Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted August 26-27, 2006
| August 26 - 27, 2006 | When it comes to areas impacted by natural disasters such as hurricanes, are emergency services better prepared this year, less prepared this year, or about the same? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Better prepared | 36% | 40% | 33% | 55% | 23% | 31% | 28% | 43% | 30% | 34% | 40% | 33% | 41% | 27% | 38% | 28% | 34% | 29% | 43% | 42% | 34% | 33% | 28% | 37% | 42% | 45% | 32% | 43% |
| Less prepared | 12% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 13% | 11% | 14% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 8% | 11% | 15% | 12% | 12% | 9% | 15% | 10% | 14% | 11% |
| About the same | 44% | 41% | 47% | 35% | 53% | 43% | 51% | 38% | 49% | 47% | 43% | 45% | 41% | 49% | 44% | 49% | 40% | 50% | 41% | 38% | 43% | 49% | 51% | 47% | 36% | 39% | 46% | 42% |
| August 26 - 27, 2006 | Generally speaking, who should bear most of the financial responsibility for areas affected by hurricanes and other natural disasters…the federal government, local agencies, or the individuals themselves? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| The Federal Government | 47% | 42% | 52% | 30% | 60% | 50% | 47% | 41% | 66% | 49% | 38% | 56% | 45% | 51% | 42% | 73% | 55% | 57% | 40% | 51% | 47% | 41% | 61% | 49% | 44% | 38% | 42% | 36% |
| Local agencies | 23% | 25% | 22% | 31% | 17% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 17% | 23% | 25% | 22% | 24% | 22% | 25% | 14% | 22% | 22% | 28% | 15% | 24% | 28% | 19% | 24% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 24% |
| Individuals | 19% | 25% | 14% | 30% | 11% | 18% | 17% | 27% | 8% | 15% | 29% | 11% | 22% | 14% | 21% | 10% | 17% | 13% | 23% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 11% | 14% | 22% | 25% | 29% | 30% |
| August 26 - 27, 2006 | Is the recovery from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans proceeding to fast, not fast enough, or at an appropriate pace? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Too fast | 7% | 10% | 4% | 12% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 9% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 9% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 9% |
| Not fast enough | 66% | 60% | 71% | 49% | 81% | 65% | 65% | 58% | 78% | 69% | 59% | 72% | 62% | 73% | 65% | 78% | 58% | 71% | 60% | 64% | 67% | 67% | 76% | 68% | 64% | 68% | 57% | 53% |
| At an appropriate pace | 16% | 21% | 11% | 25% | 8% | 15% | 16% | 22% | 2% | 13% | 22% | 10% | 19% | 10% | 16% | 9% | 21% | 9% | 26% | 15% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 27% | 30% |
| August 26 - 27, 2006 | Did the 2005 hurricane season have a significant impact on the US economy as a whole, or just a local impact in affected areas? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Entire economy | 62% | 60% | 64% | 54% | 68% | 64% | 74% | 57% | 74% | 61% | 60% | 64% | 60% | 65% | 64% | 57% | 55% | 74% | 58% | 63% | 63% | 49% | 59% | 71% | 57% | 58% | 67% | 64% |
| Just local impact | 27% | 30% | 25% | 35% | 23% | 24% | 26% | 31% | 16% | 27% | 32% | 23% | 28% | 26% | 26% | 29% | 36% | 21% | 32% | 26% | 27% | 32% | 30% | 20% | 31% | 32% | 27% | 35% |
| August 26 - 27, 2006 | Generally speaking, who should bear most of the financial responsibility for repairing the areas affected by Katrina…the Federal Government, local agencies, or the individuals themselves? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| The Federal Government | 50% | 47% | 52% | 33% | 65% | 50% | 64% | 43% | 69% | 48% | 39% | 60% | 47% | 55% | 46% | 73% | 51% | 67% | 42% | 47% | 49% | 44% | 64% | 55% | 45% | 33% | 51% | 32% |
| Local agencies | 24% | 24% | 24% | 35% | 19% | 18% | 13% | 27% | 14% | 27% | 29% | 20% | 25% | 23% | 26% | 15% | 25% | 14% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 33% | 18% | 24% | 29% | 24% | 26% | 27% |
| Individuals | 17% | 22% | 12% | 22% | 9% | 20% | 19% | 23% | 9% | 12% | 23% | 11% | 18% | 14% | 17% | 10% | 20% | 14% | 25% | 15% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 13% | 19% | 32% | 20% | 29% |