National Economic Conditions (June 2015)

National Economic Conditions (June 2015)

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categorycolumn-1
A lot better off7%
Somewhat better off24%
About the same33%
Somewhat worse off21%
A lot worse off13%
Don't know3%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A lot better off15%3%1%
Somewhat better off43%19%10%
About the same30%42%35%
Somewhat worse off7%16%34%
A lot worse off3%13%20%
Don't know3%7%1%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A lot better off2%1%1%
Somewhat better off10%14%7%
About the same26%45%35%
Somewhat worse off45%22%32%
A lot worse off17%17%23%
Don't know0%1%1%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A lot better off6%8%22%
Somewhat better off55%33%44%
About the same28%39%25%
Somewhat worse off8%10%4%
A lot worse off1%3%3%
Don't know2%7%1%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A lot better off15%7%3%
Somewhat better off48%25%12%
About the same28%39%32%
Somewhat worse off4%15%32%
A lot worse off4%10%18%
Don't know2%4%2%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A lot better off5%2%3%
Somewhat better off21%11%7%
About the same33%37%25%
Somewhat worse off30%34%32%
A lot worse off8%15%31%
Don't know3%1%1%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A lot better off9%17%19%
Somewhat better off52%47%46%
About the same25%32%23%
Somewhat worse off6%3%3%
A lot worse off6%1%5%
Don't know2%1%2%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
A lot better off17%2%0%
Somewhat better off45%13%8%
About the same29%40%27%
Somewhat worse off5%32%35%
A lot worse off3%13%31%
Don't know1%0%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A lot better off4%16%6%
Somewhat better off20%41%26%
About the same34%20%37%
Somewhat worse off24%7%20%
A lot worse off15%7%9%
Don't know2%9%1%

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categoryMaleFemale
A lot better off8%5%
Somewhat better off23%25%
About the same32%34%
Somewhat worse off24%18%
A lot worse off12%13%
Don't know1%4%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A lot better off10%6%3%
Somewhat better off27%26%15%
About the same33%34%30%
Somewhat worse off15%21%29%
A lot worse off11%11%19%
Don't know4%1%5%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
A lot better off9%8%7%4%
Somewhat better off34%25%21%21%
About the same31%34%36%29%
Somewhat worse off16%18%21%27%
A lot worse off5%12%14%16%
Don't know4%3%2%3%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A lot better off0%5%7%10%8%8%
Somewhat better off29%27%22%20%25%24%
About the same20%33%33%40%29%40%
Somewhat worse off29%18%22%23%23%16%
A lot worse off6%13%15%6%13%12%
Don't know17%4%2%1%1%0%

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