Concern about how the stock market is doing (August 2024)

Concern about how the stock market is doing (August 2024)

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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned, if at all, are you personally about each of the following economic issues in the country today? How the stock market is doing."
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Very concerned18%
Somewhat concerned34%
Not too concerned27%
Not at all concerned14%
Don't know/No opinion6%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned, if at all, are you personally about each of the following economic issues in the country today? How the stock market is doing." Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very concerned16%20%20%
Somewhat concerned26%27%44%
Not too concerned33%23%23%
Not at all concerned21%22%8%
Don't know/No opinion4%8%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned, if at all, are you personally about each of the following economic issues in the country today? How the stock market is doing." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very concerned9%16%19%
Somewhat concerned27%34%23%
Not too concerned32%24%36%
Not at all concerned25%22%18%
Don't know/No opinion6%5%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned, if at all, are you personally about each of the following economic issues in the country today? How the stock market is doing." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very concerned15%15%24%
Somewhat concerned42%47%43%
Not too concerned25%28%20%
Not at all concerned9%7%7%
Don't know/No opinion9%2%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned, if at all, are you personally about each of the following economic issues in the country today? How the stock market is doing." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very concerned15%18%21%
Somewhat concerned22%35%43%
Not too concerned36%28%22%
Not at all concerned23%12%10%
Don't know/No opinion5%7%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned, if at all, are you personally about each of the following economic issues in the country today? How the stock market is doing." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very concerned15%7%23%
Somewhat concerned28%20%19%
Not too concerned31%43%31%
Not at all concerned20%26%20%
Don't know/No opinion6%3%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned, if at all, are you personally about each of the following economic issues in the country today? How the stock market is doing." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very concerned18%18%27%
Somewhat concerned43%43%42%
Not too concerned22%22%20%
Not at all concerned12%10%7%
Don't know/No opinion5%7%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned, if at all, are you personally about each of the following economic issues in the country today? How the stock market is doing." Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very concerned17%22%17%
Somewhat concerned36%33%32%
Not too concerned27%26%26%
Not at all concerned14%12%17%
Don't know/No opinion5%7%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned, if at all, are you personally about each of the following economic issues in the country today? How the stock market is doing." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Very concerned18%19%
Somewhat concerned34%35%
Not too concerned27%27%
Not at all concerned16%13%
Don't know/No opinion5%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned, if at all, are you personally about each of the following economic issues in the country today? How the stock market is doing." Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very concerned22%17%16%
Somewhat concerned35%33%37%
Not too concerned26%29%26%
Not at all concerned12%15%16%
Don't know/No opinion5%6%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned, if at all, are you personally about each of the following economic issues in the country today? How the stock market is doing." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very concerned19%17%22%14%
Somewhat concerned35%37%34%32%
Not too concerned24%24%27%34%
Not at all concerned17%13%14%13%
Don't know/No opinion5%9%3%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned, if at all, are you personally about each of the following economic issues in the country today? How the stock market is doing." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very concerned10%20%16%21%20%15%
Somewhat concerned42%34%27%31%40%35%
Not too concerned24%24%30%25%28%31%
Not at all concerned7%15%19%18%9%18%
Don't know/No opinion17%8%7%5%2%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned, if at all, are you personally about each of the following economic issues in the country today? How the stock market is doing." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Very concerned28%13%10%12%
Somewhat concerned36%39%35%21%
Not too concerned22%31%30%31%
Not at all concerned9%12%21%28%
Don't know/No opinion6%5%4%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "How concerned, if at all, are you personally about each of the following economic issues in the country today? How the stock market is doing." Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Very concerned26%18%10%15%
Somewhat concerned39%36%23%38%
Not too concerned20%28%37%22%
Not at all concerned8%13%25%17%
Don't know/No opinion6%5%6%8%

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