Tables
Table 1
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Question: |
Better |
Same |
Worse |
Unsure |
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Would you say you and your family living there are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago? |
2006 |
35% |
30% |
35% |
2% |
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2005 |
37% |
31% |
31% |
2% |
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2004 |
36% |
32% |
30% |
2% |
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2003 |
29% |
31% |
39% |
1% |
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Now looking ahead--do you think that a year from now you (and your family living there) will be better off financially, or worse off? |
2006 |
42% |
18% |
30% |
11% |
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2005 |
52% |
17% |
19% |
12% |
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2004 |
55% |
19% |
15% |
11% |
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2003 |
48% |
20% |
22% |
11% |
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Would you say that at the present time business conditions in New Jersey are better or worse than they were a year ago? |
2006 |
33% |
15% |
37% |
16% |
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2005 |
36% |
15% |
37% |
12% |
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2004 |
33% |
14% |
43% |
11% |
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2003 |
15% |
10% |
68% |
7% |
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And how about a year from now--do you expect during the next 12 months business conditions in New Jersey will be better or worse than they are at present? |
2006 |
43% |
13% |
27% |
17% |
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2005 |
52% |
11% |
21% |
16% |
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2004 |
56% |
10% |
21% |
13% |
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2003 |
43% |
11% |
34% |
12% |
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Table 2
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Question: |
Yes |
No |
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Have you, or anyone of your relatives or close friends lost a job in the past year? |
2006 |
32% |
67% |
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2005 |
39% |
61% |
Table 3
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Question: |
In the past year (2005) did you…? |
In the next 12 months, do you expect to…? |
In the past year (2004) did you …? |
In the next 12 months, do you expect to… ? |
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January 2006 |
January 2005 |
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Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
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Buy or lease a car |
28 |
72 |
16 |
81 |
32 |
68 |
21 |
75 |
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Purchase stocks or other types of investments outside your pension plan |
33 |
65 |
34 |
59 |
31 |
67 |
36 |
57 |
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Buy a major home appliance |
37 |
63 |
27 |
67 |
38 |
62 |
28 |
67 |
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Make a major home improvement or repair over $1000 |
44 |
56 |
35 |
60 |
41 |
58 |
38 |
58 |
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Purchase an airline ticket for a pleasure trip |
48 |
52 |
52 |
43 |
45 |
55 |
52 |
43 |
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Go away on vacation for a week or more |
55 |
45 |
66 |
29 |
58 |
42 |
69 |
26 |
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Buy a computer |
28 |
72 |
22 |
74 |
32 |
68 |
18 |
79 |
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Refinance your house or take a home equity loan |
16 |
83 |
6 |
91 |
20 |
79 |
7 |
89 |
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Buy or build a house |
8 |
92 |
7 |
90 |
7 |
93 |
9 |
89 |
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Visit an Atlantic City casino |
34 |
66 |
33 |
62 |
36 |
64 |
39 |
57 |
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Increase the unpaid balance on your credit card |
23 |
75 |
6 |
92 |
29 |
68 |
10 |
86 |
Table 4
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Question: Now thinking about the outstanding balance on your credit cards-- how difficult is it to make payments on the balances? Would you say it is... |
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
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Very Difficult |
7% |
6% |
9% |
8% |
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Somewhat Difficult |
18% |
19% |
16% |
16% |
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Not Very Difficult |
17% |
19% |
17% |
22% |
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Not At All Difficult |
42% |
40% |
39% |
36% |
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Don't Use/Have Credit Cards |
13% |
14% |
18% |
18% |
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Unsure |
3% |
2% |
2% |
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Table 5 Table 6
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Question: During the next 12 months, do you think that housing prices in your area will go up or go down? |
Question: If you were suddenly to get an extra $1000, do you think you would |
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Up |
55% |
81% |
80% |
70% |
Save it |
38% |
36% |
33% |
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Neither / Same |
12% |
4% |
11% |
12% |
Spend it |
17% |
16% |
17% |
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Down |
28% |
10% |
6% |
15% |
Use it to pay off bills |
34% |
42% |
43% |
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Don't Know |
5% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
Other |
4% |
3% |
1% |
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Give it to Charity |
5% |
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Unsure |
2% |
3% |
2% |
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Table 7: Composite Number of All Consumer Activity (scale of 0 – 100)
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Composite Number (scale of 0 – 100) |
Gender |
Party |
Age |
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All |
Male |
Female |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
18-34 |
35-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
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2006 Index of (prospective) Consumer Intentions |
41 |
43 |
40 |
42 |
39 |
43 |
48 |
45 |
40 |
35 |
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2006 Index of (the past year's) Consumer Performance |
40 |
43 |
39 |
40 |
40 |
43 |
43 |
44 |
42 |
34 |
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2005 Index of (prospective) Consumer Intentions |
45 |
48 |
43 |
44 |
44 |
50 |
50 |
48 |
43 |
41 |
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2005 Index of (the past year's) Consumer Performance |
43 |
47 |
41 |
41 |
42 |
48 |
44 |
47 |
42 |
38 |
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2004 Index of (prospective) Consumer Intentions |
42 |
44 |
40 |
44 |
47 |
53 |
52 |
49 |
45 |
40 |
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2004 Index of (the past year's) Consumer Performance |
41 |
44 |
39 |
37 |
42 |
49 |
42 |
43 |
42 |
35 |
Table 8
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Question: |
Respondents who believe: |
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Do you think that a year from now you (and your family) will be better off financially, or worse off? |
The country is on the right track |
The country is on the wrong track |
Unsure about the direction |
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Better Off |
49 |
35 |
30 |
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Worse Off |
24 |
37 |
27 |
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The Same |
19 |
18 |
24 |
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Table 9
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Question: |
Political Affiliation January 2006 |
Political Affiliation January 2005 |
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Do you think that a year from now you (and your family) will be better off financially, or worse off? |
Repubs |
Dems |
Ind |
Repubs |
Dems |
Ind |
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Better Off |
42% |
44% |
38% |
59% |
48% |
46% |
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Worse Off |
33% |
28% |
29% |
15% |
22% |
23% |
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The Same |
16% |
19% |
19% |
19% |
17% |
14% |
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Table 10
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Question: |
Respondents aged: |
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18-34 |
35-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
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Would you say you and your family living there are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago? |
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Better Off |
52% |
44% |
30% |
17% |
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Worse Off |
23% |
33% |
41% |
38% |
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The Same |
23% |
21% |
29% |
43% |
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Question: Do you think that a year from now you (and your family) will be better off financially, or worse off? |
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Better Off |
67% |
51% |
36% |
22% |
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Worse Off |
18% |
26% |
35% |
35% |
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The Same |
11% |
14% |
18% |
27% |
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