Gallup-Hoy poll.

GALLUP-HOY POLL. A Gallup-Hoy poll shows that inflation, crime and blackouts are the major problems facing the nation, reports Hoy (Aug. 8, 2005), which hired Gallup Dominicana carry out the survey. According to the interviews 52% of the population felt that the economy was either bad or very bad. Only 12% felt that the economy was "good." At the very top of the chart of major problem areas were inflation and the cost of living (61.3%) and crime (61.1%). These were followed by blackouts, unemployment and lack of potable water. members and 3.7% of the PRD members. The poll included interviews with 1,200 people during the July 29-Aug. 2 period.