Gallup Daily: Consumer Indicators Still Highly Negative

PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Tuesday through Thursday finds consumers holding among the most negative attitudes about the economy seen all year. Close to half of Americans (46%) consider current U.S. economic conditions to be "poor," and 87% say they are getting worse. The 2008 records for these, last registered in late April, are 47% and 87%, respectively.-- Lydia Saad

Survey Methods

For the Gallup Poll Daily tracking survey, 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 1,535 interviews conducted April 29-May 1, 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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