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 22% 19% 59%
Registered Voters 18% 21% 61%
Party Identification^ Democrat 23% 8% 69%
Republican 14% 26% 60%
Independent 16% 28% 56%
Tea Party Supporters^ 13% 37% 50%
Political Ideology^ Very liberal-Liberal 18% 11% 71%
Moderate 20% 19% 61%
Conservative-Very conservative 15% 28% 57%
Region Northeast 18% 16% 65%
Midwest 25% 19% 57%
South 21% 22% 57%
West 23% 19% 59%
Household Income Less than $50,000 23% 23% 54%
$50,000 or more 22% 15% 62%
Education Not college graduate 24% 20% 56%
College graduate 18% 18% 64%
Age Under 45 40% 11% 49%
45 or older 14% 23% 63%
Age 18 to 29 45% 7% 48%
30 to 44 35% 15% 51%
45 to 59 16% 20% 64%
60 or older 12% 26% 62%
Race White 18% 20% 62%
Non-white 33% 17% 50%
Gender Men 25% 20% 55%
Women 19% 19% 62%
Interview Type Landline 20% 21% 60%
Cell Phone 29% 16% 55%
Marist Poll National Adults: Interviews conducted November 8th through 10th, 2011, N=1026 MOE +/- 3%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
^National Registered Voters: N=872 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.