National Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted January 4-5, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

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

39% Stronger
31% Weaker
15% About the same
15% Not sure

2* What about five years from today? Will the U.S. economy be stronger than it is now, or weaker?

62% Stronger
14% Weaker
9% About the same
15% Not sure

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

14% Very likely

30% Somewhat likely

34% Not very likely

12% Not at all likely

10% Not sure

4* How long will it take for the stock market to fully recover from the recent downturn?

9% One year

22% Two years

18% Three years

32% More than three years

20% Not sure

5* How long will it take for housing prices to fully recover from the recent downturn?

5% One year

16% Two years

21% Three years

39% More than three years

18% Not sure

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