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 29% 26% 45%
Registered Voters 26% 27% 47%
Party ID Democrat 36% 14% 50%
Republican 13% 39% 48%
Independent 24% 31% 46%
Ideology Liberal 38% 13% 48%
Moderate 25% 23% 52%
Conservative 18% 39% 44%
Region Northeast 31% 26% 44%
Midwest 32% 22% 46%
South 26% 30% 44%
West 30% 24% 47%
Household Income Less than $50,000 34% 25% 41%
$50,000 or more 25% 26% 49%
Education Not college graduate 32% 27% 42%
College graduate 24% 23% 52%
Age 18 to 29 54% 12% 34%
30 to 44 34% 18% 48%
45 to 59 23% 30% 47%
60 or older 15% 36% 49%
Gender Men 34% 25% 41%
Women 23% 27% 50%
Marist Poll National Residents December 2009 "N=1034 MOE +/- 3%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.