GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
PRINCETON, NJ -- President Bush's job approval rating remains steady. An August 16-19 Gallup poll shows Bush's approval rating at 57%, unchanged from the prior week, and about the same as it has been throughout July and August. Currently, 34% disapprove of Bush, also similar to his recent ratings.
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Men are more likely than women to say they approve of the job Bush is doing. Currently, 64% of men say they approve, compared to 52% of women. Residents of southern (64%) and midwestern (61%) regions are more likely to approve of Bush than are residents of the eastern (50%) and western regions (52%) of the United States.
Survey Methods
These results are based on telephone interviews with a randomly selected national sample of 1,038 adults, 18 years and older, conducted August 16-19, 2001. For results based on this sample, one can say with 95 percent confidence that the maximum error attributable to sampling and other random effects is plus or minus 3 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
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Approve |
Disapprove |
No opinion |
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% |
% |
% |
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(NA) 2001 Aug 16-19 |
57 |
34 |
9 |
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(NA) 2001 Aug 10-12 |
57 |
35 |
8 |
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(NA) 2001 Aug 3-5 |
55 |
35 |
10 |
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(NA) 2001 Jul 19-22 |
56 |
33 |
11 |
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(NA) 2001 Jul 10-11 |
57 |
35 |
8 |
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(NA) 2001 Jun 28-Jul 1 |
52 |
34 |
14 |
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(NA) 2001 Jun 11-17 |
55 |
33 |
12 |
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(NA) 2001 Jun 8-10 |
55 |
35 |
10 |
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(NA) 2001 May 18-20 |
56 |
36 |
8 |
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(NA) 2001 May 10-14 |
56 |
31 |
13 |
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(NA) 2001 May 7-9 |
53 |
33 |
14 |
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(NA) 2001 Apr 20-22 |
62 |
29 |
9 |
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(NA) 2001 Apr 6-8 |
59 |
30 |
11 |
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(NA) 2001 Mar 26-28 |
53 |
29 |
18 |
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(NA) 2001 Mar 9-11 |
58 |
29 |
13 |
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(NA) 2001 Mar 5-7 |
63 |
22 |
15 |
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(NA) 2001 Feb 19-21 |
62 |
21 |
17 |
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(NA) 2001 Feb 9-11 |
57 |
25 |
18 |
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(NA) 2001 Feb 1-4 |
57 |
25 |
18 |
(NA) National Adults
