This Washington Post poll was conducted by telephone Jan. 13 - 17, 2011, among a random national sample of 1,000 adults, including users of both conventional and cellular phones. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI) of Princeton, NJ. *= less than 0.5 percent 1. Thinking about the growing ties between the economies of the United States and other countries, overall, how much influence do you think the global economy is having on the way things are going in the United States? Would you say it is having a great deal of influence, a fair amount, not too much, or no influence at all? ----- Influence ---Great Fair NET deal amount 1/17/11 80 38 42 7/27/08* 80 35 45 *Pew Research Center ----- No influence ---Not too Not NET much at all 16 11 5 16 12 4 No opinion 3 4 2. Do you think the trend toward a global economy is a good thing or a bad thing for our country? Good thing Bad thing Both (vol.) 1/17/11 36 42 2 1/29/03* 42 38 na 10/21/01 58 27 1 9/5/01 60 24 1 *2003 and previous: Pew Research Center Neither (vol.) 1 na 1 1 No opinion 18 21 13 14 3. How would you rate America's ability to compete economically in the world and deal with foreign economic competition--excellent, good, just fair, not so good, or poor? ------ Positive -----NET Excellent Good 1/17/11 All 36 9 27 1/17/11 RV 36 9 27 9/91* RV 42 8 34 *Council on Competitiveness Just fair 35 35 34 ------- Negative ------NET Not so good Poor 28 17 11 27 16 11 22 15 7 No opinion 2 2 2 4. Do you feel that being number one in the world economically is an important goal for America, or that being number one is not that important a goal, as long as we're one of several leading economic powers? An important goal 1/17/11 All 51 1/17/11 RV 50 9/91* RV 42 *Council on Competitiveness Not that important 45 46 53 No opinion 4 4 5 5. How much confidence do you have in President Obama when it comes to making the right decisions about the country's economic future - a great deal, a good amount, just some or none at all? 1/17/11 ------- Confident ------NET Grt.deal Good amt. 43 19 24 ---- Not confident --NET Just some None 55 31 24 No opinion 2 6. How much confidence do you have in the Republicans in Congress when it comes to making the right decisions about the country's economic future - a great deal, a good amount, just some or none at all? ------- Confident ------NET Grt.deal Good amt. 35 12 23 ---- Not confident --NET Just some None 62 37 25 No opinion 3 1/17/11 7. Right now, what do you think is the biggest threat to world stability - the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, international terrorism, instability in the global economy, global climate change, an erosion of shared values, or something else? 1/17/11 33 21 12 10 7 10 1 7 Instability in the global economy International terrorism Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Erosion of shared values Global climate change Something else None (vol.) No opinion ** END ** ------- Confident ------NET Grt.deal Good amt. 43 19 24 ---- Not confident --NET Just some None 55 31 24 No opinion 2 1/17/11 6. How much confidence do you have in the Republicans in Congress when it comes to making the right decisions about the country's economic future - a great deal, a good amount, just some or none at all? ------- Confident ------NET Grt.deal Good amt. 35 12 23 ---- Not confident --NET Just some None 62 37 25 No opinion 3 1/17/11 7. Right now, what do you think is the biggest threat to world stability - the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, international terrorism, instability in the global economy, global climate change, an erosion of shared values, or something else? 1/17/11 33 21 12 10 7 10 1 7 Instability in the global economy International terrorism Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Erosion of shared values Global climate change Something else None (vol.) No opinion ** END **