New CBS/New York Times poll on Chinese imports

It's a hot topic of conversation and in case you missed it, CBS News and NYTimes conducted a poll after the recent recalls to see how they affected the public's views on imported goods from China. The poll was taken between Oct. 12-16. The poll is on imported goods, not goods sold in China. 14 percent of Americans have stopped buying goods from China, and 7 percent have stopped buying some items. Although, 9 percent said they don't normally buy goods from China. Older Americans were more likely not to buy.

The poll also found that 41 percent of Americans think the quality of Chinese products are at least good (11 percent said excellent). 36 percent said fair. 20 percent said poor.

Chinese producers still have a ways to go in selling their products in the US market. Although sales volumes of imports from China have been good at US retailers, producers need to understand the US market better.

The poll does show, however, that the recent spate of recalls hasn't dented American attitudes much toward goods from China. The Times says that the poll results haven't differed much from past polls in 1991 and 2000.