BIGresearch®

450 W. Wilson Bridge Rd.

Suite 370

Worthington, OH 43085

Ph: 614-846-0146

Special Report:

How to Fix the Economy

and One Final Vote on HealthcareAmerican Pulse™, Jan-2011

5,206 respondents participated in the 2nd January

American Pulse conducted 1/18-1/19/2011.

Margin of error is +/- 1.4%.

Americans’ confidence in the government’s policies to

fix the economy is declining…

Source: American Pulse™, Mar-2010 - Jan-2011

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Confident/Very Confident: The Government’s Economic Policy will...

(Adults 18+)

Lower Unemployment

Get Economy Back on Track

…so we asked Americans what they think the people

can do to help the economy:

Source: American Pulse™, Jan-2011, N=5206

30.5%

22.7%

10.8%

27.3%

66.7%

3.8%

3.7%

28.2%

10.6%

74.3%

2.9%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Cut back on overall personal spending

Increase overall personal spending

Go out to eat more often

Eat more home cooked meals

Pay down debt

Use credit cards more often

Invest in stocks that are risky

Invest in stocks that are safe

Don’t invest in the stock market

Buy more American goods

Buy more imported goods

Which of the following do you think Americans could do to help

the economy? (Check all that apply)

Adults 18+

When it comes to overall spending, there’s a battle of the

sexes: Men say “Spend!” while women say “Cut Back!”

Source: American Pulse™, Jan-2011, N=5206

32.7%

18.6%

28.2%

27.0%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Cut back on overall personal spending

Increase overall personal

spending

Which of the following do you think Americans could do to help the economy? (Check all that apply)

Males

Females

Healthcare Reform: Keep or Repeal?

America’s Vote is in:

Source: American Pulse™, Jan-2011, N=5206

45.2%

32.8%

22.0%

One final time the U.S. Congress will be

voting to repeal healthcare reform. Do you

think it should be repealed?

(Adults 18+)

Yes

No

I don’t know

Both Males and Females want to see healthcare

repealed, although more women than men have not

yet made up their mind:

Source: American Pulse™, Jan-2011, N=5206

48.2%

34.8%

17.0%

42.4%

30.9%26.7%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Yes No I don’t know

One final time the U.S. Congress will be voting to repeal healthcare reform. Do you think it should be repealed?

Males

Females

Over half of those 55 and over are hoping for a

repeal of healthcare:

Source: American Pulse™, Jan-2011, N=5206

40.3%

34.4%

25.3%

44.3%

31.2%

24.6%

51.1%

33.2%

15.7%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Yes No I don’t know

One final time the U.S. Congress will be voting to repeal healthcare reform. Do you think it should be repealed?

Age 18-34

Age 35-54

Age 55+

For media inquiries:

Chrissy Wissinger, Communications Manager

chrissy@bigresearch.com

614-846-0146

Contact

BIGresearch® is a registered trademark of Prosper Business Development Corp.

Services are delivered by Prosper and/or a Prosper affiliated company (“Prosper”).

Prosper makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning: data

gathered or obtained from any source; the present or future methodology

employed in producing BIGresearch® statistics; or the BIGresearch® data and

estimates represent only the opinion of Prosper and reliance thereon and use

thereof shall be at the user’s own risk.

Disclaimer