Eight in ten Americans have approved of the proposals president Barack Obama made in his State of the Union speech on Wednesday, according to a new poll.

An instant poll conducted by CBS News and Knowledge Networks found that 83% of speech watchers approve Obama’s proposals, while 17% disapprove them.

It also revealed that 70% of speech watchers think that Obama shares the same priorities for the country as they do. Only 57% thought so before the speech.

On the question of creating jobs, 59% now think that Obama has a clear plan for creating them, while only 40% thought so earlier.

Following the speech, 72% people approve of Obama's plans for dealing with government spending, while 28% disapprove.

According to the survey, 56% Americans think Obama's economic plans will reduce the budget deficit in the long run, and 71% believe they will help ordinary Americans.

Still, just 42% of speech watchers think that Barack Obama will be able to accomplish all the goals he set out in his speech, while 57% do not think he will be able to.

The poll saw participation of 522 speech watchers. The margin of error was 4%.