World Public Opinion on US Foreign Policy and Barack Obama
COLLEGE PARK, Md., July 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following survey results were released today by the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) at the University of Maryland:
Publics marked with an * excluded from the average for that question.
Q1-CE1b. Please tell me if you think... the United States... is playing a mainly positive or mainly negative role in the world.
Mainly Mainly Depends Neither DK/NR
positive negative (vol.) (vol.)
US* 80 18 0 0 2
Russia 15 49 25 2 9
Q2-CE2b. Please tell me if you approve or disapprove of how... the United States... is dealing with the issue of climate change?
Approve Disapprove DK/NR
US* 45 47 8
Russia 18 31 51
Q3-CE3b. Please tell me if you think... the United States... is or is not generally respectful of human rights.
Is Is not DK/NR
US* 87 13 1
Russia 41 29 30
Q4-CE4b. Please tell me if you think... the United States... is or is not generally cooperative with other countries.
Is Is not DK/NR
US* 87 12 1
Russia 47 27 26
Q5-CE5b. Please tell me if you think... the United States... does or does not use the threat of military force to gain advantages.
Does Does not DK/NR
US* 71 26 2
Russia 78 7 15
Q6-CE6a. Now I am going to read a list of political leaders from around the world. Tell me how much confidence you have in each leader to do the right thing regarding world affairs -- a lot of confidence, some confidence, Not too much confidence, or no confidence at all.
Q6a-CE6a. US President Barack Obama 2009; US President George W.
