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Questions - Looking Ahead - May 5-6, 2012

48% Think It’s Possible For Anyone Seeking Work To Find A Job
New Low: 41% See Stock Market Recovery In At Least Three Years
New Low: 44% Predict U.S. Economy Will Be Stronger In Five Years
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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted May 5-6, 2012

By Rasmussen Reports


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

 

 

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

 

 

3* Over the next few years, how likely is it that United States will enter a 1930s like Depression?

 

 

4* How long will it take for the stock market to fully recover from the recent downturn?

 

 

5* How long will it take for housing prices to fully recover from the recent downturn?

 

 

6* Will today’s children be better off than their parents?

 

 

7* Is it still possible for just about anyone in America to work hard and get rich?

 

 

8* Is it possible for anyone who really wants to work to find a job?

 

 

9* Is it possible for just about anyone in the United States to work their way out of poverty?

 


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