Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Poll says 73% of US citizens believe country is on wrong track
US citizens by a large majority believe the United States is on the wrong track and nearly half think the worst is yet to come in the economy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll said today.
US President Barack Obama's approval rating dropped to 45 percent from 49 percent a month ago, according to the poll conducted from last Thursday to Monday - a period that included a historic downgrade of US credit rating, new recession fears and the start of a stock market sell-off.
The poll found that 73 percent of US citizens said the United States is on the "wrong track," and just 21 percent said the country is headed in the right direction.
The survey of 1,055 adults found that 47 percent of respondents said "the worst is yet to come" in the US economy, an increase of 13 percentage points from a year ago when this question was last raised. This is the highest measure since March 2009, when concern peaked at 57 percent, at the height of the recession.
US President Barack Obama's approval rating dropped to 45 percent from 49 percent a month ago, according to the poll conducted from last Thursday to Monday - a period that included a historic downgrade of US credit rating, new recession fears and the start of a stock market sell-off.
The poll found that 73 percent of US citizens said the United States is on the "wrong track," and just 21 percent said the country is headed in the right direction.
The survey of 1,055 adults found that 47 percent of respondents said "the worst is yet to come" in the US economy, an increase of 13 percentage points from a year ago when this question was last raised. This is the highest measure since March 2009, when concern peaked at 57 percent, at the height of the recession.
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