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Released: August 30, 2001
Zogby America Report
for buzzflash.com
August, 29 2001
Methodology
This nationwide poll of 1,020 likely voters was conducted by Zogby International from Saturday, August 25 to Wednesday, August 29, 2001. All telephone calls were made from Zogby International headquarters in Utica, N.Y. The margin of error is +/-3.2%. Margins of error are higher in sub-groups.
Summary
1. Whose interests do you think George W. Bush is more interested in representing, the interests of energy companies or the interests of the average American consumer who pays the utility bills?
Energy companies 51%
Average American consumer 34%
Both 4%
Neither 2%
Not sure 9%
Just over half (51%) think President Bush "is more interested in representing the interests of energy companies" than the interests of the average consumer (34%). Less than one in twenty (4%) think he has the interests of both in mind, while 2% say neither and 9% are not sure.
Large majorities of Democrats (73%), African Americans (77%), Hispanics (72%), and voters who feel the country is headed in the wrong direction (77%) think that the president is more interested in representing the interests of energy companies. Two-thirds of union members (66%) and an average 59% of Independents, residents of the East and large cities, working women, and people with household incomes less than $25,000 agree.
Those who think that Mr. Bush is interested in representing the interests of the average consumer include majorities of Republicans and voters who feel the country is headed in the right direction (57% each), and an average 39% of whites, Protestants, residents of rural areas, and people with household incomes of $35,000-$49,999. Men are also more likely than women (39% to 29%, respectively) to agree. |
