Interviews with 1,001 adult Americans conducted by telephone by ORC

International on August 13-16, 2015. The margin of sampling error for

results based on the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
The sample also includes 897 interviews among registered voters (plus or
minus 3.5 percentage points).
This sample includes 601 interviews among landline respondents and 400
interviews among cell phone respondents.

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE:

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12.

It has been ten years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the gulf coast. Thinking about both
the aftermath of the hurricane and the recovery efforts since then, please tell me if you, personally,
feel each of the following emotions: (RANDOM ORDER)
Yes

No

No
opinion

Sadness

77%

22%

1%

Anger

39%

60%

1%

Pride

38%

59%

2%

CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP COMPARISON

Please say whether you, personally, have felt each of the following emotions in response to Hurricane Katrina and its
aftermath, or not. How about [RANDOM ORDER]?
2005 Sep 8-11
Sadness
Anger

13.

Yes, have
98

No, have not

2

No opinion
*

62

37

Which of the following statements comes closer to your view?

Aug. 13-16
2015

Aug. 18-20
2006*

The country has learned a lesson from Hurricane

Katrina and is much better prepared for natural
disasters and other emergencies that it was ten years
ago

47%

51%

The country has not learned a lesson from Hurricane

Katrina and is just as vulnerable as it was ten years
ago to the effects of natural disasters and other
emergencies

51%

48%

No opinion

2%

2%

*QUESTION WORDING IN 2006: Which of the following statements comes closer to your view?..The country has learned a lesson from Hurricane Katrina and
is much better prepared for natural disasters and other emergencies than it was a year ago. The country has not learned a lesson from Hurricane Katrina and is
just as vulnerable as it was a year ago to the effects of natural disasters and other emergencies.

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METHODOLOGY
A total of 1,001 adults were interviewed by telephone nationwide by live interviewers calling both landline and cell phones.
Among the entire sample, 27% described themselves as Democrats, 23% described themselves as Republicans, and 50% described
themselves as independents or members of another party.
All respondents were asked questions concerning basic demographics, and the entire sample was weighted to reflect national
Census figures for gender, race, age, education, region of country, and telephone usage.
Crosstabs on the following pages only include results for subgroups with enough unweighted cases to produce a sampling error of
+/- 8.5 percentage points or less. Some subgroups represent too small a share of the national population to produce crosstabs with
an acceptable sampling error. Interviews were conducted among these subgroups, but results for groups with a sampling error
larger than +/-8.5 percentage points are not displayed and instead are denoted with "N/A".

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CNN/ORC International
Question 12A
It has been ten years
both the aftermath of
personally, feel each

Poll -- August 13 to 16, 2015

since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the gulf coast. Thinking about
the hurricane and the recovery efforts since then, please tell me if you,
of the following emotions:

A. Sadness
Base = Total Sample

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
Men
Women
White
----------------77%
71%
82%
77%
22%
26%
17%
22%
1%
2%
*
1%
+/-3.0 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-3.5

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----77%
22%
1%
+/-3.0

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Under
Total
$50K
--------77%
80%
22%
19%
1%
1%
+/-3.0 +/-5.0

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----77%
22%
1%
+/-3.0

Democrat
----82%
17%
1%
+/-6.0

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----77%
22%
1%
+/-3.0

North
east
----86%
14%
*
+/-6.5

Midwest
----74%
24%
2%
+/-6.5

South
----79%
21%
*
+/-5.5

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----77%
22%
1%
+/-3.0

Tea Pty
Support
------75%
23%
2%
+/-7.0

Tea Pty
Neutral
------77%
23%
*
+/-4.5

Tea Pty
Oppose
------81%
19%
1%
+/-5.5

1834
----69%
29%
1%
+/-7.5

3549
----82%
17%
1%
+/-7.5
$50K
or more
------76%
23%
1%
+/-4.5

Non-White
--------79%
20%
1%
+/-6.5

5064
----81%
18%
*
+/-5.5

65+
----79%
20%
1%
+/-5.5

No
College
------77%
22%
1%
+/-5.5

Independent
-----76%
23%
2%
+/-4.5

Republican
-----74%
25%
1%
+/-5.5

Under
50
----75%
24%
1%
+/-5.5

50 and
Older
-----80%
19%
1%
+/-4.0

Attended
College
-------78%
21%
1%
+/-3.5

Lean
Democrat
-----81%
19%
*
+/-5.0

Liberal
----84%
15%
1%
+/-6.5

Moderate
----78%
22%
*
+/-5.5

West
----69%
28%
3%
+/-6.5

Urban
----78%
22%
*
+/-6.0

Lean
Republican
-----74%
25%
2%
+/-4.5
Conservative
------74%
25%
1%
+/-5.0

Suburban
----73%
24%
3%
+/-4.5

Rural
----81%
19%
*
+/-6.5

* percentage less than 1%

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Question 12B
It has been ten years
both the aftermath of
personally, feel each

Poll -- August 13 to 16, 2015

since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the gulf coast. Thinking about
the hurricane and the recovery efforts since then, please tell me if you,
of the following emotions:

B. Anger
Base = Total Sample

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
Men
Women
White
----------------39%
36%
41%
36%
60%
62%
58%
63%
1%
1%
1%
1%
+/-3.0 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-3.5

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----39%
60%
1%
+/-3.0

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Under
Total
$50K
--------39%
40%
60%
60%
1%
*
+/-3.0 +/-5.0

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----39%
60%
1%
+/-3.0

Democrat
----50%
50%
1%
+/-6.0

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----39%
60%
1%
+/-3.0

North
east
----39%
61%
*
+/-6.5

Midwest
----37%
62%
1%
+/-6.5

South
----39%
61%
1%
+/-5.5

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----39%
60%
1%
+/-3.0

Tea Pty
Support
------33%
67%
1%
+/-7.0

Tea Pty
Neutral
------32%
68%
*
+/-4.5

Tea Pty
Oppose
------52%
47%
1%
+/-5.5

1834
----34%
65%
*
+/-7.5

3549
----41%
58%
1%
+/-7.5
$50K
or more
------39%
60%
1%
+/-4.5

Non-White
--------42%
58%
*
+/-6.5

5064
----41%
59%
*
+/-5.5

65+
----40%
59%
1%
+/-5.5

No
College
------38%
62%
*
+/-5.5

Independent
-----39%
60%
1%
+/-4.5

Republican
-----26%
74%
*
+/-5.5

Under
50
----37%
62%
1%
+/-5.5

50 and
Older
-----41%
59%
*
+/-4.0

Attended
College
-------39%
60%
1%
+/-3.5

Lean
Democrat
-----48%
51%
1%
+/-5.0

Liberal
----49%
51%
1%
+/-6.5

Moderate
----39%
61%
*
+/-5.5

West
----41%
57%
2%
+/-6.5

Urban
----41%
59%
1%
+/-6.0

Lean
Republican
-----28%
71%
1%
+/-4.5
Conservative
------31%
68%
1%
+/-5.0

Suburban
----38%
61%
1%
+/-4.5

Rural
----37%
62%
1%
+/-6.5

* percentage less than 1%

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CNN/ORC International
Question 12C
It has been ten years
both the aftermath of
personally, feel each

Poll -- August 13 to 16, 2015

since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the gulf coast. Thinking about
the hurricane and the recovery efforts since then, please tell me if you,
of the following emotions:

C. Pride
Base = Total Sample

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
Men
Women
White
----------------38%
37%
40%
39%
59%
60%
58%
59%
2%
3%
2%
2%
+/-3.0 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-3.5

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----38%
59%
2%
+/-3.0

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Under
Total
$50K
--------38%
45%
59%
53%
2%
2%
+/-3.0 +/-5.0

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----38%
59%
2%
+/-3.0

Democrat
----40%
59%
1%
+/-6.0

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----38%
59%
2%
+/-3.0

North
east
----45%
54%
1%
+/-6.5

Midwest
----37%
60%
3%
+/-6.5

South
----43%
56%
1%
+/-5.5

Yes
No
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----38%
59%
2%
+/-3.0

Tea Pty
Support
------38%
58%
4%
+/-7.0

Tea Pty
Neutral
------47%
51%
2%
+/-4.5

Tea Pty
Oppose
------27%
72%
1%
+/-5.5

1834
----37%
62%
*
+/-7.5

3549
----41%
57%
2%
+/-7.5
$50K
or more
------34%
65%
2%
+/-4.5

Non-White
--------37%
61%
1%
+/-6.5

5064
----39%
59%
2%
+/-5.5

65+
----37%
59%
4%
+/-5.5

No
College
------46%
53%
2%
+/-5.5

Independent
-----35%
62%
3%
+/-4.5

Republican
-----43%
54%
3%
+/-5.5

Under
50
----39%
60%
1%
+/-5.5

50 and
Older
-----38%
59%
3%
+/-4.0

Attended
College
-------34%
64%
2%
+/-3.5

Lean
Democrat
-----34%
65%
1%
+/-5.0

Liberal
----36%
64%
1%
+/-6.5

Moderate
----42%
57%
1%
+/-5.5

West
----27%
69%
4%
+/-6.5

Urban
----38%
60%
2%
+/-6.0

Lean
Republican
-----40%
57%
3%
+/-4.5
Conservative
------39%
58%
3%
+/-5.0

Suburban
----35%
63%
2%
+/-4.5

Rural
----45%
52%
3%
+/-6.5

* percentage less than 1%

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CNN/ORC International Poll -- August 13 to 16, 2015

Question 13
Which of the following statements comes closer to your view?
The country has learned a lesson from Hurricane Katrina and is much better prepared
for natural disasters and other emergencies than it was ten years ago:
The country has not learned a lesson from Hurricane Katrina and is just as vulnerable
as it was ten years ago to the effects of natural disasters and other emergencies:
Base = Total Sample
Total
Men
Women
White
----------------Learned lesson, prepared
47%
46%
48%
46%
Lesson not learned, vulnerable
51%
51%
51%
52%
No opinion
2%
3%
1%
2%
Sampling Error
+/-3.0 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-3.5
Total
----Learned lesson, prepared
47%
Lesson not learned, vulnerable
51%
No opinion
2%
Sampling Error
+/-3.0

1834
----52%
48%
*
+/-7.5

Under
Total
$50K
--------Learned lesson, prepared
47%
51%
Lesson not learned, vulnerable
51%
48%
No opinion
2%
1%
Sampling Error
+/-3.0 +/-5.0

3549
----42%
54%
3%
+/-7.5
$50K
or more
------43%
55%
2%
+/-4.5

Non-White
--------50%
49%
1%
+/-6.5

5064
----44%
54%
2%
+/-5.5

65+
----49%
49%
1%
+/-5.5

No
College
------50%
50%
1%
+/-5.5

Total
----Learned lesson, prepared
47%
Lesson not learned, vulnerable
51%
No opinion
2%
Sampling Error
+/-3.0

Democrat
----48%
51%
1%
+/-6.0

Independent
-----45%
52%
3%
+/-4.5

Republican
-----51%
48%
1%
+/-5.5

Total
----Learned lesson, prepared
47%
Lesson not learned, vulnerable
51%
No opinion
2%
Sampling Error
+/-3.0

North
east
----43%
55%
1%
+/-6.5

Midwest
----47%
51%
2%
+/-6.5

South
----54%
44%
2%
+/-5.5

Total
----Learned lesson, prepared
47%
Lesson not learned, vulnerable
51%
No opinion
2%
Sampling Error
+/-3.0

Tea Pty
Support
------40%
57%
3%
+/-7.0

Tea Pty
Neutral
------51%
47%
1%
+/-4.5

Tea Pty
Oppose
------45%
54%
1%
+/-5.5

Under
50
----48%
51%
1%
+/-5.5

50 and
Older
-----46%
52%
2%
+/-4.0

Attended
College
-------45%
52%
2%
+/-3.5

Lean
Democrat
-----47%
52%
1%
+/-5.0

Liberal
----40%
59%
1%
+/-6.5

Moderate
----51%
47%
2%
+/-5.5

West
----40%
57%
3%
+/-6.5

Urban
----50%
48%
2%
+/-6.0

Lean
Republican
-----48%
50%
2%
+/-4.5
Conservative
------49%
49%
2%
+/-5.0

Suburban
----45%
53%
2%
+/-4.5

Rural
----47%
52%
1%
+/-6.5

* percentage less than 1%

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