CBS News National Survey, February #1, 2011

This poll, fielded February 11-14, 2011, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked for their opinions on Barack Obama and how well he was handling the presidency, foreign policy, the economy, and the situation in Egypt. Respondents were also asked whether Obama or the Republicans in Congress should make decisions on how to fix the budget deficit, whether program cuts and raising taxes were solutions to the budget deficit, and how well Congress was performing their job. Opinions were collected on Hillary Clinton's job performance, the Tea Party movement and the amount of influence they have in the Republican Party, unemployment and concerns about future unemployment, the local job market, and the recession. Additional topics include the national economy, the health insurance law, whether respondents knew someone killed in the September 11 attack, the most important problem facing the country, and whether the country was moving in the right direction. Finally, respondents were asked whether they voted in the 2008 presidential election and who they voted for, whether they voted for a member of the United States House of Representatives in the 2006 election and which candidate they voted for, what year was the most recent election of any kind that they participated in, and whether they were registered to vote. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, marital status, education level, household income, employment status, religious preference, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, and whether respondents thought of themselves as born-again Christians.