PRINCETON, NJ -- Consumer optimism remains scarce, but may be rebounding slightly, as the percentage calling economic conditions "excellent" or "good" is now 20%, the highest it's been since early March.
Still, twice as many Americans continue to rate the economy "poor" as rate it positively, a much more negative ratio than it was at the start of the year. -- Lydia Saad
Survey Methods
Gallup is interviewing no fewer than 1,000 U.S. adults nationwide each day during 2008. The economic questions analyzed in this report are asked of a random half-sample of respondents. The results reported here are based on combined data from 1,541 interviews conducted March 20-22, 2008. For results based on this sample, the maximum margin of sampling error is ±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.
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