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Confidence in the U.S. President
How much confidence do you have in the U.S. President (Trump '17, Obama '09-'16, Bush '03-'08)?
Percent of South Africa responding Confidence, all years measured
Survey | Percent responding Confidence |
---|---|
2002 | - |
2003 | - |
2004 | - |
2005 | - |
2006 | - |
2007 | - |
2008 | 32% |
2009 | - |
2010 | - |
2011 | - |
2012 | - |
2013 | 74% |
2014 | 72% |
2015 | 77% |
2016 | 73% |
2017 | 39% |
Full question wording: Now I'm going to read a list of political leaders. For each, 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. U.S. President George W. Bush (2002-2008), Barack Obama (2009-2016), Donald Trump (2017)
Notes: Confidence combines "a lot of confidence" and "some confidence" responses. No Confidence combines "not too much confidence" and "no confidence at all."