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Most Americans Wild for Walmart
69% Favor the Super Store
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July 20, 2006 Update: A federal judge overturned a law in Maryland which requires Walmart to spend at least 8% of its payroll costs for employees' healthcare.

A Rasmussen Reports survey conducted on June 28, 2006 found that 69% of Americans have a favorable opinion of Walmart, including 29% who have a very favorable opinion of the retail giant. Twenty-nine percent (29%) also have an unfavorable opinion of the firm. Lower and middle income Americans are more likely to have a favorable opinion of Walmart than upper income Americans.

The reviews are even better among those who have worked for Walmart (or have family members who have been employed by the firm). Among these workers, 79% have a favorable opinion of the company.

Forty-two percent (42%) of all Americans say they shop at Walmart at least once a month. This includes 7% who visit at least once a week. Not surprisingly, Walmart shoppers have a much higher opinion of the store than those who rarely or never shop there.

Twenty-five percent (25%) of Americans say they rarely or never shop at Walmart. Among these adults, just 35% have a favorable opinion of the company.

Given a choice, between Walmart, Target, and K-mart, 48% of Americans would shop at Walmart. Thirty percent (30%) picked Target and 9% K-Mart.

Fifty-four percent (54%) of Americans say that, generally speaking, Walmart is good for the community. Twenty-nine percent (29%) take the opposite view and say the store is bad for the community.

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Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.

Survey of 1,000 Adults
June 23-24, 2006

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Walmart?

Very Favorable

29%

Somewhat Favorable

40%

Somewhat Unfavorable

16%

Very Unfavorable

13%

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