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 25% 26% 49%
Registered Voters 24% 27% 49%
Party Identification^ Democrat 30% 17% 53%
Republican 15% 35% 50%
Independent 21% 33% 46%
Tea Party Supporters^ 19% 40% 41%
Political Ideology^ Liberal 30% 24% 45%
Moderate 24% 20% 57%
Conservative 21% 38% 42%
Region Northeast 22% 23% 55%
Midwest 18% 24% 57%
South 32% 28% 40%
West 21% 29% 50%
Household Income Less than $50,000 24% 30% 46%
$50,000 or more 27% 21% 53%
Education Not college graduate 23% 27% 50%
College graduate 27% 25% 48%
Age Under 45 33% 17% 49%
45 or older 19% 32% 49%
Age 18 to 29 44% 15% 41%
30 to 44 25% 19% 56%
45 to 59 24% 31% 45%
60 or older 13% 34% 53%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 43% 17% 40%
Gen X (31-46) 25% 21% 55%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 21% 32% 47%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 14% 32% 54%
Race White 18% 28% 54%
Non-white 41% 21% 39%
Gender Men 27% 26% 48%
Women 23% 27% 50%
Interview Type Landline 21% 29% 50%
Cell Phone 36% 18% 46%
Marist Poll National Adults: Interviews conducted August 2nd through August 4th, 2011, N=1000 MOE +/- 3%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.

^National Registered Voters: N=807 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.