angry americans final
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ANGRY AMERICANSDouglas E. Schoen, LLC
May 10, 2011
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Overview This survey was conducted with a representative sample
of 600 American adults across the country on April 29th
May 1st, 2011.
The purpose of the survey was to assess the sentimentsand attitudes of Americans generally, and specifically
towards our political system, government, and the issues
facing our country.
The margin of error is +/-4%.
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Overview Generally speaking, Americans are angry and nervous
about the economic and fiscal issues facing the country,
and feel that the federal government is not adequately
addressing these issues.
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Federal Government Solving Economic
Problems
18%
70%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Federal
government
Solving oureconomic
problems
Not solving
our
economicproblems
By almost four-to-one,Americans saygovernment is not
solving our economicproblems.
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Economy and Jobs
12%
81%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Our economy
Deliveringthe jobs we
need
Is not
delivering
jobs weneed
Respondents say oureconomy is notdelivering the jobs we
need by 81% to 12%.
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Anger towards the Countrys Economic
Situation Americans are angry about the economic situation facing
the country.
They say that they are angry that the economy isstagnating while big corporations are posting recordprofits by 65% to 31%.
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Anger towards Big Corporations65%
31%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
The economy is stagnang while big corporaons are posng
record profits
Angry
Not angry
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Anger towards Rising Gas Prices
89%
11%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
The rising price of gas and other commodies
Upset
Not upset
They are upset about rising gas prices, 89% to 11%.
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Impact of Countrys Economic Situation
Cutting Social Services
48%
37%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Have any key social services or
programs been cut because of
the economic downturn?
Yes
No
A plurality (48%) saykey social services orprograms have been
cut because of theeconomic downturn.
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Economic Issues and President Obama And while Americans are very concerned about the
economic and fiscal issues facing the country, they do not
feel that neither President Obama nor the Republicans
are addressing these issues. They say Obama does not have a real plan to cut the
deficit, 55% to 33%, and that he does not have a real plan
to cut spending, 46% to 42%.
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Obama and the Deficit
33%
55%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Do you think that Obama has a real plan to cut
the deficit, or does he not have a real plan?
Real plan
Does not have a real plan
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Obama and Cutting Spending
42%
46%
40%
41%
42%
43%
44%
45%
46%
47%
Do you think Obama has a real plan to cut
spending, or does he not have a real plan?
Real plan
Does not have a real plan
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Obama and Balancing the Budget They also say Obama does not have a real plan to
balance the budget, 50% to 40%.
40%
50%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Do you think Obama has a real plan to
balance the budget, or does he not have a
real plan?
Real plan
Does not have a real
plan
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Republicans Addressing Major IssuesRespondents do notfeel more confident inthe Republican Party.
They say theRepublicans have just
criticized Obama ratherthan made positive
proposals to change
America, 58% to 29%.
29%
58%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Republican Party
Made
posiveproposals
to change
America
Have just
cricized
Obama
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Impact of Personal Economic Situation
Given that Americans are concerned about the countryseconomic issues and feel that neither party is adequately
addressing these issues, it makes sense that they feel
frustrated and upset. Over half (52%) say their personal economic situation
makes them nervous. 48% say it makes them anxious,
44% say it makes them upset, and 30% say it makesthem angry.
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Impact of Personal Economic Situation
52%48%
44%
30%
45%49%
54%
68%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%70%
80%
Nervous Anxious Upset Angry
Generally speaking, does your personal economic
situa5on make you
Yes
No
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Taxing the Wealthy Americans feel that the wealthiest Americans are not
paying their fair share of taxes. They say we should
increase taxes on the wealthiest Americans, 62% to 26%.
Further, they support increasing taxes on the wealthiestas a means of balancing the budget, 68% to 27%.
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Taxes of the Wealthy
26%
62%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
The wealthiest Americans
Pay their fare share of
taxes
We should increase taxes
on the wealthiest
Americans
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Taxing the Wealthy to Balance the Budget
68%
27%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Increase taxes on the wealthiest Americans as a means of
balancing the budget
Support
Oppose
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Impact of Personal Economic Situation
Nervousness 70% of Americans are nervous about their retirement
because of their personal economic situation.
45% are nervous about being able to put their childrenthrough college, 31% are nervous about starting a family,and 29% are nervous about being able to afford to buy a
home.
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Impact of Personal Economic Situation
Nervousness
70%
45%
31% 29%30%
48%56%
63%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
About
rerement
About being
able to put
your children
through college
About starng
a family
About being
able to afford
to buy a home
Because of your personal economic situa5on, are you
nervous
Nervous
Not nervous
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Income53%
42%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Would you say that you feel
stagnated in terms of your
income?
Yes
No
Respondents say theyfeel stagnant in termsof their income, 53% to
42%.
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Impact of Personal Economic Situation
Lifestyle
44%
54%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Do you feel like you don't
make enough money to
live your life the way you
want to?
Yes
No
44% of Americans feellike they dont makeenough money to live
their life the way theywant to.
54% disagree.
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Impact of Personal Economic Situation
Second Job
14%
28%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Because of my
family's economic
situaon
I have
taken on asecond job
I have
thought
about
taking on a
second job
14% have taken on asecond job because oftheir familys economic
situation, and 28%have thought about
taking on a second job
because of their
familys economicsituation.
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Impact of Personal Economic Situation
Health and Marriage
27% 26%
70% 70%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%80%
Health Marriage
Has your familys economic situa5on impacted your
Yes
No
27% say their familys economic situation has impacted their health,and 26% of those married say it has impacted their marriage.
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Impact of Personal Economic Situation
MarriageOf those who say theirfamilys economicsituation has impacted
their marriage, 57%say their relationship
with their spouse has
become worse, while
34% say it has becomestronger.
34%
57%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
How has your marriage
been affected by your
family's economic
situaon?
Strongerrelaonship
with spouse
Relaonship
with spouse
has
worsened
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Impact of Personal Economic Situation
Sex LifeOf those who say theyare angry about theirpersonal economic
situation, 13% say theiranger has impacted
their sex life. 78% say
it has not.13%
78%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Has anger about your
personal economic
situaon impacted your
sex life?
Yes
No
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Impact of Personal Economic Situation
Sex LifeOf those who say theiranger has impactedtheir sex life, 63% say
they experienced alower sex drive all or
some of the time.
One-third say rarely ornever.
63%
33%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Have you
experienced a
lower sex drive?
All/some of
the me
Rarely/never
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Impact of Personal Economic Situation
Loss of SleepOf those who say theyare angry about theirpersonal economic
situation, 56% say theyhave lost sleep
because of their anger
all or some of the time.
41% say they haverarely or never.
56%
41%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Have you lost sleep
because of anger
about your
economic situaon?
All/some of
the me
Rarely/never
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