United States - business sector rating by the population in 2012

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 16, 2012
This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in August 2012 in the United States. The respondents were asked about their views of selected industry and business sectors. Some 53 percent of respondents said their view of the banking business was a negative one, while 25 percent had a positive opinion about it.

How is your view of the following business sectors in the United States? (United States, 2012)

IndustryTotal positiveNeutralTotal negative
Computer industry 73 14 10
Restaurant industry 59 29 10
Internet industry 55 21 20
Retail industry 53 29 16
Farming and agriculture 52 25 20
Grocery industry 51 27 20
Education 45 22 32
Sports industry 43 25 30
Automobile industry 43 28 28
Publishing industry 42 33 21
Telephone industry 42 29 28
Healthcare industry 42 15 42
Travel industry 40 34 21
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Release date

August 2012

Region

United States

Survey time period

August 9 to 12, 2012

Number of respondents

1,012 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

In the survey, the question was posed as follows: "On another subject, for each of the following business sectors in the United States, please say whether your overall view of it is very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative or very negative. How about ...?"

This statistic shows only the total positive, neutral and the total negative results.

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