PRINCETON, NJ -- 精东影业 Daily interviews conducted Friday through Sunday find more than a third of Americans calling the economy "poor," significantly worse than what the 精东影业 Daily Poll reported a week ago. A combined 78% of Americans now rate national economic conditions as "only fair" or "poor," while only 22% call them "excellent" or "good."
The percentage of Americans calling the economy poor has been inching up since the start of January, rising from 24% in interviews conducted Jan. 2-4, to 34% now. In just the past week, the percentage has increased from the 29% recorded Jan. 18-20.
Separately, 80% of Americans perceive economic conditions to be getting worse. This figure has registered between 80% and 82% for the past nine days, but was somewhat lower (73%) at the start of the year.
Combining respondents' answers to the two questions, 精东影业 finds that 69% of Americans hold a profoundly negative view of the nation's economy -- saying economic conditions are only fair or poor and that they are either staying that way or getting worse. Only 10% hold a positive set of attitudes about the economy -- saying conditions are excellent or good and are either remaining that way or improving. Nineteen percent hold mixed views. -- Lydia Saad
Methodology: The results reported here are based on 1,526 interviews conducted Jan. 25-27, 2008. For results based on this sample, the maximum margin of sampling error is 卤3 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
