ABC News/Washington Post Monthly Poll, February 2010

This poll, fielded February 4-8, 2010, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. A national sample of 1,004 adults was surveyed. Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way Barack Obama was handling the presidency, the economy, health care, and the federal budget deficit, and whether they had a favorable opinion of Barack Obama. Respondents were queried on whether they approved of the way the United States Congress was doing its job, which party they trusted more to do a better job coping with the main problems the nation faces over the next few years, and how often they thought republicans in the Senate should use their power to block legislation proposed by President Obama and the Senate democrats. Respondents were asked whether they thought Obama was doing too much or too little to compromise with the republican leaders in Congress on important issues, whether they thought republican leaders were doing too much or too little to compromise with Obama on important issues, whether they thought the recession was over, or not over, and whether they thought the economy has or has not begun to recover. Information was collected on whether respondents support or oppose stricter federal regulations on the way banks and other financial institutions conduct their business, whether they support or oppose the proposed changes to the health care system, whether they think lawmakers in Washington should keep trying to pass a comprehensive health care reform plan, or should give up on it, and whether they have some form of health insurance or health care coverage. Respondents were asked if they had a favorable impression of the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, Sarah Palin, and the Tea Party, and whether or not they thought Palin was qualified to serve as president. Respondents were queried on whether they thought homosexuals who do not publicly disclose their sexual orientation should be allowed to serve in the military, whether they thought homosexuals who do publicly disclose their sexual orientation should be allowed to serve in the military, and whether they thought it should be legal or illegal for gay and lesbian couples to get married. Respondents were asked whether they would rather have suspects accused of involvement in the September 11 terrorist attacks be put on trial in the federal court system in the United States, or in a military tribunal, and whether they support or oppose the recent ruling by the Supreme Court that says corporations and unions can spend as much money as they want to help political candidates win elections. Finally respondents were asked whether they were inclined to vote to re-elect their representative in Congress in the next election, or whether they were inclined to look around for someone else to vote for, which party they would vote for in the upcoming United States House of Representatives elections, and whether their mood was anti-incumbent or pro-incumbent for the upcoming elections. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, household income, education level, political party affiliation, political philosophy, political ideology, religious preference, and whether the respondent is a born-again Christian.

本项民意调查于2010年2月4日至8日实施，属于持续开展的月度调查系列，旨在征询公众对总统履职表现及一系列其他政治、社会议题的舆论看法。本次调查的样本为全国范围内1004名成年受访者。受访者被问及的问题涵盖：对巴拉克·奥巴马（Barack Obama）处理总统任期事务、经济、医疗保健及联邦预算赤字的认可度，以及对奥巴马本人的好感度；对美国国会履职情况的认可度；更信任哪个政党能在未来数年更好地应对国家面临的主要问题；认为参议院共和党议员应在多大程度上动用权力阻挠奥巴马与参议院民主党人提出的立法提案；奥巴马在重要议题上与国会共和党领袖妥协的程度是否过多或过少；共和党领袖在重要议题上与奥巴马妥协的程度是否过多或过少；认为经济衰退是否已经结束，以及经济是否已开启复苏进程；支持或反对联邦政府对银行及其他金融机构的业务运营实施更严格监管；支持或反对拟议中的医疗体系改革方案；认为华盛顿的议员应继续推动全面医疗改革法案，还是应放弃该法案；受访者是否拥有某种形式的医疗保险或医疗保障；对民主党、共和党、莎拉·佩林（Sarah Palin）以及茶党（Tea Party）的好感度，以及是否认为佩林具备担任总统的资格；不公开性取向的同性恋者是否应被允许参军；公开性取向的同性恋者是否应被允许参军；同性伴侣结婚是否应当合法化；认为9·11恐怖袭击事件（September 11 terrorist attacks）涉案嫌疑人应在美国联邦法院系统受审，还是在军事法庭受审；支持或反对最高法院（Supreme Court）近期作出的企业与工会可无上限支出助力政治候选人竞选的裁决；倾向于在下次选举中投票连任现任国会众议员，还是选择其他候选人；在即将到来的美国众议院（United States House of Representatives）选举中会支持哪个政党；以及在此次选举中自身的情绪是反现任倾向还是亲现任倾向。本次调查收集的人口统计变量包括：性别、年龄、种族、家庭收入、教育水平、政党归属、政治意识形态、宗教偏好，以及受访者是否为重生基督徒。