PRINCETON, NJ - Gallup Poll Daily tracking finds 44% of Americans rating current economic conditions as "poor" and 85% saying the economy is getting worse. At least 4 in 10 Americans have rated conditions poor since March 30-April 1 polling, and at least 8 in 10 have said the economy is getting worse since February 24-26 polling. -- Jeff Jones
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 1,510 interviews conducted May 1-3, 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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