Residents Expecting a Tax Refund
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Row % Row % Row %
Residents Expecting a Tax Refund 15% 50% 35%
Region Northeast 13% 56% 31%
Midwest 11% 56% 33%
South 22% 40% 38%
West 12% 52% 36%
Income less $50,000 18% 51% 30%
$50,000-$99,999 16% 51% 34%
$100,000 or more 14% 44% 42%
Education Not college graduate 17% 54% 29%
College graduate 12% 44% 44%
Age 18 to 29 22% 38% 40%
30 to 44 11% 55% 34%
45 to 59 11% 60% 29%
60 or older 22% 40% 38%
Gender Men 19% 42% 39%
Women 11% 59% 30%
Households with children under 18 Household with children 18% 53% 28%
No children in household 13% 47% 40%
Marist Poll National Residents Expecting a Refund This Year "N=620 MOE +/- 4%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.