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Wisconsin: Natural Disasters

 

Federal Natural Disaster Preparedness

 

Federal Natural Disaster Preparedness

Level of federal preparedness1
October 31 – November 11, 2005
Very well prepared
 4%
Well prepared
16%
Somewhat prepared
43%
Not very well prepared
26%
Not at all prepared
11%
No opinion
 1%
Poll
WPR / St. Norbert College
Sample
400
MoE
± 5.0

1 "How well prepared do you think the national (federal) government is to deal with another major natural disaster. Do you think they are very well prepared, well prepared, somewhat prepared, not very well prepared, or not at all prepared?"

 

Governmental Responsibility for Natural Disaster Preparedness

Level of federal preparedness1
October 31 – November 11, 2005
Local
22%
State
32%
National
27%
Combination (vol.)
19%
No opinion
 1%
Poll
WPR / St. Norbert College
Sample
400
MoE
± 5.0

1 "Which level of government, local, state, or national, do you think should have the primary responsibility in dealing with natural disasters?"

 

Hurricane Katrina

 

Blame for Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Effort

Blame for Katrina relief effort1
A lot
Some
Not much
None
No opinion
The mayor of New Orleans
36%
45%
13%
 4%
3%
Local parish leaders other than the mayor
24%
48%
16%
 7%
5%
The governor of Louisiana
37%
49%
 9%
 2%
4%
FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Administration)
38%
40%
12%
 6%
3%
President Bush
29%
32%
19%
18%
3%
Poll
WPR / St. Norbert College
Sample
400
MoE
± 5.0

1 "Thinking about Hurricane Katrina and the disaster relief effort in New Orleans, how much of the blame for the problems in the relief effort do you think each of the following was responsible for?"