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Trend in Personal Financial Situation
Financial Situation Compared to One Year Ago
| Poll |
Date |
Better
off |
About
the same |
Worse
off |
No
opinion |
Sample |
MoE |
| Humphrey Institute1 |
October 14-19, 2004 |
25% |
47% |
28% |
0% |
504 LV |
± 4.0 |
| Humphrey Institute1 |
June 21 – July 12, 2004 |
26% |
47% |
27% |
1% |
575 RV |
± 4.0 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College2 |
April 14-21, 2004 |
41% |
26% |
32% |
1% |
402 |
± 5.0 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College2 |
October 27 -
November 6, 2003 |
37% |
24% |
38% |
1% |
401 |
± 5.0 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College2 |
March 6-14, 2003 |
36% |
20% |
43% |
1% |
401 |
± 4.9 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College2 |
October 16-27, 2002 |
31% |
18% |
50% |
1% |
382 LV |
± 5.0 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College2 |
March 20 – April 7, 2002 |
35% |
28% |
36% |
1% |
407 |
± 4.9 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College2 |
October 18-24, 2000 |
57% |
23% |
19% |
1% |
413 LV |
± 4.8 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College2 |
October 11-24, 1999 |
55% |
23% |
21% |
1% |
403 |
± 4.8 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College2 |
October 8-20, 1998 |
45% |
30% |
25% |
1% |
415 LV |
± 4.8 |
1 "We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Would you say that you and the people in your household are better off, worse off, or just about the same financially as you were a year ago?"
2 "Would you say that you are financially better off now than you were a year ago, or financially worse off now?"
Financial Situation Under Bush Administration
| Poll |
Date |
Better off |
About the same |
Worse off |
No opinion |
Sample |
MoE |
| Los Angeles Times1 |
June 5-8, 2004 |
24% |
30% |
45% |
1% |
694 RV |
± 4.0 |
1 "Would you say you, yourself, are better off financially than you were when George W. Bush became president more than three years ago, or worse off, or in about the same financial shape as you were then?"
Predication of Future Financial Situation
| Pollster |
Date |
Better |
Same (vol.) |
Worse |
No
opinion |
Sample |
MoE |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
March 25 – April 5, 2008 |
47% |
17% |
30% |
6% |
400 |
± 5.0 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
October 30 –
November 8, 2007 |
44% |
21% |
28% |
6% |
401 |
± 5.0 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
April 3-17, 2007 |
44% |
27% |
25% |
5% |
400 |
± 5.0 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
October 9-16, 2006 |
56% |
25% |
16% |
4% |
400 LV |
± 5.0 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
March 29 – April 7, 2006 |
45% |
24% |
25% |
6% |
400 |
± 5.0 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
October 31 –
November 11, 2005 |
40% |
18% |
38% |
4% |
400 |
± 5.0 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
April 25 - May 4, 2005 |
42% |
25% |
29% |
4% |
400 |
± 5.0 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
April 14-21, 2004 |
57% |
19% |
16% |
9% |
402 |
± 5.0 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
October 27 -
November 6, 2003 |
57% |
14% |
22% |
7% |
401 |
± 5.0 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
March 6-14, 2003 |
53% |
17% |
26% |
4% |
401 |
± 4.9 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
October 16-27, 2002 |
56% |
13% |
22% |
9% |
382 LV |
± 5.0 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
March 20 – April 7, 2002 |
54% |
22% |
15% |
9% |
407 |
± 4.9 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
October 18-24, 2000 |
64% |
20% |
9% |
7% |
413 LV |
± 4.8 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
October 11-24, 1999 |
63% |
15% |
20% |
2% |
403 |
± 4.8 |
| WPR / St. Norbert College1 |
October 8-20, 1998 |
56% |
21% |
17% |
6% |
415 LV |
± 4.8 |
1 "Do you expect that at this time next year you will be financially better off than now, or worse off than now?"
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