The Nation : Public Bullish, Poll Finds

The public is even more bullish on the economy than when the current recovery began in 1983, with 83% expecting the upswing to last until the end of 1986 and 58% predicting that it will continue into 1988 and beyond, the Gallup Poll reported. In September, 1983, only 43% thought recovery would last beyond the end of 1984. The optimism is prevalent among all major sex, age, educational, economic and political segments, the poll found. It attributed the rosy outlook in part to low inflation, oil prices and interest rates. The findings were based on telephone interviews with 1,004 adults March 7 to 10.