CBS News/60 Minutes/Vanity Fair National Poll, September #2, 2011

This poll, fielded September of 2011 and the second of two, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked how well Barack Obama was handling the presidency, foreign policy, the economy, and job creation. Respondents were also asked for their opinions on whether Congress was performing their job well, the budget deficit, program cuts, raising taxes, and their favorability of potential Republican candidates for president. Other questions sought respondent's opinions on the most important problem facing the country at that time, whether they felt the country was moving in the right direction, the Afghanistan War, and the future involvement of United States troops in Afghanistan. Additional topics included gays/lesbians in the military, the United States Postal Service, the World Series, unemployment and concern about future unemployment, the Tea Party movement, and respondent sleeping habits. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, marital status, education level, household income, religious preference, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status, and whether respondents thought of themselves as born-again Christians.