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II. Introduction
Homeownership in the United States expanded at an historic pace from 1994 to 2004. In that span, the homeownership rate in the U.S. increased from 64.0% to 69.0%, or by 5 percentage points.[10. numoffset=”10″ The source for these estimates is the U.S. Census Bureau. (http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/hvs/annual08/ann08t14.xls)] A rise of this magnitude in the course of a […]
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Section 4: Views of the National Economy
National Economic Ratings Americans continue to offer overwhelmingly negative assessments of national economic conditions, and the percentage saying the nation’s economy is in poor shape has risen sharply in recent months. Fully 95% now give negative ratings of the economy, including 71% who describe current economic conditions as “poor” (another 24% say it is “only […]
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Economy Shares Headlines with Pirates, Tea Parties and Waterboarding
In another week with a mixed news agenda, the media provided some cautiously optimistic assessments of the troubled economy and offered some strikingly different treatment of the tax day tea party protests.
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Focus Shifts Overseas as Economic News Recedes
Coverage of the financial meltdown dropped to its lowest level in months last week as Somali pirates, a trip to Turkey, a deadly earthquake and a defiant missile launch dominated the news agenda. Is it a trend or an anomaly?
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Falling Stocks and Rising Rush Fuel the News
For the fourth week in a row, a different component of the faltering economy drove coverage of a crisis now overshadowing every other news event. And the White House and a radio host locked horns in what may actually be a symbiotic relationship.
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Most Feel a Personal Stake in Tracking Economic News
Summary of Findings Americans continue to follow news about the economic crisis closely because they feel it is directly relevant to their lives. More than eight-in-ten (85%) say even when the economic news is bad they feel better knowing what’s going on, while 77% say they need to stay on top of economic news because […]
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Section 4: Economic Outlook
National Economic Ratings The public continues to offer a bleak assessment of current national economic conditions. Nearly seven-in-ten (68%) rate the economy as poor while an additional 25% say the economy is in only fair shape. Just 6% call economic conditions good and fewer than 1% (3 of 1,308 adults interviewed) say conditions are excellent. […]
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As Jobs Crisis Spreads, Worries Climb the Economic Ladder
Overview For the public, the continuing financial crisis has been overtaken by a jobs crisis. The proportion of Americans citing jobs or unemployment as the nation’s most important economic problem has more than quadrupled – from 10% to 42% – since early October and job worries now far surpass concerns over the financial crisis. People’s […]