Just 12 percent of Americans mentioned some part of the economy as the top problem facing the United States, according to a Gallup survey conducted earlier this month. That’s down from 17 percent last month and is a record low since economic issues were first included in the poll.
The polling company has been asking the classic “most important problem” question since 1939 but only began in 1991 giving a net score for all references to economic issues—including the economy in general, unemployment and inflation.
