Wednesday, April 29, 2009

The Latest Cronkite-Eight Poll







Highlights of Cronkite/Eight Poll on opinions about economic downturn

With BC-CNS-Cronkite/Eight Poll
By Cronkite News Service

Here are some highlights from the Cronkite/Eight Poll released Tuesday by Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Eight/KAET-TV:

Support or opposition to Gov. Jan Brewer’s proposal of a temporary one-percent sales tax increase to help offset the deficit in the state’s budget:
Support: 60 percent
Oppose: 35 percent
No opinion: 5 percent

Confidence that Gov. Jan Brewer is making the right decisions to pull the state out of the current economic crisis:
A great deal of confidence: 7 percent
Some confidence: 40 percent
Not much confidence: 34 percent
No opinion: 19 percent

Confidence that President Barack Obama is making the right decisions to pull the country out of the current economic crisis:
A great deal of confidence: 27 percent
Some confidence: 33 percent
Not much confidence: 37 percent
No opinion: 3 percent

The degree to which the current financial crisis has affected you and your family:
A great deal: 28 percent
Somewhat: 48 percent
Really not much: 24 percent

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