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 28% 17% 55%
Registered Voters 25% 19% 56%
Party Identification^ Democrat 34% 11% 55%
Republican 13% 28% 59%
Independent 23% 21% 56%
Region Northeast 23% 19% 58%
Midwest 25% 14% 62%
South 32% 18% 50%
West 27% 18% 55%
Household Income Less than $50,000 30% 20% 51%
$50,000 or more 27% 13% 59%
Education Not college graduate 26% 20% 54%
College graduate 32% 13% 55%
Age Under 45 37% 8% 54%
45 or older 21% 23% 56%
Age 18 to 29 41% 7% 52%
30 to 44 33% 10% 57%
45 to 59 27% 24% 49%
60 or older 15% 23% 62%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 41% 7% 52%
Gen X (31-46) 35% 12% 53%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 24% 23% 54%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 12% 25% 63%
Race White 17% 20% 63%
Non-white 50% 11% 39%
Gender Men 33% 15% 53%
Women 23% 20% 58%
Interview Type Landline 22% 21% 58%
Cell Phone 44% 7% 49%
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.