Credit Crisis

Americans See Life Through Rosiest Lens in Two Years

New high in life evaluation pushes overall wellbeing in January to post-financial crisis high

February 11, 2010
The Gallup-Healthways Wellbeing Life Evaluation Index reached a new high of 50.3 in January, pushing past the 50.0 threshold for the first time since Gallup and Healthways began tracking wellbeing daily. These gains helped to push Americans’ overall wellbeing to its best showing since February 2008.More ...

More Germans Perceive Improving Economic Conditions

Despite gains, a majority still said economy getting worse

February 1, 2010
More than one-third of Germans surveyed in the fall of 2009 perceived their economy to be getting better -- a 19-percentage point increase from earlier in the year. Fifty-eight percent still said the economy is getting worse.More ...

As Asian Economies Falter, Trust in Gov't Remains High

Export-reliant developing economies still trust financial institutions

January 28, 2010
Developing countries in Asia that derive much of their GDP from exports to the West have been especially hard hit by the global downturn. Even so, citizens in those nations remain confident in their governments and financial institutions.More ...

Republicans’ Life Ratings Drop While Democrats’ Improve

Election, economy influenced how Americans viewed their lives in 2009

January 5, 2010
In 2009, Democrats were as likely as Republicans to be optimistic about their lives. This trend began to take shape after Obama took office and stands in stark contrast to 2008 when Republicans were more likely than Democrats to rate their current and future lives highly.More ...

Nearly One in Five EU Residents Struggle to Cope Financially

Eastern European households see most impact of financial crisis

December 29, 2009
A Flash Eurobarometer survey reveals that about one in five EU residents (18%) ran out of money to pay ordinary bills or buy food on at least one occasion in the 12 months prior to July 2009. Residents in EU countries in eastern Europe were the most likely to have suffered in this way.More ...

Former Soviet Nations Aren’t Banking on the Dollar

Local currency or euro viewed as most profitable

December 22, 2009
Citizens in 12 of 15 former Soviet countries surveyed earlier this year choose their own local currency or the euro over the U.S. dollar as the most profitable and safe currency to keep their money in.More ...

Global Economic Crisis Is Personal for Russians

Most affected by some negative aspect of crisis

December 11, 2009
Russia’s record-low score this year on Gallup’s Personal Economy Index, which measures respondents’ economic situations and the economics of the communities they live in, illustrates the toll the global economic crisis exacted on Russians’ everyday lives.More ...

Many EU Residents Reduced Their 2009 Vacation Budget

40% who cut their budget took shorter trips

November 26, 2009
A Flash Eurobarometer survey reveals that about 4 in 10 EU residents (39%) reduced their vacation budgets in 2009 -- in many cases by taking shorter trips or finding cheaper accommodations. The signs for 2010, however, are encouraging.More ...

Many in Europe Want Gov’t Intervention in Financial Crises

Majorities in 10 European nations support government action

October 26, 2009
Gallup finds that a median of 78% of respondents in 10 European countries support government intervention in the financial sector during times of economic crisis.More ...

Russians’ Confidence Crumbles With Economy

Majorities forecast higher unemployment, worse standards of living

October 14, 2009
Gallup surveys conducted before and after the global economic crisis last year show a sharp 35-percentage point drop in Russian consumer confidence as the economy suffered its worst decline in a decade. Eight in 10 Russians (79%) join Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in worrying about higher unemployment.More ...
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