USA Residents
		In the coming year, do you feel you will be economically:
		Better off	Worse off	About the same as you are now
		Row %	Row %	Row %
USA Residents		26%	24%	50%
Registered Voters		25%	24%	51%
Party ID	Democrat	34%	19%	47%
	Republican	20%	27%	54%
	Independent	21%	28%	51%
Poltical Ideology	Liberal	34%	17%	49%
	Moderate	23%	27%	50%
	Conservative	22%	25%	53%
Region	Northeast	23%	25%	52%
	Midwest	22%	29%	50%
	South	35%	21%	44%
	West	19%	24%	57%
Household Income	Less than $50,000	28%	21%	51%
	$50,000 or more	22%	27%	50%
Education	Not college graduate	31%	19%	50%
	College graduate	18%	32%	50%
Age	18 to 29	47%	5%	47%
	30 to 44	33%	18%	49%
	45 to 59	19%	33%	48%
	60 or older	14%	32%	54%
Gender	Men	31%	22%	47%
	Women	21%	26%	53%
Marist Poll National Residents December 2008 "N=1003 MOE +/- 3%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.