An Interesting Look At the ‘Pulse’ of America
Economy and Government Spending Top Concerns
COLUMBUS, OH – (MARKET WIRE) – 10/23/09 – A majority of Americans (55.5%) think the #1 issue that the President and Congress should be focusing their attention on is the economy, according to the latest American Pulse™ Survey of over 5,015 participants. Following not so closely behind is: Healthcare Reform (18.3%), Terrorism (6.4%), Social Security (5.8%) and Afghanistan (5%).
81.9% of Americans say the U.S. Government is spending too much. Of those who agree, 76.9% say the high level of spending may be sacrificing future economic growth. Over 60% of Americans have negative feelings towards Government spending.
Regarding Government spending, which of the following best describes your feelings?
| Adults 18+ | |
| Angry, debt is bad | 30.7% |
| Happy, debt is good if it helps people | 6.2% |
| Powerless, no one in Government seems to care | 37.8% |
| Empowered, the more Government does, the better it is for everyone | 6.1% |
| Unsure | 19.3% |
Other key findings:
· 78.6% are spending less during the recession. Of those, 61.5% are paying off debt and 34.3% are saving the money they aren’t spending.
· 49.8% think the proposed healthcare legislation would raise the cost of typical healthcare policies.
· 21.4% say they are more concerned about the H1N1 Virus than they were in April…61.1% are worried the same and 17.4% are worried less.
On a lighter note, Florida is the run away favorite for college football fans in the first American Pulse People’s Poll for college football.
Which college football team do you think is the #1 team in the country? (Adults 18+) TOP TEN
Florida (27.5%)
USC (7.3%)
Alabama (6.2%)
Texas (5.7%)
Ohio State (4.1%)
Michigan (3.7%)
Oklahoma (2.8%)
Penn State (2.5%)
LSU (1.8%)
Notre Dame (1.7%)
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