http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060126/nyth172.html?.v=25ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- As President Bush prepares to address the country with the State of the Union, only one-third (32%) of U.S. adults believe the current state of the country is good, while 68 percent believe it is poor. Interestingly, men are more likely to have a favorable perspective, with 39 percent of men believing the current state of the country is good, compared to only 27 percent of women.
These are the results of a nationwide Harris Poll of 1,518 U.S. adults surveyed online between January 12 and 17, 2006 by Harris Interactive®.
People's general dissatisfaction related to a number of issues may account for the current levels of dissatisfaction with the state of the country. Eight in ten (80%) adults believe the efforts to strengthen Social Security, make prescription drugs affordable (77%) and make taxes fairer (76%) have been poor. Majorities also feel the war in Iraq (68%), the war or terrorism (56%) and the efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast (64%) and strengthen the economy (62%) are going poorly.
Finally, the White House may have to promote the State of the Union address as only one-third (33%) of adults say they will watch this year. Slightly more than one-third (37%) say they may watch, while 30 percent say they won't. Even among Republicans, less than half (47%) say they are going to watch.
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