Gas Price Rises Causing Hardship To Two Thirds Of Americans Poll Finds
The survey was conducted by the polling company Gallup, which questioned 1,015 people from across all U.S. states over a 20-day period in June. People were asked: “Have recent price increases in gasoline caused any financial hardship for you or your household?” Some 67 percent of respondents—two-thirds of those asked—replied that it had caused some degree of hardship, with 22 percent describing the issue as “severe hardship” and 45 percent describing it as “moderate hardship....