Financial Surveys & Statistics

Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week.

31% – The percent of Americans who are reducing their debt burden (Source: Gallup Inc.)

29% – The percent of U.S adults who think that the next great innovator and entrepreneur will come from America, edging out India by a single percentage point (Sources: Zogby463)

73% – The percentage of people who have confidence that doctors know the right steps to take to reform the U.S. health care system (Source: Gallup Inc.)

61% – The percent of U.S. adults who think it is more important than ever to tackle health care reform, despite the anemic economy (Source: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)

51% – The percentage of Americans who say their communities aren’t spending enough money on public schools in 2009, compared with 57% last year (Source: Harris Interactive, Inc.)