National Economic Conditions (October 2012)

National Economic Conditions (October 2012)

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categorycolumn-1
A lot better off7%
Somewhat better off25%
About the same25%
Somewhat worse off19%
A lot worse off23%
Don't know1%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A lot better off16%2%0%
Somewhat better off50%22%4%
About the same25%27%25%
Somewhat worse off7%14%30%
A lot worse off1%30%40%
Don't know0%5%0%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A lot better off1%0%0%
Somewhat better off6%10%1%
About the same28%35%19%
Somewhat worse off28%27%32%
A lot worse off37%29%47%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A lot better off10%10%21%
Somewhat better off54%40%52%
About the same27%30%23%
Somewhat worse off9%19%2%
A lot worse off0%2%1%
Don't know1%0%0%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A lot better off23%5%2%
Somewhat better off56%26%10%
About the same15%33%24%
Somewhat worse off4%17%26%
A lot worse off1%16%38%
Don't know0%2%0%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A lot better off0%0%9%
Somewhat better off18%4%9%
About the same25%30%7%
Somewhat worse off33%26%15%
A lot worse off24%40%60%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A lot better off13%31%39%
Somewhat better off67%48%37%
About the same15%16%11%
Somewhat worse off4%5%2%
A lot worse off1%0%6%
Don't know0%0%4%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
A lot better off19%0%0%
Somewhat better off53%4%5%
About the same21%30%18%
Somewhat worse off5%35%26%
A lot worse off1%31%51%
Don't know0%0%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A lot better off3%23%11%
Somewhat better off21%47%22%
About the same24%24%35%
Somewhat worse off23%2%16%
A lot worse off28%3%16%
Don't know2%0%0%

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categoryMaleFemale
A lot better off10%4%
Somewhat better off26%24%
About the same21%29%
Somewhat worse off21%17%
A lot worse off22%23%
Don't know0%2%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A lot better off13%5%4%
Somewhat better off29%25%21%
About the same26%29%16%
Somewhat worse off18%18%22%
A lot worse off13%22%37%
Don't know2%1%1%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A lot better off8%8%7%2%8%7%
Somewhat better off6%21%27%25%28%37%
About the same37%26%26%15%28%21%
Somewhat worse off21%18%16%30%18%20%
A lot worse off28%25%24%27%18%14%
Don't know0%3%0%1%0%0%

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