This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in August 2012 in the United States. The respondents were asked about their views of selected industry and business sectors. Some 53 percent of respondents said their view of the banking business was a negative one, while 25 percent had a positive opinion about it.
In the survey, the question was posed as follows: "On another subject, for each of the following business sectors in the United States, please say whether your overall view of it is very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative or very negative. How about ...?"
This statistic shows only the total positive, neutral and the total negative results.
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Gallup. (August 16, 2012). How is your view of the following business sectors in the United States? (United States, 2012) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239581/united-states-business-sector-rating-by-the-population/
Gallup. "How is your view of the following business sectors in the United States? (United States, 2012)." Chart. August 16, 2012. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239581/united-states-business-sector-rating-by-the-population/
Gallup. (2012). How is your view of the following business sectors in the United States? (United States, 2012). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239581/united-states-business-sector-rating-by-the-population/
Gallup. "How Is Your View of The following Business Sectors in The United States? (United States, 2012)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239581/united-states-business-sector-rating-by-the-population/
Gallup, How is your view of the following business sectors in the United States? (United States, 2012) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239581/united-states-business-sector-rating-by-the-population/ (last visited June 11, 2025)
How is your view of the following business sectors in the United States? (United States, 2012) [Graph], Gallup, August 16, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239581/united-states-business-sector-rating-by-the-population/
