What Americans think about the U.S. economy

David MontgomerySenior data journalist
September 25, 2024, 4:07 PM GMT+0

The Economist and YouGov have surveyed Americans for years about their views on the U.S. economy. Here are the most recent survey results and how opinion has changed:

Trend of the U.S. economy

State of the U.S. economy

Changes in the personal finances of American families

News about the U.S. economy

Americans' inflation expectations

Methodology: Respondents were selected for each Economist / YouGov Poll from YouGov’s opt-in panel using sample matching. A random sample (stratified by gender, age, race, education, geographic region, and voter registration) was selected from the 2019 American Community Survey. The sample was weighted according to gender, age, race, education, 2020 election turnout and presidential vote, baseline party identification, and current voter registration status. Demographic weighting targets come from the 2019 American Community Survey. Baseline party identification is the respondent’s most recent answer given prior to a fixed date, and is weighted to the estimated distribution on that date. The margin of error for the overall sample usually is approximately 3%.

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