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Direction of the Country

Gallup Poll. March 7-10, 2013. N=1,022 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
.
"In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?"
.
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/7-10/13	21	77	2
	2/7-10/13	27	72	2
	1/7-10/13	25	71	4
	12/14-17/12	23	72	5
	11/15-18/12	31	68	1
	11/3-4/12	33	64	2
	10/15-16/12	30	68	2
	9/6-9/12	30	68	2
	8/20-22/12	25	73	2
	8/9-12/12	23	75	2
	7/9-12/12	28	69	3
	6/7-10/12	20	77	2
	5/3-6/12	24	74	2
	4/9-12/12	24	74	2
	3/8-11/12	26	72	2
	2/2-5/12	22	77	1
	1/5-8/12	18	80	2
	12/15-18/11	15	84	1
	11/28 - 12/1/11	14	86	1
	11/3-6/11	12	86	2
	10/6-9/11	13	85	2
	9/8-11/11	11	88	1
	8/11-14/11	11	88	1
	7/7-10/11	16	81	2
	6/9-12/11	20	78	2
	5/5-8/11	26	72	2
	4/20-23/11	22	75	3
	4/7-11/11	19	78	3
	3/3-6/11	18	80	2
	2/2-5/11	23	75	2
	1/7-9/11	19	78	3
	12/10-12/10	17	81	2
	11/4-7/10	19	79	1
	10/28-31/10	22	75	3
	10/7-10/10	21	77	2
	9/13-16/10	19	79	1
	8/27-30/10	20	78	2
	8/5-8/10	21	77	2
	7/8-11/10	21	76	3
	6/11-13/10	23	75	1
	5/24-25/10	25	73	2
	5/3-6/10	24	74	2
	4/8-11/10	27	71	2
	3/26-28/10	23	75	2
	3/4-7/10	19	79	2
	2/1-3/10	21	77	2
	1/8-10/10	23	76	2
	12/11-13/09	25	73	2
	11/5-8/09	24	74	1
	10/16-19/09	26	72	2
	10/1-4/09	26	71	3
	8/31 - 9/2/09	29	70	1
	12/4-7/08	10	88	2
	11/13-16/08	11	87	2
	11/7-9/08	13	84	3
	10/31 - 11/2/08	13	85	2
	10/10-12/08	7	91	1
	10/3-5/08	9	90	1
	9/8-11/08	21	77	2
	8/21-23/08	18	81	1
	8/7-10/08	17	80	3
	7/10-13/08	17	81	2
	6/9-12/08	14	84	2
	5/8-11/08	14	85	1
	4/6-9/08	15	83	1
	3/6-9/08	19	80	2
	2/11-14/08	20	78	2
	1/4-6/08	24	73	3
	12/6-9/07	27	70	3
	11/11-14/07	20	76	3
	10/12-14/07	26	72	2
	10/4-7/07	25	73	2
	9/14-16/07	28	71	2
	8/13-16/07	24	73	3
	7/12-15/07	27	71	3
	6/11-14/07	24	74	2
	5/10-13/07	25	73	2
	4/2-5/07	33	65	2
	3/11-14/07	30	68	2
	2/1-4/07	34	64	2
	1/15-18/07	35	63	2
	12/11-14/06	30	69	1
	11/9-12/06	31	67	2
	11/2-5/06	35	61	4
	10/9-12/06	30	68	2
	9/7-10/06	32	67	2
	8/7-10/06	28	69	3
	7/21-23/06	33	65	2
	7/6-9/06	32	65	3
	6/1-4/06	30	67	2
	5/8-11/06	25	72	3
	4/10-13/06	27	71	2
	3/13-16/06	29	68	2
	2/6-9/06	35	62	3
	1/20-22/06	35	62	3
	1/9-12/06	36	61	3
	12/19-22/05	36	62	2
	12/5-8/05	35	62	3
	11/17-20/05	36	62	2
	11/7-10/05	31	66	3
	10/24-26/05	35	63	2
	10/13-16/05	31	68	1
	9/26-28/05	39	59	2
	9/12-15/05	34	65	1
	8/22-25/05	34	62	4
	8/8-11/05	37	60	3
	7/25-28/05	40	58	2
	7/7-10/05	42	57	1
	6/16-19/05	42	56	2
	6/6-8/05	38	60	2
	5/23-26/05	41	55	4
	5/2-5/05	39	58	3
	4/4-7/05	38	59	3
	3/21-23/05	38	59	3
	3/7-10/05	42	56	2
	2/21-24/05	45	52	3
	2/7-10/05	46	52	2
	1/3-5/05	46	53	1
	12/5-8/04	45	53	2
	11/7-10/04	44	54	2
	10/29-31/04	44	53	3
	10/11-14/04	41	57	2
	9/13-15/04	41	56	3
	8/9-11/04	44	55	1
	7/8-11/04	41	57	2
	6/9-30/04	45	53	2
	6/3-6/04	39	59	2
	5/7-9/04	37	62	1
	5/2-4/04	36	62	2
	4/5-8/04	41	57	2
	3/8-11/04	39	60	1
	2/9-12/04	45	54	1
	1/12-15/04	46	53	1
	1/2-5/04	55	43	2
	12/11-14/03	50	48	2
	11/3-5/03	44	54	2
	10/6-8/03	41	57	2
	9/8-10/03	40	58	2
	8/4-6/03	46	52	2
	7/7-9/03	50	48	2
	6/12-15/03	47	51	2
	5/5-7/03	54	45	1
	4/7-9/03	55	41	4
	3/22-23/03	60	38	2
	3/3-5/03	36	61	3
	2/17-19/03	39	58	3
	2/3-6/03	40	58	2
	1/13-16/03	42	56	2
	12/5-8/02	46	51	3
	11/11-14/02	48	48	4
	10/31 - 11/3/02	48	47	5
	10/3-6/02	47	49	4
	9/5-8/02	47	51	2
	8/5-8/02	47	50	3
	7/26-28/02	48	49	3
	7/22-24/02	49	47	4
	7/9-11/02	49	48	3
	6/3-6/02	52	44	4
	5/6-9/02	56	40	4
	4/8-11/02	61	37	2
	3/4-7/02	61	37	2
	2/4-6/02	61	37	2
	1/7-9/02	65	32	3
	12/6-9/01	70	28	2
	11/8-11/01	65	33	2
	10/11-14/01	67	29	4
	9/14-15/01	61	36	3
	9/7-10/01	43	55	2
	8/16-19/01	48	49	3
	7/19-22/01	51	46	3
	6/11-17/01	51	46	3
	5/10-14/01	46	50	4
	4/6-8/01	50	47	3
	3/5-7/01	53	44	3
	2/1-4/01	51	45	4
	1/10-14/01	56	41	3
	12/2-4/00	51	46	3
	11/13-15/00	58	41	1
	10/6-9/00	62	36	2
	8/29 - 9/5/00	59	38	3
	8/18-19/00	63	33	4
	7/14-16/00	61	35	4
	6/22-25/00	56	39	5
	5/18-21/00	55	42	3
	4/3-9/00	59	37	4
	2/25-27/00	65	32	3
	1/7-10/00	69	28	3
	9/23-26/99	52	45	3
	8/24-26/99	62	35	3
	6/11-13/99	55	42	3
	5/23-24/99	51	46	3
	4/26-27/99	51	45	4
	4/13-14/99	58	39	3
	2/12-13/99	71	26	3
	1/15-17/99	70	28	2
	12/28-29/98	50	48	2
	10/29 - 11/1/98	60	34	6
	8/21-23/98	63	34	3
	8/10-12/98	60	36	4
	5/8-10/98	59	36	5
	4/17-19/98	58	38	4
	2/20-22/98	64	32	4
	2/13-15/98	59	37	4
	1/30-2/1/98	63	35	2
	12/18-21/97	50	46	4
	8/22-25/97	50	48	2
	5/6-7/97	46	51	3
	1/10-13/97	50	47	3
	11/2-6/94	30	66	4

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Feb. 21-24, 2013. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. RV = registered voters. LV = likely voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.
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"All in all, do you think things in the nation are generally headed in the right direction, or do you feel that things are off on the wrong track?"
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		Right direction	Wrong track	Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/21-24/13	32	59	6	3
	1/12-15/13	35	57	4	4
	12/6-9/12	41	53	3	3
	11/1-3/12 LV	42	53	3	2
	10/17-20/12 RV	41	53	4	2
	9/26-30/12 RV	40	53	5	2
	9/12-16/12 RV	39	55	4	2
	8/16-20/12 RV	32	61	4	3
	7/18-22/12 RV	32	60	5	3
	6/20-24/12	31	61	5	3
	5/16-20/12	33	58	5	4
	4/13-17/12	33	59	6	2
	2/29 - 3/3/12	33	58	5	4
	1/22-24/12	30	61	5	4
	12/7-11/11	22	69	6	3
	11/2-5/11	19	73	5	3
	10/6-10/11	17	74	5	4
	8/27-31/11	19	73	5	3
	7/14-17/11	25	67	5	3
	6/9-13/11	29	62	6	3
	5/5-7/11	36	50	10	4
	5/5-7/11	36	50	10	4
	3/31 - 4/4/11	28	63	6	3
	2/24-28/11	31	60	6	3
	1/13-17/11	35	56	5	4
	12/9-13/10	28	63	6	3
	11/11-15/10	32	58	6	4
	10/28-30/10 RV	31	60	5	4
	10/14-18/10 RV	32	59	6	3
	9/22-26/10	32	59	5	4
	8/26-30/10	30	61	6	3
	8/5-9/10	32	58	6	4
	6/17-21/10	29	62	5	4
	5/6-10/10	34	56	6	4
	3/11, 13-14/10	33	59	5	3
	1/23-25/10	32	58	7	3
	1/10-14/10	34	54	10	2
	12/11-14/09	33	55	10	2
	10/22-25/09	36	52	9	3
	9/17-20/09	39	48	10	3
	7/24-27/09	39	49	9	3
	6/12-15/09	42	46	9	3
	4/23-26/09	43	43	10	4
	2/26 - 3/1/09	41	44	9	6
	1/9-12/09	26	59	9	6
	12/5-8/08	26	60	10	4
	11/1-2/08 LV	11	76	10	3
	10/17-20/08 RV	12	78	7	3
	10/4-5/08 RV	12	77	9	2
	9/19-22/08 RV	16	73	9	2
	8/15-18/08 RV	18	67	12	3
	7/18-21/08 RV	13	74	10	3
	6/6-9/08 RV	16	71	11	2
	4/25-28/08 RV	15	73	10	2
	3/7-10/08 RV	20	66	11	3
	1/20-22/08	19	68	10	3
	12/14-17/07	22	63	13	2
	11/1-5/07	21	67	9	3
	9/7-10/07	25	63	9	3
	7/27-30/07	19	67	11	3
	6/8-11/07	19	68	11	2
	4/20-23/07	22	66	12	-
	3/2-5/07	25	58	14	3
	1/17-20/07	28	57	13	2
	12/8-11/06	28	58	11	3
	10/28-30/06 RV	29	56	13	2
	10/13-16/06 RV	26	61	11	2
	9/30 - 10/2/06 RV	29	58	11	2
	9/8-11/06 RV	31	54	12	3
	7/21-24/06	27	60	11	2
	6/9-12/06	27	61	10	2
	4/21-24/06	24	67	7	2
	3/10-13/06	26	62	9	3
	1/26-29/06	31	57	10	2
	12/9-12/05	30	59	8	3
	11/4-7/05	26	63	8	3
	10/8-10/05	28	59	10	3
	9/9-12/05	32	57	8	3
	7/8-11/05	34	52	12	2
	5/12-16/05	35	52	10	3
	3/31 - 4/3/05	34	51	12	3
	2/10-14/05	42	48	8	2
	1/13-17/05	40	47	10	3
	12/9-13/04	41	46	11	2
	10/29-31/04 LV	41	47	11	1
	10/16-18/04 RV	39	48	10	3
	9/17-19/04 RV	39	49	10	2
	8/23-25/04 RV	36	50	12	2
	7/19-21/04 RV	36	48	14	2
	6/25-28/04 RV	36	48	14	2
	5/1-3/04 RV	33	50	14	3
	3/6-8/04 RV	43	49	4	4
	1/04	47	43	6	4
	12/14/03	56	30	9	5
	12/13/03	41	48	8	3
	11/03	43	47	6	3
	9/03	38	50	8	4
	7/03	42	44	9	4
	5/03	49	38	8	5
	4/03	62	22	13	3
	1/03	36	47	14	3
	12/02	43	42	13	2
	10/02 RV	44	42	14	-
	9/02	42	43	12	3
	7/02	40	42	14	4
	6/02	52	31	14	3
	4/02	53	28	15	4
	1/02	62	20	14	4
	12/01	70	15	12	3
	9/01	72	11	11	6
	6/01	43	39	14	4
	4/01	47	39	11	3
	3/01	52	32	11	5
	1/01	45	36	15	4
	12/00	39	43	14	4
	10/00 RV	48	32	18	2
	9/00 RV	51	29	16	4
	7/27-28/00 RV	48	32	17	3
	6/14-18/00 RV	44	38	15	3
	4/29 - 5/1/00 RV	44	34	19	3
	3/2-5/00	47	35	15	3
	1/25-26/00	55	28	15	2
	12/9-12/99	49	34	15	2
	10/23-25/99	46	37	14	3
	9/9-12/99	43	41	13	3
	7/24-26/99	50	32	15	3
	6/16-19/99	42	41	14	3
	4/17-19/99	46	40	11	3
	3/4-7/99	54	33	10	3
	1/16-18/99	49	38	10	3
	12/3-6/98	47	38	12	3
	10/24-27/98 RV	55	31	12	2
	9/10-13/98	51	35	11	3
	7/25-27/98	45	39	13	3
	6/18-21/98	45	39	13	3
	4/18-20/98	50	35	12	3
	2/26 - 3/1/98	53	32	12	3
	1/17-19/98	47	34	16	3
	12/4-8/97	48	35	13	4
	10/25-28/97	44	39	14	3
	9/11-15/97	48	36	12	4
	7/26-28/97	44	40	12	4
	3/1-5/96	29	54	12	5
	1/12-16/96	25	54	14	7
	12/1-5/95	30	50	14	6

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. Feb. 15-18, 2013. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. LV = likely voters. Among adults, except where indicated.
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"In general, do you think things in the nation are headed in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right direction	Wrong track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/15-18/13	37	54	9
	12/7-10/12	38	55	7
	9/21-24/12	33	60	7
	6/15-18/12	31	62	7
	6/17-20/11	26	66	8
	3/4-7/11	28	63	9
	12/4-7/10	27	66	7
	10/7-10/10 LV	31	64	5
	7/9-12/10	31	63	6
	3/19-22/10	34	58	8
	12/3-7/09	32	59	9
	9/10-14/09	40	52	8

Pew Research Center/USA Today. Jan. 9-13, 2013. N=1,504 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9. 5/2/11: Co-sponsored by The Washington Post.
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"All in all, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in this country today?"
.
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/13-18/13	31	64	5
	1/9-13/13	30	66	4
	12/17-19/12	25	68	7
	12/5-9/12	33	62	5
	10/18-21/12	32	61	8
	6/28 - 7/9/12	31	64	5
	6/7-17/12	28	68	5
	5/9 - 6/3/12	29	64	7
	4/4-15/12	24	69	6
	2/8-12/12	28	66	6
	1/11-16/12	21	75	4
	9/22 - 10/4/11	17	78	5
	8/17-21/11	17	79	4
	7/20-24/11	17	79	4
	6/15-19/11	23	73	4
	5/5-8/11	30	62	8
	5/2/11	32	60	8
	3/8-14/11	22	73	5
	2/2-7/11	26	68	5
	1/5-9/11	23	71	6
	12/1-5/10	21	72	7
	11/4-7/10	23	69	8
	9/23-26/10	30	63	7
	8/25 - 9/6/10	25	71	5
	6/24-27/10	27	64	9
	5/13-16/10	28	64	7
	4/21-26/10	29	66	5
	4/1-5/10	31	63	6
	3/11-21/10	25	69	5
	3/10-14/10	23	71	7
	2/3-9/10	23	71	6
	1/6-10/10	27	69	4
	10/28 - 11/8/09	25	67	7
	9/30 - 10/4/09	25	67	7
	9/10-15/09 *	30	64	7
	8/20-27/09	28	65	7
	8/11-17/09	28	65	7
	7/22-26/09	28	66	6
	6/10-14/09	30	64	5
	4/28 - 5/12/09	34	58	8
	3/31 - 4/6/09	23	70	7
	1/7-11/09	20	73	7
	12/3-7/08	13	83	4
	10/9-12/08	11	86	3
	9/9-14/08	25	69	6
	7/31 - 8/10/08	21	74	5
	7/23-27/08	19	74	7
	6/18-29/08	19	76	5
	5/21-25/08	18	76	6
	3/19-22/08	22	72	6
	1/30 - 2/2/08	24	70	6
	12/07	27	66	7
	10/17-23/07	28	66	6
	2/1-13/07	30	61	9
	1/10-15/07	32	61	7
	12/6-10/06	28	65	7
	11/9-12/06	28	64	8
	9/21 - 10/4/06	30	63	7
	7/6-19/06	30	65	5
	5/06 *	29	65	6
	2/8 - 3/7/06	32	63	5
	1/4-8/06	34	61	5
	11/9-27/05	34	59	7
	10/05	29	65	6
	7/05	35	58	7
	5/05 *	39	57	4
	2/16-21/05	38	56	6
	1/5-9/05	40	54	6
	12/1-16/04	39	54	7
	10/15-19/04	36	58	6
	7/8-18/04	38	55	7
	5/3-9/04	33	61	6
	2/24-29//04 *	39	55	6
	12/19/03 - 1/4/04	45	48	7
	12/15-17/03	44	47	9
	10/03	38	56	6
	7-8/03	40	53	7
	4/03	50	41	9
	1/22-29/03	34	58	8
	1/8-12/03	44	50	6
	8/02	47	44	9
	5/02	44	44	12
	3/02	50	40	10
	9/21-25/01	57	34	9
	8/21 - 9/5/01	41	53	6
	6/01	43	52	5
	3/01	47	45	8
	2/01	46	43	11
	1/01	55	41	4
	9/00	51	41	8
	6/00	47	45	8
	4/00	48	43	9
	1/99	53	41	6
	11/98	46	44	10
	8/27 - 9/8/98	54	42	4
	8/21-24/98	55	41	4
	7/29 - 8/2/98	50	44	6
	2/98	59	37	4
	1/98	46	50	4
	9/97	45	49	6
	8/97	49	46	5
	1/97	38	58	4
.
	* "Overall, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in our country today?"

CNN/ORC Poll. Jan. 14-15, 2013. N=814 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
					.
"How well are things going in the country today: very well, fairly well, pretty badly or very badly?"
					.
		Very well	Fairly well	Pretty badly	Very badly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/14-15/13	3	46	36	15	-
	11/16-18/12	5	38	33	24	-
	11/2-4/12	4	42	35	18	1
	8/7-8/12	2	34	38	25	1
	4/13-15/12	2	41	34	23	-
	2/10-13/12	3	37	42	18	-
	12/16-18/11	2	28	49	21	-
	11/11-13/11	2	23	46	28	1
	8/24-25/11	2	26	46	27	-
	8/5-7/11	1	23	47	28	-
	5/24-26/11	3	36	39	21	-
	3/18-20/11	2	34	42	21	-
	1/21-23/11	5	38	39	17	-
	12/17-19/10	1	28	45	26	-
	10/27-30/10	3	22	48	27	-
	9/21-23/10	2	27	44	26	-
	8/6-10/10	3	28	43	26	-
	6/16/10	2	25	45	28	-
	3/19-21/10	3	29	41	26	-
	1/22-24/10	4	28	45	22	-
	12/2-3/09	3	31	42	24	-
	10/30 - 11/1/09	3	34	41	22	-
	8/28-31/09	2	28	46	23	1
	5/14-17/09	3	25	45	26	-
	4/3-5/09	3	20	51	26	-
	2/18-19/09	3	18	47	32	-
	12/1-2/08	2	18	39	40	-
	11/6-9/08	2	14	45	38	-
	10/17-19/08	3	22	42	33	-
	10/3-5/08	3	17	45	35	-
	8/23-24/08	3	28	35	34	-
	7/27-29/08	3	21	47	29	-
	4/28-30/08	4	26	35	35	1
	11/2-4/07	8	34	35	23	-
	4/10-12/07	8	40	34	17	1
	1/11/07	8	49	30	12	1
	11/3-5/06	9	42	30	18	1
	10/6-8/06	12	37	30	19	2
	9/29 - 10/2/06	8	43	26	23	-
	8/30 - 9/2/06	9	37	29	25	-
	8/2-3/06	8	47	29	15	1
	5/5-7/06	8	38	33	20	1

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Jan. 10-14, 2013. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
					.
"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction or in the wrong direction?"
					.
		Right direction	Wrong direction	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	1/10-14/13	38	53	9
	11/29 - 12/3/12	42	50	8
	10/19-23/12	41	50	9
	9/13-17/12	42	48	10
	8/16-20/12	35	60	5
	6/14-18/12	31	60	9
	5/3-7/12	37	56	7
	2/16-20/12	39	57	4
	12/8-12/11	26	70	4
	10/13-17/11	24	72	5
	8/18-22/11	21	75	4
	6/16-20/11	33	63	4
	5/5-9/11	45	52	3
	3/24-28/11	35	62	3
	1/5-10/11	37	57	7
	11/18-22/10	35	61	4
	11/3-8/10	37	58	5
	10/13-18/10	38	59	4
	9/8-13/10	40	57	2
	8/11-16/10	35	60	5
	6/9-14/10	37	60	2
	5/7-11/10	35	59	5
	4/7-12/10	41	57	2
	3/3-8/10	38	56	5
	1/12-17/10	44	50	6
	12/10-14/09	46	50	6
	11/5-9/09	38	56	6
	10/1-5/09	41	51	8
	9/3-8/09	37	57	7
	7/16-20/09	40	54	7
	5/28 - 6/1/09	48	46	6
	4/16-20/09	48	44	8
	2/12-17/09	40	49	11
	1/9-14/09	35	54	11
	12/3-8/08	32	60	8
	11/6-10/08	36	56	8
	10/16-20/08	17	78	6
	9/5-10/08	26	70	4

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 10-13, 2013. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5. RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where noted.
					.
"Do you think things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track?" Options rotated
					.
		Right direction	Wrong track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/10-13/13	39	57	5
	10/10-13/12 RV	42	56	3
	9/26-29/12 RV	38	60	2
	8/22-25/12	31	67	3
	7/5-8/12	33	63	4
	4/5-8/12	33	64	3
	1/12-15/12	30	68	2
	10/31 - 11/3/11	22	74	3
	8/29 - 9/1/11	20	77	3
	6/2-5/11	32	66	2
	1/13-16/11	38	60	3
	12/9-12/10	31	67	2
	6/3-6/10	37	60	3
	3/23-26/10	38	60	2
	1/12-15/10	37	62	1
	11/12-15/09	44	55	2
	10/15-18/09	44	54	2
	8/13-17/09	44	55	1
	6/18-21/09	47	50	3
	4/21-24/09	50	48	2
	3/26-29/09	42	57	1
	2/19-22/09	31	67	2
	1/13-16/09	19	78	3
	12/11-14/08	15	82	3

McClatchy-Marist Poll. Dec. 4-6, 2012. N=1,246 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.8. 6/10 & earlier: Marist College Marist Poll.
					.
"In general, thinking about the way things are going in the country, do you feel things are going in the right direction or that things are going in the wrong direction?"
					.
		Right direction	Wrong direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/4-6/12	40	55	5
	3/20-22/12	43	53	4
	11/8-10/11	25	70	4
	9/13-14/11	22	73	5
	8/2-4/11	21	70	10
	6/15-23/11	32	59	9
	4/10-14/11	31	64	5
	1/6-10/11	41	47	12
	12/2-8/10	34	58	8
					.
	6/17-24/10	37	56	7
	3/25-26 & 29/10	43	53	4
	12/2, 3 & 7/09	46	46	8
	10/7, 8 & 12/09	47	47	6
	8/3-6/09	50	42	8
	6/1-3/09	50	40	10
	4/21-23/09	44	44	12

CNN/ORC Poll. Nov. 16-18, 2012. N=1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you think the country will be better off or worse off four years from now?"
					.
		Better off	Worse off	Same (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/16-18/12	56	40	2	2
	11/6-8/08	76	19	4	1

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Nov. 9-12, 2012. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you think the country will be better off or worse off four years from now?"
					.
		Better off	Worse off	Same (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/9-12/12	54	41	3	2
	1/9-11/09	72	20	4	4
	11/7-9/08	65	25	2	7
	1/14-16/05	53	42	3	2
	1/15-16/01	46	42	5	7
	11/13-15/00	50	28	7	15
	11/10-11/92	51	31	6	12

CBS News Poll. Oct. 17-20, 2012. N=1,383 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right direction	Wrong track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/17-20/12	40	53	7
	9/8-12/12	40	54	6
	8/22-26/12	31	62	7
	7/11-16/12	30	64	6
	5/31 - 6/3/12	31	62	7
	4/13-17/12	31	61	8
	3/7-11/12	29	63	8
	2/8-13/12	35	59	6
	1/12-17/12	29	66	5
	1/4-8/12	29	65	6
	12/14-18/11	25	69	6
	12/5-7/11	21	75	4
	11/11	15	76	9
	10/19-24/11	21	74	5
	9/28 - 10/2/11	19	73	8
	9/10-15/11	23	72	5
	7/22-24/11	22	70	8
	6/24-28/11	28	63	9
	6/3-7/11	31	60	9
	4/15-20/11	26	70	4
	3/18-21/11	30	64	6
	2/11-14/11	36	58	6
	1/15-19/11	32	64	4
	11/7-10/10	29	62	9
	10/21-26/10	34	61	5
	10/1-5/10	32	63	5
	9/10-14/10	33	60	7
	6/16-20/10	32	60	8
	5/20-24/10	32	61	7
	5/4-5/10	33	58	9
	4/5-12/10	34	59	7
	2/5-10/10	33	62	5
	1/14-17/10	36	55	9
	12/4-8/09	37	56	7
	9/19-23/09	41	53	6
	7/24-28/09	42	49	9
	7/9-12/09	35	57	8
	6/12-16/09	44	50	6
	5/6-12/09	45	48	7
	4/22-26/09	41	50	9
	4/1-5/09	39	53	8
	3/12-16/09	35	57	8
	2/2-4/09	23	68	9
	1/11-15/09	15	79	6
	12/4-8/08	12	83	5
	10/25-29/08	11	85	4
	10/19-22/08	11	85	4
	10/10-13/08	7	89	4
	9/12-16/08	14	81	5
	7/7-14/08	14	81	5
	5/30 - 6/3/08	14	83	3
	3/28 - 4/2/08	14	81	5
	1/9-12/08	19	75	6
	12/5-9/07	21	71	8
	9/4-8/07	24	71	4
	7/9-17/07	22	72	6
	6/26-28/07	19	75	6
	5/18-23/07	24	72	4
	3/7-11/07	25	69	6
	2/23-27/07	23	68	9
	2/8-11/07	26	68	6
	1/18-21/07	26	69	5
	1/1-3/07	27	68	5
	12/8-10/06	24	70	6
	10/27-31/06	29	64	7
	8/17-21/06	29	67	4
	7/21-25/06	28	66	6
	6/10-11/06	27	69	4
	4/28-30/06	24	71	5
	3/9-12/06	28	66	6
	1/20-25/06	32	61	7

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 8-12, 2012. N=1,301 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Compared with four years ago, is the United States better off today, worse off today, or about the same?" N=1,170 registered voters, margin of error ą 3
					.
		Better	Worse	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/8-12/12 RV	36	39	24	1

Reuters/Ipsos Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Sept. 7-10, 2012. N=1,089 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. 6/10 & earlier: Ipsos/McClatchy Poll.
					.
"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right direction	Wrong track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/7-10/12	39	55	6
	8/2-6/12	31	64	5
	7/5-9/12	36	58	5
	6/7-11/12	32	63	5
	5/3-7/12	35	57	8
	4/12-15/12	35	60	5
	3/8-11/12	37	59	4
	2/2-6/12	32	62	7
	1/5-9/12	32	63	5
	12/8-12/11	27	69	5
	10/31 - 11/3/11	25	70	5
	10/6-10/11	21	74	5
	9/8-12/11	25	68	7
	8/4-8/11	21	73	5
	7/8-11/11	31	63	6
	6/3-6/11	35	60	5
	5/5-9/11	38	56	6
	4/7-10/11	25	69	6
	3/3-6/11	31	64	5
	2/4-7/11	38	57	5
	1/7-10/11	36	59	6
	12/2-5/10	29	62	9
	10/28-31/10	33	62	5
	10/7-11/10	31	63	6
	9/16-19/10	33	61	5
	8/19-22/10	31	62	7
	7/22-25/10	34	60	6
					.
	6/10-13/10	33	61	6
	5/6-9/10	34	60	6
	4/1-5/10	40	54	5
	2/26-28/10	34	60	6
	1/28-31/10	37	57	5
	1/7-11/10	39	55	6
	12/3-6/09	36	60	4
	10/29 - 11/1/09	38	57	4
	10/1-5/09	40	56	5
	8/27-31/09	40	54	6
	7/30 - 8/3/09	46	48	6
	7/9-13/09	40	54	6
	6/4-8/09	52	42	6
	4/30 - 5/3/09	55	38	7
	4/2-6/09	45	48	7
	3/5-9/09	44	48	8
	2/6-9/09	42	50	8
	11/6-9/08	32	64	4
	10/2-6/08	21	73	6
	9/5-9/08	33	64	3

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). April 9-11, 2012. N=910 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. 1/11 & earlier: Conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.
					.
"How satisfied are you with the way things are going in the country today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied?"
					.
		Very satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Not very satisfied	Not at all satisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/9-11/12	3	29	31	36	-
	1/12-14/12	4	30	31	34	-
	10/23-25/11	3	21	35	41	1
	4/25-27/11	2	28	35	34	1
					.
	1/18-19/11	3	34	35	26	1
	10/26-28/10	3	30	32	33	1
	9/1-2/10	3	29	32	36	-
	6/8-9/10	2	33	30	35	1
	1/12-13/10	2	33	37	27	-
	8/11-12/09	6	32	32	29	2
	4/22-23/09	16	30	26	27	1
	1/13-14/09	3	17	35	44	1

Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll conducted by FTI Consulting. March 3-6, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
					.
"Do you feel that the country, in general, is headed in the right direction, or do you think things are seriously off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right direction	Wrong track	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/3-6/12	30	60	3	7
	11/30 - 12/4/11	20	70	5	5
	9/28 - 10/2/11	20	70	4	6
	5/18-22/11	28	58	4	10
	3/4-8/11	26	60	6	8
	11/29 - 12/1/10	30	60	4	6
	8/27-30/10	27	62	6	4
	4/22-26/10	34	54	4	8
	1/3-7/10	34	55	4	6
	9/24-28/09	38	50	4	8
	7/5-12/09	38	50	3	9
	4/8-14/09	47	42	2	9

Time Poll. Oct. 9-10, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. RV = registered voters
					.
"Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track?" 2010 & earlier: "Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right direction	Wrong track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/9-10/11	14	81	5
	8/16-17/10	34	57	9
	7/12-13/10	39	56	5
	7/27-28/09	51	44	6
	11/1-3/06	32	62	7
	6/27-29/06	28	66	6
	3/22-23/06	34	60	6
	2/15-16/06	36	58	6
	1/24-26/06	33	63	4
	11/29 - 12/1/05	34	60	6
	3/15-17/05	44	51	5
	1/12-13/05	46	49	5
	12/13-14/04	40	50	10
	9/21-23/04 RV	43	51	6
	8/31 - 9/2/04 RV	45	50	4
	8/31 - 9/2/04 RV	45	50	4
	8/3-5/04 RV	44	51	5
	7/20-22/04 RV	42	52	6

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Sept. 29-30, 2010. N=1,025 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.8.
.
"Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?"
.
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/29-30/10	27	68	5
	6/23-24/10	27	69	4
	2/17-18/10	19	73	8
	4/1-2/09	22	69	9
	1/14-15/09	20	72	8
	12/3-4/08	21	72	7
	10/8-9/08	10	86	4
	6/18-19/08	14	80	6
	2/6-7/08	24	69	7
	8/1-2/07	24	69	7
	7/11-12/07	27	68	5
	7/2-3/07	24	67	9
	6/18-19/07	26	68	6
	5/2-3/07	25	71	4
	3/28-29/07	28	66	6
	3/14-16/07	28	64	8
	1/24-25/07	30	61	9
	1/17-18/07	30	62	8
	12/6-7/06	31	59	10
	11/9-10/06	29	63	8
	11/2-3/06	29	64	7
	10/26-27/06	31	61	8
	10/19-20/06	25	67	8
	10/5-6/06	25	67	8
	8/24-25/06	28	65	7
	8/10-11/06	26	67	7
	5/11-12/06	23	71	6
	3/16-17/06	30	64	6
	11/10-11/05	26	68	6
	9/29-30/05	31	61	8
	9/8-9/05	28	66	6
	8/2-4/05	36	54	10
	12/2-3/04	46	46	8
	10/27-29/04	39	56	5
	10/21-22/04	40	56	4
	10/14-15/04	40	55	5
	9/30 - 10/2/04	38	57	5
	9/9-10/04	39	53	8
	9/2-3/04	43	49	8
	7/29-30/04	36	58	6
	7/8-9/04	40	54	6
	5/13-14/04	30	62	8
	4/8-9/04	36	59	5
	1/22-23/04	43	52	5
	1/8-9/04	46	47	7
	12/18-19/03	46	47	7
	10/9-10/03	40	54	6

CBS News Poll. Dec. 17-22, 2009. N=1,048 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"How do you feel about the future of the United States over the next few years? Would you say that you are generally optimistic about the next few years for the U.S., or are you generally pessimistic about the next few years for the U.S.?"
					.
		Generally optimistic	Generally pessimistic	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/17-22/09	56	38	6
	3/96	59	31	10

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 11-14, 2009. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1. RV = registered voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.
.
"Do you think America is in a state of decline, or do you feel that this is not the case?"
.
		In a state of decline	Not in a state of decline	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/11-14/09	61	35	4
	9/19-22/08 RV	74	22	4
	6/6-9/08 RV	69	25	6
	11/1-5/07	57	38	5
	12/91	63	32	5
	10/91	53	42	5

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. July 9-13, 2009. N=800 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
					.
"Do you feel things in the country are generally going in the right direction, or do you think things are seriously off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right direction	Wrong track	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/9-13/09	31	55	5	9
	6/4-7/09	45	43	4	9
	4/23-26/09	42	47	3	8
	3/26-29/09	39	49	5	7
	2/28 - 3/2/09	32	55	6	8
	1/21-24/09	31	52	4	13
	11/6-9/08	30	59	4	6
	10/23-26/08	12	78	5	5

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Feb. 18-19, 2009. N=1,046 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Would you say you are very angry, somewhat angry, not very angry or not angry at all about the way things are going in the country today?"
					.
		Very angry	Somewhat angry	Not very angry	Not angry at all
		%	%	%	%
	2/18-19/09	31	40	16	13
	10/17-19/08	35	40	14	11
					.
"Would you say you are very scared, somewhat scared, not very scared or not scared at all about the way things are going in the country today?"
					.
		Very scared	Somewhat scared	Not very scared	Not scared at all
		%	%	%	%
	2/18-19/09	31	42	16	11
	10/17-19/08	24	43	16	17

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 11-15, 2009. N=1,112 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"I'd like you to compare the way things are going in the United States to the way they were going five years ago. Generally, would you say things are going better today, worse today, or about the same today as they were going five years ago?"
					.
		Better	Worse	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/11-15/09	5	83	10	2
	3/28 - 4/2/08	4	78	17	1
	9/15-19/06	18	60	19	3
					.
"And what is your best guess about the United States five years from now? Generally, if things go pretty much as you now expect, do you think things will be better, worse or about the same as they are today?"
					.
		Better	Worse	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/11-15/09	61	19	17	3
	3/28 - 4/2/08	39	34	19	8
	9/15-19/06	31	37	27	5

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