Americans Say They Don’t Have a Voice Anymore, According to American Pulse™
2 in 5 Feel They’ve Lost Control of Personal Financial Future
COLUMBUS, OH –
(MARKET WIRE) – 4/23/09 – 57.6% of Americans say they don’t have a voice anymore
and too much is being dictated out of Washington, according to the April
American Pulse™ (N=4023). On the other hand, a quarter of participants (27.2%)
say their voice is being heard, while 15.1% aren’t sure. In a government with a
Democratic stronghold, it’s surprising that 42.8% of people who consider
themselves of the Democratic Party don’t think they are being heard on Capitol
Hill. 74.5% of Republicans and 63.8% of Independents feel the same.
31.6% of Americans
believe the U.S. Government controls their financial future and congressional
leaders may want to hear this, because 43.4% of respondents feel they have lost
control of their personal monetary prospects. 46.8% of Americans say they hold
the key to their own financial future.
Aside from the flailing economy, another hot-button issue for President Obama is
healthcare. Only 12.3% of Americans think he’s going to fix the U.S. healthcare
“problem” in four years, while 37% say the system will be headed in the right
direction by 2012.
Verbatim posts on
BIGresearch and Artafact’s blog regarding if President Obama and congressional
leaders can fix the healthcare “problem” in four years...
“Not a chance. At best they'll add more children's health insurance money into
the system. As for adults, nope.”
“Not completely. I believe that Obama and his teammates can change some things
and make it better. It cannot happen in 4 years. You cannot change 50 plus years
in 4 years.”
“...I hope the President can fix it. My daughter is unemployed and was just
diagnosed with cancer. Luckily she could get on our state's basic health program
which has saved her life...”
To
voice your opinion on the BIGresearch Blog:
http://peoplevoice.ning.com/
For complimentary findings:
http://americanpulse.bigresearch.com.
About
American Pulse™
The American
Pulse™ Survey is collected online by BIGresearch every
month exclusively utilizing Survey Sampling International’s (SSI) U.S. panel
covering topics such as politics, pop culture and the economy. Over 4,000
respondents participate, providing greater insights into how Americans really
feel about issues they currently face. The use of the online blog as a listening
post to develop the questions posed in the monthly American Pulse survey is a
very effective use of both online qualitative and quantitative research.
http://www.bigresearch.com
About Artafact
For researchers
who need a quick and easy solution for conducting online focus groups, Artafact
is a virtual focus group facility that replicates a traditional focus group in a
collaborative online environment. Artafact bulletin boards support consumer
generated content, allowing respondents to create and manage discussion
threads. More information is available at
www.artafact.com.
About Survey Sampling International (SSI)
Survey Sampling International is the premier global provider of
sampling solutions for survey research. SSI offers access to more than 6 million
consumer and business-to-business research respondents in 54 countries via
Internet, telephone, and mobile. Additional client services include custom
profiling, survey programming and hosting, data processing, sampling consulting,
and survey optimization. SSI serves more than 1,800 marketing research clients,
including nearly three-quarters of the top researchers worldwide. Founded in
1977, SSI has an international staff of 400 people representing 50 countries and
36 languages. The company is based in Shelton, CT with 14 additional offices
worldwide.
http://www.surveysampling.com
Contacts:
BIGresearch
SSI
Chrissy Wissinger
Diane Urso
chrissy@bigresearch.com
diane_urso@SurveySampling.com
614.846.0146
203.567.7236