Personal Economic Conditions (October 2018)

Personal Economic Conditions (October 2018)

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categoryTotal
A lot better off12%
Somewhat better off27%
About the same39%
Somewhat worse off13%
A lot worse off6%
Don't know3%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A lot better off4%7%21%
Somewhat better off11%26%40%
About the same49%37%32%
Somewhat worse off24%11%4%
A lot worse off9%14%2%
Don't know2%6%1%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A lot better off1%3%6%
Somewhat better off11%12%11%
About the same55%56%43%
Somewhat worse off26%18%26%
A lot worse off7%7%11%
Don't know1%4%3%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A lot better off22%15%23%
Somewhat better off40%30%44%
About the same33%36%29%
Somewhat worse off3%13%2%
A lot worse off2%5%1%
Don't know1%1%1%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A lot better off5%8%18%
Somewhat better off12%18%41%
About the same48%46%31%
Somewhat worse off24%15%5%
A lot worse off10%8%3%
Don't know2%4%2%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A lot better off3%0%8%
Somewhat better off12%9%13%
About the same52%49%45%
Somewhat worse off27%30%18%
A lot worse off5%11%12%
Don't know1%1%4%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A lot better off9%14%24%
Somewhat better off41%39%42%
About the same33%38%26%
Somewhat worse off12%5%3%
A lot worse off4%3%2%
Don't know1%1%3%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
A lot better off4%23%21%
Somewhat better off11%43%41%
About the same49%29%30%
Somewhat worse off24%3%4%
A lot worse off10%2%3%
Don't know2%0%1%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A lot better off13%12%11%
Somewhat better off32%22%19%
About the same41%31%40%
Somewhat worse off9%18%18%
A lot worse off5%10%8%
Don't know1%8%5%

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categoryMaleFemale
A lot better off14%10%
Somewhat better off32%22%
About the same36%42%
Somewhat worse off10%15%
A lot worse off5%7%
Don't know2%4%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A lot better off9%14%12%
Somewhat better off27%27%26%
About the same36%40%43%
Somewhat worse off16%12%8%
A lot worse off8%5%6%
Don't know4%1%5%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
A lot better off9%13%12%14%
Somewhat better off25%23%32%24%
About the same41%43%33%45%
Somewhat worse off10%12%15%12%
A lot worse off10%6%5%5%
Don't know4%5%2%0%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A lot better off11%7%13%16%14%16%
Somewhat better off8%23%26%25%37%22%
About the same49%42%42%33%32%46%
Somewhat worse off25%13%11%14%13%10%
A lot worse off0%10%6%9%3%6%
Don't know8%5%4%2%0%0%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
A lot better off17%9%8%9%
Somewhat better off32%26%24%18%
About the same35%38%49%48%
Somewhat worse off10%17%11%15%
A lot worse off5%6%8%7%
Don't know2%5%0%2%

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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 off22%9%5%
Somewhat better off30%31%18%
About the same34%37%51%
Somewhat worse off8%14%18%
A lot worse off3%8%7%
Don't know2%2%0%

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