A new CNN/Opinion Research survey (Sept. 11-13, 1012 A, MoE +/- 3%) finds President Obama's approval ratings on the rise since his speech last week -- both overall, as well as on individual issues such as health care (51%), the economy (54%), foreign affairs (58%) and taxes (52%). More still disapprove of his handling of the federal budget deficit (51%), but his approval on the issue is up 10 points (to 46%).

Obama now has a 58% job approval rating, up 5 points since the previous poll in late August; his disapproval rating, 40%, is down 5 points.

Although nearly three in five approve of the job he's doing in office, just half (51%) favor his proposal to reform the country's health care system, while 46% oppose it. That is up from last month (48% support/51% oppose), but shows that the country remains split on the issue. Of those in favor of the plan, only half "strongly favor" it, while the other half "moderately favor" it.

Less than half (47%) now believe that reform would increase the amount they pay for medical care, down from 55% last month. More think their family would, in general, be about the same (43%) rather than better off (21%) or worse off (35%), while respondents were split on the welfare of senior citizens as a result of reform -- 37% said they would be worse off, 36% about the same and 24% better off.

Adults are split on whether they think Obama and Congress "will be able to make substantial progress toward passing health care reform by the end of 2009" -- 50% say it's likely and 48% say it's unlikely. Three in five (61%) say Republicans are being obstructionist for political reasons, while 35% say they're offering constructive criticism.