Gallup: Economy Still Top Priority For Americans, But Less So
Posted Jun 25, 2009 at 9:39 AM by Maurice Berger
Americans continue to rank the economy as the most pressing issue facing the country, a new Gallup survey reports. But this number has actually dropped considerably from the beginning of 2009: "Two-thirds of Americans (65%), when asked in an open-ended fashion,
continue to name economic problems as the most important problem facing
the country -- but this number has steadily declined from 86% in
February.Mentions of the economy in Gallup's June update on this question match
the net total mentions from June of last year, prior to the global
economic collapse. The "net percent mentioning economic problems"
reflects the total percentage of respondents who cite some aspect of
the economy as the nation's most important problem. The single most
frequently mentioned concern more broadly -- a general reference to the
economy -- is down from 47% in May to 41% now. Specific mentions of
unemployment are steady at 14%." Here is the list in order of priority:
