Country
40% Right Direction, 49% Wrong Track
Obama Job Approval
67% Approve, 37% Disapprove
Congressional Job Approval
31% Approve, 21% Disaprove
Job Approval - Economy
Obama: 68% Approve, 27% Disapprove
Dems in Congress: 49%, 45%
Reps in Congress: 33%, 59%
Do you favor or oppose the new economic stimulus package of nearly $800 billion in government spending and tax cuts?
- 52% Favor
41% Oppose
How confident are you that such a stimulus package would work to bring about significant improvements in the U.S. economy? Are you very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?
- 54% Confident
45% Not Confident
Thinking about the financial rescue package that was approved by Congress last year to help stabilize banks and the financial industry, do you think that rescue package...
- 16% Succeeded in preventing even more serous damage to the economy
32% Did even more damage to the economy than would have happened otherwise
47% Had no real effect on the condition of the economy
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