May 2008 - Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg National Investor Survey
The National Economy and Investment Climate
Poll 555. May 1-8, 2008. Interviewed 2,208 adults, 1,986 registered voters, 1.657 investors, 650 with $100K+ hh income; 607 investors with $100K+ hh income. Margin of error for adults, reg voters, investors is +/-3. For high income households and investors in those households, it is +/-4.Quick Links to Data Tables, Poll Analysis and Methodology:
Release 1 - Election 2008 ( released May 9, 2008 - updated 5/9/08 4:45)
Release 2 - The Economy (released May 13, 2008 )
Release 3 - Investors and Personal Finance (released May 14, 2008)
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May 14, 2008
LOS ANGELES TIMES/BLOOMBERG POLL
Most Americans don't expect the economy to improve soon, poll finds
Most Americans see little hope that the economy will improve in the next six months, and many also are decidedly pessimistic about the direction of oil prices and inflation, according to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll.
May 15, 2008
Americans' money worries are growing, L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll finds
Donald Fleckenstein lives comfortably in retirement, but higher food and energy costs still prompted him to trade down from a big American car to a small Honda, to cancel plans for a European vacation and to worry more about how the next generations of his family will fare.
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