Tables
Table 1
Question: |
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? |
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? |
2005 | 52% | 17% | 19% | 12% |
2004 | 55% | 19% | 15% | 11% | |
2003 | 48% | 20% | 22% | 11% | |
Would you say that at the present time business conditions in New Jersey are better or worse than they were a year ago? |
2005 |
36% |
15% |
37% |
12% |
2004 | 33% |
14% | 43% | 11% | |
2003 | 15% | 10% | 68% | 7% | |
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? |
2005 |
52% |
11% |
21% |
16% |
2004 | 56% | 10% | 21% | 13% | |
2003 | 43% | 11% | 34% | 12% |
Table 2
Question: |
In the past year (2004) did you…? |
In the next 12 months, do you expect to…? |
In the past year (2003) did you …? |
In the next 12 months, do you expect to… ? |
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January 2005 |
January 2004 |
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[ROTATE LIST] |
Yes |
No |
Not Sure |
Yes |
No |
Not Sure |
Yes |
No |
Not Sure |
Yes |
No |
Not Sure |
Buy or lease a car |
32 |
68 |
0 |
21 |
75 |
4 |
29 |
70 |
0 |
21 |
76 |
3 |
Purchase stocks or other types of investments outside your pension plan |
31 |
67 |
2 |
36 |
57 |
7 |
28 |
71 |
1 |
34 |
61 |
5 |
Buy a major home appliance |
38 |
62 |
0 |
28 |
67 |
5 |
35 |
65 |
1 |
28 |
67 |
5 |
Make a major home improvement or repair over $1000 |
41 |
58 |
1 |
38 |
58 |
4 |
39 |
60 |
1 |
40 |
56 |
4 |
Purchase an airline ticket for a pleasure trip |
45 |
55 |
0 |
52 |
43 |
5 |
41 |
59 |
0 |
54 |
40 |
6 |
Go away on vacation for a week or more |
58 |
42 |
0 |
69 |
26 |
5 |
58 |
42 |
0 |
72 |
24 |
4 |
Buy a computer |
32 |
68 |
0 |
18 |
79 |
4 |
26 |
74 |
0 |
22 |
74 |
4 |
Refinance your house or take a home equity loan |
20 |
79 |
1 |
7 |
89 |
3 |
25 |
74 |
0 |
9 |
89 |
3 |
Buy or build a house |
7 |
93 |
0 |
9 |
89 |
2 |
10 |
90 |
0 |
10 |
88 |
2 |
Visit an Atlantic City casino |
36 |
64 |
0 |
39 |
57 |
4 |
33 |
67 |
0 |
37 |
58 |
5 |
Increase the unpaid balance on your credit card |
29 |
68 |
3 |
10 |
86 |
4 |
26 |
69 |
3 |
11 |
84 |
4 |
Table 3
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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2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
|
Very Difficult |
6% |
9% |
8% |
Somewhat Difficult |
19% |
16% |
16% |
Not Very Difficult |
19% |
17% |
22% |
Not At All Difficult |
40% |
39% |
36% |
Don’t Use/Have Credit Cards |
14% |
18% |
18% |
Unsure |
2% |
2% |
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Table 4 | Table 5 | ||||||
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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2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Up |
81% |
80% |
70% |
Save it |
36% |
33% |
|
Neither/Same |
4% |
11% |
12% |
Spend it |
16% |
17% |
|
Down |
10% |
6% |
15% |
Use it to pay off bills |
42% |
43% |
|
Don’t Know |
5% |
4% |
4% |
Other |
3% |
1% |
|
Unsure |
3% |
2% |
Table 6: Composite Number of All Consumer Activity (scale of 0 – 100)
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+ |
|
2005 Index of (prospective) Consumer Intentions |
45 |
48 |
43 |
44 |
44 |
50 |
50 |
48 |
43 |
41 |
2005 Index of (the past year’s) Consumer Performance |
43 |
47 |
41 |
41 |
42 |
48 |
44 |
47 |
42 |
38 |
2004 Index of (prospective) Consumer Intentions |
42 |
44 |
40 |
44 |
47 |
53 |
52 |
49 |
45 |
40 |
2004 Index of (the past year’s) Consumer Performance |
41 |
44 |
39 |
37 |
42 |
49 |
42 |
43 |
42 |
35 |
2003 Index of (prospective) Consumer Intentions |
42 |
44 |
40 |
40 |
37 |
47 |
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2003 Index of (the past year’s) Consumer Performance |
33 |
34 |
31 |
32 |
29 |
37 |
Table 7
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 |
|
Better Off |
42% |
46% |
12% |
|
Worse Off |
24% |
65% |
11% |
|
The Same |
35% |
50% |
15% |
Table 8
Question |
Political Affiliation |
Geographic Region |
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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 |
NW |
NE |
Urban |
Central |
South |
|
Better Off |
59% |
48% |
46% |
53% |
41% |
56% |
54% |
50% |
|
Worse Off |
15% |
22% |
23% |
18% |
24% |
15% |
20% |
18% |
|
The Same |
19% |
17% |
14% |
20% |
20% |
20% |
14% |
18% |
Table 9
Question |
Race |
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Do you expect during the next 12 months business conditions in NJ will be better or worse than they are at present? |
White |
Non-White |
African |
Hispanic |
|
Better |
51% |
61% |
60% |
62% |
|
Worse |
21% |
21% |
20% |
31% |
|
The Same |
12% |
7% |
7% |
4% |
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