Poll: What America is Thinks About Natural Gas Exports

What America Is Thinking On Energy Issues:
Natural Gas Exports
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May 21, 2013

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Methodology
• Background/Objectives: Evaluate opinions among registered voters regarding natural
gas exports
• Audience: 1,006 Registered Voters Nationally
– Sampling Error = +/- 4.0%
• Methodology: Telephone interviews
• Interview Dates: May 10 - 15, 2013

27%
35%
20%
17%
2%
Very familiar Somewhat familiar Not very familiar
Not at all familiar Don't know/Refuse
Nearly two thirds of voters are familiar with the fact
that the U.S. is the number one producer of natural
gas in the world.
BASE: Qualified Respondents (n=1006)
Q7 Please indicate your level of familiarity with the following:
62%
How familiar are you with the fact that the United States is now the number one producer of natural
gas in the world, and our country has a 100-year supply of natural gas?
36%

Voters agree that exporting natural gas creates jobs
here in the U.S.
71%
21%
Q8a Please indicate your level of agreement with the following:
Exporting natural gas helps create jobs here in the U.S.
39%
32%
9%
12%
1%
7%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree Neither Don't know/Refuse

Agreement by Party and Age
Party Age
71% 74% 73% 72% 79% 68% 70%
39%
46%
38% 39% 32%
42% 40%
32%
28%
35% 33% 47% 26% 30%
1%
1% 1% 3% 1%
7% 4%
4% 8%
8%
3% 7%
9% 8% 9% 8%
5%
11%
10%
12% 12% 14% 12% 8%
16% 12%
21% 20% 23% 20% 13% 27% 22%
Total Republican Independent Democrat 18-34 35-54 55+
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither Don't know/Refuse Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree
Total

Agreement by Gender
Gender
71% 80% 63%
39%
53%
27%
32%
27%
36%
1%
1%
1%
7%
3%
9%
9%
8%
10%
12% 7%
16%
21% 15% 26%
Total Male Female
Total

Two thirds of voters agree that exporting natural gas
keeps energy dollars in the U.S.
66%
24%
Q8b Please indicate your level of agreement with the following:
Exporting natural gas helps keep energy dollars here in the U.S. rather than being sent to other
regions of the world.
38%
28%
11%
13%
2%
9%

Party Age
66% 69% 72% 67% 66% 67% 67%
38% 45% 43%
33% 37% 40% 39%
28%
24% 29%
34% 29% 27% 28%
2% 3% 1%
1% 1% 2% 1%
9% 6% 5% 9% 10% 7% 9%
11% 11% 9% 12% 12% 10% 10%
13% 12% 13% 12% 11% 14% 13%
24% 23% 22% 24% 23% 24% 23%
Total

Agreement by Gender
Gender
66% 70% 63%
38% 45%
33%
28%
25%
30%
2%
1%
2%
9% 5%
12%
11% 9% 12%
13% 14% 12%
24% 23% 24%
Total Male Female
Total

Voters agree that exporting natural gas helps reduce
America’s trade deficit with other countries.
63%
25%
Q8c Please indicate your level of agreement with the following:
Exporting natural gas helps reduce America’s trade deficit with other countries.
30%
33%
11%
14%
2%
11%

Party Age
63% 65% 64% 63% 65% 69% 58%
30% 36% 33%
24% 22%
34% 30%
33%
29% 31%
39% 43%
35%
28%
2% 1% 2% 1%
1%
4%
1%
11% 9% 11% 10% 9%
7%
13%
11% 11% 9% 13% 11% 9%
13%
14% 14% 14% 14% 13% 11% 15%
25% 25% 23% 27% 24% 20% 28%
Total

Agreement by Gender
Gender
63% 73% 53%
30%
44%
17%
33%
29%
36%
2%
2%
2%
11%
6%
15%
11%
8%
14%
14% 11%
16%
25% 19% 30%
Total Male Female
Total

36%
30%10%
16%
1%
7%
26%
Two-thirds majority agree that exporting natural gas
is good for the U.S. economy.
66%
Q8d Please indicate your level of agreement with the following:
Exporting natural gas is good for the U.S. economy.

Party Age
66% 71% 67% 66% 67% 70% 64%
36% 37% 39% 34% 37% 40% 34%
30% 34% 28% 32% 30% 30%
30%
1%
1%
1% 1%
3%
1%
7% 4% 6% 8% 5%
5%
9%
10% 9% 8% 14% 14% 7% 10%
16% 16% 18% 12% 14% 16% 16%
26% 25% 26% 26% 28% 23% 26%
Total

Agreement by Gender
Gender
66% 74% 59%
36%
47%
27%
30%
27%
32%
1%
1%
2%
7%
3%
10%
10% 7%
13%
16% 14% 17%
26% 21% 30%
Total Male Female
Total

33%
31%12%
15%
1%
9%
Voters agree that by exporting natural gas, America’s
energy security is strengthened.
64%
27%
Q8e Please indicate your level of agreement with the following:
Exporting natural gas helps strengthen America's energy security by making the U.S. a major
supplier in the world's energy market.

Party Age
64% 68% 64% 64% 64% 65% 63%
33% 35% 34% 32%
41% 35% 30%
31%
33% 30% 32%
23% 30%
33%
1%
2%
1% 1% 1% 2% 1%
9%
8%
6% 8% 10% 9%
8%
12% 7%
11%
15% 11% 11%
12%
15% 15% 18% 11% 15% 13% 16%
27% 22% 29% 26% 26% 24% 28%
Total

Agreement by Gender
Gender
64% 70% 59%
33%
42%
26%
31%
28%
33%
1%
1%
1%
9%
4%
13%
12% 10% 13%
15% 15% 14%
27% 25% 27%
Total Male Female
Total

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