PRINCETON, NJ -- The percentage of Americans saying the economy is getting worse has inched back up to 85% in Gallup Poll Daily tracking. Ratings of the current state of the economy have been steady, with 39% rating it "poor" for the ninth consecutive day. -- Jeff Jones
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 1,520 interviews conducted March 29-31, 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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