If you had a thousand dollars to spend, do you think investing it in the stock market would be a good or bad idea?
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Good
idea
|
Bad
idea
|
Depends
(vol.)
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No
opinion
|
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%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
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2008 Apr 6-9
|
33
|
62
|
3
|
2
|
|
2007 Apr 2-5
|
50
|
46
|
2
|
3
|
|
2006 Oct 6-8
|
54
|
41
|
2
|
2
|
|
2006 Apr 10-13
|
43
|
50
|
4
|
4
|
|
2005 Apr 4-7
|
45
|
51
|
2
|
2
|
|
2004 Apr 5-8
|
47
|
48
|
3
|
2
|
|
2004 Jan 2-5
|
53
|
43
|
2
|
2
|
|
2003 Jun 9-10
|
41
|
57
|
1
|
1
|
|
2003 Apr 7-9
|
34
|
63
|
2
|
1
|
|
2002 Jul 29-31
|
37
|
58
|
3
|
2
|
|
2002 Jul 22-24
|
31
|
63
|
3
|
3
|
|
2002 Jun 21-23
|
45
|
51
|
2
|
2
|
|
2002 Apr 8-11
|
47
|
48
|
3
|
2
|
|
2001 Apr 6-8
|
42
|
53
|
2
|
3
|
|
2001 Jan 10-14
|
42
|
53
|
3
|
2
|
|
2000 Dec 2-4
|
46
|
49
|
2
|
3
|
|
2000 Oct 13-14
|
57
|
36
|
2
|
5
|
|
2000 Jan 7-10
|
67
|
28
|
2
|
3
|
|
1999 Oct 21-24
|
51
|
44
|
2
|
3
|
|
1999 Sep 10-14
|
60
|
33
|
3
|
4
|
|
1999 June 4-5
|
60
|
34
|
3
|
3
|
|
1999 Mar 12-14
|
59
|
35
|
3
|
3
|
|
1998 Sep 1
|
46
|
48
|
3
|
3
|
|
1998 Apr 17-19
|
65
|
28
|
4
|
3
|
|
1997 Oct 30
|
46
|
47
|
3
|
4
|
|
1997 Oct 27
|
53
|
43
|
1
|
9
|
|
1997 Jul 25-27
|
62
|
33
|
1
|
4
|
|
1994 Mar 9-10
|
38
|
46
|
9
|
7
|
|
1990 Feb
|
26
|
68
|
2
|
4
|
|
(vol.) = Volunteered response
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Which of the following do you think is the best long-term investment -- [ROTATED: bonds, real estate, savings accounts or CDs, (or) stocks or mutual funds]?
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|
Real
estate
|
Stocks/
mutual
funds
|
Savings
accounts/
CDs
|
Bonds
|
Other
(vol.)
|
No
opinion
|
|
National adults
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 Apr 6-9
|
29%
|
27
|
27
|
12
|
2
|
3
|
|
2007 Apr 2-5
|
37%
|
31
|
18
|
10
|
1
|
2
|
|
2002 Jul 29-31
|
50%
|
18
|
16
|
13
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockowners
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 Apr 6-9
|
22%
|
35
|
28
|
13
|
1
|
2
|
|
2007 Apr 2-5
|
36%
|
43
|
11
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
|
2002 Jul 29-31
|
53%
|
22
|
11
|
12
|
1
|
1
|
|
(vol.) = Volunteered response
|
Do you personally or jointly with a spouse, have any money invested in the stock market right now -- either in an individual stock, a stock mutual fund, or in a self-directed 401(k) or IRA?
|
|
Yes
|
No
|
No opinion
|
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
2008 Apr 6-9
|
62
|
37
|
1
|
|
2008 Jan 30-Feb 2
|
63
|
36
|
1
|
|
2007 Apr 2-5
|
65
|
34
|
1
|
|
2007 Mar 2-4
|
58
|
40
|
2
|
|
2006 Oct 6-8
|
63
|
35
|
1
|
|
2006 Apr 10-13
|
61
|
38
|
1
|
|
2005 Apr 4-7
|
62
|
38
|
*
|
|
2005 Mar 18-20
|
60
|
39
|
1
|
|
2004 Apr 5-8
|
61
|
38
|
1
|
|
2004 Jan 2-5
|
65
|
34
|
1
|
|
2003 Jun 9-10
|
61
|
37
|
2
|
|
2003 Apr 7-9
|
60
|
39
|
1
|
|
2003 Jan 10-12
|
62
|
37
|
1
|
|
2002 Oct 3-6
|
59
|
40
|
1
|
|
2002 Jul 29-31
|
66
|
34
|
*
|
|
2002 Jul 26-28
|
63
|
35
|
2
|
|
2002 Jul 22-24
|
56
|
43
|
1
|
|
2002 Jul 5-8
|
60
|
39
|
1
|
|
2002 Jun 28-30
|
67
|
33
|
*
|
|
2001 Aug 3-5
|
61
|
38
|
1
|
|
2001 Apr 6-8
|
62
|
36
|
2
|
|
2001 Mar 14 ^
|
64
|
35
|
1
|
|
2000 May 5-7
|
54
|
44
|
2
|
|
2000 Apr 7-9
|
62
|
37
|
1
|
|
2000 Mar 10-12
|
61
|
37
|
2
|
|
2000 Jan 7-10
|
61
|
38
|
1
|
|
1999 Oct 21-24
|
60
|
39
|
1
|
|
1999 Sep 10-14
|
57
|
42
|
1
|
|
1999 Jun 4-5
|
57
|
42
|
1
|
|
1999 Apr 30-May 2
|
58
|
40
|
2
|
|
1999 Mar 12-14
|
61
|
39
|
*
|
|
1998 Sep 1
|
60
|
39
|
1
|
|
* Less than 0.5%
|
|
^ Based on one-night poll
|
Thinking now about foreign stocks and mutual funds, which invest in companies that are based in foreign countries, when Americans invest in foreign stocks, do you think that is -- [ROTATED: good for the U.S. economy, does not have much of an effect either way, or is bad for the U.S. economy]?
|
|
Good for
the economy
|
Not have
an effect
|
Bad for the
economy
|
No
opinion
|
|
2007 Mar 2-4
|
32%
|
24
|
32
|
12
|
(Asked of stockowners) How much thought have you, personally, given to investing in foreign stocks -- a great deal, a moderate amount, not much, or none at all?
|
|
Great
deal
|
Moderate amount
|
Not
much
|
None
at all
|
No
opinion
|
|
2007 Mar 2-4
|
9%
|
22
|
33
|
36
|
1
|
(Asked of stockowners) Looking ahead, do you think you are more likely to -- [increase, make no changes, or decrease] -- the amount you invest in -- [ITEMS ROTATED]?
A. Foreign stocks
|
|
Increase
|
Make no
changes
|
Decrease
|
No
opinion
|
|
2007 Mar 2-4
|
12%
|
72
|
12
|
5
|
B. Domestic stocks
|
|
Increase
|
Make no
changes
|
Decrease
|
No
opinion
|
|
2007 Mar 2-4
|
44%
|
49
|
6
|
2
|
(Asked of stockowners) Do you, personally, have any money invested in foreign stocks right now, or not?
|
|
Yes
|
No
|
No opinion
|
|
2007 Mar 2-4
|
36%
|
57
|
7
|
Thinking about how your stocks have performed over the past year, would you say your investments made money, lost money or stayed about even over the past year?
[ASKED OF STOCKOWNERS]
|
|
Made
money
|
Lost
money
|
Stayed
even
|
No
opinion
|
|
2006 Apr 10-13
|
54%
|
8
|
36
|
2
|
|
2002 Jul 5-8
|
13%
|
52
|
34
|
1
|
How much attention do you pay to your investments -- a great deal, a moderate amount, not much, or none at all?
[BASED ON STOCK OWNERS]
|
|
A great
deal
|
Moderate
amount
|
Not
much
|
None
at all
|
No
opinion
|
|
2005 Mar 18-20
|
27%
|
52
|
17
|
4
|
*
|
|
* Less than 0.5%
|
Who makes most of the decisions regarding your investments -- [RANDOM ORDER: you or your spouse, your employer, (or) a financial advisor]?
[BASED ON STOCK OWNERS]
|
|
You/
Spouse
|
Employer
|
Financial
advisor
|
Other
(vol.)
|
No
opinion
|
|
2005 Mar 18-20
|
70%
|
7
|
22
|
1
|
*
|
|
(vol.) = Volunteered response
|
|
* Less than 0.5%
|
Are you comfortable -- or uncomfortable -- with the idea of managing your own investments?
|
|
Comfortable
|
Uncomfortable
|
No opinion
|
|
2005 Mar 18-20
|
74%
|
23
|
3
|
