Registered Voters
Has Michelle Obama changed how people view the balance between work and family for the better, the worse, or has not changed how people view the balance between work and family at all?
Better Worse Not change at all Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 40% 5% 45% 10%
Party ID Democrat 59% 1% 32% 8%
Republican 17% 7% 65% 11%
Independent 37% 7% 44% 12%
Gender Men 36% 5% 48% 11%
Women 44% 4% 43% 9%
Race White 31% 5% 52% 11%
African American 78% 1% 19% 3%
Latino 57% 3% 26% 14%
Age Under 45 48% 3% 43% 6%
45 or older 35% 5% 47% 13%
Education Not college graduate 41% 5% 44% 10%
College graduate 38% 4% 48% 10%
Household Income Less than $50,000 46% 4% 39% 11%
$50,000 or more 36% 5% 53% 7%
Region Northeast 43% 5% 43% 9%
Midwest 44% 4% 41% 10%
South 38% 6% 47% 9%
West 35% 4% 48% 12%
December 2009 Marist Poll National Registered Voters"N=858 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.