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Breaking news may alter this release schedule
Wednesday: Happy New Year!
Thursday: The public's most admired man and woman
Friday: What do Americans really consider to be of most
importance in their lives?
Monday (1/6): A state-by-state breakdown of political party
identification
Government & Public Affairs
From the Gallup Management Journal
Most Recent Rating: 2002 Dec 19-22
Most Recent: 2002 Dec 5-8
Most Recent: 2002 Dec 19-22
Quick take on public opinion in the news
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the Tuesday Briefing Quiz
The Year 2002 In Review
| Presidential Job Approval
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Jan. 7-9,
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Dec. 19-22,
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Over the past year, President George W. Bush's overall job approval ratings declined
gradually but steadily, from an extremely high 84% in early January to 61% in Gallup's
last rating in December.
| Satisfaction With the Way
Things Are Going In the United States |
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Jan. 7-9,
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Dec. 5-8,
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Nearly two-thirds of Americans were satisfied with the way things were going in the United
States at the beginning of the year, but fewer than half offered this same positive
response at the end of the year.
Satisfaction With
Your Personal Life |
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Jan. 7-9,
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Dec. 5-8,
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Gallup's long-standing question measuring satisfaction with "the way things are going
in your own personal life" has shown little change throughout the year.
Economic Conditions:
Getting Better or Getting Worse? |
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Getting better |
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Getting worse |
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Jan. 7-9,
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Dec. 19-22,
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Americans had much more optimism about the direction of the economy at the beginning of
the year than they did as the year came to a close. Nearly half of all Americans said
conditions were getting better in January, compared with only about one-third who said so
in December.
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