Tables
Table 1A (all N=1001)
Questions: |
Better |
Same |
Worse |
Unsure |
|
Would you say you and your family living there are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago? |
2008 (Jun) |
20% |
23% |
54% |
3% |
2008 (Mar) |
25% |
23% |
49% |
2% |
|
2008 (Jan) |
27% |
30% |
41% |
2% |
|
2007 |
30% |
34% |
35% |
1% |
|
2006 |
35% |
30% |
35% |
2% |
|
2005 |
37% |
31% |
31% |
2% |
|
2004 |
36% |
32% |
30% |
2% |
|
2003 |
29% |
31% |
39% |
1% |
|
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? |
2008 (Jun) |
34% |
14% |
36% |
16% |
2008 (Mar) |
40% |
15% |
35% |
10% |
|
2008 (Jan) |
37% |
19% |
33% |
12% |
|
2007 |
42% |
22% |
27% |
10% |
|
2006 |
42% |
18% |
30% |
11% |
|
2005 |
52% |
17% |
19% |
12% |
|
2004 |
55% |
19% |
15% |
11% |
|
2003 |
48% |
20% |
22% |
11% |
Table 1B (by age)
Question: Would you say you (and your family) are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago? |
Respondents aged: |
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18-30 |
31-44 |
45-59 |
60+ |
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Better Off |
33 |
26 |
18 |
14 |
|
The Same |
21 |
20 |
24 |
27 |
|
Worse Off |
41 |
53 |
57 |
55 |
|
Not sure |
5 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
Question: Now looking ahead….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 |
57 |
41 |
33 |
21 |
|
The Same |
11 |
10 |
16 |
18 |
|
Worse Off |
25 |
31 |
40 |
41 |
|
Not sure |
7 |
18 |
11 |
20 |
|
Table 1C (by race)
Question: Would you say you (and your family) are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago? |
Better |
Same |
Worse |
Unsure |
|
All |
20% |
23% |
54% |
3% |
|
White |
19 |
24 |
55 |
2 |
|
Non- white |
25 |
18 |
53 |
4 |
|
Question: 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? |
Better |
Same |
Worse |
Unsure |
|
All |
34% |
14% |
36% |
16% |
|
White |
31 |
15 |
40 |
13 |
|
Non- white |
45 |
10 |
25 |
21 |
|
Table 2
Question: Recently the federal government mailed tax rebates, called economic stimulus payments, to most citizens who file tax returns. We’re you personally eligible for this payment? |
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Age |
race |
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18-30 |
31-45 |
46-60 |
60+ |
White |
Non-white |
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Yes |
72% |
62 |
76 |
69 |
77 |
72 |
71 |
|
No |
23% |
36 |
21 |
26 |
16 |
24 |
23 |
|
Don’t know |
5% |
2 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
|
Table 3
Question: [If eligible, ask] Did your household get more or less than a thousand dollars? |
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N=722 |
All All |
Age |
Race |
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MoE= +/- 3.5 |
18-30 |
31-45 |
46-60 |
60+ |
White |
Non-white |
||
|
More |
41% |
30 |
54 |
45 |
31 |
44 |
33 |
|
Less |
41% |
56 |
30 |
40 |
47 |
39 |
49 |
|
DK |
18% |
14 |
16 |
15 |
22 |
18 |
17 |
Table 4a
Question: And what have you done, or what will you do, with the money…? |
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N=722 |
All |
age |
Race |
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MoE = +/- 3.5 |
18-30 |
31-45 |
46-60 |
60+ |
White |
Non-white |
|
Save it |
23% |
33 |
22 |
19 |
23 |
24 |
20 |
Spend it |
20% |
16 |
18 |
20 |
25 |
23 |
13 |
Use it to pay bills |
46% |
47 |
52 |
52 |
37 |
43 |
57 |
Give it to charity |
2% |
2 |
-- |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Other |
4% |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
Unsure |
5% |
-- |
5 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
Table 4b (Last asked in March)
Question: If you were suddenly to get an extra $1000, do you think you would |
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March 2008 |
Jan 2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
|
Save it |
32% |
34% |
39% |
38% |
36% |
33% |
Spend it |
17% |
11% |
15% |
17% |
16% |
17% |
Use it to pay bills |
44% |
42% |
41% |
34% |
42% |
43% |
Give it to charity |
4% |
6% |
1% |
5% |
-- |
-- |
Other |
1% |
5% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
1% |
Unsure |
1% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
Table 5
Question: [If employed, ask…] How worried are you that you might lose your job in the next 12 months…? |
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N=639 MoE = +/- 4 |
June |
18-30 |
31-45 |
46-60 |
60+ |
|
|
Very worried |
7% |
4 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
|
Somewhat worried |
17% |
15 |
22 |
15 |
7 |
|
Not very worried |
21% |
21 |
22 |
20 |
15 |
|
Not at all worried |
53% |
58 |
46 |
54 |
68 |
|
Don’t know/ref. (vol) |
2% |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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see also:
Survey Analysis
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