CBS News/New York Times Poll, May #2, 2013

This poll, the last of two fielded May 2013, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked how well Barack Obama was handling the presidency, the economy, foreign policy, the threat of terrorism, and immigration. Opinions were collected on how well Congressional Republicans and Democrats were performing their job and the degree of gridlock in Washington. Respondents were asked to gauge the condition of the housing and job markets as well as the economy in general. This survey also asked respondents to provide the most important issue facing the nation. It also asked about respondent opinions on the budget sequestration, immigration reform, affirmative action, gun control, the use of unmanned aircraft (drones) in the Middle East, the voting rights act of 1965, the detention of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, and same-sex marriage. Respondents were also asked about their views on the 2012 attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, and IRS scandals. Demographic information include sex, age, race, marital status, education level, household income, religious preference, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter-registration status, and whether respondents think of themselves as born-again Christians.

本次民调为2013年5月开展的两项民调中的最后一项，属于持续开展的月度系列调查的组成部分，该系列调查旨在征询公众对一系列政治与社会议题的看法。受访者被问及巴拉克·奥巴马在履行总统职务、经济治理、外交政策、恐怖主义威胁应对以及移民问题上的表现评分。调研同时收集了受访者对国会共和党与民主党履职情况的评价，以及对华盛顿政坛政治僵局程度的看法。受访者还被要求评估住房市场、就业市场及整体经济的状况。本次调查还询问了受访者认为本国当前最紧迫的议题是什么，并征集了他们对以下议题的观点：预算自动减支计划、移民改革、平权行动、枪支管控、在中东使用无人驾驶飞行器（无人机）、1965年《投票权法案》、关塔那摩湾囚犯羁押政策、同性婚姻。此外，受访者被问及对2012年利比亚班加西美国外交使团驻地遇袭事件以及美国国税局丑闻的看法。调查收集的人口统计特征信息包括性别、年龄、种族、婚姻状况、受教育程度、家庭收入、宗教信仰偏好、居住区域类型（如城市或乡村）、党派隶属关系、政治立场倾向、选民登记状态，以及受访者是否自认为是重生基督徒。