2013-07-16-皮尤-Fewer_See_Events_in_Egypt_as_Critical_to_U.S._Interests_6页_157kb

Summary

• Decline in Interest: Public interest in Egypt news significantly decreased since the Arab Spring began in February 2011. Fewer Americans view events in Egypt as critical to U.S. interests, with support falling from 46% in 2011 to 36% in July 2013.

• Perceived Importance to U.S. Interests: In July 2013, 36% rated what happens in Egypt as "very important" to U.S. interests, compared to 46% in February 2011. Fewer (12%) found it "somewhat important" (up from 38%), while "not very important" and "don't know" shares were minimal and stable.

• U.S. Influence Views: Most Americans (23%) believe the U.S. can have "a lot of influence" on Egypt, 48% think "some," and 24% believe little or no influence.Views were consistent across partisan and demographic groups in July 2013.

• Egypt-Specific Events: Interest dropped during July 2013 following Morsi's ouster (15% closely followed it), compared to high interest (39%) in February 2011 when Mubarak fell. Egypt was a top story in 2011 but less relevant in 2013.

• Demographic Consistency: No significant partisan or demographic differences were noted; for instance, interest and views on importance spanned all groups, with 36-48% finding Egypt news very important, and similar shares feeling events are changing too quickly.

• Domestic Priorities: While 19% said Egypt news is important but domestic issues are bigger concerns, 78% agreed this applies, emphasizing U.S. domestic concerns. Additionally, 48% found it hard to keep up with changing news.

• Increased Challenges in Understanding: More Americans (46%) in 2013 found Egypt news changing too quickly to follow, compared to 34% in 2011. Concerns about lacking background information slightly increased (55%) but remained stable overall.