Monday, April 19, 2010

Federal Eye - Favorability of federal agencies plummets

Federal Eye - Favorability of federal agencies plummets

A new major national poll regarding Americans' trust in government finds that favorable opinions of seven federal agencies have dropped significantly since the last time the survey was conducted in the late 1990s.

Pew Graphic courtesy of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

The poll, "Distrust, Discontent, Anger and Partisan Rancor," by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press surveyed more than 2,000 Americans from mid-March to April about their opinions of government and major institutions.

Pollsters asked about 13 federal agencies, including the military and U.S. Postal Service. Compared with the last time the survey was conducted in 1997 and 1998, the Education Department's favorability rating dropped the most, by 21 percentage points to 40 percent.

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