Tables
Table 1A
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 current |
13% |
27% |
58% |
2% |
2008 (Jul) |
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 current |
37% |
16% |
29% |
18% |
2008 (Jul) |
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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18-29 |
30-44 |
45-59 |
60+ |
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Better Off |
25% |
20% |
12% |
7% |
|
The Same |
19% |
25% |
26% |
32% |
|
Worse Off |
50% |
54% |
61% |
58% |
|
Not sure |
6% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
|
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 |
58% |
41% |
36% |
27% |
|
The Same |
10% |
15% |
17% |
20% |
|
Worse Off |
23% |
28% |
31% |
29% |
|
Not sure |
8% |
16% |
16% |
24% |
|
Table 2
Question: And what about housing prices… During the next 12 months, do you think that housing prices in your area will go up or go down? |
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All |
18-29 |
30-44 |
45-59 |
60+ |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Up |
27% |
38 |
27 |
23 |
28 |
38% |
46% |
55% |
81% |
80% |
|
Neither / Same |
14% |
4 |
18 |
12 |
17 |
9% |
12% |
12% |
4% |
11% |
|
Down |
51% |
48 |
50 |
59 |
45 |
47% |
38% |
28% |
10% |
6% |
|
Don’t Know |
8% |
10 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
6% |
4% |
5% |
5% |
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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ALL |
current |
Mar 08 |
Jan 2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
Very Difficult |
10% |
9% |
7% |
5% |
7% |
6% |
9% |
8% |
Somewhat Difficult |
20% |
22% |
18% |
20% |
18% |
19% |
16% |
16% |
Not Very Difficult |
14% |
17% |
20% |
20% |
17% |
19% |
17% |
22% |
Not At All Difficult |
39% |
34% |
39% |
40% |
42% |
40% |
39% |
36% |
Don’t Use/Have |
15% |
15% |
14% |
12% |
13% |
14% |
18% |
18% |
Unsure |
2% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
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Table 4
Question: At this point, has the financial crisis on Wall Street directly affected your finances or not? |
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Age |
Children at home? |
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18-29 |
30-44 |
45-59 |
60+ |
yes |
no |
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Yes |
51% |
25 |
48 |
62 |
51 |
55 |
48 |
|
No |
46% |
75 |
51 |
37 |
43 |
43 |
48 |
|
Don’t know |
3% |
- |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
|
Table 5
Question: How closely are you following the government's plans to deal with the financial crisis...READ? |
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Age |
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18-29 |
30-44 |
45-59 |
60+ |
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Very |
53% |
38 |
50 |
57 |
55 |
|
Somewhat |
32% |
35 |
35 |
30 |
30 |
|
Just a little |
9% |
16 |
11 |
6 |
8 |
|
Not at all |
6% |
11 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
|
Table 6
Question: How well would you say you personally understand the causes of the recent financial crisis...READ? |
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All |
Age |
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18-29 |
30-44 |
45-59 |
60+ |
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Very well |
40% |
30% |
43% |
44% |
36% |
|
Somewhat well |
39% |
38% |
38% |
41% |
41% |
|
Just a little well |
13% |
19% |
13% |
11% |
14% |
|
Not at all |
7% |
12% |
5% |
5% |
9% |
|
Table 7
Question: Given what you have heard or read at this point, do you support or oppose the government’s plan to deal with the financial crisis? |
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All |
Age |
Ideology |
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18-29 |
30-44 |
45-59 |
60+ |
Liberal |
Moderate |
Cons |
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Support |
44% |
37% |
43% |
48% |
46% |
47% |
50% |
40% |
|
Oppose |
35% |
40% |
41% |
33% |
31% |
33% |
35% |
39% |
|
DK |
21% |
23% |
16% |
20% |
24% |
20% |
16% |
22% |
|
Table 8
Question: [If employed, ask…] How worried are you that you might lose your job in the next 12 months…? |
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N=633 MoE = +/- 4 |
ALL |
18-29 |
30-44 |
45-59 |
60+ |
June |
|
|
Very worried |
12% |
8% |
13% |
13% |
8% |
7% |
|
Somewhat worried |
18% |
17% |
15% |
20% |
14% |
17% |
|
Not very worried |
18% |
27% |
18% |
16% |
12% |
21% |
|
Not at all worried |
52% |
47% |
52% |
51% |
65% |
53% |
|
Don’t know/ref. (vol) |
1% |
- |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
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