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Personal Finances

Americans in No Mood to Shop

Variety of Gallup indicators suggest consumers will spend cautiously

November 28, 2008
If Black Friday lives up to its name, it will be in spite of extraordinarily bleak indicators. These include Americans’ highly conservative 2008 Christmas spending forecast, their negative outlook for their personal standard of living, and their lack of confidence in the U.S. economy.More ...

Relationships, Financial Security Linked to Well-Being

Pattern holds worldwide, is strongest in Europe and Latin America

November 17, 2008
People’s well-being is higher when they report conditions that promote two different needs: interpersonal security and financial security. This pattern holds up worldwide, but is more pronounced in Europe and the Americas.More ...

Sharp Increase in Americans’ Worry About Money

Worry has increased, although it is lower on weekends

November 14, 2008
About 4 out of 10 Americans in recent weeks report that they worried about money “yesterday,” a sentiment that increased sharply in mid-September and has remained higher for the most part since.More ...

Special Report: The Behavioral Economy

Latest: A Bleak First Look at Christmas Spending

October 23, 2008
Chief Economist Dennis Jacobe updates Gallup's report on the behavioral economy with the latest data on consumer confidence, Christmas spending, and the overall psychological effects of the economic crisis on Americans’ perceptions of their own financial well-being.More ...

Two-Thirds of Americans Financially Hurt by Crisis

Seventy percent say their financial situations will be harmed in the long run

October 15, 2008
A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds 66% of Americans saying the events of the last month have harmed their own financial situations, and an even more ominous 70% thinking the events of the past two weeks will hurt them financially in the long run.More ...
Americans Face Wide Spectrum of Money Problems

Americans Face Wide Spectrum of Money Problems

October 13, 2008
When asked to name the most important financial problem facing their family, Americans give a wide variety of answers, underscoring a heightened worry about money in general.

Americans’ Financial Worries Becoming More Wide-Ranging

Energy/Gas costs still the top problem, but to lesser degree overall

October 13, 2008
The percentage of Americans who single out energy costs and gas prices as the most important problem facing their families is down considerably since July, from 29% to 12%, and is now on par with worries about lack of money, inflation, healthcare costs, and debt.More ...

Post-Bailout, Fewer Americans Worried About Money

Daily results suggest beneficial psychological effect from legislation, at least on the margin

October 8, 2008
Despite the wait for the U.S. Treasury to begin buying securities and the losses on Wall Street, the percentage of Americans worried about money fell to 42% this week from its pre-bailout high of 48%, suggesting the rescue package may be having a positive psychological impact.More ...

Confidence in the Banking Industry

Read more: Confidence in U.S. Banks Is Improving

The percentage of Americans saying they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in U.S. banks has fallen to 32%, down 9 percentage points from June 2007 and 17 points from June 2006. This matches the 32% of March 1991 and nears the three-decade low of 30% in October 1991.More ...

Views on the Financial Crisis

Read more: Majority of Americans Angry About Financial Crisis

Forty percent of Americans tell Gallup they view the current economic crisis as the biggest financial crisis in their lifetimes. Despite limited support for the initial "bailout" plan, Americans do want to see Congress act on the financial crisis, with 56% saying that if Congress does not pass legislation, the U.S. economy will fall into either a depression or a severe and prolonged recession.More ...
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