Zogby International

September 02, 2010

Released: March 03, 2010

Zogby Interactive: Americans Say Debt to China More Serious Threat Than Terrorism

UTICA, New York - More than twice as many U.S. adults (58%) say that debt owed to China is a more serious threat to the long-term security and well-being of the U.S than is terrorism from radical Islamic terrorists (27%).

Interestingly there was little variation by party identification with a majority of Democrats, Republicans and independents all agreeing that the debt owed by the United States to China poses the greater threat. Opinion was consistent across all other major demographic and political sub-groups.

This question was asked in a Zogby Interactive survey of 2,068 U.S. adults conducted from Feb. 17-19, 2010. The poll has a margin of error of +/-2.2%. Here are the results:

When you think about the long-term security and well-being of the U.S., which of these do you believe is a more serious threat?

	Overall	DEM	GOP	IND
The debt owed by the United States to China	58%	57%	61%	59%
Terrorism from radical Islamists	27%	24%	32%	28%
Neither	7%	12%	2%	5%
Not sure	8%	8%	4%	8%