National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted May 25-26, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

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

42% Stronger

36% Weaker

13% About the same

8% Not sure

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

58% Stronger

23% Weaker

7% About the same

12% Not sure

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