| USA Residents | |||||
| Do you think the questions that the press asks President Obama are generally too tough, not tough enough, or about right? | |||||
| Too tough | Not tough enough | About right | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| USA Residents | 5% | 37% | 49% | 9% | |
| Registered Voters | 5% | 38% | 50% | 7% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 7% | 16% | 72% | 5% |
| Republican | 6% | 60% | 25% | 9% | |
| Independent | 3% | 44% | 45% | 8% | |
| Do you think the press is generally fair or unfair in their coverage of President Barack Obama? | Fair | 2% | 32% | 60% | 5% |
| Unfair | 8% | 44% | 40% | 9% | |
| Region | Northeast | 3% | 33% | 54% | 9% |
| Midwest | 6% | 35% | 50% | 9% | |
| South | 6% | 40% | 45% | 9% | |
| West | 3% | 36% | 49% | 12% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 8% | 31% | 52% | 10% |
| $50,000 or more | 2% | 43% | 48% | 6% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 6% | 36% | 47% | 11% |
| College graduate | 4% | 39% | 49% | 8% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 5% | 33% | 51% | 11% |
| 45 or older | 4% | 40% | 47% | 9% | |
| Gender | Men | 5% | 41% | 47% | 7% |
| Women | 5% | 33% | 50% | 12% | |
| May 2010 Marist Poll NationalResidents "N=956 MOE +/- 3.17%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | |||||
