This statistic shows the results of a survey among American adults on how much they blame the Obama administration or the Bush administration (i.e. George W. Bush) for the problems the American middle class had to face over the last ten years. The survey was conducted in July 2012, shortly before the presidential election. 47 percent of respondents blame the Bush administration a lot for the problems the middle class has had to cope with, while 33 percent blame the Obama administration.
How much do you blame the Bush or the Obama administration for the problems the middle class has faced over the last ten years?
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Pew Research Center. (August 22, 2012). How much do you blame the Bush or the Obama administration for the problems the middle class has faced over the last ten years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240743/survey-on-the-responsibility-of-the-bush-or-the-obama-administration-for-us-middle-class-problems/
Pew Research Center. "How much do you blame the Bush or the Obama administration for the problems the middle class has faced over the last ten years?." Chart. August 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240743/survey-on-the-responsibility-of-the-bush-or-the-obama-administration-for-us-middle-class-problems/
Pew Research Center. (2012). How much do you blame the Bush or the Obama administration for the problems the middle class has faced over the last ten years?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240743/survey-on-the-responsibility-of-the-bush-or-the-obama-administration-for-us-middle-class-problems/
Pew Research Center. "How Much Do You Blame The Bush or The Obama Administration for The Problems The Middle Class Has Faced over The Last Ten Years?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240743/survey-on-the-responsibility-of-the-bush-or-the-obama-administration-for-us-middle-class-problems/
Pew Research Center, How much do you blame the Bush or the Obama administration for the problems the middle class has faced over the last ten years? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240743/survey-on-the-responsibility-of-the-bush-or-the-obama-administration-for-us-middle-class-problems/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
How much do you blame the Bush or the Obama administration for the problems the middle class has faced over the last ten years? [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 22, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240743/survey-on-the-responsibility-of-the-bush-or-the-obama-administration-for-us-middle-class-problems/
