National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted April 23-24, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Which of the following best describes the U.S. economy today—is it a generally free market economy, a partially free market, a partially socialist economy, or a generally socialist economy?

26% Generally a free market economy

41% Partially a free market economy

21% Partially a socialist economy

5% Generally socialist economy

7% Not sure

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