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The 21st Century

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Dec. 17-19, 2010. Adults nationwide.

"Looking ahead to next year, are you more hopeful or more fearful about what the new year holds in store for you personally?" N=502 (Form A), MoE ą 4.5

		More hopeful	More fearful	Both/ Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/17-19/10	64	33	3	1
	12/16-20/09	69	30	1	-

"Looking ahead to next year, are you more hopeful or more fearful about what the new year holds in store for the world in general?" N=506 (Form B), MoE ą 4.5

		More hopeful	More fearful	Both/ Mixed (vol.)
		%	%	%
	12/17-19/10	63	35	2
	12/16-20/09	51	48	1

Gallup Poll. Dec. 10-12, 2010. N=1,019 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Overall, do you think the year 2011 will be a lot better, a little better, the same, a little worse, or a lot worse than the year 2010?"

		A lot better	A little better	The same	A little worse	A lot worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/10-12/10	13	45	21	14	6	1

"Do you think the year 2011 will be a lot better, a little better, the same, a little worse, or a lot worse than the year 2010 in terms of [see below]?"

		A lot better	A little better	The same	A little worse	A lot worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	"The U.S. economy"
	12/10-12/10	7	45	21	16	9	2

	"Your personal financial situation"
	12/10-12/10	14	30	39	11	5	1

	"The way the U.S. is governed"
	12/10-12/10	8	34	29	16	11	3

Pew Research Center. Dec. 1-5, 2010. N=1,500 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Looking ahead, so far as you are concerned, do you think that 2011 will be better or worse than 2010?"

		Better	Worse	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/1-5/10	55	31	14

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Dec. 16-20, 2009. N=507 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.5.

"Looking ahead to next year, are you more hopeful or more fearful about what the new year holds in store for you personally?"

		More hopeful	More fearful	Both/ Mixed (vol.)
		%	%	%
	12/16-20/09	69	30	1

"Looking ahead to next year, are you more hopeful or more fearful about what the new year holds in store for the world in general?"

		More hopeful	More fearful	Both/ Mixed (vol.)
		%	%	%
	12/16-20/09	51	48	1

"Some people refer to the next year as 'two thousand and ten' and other people refer to next year as 'twenty ten.' How about you? Are you more likely to say 'two thousand and ten' or 'twenty ten?'"

		Two thousand and ten	Twenty ten	Other (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/16-20/09	69	29	1	1

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. Dec. 10-14, 2009. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.

"Looking back at the year 2009, overall would you say this was a good year or a bad year for the COUNTRY?"

		Good	Bad	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/10-14/09	26	73	1

"And looking back at the year 2009, overall would you say this was a good year or a bad year for YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?"

		Good	Bad	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/10-14/09	61	38	1

"Overall, are you optimistic or pessimistic about what the year 2010 will bring for the COUNTRY?"

		Optimistic	Pessimistic	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/10-14/09	72	26	2

"Overall, are you optimistic or pessimistic about what the year 2010 will bring for YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?"

		Optimistic	Pessimistic	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/10-14/09	82	16	2

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..

"Looking ahead to next year, compared with this year do you feel that it will be a much better year for the country, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse?"

		Much better	Somewhat better	About the same	Somewhat worse	Much worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/11-14/09	9	37	27	17	8	2

Pew Research Center Poll. Dec. 9-13, 2009. Adults nationwide.

"Looking ahead, what's your best guess: For the country as a whole, do you think that the next decade will be better or worse than the current decade?" N=779 (Form 1), MoE ą 4.5

		Better	Worse	Same (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/9-13/09	59	32	4	5

"We're interested in your general impression of recent decades in American history. First, is your impression of the [see below] generally positive, generally negative, or neither in particular?" For those who say they weren't alive then: "Just your general impression of the [see below]?" N=725 (Form 2), MoE ą 4.5

		Generally positive	Generally negative	Neither in particular	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	"1960s"	34	15	42	8

	"1970s"	40	16	37	7

	"1980s"	56	12	27	5

	"1990s"	57	19	22	3

	"Current decade, from 2000 through 2009"
		27	50	21	2

"Which of the following events would you say was the MOST important of the last decade: [see below]?" If answer given: "And which would you say was the SECOND most important event: [see below]?" Options rotated. N=725 (Form 2), MoE ą 4.5.

				1st choice	2nd choice	Combined
				%	%	%
	"The nine-eleven terrorist attacks"			53	20	73
	"Barack Obama's election as president"			16	15	30
	"The 2008 financial crisis"			12	20	33
	"George W. Bush's election as president"			6	6	12
	"The war in Iraq"			5	17	22
	"Hurricane Katrina"			3	15	18
	Other (vol.)			1	1	1
	Unsure			3	3
	No first choice				3

"As I read a list of changes that have taken place, please tell me if you think each one has been a change for the better, a change for the worse, or hasn't made much difference. Has [see below] been a change for the better, a change for the worse, or hasn't this made much difference?"

		Change for the better	Change for the worse	Not much difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%

	"Cellphones" N=725 (Form 2), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	69	14	11	5

	"Environmentally conscious or 'green' products" N=725 (Form 2), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	68	7	22	3

	"Email" N=725 (Form 2), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	65	7	19	9

	"The internet" N=779 (Form 1), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	65	16	11	8

	"Increasing racial and ethnic diversity" N=779 (Form 1), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	61	9	25	5

	"Increasing surveillance and security measures" N=779 (Form 1), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	58	17	21	3

	"Handheld devices such as Blackberries and iPhones" N=779 (Form 1), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	56	25	12	7

	"Online shopping" N=725 (Form 2), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	54	15	24	8

	"More choices in news and entertainment" N=725 (Form 2), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	54	16	27	3

	"Genetic testing" N=779 (Form 1), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	53	13	22	13

	"Increasing acceptance of gays and lesbians" N=725 (Form 2), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	38	28	28	6

	"Social networking sites such as Facebook" N=725 (Form 2), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	35	21	31	12

	"Cable news talk and opinion shows" N=779 (Form 1), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	34	30	31	5

	"More people having money in the stock market" N=779 (Form 1), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	31	34	26	9

	"Internet blogs" N=725 (Form 2), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	29	21	36	14

	"Reality TV shows" N=779 (Form 1), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	8	63	22	7

	"More people getting tattoos" N=779 (Form 1), MoE ą 4.5
	12/9-13/09	7	40	45	8

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Dec. 8-9, 2009. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"In January, people will have to decide whether to call the year 'two thousand ten' or 'twenty ten' -- a choice we haven't faced in a century. What do you think the year should be called: 'two thousand-ten' or 'twenty ten'?"

		Two thousand ten	Twenty ten	Something else (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/8-9/09	56	35	1	8

Marist College Marist Poll. Dec. 2, 3 & 7, 2009. N=1,034 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"Thinking about what is ahead for the world in 2010, are you generally more optimistic or more pessimistic?"

		More optimistic	More pessimistic	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/2, 3 & 7/09	63	34	3

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Dec. 11-14, 2008. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Looking ahead to next year, are you more hopeful, or more fearful, about what the year 2009 holds in store for you personally?"
					.
		Hopeful	Fearful	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/11-14/08	63	35	2
	12/7-11/06	73	24	2
	12/15-18/05	67	31	2
	12/16-19/04	66	30	4
	12/03	85	12	4
	12/02	63	35	2
	12/01	80	16	4
					.
"How about for the world in general? Are your more hopeful, or more fearful, about what the year 2009 holds in store for the world in general?"
					.
		Hopeful	Fearful	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/11-14/08	54	45	1
	12/7-11/06	55	43	2
	12/15-18/05	59	40	1
	12/16-19/04	54	43	2
	12/03	69	27	4
	12/02	43	56	1
	12/01	62	35	3
					.
"Thinking about the next 12 months, would you say you feel optimistic or pessimistic about [see below]?"
					.
		Optimistic	Pessimistic	Unsure
		%	%	%
					.
	"The state of the national economy"
	12/11-14/08	48	50	3
	12/7-11/06	64	33	3
	12/15-18/05	55	44	1
					.
	"Your own family's financial situation"
	12/11-14/08	68	29	2
	12/7-11/06	82	16	2
	12/15-18/05	73	26	1
					.
	"The policies Obama will pursue"
	12/11-14/08	68	26	6
					.
	"The situation in Iraq" Half sample (Form A)
	12/11-14/08	65	30	5
	12/7-11/06	40	57	3
	12/15-18/05	54	44	2
					.
	"The way things are going in this country" Half sample (Form A)
	12/11-14/08	51	46	4
	12/7-11/06	61	36	2
	12/15-18/05	57	42	2
					.
	"The country's ability to defend itself against terrorist attacks" Half sample (Form B)
	12/11-14/08	67	30	3
	12/7-11/06	71	27	2
	12/15-18/05	65	34	1
					.
	"The situation in Afghanistan" Half sample (Form B)
	12/11-14/08	49	47	4

Associated Press-AOL News Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Dec. 12-14, 2006. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"I'm going to read you a list of items that may or may not happen in the year 2007. For each one, please tell me if it is very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely or not at all likely to happen in the year 2007. In 2007, how likely is it that [see below]? Is this very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely or not at all likely to happen in 2007?"
					.
		Very likely/ Somewhat likely	Not too likely/Not at all likely	Unsure
		%	%	%
	"Gas prices will go up"
	12/12-14/06	93	7	1
					.
	"The U.S. Congress will raise the minimum wage"
	12/12-14/06	81	19	-
					.
	"Global warming will get worse"
	12/12-14/06	74	25	1
					.
	"The United States will be hit with a major natural disaster"
	12/12-14/06	70	28	2
					.
	"Terrorists will attack somewhere in the world with biological or nuclear weapons"
	12/12-14/06	64	35	1
					.
	"The United States will be hit with a terrorist attack"
	12/12-14/06	61	38	2
					.
	"A U.S. state will legalize gay marriage"
	12/12-14/06	57	42	1
					.
	"Bird flu will arrive in the United States"
	12/12-14/06	50	49	2
					.
	"The United States will go to war with Iran"
	12/12-14/06	40	58	2
					.
	"A cure for cancer will be found"
	12/12-14/06	35	64	1
					.
	"The military draft will be reintroduced"
	12/12-14/06	35	64	-
					.
	"The United States will withdraw its troops from Iraq"
	12/12-14/06	29	71	1
					.
	"The United States will go to war with North Korea"
	12/12-14/06	26	72	1
					.
	"Jesus Christ will return to earth"
	12/12-14/06	25	67	8
					.
	"Scientists will find evidence of extraterrestrial life"
	12/12-14/06	19	79	1
					.
"Looking back at the year 2006, overall would you say this was a good year or a bad year for the COUNTRY?"
					.
		Good year	Bad year	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/12-14/06	39	58	3
					.
"And looking back at the year 2006, overall would you say this was a good year or a bad year for YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?"
					.
		Good year	Bad year	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/12-14/06	76	23	1
					.
"Overall, are you optimistic or pessimistic about what the year 2007 will bring for the COUNTRY?"
					.
		Optimistic	Pessimistic	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/12-14/06	72	24	3
					.
"Overall, are you optimistic or pessimistic about what the year 2007 will bring for YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?"
					.
		Optimistic	Pessimistic	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/12-14/06	89	9	2

Gallup Poll. Dec. 17-19, 2004. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"As I read a series of statements, please tell me which you think is more likely to be true of 2005 . . . ."
					.
	"A year of economic prosperity, or a year of economic difficulty?"
					.
		Prosperity	Difficulty	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/04	44	54	2
					.
	"A peaceful year, more or less free of international disputes, or a troubled year, with much international discord?"
					.
		Peaceful	Troubled	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/04	29	69	2
					.
	"A year when America will increase its power in the world, or a year when American power will decline?"
					.
		Increase	Decline	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/04	51	44	5

21st Century continued

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