Way more Americans are worried about cost of food, healthcare than the stock market: poll

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 04, 2026 · 340 words · By Anthony Blair

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Add The New York Post on Google Many more Americans are worried about paying for food, medical care and housing than they are about how the stock market is doing, according to a new survey.

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More than two-thirds (69%) of respondents said they were “very concerned” about the cost of healthcare, 66% said the same about the price of food and consumer goods, and 64% listed the cost of housing as a major concern, according to the Pew Research Center…

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Claim 1: “89% of Dems holding that negative view, compared to just 28% of Republicans”

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While the general claim that Trump's policies made the economy worse is corroborated, the specific partisan breakdown (89% Dems vs 28% Republicans) is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — A growing number of Republicans are blaming President Donald Trump’s policies for making the economy worse, according to a poll from the Pew Research Center released on Thursday.
https://www.newsweek.com/trumps-base-is-turning-against-him-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pew Research Center has deep roots in U.S. public opinion research. Launched as a project focused primarily on U.S. policy and politics in the early 1990s, the Center has grown over time to study a wi…
https://www.pewresearch.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — A Pew Research Center poll found that most Americans continue to hold negative views of the economy. The pattern that has persisted for six years now, spanning both the Biden and Trump presidencies.
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/americans-are-anxious-about…

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Claim 2: “only 42% saying the president was improving the economy, down from 57% in Jan. 26”

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Claim 3: “Just under two-thirds of Americans (62%) reported owning stock in 2025, a number that has stayed largely consistent since the late 1990s, according to a Gallup poll”

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The search results for this claim are entirely irrelevant, discussing pizza toppings and general information about Gallup, Inc., but providing no data on stock ownership percentages for 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gallup, Inc. is an American multinational analytics and advisory company based in Washington, D.C. Founded by George Gallup in 1935, the company became known for conducting public opinion polls worldw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallup,_Inc.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gallup is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include: Albert Gallup (1796–1851), American politician Alec Gallup (1928–2009), American pollster Annie Gallup, American singer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallup_(surname)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Gallup (born March 4, 1996) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Butler Grizzlies and Colorado State Rams, where he was a consensus All-Americ…
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Claim 4: “64% listed the cost of housing as a major concern, according to the Pew Research Center study published in July”

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Only one web search result mentions the 64% figure for housing costs; other results are irrelevant (AOL login pages).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pew Research Center (also simply known as Pew) is a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shapi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pew_Research_Center

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pew Research Center political typology (formerly the Times Mirror typology) is a political spectrum model developed by the Pew Research Center. It defines a series of voter profiles that identify …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pew_Research_Center_political_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Midterm elections in the United States are the general elections that are held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term of office, on Election Day on the Tuesday after the first Monday in Nov…
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Claim 5: “The widest partisan gap was on unemployment — with 29% of Republicans very concerned vs. 57% of Dems”

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The evidence provided consists of general descriptions of the Pew Research Center and The Pew Charitable Trusts, but contains no specific data regarding partisan gaps in unemployment concern.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Pew Research Center (also simply known as Pew) is a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shapi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pew_Research_Center

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 31, 2026 · Pew supports national, state, and local efforts to expand opportunity and promote financial well-being. Our work helps people pay off student loans, navigate court proceedings such as d…
https://www.pew.org/en/

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Claim 6: “Some 60% of respondents said that Trump’s policies were making the economy worse”

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Two independent sources (Yahoo News Canada and Newsweek) corroborate that a Pew Research Center poll found 60% of respondents said Trump's policies made the economy worse.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Pew Research Center found about three-quarters rating economic conditions negatively and Fox News polling found three-quarters rating the economy negatively, including 41% calling it poor.Overall,…
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/americans-down-economy-concerned-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — This examination of how the United States changed during Donald Trump’s presidency is based on an analysis of public opinion survey data from Pew Research Center, administrative data from government a…
https://www.pewresearch.org/2021/01/29/how-america-changed-d…

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Claim 7: “the war in Iran triggered a rise in gas prices”

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Multiple independent cross-references (The Conversation, Flipboard, NBC News) report that the war in Iran led to an increase in gas prices.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Iran war led to stock market declines and gas price increases.
https://theconversation.com/i-went-to-cpac-and-found-trump-s…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Iran war is causing rising gas prices
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/analysts-warn-of-major-ener…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — the war in Iran that has raised gas prices and spooked financial markets
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/tr…

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Claim 8: “The Pew poll was conducted July 6 to 12, and included 3,554 American adults”

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Claim 9: “That contrasted with just 18% of respondents who said they were very concerned about how the stock market was doing”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general descriptions of Pew Research Center and unrelated survey topics; no mention of the 18% figure for stock market concern was found.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen who were all former employees at PayPal. He…
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Claim 10: “More than two-thirds (69%) of respondents said they were “very concerned” about the cost of healthcare”

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Two different web sources cite a Pew Research Center survey, but they provide conflicting numbers for healthcare costs: one source states 69%, while another states 71%.

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Claim 11: “66% said the same about the price of food and consumer goods”

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Two independent web sources explicitly report that 66% of respondents were 'very concerned' about the price of food and consumer goods according to a Pew Research Center survey.

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