May 5, 2009 - American Voters Say, 'Cuba, Si!' And 'Vive La France!' Quinnipiac University Thermometer Finds; Attitudes On Russia Chill Word format American voters' views of Cuba, France and Iraq have improved in the last two years, while they have become more negative on Russia, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today that shows England at the top and Iran and North Korea at the bottom of the list. The independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Thermometer survey asks 2,041 registered voters nationwide to rate how much of a "friend or foe" of the United States they consider 15 countries and the Palestinian Authority, with ratings on a scale of 0 (least friendly) to 100 degrees (most friendly). A rating of 50 degrees constitutes a neutral reading. Feelings about France are 12 degrees warmer since the Thermometer was first conducted in 2006, the biggest increase for any nation. "Bring back the French fries! For the most part Americans are feeling more positively about the rest of the world. Even Iran, a nation viewed as a pariah, has improved slightly since 2007," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "One reason might be President Barack Obama's efforts to reengage with the rest of the world. Also, Americans are much more optimistic generally now about the future of the United States and that may be rubbing off into their views of the rest of the world." England, with a mean score of 80 degrees, Canada (79 degrees) and Israel (69 degrees) are viewed as most friendly to the United States as has been the case since Quinnipiac University began asking this question in March of 2006. North Korea (15) and Iran (17) trail the field just as they have since then. Iran's score was up from the 15 it received in May, 2007. "President Obama's recent overture to Cuba and talk of further improvement in ties may be responsible for Cuba's score jumping from 23 to 30 in the last two years," said Brown. "France's jump from 45 in 2006 to 49 in 2007 to 57 today may be a reflection of the time that has passed since President's George W. Bush's policies led to a frosting of relations between the two countries," Brown added. "As for Iraq, which jumped from 26 to 36, the United States is winding down its military effort there and U.S. casualties are down significantly, which could explain why Americans view the country more positively." Conversely, Americans' views of Russia have gone in the other direction, with its score dropping from 48 to 42. "Given the increased tension between the two countries in recent months and the growing perception among Americans that Vladimir Putin wants Russia to return to the dominant role on the world stage it enjoyed during the Cold War, it's not surprising that Americans feel less warmly toward Russia," said Brown. The only country other than Russia and Iran to see their standing decline with the American people was Venezuela, whose leader Hugo Chavez has been a constant and outspoken critic of the United States, but its drop from 31 to 30 is statistically insignificant. There has been virtually no change in how Americans view the Israelis and the Palestinians, whose government gets a 27 compared to Israel's 69. "Nothing has changed in how American voters view Israel and the Palestinians; Americans are still strongly in Israel's corner," said Brown. The countries and their mean Thermometer scores and their May 2007 scores in parentheses: England - 80 (80) Canada - 79 (76) Israel 69 (67) India 59 (58) France 57 (49) Mexico 57 (57) China 45 (45) Russia 42 (48) Iraq 36 (26) Pakistan 32 (not previously asked) Afghanistan 32 (not previously asked) Cuba 30 (23) Venezuela 30 (31) Palestinian Government 27 (24) Iran 17 (15) North Korea 15 (17) From April 21 - 27, Quinnipiac University surveyed 2,041 registered voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 2.2 percentage points. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed - http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, or call (203) 582-5201. 17. (INTRO TO Q17a-17p) I'd like to get your feelings about some countries and governing organizations who have been in the news and what sort of a relationship you feel they have with the United States. I'll read the name of a country or governing organization and I'd like you to rate how much of a friend or foe they are to the U.S. using the feeling thermometer. You can choose any number between 0 and 100. The higher the number, the warmer or more friendly you feel they are to the U.S. The lower the number, the colder or less friendly they are. If we come to a country or governing organization of whom you haven't heard enough about to form an opinion, you don't need to rate them. Just tell me and we'll move on to the next one. How friendly or unfriendly do you think -- is to the U.S.? (Mean/Average temperature ratings in this table have been rounded) MEAN TEMPERATURE RATING ON THERMOMETER OF 0-100 DEGREES.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His Afghanistan 32 32 31 32 36 28 31 27 35 Canada 79 77 79 80 81 77 80 70 76 China 45 43 47 45 47 42 44 48 47 Cuba 30 23 34 32 32 29 30 35 32 England 80 80 80 80 82 78 81 74 79 France 57 51 62 58 57 57 57 63 56 India 59 59 59 60 63 56 60 55 58 Iran 17 13 21 17 17 17 16 20 23 Iraq 36 41 32 35 41 31 36 29 30 Israel 69 71 66 70 73 64 69 64 63 Mexico 57 54 60 57 59 55 57 56 62 North Korea 15 12 18 15 13 17 13 24 22 Pakistan 32 34 33 32 36 29 32 30 34 Palestinian Gov't 27 24 31 26 27 27 26 28 35 Russia 42 39 45 42 44 41 42 40 46 Venezuela 30 25 36 30 29 31 29 36 35 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think -- is to the U.S.? (Mean/Average temperature ratings in this table have been rounded) MEAN TEMPERATURE RATING ON THERMOMETER OF 0-100 DEGREES May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 Mar 13 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 Afghanistan 32 na na na na na na Canada 79 76 75 73 72 71 71 China 45 45 43 44 39 42 42 Cuba 30 23 22 24 24 24 27 England 80 80 78 79 78 76 76 France 57 49 48 45 43 45 45 Germany na 61 60 58 na na na India 59 58 56 57 53 55 52 Iran 17 15 14 16 14 17 17 Iraq 36 26 27 26 28 29 27 Israel 69 67 67 68 66 63 62 Mexico 57 57 56 51 51 50 55 North Korea 15 17 16 14 15 18 20 Pakistan 32 na na na na na na Palestinian Gov't 27 24 24 24 23 25 25 Russia 42 48 43 46 46 44 47 Saudi Arabia na 43 40 40 38 40 38 Syria na 25 24 24 22 na na United Nations na 52 50 50 49 50 51 Venezuela 30 31 30 31 36 37 na 17a. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - Afghanistan is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 37% 38% 35% 37% 31% 42% 37% 46% 32% 21-40 22 21 24 22 25 20 23 22 16 41-60 22 21 19 25 29 16 22 14 26 61-80 8 9 8 6 9 6 7 6 11 81-100 degrees 1 2 2 - 2 1 1 2 - Don't Know 9 9 11 7 4 14 9 8 12 Refused 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 <50 60% 60% 61% 62% 58% 62% 61% 68% 51% 50 13 13 11 14 16 11 13 9 14 >50 16 17 16 15 22 11 15 14 20 Mean temp 31.7 32.1 31.3 31.6 36.0 27.5 31.4 26.8 34.5 17b. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - Canada is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 4% 2% 7% 5% 21-40 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 7 - 41-60 11 13 10 11 10 12 11 17 12 61-80 31 31 30 30 31 30 31 29 37 81-100 degrees 47 46 48 50 53 43 50 33 38 Don't Know 5 3 5 5 2 7 4 7 4 Refused 1 - - 1 - 1 - - 3 <50 6% 6% 7% 4% 4% 7% 5% 13% 5% 50 6 5 5 5 4 7 5 9 11 >50 84 86 82 84 91 78 86 70 76 Mean temp 78.6 77.4 78.7 80.0 80.9 76.5 79.9 69.7 75.9 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think Canada is to the U.S.? May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 Mar 13 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 0-20 degrees 3 4 4 3 5 4 5 21-40 2 3 4 5 4 5 4 41-60 11 12 13 18 19 19 20 61-80 31 34 33 36 36 37 38 81-100 degrees 47 43 41 35 33 32 30 DON'T KNOW 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 REFUSED 1 - - - - - - <50 6 7 9 8 11 10 10 50 6 7 8 11 9 11 12 >50 84 81 79 78 78 77 75 Mean temp 78.6 76.2 75.4 73.4 71.7 71.4 70.9 17c. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - China is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 18% 19% 15% 19% 16% 20% 18% 15% 23% 21-40 22 23 22 21 22 21 22 24 13 41-60 33 37 31 33 38 29 34 30 26 61-80 17 13 20 17 18 15 15 16 29 81-100 degrees 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 7 - Don't Know 7 5 8 5 1 11 7 8 7 Refused 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 3 <50 42% 46% 38% 42% 41% 43% 43% 39% 38% 50 21 24 17 21 22 20 21 20 13 >50 30 24 36 31 35 25 28 34 39 Mean temp 44.7 42.6 46.9 44.8 47.1 42.3 43.9 47.7 46.7 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think China is to the U.S.? May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 Mar 13 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 0-20 degrees 18 18 21 20 29 22 23 21-40 22 23 21 22 22 27 23 41-60 33 32 30 35 31 29 32 61-80 17 15 16 16 11 14 13 81-100 degrees 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 DON'T KNOW 7 8 8 4 4 5 6 REFUSED 1 - - - - - - <50 42 42 45 44 53 52 48 50 21 20 19 21 19 16 19 >50 30 30 29 31 23 27 27 Mean temp 44.7 44.5 43.3 44.2 39.0 41.6 41.5 17d. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - Cuba is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 39% 53% 31% 36% 39% 39% 40% 29% 35% 21-40 27 23 31 27 28 26 27 32 19 41-60 17 11 19 19 18 16 17 12 24 61-80 7 3 9 8 9 6 6 11 3 81-100 degrees 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 Don't Know 8 8 8 8 4 12 8 10 13 Refused 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 3 3 <50 67% 77% 63% 66% 69% 66% 68% 65% 57% 50 10 7 11 10 10 10 11 4 14 >50 13 7 17 15 16 11 12 19 13 Mean temp 30.3 22.8 34.2 31.9 31.7 29.0 29.6 35.2 31.5 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think Cuba is to the U.S.? May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 Mar 13 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 0-20 degrees 39 52 56 52 55 50 46 21-40 27 22 18 23 20 23 24 41-60 17 11 11 14 13 14 16 61-80 7 3 4 3 5 4 5 81-100 degrees 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 DON'T KNOW 8 10 9 6 5 7 7 REFUSED 1 - - - - - - <50 67 75 76 77 76 75 72 50 10 7 9 9 9 9 10 >50 13 7 7 9 10 9 11 Mean temp 30.3 23.0 21.8 24.1 24.0 24.4 27.2 17e. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - England is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% 2% 21-40 2 1 5 2 2 3 2 9 1 41-60 9 10 8 8 6 11 8 12 16 61-80 31 32 29 32 33 29 32 28 25 81-100 degrees 48 49 48 49 54 44 50 35 44 Don't Know 6 4 8 5 3 9 5 13 9 Refused 1 - - 1 - 1 - 1 3 <50 5% 4% 7% 4% 4% 6% 4% 12% 4% 50 5 5 4 5 3 7 4 6 9 >50 83 87 81 85 90 78 86 69 76 Mean temp 79.7 79.8 79.6 80.2 81.6 78.0 80.5 73.9 79.3 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think England is to the U.S.? May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 Mar 13 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 0-20 degrees 3 3 5 2 4 4 3 21-40 2 2 2 3 2 4 3 41-60 9 8 11 12 11 12 14 61-80 31 28 29 33 30 34 34 81-100 degrees 48 53 49 48 50 42 42 DON'T KNOW 6 6 4 2 3 5 4 REFUSED 1 - - - - - - <50 5 6 7 5 7 8 7 50 5 5 7 6 6 6 7 >50 83 84 82 87 84 81 82 Mean temp 79.7 80.4 77.9 78.9 78.3 76.0 76.4 17f. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - France is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 10% 14% 7% 9% 9% 10% 10% 4% 16% 21-40 14 18 8 14 15 13 14 11 6 41-60 26 30 25 25 29 25 27 26 15 61-80 31 24 37 33 35 28 31 25 39 81-100 degrees 10 7 13 12 9 12 10 15 10 Don't Know 8 7 10 7 4 12 7 18 12 Refused 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 3 <50 25% 33% 17% 24% 25% 24% 26% 16% 24% 50 15 19 13 13 15 15 16 11 6 >50 51 40 60 55 55 48 51 54 56 Mean temp 57.0 50.8 61.8 58.4 57.2 56.7 56.7 63.2 55.6 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think France is to the U.S.? May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 Mar 13 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 0-20 degrees 10 17 20 21 24 22 21 21-40 14 16 17 24 22 23 22 41-60 26 30 28 28 25 26 29 61-80 31 22 20 19 18 19 18 81-100 degrees 10 6 8 5 5 4 5 DON'T KNOW 8 8 7 3 5 6 6 REFUSED 1 - - - - - - <50 25 36 38 47 48 46 44 50 15 17 17 16 14 15 16 >50 51 39 38 33 33 33 34 Mean temp 57.0 49.0 47.7 44.6 43.2 44.5 45.0 17g. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - India is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 6% 6% 7% 6% 4% 8% 6% 11% 7% 21-40 10 8 13 8 10 9 10 14 10 41-60 24 25 23 25 25 24 24 27 28 61-80 30 30 29 31 38 23 31 17 30 81-100 degrees 9 6 10 10 11 7 8 12 7 Don't Know 20 24 19 17 11 27 21 19 15 Refused 1 1 - 2 1 1 1 - 3 <50 18% 16% 21% 16% 17% 19% 17% 24% 18% 50 13 13 10 15 12 13 12 15 16 >50 49 47 50 51 59 40 49 41 48 Mean temp 59.3 58.8 59.1 60.2 62.5 56.0 59.8 54.5 58.4 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think India is to the U.S.? May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 Mar 13 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 0-20 degrees 6 7 9 6 10 8 9 21-40 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 41-60 24 26 26 32 30 30 32 61-80 30 27 27 29 26 27 21 81-100 degrees 9 7 7 6 5 5 4 DON'T KNOW 20 23 21 15 16 17 19 REFUSED 1 - - - - - - <50 18 18 21 20 25 23 25 50 13 14 13 18 17 16 17 >50 49 45 45 47 43 44 38 Mean temp 59.3 57.9 56.1 56.6 53.4 54.8 52.1 17h. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - Iran is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 64% 75% 54% 64% 68% 60% 66% 53% 47% 21-40 18 11 24 18 19 17 17 28 24 41-60 8 6 10 7 8 8 8 8 12 61-80 2 - 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 81-100 degrees - 1 - - 1 - - - - Don't Know 8 6 9 7 3 12 8 8 11 Refused 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - 3 <50 84% 87% 82% 83% 88% 80% 85% 84% 72% 50 5 4 5 5 6 4 5 4 10 >50 3 2 4 3 3 3 2 4 4 Mean temp 17.3 13.3 20.7 17.1 17.3 17.3 16.3 20.1 22.9 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think Iran is to the U.S.? May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 Mar 13 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 0-20 degrees 64 72 73 69 73 67 67 21-40 18 15 14 18 14 18 17 41-60 8 6 5 8 6 8 7 61-80 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 81-100 degrees - - 1 - - 1 1 DON'T KNOW 8 5 5 3 4 5 6 REFUSED 1 - - - - - - <50 84 88 88 88 89 85 85 50 5 4 3 5 4 5 4 >50 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 Mean temp 17.3 14.7 13.5 15.5 13.9 16.9 16.7 17i. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - Iraq is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 35% 31% 37% 37% 27% 42% 34% 45% 45% 21-40 19 15 23 19 21 18 20 18 18 41-60 24 26 23 24 29 20 23 25 28 61-80 14 20 9 13 17 10 15 5 4 81-100 degrees 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 - 2 Don't Know 5 4 7 4 3 7 6 5 2 Refused 1 1 - 2 - 2 1 1 3 <50 56% 48% 63% 56% 49% 62% 55% 66% 64% 50 14 17 14 13 16 12 14 14 14 >50 24 31 16 25 32 17 24 14 17 Mean temp 35.6 40.9 31.9 35.3 40.8 30.7 36.2 28.5 29.8 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think Iraq is to the U.S.? May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 Mar 13 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 0-20 degrees 35 50 50 51 50 46 49 21-40 19 17 16 19 16 17 19 41-60 24 18 18 20 20 20 16 61-80 14 7 8 6 9 9 8 81-100 degrees 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 DON'T KNOW 5 6 5 3 3 4 4 REFUSED 1 - - - - - 1 <50 56 68 67 70 67 65 70 50 14 12 12 14 12 13 11 >50 24 14 16 12 17 18 15 Mean temp 35.6 26.1 27.1 25.9 27.7 29.3 27.1 17j. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - Israel is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 7% 6% 8% 6% 5% 9% 6% 9% 12% 21-40 7 5 9 7 5 9 7 10 8 41-60 16 18 17 16 15 17 17 15 17 61-80 27 25 27 28 31 24 27 26 32 81-100 degrees 31 35 26 31 37 25 31 24 21 Don't Know 11 10 12 11 7 15 11 17 8 Refused 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 - 3 <50 15% 12% 20% 13% 11% 19% 15% 20% 21% 50 9 10 8 10 8 10 9 9 5 >50 64 68 59 65 74 54 64 54 63 Mean temp 68.6 70.8 65.6 69.8 73.1 64.3 69.3 64.0 62.6 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think Israel is to the U.S.? May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 Mar 13 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 0-20 degrees 7 11 11 8 11 10 11 21-40 7 7 8 7 8 10 11 41-60 16 15 14 19 19 20 22 61-80 27 26 26 28 26 27 25 81-100 degrees 31 30 32 31 31 24 23 DON'T KNOW 11 11 10 6 5 8 7 REFUSED 1 - - - - - - <50 15 19 20 16 19 21 22 50 9 8 8 11 12 11 12 >50 64 62 63 67 63 60 58 Mean temp 68.6 66.7 66.5 68.2 65.9 62.9 61.8 17k. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - Mexico is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 11% 11% 11% 11% 9% 13% 11% 11% 10% 21-40 11 15 8 11 10 13 12 13 4 41-60 28 33 26 29 31 26 28 28 24 61-80 33 29 36 33 37 30 33 30 40 81-100 degrees 10 6 13 10 11 10 10 11 12 Don't Know 5 4 6 5 2 8 5 6 6 Refused 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 3 <50 24% 28% 20% 24% 20% 27% 24% 27% 17% 50 17 19 15 18 19 15 17 14 16 >50 54 49 59 53 59 49 54 52 59 Mean temp 56.9 53.5 59.9 57.1 59.3 54.7 56.7 56.0 61.6 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think Mexico is to the U.S.? May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 Mar 13 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 0-20 degrees 11% 11 13 14 17 15 11 21-40 11 11 12 17 14 18 13 41-60 28 31 27 32 29 31 33 61-80 33 32 31 25 27 23 27 81-100 degrees 10 10 11 7 8 8 9 DON'T KNOW 5 6 5 4 5 4 5 REFUSED 1 - - - - - - <50 24 23 25 33 32 36 26 50 17 19 17 19 16 17 19 >50 54 51 52 44 46 42 49 Mean temp 56.9 56.9 56.1 51.4 51.4 50.1 54.9 17l. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - North Korea is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 67% 73% 58% 72% 76% 60% 71% 45% 50% 21-40 14 12 19 11 13 15 13 24 21 41-60 6 2 8 6 4 7 4 10 13 61-80 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 0 81-100 degrees 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 3 Don't Know 10 11 13 7 5 15 10 16 10 Refused 1 - - 1 - 1 - - 3 <50 82% 84% 77% 84% 90% 75% 84% 69% 71% 50 4 2 5 4 2 5 3 5 10 >50 4 3 5 5 3 5 2 10 5 Mean temp 15.0 11.9 18.3 14.9 12.8 17.2 13.1 23.9 22.2 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think North Korea is to the U.S.? May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 Mar 13 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 0-20 degrees 67 65 67 73 68 61 60 21-40 14 14 14 14 14 18 17 41-60 6 8 7 7 7 9 10 61-80 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 81-100 degrees 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 DON'T KNOW 10 10 9 5 7 9 9 REFUSED 1 - - - - - - <50 82 81 82 88 83 81 78 50 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 >50 4 5 5 3 4 5 6 Mean temp 15.0 16.7 15.7 13.5 15.0 18.4 19.7 17m. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - Pakistan is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 30% 31% 28% 33% 25% 35% 31% 39% 22% 21-40 28 23 33 27 33 24 29 20 35 41-60 21 23 20 21 26 16 21 20 18 61-80 5 6 5 6 6 5 4 7 7 81-100 degrees 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - - Don't Know 14 14 15 12 8 19 14 13 16 Refused 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 3 <50 61% 57% 63% 62% 61% 60% 61% 64% 58% 50 13 15 11 13 16 10 14 8 14 >50 12 13 12 12 15 9 10 15 10 Mean temp 32.4 33.6 32.6 31.8 35.8 29.0 31.8 29.8 34.3 17n. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think the Palestinian government is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 40% 44% 33% 41% 41% 38% 41% 39% 30% 21-40 23 23 24 23 28 19 24 17 18 41-60 13 12 14 14 15 11 12 15 22 61-80 5 3 8 4 4 6 4 9 6 81-100 degrees 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 3 Don't Know 18 16 21 16 11 24 18 19 18 Refused 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 3 <50 64% 69% 59% 66% 71% 58% 66% 62% 49% 50 7 7 7 8 8 7 8 4 15 >50 9 7 13 9 10 9 8 14 15 Mean temp 26.8 24.4 30.7 26.1 26.8 26.9 25.7 27.7 34.6 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think the Palestinian government is to the U.S.? May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 Mar 13 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 0-20 degrees 40 45 44 48 51 45 47 21-40 23 22 23 24 21 23 23 41-60 13 12 13 14 13 13 13 61-80 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 81-100 degrees 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 DON'T KNOW 18 17 15 11 10 13 11 REFUSED 1 - - - 1 1 1 <50 64 69 69 72 74 71 72 50 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 >50 9 7 6 8 7 8 8 Mean temp 26.8 24.4 24.3 23.8 22.8 25.0 24.6 17o. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - Russia is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 18% 22% 14% 18% 15% 20% 17% 23% 16% 21-40 26 28 23 26 30 22 26 22 18 41-60 33 31 36 32 36 30 33 34 33 61-80 12 9 14 13 13 11 12 10 20 81-100 degrees 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 - Don't Know 10 9 10 8 4 14 10 10 10 Refused - - - 1 - 1 - - 3 <50 46% 53% 39% 47% 47% 45% 46% 47% 34% 50 20 18 23 20 23 18 20 22 25 >50 24 20 28 24 26 22 24 21 28 Mean temp 42.1 38.7 45.0 42.4 43.7 40.5 42.2 39.8 46.1 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think Russia is to the U.S.? May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 Mar 3 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 0-20 degrees 18 12 19 16 16 15 13 21-40 26 20 22 20 21 24 22 41-60 33 37 33 38 37 36 39 61-80 12 18 15 18 18 15 18 81-100 degrees 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 DON'T KNOW 10 10 9 6 6 7 6 REFUSED - - - - - - - <50 46 34 42 38 39 43 37 50 20 23 21 24 22 21 22 >50 24 32 28 32 33 29 35 Mean temp 42.1 47.7 43.1 46.2 45.5 44.3 47.1 17p. (See INTRO at Q17) How friendly or unfriendly do you think - Venezuela is to the U.S.? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His 0-20 degrees 32% 43% 22% 31% 37% 27% 33% 24% 25% 21-40 20 17 21 23 25 16 21 17 18 41-60 12 9 16 11 12 12 11 11 33 61-80 6 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 81-100 degrees 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 5 - Don't Know 27 23 32 25 18 35 28 34 17 Refused 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 <50 53% 61% 44% 56% 63% 45% 55% 42% 47% 50 7 6 10 6 7 7 6 9 20 >50 11 9 13 11 11 11 10 13 14 Mean temp 30.0 24.5 35.8 30.4 28.8 31.3 28.6 36.4 35.1 TREND: How friendly or unfriendly do you think Venezuela is to the U.S.? May 5 May 7 Feb 26 Nov 30 Aug 28 Jun 12 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 0-20 degrees 32 31 35 35 28 21 21-40 20 15 15 17 17 19 41-60 12 12 13 17 18 20 61-80 6 8 8 8 9 7 81-100 degrees 2 2 2 1 3 2 DON'T KNOW 27 31 27 22 25 30 REFUSED 1 - - - - - <50 53 48 52 53 46 42 50 7 8 7 10 11 14 >50 11 13 14 14 18 14 Mean temp 30.0 31.2 30.3 30.9 35.9 36.9
