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Stock Market

Stock Market Forecast

Poll	Date	Higher	Lower	About the same	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	January 13-15, 2006	37%	23%	38%	2%	600	± 4.1

1 "One year from now, will the stock market be higher, lower, or about the same?"

Ethics and Corruption

Trend in Ethics of Business Leaders

Poll	Date	Better	Worse	Same	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	September 12-14, 2002	2%	54%	43%	1%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "Within the past year, has your opinion regarding the ethics of business leaders gotten better, gotten worse, or is it about the same?"

Effect of Corporate Scandals on Likelihood to Invest in Stock Market

Poll	Date	More likely	Less likely	No effect	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	September 12-14, 2002	2%	46%	50%	2%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "Have the corporate scandals of the past year made you more likely to invest in the stock market, less likely to invest, or has it had no effect on your investment strategy?"

View of Ethical Behavior of Groups

Group¹	Yes	No	Don't Know
People as a whole	81%	13%	6%
Elected officials	54%	39%	7%
Business leaders	51%	40%	9%
Non-elected government officials	64%	19%	17%

1 "For each of the following groups, please tell me whether or not you believe they generally act in an ethical manner?"

Government Regulation

Increase in Government Regulation of Business

Poll	Date	Support	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	September 12-14, 2002	43%	44%	15%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you support or oppose increased government regulation of business?"