Toplines - Inflation - August 14-15, 2008
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Daily Snapshot
Survey
of 1,000 Adults
Conducted August 14-15, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How
concerned are you about inflation?
56% Very concerned
29% Somewhat concerned
9% Not very concerned
2% Not at all concerned
4% Not sure
2* How
likely is it that the federal reserve will raise interest rates in the near
future to combat inflation?
25% Very likely
35% Somewhat likely
19% Not very likely
4% Not at all likely
17% Not sure
3* If the
Federal Reserve raises interest rates will that increase inflation, reduce
inflation or have no impact?
38% Increase
23% Decrease
20% No impact
18% Not sure
4* Will
raising interest rates help or hurt the mortgage foreclosure situation?
11% Help
64% Hurt
11% No impact
13% Not sure
5* How do
you rate the performance of the Federal Reserve during the past 6 months….excellent,
good, fair or poor
6% Excellent
22% Good
41% Fair
25% Poor
6% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence