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Americans – and Millennials – Lack Confidence in Government and Wall Street on Economy

Strong majorities oppose greed on Wall Street, regulation by Washington, see country headed in wrong direction

Millennials Lack Confidence in Government and Wall Street on Economy Poll

A new national poll finds a crisis of confidence on economic issues among Americans – and younger Americans (those 18-29) – alike.

Among the key findings, Americans and Millennials:

• Are not confident in the government’s ability to handle the economic crisis. (59% of Americans; 55% of Millennials)

• Want a free market approach and oppose greater government regulation of business. (55% of Americans; 53% of Millennials)

• Believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. (67% of Americans; 60% of Millennials)

• Want the same set of moral standards in business life as in personal life. (75% of Americans; 66% of Millennials)

• See business decisions based on greed as morally wrong. (74% of Americans; 77% of Millennials)

• Think their careers will be negatively impacted for the long-term by the current economic situation (55% of Americans under 65 years old; 55% of Millennials).

“A year into the Obama administration, we find that Americans – and younger Americans – are having a crisis of confidence,” says Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus, the group that commissioned the poll. “People are increasingly pessimistic about the government's ability to handle the economic crisis and a majority believes that increased government regulation will hurt the economy.”

Mr. Anderson adds, “At the same time, most Americans are unhappy with the ethical environment in business. They want less greed, and the same core values that govern an executive's personal life to also govern business decisions. In other words, Americans neither want sleight of hand on Wall Street or a heavy hand from Washington, and these attitudes are shared by America’s young adults.”

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2010



1/21/2010	Majority of Americans, and Nearly 6 in 10 Young Adults, View Abortion as Morally Wrong

	On the eve of the 37th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion throughout the United States, a new survey shows a strong majority of Americans believe abortion to be “morally wrong." “Millennials” (those 18-29) consider abortion to be “morally wrong” even more (58%) than Baby Boomers (those 45-64) (51%). Generation X (those 30-44) are similar to Millennials (60% see abortion as “morally wrong”). More than 6 in 10 of the Greatest Generation (those 65+) feel the same.


2009



7/10/2009	New Poll Shows Americans Continuing to Move Toward Pro-Life Position on Abortion

	The American people continue to move to the pro-life perspective on abortion according to the latest Moral Compass survey by the Knights of Columbus and Marist Poll.

5/17/2009	A Year After Visit, Pope Benedict Very Popular with Americans

	In a new column on Zenit, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson discusses the meaning and significance of U.S. attitudes toward Pope Benedict XVI. • Supreme Knight's Article on Zenit • New Marist Poll on Pope

4/9/2009	Catholics and Other Christians Consider Easter Very Important; Most Plan Church Attendance

	Nearly two-thirds of Americans (63 percent) and three-quarters of Catholic Americans (74 percent) plan to observe Easter by attending Church services according to a newly released Knights of Columbus-Marist poll.

2/26/2009	Marist Poll Proves Ethics Should be Priority

	A nationwide poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus found that the majority of public believes that corporate America needs a new moral direction. The results of the study indicate that most Americans give corporate America poor or failing grades for honesty and ethics and rate the country’s business leadership as poor during this time of economic crisis.

1/26/2009	Americans – and Millennials – Lack Confidence in Government and Wall Street on Economy

	A new national poll finds a crisis of confidence on economic issues among Americans – and younger Americans (those 18-29) – alike.


2008



10/22/2008	Parental Notification Initiative Leads 52% to 33% among Likely California Voters

	A newly released survey of California voters shows Proposition 4, a proposed law that would require a waiting period and parental notification before a girl under 18 was allowed to have an abortion - has a 19 percentage point lead among likely voters, 52% to 33%. The poll was conducted for the Knights of Columbus by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion between September 28 and October 5, 2008.

10/14/2008	84% Back Restrictions on Abortion

	A nationwide poll shows that 35 years after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade, public support for the court’s unrestricted access to abortion throughout an entire pregnancy stands at just 8 percent. The poll was conducted for the Knights of Columbus by the Marist College Institute of Public Opinion.