March 30, 2011 - Obama Gets Lowest Approval, Reelect Score Ever, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; More Voters Oppose U.S. Involvement In Libya Word format American voters disapprove 48 - 42 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing and say 50 - 41 percent he does not deserve to be re-elected in 2012, both all-time lows, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This compares to a 46 - 46 percent job approval rating and a 45 - 47 percent split on the President's re-election in a March 3 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. In a hypothetical 2012 matchup, President Obama gets 36 percent of the vote to 37 percent for an unnamed Republican challenger. Democrats approve 80 - 13 percent of the job Obama is doing, but disapproval is 81 - 9 percent among Republicans and 50 - 39 percent among independent voters. Men disapprove 52 - 41 percent while women split 44 - 44 percent. Voters oppose 47 - 41 percent America's involvement in Libya. In the survey concluded Monday evening as President Obama was addressing the nation about Libya, voters say 58 - 29 percent that he has not clearly stated U.S. goals for Libya. American voters give conflicting signals about U.S. involvement in Libya: They approve 53 - 35 percent of using cruise missiles to destroy Libya's air defense; They say 48 - 41 percent the U.S. should not use military force to remove Moammar Gadhafi from power; They say 65 - 27 percent the U.S. should use military force to protect civilians from Gadhafi. "President Barack Obama's approval numbers are at their lowest level ever, slightly below where they were for most of 2010 before he got a bump up in surveys after the November election and into the early part of this year," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Some reasons for his overall numbers might be that Obama receives negative ratings on his handling of the budget deficit, the economy, foreign policy, health care and energy policy." American voters split 46 - 45 percent on whether protecting Libyan civilians from Gadhafi is a goal worth having U.S. troops "fight and possibly die." And voters say 61 - 30 percent that removing Gadhafi is not worth having American troops "fight and possibly die." A total of 62 percent of voters are "very confident" or "somewhat confident" that the U.S. mission to protect Libyan civilians from Gadhafi will be successful. But 74 percent of voters are "very concerned" or "somewhat concerned" that the U.S. will get embroiled in a long-term military conflict in Libya. The pattern of political support for the president regarding Libya is somewhat different than with the war in Afghanistan, for which public support continues to deteriorate. Now, 50 percent of voters say the U.S. should not be involved in that conflict while 41 percent says it is the right thing to do. "Republicans have been the strongest supporters of the Democratic president's policy. Currently, 50 percent of Republicans, 38 percent of Democrats and 38 percent of independent voters support the effort in Afghanistan," Brown said. "On Libya, 48 percent of Democrats but only 40 percent of Republicans and 38 percent of independent voters voice support." From March 22 - 28, Quinnipiac University surveyed 2,069 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.2 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. 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, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 1. If the 2012 election for President were being held today, do you think you would vote for Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate, or the Republican candidate? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Obama 36% 2% 79% 28% 33% 39% 29% 89% Republican 37 79 7 32 39 36 43 1 DEPENDS ON CAND(VOL) 14 12 5 23 15 14 15 4 DK/NA 12 6 8 17 13 12 12 6 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Obama 40% 36% 34% 39% 36% 36% 78% 39% 15% Republican 32 38 40 34 40 43 9 28 61 DEPENDS ON CAND(VOL) 15 14 14 13 15 14 6 17 15 DK/NA 13 12 11 15 10 7 7 16 9 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Obama 45% 34% 43% 14% 21% 28% Republican 29 38 34 59 52 44 DEPENDS ON CAND(VOL) 14 15 13 17 16 14 DK/NA 12 13 10 11 10 14 TREND: If the 2012 election for President were being held today, do you think you would vote for Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate, or the Republican candidate? Mar 30 Jul 21 Mar 25 2011 2010 2010 Obama 36 36 40 Republican 37 39 41 DEPENDS ON CAND(VOL) 14 13 9 DK/NA 12 12 9 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 42% 9% 80% 39% 41% 44% 36% 89% Disapprove 48 81 13 50 52 44 54 7 DK/NA 10 9 8 10 7 12 10 4 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Approve 47% 41% 39% 43% 43% 41% 76% 49% 20% Disapprove 39 50 52 45 51 52 18 39 71 DK/NA 13 8 9 12 5 7 6 11 9 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn Military HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath HsHlds Approve 51% 39% 50% 21% 26% 39% 37% Disapprove 39 50 42 68 65 53 58 DK/NA 10 10 8 10 9 8 6 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? (*High also 59% Mar 2009) APPROVE....... High Low Mar 30 Mar 03 Jan 13 Nov 17 Sep 09 Jun 04 Mar 30 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2009* 2011 Approve 42 46 48 44 44 59 42 Disapprove 48 46 44 49 47 31 48 DK/NA 10 8 8 6 9 10 10 6. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Very satisfied 2% 1% 4% 1% 2% 2% 1% 6% Smwht satisfied 21 12 37 15 21 21 17 36 Smwht dissatisfied 37 33 38 38 37 37 36 44 Very dissatisfied 40 54 19 45 41 40 44 13 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Very satisfied 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 4% 1% 1% Smwht satisfied 28 17 20 22 19 22 33 24 12 Smwht dissatisfied 40 40 31 34 42 36 41 41 31 Very dissatisfied 29 42 46 42 37 39 21 33 56 DK/NA - - 2 1 1 1 1 1 - EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Very satisfied 2% 1% 3% 0% 1% 1% Smwht satisfied 27 19 24 13 16 21 Smwht dissatisfied 38 36 40 34 31 35 Very dissatisfied 32 43 32 52 52 42 DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 1 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT SAT High Low Mar 30 Mar 03 Jan 18 Nov 17 Sep 09 Dec 11 Nov 13 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2001 2008 Very satisfied 2 1 2 3 2 21 2 Smwht satisfied 21 26 25 24 23 47 14 Smwht dissatisfied 37 32 38 29 31 19 38 Very dissatisfied 40 40 34 42 42 10 44 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 8. Looking ahead to the 2012 election for President, do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes/Deserves 41% 8% 79% 37% 38% 43% 34% 90% No/Does not 50 86 12 52 53 47 57 3 DK/NA 9 6 9 11 9 9 9 7 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Yes/Deserves 48% 41% 35% 43% 38% 41% 79% 45% 20% No/Does not 41 52 54 47 54 52 15 42 74 DK/NA 11 7 10 10 7 6 6 13 6 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Yes/Deserves 46% 38% 47% 18% 24% 35% No/Does not 42 52 44 74 68 55 DK/NA 12 10 9 8 8 9 TREND: Looking ahead to the 2012 election for President, do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Mar 30 Mar 03 Nov 22 Jul 21 Mar 25 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 Yes/deserves 41 45 43 40 40 No/does not 50 47 49 48 48 DK/NA 9 7 9 12 11 9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the budget deficit? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 30% 6% 62% 23% 28% 31% 23% 74% Disapprove 64 90 32 71 68 61 71 19 DK/NA 6 4 6 6 4 8 6 7 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Approve 33% 30% 27% 32% 27% 30% 55% 32% 14% Disapprove 62 65 66 61 68 66 35 62 82 DK/NA 5 5 7 7 6 4 10 6 4 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Approve 34% 28% 32% 13% 17% 21% Disapprove 60 65 62 83 77 71 DK/NA 5 6 6 4 6 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the budget deficit? Mar 30 Mar 03 Apr 21 Feb 11 2011 2011 2010 2010 Approve 30 36 34 33 Disapprove 64 58 59 60 DK/NA 6 6 7 7 10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the economy? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 34% 7% 69% 29% 34% 35% 29% 69% Disapprove 60 88 26 65 63 58 66 28 DK/NA 5 5 4 6 3 7 5 3 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Approve 34% 37% 32% 34% 33% 42% 67% 39% 15% Disapprove 60 60 62 59 63 57 27 55 81 DK/NA 5 4 6 7 4 1 6 6 4 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Approve 38% 31% 44% 18% 20% 30% Disapprove 58 64 51 77 76 66 DK/NA 4 5 5 5 4 3 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy? APPROVE...... High Low Mar 30 Mar 03 Jan 18 Nov 17 Sep 09 Mar 04 Mar 30 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2009 2011 Approve 34 38 40 39 39 57 34 Disapprove 60 59 53 57 56 33 60 DK/NA 5 4 7 4 5 10 5 11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - foreign policy? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 41% 19% 69% 37% 42% 39% 37% 64% Disapprove 47 69 22 51 50 45 52 22 DK/NA 12 12 9 12 8 15 11 14 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Approve 45% 41% 37% 40% 42% 44% 69% 48% 21% Disapprove 40 49 52 45 49 48 23 37 70 DK/NA 15 9 11 14 9 7 9 15 9 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn Military HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath HsHlds Approve 51% 38% 49% 20% 27% 38% 35% Disapprove 38 49 44 64 59 53 53 DK/NA 11 13 8 16 14 8 12 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling foreign policy? APPROVE....... High Low Mar 30 Mar 03 Jan 13 Nov 18 Sep 09 Apr 29 Mar 30 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2009 2011 Approve 41 43 47 46 45 57 41 Disapprove 47 45 38 44 44 32 47 DK/NA 12 12 15 10 11 11 12 12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - health care? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 38% 11% 71% 32% 37% 38% 31% 79% Disapprove 55 83 23 59 57 53 61 18 DK/NA 7 6 5 9 6 8 7 2 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Approve 41% 39% 33% 39% 40% 38% 75% 41% 16% Disapprove 48 57 60 53 54 59 22 46 80 DK/NA 11 4 7 8 6 3 2 12 4 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Approve 44% 34% 46% 19% 22% 33% Disapprove 49 57 50 75 71 59 DK/NA 7 8 4 6 7 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care? (*Low also 35% Jan 2010) APPROVE....... High Low Mar 30 Mar 03 Jan 18 May 26 Apr 21 Jul 02 Feb 11* 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2009 2010 Approve 38 40 44 44 40 46 35 Disapprove 55 56 51 51 55 42 58 DK/NA 7 4 5 6 5 13 6 13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the situation in Afghanistan? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 42% 32% 58% 40% 47% 38% 42% 63% Disapprove 45 51 34 48 45 45 45 26 DK/NA 13 18 8 12 8 16 13 11 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Approve 41% 47% 39% 36% 49% 52% 50% 46% 36% Disapprove 47 43 47 50 40 38 42 41 51 DK/NA 12 10 14 14 11 10 7 13 14 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn Military HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath HsHlds Approve 49% 39% 51% 28% 36% 50% 42% Disapprove 39 48 37 56 49 41 50 DK/NA 12 13 12 16 16 9 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Afghanistan? APPROVE....... High Low Mar 30 Mar 03 Jan 18 Sep 09 Jul 21 Mar 25 Nov 18 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2009 Approve 42 43 46 49 43 52 38 Disapprove 45 46 40 40 46 36 49 DK/NA 13 11 14 10 11 12 12 14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the situation in Libya? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 41% 25% 62% 41% 43% 40% 39% 64% Disapprove 45 56 27 47 47 42 47 21 DK/NA 14 19 11 13 10 18 14 15 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Approve 42% 43% 39% 41% 40% 45% 60% 47% 28% Disapprove 39 47 47 44 48 41 27 39 58 DK/NA 19 11 13 16 12 13 13 14 14 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn Military HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath HsHlds Approve 48% 40% 45% 25% 31% 49% 36% Disapprove 35 46 41 57 54 41 50 DK/NA 16 14 13 17 16 10 14 15. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - energy policy? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 35% 14% 63% 31% 32% 38% 31% 67% Disapprove 47 68 23 51 53 41 51 25 DK/NA 18 18 14 18 15 21 19 8 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Approve 45% 33% 31% 36% 35% 36% 59% 41% 19% Disapprove 33 52 52 43 52 54 25 39 65 DK/NA 22 15 17 21 12 11 16 20 16 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Approve 43% 33% 40% 20% 23% 33% Disapprove 43 47 47 61 59 49 DK/NA 15 19 13 18 18 19 25. Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting the war in Afghanistan now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Afghanistan now? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Right thing 41% 50% 38% 38% 45% 37% 43% 33% Shld not be involved 50 35 56 54 49 51 47 61 DK/NA 9 14 6 8 6 12 10 6 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Right thing 43% 42% 38% 37% 46% 51% 31% 40% 48% Shld not be involved 49 50 52 54 46 43 60 53 42 DK/NA 8 8 10 9 8 6 9 7 10 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn Military HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath HsHlds Right thing 47% 39% 47% 45% 44% 46% 41% Shld not be involved 47 52 45 44 44 49 50 DK/NA 7 9 8 11 12 4 9 TREND: Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting the war in Afghanistan now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Afghanistan now? Low also 41% Jan 2011) RIGHT THING... High Low Mar 30 Jan 18 Nov 18 Sep 09 Jul 21 Jan 14 Mar 30 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 Right thing 41 41 44 49 48 59 41 Shouldn't be inv 50 51 50 41 43 35 50 DK/NA 9 8 6 10 9 6 9 26. Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by using military force in Libya now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Libya now? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Right thing 41% 40% 48% 38% 46% 37% 43% 36% Shld not be involved 47 45 42 51 45 49 46 53 DK/NA 12 15 10 11 9 14 11 11 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Right thing 36% 45% 42% 39% 45% 48% 51% 43% 35% Shld not be involved 51 43 49 48 48 42 39 47 53 DK/NA 13 12 10 13 7 9 11 10 12 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn Military HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath HsHlds Right thing 44% 39% 46% 37% 40% 50% 40% Shld not be involved 44 48 44 50 48 43 48 DK/NA 12 12 10 13 12 8 12 27. Do you approve or disapprove of President Obama's decision to use cruise missiles to destroy Libya's air defense installations? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 53% 50% 60% 53% 61% 46% 55% 46% Disapprove 35 35 29 39 33 38 34 35 DK/NA 11 15 11 8 6 16 10 19 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Approve 45% 56% 57% 52% 53% 63% 58% 54% 52% Disapprove 44 33 30 37 36 30 30 36 37 DK/NA 11 11 13 11 11 7 12 10 11 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn Military HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath HsHlds Approve 64% 52% 57% 46% 50% 61% 58% Disapprove 27 36 32 39 35 34 34 DK/NA 9 12 11 15 14 5 8 28. Do you think President Obama has clearly stated the goals of the US military mission in Libya or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 29% 16% 47% 24% 28% 29% 27% 46% No 58 70 40 64 63 54 60 36 DK/NA 13 14 14 12 9 17 13 19 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Yes 31% 26% 29% 29% 26% 29% 45% 32% 18% No 52 61 59 56 61 64 41 55 71 DK/NA 17 13 12 15 13 7 15 13 11 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn Military HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath HsHlds Yes 24% 28% 29% 20% 24% 32% 21% No 63 57 60 65 63 59 69 DK/NA 12 14 11 15 13 9 10 29. Do you think the US should or should not use military force to remove Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi from power? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 41% 46% 43% 38% 41% 41% 41% 43% No 48 40 47 54 51 46 49 46 DK/NA 11 14 10 8 8 13 11 11 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Yes 38% 45% 40% 44% 38% 38% 36% 40% 43% No 52 46 47 45 51 56 57 50 45 DK/NA 10 9 12 11 11 6 7 10 12 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn Military HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath HsHlds Yes 47% 44% 34% 38% 41% 46% 44% No 44 46 55 48 46 48 47 DK/NA 9 11 11 14 12 6 9 30. Do you think the US should or should not use military force to protect civilians from Gadhafi? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes/Should 65% 60% 73% 66% 66% 65% 65% 77% No/Should not 27 30 20 28 29 26 28 18 DK/NA 7 10 7 5 6 9 8 5 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Yes/Should 70% 68% 61% 66% 65% 64% 69% 66% 63% No/Should not 25 27 29 27 30 30 24 27 30 DK/NA 5 5 11 8 5 6 7 7 6 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn Military HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath HsHlds Yes/Should 70% 65% 66% 62% 64% 68% 65% No/Should not 23 27 27 30 27 27 29 DK/NA 6 7 8 8 9 5 6 31. How confident are you that the US military mission of protecting civilians in Libya from Gadhafi will be successful - very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not confident at all? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Very confident 18% 17% 21% 16% 22% 13% 15% 30% Smwht confident 44 43 48 45 41 47 45 42 Not too confident 22 22 20 23 20 24 24 14 Not confident at all 12 11 7 14 13 11 12 7 DK/NA 4 6 4 2 3 5 4 7 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Very confident 22% 18% 14% 20% 15% 16% 20% 17% 16% Smwht confident 47 45 43 45 43 45 46 48 42 Not too confident 19 21 26 20 26 21 18 24 22 Not confident at all 9 13 12 12 11 15 11 8 16 DK/NA 3 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 3 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn Military HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath HsHlds Very confident 17% 19% 14% 12% 15% 18% 18% Smwht confident 50 44 45 45 45 46 43 Not too confident 21 21 25 26 24 23 22 Not confident at all 11 12 12 13 12 11 14 DK/NA 2 4 4 4 5 2 3 32. How concerned are you that the military mission in Libya will lead to the US getting embroiled in a long-term military conflict there - very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, not concerned at all? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Very concerned 40% 36% 41% 42% 36% 44% 39% 44% Smwht concerned 34 37 32 35 33 36 37 26 Not too concerned 16 16 18 16 20 13 16 19 Not concerned at all 8 8 8 6 10 5 6 9 DK/NA 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Very concerned 38% 41% 41% 41% 39% 37% 44% 38% 41% Smwht concerned 38 32 34 36 35 34 27 36 36 Not too concerned 14 19 15 13 18 22 19 17 15 Not concerned at all 8 7 7 8 6 7 9 8 7 DK/NA 2 1 3 2 2 - - 2 2 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn Military HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath HsHlds Very concerned 41% 42% 37% 44% 41% 39% 44% Smwht concerned 34 34 35 39 37 38 31 Not too concerned 15 15 19 12 14 19 18 Not concerned at all 7 7 8 4 6 4 7 DK/NA 2 2 1 1 1 - 1 33. Do you think removing Gadhafi from power is a worthwhile goal for American troops to fight and possibly die for or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 30% 36% 32% 26% 31% 29% 30% 30% No 61 52 59 65 61 60 61 58 DK/NA 10 12 9 9 8 12 10 12 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Yes 35% 31% 26% 30% 28% 28% 28% 29% 32% No 55 61 63 61 60 65 62 63 59 DK/NA 10 8 10 8 12 6 10 8 10 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn Military HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath HsHlds Yes 31% 31% 26% 30% 32% 31% 31% No 55 60 63 60 57 61 60 DK/NA 13 9 11 10 12 8 9 34. Do you think protecting civilians from Gadhafi is a worthwhile goal for American troops to fight and possibly die for or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 46% 46% 52% 43% 47% 44% 46% 47% No 45 45 38 48 47 44 45 44 DK/NA 9 9 9 9 6 12 9 9 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Yes 52% 50% 38% 45% 50% 47% 53% 48% 42% No 39 45 51 47 41 49 40 43 49 DK/NA 9 5 12 9 9 4 7 9 9 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn Military HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath HsHlds Yes 49% 45% 46% 44% 45% 46% 47% No 42 46 43 46 44 48 43 DK/NA 9 9 11 10 11 6 10
