| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #13616 |
 | Is the United States economy strong? Weak? Or something in between? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Strong | 5% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 11% | ** | ** | 7% | 5% | 6% | 12% | 4% | 4% |
| Weak | 56% | 55% | 57% | 48% | 61% | 57% | 55% | 53% | ** | ** | 36% | 69% | 56% | 37% | 56% | 69% |
| In Between | 37% | 37% | 37% | 48% | 33% | 32% | 40% | 32% | ** | ** | 55% | 26% | 38% | 50% | 39% | 25% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 4% | ** | ** | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 29% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 16% |
 | Do you think the U.S. economy is now in a recession? Or not? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.9% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| In Recession | 74% | 70% | 78% | 77% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 73% | ** | ** | 62% | 82% | 73% | 58% | 77% | 81% |
| Not In Recession | 22% | 26% | 19% | 19% | 23% | 26% | 21% | 25% | ** | ** | 37% | 13% | 23% | 41% | 21% | 18% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 2% | ** | ** | 1% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 29% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 16% |
 | Do you worry a lot? A little? Or not at all ... about being able to pay your bills? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| A Lot | 49% | 47% | 50% | 55% | 49% | 41% | 48% | 59% | ** | ** | 32% | 59% | 45% | 35% | 42% | 51% |
| A Little | 35% | 36% | 35% | 32% | 38% | 35% | 37% | 21% | ** | ** | 50% | 31% | 35% | 41% | 41% | 40% |
| Not At All | 16% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 13% | 23% | 15% | 20% | ** | ** | 18% | 10% | 20% | 24% | 17% | 9% |
| Not Sure | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | ** | ** | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 29% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 16% |
 | Is anyone in your immediate family looking for work, but unable to find a job? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Yes | 35% | 37% | 34% | 43% | 39% | 21% | 32% | 60% | ** | ** | 29% | 43% | 27% | 26% | 28% | 29% |
| No | 63% | 60% | 66% | 52% | 61% | 78% | 66% | 40% | ** | ** | 71% | 54% | 71% | 74% | 70% | 65% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 4% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | ** | ** | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 5% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 29% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 16% |
 | Do you work full-time? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Yes | 44% | 51% | 39% | 45% | 61% | 21% | 45% | 31% | ** | ** | 54% | 36% | 48% | 49% | 45% | 49% |
| No | 55% | 49% | 60% | 53% | 39% | 78% | 54% | 69% | ** | ** | 45% | 64% | 51% | 50% | 55% | 50% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | ** | ** | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 29% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 16% |
 | Do you worry a lot? A little? Or not at all? about losing your job? |
| 222 Who Work Full-Time | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 6.7% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| A Lot | 23% | 22% | 24% | 21% | 27% | 14% | 18% | ** | ** | ** | 38% | 30% | 13% | 27% | 17% | 25% |
| A Little | 35% | 34% | 36% | 29% | 37% | 43% | 36% | ** | ** | ** | 21% | 40% | 39% | 19% | 39% | 33% |
| Not At All | 41% | 43% | 39% | 50% | 36% | 43% | 45% | ** | ** | ** | 41% | 30% | 48% | 54% | 44% | 40% |
| Not Sure | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | ** | ** | ** | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Work Full-Time | 100% | 55% | 45% | 31% | 55% | 14% | 87% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 24% | 24% | 49% | 22% | 40% | 18% |
 | Do you own a home? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Yes | 67% | 64% | 70% | 43% | 78% | 78% | 71% | 37% | ** | ** | 80% | 60% | 70% | 74% | 74% | 48% |
| No | 33% | 36% | 30% | 57% | 22% | 22% | 29% | 63% | ** | ** | 20% | 40% | 30% | 26% | 26% | 52% |
| Not Sure | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 29% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 16% |
 | Do you worry a lot? A little? Or not at all? about losing your home ... |
| 337 Who Own a Home | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 5.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| A Lot | 19% | 22% | 16% | 30% | 21% | 10% | 16% | ** | ** | ** | 18% | 26% | 12% | 20% | 11% | 7% |
| A Little | 27% | 22% | 32% | 24% | 29% | 28% | 28% | ** | ** | ** | 27% | 31% | 27% | 20% | 31% | 32% |
| Not At All | 53% | 54% | 52% | 46% | 49% | 63% | 56% | ** | ** | ** | 55% | 41% | 61% | 60% | 57% | 61% |
| Not Sure | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | ** | ** | ** | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Own a Home | 100% | 46% | 54% | 19% | 47% | 34% | 90% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 24% | 26% | 47% | 22% | 44% | 11% |
 | Do you worry a lot? A little? Or not at all? ... that there may be a run on the banks in the United States? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| A Lot | 28% | 30% | 27% | 28% | 32% | 24% | 26% | 44% | ** | ** | 25% | 36% | 22% | 23% | 22% | 36% |
| A Little | 39% | 36% | 43% | 39% | 36% | 44% | 41% | 23% | ** | ** | 30% | 39% | 47% | 34% | 47% | 38% |
| Not At All | 29% | 33% | 26% | 28% | 29% | 31% | 30% | 29% | ** | ** | 44% | 22% | 27% | 42% | 30% | 23% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | ** | ** | 0% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 29% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 16% |
 | Do you worry a lot? A little? Or not at all? ... that the United States is headed for an economic depression? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| A Lot | 42% | 38% | 45% | 39% | 45% | 39% | 39% | 59% | ** | ** | 27% | 54% | 37% | 30% | 35% | 54% |
| A Little | 44% | 44% | 44% | 44% | 43% | 45% | 49% | 14% | ** | ** | 48% | 39% | 49% | 44% | 52% | 36% |
| Not At All | 13% | 17% | 11% | 15% | 11% | 14% | 12% | 17% | ** | ** | 25% | 7% | 13% | 26% | 13% | 9% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 9% | ** | ** | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 29% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 16% |
 | Should the Federal Government use tax dollars to help make the mortgage payments of those who have fallen behind? Or should the Government stay out of it? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Use Tax Dollars To Help | 26% | 26% | 27% | 27% | 28% | 22% | 23% | 53% | ** | ** | 20% | 32% | 21% | 20% | 20% | 32% |
| Stay Out Of It | 63% | 65% | 61% | 67% | 61% | 63% | 67% | 41% | ** | ** | 75% | 55% | 67% | 76% | 69% | 56% |
| Not Sure | 11% | 9% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 11% | 6% | ** | ** | 5% | 12% | 12% | 3% | 11% | 12% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 29% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 16% |
 | Does the Federal Government have a responsibility to help rescue banks who made bad loans? Or should the government stay out of it? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Responsibility To Help | 22% | 21% | 23% | 25% | 25% | 16% | 21% | 21% | ** | ** | 13% | 29% | 23% | 14% | 24% | 32% |
| Stay Out Of It | 65% | 70% | 61% | 62% | 64% | 70% | 68% | 50% | ** | ** | 81% | 57% | 65% | 80% | 67% | 59% |
| Not Sure | 13% | 9% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 14% | 12% | 30% | ** | ** | 7% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 9% | 9% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 29% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 16% |
 | Is your impression of Alan Greenspan ... favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or do you have no impression of Greenspan? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Favorable | 28% | 35% | 22% | 16% | 34% | 34% | 28% | 20% | ** | ** | 35% | 30% | 27% | 29% | 33% | 32% |
| Unfavorable | 9% | 9% | 9% | 3% | 10% | 14% | 9% | 15% | ** | ** | 7% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 9% |
| Neutral | 44% | 40% | 48% | 48% | 42% | 43% | 44% | 31% | ** | ** | 45% | 39% | 49% | 47% | 52% | 35% |
| No Impression | 17% | 15% | 18% | 30% | 13% | 8% | 18% | 24% | ** | ** | 13% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 5% | 22% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 9% | ** | ** | 0% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 29% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 16% |
 | Is your impression of Ben Bernanke ... favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or do you have no impression of Bernanke? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Favorable | 8% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 8% | 12% | 7% | 15% | ** | ** | 11% | 9% | 6% | 12% | 9% | 7% |
| Unfavorable | 15% | 21% | 10% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 7% | ** | ** | 16% | 22% | 13% | 14% | 17% | 15% |
| Neutral | 32% | 32% | 33% | 19% | 36% | 41% | 31% | 29% | ** | ** | 34% | 27% | 35% | 34% | 35% | 32% |
| No Impression | 42% | 35% | 49% | 58% | 39% | 29% | 43% | 46% | ** | ** | 38% | 37% | 45% | 38% | 38% | 43% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | ** | ** | 0% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 29% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 16% |
 | One year from now, do you think the nation's economy will be ... Stronger? Weaker? Or the same as it is now? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Stronger | 31% | 39% | 23% | 33% | 26% | 34% | 31% | 25% | ** | ** | 44% | 27% | 30% | 44% | 29% | 30% |
| Weaker | 36% | 35% | 37% | 42% | 38% | 27% | 38% | 44% | ** | ** | 28% | 37% | 34% | 24% | 37% | 41% |
| Same | 30% | 24% | 35% | 22% | 31% | 36% | 27% | 27% | ** | ** | 24% | 31% | 33% | 28% | 32% | 27% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | ** | ** | 4% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 29% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 16% |
 | Do you worry a lot? A little? Or not at all ... about having enough money for retirement? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| A Lot | 55% | 55% | 54% | 61% | 59% | 42% | 52% | 68% | ** | ** | 38% | 68% | 50% | 37% | 50% | 66% |
| A Little | 28% | 28% | 29% | 16% | 34% | 33% | 30% | 12% | ** | ** | 38% | 23% | 29% | 40% | 32% | 20% |
| Not At All | 17% | 17% | 17% | 23% | 7% | 25% | 18% | 20% | ** | ** | 23% | 9% | 20% | 22% | 17% | 15% |
| Not Sure | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ** | ** | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 29% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 16% |