National Adults
Thinking about this time next year, do you think unemployment will be higher, lower, or about what it is now?
Higher Lower About what it is now
Row % Row % Row %
National Adults 32% 23% 45%
Registered Voters 31% 23% 46%
Party Identification^ Democrat 23% 35% 42%
Republican 41% 17% 42%
Independent 31% 17% 52%
Tea Party Supporters 47% 8% 45%
Political Ideology^ Liberal 23% 33% 44%
Moderate 25% 26% 49%
Conservative 41% 13% 46%
Region Northeast 24% 23% 53%
Midwest 33% 24% 43%
South 33% 23% 43%
West 39% 21% 41%
Household Income Less than $50,000 33% 25% 42%
$50,000 or more 28% 22% 50%
Education Not college graduate 36% 21% 43%
College graduate 28% 26% 46%
Age Under 45 31% 23% 47%
45 or older 34% 23% 43%
Age 18 to 29 30% 19% 51%
30 to 44 31% 26% 43%
45 to 59 36% 22% 41%
60 or older 31% 24% 45%
Race White 31% 22% 47%
Non-white 36% 25% 39%
Gender Men 30% 22% 48%
Women 35% 24% 42%
Interview Type Landline 32% 23% 45%
Cell Phone 33% 24% 43%
Marist Poll National Adults: Interviews conducted September 13th and September 14th, 2011, N=1042 MOE +/- 3%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.

^National Registered Voters: N=825 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.