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.