The Polling Unit: Archives 1999
-- December 1999
Dec. 29 — Consumer Confidence: A Record Year, A Remarkable Decade
Dec. 27 — Terrorism Concerns Rise, but without Undue Alarm
Dec. 22 — Confidence Remains High
Dec. 20 — Most Are Unworried about Threat of Terrorism
Dec. 16 — N.H. Voters Boost Insurgents - But Does It Translate Nationally?
Dec. 15 — 'Tis the Season to Spend $869
Dec. 13 — Plurality Favors Cuban Boy's Return
Dec. 8 — Off to Work We Go, but Not Too Far
Dec. 8 — Confidence Approaches Record Levels
Dec. 7 — Most Will Ring in the New Year from the Comfort of Their Couch
Dec. 1 — Confidence Puts Public in Buying Mood
November 1999
Nov. 24 — Confidence Rebounding in Time for the Holidays
Nov. 22 — Step Aside, Santa: Online Shopping's on the Rise
Nov. 17 — Confidence Ends Slide
Nov. 15 — A Passing Grade for Bush on Knowledge of World Affairs
Nov. 9 — Confidence Slips to Lowest Level in a Year
Nov. 9 — Confidence Ends October at Year Low
Nov. 8 — Confidence in Air Safety Remains Aloft
Nov. 3 — Six in 10 Reject Tobacco Liability
Nov. 2 — One Year Out, Bush Looks Strong on Issues and Character Alike
October 1999
Oct. 27 — A Supporting Role for Mrs. Dole?
Oct. 27 — Slight Slimp in Confidence Continues
Oct. 24 — Blacks See Greater Racial Discrimination
Oct. 20 — Slight Slimp in Confidence Continues
Oct. 19 — Six in 10 Reject Favor Limiting "Soft Money" Donations
Oct. 14 — Americans by a 2-1 Margin Call Buchanan Too Extreme
Oct. 13 — The Price of Wealth? $200,000 - or Less
Oct. 11 — Third-Party Prospects Prompt a Stifled Yawn
Oct. 3 — Mom, Apple Pie - and a Minimum Wage Increase
Oct. 6 — Confidence Slips Again - to an 11-Month Low
Oct. 4 — Approach of the Millennium Brings a Prayer for Peace
Oct. 1 — Jimmy Carter Improves with Age
September 1999
Sept. 29 — Confidence Matches Its Low Mark of '99
Sept. 22 — Low Interest in a Buchanan Quest
Sept. 22 — Confidence Dips Slightly
Sept. 15 — Flush Feeling Fuels Spending
Sept. 13 — Most Suspect a Waco Cover-Up
Sept. 9 — People to Congress: Walk This Way
Sept. 8 — Gun Control is Popular, but Not a Top Priority
Sept. 8 — Confidence Continues Near Record Highs
Sept. 1 — Individual Investors Undaunted
August 1999
Aug.25 — Confidence Stays High
Aug. 23 — Bush and Cocaine Use: The Public Ho-Hums It
Aug. 18 — Support for Gun Control is High but No Higher
Aug. 18 — What Budget Surplus?
Aug. 17 — Beatty for President: Does It Play in Peoria
Aug. 11 — Confidence Unfazed by Fed Speculation
Aug. 11 — Bush Still Bests the GOP Field
Aug. 4 — Tax Cut Deja Vu: Unequal Benefit Seen
Aug. 4 — Confidence: Steady and High
July 1999
July 28 — Tax Cut's a 2nd-Tier Issue, $792,000,000,000 or No
July 28 — Ratings of the Economy Tie Their Record High
July 21 — Thumbs Down for Now on Virtual Voting
July 21 — Little Credit to Gore for the Strong Economy
July 16 — Gore Opens His Campaign Lugging a Heavy Load
July 14 — Confidence Up a Notch, Inching Closer to Its Record
July 10 — Response to NATO Pact is Subdued Amid Doubts the Peace Will Last
July 7 — Retirement Confidence: It's a Question of Cash
June 1999
June 23 — Confidence Slips Slightly; Still Within Sight of its Record
June 23 — One in Five Has Shopped Online
June 16 — Confidence Snaps a Lull
June 9 — More Find Stocks Safe, Though Most Still See Risks
June 2 — Confidence Remains in Slight Lull
May 1999
May 26 — Most Think Economy is Holding Steady or Improving
May 19 — Confidence Strong, but in a Lull
May 17 — Declining Manners: Four in 10 Say: *#)^%!
May 17 — Public Shows Fatigue with Kosovo Conflict
May 12 — Rubin Leaves a Record of Economic Satisfaction
May 5 — Confidence Down a Notch; First Quarter Was Strongest Yet
April 1999
April 27 — Six in 10 Support Kosovo Call-Up, Though Many Question Who's Winning
April 28 — Expectations High for Summer Vacation Spending
April 26 — Four in 10 Students Report Potentially Violent Classmates
April 21 — A Drop in Confidence as Tax Deadline Passes
April 14 — More Foresee a Chance of a Stock Market Crash
April 14 — Confidence is Steady Near Its Record High
April 9 — Support for Action in Kosovo is Tempered by Risks of War
April 9 — Outraged by the Refugee Crisis, Six in 10 Favor Milosevic's Ouster
April 5 — Support Rises for Air War; Majority Backs Ground Troops
March 1999
March 31 — More See U.S. Interests at Stake in Kosovo
March 29 — Most Still Support NATO Raids on Serbia
March 26 — Majority Disagrees With Kevorkian Conviction
March 26 — Majority Now Rallies Behind the Raids on Serbia
March 24 — Confidence Slips Slightly From Record
March 17 — Confidence Ties the Record, Again
March 16 — Despite Trouble at the Top, Democrats are Strong on Issues
March 16 — Most Oppose Bombnig Serbia, But Half Back a Peacekeeping Role
March 15 — Bush Supplies the Sizzle as Gore Battles the Blahs
March 14 — Banks and Foreign Military Lead the List of Y2K Worries
March 10 — Confidence Ties the Record
March 3 — Support for a Tax Cut Still Trails Social Security
February 1999
Feb. 17 — Half Say a Recession Could Happen in '99
Feb. 12 — At the End of the Saga, A Resounding Rasberry
Feb. 10 — Consumer Confidence: Clinton's Saving Grace
Feb. 8 — The Man in the Gallery Hit the Nail on the Head
Feb. 3 — Confidence Continues Retreat From Record
January 1999
Jan. 27 — Confidence Rolls Back Slightly From Record
Jan. 20 — Confidence Holds Its Record High
Jan. 19 — Clinton Gains in Public Confidence Despite his Impeachment and Trial
Jan. 13 — Confidence Sets a New Record
Jan. 11 — Clinton's Support Looks Solid; Most Oppose Calling Witnesses
Jan. 6 — Confidence Roars Into '99, Closing in on its Record High