Interviews with 1,023 adult Americans conducted by telephone

by Opinion Research Corporation on March 11-13, 2011. The

margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is
plus or minus 3 percentage points.

FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, MARCH 29 AT NOON

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41.

Do you think Barack Obama was definitely born in the United States, probably born in the United
States, probably born in another country, or definitely born in another country?

Definitely born in U.S.

Probably born in the U.S.
Probably born in another country
Definitely born in another country
No opinion

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July 16-21
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46%
26%
15%
10%
3%

42%
29%
16%
11%
2%

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CNN/OPINION RESEARCH CORPORATION POLL -- MAR 11 to 13, 2011

Question 41
Do you think Barack Obama was definitely born in the United States, probably born in the United
States, probably born in another country, or definitely born in another country?
Base = Total Sample
Total
Men
Women
White
----------------Definitely born in U.S.
46%
49%
44%
43%
Probably born in the U.S.
26%
27%
26%
26%
Probably born in another ctry
15%
14%
16%
18%
Def born in another ctry
10%
8%
12%
9%
No Opinion
3%
3%
3%
4%
Sampling Error
+/-3.0 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-3.5

Total
----Definitely born in U.S.
46%
Probably born in the U.S.
26%
Probably born in another ctry
15%
Def born in another ctry
10%
No Opinion
3%
Sampling Error
+/-3.0

1834
----N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

Under
Total
$50K
--------Definitely born in U.S.
46%
44%
Probably born in the U.S.
26%
24%
Probably born in another ctry
15%
17%
Def born in another ctry
10%
12%
No Opinion
3%
3%
Sampling Error
+/-3.0 +/-5.0

Total
----Definitely born in U.S.
46%
Probably born in the U.S.
26%
Probably born in another ctry
15%
Def born in another ctry
10%
No Opinion
3%
Sampling Error
+/-3.0

Democrat
----73%
16%
5%
6%
1%
+/-6.0

Total
----Definitely born in U.S.
46%
Probably born in the U.S.
26%
Probably born in another ctry
15%
Def born in another ctry
10%
No Opinion
3%
Sampling Error
+/-3.0

North
east
----55%
19%
9%
14%
3%
+/-6.5

Total
----Definitely born in U.S.
46%
Probably born in the U.S.
26%
Probably born in another ctry
15%
Def born in another ctry
10%
No Opinion
3%
Sampling Error
+/-3.0

Tea Pty
Support
------19%
32%
28%
16%
4%
+/-5.5

3549
----47%
24%
15%
9%
5%
+/-7.0

5064
----49%
25%
14%
10%
3%
+/-5.0

$50K
or more
------47%
29%
13%
7%
3%
+/-4.5

Tea Pty
Neutral
------41%
31%
14%
11%
3%
+/-5.0

65+
----42%
18%
21%
13%
5%
+/-5.5

No
College
------40%
25%
20%
12%
3%
+/-6.0

Independent
-----43%
31%
14%
9%
3%
+/-5.0
Midwest
----47%
26%
17%
6%
4%
+/-6.5

Non-White
--------52%
28%
8%
11%
*
+/-7.5

50 and
Older
-----46%
22%
17%
11%
4%
+/-3.5

Attended
College
-------50%
28%
12%
8%
3%
+/-3.5

Republican
-----20%
32%
28%
15%
5%
+/-5.5

South
----40%
28%
18%
12%
3%
+/-5.5

Under
50
----46%
30%
13%
8%
2%
+/-5.5

Liberal
----73%
13%
4%
8%
1%
+/-7.0

West
----46%
30%
15%
6%
2%
+/-6.5

Moderate
----52%
27%
11%
8%
3%
+/-5.0

Urban
----53%
26%
12%
6%
3%
+/-5.5

Conservative
------27%
32%
25%
12%
4%
+/-4.5

Suburban
----48%
26%
15%
10%
2%
+/-4.5

Rural
----35%
27%
19%
14%
5%
+/-6.0

Tea Pty
Oppose
------76%
15%
5%
4%
1%
+/-5.5

* percentage less than 1%

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