New surveys by CNN and Quinnipiac University show that American satisfaction with President Barack Obama’s performance has decreased.

Fifty percent of Quinnipiac voters said they approved of Obama, while the president’s approval rating came out to be 56 percent in the CNN poll.

The ratings have dropped from 57 percent approval in Quinnipiac’s late June survey and five points since CNN’s June poll.

According to assistant director of Quinnipiac’s polling institute Peter Brown, Americans are concerned about rising unemployment and new healthcare plans.

Taken from July 27 to August 3, the Quinnipiac survey showed that only 49 percent of voters approved of Obama’s handling of the economy and 52 percent expressed their satisfaction with the president’s efforts to improve the country’s healthcare system.

The CNN poll showed that Obama’s rating among white men has dropped 14 points since April.

“A majority of white men supported him at the 100-day mark, but now most white men disapprove of how he is handling his job,” CNN polling director Keating Holland said.

“Obama has also slipped among non-whites, but he still gets support from over 70 percent of that group,” Holland added.

Forty-four percent of CNN voters said that Obama’s economy polices have worked well so far, Daily News reported.

“But another 11 percent say that Obama’s policies will eventually improve the economy,” said Holland, “which adds up to a majority who say his policies have helped or will help the economy.”

Source: Press TV