Obama's handling of international policies - public view in selected countries

This survey shows approval of Obama's handling of international policies between year 2009 and year 2011 by selected countries worldwide. In 2011, 81 percent of U.S. respondents approved of Obama's handling of international policies.

Approval of Obama's handling of international policies from 2009 to 2011 by selected countries

Characteristic	2009	2010	2011
Portugal	90%	88%	82%
Germany	92%	87%	81%
Netherlands	90%	79%	81%
Italy	91%	84%	79%
France	88%	82%	76%
EU	83%	78%	75%
Sweden	-	-	75%
U.K.	82%	72%	74%
Romania	58%	64%	68%
Spain	85%	74%	68%
Poland	55%	58%	65%
Bulgaria	72%	69%	63%
Slovakia	71%	76%	58%
U.S.	57%	52%	54%
Turkey	50%	23%	30%

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Release date

September 2011

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2009 to 2011

Number of respondents

1.000 interviewees in each of the 14 countries surveyed*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

For trend questions, the EU average is calculated by using EU-7 average from 2002-2003, the EU-9 average from 2004-2006, the EU-11 average from 2007-2010 and the EU-12 average for 2011.
*U.S., France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, The United Kingdom, Portugal, Turkey, Slovakia, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, Sweden.
This survey was conducted using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews in all countries except Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, and Turkey, where lower telephone penetration necessitated the use of face-to-face interviews.
** The survey is a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and the Compagnia di San Paolo, with additional support from the Fundação Luso-Americana, Fundación BBVA, the Communitas Foundation, and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

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