Polls

• CBS News, Sept. 6, 2005: Living conditions in New Orleans in the days after the hurricane (Katrina) and flooding were very difficult for those who were not able to evacuate. Who do you think is most to blame for the situation in New Orleans in the days after the hurricane? (If Government, ask:) Do you mean the federal government in Washington, or the state and local government in Louisiana?
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• Princeton Survey Research Associates International, Sept. 6, 2005: Do you think the people who committed violent acts in New Orleans (Hurricane Katrina) were...mostly ordinary people who became desperate during an emergency or mostly criminals trying to take advantage of the situation?
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• Princeton Survey Research Associates International, Sept. 6, 2005: Do you think the severity of Hurricane Katrina is the result of global climate change, or is Hurricane Katrina just the kind of severe weather even that happens from time to time?
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• ABC News/Washington Post Poll, Sept. 8, 2005: How confident are you that the federal government has put in place adequate controls to avoid waste and fraud in the use of federal money in the hurricane (Katrina) relief effort? Are you very confident, somewhat confident, not so confident or not confident at all?
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• Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll, Sept. 8, 2005: Now thinking about the looters in New Orleans who entered stores and took things in the first few days after the hurricane (Katrina), which comes closer to your view--they were mostly criminals taking advantage of the situation, or they were mostly desperate people trying to find a way to survive?
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• NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, Sept. 9, 2005: (Now I'd like to ask you a few questions about Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.)...Which of the following two statements comes closer to your point of view about people who had to be evacuated from New Orleans' convention center and Superdome to the Houston Astrodome? Statement A: These people not leaving was a result of poor planning and their failure to heed warnings about the hurricane. Statement B: These people were caught up in circumstances beyond their control and they did not have the resources necessary to get out of the city.
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• CBS News/New York Times Poll, Sept. 9, 2005: In New Orleans, after the Hurricane (Katrina), hundreds of thousands of people were unable to evacuate the flooded city and they lacked food, water and shelter. Who would you say was most to blame for those conditions? (If Say government, ask:) Do you mean the federal government in Washington, or the state and local government in Louisiana?
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• CBS News/New York Times Poll, Sept. 9, 2005: From what you've seen or heard, was the response of federal agencies like FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath too quick, too slow, or was the timing about right?
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• FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll, Sept. 13, 2005: How confident are you that the Hurricane Katrina charity funds are being used properly and the money is reaching those in need?...Very confident, somewhat confident, not very confident, not at all confident.
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• FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll, Sept. 13, 2005: Which do you think was more likely the cause of Hurricane Katrina's extraordinary strength—global warming or random act of nature?
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• Internet Tracking Poll, Sept. 14, 2005: In recent days, have you used the Internet to get news or information about Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita hitting the Gulf Coast and their aftermath?
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• Associated Press/Ipsos-Public Affairs Poll, Sept. 16, 2005: Which comes closest to your view? The federal government should have been better prepared to cope with the effects of a disaster of the magnitude caused by sHurricane Katrina. The federal government was as prepared as it reasonably could have been to cope with a disaster of the magnitude caused by Hurricane Katrina.
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• Gallup Poll, Sept. 16, 2005: Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling...the response to Hurricane Katrina?
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• ABC News/Washington Post Poll, Sept. 26, 2005: Do you think the severity of recent hurricanes (Katrina and Rita) is most likely the result of global climate change, or is it just the kind of severe weather events that happen from time to time?
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• Gallup Poll, Sept. 26, 2005: Now, thinking about Hurricane Katrina, which hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in late August (2005), do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush has handled the response to Hurricane Katrina?
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• Global Strategy Group, Sept. 29, 2005: Some people say that race played a factor in the government's slow response to the disaster that occurred in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Do you think race was a factor or not a factor in the government's slow response to the disaster in New Orleans?
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• Princeton Survey Research Associates International/Newsweek Poll, Sept. 29, 2005: Now thinking about the government in Washington's failures in responding to Hurricane Katrina...From what you know now, which of the following do you think was the most important reason the federal government didn't do a better job?...Bad management by top emergency officials, the selection of political cronies and others with little or no experience to be top emergency officials, or efforts to downsize or cut back on government agencies generally since George W. Bush took office.
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• CBS News/New York Times Poll, Dec. 2, 2005: Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the response to Hurricane Katrina?
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• Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll, Dec. 13, 2005: Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling...the response to Hurricane Katrina?
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