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Republicans (80%) are much more likely than Democrats (48%) to say it is important that the U.S. be No. 1 in the world militarily. Independents' views (62%) reflect Americans' views overall.

The majority of Americans still don't know enough to say whether the sequestration budget cuts have been a good or bad thing for the country or for them personally -- as was the case when they went into effect nearly two weeks ago.

The majority of Americans remain unsure of whether the budget sequester's impact has been positive or negative for the U.S. Those with an opinion are more likely to see it as a bad thing. Half of federal workers see it as bad.

More than three-quarters of Americans favor members of Congress voluntarily returning either 5% or 25% of their salary as a result of the impact of the sequestration budget cuts, which went into effect March 1.

As a U.S. government shutdown looms, Gallup's Economic Confidence Index fell five points last week to -20, the lowest score since early March. Americans' economic outlook soured, but their ratings of current conditions held steady.

Gallup's U.S. Job Creation Index held steady in July. Federal government employees reported more layoffs and less hiring, whereas non-government workers and state and local government workers saw no change.

Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index held steady last week at -12, but consumers are less upbeat than they were in May and June. Most of the recent drop in Americans' confidence is from their worsening economic outlook.

After nearly reaching positive territory in June, Gallup's Economic Confidence Index descended to -12 last week, the lowest reading since late April. Americans' economic outlook declined more than their views of current conditions.

Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index was -6 last week, near the five-year high of -5 from the prior week. The recent level is the most upbeat U.S. consumers have been since Gallup began tracking economic confidence daily in 2008.

The Gallup Economic Confidence Index was -5 last week -- the highest weekly average since Gallup began Daily tracking in 2008. For the first time since then, more Americans now say the economy is "getting better" than "getting worse."