Article posted Thursday, October 10, 2013 9:50am

The Pew Research Center polled Americans before the government shutdown to gauge public anger at the federal government. Here’s what they found:

26

Percent of respondents said they are angry with the federal government

51

Percent of respondents said they are frustrated with the federal government

41

Percent of conservative Republicans said they are angry with the federal government

18

Percent of liberal Democrats said they are angry with the federal government

61

Percent of Americans said they are following congressional talks regarding the shutdown

63

Percent of Americans below age 30 who said they are not following news about the shutdown

Source: Pew Research Center