Gallup gives USPS high marks
By Kendall Breitman
The United States Postal Service is enjoying its highest approval ratings among Americans, especially young Americans, according to a new poll.
In the Gallup poll on Friday, the USPS received the highest rating among 13 "high-profile government agencies," which included the FBI and NASA.
More young Americans view the Postal Service favorably than their older counterparts. Among those polled between the ages of 18 and 29, 81 percent said the agency has been doing an "excellent" or "good" job, while Americans ages 65 and up gave the agency a 65 percent approval rating.
Men and women are both giving the agency high marks, regardless of age. Seventy-three percent of women and 70 percent of men said the USPS has been doing an "excellent" or "good" job.
These approval ratings come despite the agency appearing in recent headlines for security breaches and failures to observe long-standing safeguards on its mail surveillance systems.
This poll was conducted Nov. 11-12 among 1,020 adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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