CBS News/New York Times National Poll, August #1, 2011

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Label

CBS News/New York Times National Poll, August #1, 2011

Creator

• CBS News
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

Contributor

• The New York Times

Author

• The New York Times
• CBS News

Contributor

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

Subject

• Party affiliation
• Political sociology
• Presidents
• Representative government and representation
• Republican Party (USA)
• Taxation
• Tea Party movement
• Boehner, John
• economic change
• economic conditions
• economic crises
• federal budget deficit
• leadership
• national debt
• national economy
• national identity
• political affiliation
• political attitudes
• political awareness
• political behavior
• political efficacy
• political ideologies
• political influence
• political leaders
• political partisanship
• political perceptions
• political representation
• presidency
• presidential performance
• public approval
• public opinion
• survey
• tax increases
• taxes
• trust in government
• voter registration
• United States Congress
• Democratic Party (USA)
• Economic history
• Nationalism
• Obama, Barack

Genre

• survey

Summary

This poll, fielded August 2011, and the first of four, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked how well Barack Obama was handling the presidency, the economy, and whether he showed strong leadership qualities during the debt ceiling negotiations. Respondents were also asked for their opinions on how the Republicans and the Democrats in Congress have handled negotiations on the debt ceiling, whether members of Congress deserve re-election, and how they felt about the ability of Congress to address issues affecting the country. Further information was collected regarding the debt ceiling negotiations, including whether respondents were relieved that a debt ceiling agreement had been reached, whether respondents felt the measures in the debt ceiling agreement would improve the economy, and whether the negotiations had impacted the image of the United States throughout the world. Additional topics included John Boehner's job performance, the national economy, raising taxes, whether the government should prioritize spending cuts vs. job creation, the Tea Party movement, and the amount of influence the Tea Party movement has within the Republican Party. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, marital status, education level, household income, religious preference, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, and voter registration status