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Index

Americans Paying More for Gas, Utilities, Food, and Healthcare
Gallup
by Frank Newport
June 19, 2006
Thinking back over the past year, would you say that each of the following has -- [ROTATED: gone up a lot, gone up a little, remained about the same, gone down a little, (or) gone down a lot]? How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?

 

2006 May 22-24
(sorted by "total gone up")

Total
gone up

Remain
the
same

Total
gone down

 

%

%

%

The price you pay for a gallon of gasoline

96

1

*

The amount you pay for home utilities such as heating/electricity/water

78

15

2

The price you pay for food and other groceries

72

25

1

The value of your home (asked of home owners)

71

16

6

Your local property taxes

60

24

2

The amount of money you pay out-of-pocket for healthcare/prescription drugs

58

30

5

The amount you pay for health insurance coverage

57

28

4

Your state taxes

41

39

2

Your federal income taxes

37

44

8

Your rent (asked of renters)

36

51

4

Your take home pay after taxes and deductions

32

34

19

The amount of money you are able to put away in savings each month

18

33

43

Full Results:

A. Your take-home pay after taxes and deductions

 

 

Gone up
a lot

Gone up
a little

Re-
main
same

Gone
down a
little

Gone
down
a lot

Does
not
apply/
No
opin-
ion


Total
up


Total down

2006 May 22-24

5%

27

34

11

8

15

32

19

B. The price you pay for a gallon of gasoline

 

 

Gone up
a lot

Gone up
a little

Re-
main
same

Gone
down a
little

Gone
down
a lot

Does
not
apply/
No
opin-
ion


Total
up


Total down

2006 May 22-24

92%

4

1

*

*

2

96

*

* Less than 0.5%

C. The amount of money you pay out-of-pocket for healthcare and prescription drugs

 

 

Gone up
a lot

Gone up
a little

Re-
main
same

Gone
down a
little

Gone
down
a lot

Does
not
apply/
No
opin-
ion


Total
up


Total down

2006 May 22-24

34%

24

30

3

2

7

58

5

D. The amount you pay for health insurance coverage

 

 

Gone up
a lot

Gone up
a little

Re-
main
same

Gone
down a
little

Gone
down
a lot

Does
not
apply/
No
opin-
ion


Total
up


Total down

2006 May 22-24

32%

25

28

2

2

11

57

4

E. The value of your home

BASED ON 838 ADULTS WHO OWN THEIR HOMES

 

 

Gone up
a lot

Gone up
a little

Re-
main
same

Gone
down a
little

Gone
down
a lot

Does
not
apply/
No
opin-
ion


Total
up


Total down

2006 May 22-24

35%

36

16

4

2

8

71

6

F. Your rent

BASED ON 838 ADULTS WHO RENT THEIR HOMES

 

 

Gone up
a lot

Gone up
a little

Re-
main
same

Gone
down a
little

Gone
down
a lot

Does
not
apply/
No
opin-
ion


Total
up


Total down

2006 May 22-24

16%

20

51

1

3

10

36

4

G. The price you pay for food and other groceries

 

 

Gone up
a lot

Gone up
a little

Re-
main
same

Gone
down a
little

Gone
down
a lot

Does
not
apply/
No
opin-
ion


Total
up


Total down

2006 May 22-24

28

44

25

1

*

1

72

1

* Less than 0.5%

H. Your federal income taxes

 

 

Gone up
a lot

Gone up
a little

Re-
main
same

Gone
down a
little

Gone
down
a lot

Does
not
apply/
No
opin-
ion


Total
up


Total down

2006 May 22-24

13%

24

44

6

2

11

37

8

I. Your state taxes

 

 

Gone up
a lot

Gone up
a little

Re-
main
same

Gone
down a
little

Gone
down
a lot

Does
not
apply/
No
opin-
ion


Total
up


Total down

2006 May 22-24

13%

28

39

2

*

17

41

2

* Less than 0.5%

J. Your local property taxes

 

 

Gone up
a lot

Gone up
a little

Re-
main
same

Gone
down a
little

Gone
down
a lot

Does
not
apply/
No
opin-
ion


Total
up


Total down

2006 May 22-24

23%

37

24

2

*

15

60

2

* Less than 0.5%

K. The amount of money you are able to put away in savings each month

 

 

Gone up
a lot

Gone up
a little

Re-
main
same

Gone
down a
little

Gone
down
a lot

Does
not
apply/
No
opin-
ion


Total
up


Total down

2006 May 22-24

3%

15

33

21

22

6

18

43

L. The amount you pay for home utilities such as heating, electricity, and water

 

 

Gone up
a lot

Gone up
a little

Re-
main
same

Gone
down a
little

Gone
down
a lot

Does
not
apply/
No
opin-
ion


Total
up


Total down

2006 May 22-24

47%

31

15

1

1

5

78

2

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