National Economic Conditions (February 2019)

National Economic Conditions (February 2019)

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categoryTotal
A lot better off27%
Somewhat better off22%
About the same23%
Somewhat worse off15%
A lot worse off9%
Don't know3%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A lot better off2%15%51%
Somewhat better off12%28%32%
About the same34%35%11%
Somewhat worse off31%5%3%
A lot worse off17%15%2%
Don't know4%2%2%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A lot better off2%5%1%
Somewhat better off8%23%8%
About the same35%31%36%
Somewhat worse off33%26%32%
A lot worse off18%11%19%
Don't know4%4%4%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A lot better off49%32%58%
Somewhat better off35%42%26%
About the same13%17%8%
Somewhat worse off2%3%4%
A lot worse off0%1%3%
Don't know1%6%2%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A lot better off3%15%47%
Somewhat better off9%23%32%
About the same35%31%12%
Somewhat worse off32%16%4%
A lot worse off17%10%4%
Don't know5%5%2%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A lot better off4%3%3%
Somewhat better off11%12%4%
About the same34%34%36%
Somewhat worse off29%33%33%
A lot worse off14%14%22%
Don't know8%5%2%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A lot better off19%51%58%
Somewhat better off45%30%26%
About the same19%12%7%
Somewhat worse off7%4%3%
A lot worse off6%3%4%
Don't know3%1%2%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A lot better off33%11%19%
Somewhat better off25%14%19%
About the same20%32%26%
Somewhat worse off14%19%18%
A lot worse off6%19%12%
Don't know2%6%6%

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categoryMaleFemale
A lot better off31%22%
Somewhat better off25%21%
About the same21%25%
Somewhat worse off13%18%
A lot worse off9%10%
Don't know2%5%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A lot better off15%29%37%
Somewhat better off21%21%29%
About the same30%23%14%
Somewhat worse off17%16%13%
A lot worse off13%8%5%
Don't know4%3%3%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
A lot better off16%20%29%38%
Somewhat better off26%19%21%25%
About the same26%23%25%18%
Somewhat worse off16%23%13%11%
A lot worse off9%10%11%6%
Don't know6%5%1%2%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A lot better off19%28%26%27%24%30%
Somewhat better off21%25%22%20%20%24%
About the same21%19%24%24%28%18%
Somewhat worse off11%12%16%19%17%19%
A lot worse off26%10%7%7%9%8%
Don't know2%5%5%3%2%1%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
A lot better off36%25%17%13%
Somewhat better off24%26%21%14%
About the same17%23%32%31%
Somewhat worse off11%16%18%25%
A lot worse off9%6%9%14%
Don't know3%4%3%4%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
A lot better off36%29%10%
Somewhat better off25%26%15%
About the same19%23%31%
Somewhat worse off9%13%28%
A lot worse off9%6%13%
Don't know2%4%1%

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