US: National Survey (CBS-2/2-4)
Eric Dienstfrey | February 6, 2009
CBS News
2/2-4/09; 864 adults, 3% margin of error
Mode: Live Telephone Interviews
National
Obama Job Approval
62% Approve, 15% Disapprove
Congressional Job Approval
26% Approve, 62% Disapprove
Direction of Country
23% Right Direction, 68% Wrong Track
State of the Economy
5% Good, 94% Bad
5% Getting better, 51% Getting worse, 42% staying about the same
In your opinion which will do more to get the U.S. out of the current recession: increasing government spending, or reducing taxes?
- 16% Increasing government spending
62% Reducing taxes
Would you approve or disapprove of the federal government passing an economic stimulus bill costing more than 800 billion dollars in order to try to help the economy
- 51% Approve
39% Disapprove