After the Shock and Disappointments of 2001, Americans Say They're Surprisingly Upbeat On the Future; LOUIS RUKEYSER'S 2002 MONEY GUIDE Poll Results Reveal Domestic Optimism.Business, Finance and Entertainment Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Slide is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com OWINGS MILLS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2002 After the shocks and disasters of 2001, Americans are entering 2002 on a surprisingly upbeat note, optimistic about the future and strongly supportive of their president. That's according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an exclusive national poll conducted for LOUIS RUKEYSER'S 2002 MONEY GUIDE, a PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, special shown nationally on January 4. Highlights of the survey of 1,009 Americans, which was conducted December 27-30, 2001 by Opinion Research Corporation of Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey is located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Princeton University has been sited in the town since 1756. , and which has the customary three percent margin of error, include: -- 60 percent think 2001 was not a good year for the United States -- 68 percent think 2001 was a good year for them personally -- 80 percent think 2002 will be a better year for the U.S. -- 82 percent think 2002 will be a better year for them -- 75 percent think the U.S. is moving in the right direction -- 84 percent are optimistic about the future of the U.S. -- 85 percent are optimistic about their own future -- 75 percent think that President Bush has done a good or excellent job -- 67 percent favor lower taxes over expanded government aid programs The poll also covers topics ranging from consumer purchases to travel plans to investment choices for 2002. For the complete poll results, visit www.pbs.org/rukeyser. The annual poll is a major feature of LOUIS RUKEYSER'S MONEY GUIDE, a perennially popular special that looks at the future for Americans and their money. In this lively hour, Rukeyser explores financial, political and social trends for the coming year. For the 2002 edition, Rukeyser talked with CEOs from GM, AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. Corporation (parent of American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the ), Avon Products Avon Products, Inc. NYSE: AVP is a US cosmetics, perfume and toy seller with markets in over 135 countries across the world and sales of $8.1 billion worldwide as of 2005. , Inc., Marriott International, Inc., and John Hancock Financial Services. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.010702/bb4 |
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