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CBS NEWS POLL

For release: Tuesday, October 28, 2014
6:30 pm EDT




Rating the President and the CDC on Ebola
October 23-27, 2014

Americans evaluations of President Barack Obamas handling of the threat of Ebola are more
positive than negative. 47% approve of how hes handling this issue, while fewer 41% -
disapprove. Assessment on this measure is largely partisan, with 64% of Republicans
disapproving of how the President is handling it and 71% of Democrats approving.
Independents are split down the middle.

President Obamas Handling of the Ebola Threat
Total Reps Dems Inds
Approve 47% 23% 71% 43%
Disapprove 41 64 21 43

Americans are not as optimistic about the federal agency that is responsible for dealing with
public health threats. Americans give the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention negative
ratings in dealing with Ebola: just four in 10 say the CDC is doing an excellent (9%) or good
(31%) job. 57% say it is doing a fair (39%) or poor (18%) job.

Job Rating of the CDC in Fighting Ebola
Total Reps Dems Inds
Excellent 9% 7% 9% 11%
Good 31 24 39 29
Fair 39 41 38 39
Poor 18 25 11 18

Here again, Republicans are the most critical. 66% of Republicans rate the CDC as doing a fair
or poor job, more than either Democrats (49%) or independents (57%).

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This poll was conducted by telephone October 23-27, 2014 among 1,269 adults nationwide. The error due to
sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus three percentage points. Data collection
was conducted on behalf of CBS News by SSRS of Media, PA. Phone numbers were dialed from samples of both
standard land-line and cell phones. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish. This poll release conforms
to the Standards of Disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.

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CBS NEWS POLL
Rating the President and the CDC on Ebola
October 23-27, 2014

Q7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the threat of the Ebola virus?

*TOTAL RESPONDENTS*
Total Rep Dem Ind
% % % %
Approve 47 23 71 43
Disapprove 41 64 21 43
Don't know/No answer 11 13 8 14

Q8-Q56 Held for future release.

Q57. How would you rate the job being done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- or the CDC in dealing
with the threat of Ebola? Would you say it is doing an excellent, good, only fair, or poor job?

Excellent 9 7 9 11
Good 31 24 39 29
Only fair 39 41 38 39
Poor 18 25 11 18
Don't know/No answer 3 2 3 3





Unweighted Weighted
Total Respondents 1,269

Total Republicans 337 301
Total Democrats 393 406
Total Independents 539 562