Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs poll finds Americans are very pessimistic about the current state of moral values in the United States, as has typically been the case in recent years. Only about one in six Americans describe the state of moral values in the country in positive terms, and perceptions that moral values are "poor" in the country are at their highest point, edging closer to the 50% mark. More than 8 in 10 Americans think morality is getting worse, representing a slight increase in the past three years. The groups of Americans who are most negative about moral values in this country include senior citizens, blacks, women, conservative Republicans, Protestants, and weekly churchgoers. The May 10-13, 2007 poll finds that only about one in six Americans describe the state of moral values in the country today as excellent (1%) or good (16%), while 39% describe them as only fair and 44% as poor. Americans have consistently rated morality in non-positive terms since Gallup first asked this question in 2002. But, the percentage describing the nation's values as poor is at its highest point (albeit by two percentage points), and is edging closer to the 50% mark. The current 44% poor moral values rating is similar to the 42% measured last year, but these percentages are up from an average of 39% from polls conducted from 2002 through 2005.