CBS News/New York Times Poll, September #2, 2013

This poll, the last of two fielded in September 2013, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked their opinions on the Obama administration, Congressional job performance, the economy, the situation in Syria, foreign policy, and health insurance law. Opinions were also gathered on the federal budget deficit, the financial collapse of 2008, the possibility of a government shutdown, and about whether or not they were registered to vote as well as their Tea Party affiliation. There are also a series of questions regarding cellular and land-line telephone use. Demographic information includes age, race, sex, ethnicity, type of residential area (e.g. urban or rural), religion, marital status, education level, household income, voter registration status, political party affiliation, and political philosophy.