Rasmussen Reports

Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted  March 1 - 2, 2007

Daily Snapshot

March 1 - 2, 2006  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Ford Motor Company?                            
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>
Very favorable 18% 17% 18% 21% 19% 13% 13% 19% 29% 15% 17% 18% 19% 16% 18% 26% 8% 21% 15% 21% 14% 19% 17% 28% 20% 9% 14% 11%
Somewhat favorable 39% 38% 39% 42% 40% 35% 33% 40% 32% 41% 39% 39% 38% 41% 38% 46% 40% 33% 39% 42% 40% 42% 42% 36% 37% 42% 41% 40%
Somewhat unfavorable 20% 20% 20% 15% 17% 28% 21% 20% 28% 18% 22% 18% 19% 21% 23% 9% 15% 24% 28% 18% 18% 12% 13% 18% 20% 25% 29% 27%
Very unfavorable 10% 11% 9% 10% 11% 9% 25% 7% 11% 9% 9% 11% 11% 9% 10% 7% 12% 18% 6% 5% 14% 4% 16% 7% 4% 6% 13% 15%
                                                       
March 1 - 2, 2006  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of General Motors?                            
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>
Very favorable 22% 20% 23% 29% 22% 14% 18% 21% 32% 21% 25% 18% 24% 19% 21% 35% 13% 25% 26% 17% 22% 19% 23% 22% 26% 23% 12% 26%
Somewhat favorable 47% 47% 47% 47% 49% 43% 48% 46% 38% 49% 43% 51% 44% 51% 45% 49% 51% 43% 51% 48% 46% 45% 49% 52% 41% 48% 48% 36%
Somewhat unfavorable 17% 19% 15% 14% 16% 22% 11% 21% 19% 14% 18% 16% 17% 18% 18% 10% 17% 15% 13% 22% 18% 16% 16% 18% 13% 11% 24% 26%
Very unfavorable 5% 5% 5% 2% 5% 8% 13% 3% 11% 3% 4% 5% 5% 5% 6% 0% 2% 12% 1% 4% 4% 3% 5% 2% 2% 1% 13% 10%
                                                       
March 1 - 2, 2006  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Chrysler?                              
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>
Very favorable 15% 16% 14% 20% 12% 14% 19% 15% 23% 12% 16% 14% 17% 12% 13% 25% 16% 21% 8% 15% 18% 10% 22% 16% 17% 7% 13% 11%
Somewhat favorable 37% 35% 40% 37% 39% 35% 27% 37% 25% 43% 36% 39% 36% 39% 36% 36% 46% 26% 45% 39% 39% 39% 37% 38% 35% 50% 41% 34%
Somewhat unfavorable 25% 27% 24% 22% 28% 25% 24% 28% 33% 21% 27% 23% 26% 24% 28% 14% 18% 28% 22% 30% 24% 21% 19% 28% 20% 20% 34% 31%
Very unfavorable 9% 10% 7% 5% 9% 13% 10% 10% 13% 6% 10% 7% 9% 8% 9% 8% 4% 12% 12% 6% 8% 4% 12% 3% 10% 8% 6% 22%
                                                       
March 1 - 2, 2006  Is it good or bad for the economy when foreign automakers open plants in the United States?                                    
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>
Good 58% 63% 53% 58% 52% 65% 58% 64% 59% 51% 62% 53% 59% 56% 56% 56% 70% 59% 67% 58% 61% 42% 47% 54% 54% 63% 73% 61%
Bad 19% 18% 21% 22% 21% 14% 16% 18% 20% 21% 18% 21% 19% 19% 20% 19% 15% 18% 18% 20% 18% 23% 26% 23% 19% 23% 15% 10%
                                                       
March 1 - 2, 2006  How important is the US Automobile Industry to the financial stability of the overall economy?                                  
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>
Very Important 49% 49% 50% 51% 49% 49% 58% 46% 61% 47% 46% 52% 51% 48% 49% 52% 47% 59% 44% 41% 51% 51% 53% 59% 49% 55% 45% 28%
Somewhat Important 35% 35% 34% 38% 29% 38% 17% 41% 18% 39% 43% 27% 37% 31% 38% 19% 31% 18% 49% 45% 36% 29% 28% 28% 38% 34% 38% 53%
Not very Important 9% 11% 7% 3% 14% 8% 18% 9% 13% 6% 9% 9% 7% 12% 7% 17% 13% 16% 6% 9% 7% 7% 5% 5% 6% 9% 14% 19%
Not at all Important 2% 2% 2% 5% 1% 0% 7% 0% 6% 1% 0% 4% 0% 4% 2% 0% 1% 6% 0% 0% 1% 1% 6% 3% 0% 1% 0% 0%