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. 1-14, 2019

	Total positive	Neutral	Total negative	Net positive
	%	%	%
Restaurant industry	66	25	8	+58
Computer industry	61	28	11	+50
Grocery industry	58	27	15	+43
Farming and agriculture	58	24	17	+41
Travel industry	52	35	13	+39
Accounting	45	45	9	+36
Automobile industry	53	29	18	+35
Retail industry	50	28	19	+31
Real estate industry	49	31	19	+30
Banking	50	25	25	+25
Electric and gas utilities	47	28	24	+23
Sports industry	45	29	25	+20
Airline industry	42	32	23	+19
Telephone industry	42	32	26	+16
Publishing industry	39	36	24	+15
Internet industry	43	26	30	+13
Movie industry	41	31	28	+13
Education	45	18	35	+10
Television and radio industry	40	27	32	+8
The legal field	35	34	30	+5
Oil and gas industry	39	25	36	+3
Advertising and public relations industry	33	32	34	-1
Healthcare industry	38	14	48	-10
The federal government	25	23	52	-27
Pharmaceutical industry	27	15	58	-31
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%
Gallup

Industry and Business Sector Ratings 6

	Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Sports industry
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
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
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
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
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%
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