National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted March 7-8, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

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

42% Stronger

37% Weaker

9% About the same

12% Not sure

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

64% Stronger

17% Weaker

5% About the same

14% Not sure

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

12% One year

21% Two years

13% Three years

37% More than three years

17% Not sure

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

8% One year

18% Two years

19% Three years

38% More than three years

18% Not sure

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