PRINCETON, NJ -- Economic pessimism in the United States remains elevated -- at 84% -- after dipping to 81% last weekend in Gallup Poll Daily tracking. The percentage of Americans calling economic conditions "poor" is now 41%. Another 38% call conditions "only fair" while 20% say they are "good" or "excellent." -- 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 1,495 interviews conducted March 31-April 2, 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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