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FILE-A customer pumps gasoline into his car at an Arco gas station in Mill Valley, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>

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Most Americans think the cost of gas has caused financial struggles for their home, based on data in a recent Gallup survey.<\/p>

Findings for\u00a0Gallup\u2019s poll<\/u> are based on telephone interviews performed by ReconMR from June 1-15, with a random sample of 1,001 adults, 18 years old and older, living in U.S. states and Washington, D.C.\u00a0<\/p>

Over half of Americans believe gas prices resulting economic struggles<\/h2>
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Dig deeper:<\/p>

Approximately 60% of Americans admit that high gas prices<\/u> have placed a financial strain on their household.\u00a0<\/p>

While many individuals are feeling the effects of soaring fuel prices, 17% of those experiencing financial hardship because of high gas prices call it “severe.”\u00a0<\/p>

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Some lower-income Americans experience gas price hardship<\/h2>

By the numbers:<\/p>

According to Gallup, most people across different income brackets<\/u> report that gas prices are causing their household some hardship, but the number of respondents referring to it as severe is higher among lower-income than middle or upper-income households.<\/p>

The survey reveals that 77% of Americans earning less than $50,000 a year admit that gas prices have caused them hardship, including 28% calling it severe.<\/p>

Meanwhile, fewer middle-income adults, 65%, said they felt some hardship, while only 13% call it severe.<\/p>

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But 59% of Americans making $100,000 or more annually say gas prices are an economic hardship, compared to 8% who think it’s severe.<\/p>

And 73% of lower-income Americans, compared with 50% of middle-income and 53% of upper-income adults, believe that gas prices have resulted in them driving less.\u00a0<\/p>

Separately, Gallup found that there is less difference in gas prices impacting summer travel plans by household income group, with 53% of lower-income Americans compared to 42% of middle and upper-income adults admitting they have adjusted their vacation plans.<\/p>

Americans\u2019 economic confidence in gas prices stabilizes after spring drop<\/h2>

Big picture view:<\/p>

Despite rising energy costs and inflation, Americans\u2019 views of the nation\u2019s economy have improved slightly in June.\u00a0<\/p>

Gallup noted that the number of respondents<\/u> rating current economic conditions as “poor” has dropped from 49% in May to 45% in June, compared to the number of people admitting that conditions are “getting worse” declined from 76% to 72%.<\/p>

About 36% of Americans cite some portion of the economy<\/u> as the country\u2019s major problem, with most of the responses continuing to revolve around inflation or the excessive cost of living (14%), fuel prices (4%), or the economy overall (13%).\u00a0<\/p>

Approximately 73% of respondents continue to reference a non-economic problem with the government\/poor leadership at 26%, followed by immigration at 9%.\u00a0<\/p>

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