The New York Times I CBS NEWS Poll
How the Public Views Congress As a Whole . . .
Do you approve Have most members of Congress Are most members of Congress
of the way Congress is done a good enough job to more interested in serving the
handling its job? Deserve re-election, or is it time people they represent, or more
to give new people a chance? interested in serving special
interest groups?
. . . And How They View Their Own Representative
Do you approve or disapprove of Has the representative from your Is the representative from your
the way the representative in district done a good enough job district more interested in serving
Congress from your district is to deserve re-election or is it time the people he or she represents
Handling his or her job? to give a new person a chance? or more interested in serving
special interest groups?
Based on nationwide telephone interviews conducted September 8 to 11 with 1,161 adults.
The New York Times, September 13, 1994, p. A1.