The Hoy-Hamilton & Staff poll, carried out 13-19 March throughout the Dominican territory, showed that 6% of Dominicans feel the present government is an excellent one, 39% feel is it a good one, 33% say it is a bad one, 20% say it is a very bad one. 2% are undecided. This is the third survey of its kind carried out by the newspaper. The government increased its approval rating by one point.