Gas prices – voters’ No. 1 concern

The high price of gasoline tops the list of economic concerns held by U.S. consumers, according to a CNN poll.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The high price of gasoline is voters’ top economic concern, according to a poll released Friday.

A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll found that 35% said price of gasoline was their highest concern. That was followed by availability of good jobs (28%), high taxes (18%) and mortgages or home values (18%).


The poll was taken on Sept. 5-7 and surveyed 1,022 adults. It has a margin of error of three percentage points.

While energy concerns led the list, the percentage of respondents who said that high gas prices were causing them “financial hardship” fell to 63% from 75% in July.

CNN