National Economic Conditions (October 2020)

National Economic Conditions (October 2020)

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categoryTotal
A lot better off8%
Somewhat better off9%
About the same13%
Somewhat worse off29%
A lot worse off38%
Don't know2%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A lot better off2%4%14%
Somewhat better off6%5%14%
About the same9%14%16%
Somewhat worse off17%27%39%
A lot worse off65%44%15%
Don't know1%5%3%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A lot better off1%1%3%
Somewhat better off13%4%3%
About the same4%18%8%
Somewhat worse off15%22%17%
A lot worse off67%52%69%
Don't know0%2%0%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A lot better off7%10%19%
Somewhat better off14%12%14%
About the same12%18%18%
Somewhat worse off40%46%36%
A lot worse off25%15%9%
Don't know3%0%4%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A lot better off2%5%13%
Somewhat better off5%8%13%
About the same10%13%15%
Somewhat worse off14%29%39%
A lot worse off68%41%18%
Don't know0%4%3%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A lot better off1%1%4%
Somewhat better off4%4%8%
About the same16%11%5%
Somewhat worse off21%9%14%
A lot worse off57%75%69%
Don't know0%0%0%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A lot better off3%14%17%
Somewhat better off19%8%13%
About the same9%18%16%
Somewhat worse off47%42%32%
A lot worse off19%18%17%
Don't know3%0%4%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A lot better off8%5%8%
Somewhat better off9%12%8%
About the same12%15%14%
Somewhat worse off34%16%25%
A lot worse off35%51%42%
Don't know2%2%3%

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CategoryMaleFemale
A lot better off10%6%
Somewhat better off9%9%
About the same13%13%
Somewhat worse off27%30%
A lot worse off39%38%
Don't know2%2%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A lot better off8%7%9%
Somewhat better off10%9%10%
About the same17%11%14%
Somewhat worse off19%33%32%
A lot worse off44%39%30%
Don't know2%1%6%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
A lot better off7%7%9%8%
Somewhat better off13%10%7%11%
About the same15%14%14%10%
Somewhat worse off24%24%31%35%
A lot worse off35%42%39%37%
Don't know5%3%1%0%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A lot better off10%6%11%12%6%7%
Somewhat better off0%9%8%6%14%7%
About the same14%17%11%16%11%12%
Somewhat worse off19%28%30%30%28%32%
A lot worse off56%38%37%33%40%41%
Don't know0%3%3%3%1%2%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
A lot better off11%4%7%4%
Somewhat better off11%13%8%2%
About the same17%12%10%6%
Somewhat worse off33%26%22%24%
A lot worse off25%43%53%62%
Don't know3%2%1%1%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
A lot better off12%9%3%0%
Somewhat better off12%11%5%1%
About the same15%15%6%20%
Somewhat worse off36%28%22%28%
A lot worse off23%35%63%45%
Don't know2%2%1%5%

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