Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research

Bush Passes Terror Test, Lower Marks Elsewhere

July 23, 2003
Abstract: (CPOD) Jul. 23, 2003 - United States president George W. Bush gets good marks on his handling of the war on terrorism, but his rating drops in other issues, according to a poll by Zogby International. 59 per cent of respondents rate the president's efforts on terrorism as positive.

(CPOD) Jul. 23, 2003 - United States president George W. Bush gets good marks on his handling of the war on terrorism, but his rating drops in other issues, according to a poll by Zogby International. 59 per cent of respondents rate the president's efforts on terrorism as positive.

Bush's rating is lowest in health care and the environment, issues where only 31 per cent of respondents support his policies.

Polling Data

How would you rate the job George W. Bush is doing on the following issues?

Positive

Negative

War on terrorism

59%

40%

Foreign affairs

49%

50%

Budget policy

45%

54%

Jobs

33%

66%

Economy

33%

66%

Health care

31%

65%

Environmental policy

31%

65%


Source: Zogby International
Methodology: Interviews to 1,000 likely American voters, conducted on Jul. 16 and Jul. 17, 2003. Margin of error is 3.2 per cent.