Business and Industry Sector Ratings

On another subject, for each of the following business sectors in the United States, please say whether your overall view of it is very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative or very negative. How about ... ?

Aug. 2-17, 2021

	Total positive	Neutral	Total negative	Net positive
	%	%	%	%
Farming and agriculture	59	25	14	45
Restaurant industry	58	28	14	44
Grocery industry	54	25	20	34
Computer industry	51	32	17	34
Accounting	38	50	12	26
Automobile industry	43	33	23	20
Retail industry	42	33	23	19
Real Estate industry	43	31	26	17
Telephone industry	40	37	24	16
Banking	40	33	26	14
Travel industry	37	38	24	13
Electric and gas utilities	36	34	30	6
Movie industry	37	29	35	2
Publishing industry	32	38	30	2
Education	41	19	40	1
Airline industry	33	35	32	1
Advertising and public relations industry	34	29	36	-2
The legal field	31	32	35	-4
Healthcare industry	36	23	41	-5
Internet industry	35	25	40	-5
Sports industry	34	27	39	-5
Television and radio industry	33	27	40	-7
Pharmaceutical industry	31	17	51	-20
Oil and gas industry	28	24	48	-20
The federal government	26	19	54	-28
Net positive is Total % positive minus Total % negative (in percentage points)
Gallup

Industry and Business Sector Ratings 1

	Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Accounting
2021 Aug 2-17	13	25	50	8	4	1
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	11	31	50	6	2	*
2019 Aug 1-14	12	33	45	7	2	1
2018 Aug 1-12	10	29	46	9	3	3
2017 Aug 2-6	14	35	35	7	3	7
2016 Aug 3-7	11	34	40	7	5	4
2015 Aug 5-9	13	35	37	10	2	3
2014 Aug 7-10	12	33	38	11	3	3
2013 Aug 7-11	12	32	36	12	4	4
2012 Aug 9-12	7	32	38	13	6	5
2011 Aug 11-14	8	28	42	12	7	3
2010 Aug 5-8	8	27	41	13	3	8
2009 Aug 6-9	9	25	42	14	4	5
2008 Aug 7-10	6	30	46	10	2	6
2007 Aug 13-16	9	31	42	10	2	6
2006 Aug 7-10	8	34	41	7	4	6
2005 Aug 8-11	9	33	40	11	3	4
2004 Aug 9-11	6	29	45	12	3	5
2003 Aug 4-6	8	37	37	10	4	4
2002 Aug 5-8	7	24	32	19	12	6
2001 Aug 16-19	10	37	40	7	1	5
Advertising and public relations
2021 Aug 2-17	9	25	29	20	16	1
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	8	25	34	23	9	*
2019 Aug 1-14	8	25	32	24	10	1
2018 Aug 1-12	7	28	31	21	11	1
2017 Aug 2-6	7	31	31	21	9	2
2016 Aug 3-7	7	28	27	23	12	2
2015 Aug 5-9	7	31	29	20	11	2
2014 Aug 7-10	9	28	29	22	11	1
2013 Aug 7-11	8	30	27	23	9	2
2012 Aug 9-12	6	25	33	24	11	2
2011 Aug 11-14	8	24	29	26	11	2
2010 Aug 5-8	6	27	27	25	11	4
2009 Aug 6-9	6	25	30	27	11	1
2008 Aug 7-10	4	23	33	26	11	3
2007 Aug 13-16	6	29	29	21	13	2
2006 Aug 7-10	6	27	27	27	11	2
2005 Aug 8-11	9	21	32	27	8	3
2004 Aug 9-11	8	25	32	21	11	3
2003 Aug 4-6	9	32	29	19	8	3
2002 Aug 5-8	7	24	34	23	9	3
2001 Aug 16-19	10	28	28	23	9	2
Airline industry
2021 Aug 2-17	8	25	35	23	9	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	10	31	33	18	8	*
2019 Aug 1-14	11	31	32	19	4	2
2018 Aug 1-12	12	31	31	19	5	2
2017 Aug 2-6	9	32	20	24	11	3
2016 Aug 3-7	8	33	30	17	9	2
2015 Aug 5-9	7	28	29	24	8	4
2014 Aug 7-10	7	28	32	21	8	3
2013 Aug 7-11	8	30	29	22	8	4
2012 Aug 9-12	6	25	32	26	9	2
2011 Aug 11-14	5	24	30	26	13	2
2010 Aug 5-8	4	26	25	27	14	4
2009 Aug 6-9	6	26	29	30	7	2
2008 Aug 7-10	3	15	27	29	23	3
2007 Aug 13-16	7	23	33	24	9	4
2006 Aug 7-10	7	26	32	22	9	4
2005 Aug 8-11	6	32	32	21	6	3
2004 Aug 9-11	6	32	33	20	3	6
2003 Aug 4-6	6	31	30	24	7	2
2002 Aug 5-8	7	24	33	24	6	6
2001 Aug 16-19	10	27	29	23	7	4
Automobile industry
2021 Aug 2-17	11	32	33	16	7	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	15	33	35	13	3	1
2019 Aug 1-14	14	39	29	14	4	1
2018 Aug 1-12	12	35	33	14	5	1
2017 Aug 2-6	12	44	25	15	3	1
2016 Aug 3-7	12	38	26	19	4	1
2015 Aug 5-9	7	42	27	17	5	2
2014 Aug 7-10	11	37	23	20	8	1
2013 Aug 7-11	14	35	27	18	5	1
2012 Aug 9-12	10	33	28	20	8	1
2011 Aug 11-14	8	34	25	21	11	1
2010 Aug 5-8	6	33	23	26	10	2
2009 Aug 6-9	4	20	16	38	21	1
2008 Aug 7-10	5	24	22	32	14	3
2007 Aug 13-16	8	30	29	27	5	1
2006 Aug 7-10	11	28	27	24	8	2
2005 Aug 8-11	10	32	29	19	7	3
2004 Aug 9-11	11	33	29	17	7	3
2003 Aug 4-6	12	40	27	14	5	2
2002 Aug 5-8	10	36	31	12	7	4
2001 Aug 16-19	11	34	28	20	6	1
All items asked of approximately 500 respondents
Gallup

Industry and Business Sector Ratings 2

	Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Banking
2021 Aug 2-17	12	28	33	18	8	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	14	32	32	15	7	--
2019 Aug 1-14	16	34	25	16	9	*
2018 Aug 1-12	11	31	28	21	8	1
2017 Aug 2-6	10	33	25	20	10	1
2016 Aug 3-7	10	28	23	23	13	2
2015 Aug 5-9	9	28	29	21	12	1
2014 Aug 7-10	9	31	28	19	13	*
2013 Aug 7-11	9	24	22	25	18	2
2012 Aug 9-12	6	19	21	31	22	2
2011 Aug 11-14	7	23	21	28	19	1
2010 Aug 5-8	7	19	20	33	21	1
2009 Aug 6-9	7	21	20	30	21	1
2008 Aug 7-10	7	29	25	26	11	2
2007 Aug 13-16	13	37	30	16	2	2
2006 Aug 7-10	15	41	25	14	3	2
2005 Aug 8-11	12	34	31	18	4	1
2004 Aug 9-11	15	31	34	14	3	3
2003 Aug 4-6	13	39	26	15	5	2
2002 Aug 5-8	12	34	29	17	7	1
2001 Aug 16-19	12	35	31	13	7	2
Computer industry
2021 Aug 2-17	17	34	32	10	7	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	24	32	31	8	4	*
2019 Aug 1-14	25	36	28	8	3	1
2018 Aug 1-12	23	38	28	7	3	2
2017 Aug 2-6	31	44	15	7	1	1
2016 Aug 3-7	31	35	19	9	4	2
2015 Aug 5-9	30	39	19	7	3	2
2014 Aug 7-10	23	43	22	6	4	2
2013 Aug 7-11	27	38	22	8	3	2
2012 Aug 9-12	29	44	14	6	4	3
2011 Aug 11-14	30	42	16	6	4	1
2010 Aug 5-8	22	38	26	9	2	3
2009 Aug 6-9	21	41	23	8	3	4
2008 Aug 7-10	22	38	27	6	4	3
2007 Aug 13-16	22	39	25	7	3	4
2006 Aug 7-10	22	38	26	6	3	5
2005 Aug 8-11	20	37	30	8	2	3
2004 Aug 9-11	20	40	26	6	2	6
2003 Aug 4-6	24	46	20	5	1	4
2002 Aug 5-8	20	42	24	5	4	5
2001 Aug 16-19	27	40	20	9	1	3
Education
2021 Aug 2-17	11	30	19	28	12	--
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	15	33	20	22	10	*
2019 Aug 1-14	10	35	18	27	8	1
2018 Aug 1-12	12	32	17	26	12	1
2017 Aug 2-6	13	42	17	22	5	*
2016 Aug 3-7	13	31	17	28	10	1
2015 Aug 5-9	8	33	14	32	11	1
2014 Aug 7-10	15	33	17	25	8	1
2013 Aug 7-11	14	32	14	31	9	1
2012 Aug 9-12	10	35	22	24	8	*
2011 Aug 11-14	7	28	18	35	12	*
2010 Aug 5-8	9	30	17	32	11	1
2009 Aug 6-9	10	33	16	31	10	1
2008 Aug 7-10	8	33	15	31	12	1
2007 Aug 13-16	13	34	16	28	8	1
2006 Aug 7-10	9	32	19	27	11	2
2005 Aug 8-11	17	35	18	24	5	1
2004 Aug 9-11	12	33	21	25	7	2
2003 Aug 4-6	13	38	18	20	10	1
2002 Aug 5-8	12	35	16	27	9	1
2001 Aug 16-19	13	37	18	23	9	*
Electric and gas utilities
2021 Aug 2-17	10	26	34	19	11	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	20	30	29	15	5	*
2019 Aug 1-14	15	32	28	17	7	*
2018 Aug 1-12	13	29	28	21	8	1
2017 Aug 2-6	13	31	24	22	9	*
2016 Aug 3-7	10	32	23	19	14	2
2015 Aug 5-9	11	33	24	21	11	1
2014 Aug 7-10	12	28	23	23	14	1
2013 Aug 7-11	12	26	23	25	14	1
2012 Aug 9-12	9	25	26	23	15	1
2011 Aug 11-14	11	27	20	24	16	*
2010 Aug 5-8	8	29	22	27	14	*
2009 Aug 6-9	5	26	22	33	12	1
2008 Aug 7-10	4	23	19	28	24	2
2007 Aug 13-16	6	25	23	26	19	1
2006 Aug 7-10	6	22	20	30	21	1
2005 Aug 8-11	11	25	24	26	12	2
2004 Aug 9-11	8	24	29	26	12	1
2003 Aug 4-6	12	33	23	21	10	1
2002 Aug 5-8	9	27	27	24	11	2
2001 Aug 16-19	9	22	21	30	17	1
All items asked of approximately 500 respondents; * Less than 0.5%
Gallup

Industry and Business Sector Ratings 3

	Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Farming and agriculture
2021 Aug 2-17	24	35	25	10	4	2
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	34	35	19	9	2	1
2019 Aug 1-14	21	37	24	13	4	1
2018 Aug 1-12	21	35	24	12	6	2
2017 Aug 2-6	30	40	17	8	4	1
2016 Aug 3-7	20	35	23	15	5	2
2015 Aug 5-9	20	35	26	14	3	3
2014 Aug 7-10	24	36	26	10	2	1
2013 Aug 7-11	24	36	21	14	4	2
2012 Aug 9-12	19	33	25	14	6	3
2011 Aug 11-14	18	39	22	13	6	2
2010 Aug 5-8	21	32	24	12	6	4
2009 Aug 6-9	19	37	24	15	3	3
2008 Aug 7-10	13	37	27	15	4	4
2007 Aug 13-16	13	38	24	17	5	3
2006 Aug 7-10	20	36	25	13	2	4
2005 Aug 8-11	22	36	27	10	3	2
2004 Aug 9-11	19	31	34	9	3	4
2003 Aug 4-6	17	35	27	16	4	1
2002 Aug 5-8	16	35	28	12	4	5
2001 Aug 16-19	23	36	24	10	5	2
Grocery industry
2021 Aug 2-17	20	34	25	16	4	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	28	35	24	10	2	--
2019 Aug 1-14	18	40	27	12	3	*
2018 Aug 1-12	16	37	27	13	5	1
2017 Aug 2-6	16	44	23	13	4	1
2016 Aug 3-7	18	36	28	13	5	*
2015 Aug 5-9	16	42	20	16	3	2
2014 Aug 7-10	13	42	23	15	6	*
2013 Aug 7-11	14	36	25	18	7	*
2012 Aug 9-12	14	37	27	16	4	2
2011 Aug 11-14	13	39	24	19	5	*
2010 Aug 5-8	14	39	25	17	5	1
2009 Aug 6-9	14	37	25	16	7	1
2008 Aug 7-10	9	27	27	27	9	1
2007 Aug 13-16	13	40	26	16	4	1
2006 Aug 7-10	18	37	29	11	3	2
2005 Aug 8-11	17	41	27	11	4	*
2004 Aug 9-11	14	38	31	13	2	2
2003 Aug 4-6	16	47	24	8	4	1
2002 Aug 5-8	18	40	25	13	3	1
2001 Aug 16-19	18	39	29	11	2	1
Healthcare industry
2021 Aug 2-17	11	25	23	28	13	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	22	29	17	18	13	--
2019 Aug 1-14	14	24	14	26	22	*
2018 Aug 1-12	10	24	18	27	21	*
2017 Aug 2-6	9	29	18	26	19	*
2016 Aug 3-7	11	23	12	30	24	*
2015 Aug 5-9	11	28	17	24	21	*
2014 Aug 7-10	8	28	19	26	19	*
2013 Aug 7-11	10	26	14	27	22	1
2012 Aug 9-12	9	33	15	23	19	1
2011 Aug 11-14	8	19	18	32	23	*
2010 Aug 5-8	8	21	17	31	23	*
2009 Aug 6-9	8	28	15	26	22	1
2008 Aug 7-10	7	20	14	29	28	2
2007 Aug 13-16	6	22	16	34	22	*
2006 Aug 7-10	11	24	17	29	17	2
2005 Aug 8-11	12	20	16	32	18	2
2004 Aug 9-11	10	23	16	33	17	1
2003 Aug 4-6	11	31	12	28	17	1
2002 Aug 5-8	10	20	19	32	17	2
2001 Aug 16-19	11	26	19	29	15	*
Internet industry
2021 Aug 2-17	16	19	25	23	17	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	19	30	23	20	7	1
2019 Aug 1-14	16	27	26	21	9	1
2018 Aug 1-12	14	31	26	20	7	2
2017 Aug 2-6	21	38	21	12	6	2
2016 Aug 3-7	16	37	21	17	7	2
2015 Aug 5-9	23	37	22	11	5	2
2014 Aug 7-10	15	34	27	15	7	1
2013 Aug 7-11	20	34	23	13	7	3
2012 Aug 9-12	21	34	21	14	6	4
2011 Aug 11-14	22	34	26	11	5	3
2010 Aug 5-8	18	32	24	17	5	4
2009 Aug 6-9	17	34	25	14	6	4
2008 Aug 7-10	17	32	27	10	8	6
2007 Aug 13-16	17	37	23	14	5	4
2006 Aug 7-10	18	32	24	16	6	4
2005 Aug 8-11	15	31	27	18	4	5
2004 Aug 9-11	16	29	26	15	7	7
2003 Aug 4-6	16	35	25	15	5	4
2002 Aug 5-8	14	29	26	16	5	10
2001 Aug 16-19	14	30	26	20	7	3
All items asked of approximately 500 respondents; * Less than 0.5%
Gallup

Industry and Business Sector Ratings 4

	Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%	%
The legal field
2021 Aug 2-17	9	22	32	21	14	2
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	8	26	38	19	9	*
2019 Aug 1-14	9	26	34	19	11	1
2018 Aug 1-12	9	25	30	24	10	3
2017 Aug 2-6	9	31	26	21	11	2
2016 Aug 3-7	5	26	28	26	13	2
2015 Aug 5-9	9	24	27	27	11	2
2014 Aug 7-10	6	25	28	24	16	1
2013 Aug 7-11	9	25	22	26	15	3
2012 Aug 9-12	7	27	25	24	13	3
2011 Aug 11-14	7	22	24	26	19	2
2010 Aug 5-8	5	22	28	26	15	4
2009 Aug 6-9	6	19	32	26	15	1
2008 Aug 7-10	4	22	28	25	18	3
2007 Aug 13-16	5	26	25	24	18	2
2006 Aug 7-10	8	19	27	29	15	2
2005 Aug 8-11	7	20	24	30	17	2
2004 Aug 9-11	6	21	28	27	15	3
2003 Aug 4-6	8	28	24	24	14	2
2002 Aug 5-8	4	18	35	24	15	4
2001 Aug 16-19	7	22	24	28	17	2
Movie industry
2021 Aug 2-17	12	25	29	20	15	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	13	24	30	18	15	1
2019 Aug 1-14	13	28	31	18	10	1
2018 Aug 1-12	12	28	28	17	12	2
2017 Aug 2-6	11	35	24	16	11	3
2016 Aug 3-7	10	32	24	21	11	2
2015 Aug 5-9	12	27	30	18	11	2
2014 Aug 7-10	11	31	23	24	10	1
2013 Aug 7-11	11	27	26	21	13	2
2012 Aug 9-12	8	30	25	23	12	2
2011 Aug 11-14	14	24	23	22	15	2
2010 Aug 5-8	8	27	27	22	13	3
2009 Aug 6-9	11	27	26	21	12	3
2008 Aug 7-10	9	26	30	20	12	3
2007 Aug 13-16	10	26	25	25	12	2
2006 Aug 7-10	9	25	26	25	13	2
2005 Aug 8-11	11	22	25	27	12	3
2004 Aug 9-11	10	27	26	20	13	4
2003 Aug 4-6	12	30	25	19	12	2
2002 Aug 5-8	12	22	27	22	13	4
2001 Aug 16-19	9	24	23	24	17	3
Oil and gas industry
2021 Aug 2-17	9	19	24	27	21	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	16	27	25	19	13	*
2019 Aug 1-14	14	25	25	22	14	*
2018 Aug 1-12	10	21	23	26	18	2
2017 Aug 2-6	12	26	21	26	14	1
2016 Aug 3-7	12	25	17	24	20	2
2015 Aug 5-9	10	24	18	27	20	1
2014 Aug 7-10	12	17	15	35	21	1
2013 Aug 7-11	8	18	17	28	29	1
2012 Aug 9-12	15	15	27	34	1	*
2011 Aug 11-14	7	13	15	27	37	2
2010 Aug 5-8	4	16	16	34	29	1
2009 Aug 6-9	5	16	16	28	35	1
2008 Aug 7-10	4	11	8	24	52	1
2007 Aug 13-16	6	13	14	32	35	*
2006 Aug 7-10	5	10	7	28	49	1
2005 Aug 8-11	9	11	17	27	35	1
2004 Aug 9-11	6	15	18	35	23	3
2003 Aug 4-6	9	26	22	29	14	*
2002 Aug 5-8	6	19	28	28	16	3
2001 Aug 16-19	7	17	21	33	21	1
Pharmaceutical industry
2021 Aug 2-17	11	20	17	26	25	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	15	19	17	28	21	--
2019 Aug 1-14	9	18	15	27	31	*
2018 Aug 1-12	12	18	16	25	28	1
2017 Aug 2-6	12	21	16	25	25	*
2016 Aug 3-7	10	18	19	21	30	2
2015 Aug 5-9	12	23	21	23	20	1
2014 Aug 7-10	12	28	23	22	14	1
2013 Aug 7-11	13	22	18	25	20	2
2012 Aug 9-12	11	26	24	23	15	2
2011 Aug 11-14	11	25	20	26	17	1
2010 Aug 5-8	6	26	17	25	23	3
2009 Aug 6-9	8	23	18	28	21	1
2008 Aug 7-10	10	21	23	25	20	1
2007 Aug 13-16	11	22	16	31	19	1
2006 Aug 7-10	12	27	15	24	21	1
2005 Aug 8-11	10	19	22	25	22	2
2004 Aug 9-11	9	22	19	31	17	2
2003 Aug 4-6	12	31	18	22	16	1
2002 Aug 5-8	11	22	22	25	18	2
2001 Aug 16-19	12	27	22	24	14	1
All items asked of approximately 500 respondents; * Less than 0.5%
Gallup

Industry and Business Sector Ratings 5

	Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Publishing industry
2021 Aug 2-17	9	23	38	16	14	1
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	9	29	40	13	9	--
2019 Aug 1-14	11	28	36	16	8	1
2018 Aug 1-12	10	33	34	12	8	2
2017 Aug 2-6	13	33	30	13	7	3
2016 Aug 3-7	10	29	32	19	8	2
2015 Aug 5-9	11	29	37	15	5	3
2014 Aug 7-10	11	30	34	16	7	1
2013 Aug 7-11	11	30	32	17	8	3
2012 Aug 9-12	13	29	33	15	6	4
2011 Aug 11-14	9	29	38	15	7	3
2010 Aug 5-8	9	28	40	14	6	3
2009 Aug 6-9	12	28	33	16	7	3
2008 Aug 7-10	7	29	38	17	5	4
2007 Aug 13-16	11	32	36	12	6	3
2006 Aug 7-10	12	32	33	13	6	4
2005 Aug 8-11	10	32	35	14	6	3
2004 Aug 9-11	10	31	36	14	5	4
2003 Aug 4-6	12	34	37	11	4	2
2002 Aug 5-8	8	30	37	15	5	5
2001 Aug 16-19	12	35	32	13	5	3
Real estate industry
2021 Aug 2-17	14	29	31	17	9	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	14	33	32	15	5	1
2019 Aug 1-14	15	34	31	14	5	1
2018 Aug 1-12	12	34	32	16	5	1
2017 Aug 2-6	12	41	26	15	4	1
2016 Aug 3-7	8	36	31	16	5	4
2015 Aug 5-9	7	33	32	20	5	2
2014 Aug 7-10	8	33	29	22	7	1
2013 Aug 7-11	6	29	27	26	10	3
2012 Aug 9-12	5	22	30	30	11	3
2011 Aug 11-14	5	18	23	33	19	2
2010 Aug 5-8	5	21	24	32	16	3
2009 Aug 6-9	5	19	27	32	16	2
2008 Aug 7-10	3	13	26	35	21	2
2007 Aug 13-16	9	25	30	26	9	1
2006 Aug 7-10	9	33	31	19	6	2
2005 Aug 8-11	13	33	29	17	6	2
2004 Aug 9-11	15	32	31	15	4	3
2003 Aug 4-6	13	40	28	13	5	1
2002 Aug 5-8	12	35	32	13	4	4
2001 Aug 16-19	12	34	32	16	4	2
Restaurant industry
2021 Aug 2-17	19	39	28	10	4	--
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	22	39	24	11	4	*
2019 Aug 1-14	20	46	25	6	2	*
2018 Aug 1-12	17	41	31	7	3	1
2017 Aug 2-6	20	52	21	6	1	1
2016 Aug 3-7	22	44	27	6	1	1
2015 Aug 5-9	16	44	27	9	1	2
2014 Aug 7-10	20	47	26	6	1	*
2013 Aug 7-11	16	45	26	11	2	1
2012 Aug 9-12	19	40	29	8	2	1
2011 Aug 11-14	17	44	25	7	5	1
2010 Aug 5-8	15	42	31	10	1	1
2009 Aug 6-9	14	43	28	12	2	1
2008 Aug 7-10	11	40	35	10	2	2
2007 Aug 13-16	18	45	26	9	1	1
2006 Aug 7-10	18	47	25	8	1	1
2005 Aug 8-11	14	44	31	6	2	3
2004 Aug 9-11	15	43	32	6	1	3
2003 Aug 4-6	15	51	25	6	2	1
2002 Aug 5-8	16	45	28	7	1	3
2001 Aug 16-19	15	47	28	6	2	2
Retail industry
2021 Aug 2-17	6	36	33	18	5	1
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	14	39	38	14	4	1
2019 Aug 1-14	13	37	28	16	3	3
2018 Aug 1-12	10	38	31	17	3	1
2017 Aug 2-6	11	41	27	16	4	1
2016 Aug 3-7	14	35	26	17	6	2
2015 Aug 5-9	8	43	30	14	3	2
2014 Aug 7-10	9	44	31	11	2	2
2013 Aug 7-11	9	37	32	13	5	3
2012 Aug 9-12	11	25	20	26	17	1
2011 Aug 11-14	11	33	33	17	5	2
2010 Aug 5-8	8	36	33	18	4	2
2009 Aug 6-9	7	37	30	19	3	3
2008 Aug 7-10	6	33	36	17	5	3
2007 Aug 13-16	6	45	29	14	4	2
2006 Aug 7-10	12	41	33	9	2	3
2005 Aug 8-11	10	42	31	11	4	2
2004 Aug 9-11	11	43	31	11	2	2
2003 Aug 4-6	7	47	29	14	2	1
2002 Aug 5-8	12	42	30	11	2	3
2001 Aug 16-19	12	35	34	14	3	2
All items asked of approximately 500 respondents; * Less than 0.5%
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Industry and Business Sector Ratings 6

	Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Sports industry
2021 Aug 2-17	11	23	27	21	18	--
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	11	19	29	21	19	1
2019 Aug 1-14	17	28	29	17	8	1
2018 Aug 1-12	15	27	27	18	12	1
2017 Aug 2-6	16	33	25	16	6	4
2016 Aug 3-7	18	23	31	18	9	2
2015 Aug 5-9	13	30	28	16	10	4
2014 Aug 7-10	14	32	28	18	7	1
2013 Aug 7-11	12	27	26	20	12	2
2012 Aug 9-12	15	28	25	19	11	2
2011 Aug 11-14	11	26	25	22	14	2
2010 Aug 5-8	11	27	28	20	10	4
2009 Aug 6-9	11	28	28	17	13	3
2008 Aug 7-10	12	24	31	18	11	4
2007 Aug 13-16	11	24	27	24	11	3
2006 Aug 7-10	14	31	24	18	9	4
2005 Aug 8-11	13	20	26	24	14	3
2004 Aug 9-11	12	27	26	22	10	3
2003 Aug 4-6	16	28	26	18	9	3
2002 Aug 5-8	15	20	28	22	11	4
2001 Aug 16-19	14	24	28	21	12	1
Telephone industry
2021 Aug 2-17	14	26	37	18	6	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	17	30	32	14	6	--
2019 Aug 1-14	11	31	32	19	7	*
2018 Aug 1-12	13	28	34	18	7	2
2017 Aug 2-6	10	37	25	19	8	1
2016 Aug 3-7	11	31	31	17	10	1
2015 Aug 5-9	12	31	29	19	9	1
2014 Aug 7-10	11	32	27	20	8	2
2013 Aug 7-11	12	29	26	23	9	1
2012 Aug 9-12	12	30	29	22	6	1
2011 Aug 11-14	11	28	30	23	8	1
2010 Aug 5-8	11	30	30	21	8	1
2009 Aug 6-9	10	31	30	22	7	1
2008 Aug 7-10	9	30	30	21	8	2
2007 Aug 13-16	8	38	26	18	9	1
2006 Aug 7-10	12	31	25	22	9	1
2005 Aug 8-11	13	27	31	21	6	2
2004 Aug 9-11	10	28	28	23	8	3
2003 Aug 4-6	11	32	26	20	10	1
2002 Aug 5-8	10	24	27	24	13	2
2001 Aug 16-19	10	29	24	27	10	*
Television and radio industry
2021 Aug 2-17	13	20	27	21	19	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	13	28	26	19	15	*
2019 Aug 1-14	9	31	27	20	12	*
2018 Aug 1-12	12	28	26	20	12	2
2017 Aug 2-6	11	34	22	18	14	1
2016 Aug 3-7	10	30	23	27	11	*
2015 Aug 5-9	11	33	22	23	9	2
2014 Aug 7-10	13	28	25	20	13	*
2013 Aug 7-11	14	26	21	25	13	1
2012 Aug 9-12	11	26	25	24	12	1
2011 Aug 11-14	11	28	21	24	16	1
2010 Aug 5-8	7	36	22	24	11	*
2009 Aug 6-9	11	29	21	27	11	1
2008 Aug 7-10	8	29	22	27	13	1
2007 Aug 13-16	10	31	21	25	12	1
2006 Aug 7-10	11	30	22	26	10	1
2005 Aug 8-11	12	23	25	26	12	2
2004 Aug 9-11	12	25	25	27	10	1
2003 Aug 4-6	11	34	24	23	8	*
2002 Aug 5-8	11	31	24	23	9	2
2001 Aug 16-19	11	31	22	24	12	*
Travel industry
2021 Aug 2-17	10	27	38	16	8	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	13	28	34	20	5	*
2019 Aug 1-14	13	39	35	10	3	1
2018 Aug 1-12	13	37	35	12	1	2
2017 Aug 2-6	15	33	34	12	3	4
2016 Aug 3-7	12	36	33	12	4	2
2015 Aug 5-9	11	41	31	11	4	3
2014 Aug 7-10	9	40	38	9	3	1
2013 Aug 7-11	10	39	33	13	3	2
2012 Aug 9-12	9	31	34	16	5	4
2011 Aug 11-14	9	33	35	16	5	2
2010 Aug 5-8	8	35	35	16	4	3
2009 Aug 6-9	9	33	34	17	5	2
2008 Aug 7-10	5	29	36	18	8	4
2007 Aug 13-16	8	34	35	17	3	3
2006 Aug 7-10	9	37	34	12	5	3
2005 Aug 8-11	12	36	35	10	3	4
2004 Aug 9-11	13	37	35	8	1	6
2003 Aug 4-6	9	40	33	11	4	3
2002 Aug 5-8	9	33	35	15	2	6
2001 Aug 16-19	11	39	35	11	2	2
The federal government
2021 Aug 2-17	6	20	19	23	31	*
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12	7	23	20	32	18	*
2019 Aug 1-14	6	19	23	32	20	*
2018 Aug 1-12	5	21	19	30	23	2
2017 Aug 2-6	7	22	19	29	23	*
2016 Aug 3-7	5	23	16	26	29	1
2015 Aug 5-9	3	22	18	30	24	2
2014 Aug 7-10	5	18	18	33	26	1
2013 Aug 7-11	5	22	17	29	27	1
2012 Aug 9-12	3	20	14	33	27	3
2011 Aug 11-14	5	12	20	34	29	*
2010 Aug 5-8	4	22	14	33	25	1
2009 Aug 6-9	6	23	15	31	23	1
2008 Aug 7-10	3	15	20	34	26	2
2007 Aug 13-16	5	16	21	39	18	1
2006 Aug 7-10	6	19	23	30	20	2
2005 Aug 8-11	6	27	20	31	14	2
2004 Aug 9-11	9	25	25	30	9	2
2003 Aug 4-6	9	32	23	22	13	1
All items asked of approximately 500 respondents; * Less than 0.5%
Gallup

Business and Industry Sector Ratings

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