Mini Poll: Accounting For Banks
Current Totals:
Do you have any money in a bank or credit union?
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How confident are you that the money you have in the bank is safe?
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Very confident:
60%
Somewhat confident:
30%
Not too confident:
7%
Not at all confident:
2%
I don't have any money in a bank:
2%
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Is your level of confidence in your bank today the same as it was a year ago?
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Yes:
59%
No, now it is lower:
39%
No, now it is higher:
2%
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Do you do the majority of your banking online or in person?
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In person:
24%
In person, but mostly through an ATM:
20%
Online:
56%
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Does your bank include personal touches, like doughnuts on the weekends, free copies, or invitations to holiday parties?
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Yes:
9%
Yes, but I don't take advantage of them:
14%
No:
23%
No, not that I know of:
53%
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In general, do you think the leaders of financial institutions are more greedy today than in the past, or about the same as they have always been?
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More greedy:
62%
About the same:
38%
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A financial advisor named Bernard Madoff has been accused of running an illegal scheme in which many people lost millions of dollars. Do you think Madoff's case is an isolated one that does not reflect on other financial advisors and institutions, or do you think Madoff's behavior is common among financial advisors and institutions?
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Isolated:
42%
Common:
58%
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In general, do you approve or disapprove of the federal government providing money to banks and other financial institutions to try to help fix the country's economic problems?
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Approve:
54%
Disapprove:
46%
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Who do you trust more to decide how money that the federal government provides to banks and financial institutions should be spent: the feds or the financial institutions themselves?
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The feds:
76%
The financial institutions:
24%
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Do you think that the federal government should make partial ownership and greater control of the banks the conditions of any further assistance?
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In general, do you think there is too much, too little, or about the right amount of government regulation of the stock market and financial institutions?
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Too much:
11%
Too little:
72%
Right amount:
17%
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Do you approve of the way President Obama is handling the economic status?
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Yes:
25%
Yes, so far:
49%
No:
26%
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Do you think the federal government should provide financial help to homeowners who are having trouble repaying their mortgages because their rates went up?
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Has the US economy turned the corner on the current crises, is the worst yet to come, or have things stabilized but not yet begun to improve?
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Turned the corner:
8%
It's getting worse:
72%
This is as bad as it gets:
20%
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Which of the following is your favorite Banks?
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Fresh Prince character Carlton Banks:
12%
Actress Elizabeth Banks:
4%
St. Louis attorney Richard Banks:
3%
Jefferson County executive Chuck Banks:
50%
Agent Cody Banks:
7%
Entertainer Tyra Banks:
24%
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Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.
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