How would you rate economic conditions in the country today — as excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
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Excellent:
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 6%
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Good:
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 38%
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Fair:
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 48%
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Poor:
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 8%
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2005 Results:
Excellent: 7%
Good: 23%
Fair: 48%
Poor: 22% |
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Would you say most Americans are better off financially than they were five years ago, not as well off, or in about the same shape as then financially?
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Better off:
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22%
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Not as well off:
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50%
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About the same:
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28%
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2005 Results:
Better Off: 16%
Not as well off: 62%
About the same: 22% |
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What about you and your own family — would you say your own family was better financially than it was five years ago, not as well off, or in about the same as then financially?
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Better off:
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40%
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Not as well off:
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31%
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About the same:
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28%
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2005 Results:
Better Off: 41%
Not as well off: 27%
About the same: 32% |
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Which specific economic condition is currently worrying you the most — the price of gasoline, the cost of housing, the number of available jobs, the cost of health care, or something else?
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Gas prices:
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7%
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Housing costs:
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6%
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Jobs:
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14%
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Health care costs:
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59%
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Something else:
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 14%
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2005 Results:
Gas prices: 8%
Housing costs: 8%
Jobs: 21%
Health care costs: 52%
Something else: 12% |
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Which federal government policy direction is a greater risk to the country's well-being — increased government spending or greater cuts in government services?
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Increased spending:
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50%
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Greater cuts in services:
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50%
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2005 Results:
Increased spending: 40%
Greater cuts in services: 60% |
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Which statement comes closer to your feelings about your own economic condition: I will be better off in five years than I am today; or, I am better off today than I will be in five years.
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Better off in the future:
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71%
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Better off today:
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29%
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2005 Results:
Better off in the future: 67%
Better off today: 33% |
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Which government legislature makes the decisions that have the most to do with your own economic situation — the Congress, the state legislature, or your city or county council?
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US Congress:
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71%
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State legislature:
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18%
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City or county council:
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11%
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2005 Results:
US Congress: 54%
State legislature: 32%
City or county council: 14% |
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Next year (like most years), City budget makers will have to close a budget gap. Which course of action would you be most likely to support?
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Identify new sources of revenue. Everything is on the table:
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57%
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Identify new sources of revenue, but don't raise any taxes:
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20%
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Identify City services to cut. Everything is on the table:
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7%
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Identify City services to cut, but don't cut the police or fire departments:
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16%
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2005 Results:
Identify new sources of revenue. Everything is on the table: 58%
Identify new sources of revenue, but don't raise any taxes: 18%
Identify City services to cut. Everything is on the table: 9%
Identify City services to cut, but don't cut the police or fire departments: 15% |
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Which phrase best fills in the blank: A dollar saved is ?
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A dollar that won't keep pace with inflation:
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21%
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A dollar that I can't use to pay the bills that are due right now:
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10%
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A dollar that I will spend long before I ever retire:
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8%
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Just perfect:
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9%
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Not enough. I need to save more:
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51%
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2005 Results:
A dollar that won't keep pace with inflation: 19%
A dollar that I can't use to pay the bills that are due right now: 11%
A dollar that I will spend long before I ever retire: 8%
Just perfect: 8%
Not enough. I need to save more: 55% |
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Bonus Question:
What is your family's favorite Thanksgiving TV show?
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade:
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31%
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Football
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34%
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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
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24%
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The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show:
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6%
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Jodie Foster's Home for the Holidays:
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4%
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