November Natural Disasters 2005

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THE WISCONSIN SURVEY – FALL 2005

Natural Disaster Preparedness and Responsibility

FOR RELEASE AFTER: 7AM FRIDAY NOV. 18.

Survey Information:

Number of Adult Wisconsin Resident Respondents: 400

Interview Period: October 31 – November 11, 2005

Margin of Error: +/- 5% at the 95% confidence level.

Contact:

Wendy Scattergood

Assistant Professor of Political Science, St. Norbert College Survey Center

DePere, WI 54115

(920) 403-3491

wendy.scattergood@snc.edu

How well prepared do you think the national (federal) government is to deal with another major natural disaster. Do you think they are very well prepared, well prepared, somewhat prepared, not very well prepared, or not at all prepared?

Very Well Prepared 4%

Well Prepared 16%

Somewhat Prepared 43%

Not Very Well Prepared 26%

Not at All Prepared 11%

Not Sure 1%

Refused 0%

Thinking about Hurricane Katrina and the disaster relief effort in New Orleans, how much of the blame for the problems in the relief effort do you think each of the following was responsible for. Let’s start with the Mayor of New Orleans, would you say that he was responsible for…

	A Lot	Some	Not Much	None	Not Sure	Refused
The Mayor of New Orleans	36%	45%	13%	4%	3%	0%
Local Parish Leaders other than the Mayor	24%	48%	16%	7%	5%	0%
The Governor of Louisiana	37%	49%	9%	2%	4%	0%
FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Administration)	38%	40%	12%	6%	3%	0%
President Bush	29%	32%	19%	18%	3%	0%

Which level of government, local, state, or national, do you think should have the primary responsibility in dealing with natural disasters.

Local 22%

State 32%

National 27%

Combination (vol.) 19%

Not Sure 1%

Refused 0%

	Natural Disaster Preparation
	Very Well	Well	Somewhat	Not Very Well	Not At All
Democrats	1%	10%	41%	30%	18%
Republicans	8%	27%	45%	18%	2%
Independents	4%	5%	44%	33%	13%
Other	0%	17%	48%	17%	14%
	"A Lot" of Blame for Response
	Mayor	Parish	Gov	FEMA	Pres
Democrats	17%	14%	18%	53%	43%
Republicans	57%	39%	52%	22%	7%
Independents	40%	24%	49%	45%	40%
Other	31%	17%	33%	23%	20%
	Where Should Primary Responsibility Be?
	Local	State	National	Combo	Not Sure
Democrats	16%	24%	39%	19%	2%
Republicans	30%	37%	16%	16%	0%
Independents	18%	40%	28%	15%	0%
Other	17%	13%	20%	47%	3%

The tables above should be read across, e.g., 16% of Republicans think the primary responsibility for natural disaster response should be at the national level.