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Summary of ABC News/Money Magazine Poll (March 27, 2002)

Economic Confidence

• Public economic confidence rose, with 47% believing the economy is "getting better," the highest level in months.
• A Bloomberg poll indicated overall economic improvement is expected over the next year (56%), but recession extending into 2003 was also seen by 47%.

Concerns Persist

• Despite growing confidence, public perception of the economy and personal financial status has not improved significantly over the past year.
• Widespread public worry about jobs remains. A large majority (51%) believes the economy is losing ground in creating good-paying jobs, compared to 36% two years prior.

The Bridge to Recovery

• The public's conviction that the economic recovery is real has yet to be fully formed.
• Current optimism is fragile and contingent on continued improvement in job creation.

Political Implications

• Terrorism dominates public discourse, giving Republicans a significant advantage (38%) over Democrats (27%) in handling the nation's top problem.
• Public concern over the lack of job growth limits the Republicans' overall base advantage.

Key Issues

• Terrorism is the primary concern (29% cite it in the Pew survey).
• Economic conditions remain a major worry (24% identify it as the top problem).
• Compared to past surveys, national opinion trends suggest concerns about the economy are less pronounced than worries about terrorism and, to a lesser extent, domestic social issues.

Data Caveats

• The findings are subject to sampling error (plus/minus 3.5 percentage points).

(This summary condenses the key points from the provided survey results, omitting specific detailed tables and historical comparisons unless a major finding regarding trends was noted.)