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Direction of the Country	Harris Feel Good Index \| Harris Alienation Index See also: TIPP National Outlook Index

Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

Daily Kos poll conducted by Research 2000. N=2,400 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.
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"Do you feel the country overall is heading in the right direction or wrong direction?"
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		Right Direction	Wrong Direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/1-4/10	39	60	1
	1/25-28/10	38	60	2
	1/18-21/10	38	59	3
	1/11-14/10	39	58	3
	1/4-7/10	41	57	2

	12/27-31/09	40	58	2
	12/20-24/09	39	58	3
	12/14-17/09	39	59	2
	12/7-10/09	40	58	2
	11/30 - 12/3/09	39	58	3
	11/22-25/09	40	57	3
	11/16-19/09	41	55	4
	11/9-12/09	40	56	4
	11/2-5/09	41	55	4
	10/26-29/09	42	54	4
	10/19-22/09	41	55	4
	10/12-15/09	40	56	4
	10/5-8/09	41	55	4
	9/28 - 10/1/09	42	53	5
	9/21-24/09	41	53	6
	9/14-17/09	40	54	6
	9/7-10/09	39	55	6
	8/31 - 9/3/09	40	55	5
	8/24-27/09	42	53	5
	8/17-20/09	41	54	5
	8/10-13/09	42	53	5
	8/3-6/09	41	54	5
	7/27-30/09	42	53	5
	7/20-23/09	41	52	7
	7/13-16/09	42	51	7
	7/6-9/09	43	50	7
	6/29 - 7/2/09	45	49	6
	6/22-25/09	46	49	5
	6/15-18/09	47	48	5
	6/8-11/09	46	49	5
	5/31 - 6/4/09	45	50	5
	5/25-28/09	46	50	4
	5/18-21/09	48	48	4
	5/11-14/09	46	48	6
	5/4-7/09	45	49	6
	4/27-30/09	46	49	5
	4/20-23/09	43	53	4
	4/13-16/09	44	54	2
	4/5-9/09	43	55	2
	3/30 - 4/2/09	42	56	2
	3/23-26/09	39	59	2
	3/16-19/09	38	60	2
	3/8-12/09	37	60	3
	3/2-5/09	38	59	3
	2/23-26/09	39	58	3
	2/16-19/09	36	61	3
	2/9-12/09	35	62	3
	2/2-5/09	34	62	4
	1/26-29/09	33	60	7
	1/19-22/09	34	58	8
	1/12-15/09	27	62	11
	1/5-8/09	26	63	11

Ipsos/McClatchy Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Jan. 28-31, 2010. N=1,127 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.9.
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"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/28-31/10	37	57	5
	1/7-11/10	39	55	6
	12/3-6/09	36	60	4
	10/29 - 11/1/09	38	57	4
	10/1-5/09	40	56	5
	8/27-31/09	40	54	6
	7/30 - 8/3/09	46	48	6
	7/9-13/09	40	54	6
	6/4-8/09	52	42	6
	4/30 - 5/3/09	55	38	7
	4/2-6/09	45	48	7
	3/5-9/09	44	48	8
	2/6-9/09	42	50	8
	11/6-9/08	32	64	4
	10/2-6/08	21	73	6
	9/5-9/08	33	64	3

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Jan. 23-25, 2010. N=800 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5. RV = registered voters. LV = likely voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.
.
"All in all, do you think things in the nation are generally headed in the right direction, or do you feel that things are off on the wrong track?"
.
		Right Direction	Wrong Track	Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/23-25/10	32	58	7	3
	1/10-14/10	34	54	10	2
	12/11-14/09	33	55	10	2
	10/22-25/09	36	52	9	3
	9/17-20/09	39	48	10	3
	7/24-27/09	39	49	9	3
	6/12-15/09	42	46	9	3
	4/23-26/09	43	43	10	4
	2/26 - 3/1/09	41	44	9	6
	1/9-12/09	26	59	9	6
	12/5-8/08	26	60	10	4
	11/1-2/08 LV	11	76	10	3
	10/17-20/08 RV	12	78	7	3
	10/4-5/08 RV	12	77	9	2
	9/19-22/08 RV	16	73	9	2
	8/15-18/08 RV	18	67	12	3
	7/18-21/08 RV	13	74	10	3
	6/6-9/08 RV	16	71	11	2
	4/25-28/08 RV	15	73	10	2
	3/7-10/08 RV	20	66	11	3
	1/20-22/08	19	68	10	3
	12/14-17/07	22	63	13	2
	11/1-5/07	21	67	9	3
	9/7-10/07	25	63	9	3
	7/27-30/07	19	67	11	3
	6/8-11/07	19	68	11	2
	4/20-23/07	22	66	12	-
	3/2-5/07	25	58	14	3
	1/17-20/07	28	57	13	2
	12/8-11/06	28	58	11	3
	10/28-30/06 RV	29	56	13	2
	10/13-16/06 RV	26	61	11	2
	9/30 - 10/2/06 RV	29	58	11	2
	9/8-11/06 RV	31	54	12	3
	7/21-24/06	27	60	11	2
	6/9-12/06	27	61	10	2
	4/21-24/06	24	67	7	2
	3/10-13/06	26	62	9	3
	1/26-29/06	31	57	10	2
	12/9-12/05	30	59	8	3
	11/4-7/05	26	63	8	3
	10/8-10/05	28	59	10	3
	9/9-12/05	32	57	8	3
	7/8-11/05	34	52	12	2
	5/12-16/05	35	52	10	3
	3/31 - 4/3/05	34	51	12	3
	2/10-14/05	42	48	8	2
	1/13-17/05	40	47	10	3
	12/9-13/04	41	46	11	2
	10/29-31/04 LV	41	47	11	1
	10/16-18/04 RV	39	48	10	3
	9/17-19/04 RV	39	49	10	2
	8/23-25/04 RV	36	50	12	2
	7/19-21/04 RV	36	48	14	2
	6/25-28/04 RV	36	48	14	2
	5/1-3/04 RV	33	50	14	3
	3/6-8/04 RV	43	49	4	4
	1/04	47	43	6	4
	12/14/03	56	30	9	5
	12/13/03	41	48	8	3
	11/03	43	47	6	3
	9/03	38	50	8	4
	7/03	42	44	9	4
	5/03	49	38	8	5
	4/03	62	22	13	3
	1/03	36	47	14	3
	12/02	43	42	13	2
	10/02 RV	44	42	14	-
	9/02	42	43	12	3
	7/02	40	42	14	4
	6/02	52	31	14	3
	4/02	53	28	15	4
	1/02	62	20	14	4
	12/01	70	15	12	3
	9/01	72	11	11	6
	6/01	43	39	14	4
	4/01	47	39	11	3
	3/01	52	32	11	5
	1/01	45	36	15	4
	12/00	39	43	14	4
	10/00 RV	48	32	18	2
	9/00 RV	51	29	16	4
	7/27-28/00 RV	48	32	17	3
	6/14-18/00 RV	44	38	15	3
	4/29 - 5/1/00 RV	44	34	19	3
	3/2-5/00	47	35	15	3
	1/25-26/00	55	28	15	2
	12/9-12/99	49	34	15	2
	10/23-25/99	46	37	14	3
	9/9-12/99	43	41	13	3
	7/24-26/99	50	32	15	3
	6/16-19/99	42	41	14	3
	4/17-19/99	46	40	11	3
	3/4-7/99	54	33	10	3
	1/16-18/99	49	38	10	3
	12/3-6/98	47	38	12	3
	10/24-27/98 RV	55	31	12	2
	9/10-13/98	51	35	11	3
	7/25-27/98	45	39	13	3
	6/18-21/98	45	39	13	3
	4/18-20/98	50	35	12	3
	2/26 - 3/1/98	53	32	12	3
	1/17-19/98	47	34	16	3
	12/4-8/97	48	35	13	4
	10/25-28/97	44	39	14	3
	9/11-15/97	48	36	12	4
	7/26-28/97	44	40	12	4

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Jan. 22-24, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"How well are things going in the country today: very well, fairly well, pretty badly or very badly?"
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		Very Well	Fairly Well	Pretty Badly	Very Badly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/22-24/10	4	28	45	22	-
	12/2-3/09	3	31	42	24	-
	10/30 - 11/1/09	3	34	41	22	-
	8/28-31/09	2	28	46	23	1
	5/14-17/09	3	25	45	26	-
	4/3-5/09	3	20	51	26	-
	2/18-19/09	3	18	47	32	-
	12/1-2/08	2	18	39	40	-
	11/6-9/08	2	14	45	38	-
	10/17-19/08	3	22	42	33	-
	10/3-5/08	3	17	45	35	-
	8/23-24/08	3	28	35	34	-
	7/27-29/08	3	21	47	29	-
	4/28-30/08	4	26	35	35	1
	11/2-4/07	8	34	35	23	-
	4/10-12/07	8	40	34	17	1
	1/11/07	8	49	30	12	1
	11/3-5/06	9	42	30	18	1
	10/6-8/06	12	37	30	19	2
	9/29 - 10/2/06	8	43	26	23	-
	8/30 - 9/2/06	9	37	29	25	-
	8/2-3/06	8	47	29	15	1
	5/5-7/06	8	38	33	20	1

CBS News Poll. Jan. 14-17, 2010. N=1,090 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/14-17/10	36	55	9
	12/4-8/09	37	56	7
	9/19-23/09	41	53	6
	7/24-28/09	42	49	9
	7/9-12/09	35	57	8
	6/12-16/09	44	50	6
	5/6-12/09	45	48	7
	4/22-26/09	41	50	9
	4/1-5/09	39	53	8
	3/12-16/09	35	57	8
	2/2-4/09	23	68	9
	1/11-15/09	15	79	6
	12/4-8/08	12	83	5
	10/25-29/08	11	85	4
	10/19-22/08	11	85	4
	10/10-13/08	7	89	4
	9/12-16/08	14	81	5
	7/7-14/08	14	81	5
	5/30 - 6/3/08	14	83	3
	3/28 - 4/2/08	14	81	5
	1/9-12/08	19	75	6
	12/5-9/07	21	71	8
	9/4-8/07	24	71	4
	7/9-17/07	22	72	6
	6/26-28/07	19	75	6
	5/18-23/07	24	72	4
	3/7-11/07	25	69	6
	2/23-27/07	23	68	9
	2/8-11/07	26	68	6
	1/18-21/07	26	69	5
	1/1-3/07	27	68	5
	12/8-10/06	24	70	6
	10/27-31/06	29	64	7
	8/17-21/06	29	67	4
	7/21-25/06	28	66	6
	6/10-11/06	27	69	4
	4/28-30/06	24	71	5
	3/9-12/06	28	66	6
	1/20-25/06	32	61	7

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. Jan. 12-17, 2010. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.4.
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"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction or in the wrong direction?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-17/10	44	50	6
	12/10-14/09	46	50	6
	11/5-9/09	38	56	6
	10/1-5/09	41	51	8
	9/3-8/09	37	57	7
	7/16-20/09	40	54	7
	5/28 - 6/1/09	48	46	6
	4/16-20/09	48	44	8
	2/12-17/09	40	49	11
	1/9-14/09	35	54	11
	12/3-8/08	32	60	8
	11/6-10/08	36	56	8
	10/16-20/08	17	78	6
	9/5-10/08	26	70	4

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2010. N=1,083 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
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"Do you think things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track?" Options rotated
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-15/10	37	62	1
	11/12-15/09	44	55	2
	10/15-18/09	44	54	2
	8/13-17/09	44	55	1
	6/18-21/09	47	50	3
	4/21-24/09	50	48	2
	3/26-29/09	42	57	1
	2/19-22/09	31	67	2
	1/13-16/09	19	78	3
	12/11-14/08	15	82	3

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Jan. 12-13, 2010. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"How satisfied are you with the way things are going in the country today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied?"
					.
		Very Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Not Very Satisfied	Not at All Satisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/12-13/10	2	33	37	27	-
	8/11-12/09	6	32	32	29	2
	4/22-23/09	16	30	26	27	1
	1/13-14/09	3	17	35	44	1

Pew Research Center survey. Jan. 6-10, 2010. N=1,504 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
.
"All in all, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in this country today?" 9/10-15/09: "Overall, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in our country today?"
.
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/6-10/10	27	69	4
	10/28 - 11/8/09	25	67	7
	9/30 - 10/4/09	25	67	7
	9/10-15/09	30	64	7
	8/20-27/09	28	65	7
	8/11-17/09	28	65	7
	7/22-26/09	28	66	6
	6/10-14/09	30	64	5
	4/28 - 5/12/09	34	58	8
	3/31 - 4/6/09	23	70	7
	1/7-11/09	20	73	7
	12/3-7/08	13	83	4
	10/9-12/08	11	86	3
	9/9-14/08	25	69	6
	7/31 - 8/10/08	21	74	5
	7/23-27/08	19	74	7
	6/18-29/08	19	76	5
	5/21-25/08	18	76	6
	3/19-22/08	22	72	6
	1/30 - 2/2/08	24	70	6
	12/07	27	66	7
	10/17-23/07	28	66	6
	2/1-13/07	30	61	9
	1/10-15/07	32	61	7
	12/6-10/06	28	65	7
	11/9-12/06	28	64	8
	9/21 - 10/4/06	30	63	7
	7/6-19/06	30	65	5
	5/06	29	65	6
	2/8 - 3/7/06	32	63	5
	1/4-8/06	34	61	5
	11/9-27/05	34	59	7
	10/05	29	65	6
	7/05	35	58	7
	5/05	39	57	4
	2/16-21/05	38	56	6
	1/5-9/05	40	54	6
	12/1-16/04	39	54	7
	10/15-19/04	36	58	6
	7/8-18/04	38	55	7
	5/3-9/04	33	61	6
	2/24-29//04	39	55	6
	12/19/03 - 1/4/04	45	48	7
	12/15-17/03	44	47	9
	10/03	38	56	6
	7-8/03	40	53	7
	4/03	50	41	9
	1/22-29/03	34	58	8
	1/8-12/03	44	50	6
	8/02	47	44	9
	5/02	44	44	12
	3/02	50	40	10
	9/21-25/01	57	34	9
	8/21 - 9/5/01	41	53	6
	6/01	43	52	5
	3/01	47	45	8
	2/01	46	43	11
	1/01	55	41	4
	9/00	51	41	8
	6/00	47	45	8
	4/00	48	43	9
	1/99	53	41	6
	11/98	46	44	10
	8/27 - 9/8/98	54	42	4
	8/21-24/98	55	41	4
	7/29 - 8/2/98	50	44	6
	2/98	59	37	4
	1/98	46	50	4
	9/97	45	49	6
	8/97	49	46	5
	1/97	38	58	4

Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor National Survey. Jan. 3-7, 2010. N=1,200 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.8.
					.
"Do you feel that the country in general is headed in the right direction, or do you think things are seriously off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Track	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/3-7/10	34	55	4	6
	9/24-28/09	38	50	4	8
	7/5-12/09	38	50	3	9
	4/8-14/09	47	42	2	9

CBS News Poll. Dec. 17-22, 2009. N=1,048 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"How do you feel about the future of the United States over the next few years? Would you say that you are generally optimistic about the next few years for the U.S., or are you generally pessimistic about the next few years for the U.S.?"
					.
		Generally Optimistic	Generally Pessimistic	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/17-22/09	56	38	6
	3/96	59	31	10

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 11-14, 2009. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1. RV = registered voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.
.
"Do you think America is in a state of decline, or do you feel that this is not the case?"
.
		In a State of Decline	Not in a State of Decline	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/11-14/09	61	35	4
	9/19-22/08 RV	74	22	4
	6/6-9/08 RV	69	25	6
	11/1-5/07	57	38	5
	12/91	63	32	5
	10/91	53	42	5

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Dec. 11-13, 2009. N=1,025 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
.
"In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?"
.
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/11-13/09	25	73	2
	11/5-8/09	24	74	1
	10/16-19/09	26	72	2
	10/1-4/09	26	71	3
	8/31 - 9/2/09	29	70	1
	12/4-7/08	10	88	2
	11/13-16/08	11	87	2
	11/7-9/08	13	84	3
	10/31 - 11/2/08	13	85	2
	10/10-12/08	7	91	1
	10/3-5/08	9	90	1
	9/8-11/08	21	77	2
	8/21-23/08	18	81	1
	8/7-10/08	17	80	3
	7/10-13/08	17	81	2
	6/9-12/08	14	84	2
	5/8-11/08	14	85	1
	4/6-9/08	15	83	1
	3/6-9/08	19	80	2
	2/11-14/08	20	78	2
	1/4-6/08	24	73	3
	12/6-9/07	27	70	3
	11/11-14/07	20	76	3
	10/12-14/07	26	72	2
	10/4-7/07	25	73	2
	9/14-16/07	28	71	2
	8/13-16/07	24	73	3
	7/12-15/07	27	71	3
	6/11-14/07	24	74	2
	5/10-13/07	25	73	2
	4/2-5/07	33	65	2
	3/11-14/07	30	68	2
	2/1-4/07	34	64	2
	1/15-18/07	35	63	2
	12/11-14/06	30	69	1
	11/9-12/06	31	67	2
	11/2-5/06	35	61	4
	10/9-12/06	30	68	2
	9/7-10/06	32	67	2
	8/7-10/06	28	69	3
	7/21-23/06	33	65	2
	7/6-9/06	32	65	3
	6/1-4/06	30	67	2
	5/8-11/06	25	72	3
	4/10-13/06	27	71	2
	3/13-16/06	29	68	2
	2/6-9/06	35	62	3
	1/20-22/06	35	62	3
	1/9-12/06	36	61	3
	12/19-22/05	36	62	2
	12/5-8/05	35	62	3
	11/17-20/05	36	62	2
	11/7-10/05	31	66	3
	10/24-26/05	35	63	2
	10/13-16/05	31	68	1
	9/26-28/05	39	59	2
	9/12-15/05	34	65	1
	8/22-25/05	34	62	4
	8/8-11/05	37	60	3
	7/25-28/05	40	58	2
	7/7-10/05	42	57	1
	6/16-19/05	42	56	2
	6/6-8/05	38	60	2
	5/23-26/05	41	55	4
	5/2-5/05	39	58	3
	4/4-7/05	38	59	3
	3/21-23/05	38	59	3
	3/7-10/05	42	56	2
	2/21-24/05	45	52	3
	2/7-10/05	46	52	2
	1/3-5/05	46	53	1
	12/5-8/04	45	53	2
	11/7-10/04	44	54	2
	10/29-31/04	44	53	3
	10/11-14/04	41	57	2
	9/13-15/04	41	56	3
	8/9-11/04	44	55	1
	7/8-11/04	41	57	2
	6/9-30/04	45	53	2
	6/3-6/04	39	59	2
	5/7-9/04	37	62	1
	5/2-4/04	36	62	2
	4/5-8/04	41	57	2
	3/8-11/04	39	60	1
	2/9-12/04	45	54	1
	1/12-15/04	46	53	1
	1/2-5/04	55	43	2
	12/11-14/03	50	48	2
	11/3-5/03	44	54	2
	10/6-8/03	41	57	2
	9/8-10/03	40	58	2
	8/4-6/03	46	52	2
	7/7-9/03	50	48	2
	6/12-15/03	47	51	2
	5/5-7/03	54	45	1
	4/7-9/03	55	41	4
	3/22-23/03	60	38	2
	3/3-5/03	36	61	3
	2/17-19/03	39	58	3
	2/3-6/03	40	58	2
	1/13-16/03	42	56	2
	12/5-8/02	46	51	3
	11/11-14/02	48	48	4
	10/31 - 11/3/02	48	47	5
	10/3-6/02	47	49	4
	9/5-8/02	47	51	2
	8/5-8/02	47	50	3
	7/26-28/02	48	49	3
	7/22-24/02	49	47	4
	7/9-11/02	49	48	3
	6/3-6/02	52	44	4
	5/6-9/02	56	40	4
	4/8-11/02	61	37	2
	3/4-7/02	61	37	2
	2/4-6/02	61	37	2
	1/7-9/02	65	32	3
	12/6-9/01	70	28	2
	11/8-11/01	65	33	2
	10/11-14/01	67	29	4
	9/14-15/01	61	36	3
	9/7-10/01	43	55	2
	8/16-19/01	48	49	3
	7/19-22/01	51	46	3
	6/11-17/01	51	46	3
	5/10-14/01	46	50	4
	4/6-8/01	50	47	3
	3/5-7/01	53	44	3
	2/1-4/01	51	45	4
	1/10-14/01	56	41	3
	12/2-4/00	51	46	3
	11/13-15/00	58	41	1
	10/6-9/00	62	36	2
	8/29 - 9/5/00	59	38	3
	8/18-19/00	63	33	4
	7/14-16/00	61	35	4
	6/22-25/00	56	39	5
	5/18-21/00	55	42	3
	4/3-9/00	59	37	4
	2/25-27/00	65	32	3
	1/7-10/00	69	28	3
	9/23-26/99	52	45	3
	8/24-26/99	62	35	3
	6/11-13/99	55	42	3
	5/23-24/99	51	46	3
	4/26-27/99	51	45	4
	4/13-14/99	58	39	3
	2/12-13/99	71	26	3
	1/15-17/99	70	28	2
	12/28-29/98	50	48	2
	10/29 - 11/1/98	60	34	6
	8/21-23/98	63	34	3
	8/10-12/98	60	36	4
	5/8-10/98	59	36	5
	4/17-19/98	58	38	4
	2/20-22/98	64	32	4
	2/13-15/98	59	37	4
	1/30-2/1/98	63	35	2
	12/18-21/97	50	46	4
	8/22-25/97	50	48	2
	5/6-7/97	46	51	3
	1/10-13/97	50	47	3
	11/2-6/94	30	66	4

Bloomberg Poll conducted by Selzer & Co. Dec. 3-7, 2009. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
					.
"In general, do you think things in the nation are headed in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/3-7/09	32	59	9
	9/10-14/09	40	52	8

Marist College Marist Poll. Dec. 2, 3 & 7, 2009. N=1,034 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"In general, thinking about the way things are going in the country, do you feel things are going in the right direction or that things are going in the wrong direction?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/2, 3 & 7/09	46	46	8
	10/7, 8 & 12/09	47	47	6
	8/3-6/09	50	42	8
	6/1-3/09	50	40	10
	4/21-23/09	44	44	12

Time Poll conducted by Abt SRBI. July 27-28, 2009. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. RV = registered voters
					.
"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/27-28/09	51	44	6
	11/1-3/06	32	62	7
	6/27-29/06	28	66	6
	3/22-23/06	34	60	6
	2/15-16/06	36	58	6
	1/24-26/06	33	63	4
	11/29 - 12/1/05	34	60	6
	3/15-17/05	44	51	5
	1/12-13/05	46	49	5
	12/13-14/04	40	50	10
	9/21-23/04 RV	43	51	6
	8/31 - 9/2/04 RV	45	50	4
	8/31 - 9/2/04 RV	45	50	4
	8/3-5/04 RV	44	51	5
	7/20-22/04 RV	42	52	6

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. July 9-13, 2009. N=800 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
					.
"Do you feel things in the country are generally going in the right direction, or do you think things are seriously off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right Direction	Wrong Track	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/9-13/09	31	55	5	9
	6/4-7/09	45	43	4	9
	4/23-26/09