Poll: More Americans fear a return of the Great Depression

(CNN) – The number of Americans who think another Great Depression will occur within the next year is on the rise, a poll released Tuesday shows.

Forty-five percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey said another depression is likely.

"Will the Great Recession turn into another Great Depression? A growing number of Americans think it might," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.

"Last December, 38 percent said a depression like the one the U.S. experienced in the 1930s was likely in the next year. Now that number is up 7 points."