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Pew Research Center: American Perspectives on Economic News Summary (August 7, 2012)

Study Overview

• Date: August 7–5, 2012
• Respondents: 1,005 adults nationwide.
• Key Focus: Public perceptions of economic news, including overall economy, job markets, consumer prices, gas prices, and financial markets.

Core Findings

1. Mixed Economic News Perception (Overall)

• Hearing Mostly Negative News: 41% of Americans say they are hearing mostly bad economic news this month, an increase from earlier in the year.
• Mixed Perception Dominant: 53% perceive the mix of good and bad economic news, similar to prevalence most of the year.
• Largest Share of Positive Perception: 3% report mostly good economic news.

2. Sectoral Negative Trends

• Financial Markets: 41% see mostly bad news (up 10 points).
• Real Estate Values: 41% rate it as mostly bad (consistent with July).
• Gas Prices: 58% now report mostly bad news (dramatic increase from July).
• Consumer Prices: 54% are hearing mainly bad news on prices (up 9 points from July).

3. Party Differences

• Republicans: 60% see mostly bad economic news, up 27 points from March 2012.
• Democrats: Remains at 31% mostly bad news perception, an 13-point increase.
• Independents: Similar to democrats at 30% mostly bad perception.

4. Increasingly Negative News Trend

• Increases in negative perception widespread across sectors from mid-2011.
• Specifically, perception of gas prices rose from mostly neutral at the end of 2011 to nearly 60% in August 2012.

5. Survey Methodology

• Combined landline and mobile survey.
• Sample weighted using multiple demographic factors.
• Margin of error approximately ±3–7% at 95% confidence, depending on subgroup.