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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Average 19% in 2022 name some aspect of government as biggest problem
- 16% cite inflation and 12% the economy in general, on average
- Satisfaction with direction of the U.S. averages 18%, similar to 2008 and 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the seventh year in the past decade, Americans name dissatisfaction with the government as the nation’s top problem in 2022. An average of 19% of U.S. adults have mentioned some aspect of the government as the most important problem facing the country in Gallup’s 11 measures this year. The government edges out the high cost of living or inflation (16%) and outpaces the economy in general (12%). Further down the list, immigration, unifying the country, COVID-19, race relations and crime each average 4% to 6% of mentions in 2022.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/406739/government-remains-americans-top-problem-2022.aspx