National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted October 15-16, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How confident are you in the stability of the U.S. Banking industry today?

5% Very confident
39% Somewhat confident
39% Not very confident
11% Not at all confident

5% Not sure

2* How concerned are you about inflation?

57% Very concerned
24% Somewhat concerned

12% Not very concerned
3% Not at all concerned
5% Not sure

3* How confident are you that the Federal Reserve Board will be able to keep inflation under control and interest rates down?

7% Very confident
31% Somewhat confident
43% Not very confident
14% Not at all confident

6% Not sure

4*Are you paying more for groceries now than you were a year ago?

80% Yes
12% No
8% Not sure

5* A year from now, will the amount you spend for groceries by higher, lower or about the same?

62% Higher
4% Lower
27% About the same
7% Not sure

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