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Data: Betterment survey of 1,602 U.S. adults who were age 18 or older in 2008. Margin of error ±2.45%; Chart: Chris Canipe/Axios

Almost half of Americans think the stock market has failed to rise at all since 2008, according to a new survey from Betterment. 

The correct answer is the last one in the chart above: The stock market is up by more than 200%.

By the numbers: Americans are clueless about the stock market's growth

Almost half of Americans think the stock market has failed to rise at all since 2008.

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Almost half of Americans think the stock market has failed to rise at all since 2008, according to a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new survey from Betterment" data-vars-click-url="https://link.axios.com/click/14459485.6/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmV0dGVybWVudC5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTgvMDkvQmV0dGVybWVudC1Db25zdW1lci1GaW5hbmNpYWwtUGVyc3BlY3RpdmVzLVJlcG9ydC5wZGY_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXNlbmR0b19uZXdzbGV0dGVydGVzdCZzdHJlYW09dG9wLXN0b3JpZXM/5849752d3c8aa983568b458bB48d87266" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://link.axios.com/click/14459485.6/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmV0dGVybWVudC5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTgvMDkvQmV0dGVybWVudC1Db25zdW1lci1GaW5hbmNpYWwtUGVyc3BlY3RpdmVzLVJlcG9ydC5wZGY_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXNlbmR0b19uZXdzbGV0dGVydGVzdCZzdHJlYW09dG9wLXN0b3JpZXM/5849752d3c8aa983568b458bB48d87266" target="_blank">new survey from Betterment</a>. The correct answer is the last one in the chart above: The stock market is up by more than 200%.

After a record economic expansion, the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy into a recession as unemployment soared to staggering heights. The country now faces urgent questions about how much stimulus is needed for reeling consumers and businesses, and what a recovery might look like.

By the numbers: Americans are clueless about the stock market's growth

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