81 Percent of Americans Worried About Recession in 2022: Survey

Americans eating out less, driving less, spending less, and canceling subscriptions

A Mobil station in Los Angeles shows gas prices are rising to record highs on March 7, 2022. Jill McLaughlin/The Epoch Times

A significant number of Americans are concerned about rising prices and worried about the country sinking into recession this year, according to a CNBC/Momentive poll on financial literacy.

Eighty-one percent of adults—91 percent of Republicans, 81 percent of Independents, and 73 percent of Democrats—expect recession to set in this year, according to the results of the poll published on April 5.