ABC News/Washington Post Monthly Poll, March 2009

This poll, fielded March 26-29, 2009, 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. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Barack Obama and his handling of the presidency, foreign policy, and the economy. Respondents were asked whether the Obama administration or the Republicans in Congress could be trusted to do a better job coping with the economic problems the nation faces and whether things in the country were going in the right direction. Respondents were also asked their opinions of First Lady Michelle Obama as well their opinions on the roles of banks, the Bush administration, large businesses and consumer debt, and the state of the national economy. Non-economic questions focused on the role of the United States in Afghanistan, confidence in the Obama administration in the handling of Afghanistan and the Taliban, efforts made in building relationships between the United States and Muslim-majority nations, and the general world image of the United States. Personal financial and economic topics addressed how concerned respondents were that they could maintain their current standard of living and in what areas they are experiencing spending cutbacks. Additional topics addressed familiarity and understanding of the Islamic religion and Muslims, and whether respondents had shopped at a Walmart store in the past 12 months. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, political political philosophy, party affiliation, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), education level, religious preference, employment status, household income and whether respondents considered themselves to be a born-again Christian.本民调于2009年3月26日至29日实施，属于持续开展的系列月度调查的组成部分，该系列调查旨在征询公众对总统履职及一系列其他政治与社会议题的看法。受访对象需就巴拉克·奥巴马（Barack Obama）总统及其履职表现、外交政策与经济治理阐述观点。受访对象需回答两项议题：一是奥巴马政府与国会共和党人中，哪一方更值得信赖以妥善应对美国当前面临的经济困境；二是美国国内发展态势是否正朝着正确方向前行。此外，受访对象需就第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马（Michelle Obama）的公众形象、银行体系、布什政府、大型企业与消费债务的角色，以及美国国家经济状况发表看法。非经济类议题则聚焦美国在阿富汗的角色、民众对奥巴马政府处理阿富汗与塔利班（Taliban）事务的信心、美国与穆斯林占多数国家构建外交关系的相关举措，以及全球范围内对美国的整体印象。个人财务与经济议题涵盖受访对象对维持当前生活水平的担忧程度，以及他们在哪些领域实施了开支削减。其他调研议题包括受访对象对伊斯兰教与穆斯林群体的熟悉程度与认知水平，以及过去12个月内是否曾在沃尔玛（Walmart）门店购物。本次调查的人口统计变量涵盖性别、年龄、种族、政治立场、党派归属、居住区域类型（如城市或乡村）、受教育水平、宗教偏好、就业状况、家庭收入，以及受访对象是否自认为是重生基督徒。