National Survey of
Cuban Americans
April 20, 2009
Methodology
Sample size
400 Cubans and Cuban
Americans
Dates of interviews
April 14-16, 2009
Margin of error
5 percentage points
Languages of interviews English, Spanish
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Demographics
Age
15%
19%
18%
30%
18-34
35-49
50-64
65-74
75+
18%
4
Country of Birth
24%
United
States
Cuba
76%
5
Decade of Arrival
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
27%
1960's or
before
18%
1970's
21%
1980's
19%
1990's
15%
2000 and
after
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Gender
45%
55%
Male
Female
7
State
12%
6%
Florida
New Jersey
Other (CA, NY,
GA, NC, DC)
82%
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U.S. Policy Towards
Cuba
What is your opinion of
President Barack Obama?
Very / Somewhat
favorable
47%
Very / Somewhat
12% 8%
unfavorable
Don't know / No
answer
0%
20%
67%
20%
13%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
10
What is your opinion of
President Barack Obama?
By Age
Very favorable
100%
Somewhat
favorable
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
50%
44%
21%
19%
7%
12%
9%
11%
18-49
50+
Somewhat
unfavorable
Very unfavorable
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Recently, President Barack Obama announced a new policy towards
Cuba. The main changes are to lift all restrictions on visits by Cuban
Americans to family members in Cuba and to remove all restrictions
on money transfers for Cuban Americans to family members in
Cuba. Do you support or oppose the new policy?
Strongly /
Somewhat support
Strongly /
Somewhat oppose
Don't know / No
answer
0%
50%
20%
7%
14%
64%
27%
9%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
12
Recently, President Barack Obama announced a new policy towards
Cuba. The main changes are to lift all restrictions on visits by Cuban
Americans to family members in Cuba and to remove all restrictions
on money transfers for Cuban Americans to family members in
Cuba. Do you support or oppose the new policy?
By Age
Strongly
support
18-49
61%
Somewhat
support
13%4% 15%
Somewhat
oppose
50+
0%
40%
16% 10%
50%
Strongly
oppose
24%
100%
13
Recently, President Barack Obama announced a new policy towards
Cuba. The main changes are to lift all restrictions on visits by Cuban
Americans to family members in Cuba and to remove all restrictions
on money transfers for Cuban Americans to family members in
Cuba. Do you support or oppose the new policy?
By Decade of Arrival
1970s and
before
1980s 1990s
32%
18%
55%
2000 and
after
0%
14%
17% 4% 18%
80%
20%
24%
40%
11%7%
60%
Strongly
support
Somewhat
support
Somewhat
oppose
Strongly
oppose
80% 100%
14
Recently, President Barack Obama announced a new policy towards
Cuba. The main changes are to lift all restrictions on visits by Cuban
Americans to family members in Cuba and to remove all restrictions
on money transfers for Cuban Americans to family members in
Cuba. Do you support or oppose the new policy?
By State
Strongly
support
Florida
50%
Somewhat
support
14% 7% 20%
Somewhat
oppose
New Jersey
/ Other
0%
51%
Strongly
oppose
15% 6% 20%
50%
100%
15
Do you favor or oppose all American
citizens being able to travel to Cuba?
4%
Favor
29%
Oppose
67%
Don't know
/ No answer
16
Do you favor or oppose all American
citizens being able to travel to Cuba?
By Age
Favor
76%
18-49
22% 2%
Oppose
50+
0%
57%
20%
35%
40%
60%
80%
8%
Don't know /
No answer
100%
17
Do you favor or oppose all American
citizens being able to travel to Cuba?
By Decade of Arrival
1970s and
before
Favor
54%
8%
Oppose
1980s 1990s
71%
2000 and
after
0%
38%
24% 5%
96%
20%
40%
60%
2%
80%
Don't know /
No answer
100%
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Do you favor or oppose all American
citizens being able to travel to Cuba?
2009 vs. 2006
Favor
2006 survey
49%
45%
6%
Oppose
67%
2009 survey
0%
20%
40%
29% 4%
60%
80%
Don't know /
No answer
100%
19
What is your opinion about the
U.S. embargo against Cuba?
15%
42%
Continue
the embargo
End the
embargo
43%
Don't know
/ No answer
20
What is your opinion about the
U.S. embargo against Cuba?
By Age
Continue
the
embargo
100%
80%
33%
60%
51%
End the
embargo
40%
20%
0%
54%
33%
18-49
50+
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What is your opinion about the
U.S. embargo against Cuba?
By Decade of Arrival
100%
80%
60%
55%
42%
End the
embargo
40%
20%
0%
15%
Continue
the
embargo
65%
30%
1970s and
before
43%
1980s 1990s
2000 and
after
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What is your opinion about the
U.S. embargo against Cuba?
2009 vs. 2006
Continue
the
embargo
100%
80%
60%
53%
42%
36%
43%
2006 survey
2009 survey
End the
embargo
40%
20%
0%
23
Now that the travel restrictions have
been lifted, do you plan on traveling
to Cuba in the near future?
3%
25%
Yes
No
72%
Don't know
/ No answer
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Major Finding
„ Approximately
240,000 Cuban
American adults want to travel to
Cuba during 2009-2010.
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Now that the travel restrictions have been
lifted, do you plan on traveling to Cuba in the
near future?
By Age
18-49
31%
66%
Yes
No
50+
0%
18%
79%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
26
Now that the travel restrictions have been
lifted, do you plan on traveling to Cuba in the
near future?
By Decade of Arrival
1970s and
13%
before
1980s - 1990s
2000 and
after
0%
83%
29%
52%
20%
Yes
No
69%
48%
40%
60%
80%
100%
27
How often do you think you will
travel to Cuba?
Asked only of respondents who say they plan on
traveling to Cuba in the near future
17%
Several times a year
15%
A couple times a year
44%
Once a year
14%
Every 2-3 years
Don't know / No answer
0%
10%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
28
Do you currently send money to
your family members in Cuba on a
regular basis?
44%
56%
Yes
No
29
Do you currently send money to your
family members in Cuba on a regular basis?
By Decade of Arrival
100%
80%
Yes
34%
57%
60%
40%
No
66%
43%
20%
0%
76%
1970s and
before
1980s 1990s
24%
2000 and
after
30
How much do you think you would send
each year to your family members in Cuba?
Asked only of respondents who currently send money to
family members in Cuba in the near future
66%
Less than $1000
22%
Between $1000 and $3000
Between $3000 and $5000
3%
More than $5000
4%
Don't know / No answer
5%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
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