National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted April 12-13, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* A year from today, will the U.S. economy be stronger than it is now, or weaker?

40% Stronger

36% Weaker

15% About the same

9% Not sure

2* Over the next few years, how likely is it that United States will enter a 1930s like Depression?

19% Very likely

28% Somewhat likely

35% Not very likely

8% Not at all likely

9% Not sure

3* Will today’s children be better off than their parents?

22% Yes
57% No
21% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence