CBS News/New York Times National Poll, September #1, 2011

This poll, fielded September of 2011 and the first of two, 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, foreign policy, the economy, and job creation. Respondents were also asked for their opinions on whether Congress was performing their job well, the budget deficit, program cuts, and raising taxes. Subsequent questions sought respondents' opinions on the health care law, the most important problem facing the country at that time, whether they felt the country was moving in the right direction, and their favorability of potential Republican candidates for president. A series of questions addressed whether respondents voted in the 2008 presidential election, who they voted for, and whether they were registered to vote. Additional topics included opinions on the Tea Party movement and the amount of influence they have in the Republican Party, unemployment and concern about future unemployment, respondents' local job market, the recession, abortion, global warming, and Social Security. 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, voter registration status, and whether respondents thought of themselves as born-again Christians.

本调查于2011年9月开展，为两项系列调查的首项，隶属于持续推进的月度民意调查序列，旨在收集公众对一系列政治与社会议题的观点。受访者被要求评价巴拉克·奥巴马（Barack Obama）在总统履职、外交政策、经济治理及就业创造方面的表现；同时还被征询了对美国国会（Congress）履职表现、财政赤字、项目削减与税收上调的看法。后续问题旨在了解受访者对《医疗保健法案》（health care law）、当时美国面临的最核心国家问题、对国家发展方向的判断，以及对潜在共和党总统候选人的好感度。另有一系列问题询问受访者是否参与了2008年总统大选、投票选择对象，以及是否完成选民登记。其余调研主题涵盖受访者对茶党运动（Tea Party movement）及其在共和党（Republican Party）中影响力的看法、失业现状与对未来失业的担忧、当地就业市场状况、经济衰退、堕胎议题、全球变暖问题，以及社会保障（Social Security）。本次调查收集的人口统计学信息包括性别、年龄、种族、婚姻状况、教育水平、家庭收入、就业状态、宗教偏好、居住区域类型（例如城市或农村）、政党从属关系、政治立场、选民登记状态，以及受访者是否自认为重生基督徒（born-again Christians）。