Respondent's Financial Situation Over the Last Year 1962-2020
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| '62 | '64 | '66 | '68 | '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | '16 | '18 | '20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gotten Better | 34 (439) |
** | 35 (449) |
34 (442) |
31 (281) |
36 (347) |
28 (696) |
34 (971) |
34 (778) |
32 (516) |
30 (423) |
43 (960) |
40 (871) |
42 (859) |
39 (760) |
30 (750) |
39 (686) |
46 (783) |
52 (661) |
33 (552) |
24 (357) |
43 (522) |
** | 32 (736) |
** | 46 (2697) |
** | 28 (1185) |
** | 27 (2206) |
| Stayed Same | 47 (596) |
** | 39 (496) |
47 (613) |
34 (308) |
42 (405) |
31 (769) |
35 (985) |
29 (660) |
25 (405) |
32 (449) |
29 (634) |
33 (706) |
33 (664) |
29 (567) |
35 (867) |
33 (592) |
29 (500) |
27 (347) |
55 (918) |
50 (757) |
25 (300) |
** | 18 (416) |
** | 8 (477) |
** | 47 (2000) |
** | 50 (4139) |
| Gotten Worse | 19 (244) |
** | 26 (326) |
20 (261) |
34 (304) |
23 (220) |
41 (1016) |
31 (872) |
36 (818) |
42 (672) |
38 (532) |
28 (622) |
27 (589) |
25 (502) |
32 (635) |
35 (857) |
28 (501) |
25 (423) |
21 (271) |
12 (204) |
26 (386) |
32 (381) |
** | 50 (1154) |
** | 46 (2678) |
** | 25 (1067) |
** | 23 (1911) |
| N | 1279 | 0 | 1271 | 1316 | 893 | 972 | 2481 | 2828 | 2256 | 1593 | 1404 | 2216 | 2166 | 2025 | 1962 | 2474 | 1779 | 1706 | 1279 | 1674 | 1500 | 1203 | 0 | 2306 | 0 | 5852 | 0 | 4252 | 0 | 8256 |
Percentage Within Study Year
Table 4E.3.
Source: VCF0880 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset,
weighted with VCF0010z
Link to see data by mode (2012, 2016)
Percent among demographic groups who responded:
Question Text:
1962-1998,2004: "We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days.
Would you say that (1962,1966-1974: you [and your family]; 1976 and later: you [and your family living here]) are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago."
2000-2002: "We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Would you say that you (and your family [2000 FACE-TO-FACE ONLY: living here]) are better off, worse off, or just about the same financially as you were a year ago?"
Note:
2012 and 2016 data are for the combined (face-to-face and internet) sample.
In the 2012 face-to-face instrument, 'the same' was a volunteered response. In the 2012 Web instrument, 'the same' did not appear onscreen as an available category.