FIU/Florida Poll
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Florida International University

The FIU/Florida Poll is a statewide survey of 1,200 Florida residents done by SJMC’s Institute for Public Opinion Research (IPOR) every year from 1988 to 2004. The 2004 Poll was done in December 2004 and January 2005, and the 2006 Poll was done in July 2006.

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Do you think the United States plays a more important and powerful role as a world leader today than it did ten years ago, a less important role, or about as important a role as a world leader today as it did ten years ago?

Bar Chart

results by ethnic groups


US role as world leader * Florida poll conducted in year Crosstabulation
% within Florida poll conducted in year


Florida poll conducted in year Total
93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 06
US role as world leader more important 37.0% 45.5% 38.3% 41.5% 35.8% 41.7% 39.7% 44.4% 60.2% 46.6% 48.5% 46.4% 37.6% 43.4%
about as important 30.8% 33.1% 25.6% 30.1% 35.7% 32.3% 37.7% 35.1% 30.3% 38.4% 21.8% 24.5% 32.7% 31.4%
less important 32.2% 21.5% 36.1% 28.3% 28.5% 26.0% 22.6% 20.5% 9.5% 15.0% 29.7% 29.1% 29.7% 25.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


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