Personal Economic Conditions (August 2021)

Personal Economic Conditions (August 2021)

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categoryTotal
A lot better off5%
Somewhat better off15%
About the same46%
Somewhat worse off19%
A lot worse off12%
Don't know3%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A lot better off5%11%4%
Somewhat better off20%12%11%
About the same50%38%46%
Somewhat worse off13%17%24%
A lot worse off10%16%13%
Don't know3%7%2%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A lot better off5%1%7%
Somewhat better off16%22%20%
About the same53%46%50%
Somewhat worse off10%18%13%
A lot worse off16%9%7%
Don't know1%4%3%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A lot better off2%1%6%
Somewhat better off8%16%12%
About the same48%46%44%
Somewhat worse off28%25%22%
A lot worse off13%11%15%
Don't know2%2%1%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A lot better off4%7%5%
Somewhat better off23%13%10%
About the same45%49%46%
Somewhat worse off15%13%24%
A lot worse off11%12%13%
Don't know2%6%2%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A lot better off3%3%7%
Somewhat better off23%22%23%
About the same49%49%38%
Somewhat worse off16%14%15%
A lot worse off8%10%15%
Don't know1%2%1%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A lot better off2%4%7%
Somewhat better off12%9%11%
About the same48%52%38%
Somewhat worse off22%25%24%
A lot worse off13%8%19%
Don't know4%2%2%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A lot better off5%7%4%
Somewhat better off13%20%16%
About the same50%42%42%
Somewhat worse off20%11%20%
A lot worse off11%15%13%
Don't know2%4%4%

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CategoryMaleFemale
A lot better off6%4%
Somewhat better off17%12%
About the same41%50%
Somewhat worse off20%18%
A lot worse off13%12%
Don't know2%4%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A lot better off6%5%3%
Somewhat better off19%13%12%
About the same43%51%39%
Somewhat worse off15%18%25%
A lot worse off13%11%16%
Don't know5%2%4%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
A lot better off8%8%4%2%
Somewhat better off15%18%16%9%
About the same42%40%46%56%
Somewhat worse off20%14%19%23%
A lot worse off13%11%14%10%
Don't know2%8%2%1%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A lot better off0%6%3%4%5%9%
Somewhat better off11%12%13%6%17%26%
About the same31%45%47%43%51%42%
Somewhat worse off19%16%22%27%17%15%
A lot worse off29%16%12%16%8%7%
Don't know10%5%3%3%2%1%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
A lot better off6%4%3%7%
Somewhat better off11%18%21%14%
About the same47%46%52%41%
Somewhat worse off21%19%13%17%
A lot worse off12%9%9%18%
Don't know2%4%2%3%

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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 off7%4%4%5%
Somewhat better off11%17%16%8%
About the same45%47%50%33%
Somewhat worse off22%19%15%18%
A lot worse off13%10%14%18%
Don't know2%3%0%17%

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