THE WISCONSIN SURVEY - FALL 2009

Afghanistan

Survey Information:

Random Selection, Telephone Survey

Number of Adult Wisconsin Resident Respondents: 400

Interview Period: 10/13/09 – 10/22/09

Margin of Error: +/- 5% at the 95% confidence level.

Contact:

Wendy Scattergood

Assistant Professor of Political Science, St. Norbert College Survey Center

DePere, WI 54115

(920) 403-3491

wendy.scattergood@snc.edu

· NOTE: Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.

Please tell me whether you approve or disapprove of the way President Obama is handling each of the following aspects of his job. Do you approve or disapprove of the way he is handling….

	Approve	Disapprove	Not Sure	Refused/NA
The Situation in Afghanistan	47%	41%	12%	1%

Thinking about the current situation in Afghanistan, do you think the US should increase the number of troops in Afghanistan, decrease the number of troops or keep the number of troops the same?

Increase.................................................................... 40%

Keep the same......................................................... 20%

Decrease.................................................................. 23%

Immediately Withdraw (VOL).................................. 9%

Not Sure.................................................................... 7%

Refused..................................................................... 1%