Poll Result: Benghazi

September 11, 2013, 4:38 PM GMT+0

These are the topline results of a YouGov/Economist survey of 1000 US adults interviewed September 7 - 9, 2013 on the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi. The results show that many still worry for the security of American diplomats and think that the Obama Administration misled the public deliberately. The margin of error is 4 per cent.

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How much have you read or heard about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya last September that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya?
Heard a lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46%
Heard a little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37%
Heard nothing at all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%

Based on what you know, which of the following is closer to your opinion on information released to the public about the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya?
The Obama Administration deliberately misled the American people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45%
The Obama Administration shared facts as they became available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24%

How confident are you that the Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of State are taking the right steps to prevent future attacks like the one on the U.S. Consulate in Libya?

Very confident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%
Somewhat confident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%
Not very confident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%
Not at all confident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%