November 18, 2008
A new Gallup Poll finds 47% of Americans in favor of and 49% opposed to the federal government's giving “major financial assistance to the Big Three U.S. automotive companies.” A slight majority (56%) would favor assistance if one or more of the ...
October 28, 2008
The crisis in confidence in U.S. banking, which intensified beginning in mid-September, appears to have reversed course during mid-October as 34% of affluent Americans now say they have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in banks, ...
October 6, 2008
More Americans consider it a “good thing” that Congress passed a financial rescue package last week than call it a “bad thing,” 50% to 41%. A majority of Democrats and half of Republicans support the bill, while self-described “conservatives” ...
August 14, 2008
Americans’ views of several industries have taken major hits this year -- the real estate, banking, restaurant, grocery, airline, and retail industries have all seen declines of 10 percentage points or more in their positive ratings compared ...
August 14, 2008
Americans rate the oil and gas industry the least positively of 25 different industry sectors in the United States.
May 28, 2008
The number of Americans who blame oil companies for the high price of gasoline has decreased from 34% in 2007 to just 20% in 2008.
March 14, 2008
Despite public perceptions of widespread corruption in Nigerian businesses (85%), most respondents express relatively high levels of confidence in the country’s business sectors.
September 6, 2007
Americans rate the restaurant and computer industries the most positive of 25 sectors surveyed, while they are most negative about the oil and gas industry, the federal government, and the healthcare sector. Americans have rated most business ...
On another subject, for each of the following business sectors in the United States, please say whether your overall view of it is very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative or very negative. How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?
September 6, 2007
Americans update their views of industries and institutions, with good news for the restaurant and computer industries and bad news for the oil & gas industry.
