National Economic Conditions (October 2018)

National Economic Conditions (October 2018)

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categoryTotal
A lot better off32%
Somewhat better off19%
About the same26%
Somewhat worse off12%
A lot worse off7%
Don't know4%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A lot better off3%19%61%
Somewhat better off13%25%23%
About the same42%30%12%
Somewhat worse off25%11%2%
A lot worse off13%10%1%
Don't know4%5%1%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A lot better off0%3%4%
Somewhat better off19%16%9%
About the same41%43%41%
Somewhat worse off28%19%27%
A lot worse off11%7%17%
Don't know1%11%2%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A lot better off66%32%68%
Somewhat better off23%31%21%
About the same8%25%9%
Somewhat worse off2%7%1%
A lot worse off2%1%1%
Don't know0%3%1%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A lot better off4%12%58%
Somewhat better off11%20%25%
About the same36%39%11%
Somewhat worse off27%18%2%
A lot worse off17%7%2%
Don't know6%4%2%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A lot better off5%1%6%
Somewhat better off18%14%4%
About the same46%33%32%
Somewhat worse off19%32%28%
A lot worse off7%16%22%
Don't know6%3%8%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A lot better off37%49%72%
Somewhat better off33%36%15%
About the same20%9%8%
Somewhat worse off5%2%2%
A lot worse off3%2%1%
Don't know2%2%3%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
A lot better off3%57%65%
Somewhat better off13%29%21%
About the same42%11%7%
Somewhat worse off25%1%5%
A lot worse off14%1%0%
Don't know3%1%2%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A lot better off42%10%20%
Somewhat better off20%19%17%
About the same22%28%37%
Somewhat worse off11%21%10%
A lot worse off4%11%13%
Don't know2%11%4%

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categoryMaleFemale
A lot better off40%25%
Somewhat better off20%19%
About the same23%29%
Somewhat worse off10%14%
A lot worse off6%8%
Don't know1%5%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A lot better off22%36%36%
Somewhat better off19%17%28%
About the same30%25%20%
Somewhat worse off17%12%6%
A lot worse off10%6%5%
Don't know3%4%5%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
A lot better off18%19%37%49%
Somewhat better off17%21%20%19%
About the same29%34%24%17%
Somewhat worse off15%14%11%10%
A lot worse off11%8%6%4%
Don't know10%4%2%0%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A lot better off21%30%32%37%34%30%
Somewhat better off6%18%16%17%22%29%
About the same41%29%26%23%21%25%
Somewhat worse off26%11%10%11%15%11%
A lot worse off4%6%9%11%6%5%
Don't know2%6%5%2%2%0%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
A lot better off42%28%17%22%
Somewhat better off19%20%27%15%
About the same22%26%36%28%
Somewhat worse off9%16%9%16%
A lot worse off6%5%9%12%
Don't know2%5%2%7%

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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 off47%33%15%
Somewhat better off18%23%18%
About the same20%23%33%
Somewhat worse off7%13%19%
A lot worse off6%6%11%
Don't know2%2%5%

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