| Americans | |||||||
| What do you consider to be the most important concern for the United States economy: | |||||||
| Inflation | Interest rates | Unemployment | The Stock Market | The mortgage crisis | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Americans | 10% | 2% | 59% | 8% | 15% | 6% | |
| Registered Voters | 9% | 2% | 60% | 8% | 15% | 6% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 3% | 3% | 73% | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Republican | 13% | 1% | 47% | 11% | 22% | 6% | |
| Independent | 10% | 1% | 56% | 12% | 16% | 6% | |
| Region | Northeast | 10% | 3% | 61% | 7% | 10% | 8% |
| Midwest | 9% | 1% | 65% | 8% | 13% | 4% | |
| South | 8% | 1% | 56% | 10% | 17% | 8% | |
| West | 14% | 2% | 56% | 6% | 16% | 6% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 9% | 1% | 65% | 6% | 12% | 7% |
| $50,000 or more | 10% | 2% | 56% | 9% | 19% | 4% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 10% | 2% | 62% | 7% | 12% | 6% |
| College graduate | 10% | 1% | 55% | 9% | 18% | 7% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 10% | 0% | 63% | 7% | 16% | 4% |
| 45 or older | 10% | 3% | 57% | 9% | 14% | 8% | |
| Gender | Men | 11% | 1% | 56% | 7% | 19% | 6% |
| Women | 9% | 2% | 62% | 9% | 11% | 7% | |
| Marist Poll National Residents "N=1118 MOE +/- 3%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | |||||||