Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted July 19-20, 2006
| July 19 - 20, 2006 | Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of General Motors? | Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of General Motors? | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | ||||||||||||||||
| ▼ 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+ |
| Favorable | 48% | 51% | 46% | 57% | 46% | 41% | 40% | 53% | 45% | 46% | 53% | 44% | 54% | 38% | 49% | 48% | 41% | 43% | 60% | 49% | 49% | 40% |
| Unfavorable | 21% | 27% | 16% | 20% | 20% | 25% | 35% | 26% | 18% | 15% | 22% | 21% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 27% | 26% | 26% | 19% | 23% | 14% |
| July 19 - 20, 2006 | Suppose General Motors merged with a foreign auto manufacturer. Would that help of hurt the quality of General Motors automobiles? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | ||||||||||||||||
| ▼ 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+ |
| Help | 39% | 48% | 30% | 42% | 34% | 40% | 42% | 50% | 27% | 31% | 44% | 34% | 42% | 32% | 41% | 27% | 35% | 34% | 44% | 46% | 39% | 30% |
| Hurt | 28% | 23% | 32% | 32% | 29% | 22% | 27% | 22% | 40% | 31% | 28% | 28% | 26% | 31% | 29% | 25% | 27% | 34% | 23% | 29% | 30% | 24% |
| No impact | 16% | 18% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 19% | 16% | 19% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 18% | 14% | 18% | 12% | 16% | 20% |
| July 19 - 20, 2006 | Generally speaking, which are better…American made cars or foreign made cars? | Generally speaking, which are better…American made cars or foreign made cars? | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | ||||||||||||||||
| ▼ 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+ |
| American | 39% | 37% | 41% | 49% | 35% | 33% | 44% | 35% | 43% | 41% | 36% | 42% | 41% | 36% | 39% | 29% | 48% | 43% | 33% | 36% | 45% | 37% |
| Foreign | 48% | 53% | 43% | 42% | 50% | 51% | 51% | 53% | 37% | 44% | 54% | 42% | 48% | 46% | 48% | 47% | 46% | 44% | 57% | 50% | 46% | 41% |
| July 19 - 20, 2006 | Generally speaking, is it good for the economy or bad for the economy when foreign companies invest in American companies? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | ||||||||||||||||
| ▼ 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+ |
| Good | 44% | 57% | 32% | 48% | 31% | 56% | 75% | 53% | 23% | 35% | 51% | 38% | 48% | 37% | 46% | 35% | 40% | 46% | 60% | 47% | 39% | 30% |
| Bad | 33% | 29% | 36% | 34% | 39% | 24% | 12% | 33% | 38% | 35% | 30% | 35% | 33% | 32% | 32% | 38% | 32% | 26% | 24% | 33% | 44% | 36% |
| No impact | 7% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 13% | 4% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 10% | 8% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 11% |