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 ... ?

July 30-Aug. 12, 2020

	Total positive	Neutral	Total negative	Net positive
	%	%	%
Farming and agriculture	69	19	11	+58
Grocery industry	63	24	12	+51
Restaurant industry	61	24	15	+46
Computer industry	56	31	12	+44
Retail industry	53	28	18	+35
Accounting	42	50	8	+34
Automobile industry	48	35	16	+32
Electric and gas utilities	50	29	20	+30
Real estate industry	47	32	20	+27
Telephone industry	47	32	20	+27
Banking	46	32	22	+24
Internet industry	49	23	27	+22
Healthcare industry	51	17	31	+20
Education	48	20	32	+16
Travel industry	41	34	25	+16
Publishing industry	38	40	22	+16
Airline industry	41	33	26	+15
Oil and gas industry	43	25	32	+11
Television and radio industry	41	26	34	+7
The legal field	34	38	28	+6
Movie industry	37	30	33	+4
Advertising and public relations industry	33	34	32	+1
Sports industry	30	29	40	-10
Pharmaceutical industry	34	17	49	-15
The federal government	30	20	50	-20
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%
Gallup

Industry and Business Sector Ratings 6

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