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U.S. small-business owners' net hiring intentions for the next 12 months plunged to -4 in November, matching the lowest level recorded by the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index. The previous low was also -4 in November 2008.

U.S. small-business owners are pessimistic post-election, with the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index plunging to -11 in November from 17 in July. Owners' optimism about business conditions in the year ahead has decreased the most.

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U.S. small-business-owner satisfaction is up sharply to 39 in the third quarter of 2012, compared with 26 in the third quarter of 2010. Additionally, 39% of small-business owners feel extremely or very successful.

U.S. small-business owners' optimism declined in July, with the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index falling to 17 from 23 in April. The drop was driven by business owners' less optimistic expectations for the next 12 months.

In the U.S., those who never attend church are almost three times as likely to smoke as those who attend weekly. This relationship holds after controlling for demographic characteristics associated with smoking and church attendance.

Thirty-six percent of U.S. small-business owners are uncomfortable with their company's debt, according to the April Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index poll. One in five past borrowers cannot get all the credit they need.

The Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index rose to 23 in April, up from 15 in January and its highest level since July 2008. The higher optimism is due more to positive future economic expectations than to views of current conditions.

Nearly half of small-business owners who are not currently hiring point to potential healthcare costs (48%) and government regulations (46%), in addition to concerns about weak revenues and the status of the U.S. economy, as reasons.