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Next, I’m going to read some aspects of life in America today. For each one, please say whether you are -- very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. How about -- the size and influence of major corporations?

	Very satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Somewhat dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2024	4	20	30	42	3
2023	5	22	27	44	2
2022	4	22	32	42	*
2021	4	22	31	42	1
2020	8	33	26	32	1
2019	8	29	24	36	3
2018	6	28	28	36	2
2017	6	33	26	32	2
2016	5	30	31	32	2
2015	6	30	28	31	4
2014	5	30	30	32	3
2013	7	28	30	31	4
2012	4	26	28	36	5
2011	5	24	31	36	4
2008	6	29	28	33	3
2007	8	31	28	30	3
2006	6	29	30	32	2
2005	7	31	32	27	3
2004	7	31	34	27	1
2003	6	37	33	21	3
2002	7	43	30	17	3
2001	7	41	31	17	4
* Less than 0.5%
精东影业

Next, we'd like to know how you feel about the state of the nation in each of the following areas. For each one, please say whether you are -- very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. If you don't have enough information about a particular subject to rate it, just say so. How about -- government regulation of businesses and industries?

	Very satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Somewhat dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2024	6	24	30	26	14
2023	6	25	30	26	13
2022	5	23	29	31	11
2021	5	31	30	22	12
2020	9	32	26	19	13
2019	7	32	29	20	13
2018	6	31	29	22	12
2017	8	30	27	24	11
2016	5	28	26	29	12
* Less than 0.5%
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In general, do you think there is too much, too little or about the right amount of government regulation of business and industry?

	Too much	Too little	Right amount	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2023 Sep 1-23	44	25	31	1
2022 Sep 1-16	46	23	29	2
2021 Sep 1-17	43	25	30	2
2020 Aug 31-Sep 13	36	27	36	1
2019 Sep 3-15	38	28	33	1
2018 Sep 4-12	39	25	33	3
2017 Sep 6-10	45	23	29	3
2016 Sep 7-11	47	22	27	4
2015 Sep 9-13	49	21	27	2
2014 Sep 4-7	49	22	27	3
2013 Sep 5-8	48	23	26	3
2012 Sep 6-9	47	26	24	3
2011 Sep 8-11	50	24	23	3
2010 Sep 13-16	49	27	21	3
2009 Aug 31-Sep 2	45	24	27	3
2008 Sep 8-11	38	27	31	3
2007 Sep 14-16	38	26	33	4
2006 Sep 7-10	36	28	30	6
2005 Sep 12-15	34	23	40	3
2004 Sep 13-15	37	24	34	5
2003 Sep 8-10	37	25	35	3
2002 Sep 5-8	35	31	31	3
2002 Jun 28-30	32	33	30	5
2002 Feb 8-10	28	30	39	3
2001 Sep 7-10	41	17	38	4
1993 Mar 22-24	37	28	30	5
精东影业

(Asked of those dissatisfied with influence of corporations) Would you like to see major corporations have more influence in this nation, less influence or keep its influence as it is now?

Combined responses: Satisfaction with influence of major corporations + follow-up of those dissatisfied

	Total satisfied	Dissatisfied, want more	Dissatisfied, want less	Dissatisfied, remain same	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2022	26	3	62	9	*
2018	34	5	50	9	2
2017	39	4	46	8	2
2016	35	4	49	10	2
2015	36	4	46	9	4
2014	35	6	47	9	2
2013	35	6	46	9	4
2012	30	6	49	9	5
2011	29	5	54	9	4
2008	35	2	53	7	3
2007	39	3	46	9	3
2006	35	3	52	7	2
2005	38	2	48	9	3
2004	38	3	49	9	1
2003	43	3	42	9	3
2002	50	2	38	7	3
2001	48	3	37	8	4
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(Asked of those dissatisfied with government regulation of businesses and industries) Would you like to see government regulation of businesses and industries increased, decreased or remain about the same?

Combined responses: Satisfaction with government regulation of business + follow-up of those dissatisfied

	Total satisfied	Dissatisfied, want increase	Dissatisfied, want decrease	Dissatisfied, remain same	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2023	31	18	27	10	13
2022	28	18	29	13	11
2021	36	23	17	12	12
2020	41	19	18	8	13
2018	37	23	18	10	12
2017	38	17	23	11	11
2016	32	20	25	10	12
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Just off the top of your head, would you say you have a positive or negative image of each of the following. How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?

	Positive	Negative	No opinion
	%	%	%
Free enterprise
2021 Oct 1-19	84	13	2
2019 Oct 1-13	87	10	3
2018 Jul 30-Aug 5	79	17	4
2016 May 2-4	85	9	6
2012 Nov 18-19	89	7	4
2010 Jan 26-27	86	10	4
Big business
2021 Oct 1-19	46	53	1
2019 Oct 1-13	52	48	*
2018 Jul 30-Aug 5	50	49	2
2016 May 2-4	53	43	4
2012 Nov 18-19	58	39	3
2010 Jan 26-27	49	49	2
Small business
2021 Oct 1-19	97	3	*
2019 Oct 1-13	97	3	*
2018 Jul 30-Aug 5	92	7	1
2016 May 2-4	96	3	1
2012 Nov 18-19	95	4	1
2010 Jan 26-27	95	4	1
Entrepreneurs
2019 Oct 1-13	90	8	1
2018 Jul 30-Aug 5	86	11	2
2016 May 2-4	87	9	4
2012 Nov 18-19	86	10	5
2010 Jan 26-27	84	10	6
Capitalism
2021 Oct 1-19	60	38	2
2019 Oct 1-13	60	35	4
2018 Jul 30-Aug 5	56	40	4
2016 May 2-4	60	34	5
2012 Nov 18-19	61	31	8
2010 Jan 26-27	61	33	7
Socialism
2021 Oct 1-19	38	59	3
2019 Oct 1-13	39	57	3
2018 Jul 30-Aug 5	37	58	5
2016 May 2-4	35	58	7
2012 Nov 18-19	39	54	8
2010 Jan 26-27	36	58	6
The federal government
2021 Oct 1-19	38	62	1
2019 Oct 1-13	38	60	2
2018 Jul 30-Aug 5	39	59	2
2016 May 2-4	44	52	3
2012 Nov 18-19	51	46	3
2010 Jan 26-27	46	51	3
2010-2018 results from 精东影业 tracking survey
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In your opinion, which of the following will be the biggest threat to the country in the future -- big business, big labor or big government?

	Big business	Big labor	Big government	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2016 Dec 7-11	26	5	67	2
2015 Dec 2-6	25	6	69	1
2013 Dec 5-8	21	5	72	2
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	26	8	64	2
2009 Mar 27-29	32	10	55	3
2008 Dec 4-7	31	11	53	6
2006 Dec 11-14	25	9	61	5
2005 Dec 5-7	27	8	61	4
2004 Dec 5-8	27	11	57	5
2003 Nov 10-12	29	9	57	5
2002 Jul 5-8	38	10	47	5
2000 Oct 25-28	22	7	65	6
1999 Aug 24-26	24	8	65	3
1998 Dec 4-6	24	7	64	5
1995 Aug 11-14	24	9	64	3
1985 Jun 7-10	22	19	50	9
1983 May 13-16	19	18	51	12
1981 Sep 18-21	22	22	46	10
1979 May 4-7	28	17	43	12
1978 Sep 15-18	19	19	47	15
1977 Jan 7-10	23	26	38	13
1969 Nov 12-17	19	28	33	20
1968 Jul 18-23	12	26	46	16
1966 Dec 8-13	14	21	48	17
1965 Feb	17	29	35	19
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As far as you know, which do you think makes greater contributions to developing new products and technologies in the U.S. -- [ROTATED: big businesses (or) small businesses]?

	Big businesses	Small businesses	Both equally (vol.)	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2014 Apr 30-May 1	35	60	2	2
(vol.)=volunteered response
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Turning now to businesses, how would you rate the job large U.S. companies are doing at each of the following -- very good, good, poor or very poor? How about -- Creating important new products and technologies?

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2014 Apr 30-May 1	17	62	16	3	2
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Turning now to businesses, how would you rate the job large U.S. companies are doing at each of the following -- very good, good, poor or very poor? How about -- Creating good jobs for citizens in other countries where U.S. companies do business?

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2014 Apr 30-May 1	10	56	22	4	8
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Turning now to businesses, how would you rate the job large U.S. companies are doing at each of the following -- very good, good, poor or very poor? How about -- Creating better lives for people in communities outside the U.S. where U.S. companies do business?

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2014 Apr 30-May 1	8	48	27	7	10
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Turning now to businesses, how would you rate the job large U.S. companies are doing at each of the following -- very good, good, poor or very poor? How about -- Promoting U.S. values and ideals around the world?

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2014 Apr 30-May 1	6	43	37	9	5
精东影业

Turning now to businesses, how would you rate the job large U.S. companies are doing at each of the following -- very good, good, poor or very poor? How about -- Protecting the environment?

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2014 Apr 30-May 1	6	42	41	9	2
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Turning now to businesses, how would you rate the job large U.S. companies are doing at each of the following -- very good, good, poor or very poor? How about -- Helping grow the U.S. economy?

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2014 Apr 30-May 1	5	39	44	10	2
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Turning now to businesses, how would you rate the job large U.S. companies are doing at each of the following -- very good, good, poor or very poor? How about -- Creating good jobs for Americans?

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2014 Apr 30-May 1	6	37	41	13	2
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Turning now to businesses, how would you rate the job large U.S. companies are doing at each of the following -- very good, good, poor or very poor? How about -- Balancing the best interests of the U.S. and Americans with the best interests of the company?

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2014 Apr 30-May 1	5	38	42	12	5
精东影业

As I read off each of the following, please tell me whether you think it has too much power, about the right amount of power or not enough power. How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?

	Too much	About right	Not enough	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Lobbyists	71	13	8	8
Major corporations	67	21	9	3
Banks and financial institutions	67	23	8	2
The federal government in Washington	58	30	9	3
Labor unions	43	28	24	4
The government in your state	34	49	15	2
The courts, legal system and judges	34	49	14	3
Organized religion and churches	25	46	24	4
The municipal or local government where you live	22	53	21	3
The military	14	53	28	4
March 25-27, 2011
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Do you think big business does -- or does not -- have too much influence over the decisions made by the Bush administration?

	Yes, does	No, does not	No opinion
	%	%	%
2006 Feb 28-Mar 1	73	23	4
2005 Aug 28-30	70	25	5
2004 Oct 9-10 ^	61	35	4
2002 Jul 26-28 ^	69	24	7
2002 Jun 28-30 ^	63	32	5
2002 Jan 11-14	63	31	6
2001 Jul 10-11	67	26	7
2001 Apr 20-22	63	30	7
^ Asked of a half sample
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How much confidence do you have that the information you get about a company's finances from its official records will be accurate -- a great deal, a moderate amount, not much or none at all?

	Great deal	Moderate amount	Not much	None at all	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2002 Jul 29-31	7	37	35	19	2
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Would you say top executives of a larger corporation taking improper actions to help themselves at the expense of the corporation -- is very widespread, is somewhat widespread, only happens occasionally or never happens in the business world?

	Very widespread	Somewhat widespread	Happens occasionally	Never happens	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2002 Jul 29-31	43	39	14	1	3
精东影业

Do you think the problem of corporate corruption has gotten worse in the past few years, or has it always been like this?

	Gotten worse	Always like this	No opinion
	%	%	%
2002 Jul 29-31	47	50	3
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Do you think that new legislation and increased regulation of business can have a major effect on correcting the problem of corporate corruption, or not?

	Yes, can	No, cannot	No opinion
	%	%	%
2002 Jul 29-31	66	30	4
精东影业

When a large corporation is audited by one of the country's major accounting firms, how confident are you that the reports by the accounting firm provide an accurate assessment of the corporation's financial situation? Are you -- very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident or not confident at all?

	Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not confident at all	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2002 Jul 26-28	3	32	41	22	2
2002 Feb 8-10	7	49	31	11	2
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Do you think the ways that large corporations are audited need -- [ROTATED: a complete overhaul, major reforms, minor reforms (or) no reforms]?

	Overhaul	Major reforms	Minor reforms	No reforms	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2002 Jul 26-28	28	43	22	3	4
2002 Feb 8-10	17	39	35	4	5
精东影业

Which comes closer to your view about the laws that regulate corporations in the United States -- [ROTATED: the current laws are not sufficient and new laws are needed, (or) the current laws are sufficient but need to be enforced more strictly]?

	New laws needed	Enforce existing laws more strictly	No opinion
	%	%	%
2002 Jun 28-30	27	69	4
精东影业

As you may know, several large corporations such as Enron and WorldCom have admitted to misconduct regarding their companies' finances. Which of these statements do you think best describes this situation for the country as a whole -- [ROTATED: it is a crisis, it is a major problem for the country but is not a crisis, it is a minor problem for the country (or) it is not a problem for the country at all]?

	Crisis	Major problem	Minor problem	Not a problem	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2002 Jun 28-30	20	57	17	3	3
精东影业

To what extent do you think that the decrease in the government regulation of corporations is to blame for the recent scandals involving corporations -- a great deal, a moderate amount, not much or not at all?

	Great deal	Moderate amount	Not much	Not at all	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2002 Jun 28-30	26	44	18	8	4
精东影业

Which of the following statements best describes your view of the actions of executives of the Enron energy corporation -- [ROTATED: they did something illegal, they did something unethical but nothing illegal, or they did not do anything seriously wrong]?

	Illegal	Unethical, not illegal	Not anything wrong	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2002 Feb 8-10	65	26	2	7
2002 Jan 25-27	65	17	2	16
2002 Jan 11-14	42	29	6	23
精东影业

Do you think the practices of Enron executives are -- [ROTATED: worse than what other business executives have done in the past (or are they) no worse than what other business executives have done in the past]?

	Worse	No worse	No opinion
	%	%	%
2002 Feb 8-10	42	52	6
^ Asked of a half sample
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