WRGW News Poll
Release: September 29th, 2009
National Issues, Campus Issues, Student Association Approval
September 25-28, 2009
136 Respondents
1. Survey Demographics
| Gender | |
| Male | 44.9% |
| Female | 55.1% |
| Class | |
| Freshmen | 27.2% |
| Sophomore | 27.9% |
| Junior | 25.0% |
| Senior | 15.4% |
| Graduate | 4.4% |
| School | |
| Columbian | 58.1% |
| Elliot | 20.6% |
| Business | 14.0% |
| Medical | 2.9% |
| Law | 0.7% |
| Other | 3.7% |
Note: School of Media and Public Affairs counted as Columbian College.
| Greek Status | |
| Non-Greek | 75.7% |
| Greek | 24.2% |
| Political Affiliation | |
| Democrat | 52.2% |
| Republican | 14.0% |
| Independent | 27.9% |
| Other | 5.2% |
2. National Issues
| Obama Approval | |
| Excellent | 13.4% |
| Good | 62.7% |
| Fair | 18.7% |
| Poor | 5.2% |
Original Question: How would you rate the way President Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
| Obama Approval | |
| Favorable | 76.1% |
| Unfavorable | 23.9% |
Favorable Numbers were attained by adding the “excellent” and “good” responses into a “favorable” category and adding the “fair” and “poor” responses into an “unfavorable” category.
| Health Care Reform | |
| Favor | 42.2% |
| Oppose | 20.0% |
| Undecided/Don’t Know | 37.8% |
Original Question: As of right now, do you favor or oppose the healthcare reforms proposed by President Obama and the congressional Democrats?
3. Campus Issues
| Michelle Obama Community Service Challenge | |
| Good For Community | 83.0% |
| Politicizing | 8.2% |
| Don’t Know/No Opinion | 8.9% |
Original Question: As you may have heard, on September 11, 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama challenged GW students to complete 100,000 hours of community service and in return Obama promised to be GW’s commencement speaker this year. Do you think Michelle Obama’s challenge is good for the community and University, or is she politicizing community service, as suggested by Young Americans Foundation (YAF)?
| Getting H1N1 at GW | |
| Very Concerned | 8.9% |
| Moderately Concerned | 30.4% |
| Not Too Concerned | 36.3% |
| Not At All Concerned | 24.4% |
Original Question: As a GW student, how concerned are you of contracting the H1N1 virus, commonly known as the swine flu?
4. Student Association Approval
| Votes in SA Election (first round) | |
| Kyle Boyer | 22.2% |
| Julie Bindelglass | 15.2% |
| Nick Polk | 12.1% |
| Someone Else | 3.0% |
| Did Not Vote | 47.5% |
Note: Non-Freshmen Only
Original Question: To Non-Freshman Students: Who did you vote for in last February’s Student Association presidential election (first round)?
| Votes in SA Election (first round, voters only) | |
| Kyle Boyer | 42.3% |
| Julie Bindelglass | 28.8% |
| Nick Polk | 23.1% |
| Someone Else | 5.8% |
Note: Non-Freshmen Only
| Boyer Kicked Off Ballot by JEC | |
| Fairly | 17.4% |
| Unfairly | 42.9% |
| Don’t Know/No Opinion | 39.8% |
Note: Non-Freshmen Only
Original Question: To Non-Freshman Students: Do you think Kyle Boyer was fairly or unfairly removed from the runoff ballot in last February’s Student Association presidential election for exceeding campaign spending limits?
| Vishal Aswani- Retrospective Job Approval Rating | |
| Excellent | 2.0% |
| Good | 9.2% |
| Fair | 22.4% |
| Poor | 34.7% |
| Don’t Know/No Opinion | 31.6% |
Note: Non-Freshmen Only
Original Question: To Non-Freshman Students: How would you rate the overall job performance of former Student Association President Vishal Aswani during the last academic year?
| Vishal Aswani – Retrospective Job Approval Rating | |
| Favorable | 16.4% |
| Unfavorable | 83.6% |
Favorable Numbers were attained by adding the “excellent” and “good” responses into a “favorable” category and adding the “fair” and “poor” responses into an “unfavorable” category. “Don’t Know/No Opinion” answers were removed, and the percentages were recalculated.
| Student Association Approval (Non-Freshmen Only) | |
| Excellent | 2.0% |
| Good | 22.4% |
| Fair | 19.4% |
| Poor | 35.7% |
| No Opinion | 20.4% |
Original Question: To Non-Freshman Students: How would you rate the overall job performance of former Student Association President Vishal Aswani during the last academic year?
| Student Association Approval (Freshmen Only) | |
| Favorable | 78.4% |
| Unfavorable | 8.1% |
| No Opinion | 16.2% |
Favorable Numbers were attained by adding the “excellent” and “good” responses into a “favorable” category and adding the “fair” and “poor” responses into an “unfavorable” category.
| Student Association Approval (Non-Freshmen) | |
| Favorable | 24.5% |
| Unfavorable | 55.1% |
| No Opinion | 20.4% |
Favorable Numbers were attained by adding the “excellent” and “good” responses into a “favorable” category and adding the “fair” and “poor” responses into an “unfavorable” category.
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