COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - January 26, 2011) - Three in five (61.3%) Americans believe the state they live in may be in financial trouble and unable to meet service requirements to its residents (versus 29.2% who do not), according to the latest American Pulse™ Survey of 5,206 respondents. It appears that residents of Illinois are the most concerned followed by California and Michigan. New York and New Jersey round out the top five.
Are you concerned that the state you live in may be in financial trouble and unable to meet service obligations to its residents? (Top 20 States by Population Ranked by Percent Concerned)
| YES | |
| Illinois | 82.7% |
| California | 80.0% |
| Michigan | 78.4% |
| New York | 74.4% |
| New Jersey | 73.7% |
| Arizona | 70.6% |
| Washington | 66.1% |
| North Carolina | 65.6% |
| Ohio | 64.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 61.0% |
| Georgia | 60.8% |
| Massachusetts | 59.7% |
| Wisconsin | 58.9% |
| Florida | 54.9% |
| Missouri | 54.4% |
| Maryland | 50.2% |
| Tennessee | 47.6% |
| Indiana | 44.3% |
| Texas | 40.6% |
| Virginia | 40.0% |
Source: American Pulse™, Jan-11
Further, of the key states profiled, those who live in Massachusetts and Illinois are most likely to say that the U.S. economy is very bad and doomed to fail at 25.8% and 23.3%, respectively. For complete complimentary report including the top 20 states by population: http://www.formsite.com/prosper/ampulse012611
Other key findings among Americans 18+
- 34.7% of Americans 18+ think Congress is capable of cutting government spending to reduce the federal deficit, 43.4% do not -- 21.9% say it's just words.
- 51.2% say deficits will cause a burden on future generations and will lower the standard of living.
- 51.3% think Democrats and Republicans aren't capable of working together to solve the fiscal crisis, 26.6% believe they can and 22.2% don't know.
- 45.2% think the healthcare reform should be repealed, 32.8% don't and 22% don't know.
- 75.4% think the world is becoming more dangerous -- 20.6% say there is no difference from the past.
- 60% believe that the world won't be safer for future generations, 11.5% say it will and 28.4% don't know.
American Pulse™
The American Pulse™ Survey is collected online by BIGresearch® twice a month exclusively utilizing SSI's U.S. panel covering topics such as politics, pop culture and the economy. 5,206 respondents participated in the 2nd January American Pulse conducted 1/18-1/19/2011. Margin of error is +/- 1.4%. www.bigresearch.com
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