Informal EconStats Poll
2011 Dec 1 to 2011 Dec 31
copyright 2011 EconStats

OVERALL : 2011 Aug 29 to 2012 Feb 29

month : 2011 Aug

wk: 1 2 3 4
2011 Sep

wk: 1 2 3 4
2011 Oct

wk: 1 2 3 4 5
2011 Nov

wk: 1 2 3 4
2011 Dec

wk: 1 2 3 4
2012 Jan

wk: 1 2 3 4 5
2012 Feb

wk: 1 2 3 4

Month President Keynesian Monetary Region Gender Age Greek_Bailout Greece_Drop_Euro? Europe_Drop_Euro? FirstName City Comment
total Dec 2 total Barak Miche Herma Newt_ Jon_H Thadd Ron_P Rick_ Mitt_ Rick_ total YES NO NOT_S total YES NO NOT_S total USA_D USA_R USA_O NON_U SOUTH EUROP ASIA AFRIC MID_E total MAN WOMAN total UNDER 30_TO OVER_ total YES NO I_DON total YES NO I_DO_ total YES NO I_DO_ total none first total none city total none comme

Month
total 176 176 176 90 4 8 11 5 32 3 20 3 176 81 71 24 176 112 49 15 176 24 30 25 8 10 54 22 3 176 156 20 176 69 98 9 176 70 92 14 176 102 58 16 176 49 117 10 176 157 19 176 153 23 176 165 11
Dec 2011 176 176 176 90 4 8 11 5 32 3 20 3 176 81 71 24 176 112 49 15 176 24 30 25 8 10 54 22 3 176 156 20 176 69 98 9 176 70 92 14 176 102 58 16 176 49 117 10 176 157 19 176 153 23 176 165 11

President
Which
candidate
is
best
for
the
US
economy
in
2012?
total 176 176 176 90 4 8 11 5 32 3 20 3 176 81 71 24 176 112 49 15 176 24 30 25 8 10 54 22 3 176 156 20 176 69 98 9 176 70 92 14 176 102 58 16 176 49 117 10 176 157 19 176 153 23 176 165 11
Barak_Obama_dem 90 90 90 90 90 58 19 13 90 67 16 7 90 20 1 4 3 9 36 15 2 90 74 16 90 44 43 3 90 46 34 10 90 48 35 7 90 19 65 6 90 83 7 90 82 8 90 89 1
Michele_Bachmann_rep 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 2 1 1 4 4 4 1 3 4 4 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Herman_Cain_rep 8 8 8 8 8 3 4 1 8 4 3 1 8 2 2 3 1 8 8 8 2 6 8 2 6 8 4 3 1 8 1 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
Newt_Gingrich_rep 11 11 11 11 11 1 8 2 11 7 3 1 11 5 4 1 1 11 11 11 2 5 4 11 4 7 11 6 4 1 11 3 7 1 11 11 11 11 11 11
Jon_Huntsman_rep 5 5 5 5 5 4 1 5 3 2 5 2 2 1 5 4 1 5 1 4 5 3 2 5 3 2 5 5 5 3 2 5 3 2 5 4 1
Thaddeus_McCotter_rep
Ron_Paul_rep 32 32 32 32 32 5 26 1 32 14 16 2 32 4 3 9 2 1 8 5 32 30 2 32 13 19 32 4 26 2 32 24 5 3 32 16 14 2 32 25 7 32 23 9 32 27 5
Rick_Perry_rep 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mitt_Romney_rep 20 20 20 20 20 8 8 4 20 12 6 2 20 13 4 2 1 20 19 1 20 4 15 1 20 8 10 2 20 12 7 1 20 7 12 1 20 17 3 20 16 4 20 16 4
Rick_Santorum_rep_added_20111105 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3

Keynesian
Do
Keynesian
policies
improve
economic
conditions?
total 176 176 176 90 4 8 11 5 32 3 20 3 176 81 71 24 176 112 49 15 176 24 30 25 8 10 54 22 3 176 156 20 176 69 98 9 176 70 92 14 176 102 58 16 176 49 117 10 176 157 19 176 153 23 176 165 11
YES 81 81 81 58 3 1 4 5 2 8 81 81 81 64 12 5 81 16 8 6 2 4 29 15 1 81 70 11 81 36 43 2 81 44 27 10 81 37 36 8 81 14 60 7 81 73 8 81 73 8 81 79 2
NO 71 71 71 19 4 4 8 26 8 2 71 71 71 35 34 2 71 5 17 16 2 5 19 5 2 71 67 4 71 25 41 5 71 18 52 1 71 51 13 7 71 28 41 2 71 62 9 71 59 12 71 64 7
NOT_SURE 24 24 24 13 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 24 24 24 13 3 8 24 3 5 3 4 1 6 2 24 19 5 24 8 14 2 24 8 13 3 24 14 9 1 24 7 16 1 24 22 2 24 21 3 24 22 2

Monetary
Can
monetary
policy
effectively
improve
economic
conditions?
total 176 176 176 90 4 8 11 5 32 3 20 3 176 81 71 24 176 112 49 15 176 24 30 25 8 10 54 22 3 176 156 20 176 69 98 9 176 70 92 14 176 102 58 16 176 49 117 10 176 157 19 176 153 23 176 165 11
YES 112 112 112 67 2 4 7 3 14 2 12 1 112 64 35 13 112 112 112 16 16 14 6 6 38 14 2 112 99 13 112 48 58 6 112 49 52 11 112 62 41 9 112 24 81 7 112 102 10 112 101 11 112 107 5
NO 49 49 49 16 2 3 3 16 1 6 2 49 12 34 3 49 49 49 5 10 11 1 3 12 6 1 49 46 3 49 17 30 2 49 14 35 49 32 12 5 49 20 27 2 49 42 7 49 40 9 49 45 4
NOT_SURE 15 15 15 7 1 1 2 2 2 15 5 2 8 15 15 15 3 4 1 1 4 2 15 11 4 15 4 10 1 15 7 5 3 15 8 5 2 15 5 9 1 15 13 2 15 12 3 15 13 2

Region
Where
are
you
from?
total 176 176 176 90 4 8 11 5 32 3 20 3 176 81 71 24 176 112 49 15 176 24 30 25 8 10 54 22 3 176 156 20 176 69 98 9 176 70 92 14 176 102 58 16 176 49 117 10 176 157 19 176 153 23 176 165 11
USA_DEMOCRAT 24 24 24 20 4 24 16 5 3 24 16 5 3 24 24 24 20 4 24 6 17 1 24 9 12 3 24 10 11 3 24 6 15 3 24 20 4 24 20 4 24 21 3
USA_REPUBLICAN 30 30 30 1 2 2 5 2 3 13 2 30 8 17 5 30 16 10 4 30 30 30 28 2 30 5 22 3 30 11 16 3 30 17 8 5 30 12 17 1 30 25 5 30 24 6 30 25 5
USA_OTHER 25 25 25 4 1 2 4 9 1 4 25 6 16 3 25 14 11 25 25 25 22 3 25 10 12 3 25 7 16 2 25 16 5 4 25 10 11 4 25 24 1 25 23 2 25 25
NON_USA_N_AMER 8 8 8 3 1 1 2 1 8 2 2 4 8 6 1 1 8 8 8 8 8 4 3 1 8 3 5 8 3 4 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
SOUTH_AMERICA 10 10 10 9 1 10 4 5 1 10 6 3 1 10 10 10 8 2 10 5 5 10 5 3 2 10 9 1 10 4 6 10 9 1 10 8 2 10 9 1
EUROPE 54 54 54 36 3 1 2 8 1 2 1 54 29 19 6 54 38 12 4 54 54 54 48 6 54 25 28 1 54 25 25 4 54 33 18 3 54 10 42 2 54 49 5 54 48 6 54 53 1
ASIA 22 22 22 15 1 5 1 22 15 5 2 22 14 6 2 22 22 22 19 3 22 12 10 22 9 13 22 12 10 22 6 16 22 19 3 22 19 3 22 21 1
AFRICA 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
MID_EAST

Gender
Are
you
a
man
or
woman?
total 176 176 176 90 4 8 11 5 32 3 20 3 176 81 71 24 176 112 49 15 176 24 30 25 8 10 54 22 3 176 156 20 176 69 98 9 176 70 92 14 176 102 58 16 176 49 117 10 176 157 19 176 153 23 176 165 11
MAN 156 156 156 74 4 8 11 4 30 3 19 3 156 70 67 19 156 99 46 11 156 20 28 22 8 8 48 19 3 156 156 156 58 90 8 156 62 83 11 156 89 53 14 156 44 104 8 156 138 18 156 135 21 156 147 9
WOMAN 20 20 20 16 1 2 1 20 11 4 5 20 13 3 4 20 4 2 3 2 6 3 20 20 20 11 8 1 20 8 9 3 20 13 5 2 20 5 13 2 20 19 1 20 18 2 20 18 2

Age
Whats
your
age?
total 176 176 176 90 4 8 11 5 32 3 20 3 176 81 71 24 176 112 49 15 176 24 30 25 8 10 54 22 3 176 156 20 176 69 98 9 176 70 92 14 176 102 58 16 176 49 117 10 176 157 19 176 153 23 176 165 11
UNDER_30 69 69 69 44 1 2 2 1 13 1 4 1 69 36 25 8 69 48 17 4 69 6 5 10 4 5 25 12 2 69 58 11 69 69 69 31 31 7 69 38 26 5 69 17 49 3 69 62 7 69 61 8 69 67 2
30_TO_65 98 98 98 43 3 6 5 4 19 1 15 2 98 43 41 14 98 58 30 10 98 17 22 12 3 5 28 10 1 98 90 8 98 98 98 35 56 7 98 61 28 9 98 31 62 5 98 86 12 98 83 15 98 89 9
OVER_65 9 9 9 3 4 1 1 9 2 5 2 9 6 2 1 9 1 3 3 1 1 9 8 1 9 9 9 4 5 9 3 4 2 9 1 6 2 9 9 9 9 9 9

Greek_Bailout
Should
Europe
bail-out
Greek
debt?
total 176 176 176 90 4 8 11 5 32 3 20 3 176 81 71 24 176 112 49 15 176 24 30 25 8 10 54 22 3 176 156 20 176 69 98 9 176 70 92 14 176 102 58 16 176 49 117 10 176 157 19 176 153 23 176 165 11
YES 70 70 70 46 2 4 3 4 1 8 2 70 44 18 8 70 49 14 7 70 9 11 7 3 5 25 9 1 70 62 8 70 31 35 4 70 70 70 32 37 1 70 20 49 1 70 63 7 70 63 7 70 68 2
NO 92 92 92 34 4 6 7 2 26 2 10 1 92 27 52 13 92 52 35 5 92 12 16 16 5 3 25 13 2 92 83 9 92 31 56 5 92 92 92 67 18 7 92 25 63 4 92 82 10 92 79 13 92 84 8
I_DONT_KNOW 14 14 14 10 2 2 14 10 1 3 14 11 3 14 3 3 2 2 4 14 11 3 14 7 7 14 14 14 3 3 8 14 4 5 5 14 12 2 14 11 3 14 13 1

Greece_Drop_Euro?
Should
Greece
abandon
the
euro?
total 176 176 176 90 4 8 11 5 32 3 20 3 176 81 71 24 176 112 49 15 176 24 30 25 8 10 54 22 3 176 156 20 176 69 98 9 176 70 92 14 176 102 58 16 176 49 117 10 176 157 19 176 153 23 176 165 11
YES 102 102 102 48 1 4 6 3 24 2 12 2 102 37 51 14 102 62 32 8 102 10 17 16 3 9 33 12 2 102 89 13 102 38 61 3 102 32 67 3 102 102 102 43 58 1 102 90 12 102 87 15 102 93 9
NO 58 58 58 35 3 4 2 5 1 7 1 58 36 13 9 58 41 12 5 58 11 8 5 4 1 18 10 1 58 53 5 58 26 28 4 58 37 18 3 58 58 58 4 54 58 52 6 58 52 6 58 56 2
I_DO_NOT_KNOW 16 16 16 7 3 1 1 3 1 16 8 7 1 16 9 5 2 16 3 5 4 1 3 16 14 2 16 5 9 2 16 1 7 8 16 16 16 2 5 9 16 15 1 16 14 2 16 16

Europe_Drop_Euro?
Should
all
Europe
abandon
the
euro?
total 176 176 176 90 4 8 11 5 32 3 20 3 176 81 71 24 176 112 49 15 176 24 30 25 8 10 54 22 3 176 156 20 176 69 98 9 176 70 92 14 176 102 58 16 176 49 117 10 176 157 19 176 153 23 176 165 11
YES 49 49 49 19 1 1 3 16 7 2 49 14 28 7 49 24 20 5 49 6 12 10 4 10 6 1 49 44 5 49 17 31 1 49 20 25 4 49 43 4 2 49 49 49 43 6 49 41 8 49 44 5
NO 117 117 117 65 3 7 7 5 14 3 12 1 117 60 41 16 117 81 27 9 117 15 17 11 8 6 42 16 2 117 104 13 117 49 62 6 117 49 63 5 117 58 54 5 117 117 117 106 11 117 105 12 117 112 5
I_DO_NOT_KNOW 10 10 10 6 1 2 1 10 7 2 1 10 7 2 1 10 3 1 4 2 10 8 2 10 3 5 2 10 1 4 5 10 1 9 10 10 10 8 2 10 7 3 10 9 1

FirstName
Your
first
name
?
(optional)
total 176 176 176 90 4 8 11 5 32 3 20 3 176 81 71 24 176 112 49 15 176 24 30 25 8 10 54 22 3 176 156 20 176 69 98 9 176 70 92 14 176 102 58 16 176 49 117 10 176 157 19 176 153 23 176 165 11
none 157 157 157 83 4 8 11 3 25 3 17 3 157 73 62 22 157 102 42 13 157 20 25 24 8 9 49 19 3 157 138 19 157 62 86 9 157 63 82 12 157 90 52 15 157 43 106 8 157 157 157 153 4 157 155 2
firstname 19 19 19 7 2 7 3 19 8 9 2 19 10 7 2 19 4 5 1 1 5 3 19 18 1 19 7 12 19 7 10 2 19 12 6 1 19 6 11 2 19 19 19 19 19 10 9

City
Your
city
?
(optional)
total 176 176 176 90 4 8 11 5 32 3 20 3 176 81 71 24 176 112 49 15 176 24 30 25 8 10 54 22 3 176 156 20 176 69 98 9 176 70 92 14 176 102 58 16 176 49 117 10 176 157 19 176 153 23 176 165 11
none 153 153 153 82 4 8 11 3 23 3 16 3 153 73 59 21 153 101 40 12 153 20 24 23 8 8 48 19 3 153 135 18 153 61 83 9 153 63 79 11 153 87 52 14 153 41 105 7 153 153 153 153 153 152 1
city 23 23 23 8 2 9 4 23 8 12 3 23 11 9 3 23 4 6 2 2 6 3 23 21 2 23 8 15 23 7 13 3 23 15 6 2 23 8 12 3 23 4 19 23 23 23 13 10

Comment
Comment
(optional)
total 176 176 176 90 4 8 11 5 32 3 20 3 176 81 71 24 176 112 49 15 176 24 30 25 8 10 54 22 3 176 156 20 176 69 98 9 176 70 92 14 176 102 58 16 176 49 117 10 176 157 19 176 153 23 176 165 11
none 165 165 165 89 4 8 11 4 27 3 16 3 165 79 64 22 165 107 45 13 165 21 25 25 8 9 53 21 3 165 147 18 165 67 89 9 165 68 84 13 165 93 56 16 165 44 112 9 165 155 10 165 152 13 165 165
comment 11 11 11 1 1 5 4 11 2 7 2 11 5 4 2 11 3 5 1 1 1 11 9 2 11 2 9 11 2 8 1 11 9 2 11 5 5 1 11 2 9 11 1 10 11 11

Comments :

2011-dec-02 03:25:08 Marcus | Istanbul | Europe | 30_to_65 | Man

2011-dec-02 05:04:10 Yuriy | London | Europe | under_30 | Man

2011-dec-02 10:10:06 Dr Duncan Connors | Cambridge | Europe | 30_to_65 | Man

2011-dec-02 17:16:05 Mevdudi | Istanbul | Europe | under_30 | Man
The main problem of the Greece is the inelastic stracture of labor market. The institutional obligations of \"central\" EU countries to the periphery ones are the main reason of the crises. The second one is the abstinence of Central Bank of Greece.
2011-dec-04 22:01:39 Steven | Camden, S | USA_Republican | 30_to_65 | Man
When Keynesian stimulus is targeted, temporary and timely it is effective but there are many caveats.
2011-dec-05 15:15:27 | | South_America | 30_to_65 | Man
cofea
2011-dec-06 07:38:46 Mark | Berlin | Europe | under_30 | Man

2011-dec-08 07:08:43 Luiz | s�o paulo | South_America | 30_to_65 | Man

2011-dec-08 09:47:59 | Milwaukee | USA_Republican | 30_to_65 | Woman
The best president is one who will promote a capitalist economic solution and get regulation out of the way.
2011-dec-08 22:05:01 Julian | Gua | USA_Democrat | under_30 | Man

2011-dec-10 17:08:34 | London | Europe | 30_to_65 | Man

2011-dec-12 02:21:25 sachin | parbhani | Asia | 30_to_65 | Man

2011-dec-16 15:16:05 C. Paul | Oakbank, South Australia | Asia | 30_to_65 | Man
\'Thirties redux (or worse), here we come. It\'s extremely depressing.
2011-dec-18 00:38:34 Kong | Tianjin | Asia | under_30 | Man

2011-dec-18 15:39:03 Ravi | Charlotte | USA_other | 30_to_65 | Man

2011-dec-19 08:44:56 Maureen | Milwaukee | USA_Republican | 30_to_65 | Woman
complex questions don\'t lend themselves to simple answers
2011-dec-20 14:19:50 Pete | Milwauke | USA_Republican | 30_to_65 | Man
Keynesian policy can help improve in the short run if properly structured and if the government isn\'t already overburdened with debt. But US stimulus was not properly structured, and many countries carry to much debt, making Keynesian policies dangero...
2011-dec-23 17:34:52 | Chicago | USA_other | under_30 | Man

2011-dec-26 15:54:45 | Sao Paul | South_America | 30_to_65 | Man

2011-dec-29 16:36:30 m | boulder | USA_Democrat | 30_to_65 | Man
apple store
2011-dec-29 16:36:32 m | boulder | USA_Democrat | 30_to_65 | Man
apple store
2011-dec-29 16:36:34 m | boulder | USA_Democrat | 30_to_65 | Man
apple store
2011-dec-29 20:01:09 Matt | Provo | USA_Republican | under_30 | Man
Tough questions ;)
2011-dec-30 20:37:14 Poohjuice | Chicago | USA_Republican | under_30 | Man

2011-dec-02 03:25:08	Marcus \| Istanbul \| Europe \| 30_to_65 \| Man

2011-dec-02 05:04:10	Yuriy \| London \| Europe \| under_30 \| Man

2011-dec-02 10:10:06	Dr Duncan Connors \| Cambridge \| Europe \| 30_to_65 \| Man

2011-dec-02 17:16:05	Mevdudi \| Istanbul \| Europe \| under_30 \| Man
	The main problem of the Greece is the inelastic stracture of labor market. The institutional obligations of \"central\" EU countries to the periphery ones are the main reason of the crises. The second one is the abstinence of Central Bank of Greece.
2011-dec-04 22:01:39	Steven \| Camden, S \| USA_Republican \| 30_to_65 \| Man
	When Keynesian stimulus is targeted, temporary and timely it is effective but there are many caveats.
2011-dec-05 15:15:27	\| \| South_America \| 30_to_65 \| Man
	cofea
2011-dec-06 07:38:46	Mark \| Berlin \| Europe \| under_30 \| Man

2011-dec-08 07:08:43	Luiz \| s�o paulo \| South_America \| 30_to_65 \| Man

2011-dec-08 09:47:59	\| Milwaukee \| USA_Republican \| 30_to_65 \| Woman
	The best president is one who will promote a capitalist economic solution and get regulation out of the way.
2011-dec-08 22:05:01	Julian \| Gua \| USA_Democrat \| under_30 \| Man

2011-dec-10 17:08:34	\| London \| Europe \| 30_to_65 \| Man

2011-dec-12 02:21:25	sachin \| parbhani \| Asia \| 30_to_65 \| Man

2011-dec-16 15:16:05	C. Paul \| Oakbank, South Australia \| Asia \| 30_to_65 \| Man
	\'Thirties redux (or worse), here we come. It\'s extremely depressing.
2011-dec-18 00:38:34	Kong \| Tianjin \| Asia \| under_30 \| Man

2011-dec-18 15:39:03	Ravi \| Charlotte \| USA_other \| 30_to_65 \| Man

2011-dec-19 08:44:56	Maureen \| Milwaukee \| USA_Republican \| 30_to_65 \| Woman
	complex questions don\'t lend themselves to simple answers
2011-dec-20 14:19:50	Pete \| Milwauke \| USA_Republican \| 30_to_65 \| Man
	Keynesian policy can help improve in the short run if properly structured and if the government isn\'t already overburdened with debt. But US stimulus was not properly structured, and many countries carry to much debt, making Keynesian policies dangero...
2011-dec-23 17:34:52	\| Chicago \| USA_other \| under_30 \| Man

2011-dec-26 15:54:45	\| Sao Paul \| South_America \| 30_to_65 \| Man

2011-dec-29 16:36:30	m \| boulder \| USA_Democrat \| 30_to_65 \| Man
	apple store
2011-dec-29 16:36:32	m \| boulder \| USA_Democrat \| 30_to_65 \| Man
	apple store
2011-dec-29 16:36:34	m \| boulder \| USA_Democrat \| 30_to_65 \| Man
	apple store
2011-dec-29 20:01:09	Matt \| Provo \| USA_Republican \| under_30 \| Man
	Tough questions ;)
2011-dec-30 20:37:14	Poohjuice \| Chicago \| USA_Republican \| under_30 \| Man