National Adults
In the coming year, do you expect your personal family finances to get better, get worse, or stay about the same?
Get better Get worse Stay about the same
Row % Row % Row %
National Adults 29% 19% 52%
Registered Voters 28% 20% 52%
Party ID Democrat 39% 13% 47%
Republican 16% 27% 57%
Independent 27% 21% 52%
Tea Party Supporters 18% 32% 50%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 39% 12% 50%
Democrat women 40% 15% 45%
Republican men 23% 27% 50%
Republican women 10% 27% 63%
Independent men 29% 15% 57%
Independent women 25% 28% 47%
Political Party Liberal 44% 12% 44%
Moderate 24% 11% 65%
Conservative 24% 29% 47%
Region Northeast 28% 20% 52%
Midwest 27% 14% 59%
South 29% 25% 47%
West 31% 15% 54%
Household Income Less than $50,000 31% 19% 50%
$50,000 or more 30% 16% 54%
Education Not college graduate 30% 20% 51%
College graduate 28% 18% 54%
Age Under 45 44% 12% 44%
45 or older 19% 24% 58%
Age 18 to 29 53% 10% 37%
30 to 44 36% 14% 50%
45 to 59 26% 21% 52%
60 or older 11% 26% 63%
Race White 22% 20% 58%
Non-white 44% 15% 40%
Gender Men 30% 17% 53%
Women 27% 21% 51%
Views of U.S. Economy The worst is yet to come 18% 32% 49%
The worst is behind us 44% 4% 52%
Households with children under 18 Household with children 39% 15% 46%
No children in household 23% 22% 55%
Interview Type Landline 23% 21% 56%
Cell Phone 44% 15% 41%
December 2010 Marist Poll National Residents N=1029 MOE +/- 3%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.