Why People Approve, Disapprove of Bush

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 3:49 a.m. ET

Why people approve or disapprove of the job being done by President Bush, based on their answers to an open-ended question on their reasons for answers to the job approval question. Results come from an AP-Ipsos poll of 1,006 adults, taken Oct. 31-Nov. 2, that has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. In that poll, 37 percent approved of Bush and 59 percent disapproved of Bush.

An AP-Ipsos poll taken Nov. 7-9 also found Bush's approval at 37 percent and his disapproval at 61 percent -- essentially the same results.

Some who approved gave negative or neutral comments about Bush, despite their overall approval, and some who disapproved made positive comments or neutral comments about their feelings, despite their overall disapproval.

Results may not total 100 percent because people were allowed to give more than one reason for the way they feel.