National Economic Conditions (May 2011)

National Economic Conditions (May 2011)

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categorycolumn-1
A lot better off2%
Somewhat better off20%
About the same25%
Somewhat worse off24%
A lot worse off25%
Don't know3%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A lot better off5%2%0%
Somewhat better off41%12%6%
About the same26%34%22%
Somewhat worse off16%20%32%
A lot worse off7%31%38%
Don't know6%1%1%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A lot better off0%0%0%
Somewhat better off7%10%5%
About the same18%31%21%
Somewhat worse off36%28%31%
A lot worse off39%29%42%
Don't know1%2%1%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A lot better off0%4%7%
Somewhat better off59%28%41%
About the same24%28%26%
Somewhat worse off4%20%17%
A lot worse off13%11%3%
Don't know0%8%6%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A lot better off4%4%0%
Somewhat better off42%25%7%
About the same30%28%22%
Somewhat worse off14%20%31%
A lot worse off7%16%38%
Don't know4%6%1%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A lot better off0%1%1%
Somewhat better off14%5%4%
About the same34%21%13%
Somewhat worse off28%33%29%
A lot worse off23%39%51%
Don't know0%1%2%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A lot better off5%1%5%
Somewhat better off44%48%34%
About the same24%25%42%
Somewhat worse off16%11%14%
A lot worse off9%6%5%
Don't know1%10%0%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
A lot better off6%1%0%
Somewhat better off44%7%5%
About the same26%32%16%
Somewhat worse off15%29%34%
A lot worse off5%30%45%
Don't know4%1%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A lot better off1%5%2%
Somewhat better off15%39%27%
About the same26%22%27%
Somewhat worse off25%25%22%
A lot worse off30%3%17%
Don't know2%6%6%

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categoryMaleFemale
A lot better off3%1%
Somewhat better off20%20%
About the same24%26%
Somewhat worse off23%25%
A lot worse off29%22%
Don't know1%5%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A lot better off2%2%2%
Somewhat better off27%20%11%
About the same26%29%19%
Somewhat worse off21%22%32%
A lot worse off21%24%33%
Don't know3%2%3%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A lot better off0%2%2%4%0%3%
Somewhat better off18%17%20%18%25%28%
About the same25%27%24%22%28%23%
Somewhat worse off37%24%23%29%25%15%
A lot worse off20%24%29%27%19%31%
Don't know0%5%3%0%3%0%

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