Economic Insecurity: Americans' Concerns About Their Jobs, Personal Finances, Retirement, Health Costs, Housing, and More

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Economic Insecurity:
Americans Concerns about their Jobs, Personal
Finances, Retirement, Health Costs, Housing, and
More

Compiled by Karlyn Bowman, Resident Fellow, AEI,
Jennifer Marsico, Senior Research Associate, AEI,
and Heather Sims, Research Assistant, AEI

(Updated August 2014)

In this AEI Public Opinion Study, we bring together existing questions from many pollsters
about the subjects described in the title above to get a sense of how anxious or economically
insecure Americans feel.

We look here for the most part at what people say about their own lives and those of their friends
and family, and not at what people say about most Americans or Americans in general. We
give substantial weight to what people say about their own situations, which we feel they know
best.

Special thanks to former Research Assistant Andrew Rugg and intern Morgan Williams for their
assistance in compiling this public opinion study.
AEI Public Opinion
Studies

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Table of Contents
JOB ANXIETY........................................................................................................3
Lost a Job.............................................................................................................13
Job Security..........................................................................................................17
Outsourcing..........................................................................................................19
PERSONAL FINANCIAL WORRIES...............................................................21
Rating Your Current Situation............................................................................21
Expectations about Your Financial Situation.....................................................30
Retrospective on Financial Situation...................................................................34
Making Ends Meet...............................................................................................36
Other Questions...................................................................................................48
RETIREMENT ANXIETY..................................................................................51
HEALTH COST ANXIETY................................................................................58
HOUSING ANXIETY..........................................................................................67
Home Values.......................................................................................................74
COMPARATIVE ANXIETY..............................................................................80
Crime/Terrorism Anxiety...................................................................................100
Gas Price Anxiety..............................................................................................108
Four Years Ago.................................................................................................110


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Thinking about the next 12 months, how likely is it that you will lose your job or be laid off very likely, fairly likely, not
too likely or not at all likely?

Very Fairly Not too Not at all
likely likely likely likely
Jan.Feb. 1975 Gallup 3% 10% 28% 55%
Apr. 1975 Gallup 5 8 22 63
Nov. 1979 Gallup 3 8 18 66
May 1980 Gallup 6 8 24 60
Sep. 1980 Gallup 6 9 24 60
Jun. 1982 Gallup 7 7 28 54
Nov. 1982 Gallup 9 9 28 49
Apr. 1983 Gallup 8 8 26 55
Feb. 1989 Gallup 4 8 35 53
Jul. 1990 Gallup 6 6 24 62
Mar. 1991 Gallup 5 7 22 65
Jul. 1991 Gallup 6 10 25 59
Oct. 1991 Gallup 6 10 25 59
Dec. 1993 Gallup 5 7 27 60
Apr. 1996 Gallup 5 9 34 52
Jun. 1997 Gallup 4 6 26 63
Dec. 1998 Gallup 6 7 27 60
Apr. 2001 Gallup 5 7 36 52
Sep. 2001 Gallup 7 6 25 62
Apr. 2006 Gallup 3 7 32 57
Apr. 2007 Gallup 4 8 31 57
JOB ANXIETY: The substantial anxieties Americans felt about employment after the
2008 crash appear to have eased somewhat. Although views about the current job situation
remain generally below pre-recession levels, recent polls show that they have picked up
slightly in 2014.
CBS News and The New York Times ask if respondents are concerned that they or a
family member could be out of work and looking for a job in the next twelve months. Since
the 2008 financial crisis, those saying they are "very concerned" has fluctuated between 30
and 40 percent. In the latest poll, taken May 2014, 35 percent gave that response. In April
2014, 16 percent told Gallup it was very or fairly likely that they personally would lose their
job or be laid off in the next 12 months.
In July 2014, 29 percent told Pew pollsters that there are "plenty of jobs available in
your community." The response represents an improvement from late 2008 through early
2012, when responses were in the mid- to-low teens. But the July response is still not as high
as pre-recession responses, which hovered in 30 to 40 percent range.
Concerns about reductions in benefits are more worrisome today than concern about
the loss of employment. In Gallup's August 2014 poll, 19 percent said they were worried
about being laid off (down from 31 percent in 2009). Thirty-four percent said they were
worried about their benefits being reduced (down from 46 percent in 2009).
In this section, we also explore broader questions about job security. People are
more comfortable with their own job security than the broader job climate. In Gallup's latest
asking, 58 percent were completely satisfied with their job security.
There are only a handful of questions that ask about people's individual concerns
about outsourcing. What data we do have suggestions that people are not worried. In 2014,
8 percent of employed adults said they were worried that "your company will move jobs to
countries overseas."


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Apr. 2010 Gallup 8 13 40 38
Apr. 2012 Gallup 5 10 42 42
Apr. 2013 Gallup 6 12 35 45
Apr. 2014 Gallup 5 11 34 50

Dec. 2008 ABC/Wash Post 10 11 30 48
Note: Samples are employed adults.

Do you know someone, personally, who has been laid off or fired recently, or not?

Yes No
Oct. 1990 Gallup 50% 49%
Oct. 1991 Gallup 50 46
Dec. 1993 Gallup 52 47
Mar. 1994 Gallup 60 40
Apr. 1996 Gallup 58 42
Aug. 2001 Gallup 43 57
Nov. 2001 Gallup 54 46
Feb. 2002 Gallup 51 49

Please tell me whether you are worried or not worried about each of the following happening in the next 12 months that
you or your spouse will lose a job?

Worried Not worried
Oct. 1990^ Gallup/Newsweek 20% 79%
Oct.Nov. 1991 Gallup 31 65
Jan. 1992 Gallup 36 62
Jan.Feb. 1992 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 33 64
Oct. 1992* Gallup/CNN/USA Today 29 67
Jul. 2001 Gallup 22 77
Oct. 2001 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 29 70
Jul. 2002 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 27 70
Jul. 2002 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 22 73
Oct. 2002 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 27 70
Dec. 2002 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 24 73
Jan. 2004 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 21 78
Jan.Feb. 2008 Gallup/USA Today 23 74
Jan. 2011 Gallup/USA Today 30 68
Note: * Asked of registered voters. ^ Very and somewhat categories combined. Samples are national adults.

As a result of whats happening in the economy these days, please tell me whether or not you are worried about the
followinga major wage earner in your family losing a job? Are you worried about this, or not?

Yes, worried No, not worried
Oct. 1991 PSRA/Newsweek 44% 48%
May 2003 PSRA/Newsweek 32 58
Nov. 2003 PSRA/Newsweek 34 60
Feb. 2004 PSRA/Newsweek 43 55
Sep. 2010* PSRA/Newsweek 49 44
Note: *Question wording read . . . in your household. . .

How many jobs do you have now?

One job Two jobs or more
Jun. 1991 Gallup 84% 16%
Jul. 1996 Newsweek 85 15

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Thinking now about job opportunities where you live, would you say there are plenty of jobs available in your community
or are jobs difficult to find?

Plenty of jobs Jobs are difficult
available to find
Jan. 1992 US News 12% 79%
May 1992 US News 16 77
Aug. 1992 US News 15 76
Jun. 2001 Pew 42 44
Jun. 2002 Pew 31 59
Oct. 2003 Pew 24 66
Jan. 2004 Pew 27 60
Feb. 2004 Pew 31 59
Apr. 2004 Pew 30 57
Aug. 2004 Pew 34 55
Sep. 2004 Pew 31 52
Jan. 2005 Pew 32 58
May 2005 Pew 30 60
Oct. 2005 Pew 36 56
Jan. 2006 Pew 33 56
Mar. 2006 Pew 37 56
Dec. 2006 Pew 40 49
Feb. 2007 Pew 39 48
Jun. 2007 Pew 39 49
Sep. 2007 Pew 36 50
Nov. 2007 Pew 41 48
Jan. 2008 Pew 34 53
Feb. 2008 Pew 34 53
Apr. 2008 Pew 30 61
Jul. 2008 Pew 31 58
Oct. 2008 Pew 25 64
Dec. 2008 Pew 19 73
Feb. 2009 Pew 11 80
Sep.Oct. 2009 Pew 14 79
Dec. 2009 ABC/Wash Post 12 84
Mar. 2010 Pew 10 85
Dec. 2010 Pew 14 79
Jun. 2011 Pew 14 79
Jul. 2011 ABC/Wash Post 14 82
Jan. 2012 Pew 16 78
Apr. 2012 ABC/Wash Post 24 70
Oct. 2012 * ABC/Wash Post 25 68
Jun. 2013 Pew 29 64
Apr. 2014 Pew/USA Today 27 65
July 2014 Pew 29 62

How concerned are you that you or someone else in your household will lose their job in the next year? Are you very
concerned, somewhat concerned, not very concerned, or not concerned at all?

Very Somewhat Not very Not at all
concerned concerned concerned concerned
Dec. 1994* CBS/NYT 21% 17% 20% 40%
Jul. 1995* CBS/NYT 26 17 17 39
Mar. 1996 CBS 27 22 19 30
May 1996 CBS/NYT 27 21 22 29
Apr. 2003 CBS 20 19 22 37
May 2003 CBS/NYT 25 20 24 32

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Jul. 2003 CBS/NYT 25 21 21 32
Aug. 2003 CBS 22 19 31 36
Sep. 2003 CBS/NYT 26 18 22 33
Jan. 2004 CBS/NYT 21 18 20 39
Note: * Question wording, How much do you worry that you or someone else in your household will be laid offa lot,
some, only a little or not at all?

How concerned are you that in the next 12 months you or someone else in your household might be out of work and looking
for a job very concerned, somewhat concerned, or not concerned at all?

Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not concerned at all
Oct. 2002 CBS/NYT 31% 20% 48%
Apr. 2004 CBS/NYT 33 25 41
Jun. 2004 CBS/NYT 28 27 45
Sep. 2004 CBS/NYT 30 26 44
Oct. 2004 CBS/NYT 22 24 53
Jun. 2005 CBS/NYT 20 18 61
Dec. 2005 CBS/NYT 21 25 53
Jan. 2006 CBS/NYT 22 27 51
Feb. 2008 CBS/NYT 29 27 43
Mar.Apr. 2008 CBS/NYT 28 26 45
Aug. 2008 CBS/NYT 24 25 50
Sep. 2008 CBS/NYT 21 23 56
Oct. 2008 CBS/NYT 23 28 49
Oct. 2008 (late) CBS/NYT 35 26 38
Dec. 2008 CBS 33 26 39
Jan. 2009 CBS/NYT 30 32 38
Feb. 2009 CBS 44 28 27
Feb. 2009 (late) CBS /NYT 38 26 35
Mar. 2009 CBS 30 30 39
Apr. 2009 CBS/NYT 44 26 30
Apr. 2009 CBS/NYT 32 26 42
June 2009 CBS/NYT 36 28 35
Jul. 2009 CBS/ 40 29 30
Jul. 2009 CBS/NYT 36 26 38
Sep. 2009 CBS/NYT 30 28 42
Nov. 2009 (early) CBS 28 28 43
Nov. 2009 (mid) CBS 35 30 34
Dec. 2009 CBS 29 34 33
Feb. 2010 CBS/NYT 31 26 41
Mar. 2010 CBS/NYT 36 26 37
Apr. 2010 (early) CBS/NYT 36 26 37
Apr. 2010 (late) CBS/NYT 34 30 35
May 2010 CBS 28 26 45
Jun. 2010 CBS/NYT 32 25 41
Jul. 2010 CBS/NYT 31 29 39
Aug. 2010 CBS/NYT 40 30 29
Sep. 2010 CBS/NYT 40 22 37
Oct. 2010 CBS 35 29 36
Oct. 2010 (late) CBS/NYT 36 26 38
Jan. 2011 (early) CBS 37 25 37
Jan. 2011 (mid) CBS/NYT 41 25 34
Feb. 2011 CBS 33 26 40
Mar. 2011 CBS 31 27 41
Jun. 2011 (mid) CBS 30 25 44
Jun. 2011 (late) CBS/NYT 31 29 39
Sep. 2011 CBS/NYT 38 25 37
Dec. 2011 CBS 32 27 40
Jan. 2012 (early) CBS 34 28 38
Jan. 2012 (mid) CBS/NYT 36 28 35
Feb. 2012 CBS/NYT 38 27 35
Jul. 2012 CBS/NYT 39 27 33

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Aug. 2012 CBS 33 29 37
Sep. 2012 CBS/NYT 36 25 37
Dec. 2012 CBS 30 26 43
Feb. 2013 CBS 34 24 41
Mar. 2013 CBS 32 31 36
Jun. 2013 CBS/NYT 32 29 38
Jan. 2014 CBS 37 27 34
May 2014 CBS 35 25 38

Next, please indicate whether you are worried or not worried about each of the following happening to you, personally, in
the near future. How about . . . ?

That you will be laid off

Worried Not worried
Aug. 1997 Gallup 20% 80%

That your hours at work will be cut back

Worried Not worried
Aug. 1997 Gallup 15% 85%

That your wages will be reduced

Worried Not worried
Aug. 1997 Gallup 17% 83%

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That your benefits will be reduced

Worried Not worried
Aug. 1997 Gallup 34% 66%

That your company will move jobs to countries overseas

Worried Not worried
Aug. 2003 Gallup 9% 89%
Note: Sample is employed adults, full or part-time.

If you were to lose your job, how likely is it that you would find a job just as good as the one you have nowvery likely,
somewhat likely, not very likely, or not at all likely?

Very Somewhat Not too Not at all
likely likely likely likely
Feb. 2001 Gallup 35% 29% 24% 11%
Apr. 2001 Gallup 37 33 23 7
Apr. 2006 Gallup 29 31 23 16
Apr. 2007 Gallup 34 30 21 15
Apr. 2010 Gallup 16 26 30 27

Now looking ahead at the next six months. How likely is it that you, someone in your family or someone else you know
personally will lose their job in the next six months as a result of economic conditions? Extremely likely, very likely,
somewhat likely, not very likely, not at all likely

Extremely Very Somewhat Not very Not at all
likely likely likely likely likely
Jan. 2002 Ipsos-Reid 7% 12% 30% 32% 18%
Feb. 2002 Ipsos -Reid 7 13 31 32 16
Mar. 2002 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 7 12 29 33 18
Apr. 2002 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 7 11 28 34 18
May 2002 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 6 11 28 35 19
Jun. 2002 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 7 13 30 31 18
Jul. 2002 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 8 11 32 31 17
Aug. 2002 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 8 11 31 31 18
Sep. 2002 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 8 12 29 29 20

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Oct. 2002 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 9 13 31 30 16
Nov. 2002 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 9 13 30 30 15
Dec. 2002 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 8 14 30 31 14
Jan. 2003 Ipsos -Reid 8 14 30 30 16
Feb. 2003 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 9 13 30 28 17
Mar. 2003 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 9 13 28 29 17
Apr. 2003 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 8 13 29 31 17
May 2003 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 8 13 30 32 15
Jun. 2003 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 7 12 32 31 17
Jul. 2003 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 7 15 32 29 15
Aug. 2003 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 8 13 32 30 16
Sep. 2003 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 8 13 32 28 17
Oct. 2003 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 7 12 31 30 18
Nov. 2003 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 7 12 30 30 19
Dec. 2003 Ipsos -Reid/Cook 7 11 32 32 17
Jan. 2004 AP/Ipsos 7 12 29 33 17
Feb. 2004 AP/Ipsos 8 12 28 31 20
Mar. 2004 AP/Ipsos 6 13 30 31 19
May 2004 AP/Ipsos 8 13 31 29 18
Jun. 2004 AP/Ipsos 8 10 29 31 21
Jul. 2004 AP/Ipsos 6 11 28 34 20
Aug. 2004 AP/Ipsos 6 12 30 33 18
Sep. 2004 AP/Ipsos 7 9 28 33 23
Oct. 2004 AP/Ipsos 6 10 30 37 16
Nov. 2004 AP/Ipsos 8 11 27 31 22
Jan. 2005 AP/Ipsos 6 12 31 32 18
Feb. 2005 AP/Ipsos 6 13 29 32 19
Mar. 2005 AP/Ipsos 9 10 26 34 20
Apr. 2005 AP/Ipsos 7 12 26 31 22
May 2005 AP/Ipsos 6 13 26 33 21
Jun. 2005 RBC/Ipsos 7 12 29 30 21
Jul. 2005 RBC/Ipsos 6 12 31 31 18
Aug. 2005 RBC/Ipsos 8 11 29 34 17
Sep. 2005 RBC/Ipsos 7 12 29 32 18
Oct. 2005 RBC/Ipsos 7 10 29 31 21
Nov. 2005 RBC/Ipsos 7 11 24 35 22
Dec. 2005 RBC/Ipsos 8 13 26 31 21
Jan. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 8 11 32 32 15
Feb. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 8 11 27 33 20
Mar. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 7 12 26 33 21
Apr. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 6 11 29 33 20
May 2006 RBC/Ipsos 9 13 27 30 20
Jun. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 6 10 26 34 23
Jul. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 7 8 29 33 22
Aug. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 4 10 31 33 20
Sep. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 6 12 27 31 23
Nov. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 7 10 27 33 21
Dec. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 6 10 27 36 20
Jan. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 5 11 25 34 24
Feb. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 5 8 28 34 23
Mar. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 8 11 25 31 23
May 2007 RBC/Ipsos 8 10 24 35 21
Jun. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 4 10 29 32 23
Jul. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 6 12 30 30 20
Aug. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 5 12 25 33 23
Sep. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 6 11 32 29 20
Oct. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 5 12 26 33 21
Nov. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 8 11 29 29 21
Dec. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 5 10 32 33 18
Jan. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 6 12 32 29 18
Feb. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 8 16 30 26 19
Mar. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 7 14 33 28 15

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Apr. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 6 14 32 28 17
May 2008 RBC/Ipsos 7 17 33 23 17
Jun. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 8 18 29 28 14
Jul. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 9 15 31 28 14
Sep.2008 RBC/Ipsos 8 15 30 27 19
Oct. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 11 18 35 21 14
Nov. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 9 18 34 24 12
Dec. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 11 21 35 19 10
Jan. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 11 22 33 21 10
Feb. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 15 27 33 18 5
Mar. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 14 25 37 15 7
Aug. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 12 24 35 19 7
Oct. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 11 18 36 25 9
Nov. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 9 20 41 21 8
Dec. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 13 16 38 22 9
Jan. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 9 16 37 26 11
Feb. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 9 16 44 21 8
Mar. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 8 18 37 26 10
Apr. 2010* RBC/Ipsos 4 9 27 22 15
May 2010 RBC/Ipsos 6 9 24 25 17
June 2010 RBC/Ipsos 5 11 22 26 16
Jul. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 6 10 28 22 13
Jul.-Aug. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 6 8 25 27 16
Aug. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 6 11 24 26 13
Sep.-Oct. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 5 12 25 22 16
Oct.-Nov. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 6 9 22 28 15
Nov. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 6 10 25 24 17
Dec. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 5 9 26 24 16
Jan. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 5 7 27 27 16
Feb. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 7 11 25 25 13
Mar. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 7 7 24 28 16
Apr.-May 2011 RBC/Ipsos 5 8 26 25 15
May 2011 RBC/Ipsos 4 9 20 29 15
Jun.-Jul. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 4 11 24 28 13
Jul. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 5 10 24 25 15
Aug. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 6 10 25 24 13
Sep.-Oct. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 5 13 26 27 13
Oct. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 5 9 28 27 12
Nov. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 6 9 27 27 13
Dec. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 5 8 27 28 14
Jan. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 7 8 27 29 14
Mar. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 5 10 23 26 19
Mar.-Apr. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 5 9 22 26 16
Apr. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 6 10 27 26 15
May 2012 RBC/Ipsos 6 9 27 24 17
Jun.-Jul. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 6 10 22 25 18
Jul. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 7 9 26 24 18
Sep. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 5 9 25 26 19
Sep.-Oct. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 5 9 21 28 16
Oct. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 6 9 24 28 17
Nov.-Dec. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 6 10 23 28 16
Jan. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 6 8 23 28 17
Jan. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 8 10 20 27 17
Feb.-Mar. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 7 10 26 21 19
Mar.-Apr. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 5 7 25 26 21
Apr. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 6 10 20 28 20
May-Jun. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 5 8 22 32 16
Jun. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 9 8 19 28 19
Jul. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 7 10 22 25 18
Aug. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 5 7 24 29 19
Sep. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 4 7 20 26 23
Oct. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 6 7 24 25 20

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Dec. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 4 6 22 33 19
Jan. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 5 5 20 29 21
Jan.-Feb. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 5 10 21 27 19
Feb. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 4 6 19 28 23
Mar. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 6 8 22 27 20
Apr. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 6 7 19 30 22
May-Jun. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 5 7 20 31 20
Jun. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 4 6 21 31 21
Jul. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 4 10 21 29 20
Note: *Consistent with RBCs Cash Index survey reports, the January 2002 March 2010 responses are recalculated to
include the Not sure responses. Beginning with April 2010, all subsequent survey responses do not include this
recalculation, though the Not sure responses are not reported in this document.

How confident are you that you can continue to work for your company for the next 12 months extremely confident, very
confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?

Extremely Very Somewhat Not too Not at all
confident confident confident confident confident
Apr. 2002 Gallup/UBS 47% 32% 15% 3% 2%
May 2002 Gallup/UBS 44 34 14 4 3
Jun. 2002 Gallup/UBS 26 34 29 5 4
Jul. 2002 Gallup/UBS 38 38 14 6 5
Aug. 2002 Gallup/UBS 42 33 16 5 3
May 2003 Gallup/UBS 45 32 16 3 3

How concerned are you about losing your job?

Very Somewhat Not very Not
Apr. 2003 Fox News 28% 14% 13% 35%
May 2003 Fox News 11 9 17 47
Jun. 2004 Fox News 22 12 19 40

Extremely Very Not very Not at all
Dec. 2008 Fox News 14% 15% 22% 39%
Jan. 2009 Fox News 7 13 26 41
Sep. 2010 Fox News 19 18 25 29
Note: Sample is registered voters.

How concerned are you that you or someone else in your household will lose their job in the next year? Are you very
concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not concerned at all?

Very Somewhat Not too Not
concerned concerned concerned concerned at all
Apr. 2004 ABC/Wash Post 24% 19% 19% 34%

If you were to lose your job, would you or would you not be concerned about having to file for bankruptcy?

MetLife/Strategy First Partners/Penn, Schoen, & Berland

Concerned Not concerned
Jan. 2009 59% 41%
Note: Asked of people who are employed.


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For each of the following, please indicate whether it has happened to you in the last six months, whether you are worried it
might happen to you in the near future, or if you are not worried about it happening to you in the foreseeable future. How
about ______?

Jan.Feb. 2009 Gallup

Happened to me in Worried about it Not
the last six months happening worried
Having your hours at work cut back, including
including being furloughed 12% 24% 64%
Having your benefits reduced 9 31 59
Having your wages reduced 8 24 68
Being laid off 2 29 68
Your company moving jobs to countries overseas 2 8 88

Thinking beyond your own household, do you have any close friends or immediate family members who have had work
hours or pay cut?

Yes No
Feb. 2009 ABC/Wash Post 60% 38%

How concerned are you that you or someone else in your household will be laid off or lose their job in the next few months
very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?

Very Somewhat Not so Not concerned
concerned concerned concerned at all
Feb. 2009 ABC/Wash Post 23% 24% 21% 33%
Sep. 2009 ABC/Wash Post 25 21 18 36

Note: Asked if someone in household is employed.

How concerned are you that you or someone else in your household will have work hours or pay cut in the next few months
very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?

Feb. 2009 ABC/Wash Post 26% 27% 16% 31%

In the last 12 months, as a result of bad economic conditions, have your salary or wages been reduced, or not?

Yes No
Jul. 2010 CBS 31% 69%
Jan. 2011 CBS/NYT 30 70
Oct. 2011 CBS/NYT 27 73
Apr. 2012* CBS/NYT 34 66
May 2012* CBS/NYT 29 71
Note: *Wording was In the last couple of years instead of In the last 12 months and economic conditions instead of
bad economic conditions.

Is now a good time or a bad time to find a quality job?

Good time Bad time
Apr. 2011 Gallup 17% 81%
May 2011 Gallup 15 82
Jun. 2011 Gallup 11 86
Sep. 2011 Gallup 9 89

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Lost a Job

In the last twelve months, has any adult in your household been out of work and actively looking for a job?

Yes No
Aug. 2002 CBS/NYT 29% 71%
Sep. 2008 CBS/NYT 29 71
Oct. 2008 CBS/NYT 25 74
Jan. 2011 CBS/NYT 29 70

Do you, personally, know anyone who has been laid off or lost their job within the last six months, or not?

Yes No
Apr. 2003 Gallup 63% 37%

As far as you know, in the past six months, has your employer laid off any employees, or not?

Yes No
Aug. 2003 Gallup 34% 64%


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Over the past 12 months, has there been a time when you or someone in your household has been without a job and looking
for work, or not?

Yes No
May 2005 Pew 31% 69%
Jan.Feb. 2008. Pew 28 71
Dec. 2008 Pew 35 65
Feb. 2009 Pew 39 61
Sep.Oct. 2009 Pew 42 58
Mar. 2010 Pew 54 45
Aug. 2010 Pew 44 56
Oct. 2010 Pew 38 60
Nov. 2010 Pew 44 56
Dec. 2010 Pew 46 53
Feb. 2011 Pew 51 48

As far as you know, in the past six months, has your employer laid off any employees, or not?

Yes No
Jun.Jul. 2006 Pew 26% 71%

Were you laid off from your main job at any time in the past two years?

Yes No
Jun.Jul. 2006 Pew 8% 91%

About how long were you out of work?

Less than Between 3 Between 6 More than Still out of
3 months and 6 months months and 1 year 1 year work now
34% 23% 16% 15% 9%
Note: Based on those adults who were laid off.

Overall, would you say the new job you took during this period offered wages and benefits that were better, worse, or
about the same as the previous job?

Better Worse About the same
25% 28% 37%
Note: Based on those adults who were laid off and now are employed.

Do you, personally, know anyone who has been laid off or lost their job within the last three months?

Yes No
Jan.Feb. 2008 Gallup/USA Today 38% 62%

In the last few years have you or has anyone living in your household been laid off or lost their job?

Yes No
Dec. 2008 ABC/Wash Post 18% 82%
Feb. 2009 ABC/Wash Post 18 82
April 2009* ABC/Wash Post 23 77
Sep. 2009* ABC/Wash Post 27 73
Nov. 2009 ABC/Wash Post 30 70
Jul. 2011** ABC/Wash Post 29 71
May 2012 ABC/Wash Post 35 65
Note: *April 2009 and earlier question wording read in the last few months. **July 2011 wording and earlier read in the
last few months.


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In the last few months have you or has anyone living in your household had work hours or pay cut?

Yes No
Sep. 2009* ABC/Wash Post 41 59
Note: *Wording was changed to In the last year

Please tell me whether any of the following have been laid off or lost a job in the last six months?

Jan.Feb. 2009 Gallup

Yes, lost a job No
A more distant relative or friend 52% 47%
A close friend or immediate family member such as
parent, child, brother or sister. 36 64
You or another person living in your household 19 81

Thinking of the last six months, that is since ___ of last year, have you or someone in your family lost a job as a result of
economic conditions or not?

Yes, self Yes, family No
Feb. 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 10% 25% 65%
Apr. 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 8 25 62
May 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 7 21 70
Jul. 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 8 21 65
Sep. 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 5 26 65
Oct. 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 8 20 70
Nov. 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 9 21 66
Dec. 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 9 22 66
Jan. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 7 28 63
Mar. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 8 23 67
Jun. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 7 29 61
Aug. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 6 25 67
Feb. 2012 Ap-GfK/Roper 4 20 75

And thinking of the last 6 months that is, since ______ of this year has someone you know personally, other than a
family member, lost a job as a result of economic conditions or not?

Yes No
Feb. 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 65% 35%
Apr. 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 67 33
May 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 60 39
Jul. 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 64 34
Sep. 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 66 32
Oct. 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 65 34
Nov. 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 66 34
Dec. 2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 69 30
Jan. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 71 29

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Mar. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 64 35
Apr. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 64 36
Jun. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 70 29
Aug. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 65 35
Sep. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 65 35
Oct. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 54 46
Nov. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 55 44
Jan. 2011 Ap-GfK/Roper 65 35
Mar. 2011 Ap-GfK/Roper 60 40
Jun. 2011 Ap-GfK/Roper 57 43
Aug. 2011 AP-GfK/Roper 60 40
Oct. 2011 AP-GfK/Roper 59 41
Dec. 2011 AP-GfK/Roper 58 42
Feb. 2012 AP-GfK/Roper 54 46

Thinking beyond your own household, do you have any close friends or immediate family members who have been laid off
or lost their job?

Yes No
Feb. 2009 ABC/Wash Post 60% 40%
Jul. 2011 ABC/Wash Post 71 29

Thinking of the last 6 months- that is, since _____ of last year have you or has someone in your family lost a job as a
result of economic conditions or not?

Yes (self lost job) Yes(someone in family) Both No
May 2009 Roper 7% 21% 1% 70%
May 2010 Roper 8 21 1 69
June 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 7 29 4 61
Aug. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 6 25 2 67
Sep. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 6 25 1 68
Oct. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 7 16 1 76
Nov. 2010 Ap-GfK/Roper 6 18 3 72
Jan. 2011 Ap-GfK/Roper 8 27 4 62
Mar. 2011 Ap-GfK/Roper 6 22 1 70
May 2011 Ap-GfK/Roper 7 23 2 67
Jun. 2011 Ap-GfK/Roper 6 18 2 74
Jul. 2011 Ap-GfK/Roper 6 18 2 74
Aug. 2011 Ap-GfK/Roper 5 25 1 69
Oct. 2011 Ap-GfK/Roper 8 18 2 72
Dec. 2011 Ap-GfK/Roper 5 19 1 75
Feb. 2012 Ap-GfK/Roper 4 20 1 75

Please tell me whether each of the following situations applies to you personally.

NBC/WSJ

Applies Does not apply Not sure
In the past five years someone in your
household has lost a job Aug. 2014 40% 60% -
In the past five years someone in your
household has had to switch
jobs with a significant decline
in income Aug. 2014 33 67 -
Have more than $5,000 in student load
debt for yourself or a child Aug. 2014 27 72 1
Someone in your household has had to

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take on a second or third
job to make ends meet Aug. 2014 25 74 1
Provide some financial support for an
adult child over the age of 21 Dec. 2009 19 81 1
Aug. 2014 24 76 1
Provide some financial support for
another relative other than
children or parents Dec. 2009 13 87 -
Aug. 2014 22 78 -
Have more than $2000 in credit card
debt you are unable to pay
off month to month Aug. 2014 20 79 1
Have a parent or a child over age 21
living with you for
financial or health reasons Dec. 2009 13 87 -
Aug. 2014 17 83 -
Provide some financial support for a
parent over the age of 65 Dec. 2009 11 89 -
Aug. 2014 14 85 1
Owe more on your home than it
is worth Aug. 2014 11 88 1

Job Security

Now Ill read a list of job characteristics. For each, please tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with your current job
in this regard. First, are you completely satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or completely dissatisfied with
your job security?

Gallup
----------------------------------------------------Job Security----------------------------------------------------------
Completely satisfied Somewhat satisfied Somewhat dissatisfied Completely dissatisfied
1989 45% 42% 8% 3%
1991 35 44 12 7
1993 46 33 9 11
1998 52 35 6 6
1999 48 33 11 7
2001 54 30 8 7
2002 55 30 7 7
2003 48 35 7 8
2004 54 28 11 6
2005 52 31 9 7
2006 55 29 10 5
2007 56 31 6 6
2008 55 31 8 5
2009 50 30 10 8
2010 51 33 7 7
2011 49 33 10 8
2012 49 34 10 5
2013 51 31 11 6
2014 58 -- -- --
Note: Asked of those employed full time. *Gallup has not yet released the other response categories. .

How would you rate the financial condition of the company or organization that employs you? Would you say it is in
excellent financial shape, good shape, only fair shape or in poor shape?

Excellent Good Fair Poor
Jan. 1992 US News 22% 39% 24% 12%
May 1992 US News 25 40 22 11
Aug. 1992 US News 23 40 26 9
Oct. 1992 US News 27 38 23 10
Jun. 2001 Pew 31 39 20 7

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Feb. 2008 Pew 30 39 21 6
Oct. 2008 Pew 22 44 25 5
Dec. 2008 Pew 20 43 27 8
Feb. 2009 Pew 15 43 29 10
Oct. 2009 Pew 18 42 27 10
Dec. 2010 Pew 23 41 27 7
Jun. 2011 Pew 23 40 25 11

Let me read you several elements relating to the current economy. For each one, please tell me whether it is an area in which
you feel very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfiedyour current job security?

NBC/WSJ
-------------------------------------------------Current job security---------------------------------------------------

Very satisfied Somewhat satisfied Somewhat dissatisfied Very dissatisfied
Mar. 1996 36% 37% 14% 12%
Jun. 1996 38 37 12 12
Sep. 1996 37 39 10 13
Dec. 1996 36 38 13 12
Mar. 1997 37 40 12 11
Jun. 1997 38 36 12 13
Sep. 1997 41 37 10 11
Dec. 1997 40 38 11 10
Dec. 1998 45 33 10 11
Apr. 2000* 46 35 9 9
Jan. 2009 35 35 14 15
Apr. 2009 32 36 13 17
Jul. 2009 30 30 15 24
Sep. 2009 36 30 16 17
Dec. 2009 33 34 14 18
Aug. 2010 33 32 15 19
Sep. 2010 35 29 15 20
Jan. 2011 35 32 13 18
Note: Asked of those employed. *Asked of registered voters.

Now I'll read a list of job characteristics. For each, please tell me how satisfied you are with your current job in this regard.
Are you completely satisfied, mostly satisfied, mostly dissatisfied, or completely dissatisfied with . . . your job security?

Completely Somewhat Somewhat Completely
satisfied satisfied dissatisfied dissatisfied
Jun.Jul. 2006 Pew 39% 46% 10% 4%

How secure do you feel in your current job?

Very secure Fairly secure Not very secure Not at all secure
Jul. 2007 Zogby 48% 21% 4% 6%
Aug. 2007 Zogby 47 18 3 4
Sep. 2007 Zogby 44 20 3 3
Oct. 2007 Zogby 45 20 5 2
Nov. 2007 Zogby 45 20 4 5
Dec. 2007 Zogby 48 17 3 1
Jan. 2008 Zogby 43 21 7 6
Feb. 2008 Zogby 50 23 5 6
Mar. 2008 Zogby 41 20 7 8
Apr. 2008 Zogby 48 17 4 5
May 2008 Zogby 42 24 3 6
Jun. 2008 Zogby 43 21 5 4
Jul. 2008 Zogby 43 22 5 4
Aug. 2008 Zogby 42 19 6 6
Sep. 2008 Zogby 44 20 5 3
Oct. 2008 Zogby 42 24 6 7
Nov. 2008 Zogby 37 26 3 4
Dec. 2008 Zogby 37 23 6 8

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Are you or are you not concerned about losing your job in the next year as a result of the current economic situation?

Jan. 2009 Metlife Strategy First Partners/Penn, Schoen, & Berland 56% 44%
Note: Asked of people who are employed

In the last 12 months would you say you have felt more secure and confident that you can continue in your job as long as
you want, or less secure and confident, or has there been no change?

More Less No change
Jul. 2010 CBS 14% 37% 47%

Outsourcing

Next, please indicate whether you are worried or not about each of the following happening to you, personally, in the near
future. How about that your company will move jobs to countries overseas?

Worried Not worried
Aug. 2003 Gallup 9% 89%

How concerned are you, that you, or a friend, or relative, might lose a job because the employer is moving that job to a
foreign countryvery concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, not at all concerned?

Mar. 2004 CNN/USA Today/Gallup 30% 17% 18% 34%

Think about some issues that are happening in the world that could impact things here in America. Of the following list of
issues, which one concerns you the most?
Mar. 2006 NPR

Global economic competition and the outsourcing of American jobs 26%
Continuing Iraq war and violence between religious groups 23
Iran resisting international pressure and working to develop nuclear weapons 21
Illegal immigration into the United States 14
Foreign ownership of US port operations and lack of attention to homeland security 11
Note: Asked of likely voters.

What role, if any, do you think decisions by American companies to relocate jobs to other countries has played in the high
unemployment of the past few years?

Major Minor No role
role role at all
Nov.Dec. 2010 Allstate/National Journal 67% 28% 4%


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How worried are you about the outsourcing of jobs to other countriesvery worried, fairly worried, slightly worried, or not
worried at all?

Very Fairly Slightly Not worried
worried worried worried at all
Sep. 2011 Time/Abt SRBI 63% 14% 12% 10%

In your view, what is the most important thing that could be done to improve the U.S. economy?

Jul. 2012 Gallup

Create More/Better Jobs 28%
Decrease taxes/ Improve tax breaks 11
Less outsourcing of jobs/ Bring jobs back home 9
Improve the government 8
Balance the national budget/ Control spending 7
Need a new president 3
Offer more small business incentives 2
Better education 2
Less welfare/ Less entitlements 2
Keep rising costs down/ Lower inflation 2
Improve infrastructure 2
More economic stimulus spending 2
Better healthcare system 2
Address energy issues/ Alternative fuel/ Less dependency on foreign oil 1
Regulate corporate corruption and greed 1
Keep money at home/ Take care of U.S. first 1
Fix the trade imbalance 1
Increase minimum wage 1
Keep the cost of fuel under control 1
End the wars 1
Control illegal immigration 1
Improve foreign relations *
Control interest rates *
Note: *Less than 0.5%
Which of the following do you think is most likely to prevent today's kids from moving up the income ladder?...The
recession and general weakness in the American economy, goods and services will be too expensive, today's kids do not
have the proper work ethic or values, government debt will be too large, too many American jobs have moved overseas, too
many kids have not gotten a good education
Mar. 2011 Pew/Mellman Group/Public Opinion Strategies

----Adults/Parents who say kids/young people will find it hard to move up income ladder-----

Too many American jobs have moved overseas 22%
Too many kids have not gotten a good education 18
The recession and general weakness in 17
the American economy
Today's kids do not have the proper work ethic or values 17
Government debt will be too large 15
Goods and services will be too expensive 4
Note: Asked of those who said their own kids/young people under the age of 18 years old will find it somewhat/much harder
to move up the income ladder (72%).


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Rating Your Current Situation

How would you rate your own personal financial situation? Would you say you are in excellent shape, good shape, only fair
shape or poor shape financially?

Excellent Good Only fair Poor
Jan. 1992 US News 4% 32% 45% 18%
May 1992 US News 4 35 45 15
Aug. 1992 US News 5 30 47 17
Oct. 1992 US News 6 34 40 19
Jan. 1993 US News 4 33 46 16
Dec. 1993 Pew 5 34 45 15
Mar. 1994 Pew 5 41 40 13
Feb. 1995 Pew 8 39 38 14
Sep. 1996* Pew 8 47 34 10
May 1997 Pew 7 43 38 11
Aug. 1999 Pew 6 43 41 9
Mar. 2000 PSRA/Newsweek 7 41 40 11
Jun. 2000 Pew 9 43 35 11
PERSONAL FINANCIAL WORRIES: In this section we look at how
Americans evaluate their present financial situation, their past financial difficulties, and
their future financial prospects. We also examine questions that ask Americans if they have
enough money to make ends meet, or whether they are falling behind.
Different questions produce slightly different impressions of how Americans feel
about their personal finances. But certain trends emerge from the questions in this section.
Most people aren't overly optimistic or pessimistic when it comes to their finances.
People dont often describe their situation as "excellent", "very good", "very poor", or "very
bad." Most place themselves somewhere in the middle, indicating they're doing okay or fair.
For example, in Pew's four-part question, when it comes to rating their own personal
financial situation, most say they are doing "good" (31 percent in the latest asking in April)
or "only fair" (39 percent). Fewer tell pollsters that their situation is "excellent" (6 percent)
or poor (23 percent). But it is clear from all of the polls in this report that around two in ten
are having serious difficulty managing their finances today.
Allstate and the National Journal ask people how much they have to cover their
needs. In the latest asking, a plurality of 49 percent said they have enough to get by every
month but "find it difficult to save and invest, whether for retirement or other purposes."
Twenty-seven percent said they can live comfortably and save, while 21 percent said they
find it hard to make ends meet.
When pollsters ask people if their financial situation will get better or worse, most
chose the third option things are likely to stay the same. In January of 2014, Marist
updated their trend using the better/worse/same schema. Over half of Americans (54
percent) expected their financial situation to stay about the same in the coming year. Thirty-
five percent said they expected it to get better, while 11 percent expected it to get worse.
Despite the hardships, Americans are optimistic. In January and April 2014 Pew
questions, around six in ten said their situation would improve in the next 12 months.
Roughly a quarter said it would get worse. In another recent Pew question, 42 percent said
they earned enough to lead the kind of life they wanted to, while 57 percent said they did
not. When the 57 percent were asked whether they eventually expected to earn enough, 54
percent said they did.

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Dec. 2000 PSRA/Newsweek 9 38 36 15
Mar. 2001 PSRA/Newsweek 7 42 37 14
Jun. 2001 Pew 6 38 39 16
Sep. 2001 Pew 7 40 37 16
Jun. 2002 Pew 5 40 37 16
Oct. 2002 Pew 7 39 37 16
Jan. 2003 Pew 7 38 39 15
Mar. 2003 Pew 10 43 31 12
May 2003 PSRA/Newsweek 8 38 37 16
Sep. 2003 Pew 10 38 36 15
Nov. 2003 PSRA/Newsweek 9 41 34 15
Aug. 2004 Pew 9 42 34 14
Jan. 2005 Pew 10 41 34 14
May 2005 Pew 7 37 39 16
Jan. 2006 Pew 7 39 37 15
Mar. 2006 Pew 9 39 36 15
Oct. 2006 Pew 9 40 33 16
Dec. 2006 Pew 8 40 35 16
Feb. 2007 Pew 8 41 36 14
Sep. 2007 Pew 10 38 34 16
Nov. 2007 Pew 9 41 34 15
Jan. 2008 Pew 10 39 34 15
Feb. 2008 Pew 9 36 37 16
Mar. 2008 Pew 8 39 34 17
Apr. 2008 Pew 8 35 39 16
Jul. 2008 Pew 9 33 37 19
Oct. 2008 Pew 6 35 40 18
Dec. 2008 Pew 6 32 40 21
Jan. 2009 PSRA/Newsweek 7 35 37 20
Feb. 2009 Pew 5 33 41 20
Apr. 2009 Pew 7 39 35 16
Jun. 2009 Pew 6 32 39 22
Aug. 2009 Pew 6 31 36 26
Sep.Oct. 2009 Pew 6 32 38 22
Oct.Nov. 2009 Pew 5 30 40 25
Dec. 2009 Pew 7 28 39 24
Mar. 2010 Pew 6 31 39 22
Jun. 2010 Pew 6 32 38 20
Aug.Sep. 2010 Pew 6 30 40 23
Oct. 2010 Pew 6 33 36 23
Dec. 2010 Pew 5 30 40 23
Feb. 2011 Pew 7 29 41 22
Mar.Apr. 2011 Pew 7 29 36 26
Jun. 2011 Pew 5 33 40 21
Dec. 2011 Pew 6 32 37 24
Jan. 2012 Pew 6 29 42 22
Jun. 2012 Pew 7 34 38 21
Sep. 2012 Pew 8 35 36 20
Oct. 2012 Pew 8 35 36 20
Dec. 2012 Pew 7 32 38 22
Mar. 2013 Pew 6 32 41 21
Jun. 2013 Pew 7 33 39 20
Dec. 2013^ Pew/USA Today 6 34 40 19
Jan. 2014 Pew 6 34 38 22
Apr. 2014 Pew/USA Today 6 31 39 23
Note: *Asked of registered voters. Âsked of half sample.

For each statement, please tell me if you completely agree with it, mostly agree with it, mostly disagree with it, or
completely disagree with it. Im pretty well satisfied with the way things are going for me financially?

Satisfied Not satisfied
May 1987 Pew 63% 35%

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May 1988 Pew 65 34
Feb. 1989 Pew 62 37
May 1990 Pew 58 41
Nov. 1991 Pew 57 42
Jun. 1992 Pew 58 41
May 1993 Pew 58 41
Jul. 1994 Pew 64 35
Nov. 1997 Pew 65 35
Sep. 1999 Pew 68 31
Aug. 2002 Pew 66 33
Aug. 2003^ Pew 63 35
Dec. 2006-
Jan. 2007^ Pew 61 38
Apr. 2009^ Pew 53 45
Apr. 2012^ Pew 53 46
Note: Âsked of half sample. In the Dec. 2006Jan. 2007 poll, 81 percent of Republicans were satisfied while 54 percent of
Democrats and independents were satisfied. Responses are combined.

How would you rate the financial situation in your household these days? Is it very good, fairly good, fairly bad, or very
bad?

Very good Fairly good Fairly bad Very bad
Nov. 1988 CBS/NYT 12% 69% 13% 5%
Oct. 1990 CBS/NYT 14 70 11 4
Jul. 2006 CBS/NYT 12 64 17 5
Apr. 2007 CBS 14 69 13 4
Feb. 2008 CBS/NYT 18 60 15 6
Mar.Apr. 2008 CBS/NYT 9 63 20 7
Jul. 2008 CBS/NYT 13 61 19 7
Aug. 2008 CBS/NYT 15 56 20 8
Jan. 2009 CBS/NYT 10 63 19 8
Feb. 2009 CBS/NYT 12 55 21 11
Apr. 2009 CBS/NYT 10 56 21 12
Dec. 2009 CBS/NYT 13 56 20 11
Feb. 2009 CBS/NYT 12 55 21 11
Apr. 2009 CBS/NYT 10 56 21 12
Feb. 2010 CBS/NYT 9 58 24 8
Apr. 2010 CBS/NYT 9 64 16 9
May 2010 CBS 10 59 23 7
Jun. 2010 CBS/NYT 10 56 25 8
Jul. 2010 CBS 11 54 25 10
Mar. 2011 CBS 8 61 20 10
Jun. 2011 (early) CBS 10 55 24 11
Jun. 2011 (late) CBS/NYT 11 65 18 6
Oct. 2011 CBS/NYT 11 59 23 7
Nov. 2011 CBS 8 60 22 9
Jan. 2013 CBS/NYT 12 61 18 8

Would you describe the state of your personal finances these days as secure or shaky?

Very Fairly Fairly Very
secure secure shaky shaky
Apr. 1991 LA Times/Bloomberg 13% 55% 20% 11%
Sep. 1991 LA Times/Bloomberg 11 54 22 11
Nov. 1991 LA Times/Bloomberg 11 52 22 14
Feb. 1992 LA Times/Bloomberg 13 49 22 15
Mar. 1992 LA Times/Bloomberg 13 54 19 12
Jul. 1992 LA Times/Bloomberg 13 51 21 13
Jan. 1993 LA Times/Bloomberg 9 48 24 18
Jun. 1993 LA Times/Bloomberg 10 50 23 16

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Dec. 1993 LA Times/Bloomberg 10 50 23 16
Apr. 1994 LA Times/Bloomberg 10 51 24 14
Oct. 1994 LA Times/Bloomberg 12 57 16 13
Aug. 1996 LA Times/Bloomberg 13 54 18 14
May 2000 LA Times/Bloomberg 15 57 17 10
Apr. 2007 LA Times/Bloomberg 19 45 22 13
May 2008 LA Times/Bloomberg 13 44 21 16
Note: All askings prior to Jan. 2006 were done solely by the LA Times. The LA Times and Bloomberg began asking
the question together in Jan. 2006. Since then all askings have been done jointly by LA Times/Bloomberg with the
exception of the Jun. 2006 asking which was also done solely by the Times.

Now Im going to read a few more pairs of statements. Again, just tell me whether the first statement or the second
statement comes closer to your own views even if neither is exactly right. Which statement comes closer to your views,
even if neither is exactly right?

Im generally satisfied
with the way things are Im not very satisfied
going for me financially with my financial situation
Jul. 1994 Pew 56% 43%
Apr. 1996 Pew 57 42
Oct. 1996 Pew 57 41
Aug. 1999 Pew 64 34
Sep. 2000 Pew 59 39
Dec. 2004 Pew 59 39
Dec. 2005 Pew 56 42
Oct. 2006 Pew 59 40
Feb.-Mar. 2011 Pew 47 51
Jan.-Mar. 2014 Pew 51 47


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How satisfied are you with your own financial situation todayare you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat
dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with your financial situation?

Very Somewhat Somewhat Very
Dec. 1994 NBC/WSJ 13% 48% 24% 14%
Dec. 1996 NBC/WSJ 16 50 21 12
Mar. 1997 NBC/WSJ 17 48 20 14
Jun. 1997 NBC/WSJ 16 50 20 13
Sep. 1997 NBC/WSJ 19 49 17 14
Dec. 1997 NBC/WSJ 20 51 16 12
Sep. 1998 NBC/WSJ 26 52 17 7
Dec. 1998 NBC/WSJ 25 51 13 10
Sep. 1999 NBC/WSJ 22 50 18 10
Nov. 1999 NBC/WSJ 21 53 14 11
Apr. 2000* NBC/WSJ 25 51 13 10
Jan. 2001 NBC/WSJ 21 50 17 11
Jan. 2002 NBC/WSJ 19 50 19 12
Jul. 2002 NBC/WSJ 16 47 24 13
Nov. 2002* NBC/WSJ 18 40 23 19
Dec. 2002 NBC/WSJ 17 44 21 17
Jan. 2004 NBC/WSJ 19 50 18 13
Dec. 2007 NBC/WSJ 21 46 17 16
Apr. 2008* NBC/WSJ 17 42 20 21
Jan. 2009 NBC/WSJ 15 41 22 22
Feb.Mar. 2009 NBC/WSJ 15 35 23 26
Apr. 2009 NBC/WSJ 14 44 22 19
Jan. 2012 NBC/WSJ 17 47 21 14
Jan. 2013 NBC/WSJ 12 43 23 22
Dec. 2013 NBC/WSJ 16 47 20 17
Jan. 2014 NBC/WSJ 16 45 22 17
Note: *Asked of registered voters.

Using a scale of one to ten, where one is not at all satisfied and ten is extremely satisfied, how satisfied are you with each of
the following areas of your life?

May 2014 AARP/USA Today/Woelfel Research

--------------------Responses of 40-59 year-olds--------------------
10 Extremely satisfied 1 Not at all satisfied
Leans toward Leans toward not
extremely satisfied at all satisfied
(10-8) (7-4) (3-1)
Independence 82% 16% 3%
Relationship with family
and friends 80 18 2
Happiness 75 22 3
Spiritual well-being 71 23 3
Marriage or relationship with
significant other 71 11 9
Hobbies and interests 57 36 6
Job or career 54 28 9
Health and fitness 53 41 6
Financial situation 48 43 10
Giving back to your community 47 45 6
Note: Asked of 40-59 year-olds.

How would you rate your personal financial situation excellent, good, only fair, or poor?

Excellent Good Only fair Poor
Apr. 2003 Fox News 9% 46% 33% 10%
Jun.Jul. 2003 Fox News 9 48 29 12

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Sep. 2003 Fox News 5 39 38 16
Nov. 2003 Fox News 7 40 37 13
Mar. 2004 Fox News 14 48 27 10
Jun. 2004 Fox News 14 48 25 11
Aug. 2004 Fox News 13 45 30 10
Sep. 2004 Fox News 15 44 27 10
Oct. 2004 Fox News 16 47 27 8
Dec. 2004 Fox News 7 43 35 13
Dec. 2005 Fox News 8 40 34 16
Apr. 2006 Fox News 10 36 35 17
Jan. 2008 Fox News 11 45 32 12
Apr. 2009 Fox News 8 37 38 15

For you and your family, does it feel like the economy is getting better or worse?

Better Worse Same
Oct. 2003 Fox News 35% 45% 18%
Jan. 2004 Fox News 44 34 19
Feb. 2004 Fox News 36 41 21
May 2004 Fox News 31 49 17
Apr. 2006 Fox News 21 56 20
Oct. 2007 Fox News 22 53 23
Oct. 2009 Fox News 37 43 19
May 2010 Fox News 36 38 24
Oct. 2012 Fox News 42 45 12
Feb. 2013 Fox News 31 55 13
Mar. 2014 Fox News 34 51 13
Note: Samples are registered voters. The same responses are volunteered.

Rate your current financial situation, using a scale from 1 to 7, where 7 means your personal financial situation is very
strong today and 1 means it is very weak.

Very strong Very weak
Seven Six Five Four Three Two One
Sep. 2005 RBC/Ipsos 11% 17% 25% 20% 11% 6% 9%
Oct. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 9 14 29 21 12 5 9
Nov. 2005 RBC/Ipsos 8 17 29 18 12 6 9
Dec. 2005 RBC/Ipsos 10 15 30 18 10 4 11
Jan. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 8 18 30 16 13 5 9
Feb. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 11 17 29 19 8 5 9
Mar. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 10 16 31 17 10 5 9
Apr. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 10 14 29 20 13 5 8
May 2006 RBC/Ipsos 11 14 30 18 10 5 11
Jun. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 10 17 29 15 12 5 11
Jul. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 10 16 28 18 12 5 9
Aug. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 14 13 30 16 11 6 9
Sep. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 12 21 26 19 7 3 10
Nov. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 11 16 29 18 11 4 10
Dec. 2006 RBC/Ipsos 10 14 27 20 14 4 10
Jan. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 9 16 29 16 13 5 10
Feb. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 11 18 30 16 11 7 6
Mar. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 11 15 28 21 11 3 10
Apr. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 10 16 28 18 12 6 9
May 2007 RBC/Ipsos 12 19 29 15 11 4 8
Jun. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 8 14 30 20 11 6 10
Jul. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 11 13 27 22 10 5 10
Aug. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 11 15 30 19 9 5 9
Sep. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 10 17 25 19 9 6 11
Oct. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 13 15 26 18 10 6 11
Nov. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 11 15 27 20 10 6 10
Dec. 2007 RBC/Ipsos 11 15 28 18 10 5 11
Jan. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 9 16 27 18 11 6 10

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Feb. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 11 15 25 17 15 4 12
Mar. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 9 16 26 16 13 5 13
Apr. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 11 14 25 18 15 6 10
MayJun. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 10 13 24 20 11 6 14
Jun. 2629, 2008 RBC/Ipsos 10 12 23 16 14 7 16
Jul.Aug. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 9 14 25 18 13 5 14
Sep. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 12 13 23 19 15 5 12
Oct. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 11 14 26 19 11 6 12
Nov. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 9 12 26 19 15 6 13
Dec. 2008 RBC/Ipsos 9 12 23 18 13 8 15
Jan. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 8 12 24 17 14 7 16
Feb. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 7 11 24 17 14 8 17
Mar. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 10 11 24 19 14 8 12
Apr. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 8 15 26 19 12 6 11
May 2009 RBC/Ipsos 10 15 25 16 13 8 11
Jun. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 9 9 23 23 15 6 12
Jul. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 9 11 25 20 14 7 13
Jul.Aug. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 8 13 25 20 13 10 8
Aug. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 9 12 24 15 16 7 15
Oct. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 9 13 29 21 11 5 11
Oct.Nov. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 9 11 28 18 15 5 13
Dec. 2009 RBC/Ipsos 8 13 27 17 14 7 11
Jan. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 12 14 25 17 10 7 15
Jan.Feb. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 11 11 23 19 14 5 16
Feb. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 10 15 27 17 10 6 14
Feb.-Mar. 2010* RBC/Ipsos 2 7 16 26 19 14 16
Apr. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 2 10 19 27 19 14 11
Apr.-May 2010 RBC/Ipsos 2 8 21 25 18 14 12
Jun. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 2 7 18 25 20 13 14
Jul. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 3 6 19 25 18 14 15
Jul.-Aug. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 3 7 20 26 17 15 12
Aug. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 2 5 20 27 20 12 14
Sep.-Oct. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 2 7 19 26 20 12 13
Oct.-Nov. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 3 7 19 26 20 13 13
Nov. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 3 7 19 27 18 13 12
Dec. 2010 RBC/Ipsos 3 8 19 27 19 11 13
Jan. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 3 8 20 25 15 15 13
Feb. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 3 9 18 24 19 15 14
Mar. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 5 8 19 28 17 10 13
Apr.-May 2011 RBC/Ipsos 3 9 20 25 19 12 12
May 2011 RBC/Ipsos 4 6 21 25 23 9 11
Jun.-Jul. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 3 8 20 26 18 12 13
Jul. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 2 7 19 24 19 13 15
Aug. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 3 8 16 26 19 14 13
Sep.-Oct. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 3 9 18 22 20 16 13
Oct. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 2 4 16 25 21 17 15
Nov. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 3 5 17 25 23 12 16
Dec. 2011 RBC/Ipsos 5 10 20 25 17 11 12
Jan. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 2 8 20 21 19 15 14
Mar. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 4 9 20 25 20 12 11
Mar.-Apr. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 4 10 18 25 19 13 11
Apr. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 4 7 23 24 17 10 15
May-Jun. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 4 9 19 22 17 14 15
Jun.-Jul. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 5 9 18 27 19 12 10
Jul. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 5 10 19 22 18 13 13
Sep. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 4 9 19 26 18 14 11
Sep.-Oct. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 3 8 19 28 17 11 13
Oct. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 3 10 19 23 17 14 14
Nov.-Dec. 2012 RBC/Ipsos 3 7 19 28 18 13 11
Dec.-Jan. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 4 13 19 27 16 11 10
Jan. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 6 11 20 24 16 12 12
Feb.-Mar. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 5 11 22 25 17 10 10

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Mar.-Apr. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 5 12 26 26 12 10 8
Apr. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 5 11 24 27 15 10 8
May-Jun. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 5 12 24 25 17 9 8
Jun. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 8 11 21 24 15 9 10
Jul. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 6 11 26 23 15 8 12
Aug.-Sep. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 4 13 23 28 14 10 9
Sep. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 5 13 22 23 15 11 11
Oct. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 5 11 20 25 15 12 12
Dec. 2013 RBC/Ipsos 3 12 24 27 17 9 9
Jan. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 5 11 22 27 14 10 11
Jan.-Feb. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 5 13 21 27 14 10 9
Feb. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 5 10 26 29 12 11 8
Mar. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 4 13 24 25 15 10 10
Apr. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 4 11 24 24 14 12 11
May-Jun. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 4 14 24 21 16 11 10
Jun. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 4 12 23 27 17 8 10
Jul. 2014 RBC/Ipsos 3 14 23 24 14 13 10
Note: *Consistent with RBCs Cash Index survey reports, the September 2005 February 2010 responses are recalculated to
include the Not sure responses. Beginning with February-March 2010, all subsequent survey responses do not include this
recalculation, though the Not sure responses are not reported in this document.

Do you think your familys financial situation is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same?

Getting Getting Staying about
better worse the same
Jul. 2006 CBS 18% 25% 56%
Mar.Apr. 2008 CBS 23 28 48

Which best describes your current financial situation? Are you: getting ahead, just able to pay most bills, or falling behind?

Getting Just able to Falling
ahead pay most bills behind
Apr. 2007 Fox News 31% 51% 15%
Dec. 2007 Fox News 41 45 11
Sep. 2008 Fox News 23 57 17
Sep. 2009 Fox News 27 54 17
Jul. 2010 Fox News 26 54 18
Oct. 2013 Fox News 24 54 20
Note: Asked of registered voters.

How would you rate your own personal financial situation?

Excellent Good Fair Poor
Jul. 2007 Zogby 14% 43% 32% 10%
Aug. 2007 Zogby 12 48 29 11
Sep. 2007 Zogby 12 44 31 12
Oct. 2007 Zogby 10 45 32 13
Nov. 2007 Zogby 10 45 33 11
Dec. 2007 Zogby 11 44 32 13
Jan. 2008 Zogby 12 40 33 13
Feb. 2008 Zogby 12 44 28 15
Mar. 2008 Zogby 9 37 37 17
Apr. 2008 Zogby 9 44 32 15
May 2008 Zogby 7 39 40 14
Jun. 2008 Zogby 11 39 35 14
Jul. 2008 Zogby 8 41 34 16
Aug. 2008 Zogby 8 39 38 14
Sep. 2008 Zogby 10 43 35 12
Oct. 2008 Zogby 7 40 37 15
Nov. 2008 Zogby 8 40 35 16
Dec. 2008 Zogby 7 41 33 20


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All in all, how financially secure do you feel?

secure secure insecure insecure
Jul. 2008 ABC/Wash Post 21% 42% 21% 15%
Feb. 2009 ABC/Wash Post 12 45 28 15
Feb. 2011 Kaiser/Harvard/Wash Post 16 48 23 12

Would you say you feel more financially secure, less secure, or about as secure as you felt a few years ago?

More Less About
secure secure the same
Sep. 2013 Wash Post-Miller Center 23% 48% 29%

How do you feel about your own familys financial situation very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, not
worried at all?

Very Somewhat Not too Not worried
Sep. 2008 ABC/Wash Post 22% 38% 26% 14%
Early Oct. 2008 ABC/Wash Post 23 43 22 11
Mid Oct. 2008 ABC/Wash Post 24 43 21 12
Jan. 2009 ABC/Wash Post 27 43 20 10
Jul. 2009 ABC/Wash Post 23 41 25 12
Oct. 2009 ABC/Wash Post 23 37 24 16
Sep. 2012* ABC/Wash Post 21 40 22 17

And would you describe the financial situation in your own household these days as good, poor, or neither good nor poor?

Good Poor Neither
Sep. 2008 Ap-GfK/Roper 61% 30% 8%
Oct.2009 Ap-GfK/Roper 60 35 5
Feb. 2012 Ap-GfK/Roper 63 33 4


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When you think about your own personal finances over the next few months, do you feel very confident, somewhat
confident, somewhat confident, somewhat uneasy, or very uneasy?

confident confident uneasy uneasy
Mar. 2009 CBS 14% 33% 34% 18%
Feb. 2011 CBS 23 37 26 14

Do you think your households financial situation is getting better, getting worse or staying about the same?

Getting better Getting worse Same
Jul. 2009 CBS/NYT 8% 35% 57%
Aug. 2009 CBS 10 30 59
Sep. 2009 CBS/NYT 12 28 60
Oct. 2009 CBS 10 30 60
Nov. 2009 CBS 11 35 53
Dec. 2009 CBS/NYT 13 22 64
Feb. 2010 CBS/NYT 14 20 66
Jul. 2010 CBS 12 23 65
Jun. 2011 (early) CBS 13 27 60
Jun. 2011 (late) CBS/NYT 16 15 68

How would you rate your current personal financial situation?

Excellent/ Only Fair/
Good shape Poor shape
Apr. 2009 Allstate/National Journal 42% 56%
Oct. 2011 Allstate /National Journal 39 60
Dec. 2011 Allstate/National Journal 41 58
Mar. 2012 Allstate/National Journal 45 54
May 2012 Allstate/National Journal 43 56
Apr. 2013 Allstate/National Journal 46 54
Jun. 2013 Allstate/National Journal 49 51
Sep. 2013 Allstate/National Journal 44 56
Nov. 2013 Allstate/National Journal 43 56

Overall, would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with your own personal financial situation?

Satisfied Dissatisfied
Mar. 2009* Pew 66% 31%
Oct. 2010* Pew 69 28
Feb. 2011 Wash Post/Kaiser/Harvard 57 41
Sep. 2013 Wash Post-Miller Center 61 37
Note: *Question read, your personal financial situation.

How would you rate your personal financial situation these days?

--------------------Asked of 18-29 year-olds--------------------
Very good Fairly good Fairly bad Very bad
Mar.-Apr. 2014 Harvard IOP 9% 54% 27% 8%
Note: Asked of national youth ages 18-29 years old.

Expectations about Your Financial Situation

Over the course of the next year, do you think the financial situation of you and your family will improve a lot, improve
some, get a little worse, or get a lot worse?

Improve a lot Improve a little Get a little worse Get a lot worse
Jan. 1992 US News 9% 46% 19% 5%
May 1992 US News 8 49 22 4

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Aug. 1992 US News 6 50 20 5
Oct. 1992 US News 9 51 14 3
Mar. 1994 Pew 10 57 11 3
Feb. 1995 Pew 11 53 13 3
May 1997 Pew 12 56 10 2
Jun. 2000 Pew 17 55 7 3
Jan. 2001 Pew 11 46 18 9
Jun. 2001 Pew 11 52 15 4
Sep. 2001 Pew 9 46 16 4
Jan. 2002 Pew 12 53 15 5
Jun. 2002 Pew 11 55 15 4
Oct. 2002 Pew 10 54 13 5
Jan. 2003 Pew 9 51 18 5
Mar. 2003 Pew 12 51 15 4
Sep. 2003 Pew 11 53 15 4
Aug. 2004 Pew 13 57 9 3
Jan. 2005 Pew 10 54 14 4
May 2005 Pew 10 51 15 5
Jan. 2006 Pew 10 51 14 5
Dec. 2006 Pew 10 57 13 3
Feb. 2007 Pew 11 52 12 3
Sep. 2007 Pew 10 52 14 4
Jan. 2008 Pew 11 49 16 6
Mar. 2008 Pew 10 45 20 7
Jul. 2008 Pew 7 44 21 7
Oct. 2008 Pew 8 51 20 6
Dec. 2008 Pew 7 49 21 6
Feb. 2009 Pew 7 47 22 7
Jun. 2009* Pew 9 54 17 7
Aug. 2009 Pew 8 47 17 8
Sep.Oct. 2009 Pew 10 49 17 6
Oct.Nov. 2009 Pew 6 50 19 8
Dec. 2009 Pew 9 44 19 8
Mar. 2010 Pew 9 52 15 8
May 2010 Pew 10 52 14 5
Oct. 2010 Pew 9 48 16 6
Dec. 2010 Pew 7 49 20 6
Mar.Apr. 2011 Pew 7 44 23 10
Jun. 2011 Pew 7 49 21 7
Dec. 2011 Pew 9 49 17 5
Jan. 2012 Pew 10 50 18 7
Jun. 2012 Pew 10 53 15 5
Sep. 2012 Pew 12 54 11 4
Dec. 2012 Pew 9 50 18 8
Mar. 2013 Pew 8 52 19 9
Jun. 2013 Pew 12 51 18 7
Jan. 2014 Pew 10 50 17 6
Apr. 2014 Pew/USA Today 8 51 19 8
Note: *Category Improve a little changed to Improve some.

Looking ahead, over the next 12 months, do you think your own financial situation will get better, get worse, or stay about
the same?

Get better Get worse Stay about the same
Jan. 1996 PSRA/Newsweek 37% 8% 53%
Mar. 2000 PSRA/Newsweek 42 7 49
Dec. 2000 PSRA/Newsweek 45 6 44
Mar. 2001 PSRA/Newsweek 34 15 51
May 2003 PSRA/Newsweek 40 8 50
Nov. 2003 PSRA/Newsweek 36 8 54
Jan. 2009 PSRA/Newsweek 32 17 48


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In looking at the next twelve months, do you think that it will be a time of economic expansion for you and your family and
an opportunity to move ahead, or do you think that it will be a time to hold back and save because harder times are ahead?

Time of expansion/ Time to hold back/
opportunity harder time ahead
Dec. 1998 NBC/WSJ 32% 57%
Jan. 2001 NBC/WSJ 29 60
Mar. 2001 NBC/WSJ 32 56
Jan. 2005 NBC/WSJ 40 51
May 2005 NBC/WSJ 30 61
Dec. 2005 NBC/WSJ 29 60
Jan. 2008 NBC/WSJ 19 70
Jan. 2013* NBC/WSJ 34 60
Note: Asked of half sample.

A year from now, do you think your personal financial situation will be better or worse?

Better Worse Same (vol.)
Aug. 2001 Fox News 49% 19% 24%
Jul. 2002 Fox News 57 19 21
Apr. 2003 Fox News 63 9 22
Jun.Jul. 2003 Fox News 56 12 27
Sep. 2003 Fox News 53 14 26
Dec. 2003 Fox News 57 14 24
Dec. 2004 Fox News 51 16 27
Dec. 2005 Fox News 48 17 30
Jan. 2008 Fox News 47 13 32

Thinking about the next 12 months, would you say you feel optimistic or pessimistic about your own familys financial
situation?

Optimistic Pessimistic
Sep. 2008 ABC/Wash Post 61 34
Mar. 2012 ABC/Wash Post 66 30

How about next year? Do you think your financial situation twelve months from now will be better or worse than this year
or will it be about the same?

Better Worse Same as this year
Sep. 2006 LA Times/Bloomberg 36% 11% 50%

Thinking about your households financial condition, do you expect it to be better or worse in the next six months?

Better Will remain the same Worse
Feb. 2008 Harris Interactive 39% 28% 34%
Mar. 2008 Harris Interactive 33 28 39
Jun. 2008 Harris Interactive 40 25 36
Nov. 2008 Harris Interactive 24 43 33

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Jan. 2009 Harris Interactive 20 48 32
Apr. 2009 Harris Interactive 23 46 31
May 2009 Harris Interactive 25 45 30
Aug. 2009 Harris Interactive 24 48 28
Sep. 2009 Harris Interactive 23 48 29
Oct. 2009 Harris Interactive 23 45 31
Nov. 2009 Harris Interactive 18 47 35
Dec. 2009 Harris Interactive 19 48 33
Jan. 2010 Harris Interactive 21 49 30
Apr. 2010 Harris Interactive 22 50 29
May 2010 Harris Interactive 25 47 28
Aug. 2010 Harris Interactive 22 52 26

In the coming year, do you expect your personal family finances to get better, get worse, or stay about the same?

Get better Get worse Stay about the same
Apr. 2009 Marist Poll 28% 22% 50%
Jun. 2010 Marist Poll 33 15 52
Sep. 2010 Marist Poll 30 18 52
Dec. 2010 Marist Poll 29 19 52
Apr. 2011 Marist Poll 27 25 48
Jun. 2011 Marist Poll 28 20 52
Aug. 2011 Marist Poll 25 26 49
Sep. 2011 Marist Poll 28 17 55
Nov. 2011 Marist Poll 22 19 59
Mar. 2012 Marist Poll 32 14 55
Mar. 2013 Marist Poll 26 26 48
Jul. 2013 Marist Poll 29 19 52
Jan. 2014 Marist Poll 35 11 54

Thinking ahead to this time next year, do you expect that your personal financial situation will improve, say the same, or
become worse?

Improve Stay the same Become worse
Jan. 2010 Allstate/National Journal 37% 41% 20%
Dec. 2010 Allstate/National Journal 30 42 25
Mar. 2011 Allstate/National Journal 35 39 23
Oct. 2011 Allstate/National Journal 38 46 14
May 2012 Allstate/National Journal 44 41 12
Sep. 2012 Allstate/National Journal 45 35 13
Nov. 2012 Allstate/National Journal 39 36 22
Apr. 2013 Allstate/National Journal 36 40 22
Jun. 2013 Allstate/National Journal 47 40 11
Nov. 2013 Allstate/National Journal 39 43 15

And in the next six months, do you think that your personal financial situation will be better, worse, or about the same as
now?

Better Worse Same
Feb. 2012 IBD 27% 12% 59%


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During the next twelve months, do you think your personal financial situation will get better, get worse, or stay about the
same?

Better Worse Stay about the same
Apr. 2012 Quinnipiac 32% 13% 51%
Note: Asked of registered voters

Retrospective on Financial Situation

In the past couple of years, would you say you have been getting ahead financially, just staying even financially, or falling
behind financially?

Getting ahead Staying even Falling behind
Jan. 1998 CBS 31% 48% 20%
Apr. 2007 CBS 21 50 27
Apr. 2012 CBS/NYT 16 43 39

Thinking back over the past year, would you say that each of the following hasgone up a lot, gone up a little, remained
about the same, gone down a little, or gone down a lot? How about?

May 2006 Gallup
-----------------Over the past year------------------
Gone Remain Total gone
up the same down
The price you pay for a gallon of gasoline 96% 1% *
The amount you pay for home utilities such
as heating/electricity/water 78 15 2
The price you pay for food and other groceries 72 25 1
The value of your home (asked of home owners) 71 16 6
Your local property taxes 60 24 2
The amount of money you pay out-of-pocket
for healthcare/Rx drugs 58 30 5
The amount you pay for health insurance coverage 57 28 4
Your state taxes 41 39 2
Your federal income taxes 37 44 8
Your rent (asked of renters) 36 51 4
Your take home pay after taxes and deductions 32 34 19
The amount of money you are able to put away
in savings each month 18 33 43

Mar. 2008 Gallup
up the same down

Just thinking about your own personal economic situation, do you feel that over the past twelve months things have gotten
better, worse, or stayed the same?

Better Worse Same
Jul. 2006 NBC/WSJ 22% 36% 41%
Sep. 2006 NBC/WSJ 24 28 48
Apr. 2011 NBC/WSJ 21 31 48
Jun. 2011 NBC/WSJ 18 35 47
Aug. 2011 NBC/WSJ 14 39 47
Oct. 2011 NBC/WSJ 14 35 51
Nov. 2011 NBC/WSJ 16 36 48
Dec. 2011 NBC/WSJ 17 33 50


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Thinking now about your own personal finances, compared to a year ago, would you say your personal economic situation
is?
Neither better
Better nor worse Worse
Aug. 2007 Harris Interactive 32% 31% 32%
Note: Sample is an online national adults.

In the past six months, have you and your family had to do any of the following as a result of recent changes in economic
conditions?

Mar. 2008 CNN/ORC

Yes, cutback No
Cut back on daily necessities such as
food or medicine
Mar. 2008 30% 70%
Mar. 2009 32 68
Cut back on heating your home or
using electricity at home
Mar. 2008 46 54
Cut back on purchases of clothes or
other apparel
Mar. 2008 59 41
Mar. 2009 58 42
Cut back on leisure activities such as
travelling for pleasure or going out
to movies or restaurants
Mar. 2008 75 25
Cut back on household or personal
services such as telephone service,
internet access or cable TV
Mar. 2008 31 69
Postponed making major purchases such
as furniture or appliances
Mar. 2008 61 39
Mar. 2009 62 38

For each of the following, please tell me if you sense things are generally a lot better, a little better, about the same, a little
worse, or a lot worse than they were a year ago?

Mar. 2010 Bloomberg

A lot better A little better Same A little worse A lot worse
The value of your investments 6% 25% 22% 29% 17%
The overall U.S. economy 4 25 13 23 34
The businesses in your community 2 14 28 33 21
The value of homes in your community 2 12 28 31 25
The image of the U.S. in other countries 11 16 19 21 30
The strength of you nation 7 18 24 25 24

In general, would you say you are personally better off or worse off today than you were 18 months ago, or are you in about
the same situation?

Better off Worse off About the same
Jul. 2010 Bloomberg 17% 29% 54%

Would you say that you and your family are better off financially than you were a year ago, about the same financially as
you were a year ago, worse off financially than you were a year ago, or not sure?

Better off financially About the same as now Worse off financially
Jul. 25, 2011 Economist/YouGov 11% 37% 44%

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Jul. 912, 2011 Economist/YouGov 11 41 41
Oct. 2011 Economist/YouGov 7 41 44
Dec. 2011 NBC/WSJ 17 33 50

Making Ends Meet

Have there been times during the last year when you did not have enough money to buy food your family needed?

Yes No
Jan.Jun. 1976 Gallup 14% 86%
Apr.May 1998 Gallup 11 89
Dec.Feb. 2003 Gallup 13 86

Aug.Sep. 2002 Pew 15 84
Jun. 2003 Pew 16 83
May 2005 Pew 18 82
Apr.May 2007 Pew 16 83
MayJun. 2009 Pew 23 77
Mar.Apr. 2011 Pew 22 77
Mar. 2013 Pew 24 76
Note: In the June 2007 survey, 10 percent of whites said yes, 36 percent of blacks, and 39 percent of Hispanics also
said yes.

How often do you worry that your total family income will not be enough to meet your familys expenses and bills all of
the time, most of the time, some of the time, or almost never?

All the Most of Some of
time the time the time Almost never
Jan.Jun. 1976 Gallup 13% 13% 36% 38%
Jan. 1984 Gallup 20 15 30 34
Jan. 1987 Gallup 15 16 38 30
Jun. 1989 Gallup 13 13 35 38
Apr.-May 1998 Gallup 9 12 44 34
Dec. 2002-Feb. 2003 Gallup 12 14 37 36
Jun. 2004 Gallup 15 10 36 38
Jun. 2005 Gallup 18 11 43 28
Jun. 2006 Gallup 20 12 35 32
Jun. 2007 Gallup 21 13 37 28
Jun. 2008 Gallup 20 17 34 29

Oct. 2011 Marist Poll 30 34 20 17

Demographics of Oct. 2011 Marist Poll

Out of those making less than $50,000 43% 33% 14% 11%
$50,000 or more 19 33 27 21

Not a college graduate 33 35 18 15
College graduate 23 33 24 21


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Millennials (age 18-30) 19 40 27 14
Gen X (31-46) 39 29 19 14
Baby Boomers (47-65) 33 33 19 16
Silent-Greatest (over 65) 25 34 17 24

White 27 34 22 16
Non-white 34 32 16 19

Do you ever worry that your total family income will not be enough to meet your familys expenses and bills?

Yes, worry No, do not worry
Aug. 1971 Wash Post* 48% 52%
Sep. 2013 Wash Post-Miller Center 65 35
Note: *This asking appears in the 2013 Washington Post/Miller Center poll on the American Dream and economic
struggles. Its source, noted here as The Washington Post, cannot be confirmed.

Thinking of your own financial situation just now, do you feel you are in a good position to buy some of the things you
would like to have, or is now a rather bad time for you to spend money?

Good Bad
Mar.Apr. 1978 Gallup 28% 55%

For each statement, please tell me if you completely agree with it, mostly agree with it, mostly disagree with it, or
completely disagree with it. I often dont have enough money to make ends meet.

Agree Disagree
May 1987 Pew 43% 55%
May 1988 Pew 45 54
Feb. 1989 Pew 50 49
May 1990 Pew 47 52
Nov. 1991 Pew 51 48
Jun. 1992 Pew 52 47
May 1993 Pew 54 44
Jul. 1994 Pew 43 56
Nov. 1997 Pew 40 59
Sep. 1999 Pew 36 62
Aug. 2002 Pew 35 64
Aug. 2003 Pew 39 59
Mar. 2007 Pew 44 54
Apr. 2009 Pew 42 55
Sep.Oct. 2011 Pew 52 46
Apr. 2012 Pew 48 52
Note: Responses combined.

In general, how easy is it for you to afford the things in life that you want very easy, easy, difficult, or very difficult?

Very easy Easy Difficult Very difficult
Jan. 1992 US News 4% 35% 46% 12%
Jun. 2001 Pew 7 43 36 12
Jun. 2002 Pew 5 44 37 11
Feb. 2008 Pew 9 43 33 12
Oct. 2008 Pew 8 41 37 11
Dec. 2008 Pew 6 37 40 15
Dec. 2010 Pew 4 36 40 17


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How easy or difficult is it for you and your family to afford ____ very easy, easy, difficult, or very difficult?

Food
Jan. 1992 US News 7% 68% 21% 3%
May 1992 US News 12 66 18 3
Aug. 1992 US News 11 65 18 5
Feb. 2008 Pew 14 57 22 5
Jul. 2008 Pew 10 50 30 8
Dec. 2008 Pew 9 60 25 4
Dec. 2010 Pew 10 58 22 7
Health care
Jan. 1992 US News 6% 43% 29% 16%
May 1992 US News 10 42 29 15
Aug. 1992 US News 7 39 32 19
Feb. 2008 Pew 11 39 29 16
Jul. 2008 Pew 9 40 30 16
Dec. 2008 Pew 7 44 29 16
Dec. 2010 Pew 8 37 31 20
Taxes
Jan. 1992 US News 2% 33% 45% 13%
May 1992 US News 4 30 46 15
Aug. 1992 US News 3 32 43 17
Feb. 2008 Pew 6 36 37 14
Jul. 2008 Pew 5 35 40 12
Dec. 2008 Pew 3 38 41 11
Dec. 2010 Pew 3 34 43 14

Saving for retirement
Jan. 1992 US News 2% 22% 37% 23%
May 1992 US News 2 21 38 24
Aug. 1992 US News 3 22 36 29
Feb. 2008 Pew 5 28 34 22
Jul. 2008 Pew 5 23 37 22
Dec. 2008 Pew 2 23 39 25
Dec. 2010 Pew 3 20 35 29

Your home heating and electric bills
Jan. 1992 US News 4% 55% 31% 7%
May 1992 US News 9 54 28 6
Aug. 1992 US News 7 54 29 8
Feb. 2008 Pew 8 44 33 11
Jul. 2008 Pew 6 41 38 11
Dec. 2008 Pew 7 46 32 10
Dec. 2010 Pew 7 41 37 11

Gasoline
Feb. 2008 Pew 5% 30% 38% 22%
Jul. 2008 Pew 4 23 42 26
Dec. 2008 Pew 10 57 21 6
Dec. 2010 Pew 6 38 36 14

Do you now earn enough money to lead the kind of life you want or not?
(If no) Do you think you will be able to earn enough money in the future to lead the kind of life you want, or not?

Of those who responded no
Expect to earn enough
in the future to lead the
kind of life you want
Yes No Yes Do not
Jan. 1992 US News 39% 61% 34% 22%
May 1992 US News 34 65 34 28

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Aug. 1992 US News 33 66 36 25
Oct. 1992 US News 36 63 35 36
Mar. 1994 Times Mirror 44 56 33 20
Feb. 1995 Times Mirror 41 58 35 20
Jun. 1996 Pew 44 56 34 20
May 1997 Pew 46 54 34 18
Nov. 1997 Pew 41 59 33 24
Aug. -Sep. 1998 Pew 43 57 36 20
Sep.-Oct. 1999 Pew 42 58 33 23
Jan. 2001 Pew 43 56 33 21
Jun. 2002 Pew 43 56 30 23
Feb. 2004 Pew 53 46 26 19
May 2004 Pew 51 48 25 19
Jan. 2006 Pew 46 53 28 23
Sep. 2007 Pew 46 53 31 19
Jan. 2010 Pew 45 55 37 16
Dec. 2011 Pew 46 53 -- --
Apr. 2012 Pew 61 33 -- --
Feb. 2014 Pew 42 57 54 44
Note: Asked of those who are employed.

Thinking about the money you owe on credit cards and installment loans (excluding your mortgage), would you say you?

Pew
Owe lot more Owe little more Owe about Owe less than Do not have No cards or
than can afford than can afford what can afford can afford any debt loans
Jan. 1992 7% 14% 32% 19% 16% 11%
Jun. 2001 13 15 31 18 12 10
Feb. 2004 9 13 29 23 20 5
May 2005 10 15 33 22 13 5
Jan. 2006 8 15 30 24 15 6
Sep. 2007 7 13 31 26 15 6
Feb. 2008 9 13 32 22 12 9
Jul. 2008 10 12 34 20 16 6
Oct. 2008 10 15 33 22 13 6
Dec. 2010 12 15 30 17 14 10
Note: The 1992 asking was done by U.S News and World Report.

Now Im going to read a few more pairs of statements. Again, just tell me whether the first statement or the second
statement comes closer to your own viewseven if neither is exactly right. The first pairI often dont have enough
money to make ends meet, or paying the bills is generally not a problem for me. Do you feel strongly about that, or not?

Often dont have Paying bills
enough money to generally not a
make ends meet problem for me
Jul. 1994 Pew 36% 63%
Aug. 1999 Pew 29 68
Sep. 2000 Pew 37 59
Dec. 2004 Pew 35 62
Dec. 2005 Pew 40 56
Feb.-Mar. 2011 Pew 43 53
Jan.-Mar. 2014 Pew 40 58
As a result of whats happening in the economy, please tell me whether or not you are worried about each of the following.
Are you worried about . . .?

A major wage earner in your household losing a job

Worried Not worried
Aug. 1994 PSRA 48% 44%
Sep. 2010 PSRA 49 44


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Affording mortgage payments or rents
Worried Not worried
Aug. 1994 PSRA 41% 54%
Sep. 2010 PSRA 47 48

Maintaining your current standard of living
Worried Not worried
Aug. 1994 PSRA 54% 46%
Sep. 2010 PSRA 63 36

Financing your childrens education
Worried Not worried
Aug. 1994 PSRA 49% 32%
Sep. 2010 PSRA 45 38

Having enough savings for retirement?
Worried Not worried
Aug. 1994 PSRA 71% 27%
Sep. 2010 PSRA 66 30

Being able to pay medical or health care costs?
Worried Not worried
Aug. 1994 PSRA 63% 36%
Sep. 2010 PSRA 62 36

Think about your household income, would you say that it is more than enough so that you can save or buy some extras, just
enough to meet your bills and obligations, or it is not enough to meet your bills and obligations?

Save and Just Not
buy extras enough enough
Mar. 1996 CBS/NYT 27% 55% 16%
May 1996 CBS/NYT 24 57 19
Jan. 2005 CBS 33 48 17
Jul. 2006 CBS 35 52 12
Sep. 2006 CBS/NYT 34 51 15
Oct. 2006 CBS/NYT 36 46 17
Nov. 2006 CBS/NYT 38 44 17
Feb. 2007 CBS/NYT 37 49 13
Dec. 2007 CBS/NYT 35 51 13
Jan.Feb. 2008 CBS 33 46 21
Feb. 2008 CBS/NYT 38 46 13
Apr. 2008 CBS/NYT 27 48 23
MayJun. 2008 CBS 33 47 18
Sep. 2008 CBS/NYT 37 44 17
Oct. 2008 CBS/NYT 30 51 18
Late Oct. 2008 CBS/NYT 29 51 20
Dec. 2008 CBS 31 49 19
Jan. 2009 CBS/NYT 29 53 17
Feb. 2009 CBS/NYT 27 55 17
Apr. 2009 CBS/NYT 29 49 22
Late Apr. 2009 CBS/NYT 29 47 23
May 2009 CBS/NYT 26 52 22
June 2009 CBS/NYT 28 49 22
Jul. 2009 CBS 25 45 28
Jan. 2010 CBS 22 53 25
Feb. 2010 CBS/NYT 25 57 17
Nov. 2010 CBS 29 42 28
Dec. 2011 CBS 28 51 20
Feb. 2013 CBS 25 47 27
Jul. 2013 CBS 26 47 25
Jan. 2014 CBS 23 50 25
Mar. 2014 CBS 30 45 23

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How much difficulty would you have if you had to pay an unexpected bill of one thousand dollars right away a lot, a little,
not much, or none at all?
A lot A little Not much None at all
Jun. 1996 CBS 44% 26% 12% 17%
Apr. 2007 CBS 43 24 15 17

Which best describes your familys financial situation? Do you feel as if you are getting ahead financially, have just enough
money to maintain your standard of living, or are falling behind financially?

Getting ahead Just enough Falling behind
Nov. 1996 Kaiser/Harvard/ Wash Post 28% 48% 23%
Oct. 2006* ABC/Wash Post 25 53 27
Nov. 2006* ABC/Wash Post 28 48 23
Jun. 2007 Kaiser/Harvard/Wash Post 27 53 19
Sep. 2007 ABC/Wash Post 26 53 20
Jan. 2008 ABC/Wash Post 21 61 17
Oct. 2010 Kaiser/Harvard/Wash Post 15 56 28
Feb. 2011 Kaiser/Harvard/Wash Post 18 60 21
Jul. 2011 ABC/Wash Post 15 58 27

For each of the following please tell me whether or not it is something that happened to you in the past year. Have you
____?

Has happened
in the past year Has not
Had trouble getting or paying for medical care for
yourself or your family
Aug. 1999 Kaiser/Harvard/Wash Post 21% 78%
Jan. 2008 Pew 23 76
Feb. 2009 Pew 23 77
Mar. 2010 Pew 26 74
Jun. 2011 Pew 29 70
Jul. 2012 Pew 25 74
Mar. 2013 Pew 28 71

Had problems paying your rent or mortgage
Aug. 1999 Kaiser/Harvard/Wash Post 13 87
Jan. 2008 Pew 16 83
Feb. 2009 Pew 20 80
Mar. 2010 Pew 24 76
Jun. 2011 Pew 26 73
Jul. 2012 Pew ` 23 76
Mar. 2013 Pew 23 76

Been laid off or lost your job
Jan. 2008 Pew 14 85
Feb. 2009 Pew 18 82
Mar. 2010 Pew 21 79
Jun. 2011 Pew 16 84
Jul. 2012 Pew 15 85
Mar. 2013 Pew 15 84

Gotten a pay raise at your current job or gotten
a better job
Jan. 2008 Pew 41 57
Feb. 2009 Pew 29 70
Mar. 2010 Pew 24 74
Jun. 2011 Pew 25 74
Mar. 2013 Pew 28 70

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Had a mortgage, other loan, or credit card
application denied
Feb. 2009 Pew 17 83
Mar. 2010 Pew 19 80

Been able to save money for the future
Mar. 2013 Pew 41 58

Had problems with collection or credit agencies
Feb. 2009 Pew 20 80
Mar. 2010 Pew 21 78

Have you personally tried to reduce your household and personal spending because of concern about the economy?

Yes, reduced No
Feb. 2001 Fox News 39% 58%
Mar. 2001 Fox News 37 61
Oct. 2001 Fox News 32 67
Apr. 2003 Fox News 50 49
Apr. 2008 Fox News 75 24
Feb. 2009 Fox News 79 21

Which one of the following statements best describes your own personal economic situation?

NBC/WSJ

I am in good shape. I am able to save and plan for the future
Mar. 2001 20%
Jan. 2004 23
Jul. 2008 18

I am okay. I am saving a little and I am able to provide for my needs
Mar. 2001 51%
Jan. 2004 51
Jul. 2008 47

I am barely getting by. I have to budget carefully and I am not able
to plan for the future
Mar. 2001 20%
Jan. 2004 17
Jul. 2008 23

I am falling behind. I have had to use savings or go further into debt
to pay my bills
Mar. 2001 6%
Jan. 2004 5
Jul. 2008 7

I am in serious financial trouble, and cant quite see how I am going
to make it
Mar. 2001 2%
Jan. 2004 3
Jul. 2008 4

Which of the following comes closest to describing your financial situation today?

Getting Staying where Slipping Falling Not
Ahead you are behind backwards sure
Aug. 2014 NBC/WSJ 25% 48% 16% 9% 2%


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Right now, do you have enough money to live comfortably, or not?

Yes No
Apr. 2002 Gallup 75% 24%

How concerned are you that you will have enough money to pay for major expenses, for example, health care, tuition,
buying a home, and retirement? Are you very concerned, somewhat concerned, not very concerned, or not at all concerned?

Jan. 2005 CBS/NYT 38% 29% 19% 14%
Sep. 2006 CBS/NYT 44 34 13 9
Apr. 2007 CBS 46 33 14 7

Have you ever had to declare bankruptcy, or hasnt this happened to you?

Yes No
May 2005 Pew 10% 89%
Oct.Nov. 2006 Pew 9 91

(Respondents were asked to select one) 1: I am making financial progress toward my long-term goals. 2: I am keeping up
with monthly expenses 3: I am slowly falling behind on some of my bills. 4: I am hopelessly behind, with no chance to catch
up.

Making Keeping Slowly falling Hopelessly
progress up behind behind
Jan. 2006 Zogby 41% 41% 13% 3%

(Select one) A: I am convinced that the American economy is in strong shape. B: I worry about the economy because while
I have a good job and am financially secure, I know neighbors, friends, and family who are not doing so well C: Nationally,
the economy may be doing well, but I am not doing well and I am concerned the immediate future.

US economy in Worry about economy Concerned
strong shape for others for myself now
Jan. 2006 Zogby 35% 39% 15%

I am going to read you a series of statements about several issues. After each one I read, please tell me if you agree,
disagree or if you neither agree, nor disagree.

Public Opinion Strategies (R)/Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner (D) Apr. 2006

agree agree disagree disagree Neither
Sometimes because I am short of money
I fall behind on my monthly payments
and pay bills late 15% 14% 9% 57% 4%
I have checked my credit rating online or
ordered a credit report in the past year 37 7 9 40 4
Frequently because I am short of money
I fall behind on my monthly payments
and pay bills late 10 13 10 60 5


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Which best describes your familys financial situation? Are you doing okay and have extra money each month, or are you
barely getting by?

Doing okay Barely getting by
Sep. 2006 Fox News 56% 32%

How would you rate your personal financial situation? Do you feel as if you: 1) Are getting ahead financially 2. Have just
enough money to maintain your standard of living 3. Are falling behind financially?

Getting Maintaining Falling
ahead standard of living behind
Oct. 2006 Fox News 29% 53% 17%

How difficult is it for you and your family to get ahead financially these days? Is it?

difficult difficult difficult difficult
Oct. 2006 AP/Ipsos 28% 35% 23% 12%

Have you ever had any unexpected expenses in the past 12 months that seriously set you back financially, or hasnt this
happened to you?

Oct.Nov. 2006 Pew

Yes No
34% 66%

(If yes) What kind of expenses were these?

Medical 34%
Cars 24
Home and housing 20
Life events & children: wedding, divorce,
birth, death, moving 9
Work related 3
Travel/vacation 2
Taxes 2
Pets/veterinary bills 1
Note: Based on those who had unexpected expenses in the past 12 months.

How would you describe your own personal financial situation? Would you say you live comfortably, meet your expenses
with a little left over for extras, just meet your basic living expenses, or dont even have enough to meet expenses?

Live A little Meet basic Dont meet
comfortably for extras expenses expenses
Oct.Nov. 2006 Pew 38% 28% 23% 9%
How often do you worry about money matters?

Often Sometimes Rarely Never
Oct.Nov. 2006 Pew 35% 37% 17% 10%

Have you ever used a credit consolidator to help pay off your debt, or not?

Yes No
Oct.Nov. 2006 Pew 7% 92%

How difficult is it for you and your family to get ahead financially these days? Is it?

Very Somewhat Neither easy Somewhat Very
difficult difficult nor difficult easy easy
Nov. 2007 AP/Yahoo 33% 33% 24% 7% 3%
Jun. 2008 AP/Yahoo 33 31 24 10 2

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Feb. 2009 AP/Gfk 34 35 18 11 3
Apr. 2009 AP/Gfk 30 36 19 12 3
Jul. 2009 AP/Gfk 28 30 23 15 3

How concerned are you about being able to maintain your current standard of living are you very worried, somewhat
worried, not so worried, or not worried at all?

Very Somewhat Not so Not worried
Dec. 2007 ABC/Wash Post 17% 34% 22% 27%
May 2008 ABC/Wash Post 28 40 16 15
Nov. 2011 ABC/Wash Post 31 36 18 15

How would you describe your households financial situation? Would you say you?

Meet your basic
expenses with a Dont have
little left over Just meet your enough to meet
Live comfortably for extras basic expenses basic expenses
Jan.Feb. 2008 Pew 38% 32% 22% 7%
Mar. 2008 Pew 39 31 21 7
Jul. 2009 Pew 33 27 26 11
May 2010 Pew 30 30 27 11
Nov. 2012 Pew 33 30 24 11

How worried are you that you and your family may have to do any of the following as a result of recent changes in
economic conditions?

Mar. 2008 CNN/ORC

Very Somewhat Not too Not worried
Cut back on daily necessities such as
food or medicine 36% 21% 22% 21%

Cut back on heating your home or
using electricity at home 34 23 24 19

Cut back on purchases of clothes or
other apparel 25 23 33 19

Cut back on leisure activities such as
travelling for pleasure or going out
to movies or restaurants 29 27 28 15

Cut back on household or personal
services such as telephone service,
internet access or cable TV 23 26 28 23

Postponed making major purchase such
as furniture or appliances 26 25 25 23

Thinking about your personal finances, have you done or not done any of the following lately?

Pew

Yes, have done that No
Delayed or canceled plans to buy a new home or
make major home improvements
Dec. 2008 36% 63%

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Feb. 2009 37 62
Jun. 2009 40 58
Aug. 2009 36 63
Dec. 2009 38 62

Delayed or canceled plans to buy a new car
Dec. 2008 33% 67%
Feb. 2009 37 62
Jun. 2009 36 63
Aug. 2009 38 62
Dec. 2009 36 63

Delayed or canceled plans to make a major purchase
For your household, such as a computer or appliance
Dec. 2008 44% 56%
Feb. 2009 44 55
Jun. 2009 40 59
Aug. 2009 42 58
Dec. 2009 43 56

Cut back on planned spending for a vacation
Dec. 2008 57% 42%
Feb. 2009 59 41
Jun. 2009 59 41
Aug. 2009 59 40
Dec., 2009 59 40

Adjusted your plans for retirement
Dec. 2008 27% 72%
Feb. 2009 29 70
Jun. 2009 30 69
Dec. 2009 32 66

Changed the way your money is saved or invested
Dec. 2008 48% 51%
Feb. 2009 53 46
Jun. 2009 57 42
Dec. 2009 52 46

Been out at restaurants less often
Dec. 2008 55% 44%
Feb. 2009 55 44
Jun. 2009* 56 44
Aug. 2009* 55 44
Dec. 2009* 56 44
Note: *Wording changed to Been eating out at restraints less often.
You mentioned making some cutbacks in spending. Have you been cutting back because your financial situation has gotten
worse and made such cutbacks necessary, or because you worry that your financial situation might get worse in the future?

Pew Research Center

Gotten worse Might get worse Both
Dec. 2008 28% 57% 4%
Feb. 2009 30 56 5
Jun. 2009 36 50 5
Aug. 2009 34 47 6
Dec. 2009 30 49 8


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Have you changed your vacation plans this year to save money?

Yes No

Mar. 2009 Marist Institute for Public Opinion 35% 65%
Jun. 2011 Marist Institute for Public Opinion 34 66

Since the economic downturn began, was there ever a time when you had to borrow money form family or friends to make
ends meet?
Yes No
Apr. 2009 Time/Abt SRBI 23% 77%
Sep. 2011 Time/Abt SRBI 29 71

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Have more than enough Do not have enough
money to do what you money to do want
want to do you want to do
Jun. 2009 Gallup 33% 22%
Aug.2009 Gallup 33 24

Which of the following statements best describes your situation? A) I can live comfortably and save an adequate amount
for retirement or other needs, B) I can get by every month but I find it difficult to save and invest, whether for retirement or
other purposes, C) I find it hard to make ends meet every month.

I can live comfortably I can get by I find it hard to
and save every month make ends meet
Jul. 2009 Allstate/National Journal 27% 50% 22%
Aug. 2010 Allstate/National Journal 30 45 22
Oct. 2011 Allstate/National Journal 26 50 22
May 2012 Allstate/National Journal 28 52 17

In the last 12 months, as a result of bad economic conditions, have you taken money out of any savings account, including
retirement savings, in order to make ends meet, or havent you taken money out of savings?

Yes No
Jul. 2010 CBS 44% 54%

Considering your income and what you have to live on and the cost of living, how would you say your family is making out
today, would you say you are getting along all right, getting along only fairly well, feeling quite pinched, or just not able to
make ends meet?
Feeling quite Not able to make
Alright Fairly well pinched ends meet
Mar. 2011 Pew 20% 35% 31% 14%


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In the past year, has anything happened to you or to any of your closest family members that has resulted in a major
financial setback, such as a job loss, pay cut, or home foreclosure?

Yes, has No, has not
Dec. 2012 Gallup/USA Today 35% 65%

Have you and your family done any of the following because of the Great Recession that started four years ago?

Jan. 2013 AP-GfK/Roper

Borrowed money from friends and family 29%
Loaned money to family and friends 39
Declared personal bankruptcy 6
Used money from savings set aside for
other things or retirement to make
ends meet 47
Increased credit card debt 30
Taken a job you did not like or below your
education/experience level 23
Used food stamps or received food
stamps from a nonprofit or religious
organization 19
Cut back on doctor visits or medical treatment 35

Please tell me if this is something you expect to do more in the next year than youve done in the past year or something you
dont need to do more: Borrow money to make ends meet.
Expect to Dont need to
do more do more
May 2013 Bloomberg 15% 83%
Sep 2013 Bloomberg 14% 84%

Other Questions

Would you say this recession has hurt you financially, or not. If yes, is that a great deal or only somewhat?

Hurt a Hurt
great deal only somewhat Not hurt
Jun. 1991 ABC/Wash Post 16% 37% 46%
Dec. 2008 ABC/Wash Post 30 34 36
Feb. 2009 ABC/Wash Post 30 34 35

Is your financial situation a major cause of stress in your life, a minor cause, or not a cause of stress in your life?

Major cause Minor cause Not a cause
Oct. 1997 ABC/Wash Post 23% 41% 35%

How much have you been affected personally by the downturn in the economya great deal, quite a bit, just some, or not at
all?

Affected a
great deal Quite a bit Some Not at all
Jan. 2001 NBC/WSJ 12% 12% 40% 36%
Jan. 2009 NBC/WSJ 22 20 42 16
Feb. 2009 NBC/WSJ 23 20 42 15
Apr. 2009 NBC/WSJ 23 23 41 13
Mar. 2010 NBC/WSJ 25 23 40 12


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Thinking about your personal economic situation today do you feel you are very much in control, somewhat in control, not
very much in control, or not at all in control of your personal economic situation?

Very much Somewhat in Not very in Not at all
in control control control in control
Mar. 2006 Pew Charitable Trusts 19% 49% 20% 10%
Feb. 2009 Greenberg 23 51 16 9
Mar. 2011 Greenberg 26 55 14 5

Have you ever felt that your financial situation was out of control, or havent you ever felt this way?

Yes No
Oct.Nov. 2006 Pew 36% 63%

As I read each item, tell me if this is one of your households regular expenses, or not?

Oct.Nov. 2006 Pew

Yes No
Mortgage* 67% 32%
A car loan 42 57
A store payment plan for home furnishings
or electronics 12 87
A credit card payment 58 41
Alimony or child support 7 92
Child care 13 86
School tuition 25 75
A school loan 16 84
Cable or satellite television 78 22
Cell phone 74 26
Internet service 65 35
Health club or other sports facility 21 79
Landscaping or lawn maintenance 19 81
Housecleaning 16 83
Note: * Sample is based on homeowners.

Generally, do you pay your credit card bills in full each month or do you make a payment?

Pay in full Payment
Oct.Nov. 2006 Pew 41% 53 %
Note: Based on those who have a credit card as a regular expense.

Have you used a payday lender in the past 12 months, or not?

Yes No
Oct.Nov. 2006 Pew 2% 94%

In general, when you think of your financial situation would you say you are?

Worried Not worried
Aug. 2007 Harris Interactive 56% 44%
Note: Sample is an online national adults.

Would you say you feel financially secure enough to provide sufficiently for your children, or dont you feel that way?

Feel secure Do not
Mar.Apr. 2008 CNN/ORC 68% 30%
May 2009 CNN/ORC 64 32
Note: Asked of those who have children 18 years and younger.


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Roughly how much do you owe on all your credit cards?

Mar. 2008 CNN/ORC

Zero 64%
Under $1,000 5
$1,000-$3,000 9
$3,001-$8,000 10
Over $8,000 8

Median credit card debt (among those who owe): $4,000

Which of the following best describes you: you do not have any credit cards, you have at least one credit card but you do not
owe any money on them except for purchases in the last 30 days, or you have at least one credit card and you owe money for
purchases made more than 30 days ago?

Have one and do Have one and
No credit cards not owe money do owe money
Mar. 2008 CNN/ORC 25% 39% 35%

How concerned are you about being able to afford your childrens college tuition very concerned, somewhat concerned, or
not at all concerned?

Very Somewhat Not at all
concerned concerned concerned
Mar.Apr. 2008 CBS/NYT 70% 24% 6%
May 2009* CBS/NYT 66 25 8
Note: Asked of parents with children under age eighteen. *The question in 2009 was: Looking to the future, how concerned
are you about being able to afford your children's college tuition--very concerned, somewhat concerned, or not at all
concerned?

Would you say you and your family live above your means or within your means?

Above Within Below (vol.)
Jan. 2009 Fox News 8% 85% 5%

Excluding mortgage debt, overall about how much are you personally in debt that is, how much do you owe with things
like credit card bills, car loans, and student loans?

Jan. 2009 Fox News

Less than $10,001- $30,001- Over
Nothing $10,000 30,000 50,000 $50,000
27% 29% 21% 6% 5 %
Which of the following is more important to you?

Move up the
Financial stability income ladder
Mar. 2011 Pew Charitable Trusts 85% 13%

Thinking about the economic recession for just you and your immediate family---how much of an impact has it had on you
and your family---using a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 meaning a tremendous amount, 5 meaning just some effect, and 1
meaning almost no effect, what number would you select?

NBC/WSJ
Apr. 2011 Sep. 2010
10 10% 17%
9 2 5
8 12 12
7 15 12
6 11 10
5 24 20

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4 8 5
3 9 6
2 3 5
1 7 8

As a result of economic conditions over the past few years, has the type of college you can afford to send your child to
changed, or not?

Yes No Kids are older (vol.)
Jun. 2011* CBS/NYT 37% 60% --
Apr. 2012^ CBS/NYT 40% 27% 23%
Note: *Asked of parents with children ages 13 to 22. Âsked of parents.

What is your major source of income--Social Security, an employer-sponsored pension plan, or your own retirement
savings?
Looking ahead to your retirement, what do you expect to be your major source of income Social Security, an employer-
sponsored pension plan, or your own retirement savings?

-------------Retired adults-------------- --------------Non-retired adults------------
Social Employer Own Social Employer Own
security sponsored retirement Security sponsored retirement
pension savings pension savings
Mar. 1995 CBS/NYT -- -- -- 22% 30% 39%
Feb. 2001 CBS -- -- -- 15 23 56
Jan. 2002 CBS -- -- -- 16 24 52
Jan. 2005 CBS/NYT 45% 23% 24% 17 22 55
Feb. 2005 Pew 46 25 17 20 19 53
Jun. 2005 CBS/NYT 39 20 25 20 29 45

How confident are you that you will retire with enough income and assets to last for the rest of your life would you say
youre very confident, somewhat confident, not so confident or not confident at all?

Very Somewhat Not so Not confident
confident confident confident at all
Jul. 1996 ABC/Wash Post 16% 29% 25% 21%

When you retire, how much do you expect to rely on Social Security as your main source of income, a minor source of
income, or not at all?
RETIREMENT ANXIETY: Anxiety about prospects for retirement has risen in
the past few years. In 2002, when Gallup asked non-retired people whether they would have
enough money in retirement to live comfortably, 59 percent said they would. In 2014, that
response was 50 percent. Those in retirement seem less concerned.
More non-retired adults today say they will rely on Social Security in retirement than
gave that response in 2001. In addition, fewer today say they will be able to rely on their
401Ks than gave that response in 2001.
Sixty percent of non-retired adults in 2012 said they had enough money to live
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--------Retired adults-------- ------Non-retired adults------
Main Minor Not a Main Minor Not a
source source Source source source source
Jul. 1998 Gallup/CNN/USA Today -- -- -- 17% 58% 23%
Aug. 2000 Gallup/CNN/USA Today -- -- -- 17 55 26
Jan. 2005 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 44% 40% 14% 18 57 24

For each, please tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with your current job in this regard. First, are you completely
satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, completely dissatisfied with the retirement plan your employer offers?

Aug. 1999 Gallup 31% 30% 10% 19%
Aug. 2001 Gallup 31 34 8 16
Aug. 2002 Gallup 29 33 10 16
Aug. 2003 Gallup 35 31 9 14
Aug. 2004 Gallup 36 28 10 13
Aug. 2005 Gallup 27 31 9 18
Aug. 2006 Gallup 31 31 12 11
Aug. 2007 Gallup 32 30 9 14
Aug. 2008 Gallup 34 26 11 14
Aug. 2009 Gallup 35 26 9 19
Aug. 2010 Gallup 33 30 11 14
Aug. 2011 Gallup 34 26 8 20
Aug. 2012 Gallup 33 26 11 16
Aug. 2013 Gallup 33 28 11 17
Aug. 2014 Gallup 36 * * *
Note: Asked of the employed. *Data still pending release.

Next, please tell me how concerned you are right now about each of the following financial matters, based on your current
financial situation are you very worried, moderately worried, not too worried, or not worried at all. If a particular item
does not apply to you please say so. First, how worried are you about How about

Not having enough money for retirement
------------------------------Non-retired adults----------------------------------
Very Moderately Not too Not worried
Apr. 2001 Gallup 24% 29% 24% 19%
Apr. 2002 Gallup 25 29 19 22
Apr. 2003 Gallup 24 30 22 20
Apr. 2004 Gallup 26 26 21 23
Apr. 2005 Gallup 30 30 18 19
Apr. 2006 Gallup 30 30 19 16
Apr. 2007 Gallup 24 29 24 19
Apr. 2008 Gallup 35 28 18 16
Sep. 2008 Gallup 33 31 16 15
Apr. 2009 Gallup 36 29 17 14
Apr. 2010 Gallup 34 32 18 14
Apr. 2011 Gallup 36 30 17 13
Apr. 2012 Gallup 38 29 17 13
Apr. 2013 Gallup 34 27 18 17
Apr. 2014 Gallup 29 30 20 15


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How much do you rely on each of the following sources of income today is it a major source of income, a minor source of
income, or not a source at all? How about . . . ?
When you retire, how much do you expect to rely on each of the following sources of money will it be a major source of
income, a minor source of income, or not a source at all?

--------Rely on today-------- --Will rely on in the future--
Gallup Retired adults Non-retired adults
Major Minor Not a Major Minor Not a
source source source source source source
Social Security*
Apr. 2001 -- -- -- 28% 57% 14%
Apr. 2002 58% 22% 18% 27 56 15
Apr. 2003 50 35 13 29 57 12
Apr. 2004 55 31 13 25 56 18
Apr. 2005 58 30 11 28 53 18
Apr. 2006 55 32 12 25 51 22
Apr. 2007 54 34 10 27 51 20
Apr. 2008 56 29 13 31 53 15
Apr. 2009 57 31 10 30 49 18
Apr. 2010 54 32 13 34 46 20
Apr. 2011 57 33 9 31 47 20
Apr. 2012 57 27 13 33 45 21
Apr. 2013 -- -- -- 30 51 17
Apr. 2014 55 33 10 31 51 16

A 401(k), IRA, Keogh or other retirement
savings account
Apr. 2001 -- -- -- 58% 26% 15%
Apr. 2002 19% 23% 56% 53 28 16
Apr. 2003 20 26 51 47 34 17
Apr. 2004 20 27 50 54 28 18
Apr. 2005 21 29 46 49 33 17
Apr. 2006 21 29 48 47 31 19
Apr. 2007 23 28 47 52 29 17
Apr. 2008 20 30 46 54 29 15
Apr. 2009 20 30 48 42 31 25
Apr. 2010 22 29 47 45 31 23
Apr. 2011 24 31 43 46 30 21
Apr. 2012 24 28 45 46 31 22
Apr. 2013 -- -- -- 46 29 22
Apr. 2014 22 27 47 48 30 21

Individual stock or mutual fund investments
Apr. 2001 -- -- -- 24% 39% 36%
Apr. 2002 15% 31% 52% 23 43 32
Apr. 2003 12 27 57 20 42 36
Apr. 2004 10 26 62 20 41 38
Apr. 2005 12 32 53 21 41 37
Apr. 2006 10 26 62 19 41 38
Apr. 2007 16 27 55 24 39 35
Apr. 2008 11 29 58 17 47 34
Apr. 2009 11 28 58 17 38 43
Apr. 2010 14 24 61 20 34 45
Apr. 2011 11 30 57 22 35 41
Apr. 2012 15 27 57 17 36 45
Apr. 2013 -- -- -- 18 36 45
Apr. 2014 11 24 62 20 37 41

Money from inheritance
Apr. 2001 -- -- -- 7% 29% 63%
Apr. 2002 4% 11% 84% 10 28 60
Apr. 2003 4 11 82 7 31 60

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Apr. 2004 3 11 85 8 31 60
Apr. 2005 3 13 82 7 28 63
Apr. 2006 3 14 82 7 31 60
Apr. 2007 3 11 85 8 28 64
Apr. 2008 6 8 85 9 29 60
Apr. 2009 3 11 84 7 24 68
Apr. 2010 3 10 85 9 26 63
Apr. 2011 4 14 80 8 29 62
Apr. 2012 5 10 85 9 25 65
Apr. 2013 -- -- -- 8 30 61
Apr. 2014 4 14 81 9 25 64

Other savings such as a regular savings
account or CDs
Apr. 2001 -- -- -- 16% 51% 32%
Apr. 2002 15% 33% 51% 23 50 25
Apr. 2003 14 39 46 19 52 27
Apr. 2004 13 34 51 17 52 30
Apr. 2005 11 41 46 18 55 27
Apr. 2006 14 39 45 19 51 28
Apr. 2007 16 41 41 23 48 28
Apr. 2008 11 40 45 17 53 29
Apr. 2009 13 38 46 20 47 31
Apr. 2010 13 44 41 22 48 30
Apr. 2011 16 39 43 22 49 28
Apr. 2012 12 38 49 22 46 31
Apr. 2013 -- -- -- 25 42 33
Apr. 2014 8 36 53 23 43 32

A work-sponsored pension plan
Apr. 2001 -- -- -- 34% 28% 37%
Apr. 2002 29% 16% 51% 29 33 36
Apr. 2003 41 14 44 28 32 39
Apr. 2004 34 22 42 30 32 37
Apr. 2005 36 22 40 28 31 39
Apr. 2006 36 21 41 26 30 42
Apr. 2007 32 24 41 31 28 39
Apr. 2008 33 19 46 26 30 43
Apr. 2009 38 16 43 24 29 45
Apr. 2010 37 18 42 23 31 45
Apr. 2011 37 16 45 25 30 44
Apr. 2012 33 16 50 28 25 46
Apr. 2013 -- -- -- 24 28 46
Apr. 2014 38 18 41 21 27 49

Rent and royalties
Apr. 2001 -- -- -- 5% 22% 72%
Apr. 2002 6% 13% 80% 8 29 60
Apr. 2003 5 17 76 5 27 66
Apr. 2004 4 12 82 5 25 69
Apr. 2005 2 13 82 6 24 69
Apr. 2006 5 13 80 6 26 66
Apr. 2007 2 16 80 7 24 68
Apr. 2008 6 14 79 6 23 68
Apr. 2009 3 10 85 6 23 70
Apr. 2010 5 11 82 6 22 71
Apr. 2011 4 16 78 6 27 66
Apr. 2012 6 13 79 6 21 71
Apr. 2013 -- -- -- 6 25 67
Apr. 2014 7 25 66 6 17 75


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Annuities or insurance plans
Apr. 2001 -- -- -- 7% 34% 58%
Apr. 2002 8% 21% 69% 7 40 51
Apr. 2003 6 23 69 10 36 53
Apr. 2004 9 21 67 8 34 57
Apr. 2005 6 26 66 9 34 56
Apr. 2006 8 17 73 7 32 59
Apr. 2007 8 29 62 9 35 54
Apr. 2008 7 19 72 8 32 59
Apr. 2009 8 17 72 7 36 57
Apr. 2010 8 24 66 8 30 61
Apr. 2011 10 25 62 10 33 55
Apr. 2012 11 20 68 9 25 65
Apr. 2013 -- -- -- 9 32 58
Apr. 2014 10 20 68 7 28 63

Part-time work
Apr. 2001 -- -- -- 10% 52% 36%
Apr. 2002 3% 14% 82% 16 51 31
Apr. 2003 1 18 80 13 57 29
Apr. 2004 2 17 80 17 50 32
Apr. 2005 6 17 75 18 51 30
Apr. 2006 3 20 77 18 50 28
Apr. 2007 3 19 78 21 52 27
Apr. 2008 3 13 83 20 49 29
Apr. 2009 1 14 84 22 51 27
Apr. 2010 4 13 82 18 53 28
Apr. 2011 2 16 81 22 52 25
Apr. 2012 3 17 80 22 49 27
Apr. 2013 -- -- -- 21 48 30
Apr. 2014 5 14 79 19 46 32

The equity you have built up in your home
Apr. 2002 18% 14% 60% 24% 40% 33%
Apr. 2003 25 15 55 25 42 30
Apr. 2004 24 19 50 25 38 34
Apr. 2005 25 19 49 26 41 31
Apr. 2006 22 17 57 26 34 35
Apr. 2007 20 25 51 30 39 28
Apr. 2008 16 15 65 26 37 34
Apr. 2009 21 17 56 24 39 33
Apr. 2010 20 19 60 20 41 37
Apr. 2011 23 21 52 24 41 30
Apr. 2012 23 24 50 21 39 39
Apr. 2013 -- -- -- 20 36 40
Apr. 2014 18 21 57 18 40 38
Note: * Difference in numbers with previous questions due to question wording; your major source vs. a major
source.

Right now, do you have enough money to live comfortably, or not?
When you retire, do you think you will have enough money to live comfortably, or not?

Non-retired adults
------------Right now--------- ------------When you retire--------
Yes, have enough No Yes, will have enough No
Apr. 2002 Gallup 75% 24% 59% 32%
Apr. 2003 Gallup 73 26 59 36
Apr. 2004 Gallup 74 25 59 35
Apr. 2005 Gallup 72 28 53 40
Apr. 2006 Gallup 71 28 50 43
Apr. 2007 Gallup 73 26 53 42

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Apr. 2008 Gallup 69 30 46 44
Apr. 2009 Gallup 65 33 41 52
Apr. 2010 Gallup 68 31 46 48
Apr. 2011 Gallup 65 34 42 53
Apr. 2012 Gallup 60 39 38 55
Apr. 2013 Gallup -- -- 46 47
Apr. 2014 Gallup -- -- 50 45

Looking ahead to your retirement, how confident are you that you will have the financial resources to live comfortably
during your retirement?

----------------------------Non-retired adults------------------------
confident confident confident confident
Feb. 2005 AP/Ipsos 29% 36% 19% 15%
Mar. 2011 AP/LifeGoesStrong.com* 9 42 30 18
Oct. 2011 AP/LifeGoesStrong.com* 7 41 32 20
Note: Asked of those who said they do not consider themselves retired. *Survey is an online survey conducted by
Knowledge Networks using its national panel which is randomly selected from the entire national population and
subsequently provided Internet access, if needed.

How much do you currently rely on Social Security--as your main source of income, as a minor source of income, or not at
all?
Main source of income Minor source of income Not at all
Jan. 2005 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 44% 40% 14%
Note: Sample is retired adults.

Which source do you think will provide you and your spouse with the largest share of income in retirement? (non-retired
adults)
Which source provides you and your spouse with the largest share of income in retirement ? (retired adults)

2005 Retirement Confidence Survey
(Workers) (Retirees)
Will provide your Provides your
largest share of income largest share of income
Workplace retirement savings plan 21% 3%
Personal savings or investments that are not in a
work-related retirement plan 18 10
Social Security 18 45
Employer-provided pension 16 26
Employment 14 3
Sale or refinancing of your home 3 1
Inheritance 3 3
A lump-sum distribution from an employer-provided
cash balance or defined benefit plan 2 1
Support from children or other family members 1 3
Dont know/refused 4 7
Note: Married couples were asked, you and your spouse with the largest?

How do your current living expenses in retirement compare with what you expected?

------------------------------Retired adults-------------------------------
Much Slightly Same as Slightly Much
higher higher expected lower lower
May-Jun. 2006 WSJ/Harris Interactive 14% 22% 45% 10% 8%

How do your current living expenses in retirement compare with what you expected?

Higher than About the same Lower than
I expected as I expected I expected
Sep. 2007 WSJ/Harris Interactive 31% 47% 22%
Note: Sample is retired adults.

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Thinking now about retirement, please tell me how concerned you are about each of the following very concerned,
somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not concerned at all? How about

-----------------------------------Non-retired adults-------------------------------
Gallup/USA Today Very Somewhat Not too Not concerned
Not having enough money to live
comfortably in retirement
Jun. 2006 42% 32% 16% 10%
Losing a sense of purpose in your
life after you stop working
Jun. 2006 20 13 29 35
Running out of money before you die
Jun. 2006 40 26 20 14

When you reach retirement age, do you plan to work full-time, work part-time or not work at all?

---------------------Non-retired adults-------------------
Work full-time Work part-time Not at all
Jun. 2006 Gallup/USA Today 12% 51% 35%

(Of those who plan to work) Is this because you will need the money, or mainly because you would still enjoy
working?

Need the money Enjoy working
30% 67%

How concerned are you about not having enough money for retirement very concerned, somewhat concerned, or not at all
concerned?

Feb. 2007 CBS/NYT 38% 37% 24%
Apr. 2009 CBS/NYT 49 33 18

At what age would you like to retire?

Mar. 2008 CNN/ORC

50 or younger 11%
51-55 16
56-59 4
60-64 30
65-69 28
70 and older 10
Note: Sample is those who are currently employed.

(Follow up question) Do you think you will be able to retire at that age, or do you think you will have to continue
working?

Retire at that age Continue working
44% 56%
Note: Responses are of those who picked an age they would like to retire at from the previous question.

Looking ahead to your retirement, how confident are you that you will have enough money to live comfortably in
retirement?

confident confident confident confident
Feb. 2009 AP/Roper GfK 10% 35% 22% 31%
Apr. 2009 AP/Roper GfK 13 38 22 25

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Jul. 2009 AP/Roper GfK 13 34 27 26
Sep. 2009 AP/Roper GfK 12 39 24 25

Thinking about your future, how confident are you in each of the following very confident, fairly confident, just somewhat
confident, or not confident? If this does not apply to you just say so. You will have enough money in retirement.

Very Fairly Just somewhat Not Does not
confident confident confident confident apply
Oct. 2010 Bloomberg 19% 20% 16% 35% 3%
Jun. 2012 Bloomberg 18 22 20 33 5

When you reach retirement age, do you think you will continue working, and work full-time, continue working, and work
part-time, or stop working altogether?
(If will continue working/stop working altogether) And would you do that because you want to or because you will have to?

---------Continue working-------- ----Stop working altogether----
Full-time Part-time
Want to Will have to Want to Will have to Want to Will have to
Apr. 2011 Gallup 6% 12% 38% 24% 15% 3%
Apr. 2013 Gallup 6 9 34 26 19 3

Note: Asked of non-retired adults.

Thinking about your future, how confident are you in each of the following very confident, fairly confident, just somewhat
confident, or not confident? You will not have to keep working beyond the age you want to retire.

Very Fairly Just somewhat Not Does not
confident confident confident confident appy
Jun. 2012 Bloomberg 19 16 14 34 15
Oct. 2012 Bloomberg 19% 15% 12% 37% 16%

Within the last twelve months, have you or a member of your family put off any sort of medical treatment because of the
cost you would have to pay?

Yes No
Jan. 1991 Gallup 22% 77%
HEALTH COST ANXIETY: Americans are worried about health care costs.
Most pollsters only began asking questions about this regularly around the beginning of the
new millennium but the concerns are long-standing. The trends available to us show that
levels of health care anxiety did not change all that much after the passage of the Affordable
Care Act in 2010.
In 2013, Kaiser Family Foundation found that 28 percent said they or a family
member had had trouble in the past 12 months paying a health care bill. In March 2010, 30
percent gave that response. Around a quarter also said they had skipped a test in their
September 2013 survey; thirty-seven percent said they had skipped dental care.
In a Gallup question from April 2014, 19 percent said they were very worried about
paying normal health care bills, down from around a quarter when the financial crisis hit in
late 2008. Also down slightly, 29 percent in the new poll were worried about having to pay
the medical costs from a serious accident or illness.


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In the past 12 months, have you or another family member living in your household______ because of the cost, or not?

Kaiser Family Foundation

Skipped a recommended medical test
or treatment
Jan. 2000 15% 85%
Apr. 2005 17 82
Apr. 2008 23 76
Oct. 2008 31 68
Feb. 2009 23 77
Apr. 2009 27 73
Jun. 2009 27 73
Jul. 2009 21 78
Sep. 2009 28 71
Nov. 2009 22 78
Dec. 2009 23 76
Mar. 2010 28 72
Jun. 2010 22 78
Dec. 2010 25 74
Mar. 2011 21 78
Aug. 2011 21 78
May 2012 25 74
Sep. 2013 26 73

Not filled a prescription for a medicine
Jan. 2000 13% 87%
Apr. 2005 20 79
Apr. 2008 22 78
Oct. 2008 27 72
Feb. 2009 21 78
Apr. 2009 29 71
Jun. 2009 26 74
Jul. 2009 20 80
Sep. 2009 26 73
Nov. 2009 26 74
Dec. 2009 24 76
Mar. 2010 26 74
Jun. 2010 20 79
Dec. 2010 26 73
Mar. 2011 21 78
Aug. 2011 25 74
May 2012 24 75
Sep. 2013 27 73

Cut pills in half or skipped doses of medicine
Apr. 2005 16% 84%
Apr. 2008 18 81
Oct. 2008 22 78
Feb. 2009 15 85
Apr. 2009 18 81
Jun. 2009 19 80
Jul. 2009 15 84
Sep. 2009 21 78
Nov. 2009 17 83
Dec. 2009 18 81
Mar. 2010 21 79
Jun. 2010 16 84
Dec. 2010 20 80
Mar. 2011 15 85
Aug. 2011 17 82
May 2012 16 83
Sep. 2013 19 80

Had problems getting mental health care
Jan. 2000 4% 96%
Apr. 2005 7 93
Apr. 2008 8 90
Oct. 2008 12 87
Feb. 2009 7 92
Apr. 2009 8 90
Jun. 2009 8 91
Jul. 2009 7 92
Sep. 2009 9 90
Nov. 2009 6 92
Dec. 2009 10 89
Mar. 2010 10 89
Jun. 2010 9 90
Dec. 2010 9 90
Mar. 2011 9 90
Aug. 2011 11 86
May 2012 8 90
Sep. 2013 12 87

Put off or postponed getting health care you
needed
Jan. 2000 18% 82%
Apr. 2008 29 70
Oct. 2008 36 64
Feb. 2009 27 72
Apr. 2009 33 67
Jun. 2009 31 68
Jul. 2009 27 72
Sep. 2009 33 67
Nov. 2009 30 69
Dec. 2009 29 71
Mar. 2010 30 69
Jun. 2010 26 73
Dec. 2010 32 67
Mar. 2011 28 72
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Aug. 2011 28 72
May 2012 29 70
Sep. 2013 34 66

Skipped dental care or checkups
Feb. 2009 34% 66%
Apr. 2009 36 64
Jun. 2009 35 64
Jul. 2009 29 71
Sep. 2009 35 65
Nov. 2009 34 65
Dec. 2009 31 69
Mar. 2010 35 64
Jun. 2010 31 69
Dec. 2010 36 63
Mar. 2011 33 67
Aug. 2011 31 68
May 2012 35 64
Sep. 2013 37 62

Relied on home remedies or over the counter
drugs instead of going to see a doctor
Feb. 2009 35% 65%
Apr. 2009 42 57
Jun. 2009 37 63
Jul. 2009 33 67
Sep. 2009 44 56
Nov. 2009 34 66
Dec. 2009 34 66
Mar. 2010 39 61
Jun. 2010 28 71
Dec. 2010 37 62
Mar. 2011 32 68
Aug. 2011 33 66
May 2012 38 62
Sep. 2013 35 64

does not apply to you please say so. First, how worried are you about _____?

Not being able to pay medical
costs for normal health care
Apr. 2001 Gallup 22% 22% 24% 31%
Apr. 2002 Gallup 18 17 26 36
Apr. 2003 Gallup 17 20 24 36
Apr. 2004 Gallup 21 16 24 36
Apr. 2005 Gallup 23 19 24 32
Apr. 2006 Gallup 23 22 26 27
Apr. 2007 Gallup 21 15 31 30
Apr. 2008 Gallup 23 21 24 29
Dec. 2008 Gallup 24 22 24 27
Apr. 2009 Gallup 26 20 28 26
Apr. 2010 Gallup 22 26 27 21
Apr. 2011 Gallup 27 21 23 27
Apr. 2012 Gallup 25 23 27 24
Apr. 2013 Gallup 24 20 24 28
Apr. 2014 Gallup 19 20 26 31

Not being able to pay medical costs
in the event of a serious illness or accident
Apr. 2001 Gallup 27% 23% 24% 25%
Apr. 2002 Gallup 21 24 25 28
Apr. 2003 Gallup 24 22 23 29
Apr. 2004 Gallup 26 21 24 27
Apr. 2005 Gallup 30 22 25 22
Apr. 2006 Gallup 33 21 21 22
Apr. 2007 Gallup 28 21 27 23
Apr. 2008 Gallup 34 22 20 21
Apr. 2009 Gallup 34 24 22 18
Apr. 2010 Gallup 33 28 20 17
Apr. 2011 Gallup 37 23 22 16
Apr. 2012 Gallup 35 27 20 16
Apr. 2013 Gallup 34 24 21 19
Apr. 2014 Gallup 29 24 23 22

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In the past 12 months, did you or another family member in your household have any problems paying medical bills, or not?

Yes No
Mar. 2002 Kaiser Family Foundation 21% 79%
Apr. 2005 Kaiser Family Foundation 23 77
Sep. 2006 Kaiser Family Foundation 25 75
Oct. 2008 Kaiser Family Foundation 32 68
Feb. 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation 22 78
Jun. 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation 26 73
Jul. 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation 21 79
Aug. 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation 24 76
Sep. 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation 33 67
Nov. 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation 31 69
Dec. 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation 30 70
Mar. 2010 Kaiser Family Foundation 30 69
Aug. 2011 Kaiser Family Foundation 26 74
May 2012 Kaiser Family Foundation 26 73

Im going to read you a list of things that some people worry about and others do not. Id like you to tell me how worried you
are about each of the followings. How worried are you about ? Are you very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried,
or not at all worried?

Kaiser Family Foundation

-----------------------------------Right now---------------------------------
worried worried worried worried
Having to pay more for your health care
or health insurance^
Feb. 2004 47% 31% 10% 12%
Oct. 2005 40 32 12 16
Feb. 2006 38 33 11 17
MayJun. 2007 41 34 14 11
Oct. 2007 39 34 13 13
Nov.Dec. 2007 41 32 13 13
Feb. 2008 (Registered voters) 34 33 17 13
Apr. 2008 37 34 11 17
Sep. 2008 34 33 15 17
Oct. 2008 38 34 13 14
Feb. 2009 45 32 14 9
Apr. 2009 37 35 16 11
Jul. 2009 31 38 17 13
Dec. 2009 41 34 13 12
Mar. 2010 39 35 12 13
Jun. 2010 38 33 14 13
Mar. 2011 29 40 15 16
Sep. 2011 40 33 13 12
May 2012 33 31 13 22
Sep. 2013 43 28 11 17

Your health plan being more concerned
about saving money for the plan than
about what is the best treatment for you^
Feb. 2004 35% 32% 15 15
Oct. 2005 30 31 16 20
Feb. 2006 27 35 15 21
May-Jun. 2007 31 33 18 16
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Oct. 2007 32 34 16 16
Nov.Dec. 2007 33 34 16 14
Apr. 2008 28 33 16 21
Sep. 2008 24 33 19 23
Oct. 2008 27 32 16 23
Dec. 2009 28 31 21 18

Not being able to afford the health care
services you think you need
Feb. 2004 38% 24% 18% 19%
Oct. 2005 34 27 15 24
Feb. 2006 32 25 18 24
Mar.Apr. 2006# 23 27 20 29
Black men 38 22 17 24
Black women 37 21 17 24
White men 21 27 20 32
White women 16 29 22 32
MayJun. 2007 36 27 19 18
Oct. 2007 34 28 17 20
Nov.Dec. 2007 35 30 15 13
Apr. 2008 29 26 19 25
Sep. 2008 28 28 20 24
Oct. 2008 31 29 17 23
Feb. 2009 38 29 18 15
Apr. 2009 34 32 20 14
Jul. 2009 34 28 21 17
Dec. 2009 32 30 17 20
Mar. 2010 29 28 19 22
Jun. 2010 31 30 19 19
Sep. 2011 32 30 20 18
May 2012 25 23 20 32
Feb. 2013 29 29 20 22
Sep. 2013 33 27 19 21

The quality of health care services
you receive getting worse
Feb. 2004 29% 29% 19% 22%
Oct. 2005 28 28 18 24
Feb. 2006 27 31 16 24
MayJun. 2007 32 28 19 20
Oct. 2007 29 30 18 20
Nov.Dec. 2007 33 29 17 19
Apr. 2008 26 30 18 24
Sep. 2008 24 28 22 26
Oct. 2008 26 27 21 25
Dec. 2009 32 30 19 19

Not being able to afford the prescription
drugs you need
Feb. 2004 36% 23% 18% 22%
Oct. 2005 32 21 17 30
Feb. 2006 28 22 18 30
MayJun. 2007 33 23 22 22
Oct. 2007 31 25 18 26
Apr. 2008 27 23 17 32
Sep. 2008 27 22 20 31
Oct. 2008 25 24 20 31
Jul. 2009 27 25 25 22
Dec. 2009 27 29 21 24
Mar. 2010 28 24 19 28
Jun. 2010 26 26 22 25
Sep. 2011 28 26 21 25
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May 2012 20 20 21 39
Sep. 2013 30 22 19 28

Losing your health insurance coverage^
Feb. 2004 32% 19% 19% 29%
Oct. 2005 27 22 19 33
Feb. 2006 26 19 21 34
MayJun. 2007 34 20 20 25
Oct. 2007 29 21 19 30
Nov.Dec. 2007 29 22 21 27
Apr. 2008 26 19 19 35
Sep. 2008 23 20 22 35
Oct. 2008 29 20 19 31
Feb. 2009 34 20 22 24
Mar. 2009 30 27 22 21
Jul. 2009 29 23 24 22
Dec. 2009 26 28 20 26
Mar. 2010 24 24 18 32
Jun. 2010 26 24 26 23
Sep. 2011 30 26 19 24
May 2012 21 21 20 38
Jun. 2013 32 19 22 25
Sep. 2013 26 17 19 38

Having to stay in your current job instead
of taking a new job for fear of losing health
benefits*^
Feb. 2004 17% 14% 16% 51%
Oct. 2005 12 16 19 51
Feb. 2006 14 15 19 51
MayJun. 2007 17 14 24 45
Oct. 2007 14 18 21 46
Apr. 2008 13 16 19 50
Sep. 2008 16 14 22 47
Oct. 2008 14 17 21 47
Dec. 2009 19 23 24 34
Mar. 2010 14 17 21 47
Jun. 2010 12 18 27 41
Sep. 2011 14 21 23 41
May 2012 12 11 19 56
Sep. 2013 18 13 18 50

You or a family member getting HIV or AIDS
Mar.Apr. 2006 11% 16% 25% 47%
Black men 34 18 19 28
White men 5 13 27 54
Note: * Question asked of those who are employed. ^ Question asked of those who are insured. # Wording changed to
not getting the healthcare you need.

Over the past 12 months, has there been a time when you have been unable to afford necessary health care for yourself or a
family member, or not?

Yes No
Oct. 2004 Pew 25% 75%
Dec. 2006Jan. 2007 Pew 26 74
Note: Forty-one percent of African Americans say they have been unable to afford necessary health care for
themselves or a family member over the past 12 months. Twenty-three percent of whites said the same thing.

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In the past 12 months, have you had any problems paying medical bills, or not?

Yes No
Apr. 2006 Harvard/Robert Wood Johnson/ICR 20% 79%
Apr. 2007 Harvard/Robert Wood Johnson/ICR 22 78
Mar. 2008 Harvard/Robert Wood Johnson/ICR 22 77
Jun. 2009 Harvard/Robert Wood Johnson/ICR 24 76

Was there a time over the past 12 months when you or another family member living in your household needed medical
care, but did not get it?

Yes No
Mar. 2008 Harvard/Robert Wood Johnson/ICR 17 82
Jun. 2009 Harvard/Robert Wood Johnson/ICR 18 82

(If yes) Was it mainly for financial reasons or some other reasons?

Yes No


May 2006 Gallup
------------------Over the past year------------------
up the same down
as heating/electricity/water 78 15 2%

Mar. 2008 Gallup
------------------Over the past year------------------
up the same down
The value of your home 34% 25% 35%

What about the health care you receive? Are you generally satisfied or dissatisfied with the quality of the health care you
receive? Would you say you are very satisfied/dissatisfied or somewhat satisfied/dissatisfied?

-----------------------Quality of health care you receive--------------------
Feb. 2007 CBS/NYT 41% 36% 8% 12%
Jun. 2009 CBS/NYT 47 30 6 14
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Sep. 2009 CBS/NYT 41 37 10 8
Mar. 2011 CBS/NYT 43 35 7 9

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with your health care costs, both expenses not covered by insurance and the cost of your
insurance if any? Would you say you are very satisfied/dissatisfied or somewhat satisfied/dissatisfied?

----------------------------Health care costs---------------------------------
Feb. 2007 CBS/NYT 20% 23% 19% 33%
Jun. 2009 CBS/NYT 23 27 15 33
Sep. 2009 CBS/NYT 22 26 24 23

How concerned are you about the health care costs you and your family might face in the coming years very concerned,
somewhat concerned, or not at all concerned?

Feb. 2007 CBS/NYT 52% 37% 10%
Apr. 2009 CBS/NYT 57 32 11
Jun. 2009 CBS/NYT 49 37 13

How concerned are you about the possibility that you will have major health care bills in the next few years very
concerned, somewhat concerned, or not at all concerned?

Feb. 2007 CBS/NYT 36% 43% 20%

In general, how concerned are you about not having enough money to pay for your current health care costs very
concerned, somewhat concerned, or not at all concerned?

Feb. 2007 CBS/NYT 26% 38% 35
MarApr. 2008 CBS/NYT 42 29 28

In recent years, has the employer of you or anyone in your household cut back on health care benefits or made the wage
earner pay more for those benefits?

Yes No
Feb. 2007 CBS/NYT 49% 46%
Jun. 2009 CBS/NYT 44 50
Note: Sample is those with health insurance.

In the past 12 months have you put off any major purchases because of the cost of health care?

Yes No
Feb. 2007 CBS/NYT 24% 76%

In the past 12 months, was there any time when you or anyone in your household had no health insurance of any kind?

Yes No
Feb. 2007 CBS/NYT 20% 79%
Note: Sample is those with health insurance.

Right now, are you or is anyone in your household staying in a job they want to leave mainly because of fear of losing your
health coverage or not?
Yes No
Oct. 2007 LA Times/Bloomberg 13% 86%

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How much of a problem is it for you or your family to pay for prescription medicines that you need?

A problem but Not much of
Serious problem not serious a problem
Mar. 2008 Kaiser/Harvard/USA Today 16% 25% 58%

$25,000- $50,000-
<$25,000 $49,999 $74,999 $75,000+
Serious problem for you and your family
to pay for drugs 29% 19% 13% 5%
Last 2 years, ever not filled a prescription
because of the cost 40 33 28 1
Last 2 years, ever skipped doses or cut pills
in half 31 28 19 14
Have insurance that helps pay for drugs 63 78 88 95
Usually talk to doctor about cost of medicine 57 47 37 34
Self or family member ever applied for a
discount from a pharmaceutical company 29 15 13 8

In the past year, have you or another family member living in your household _________ because of the cost or not?

Apr. 2008 Kaiser Family Foundation
Have Have not
Skipped a recommended medical test or treatment 24% 76%
Not filled a prescription for a medicine 23 76
Cut pills in half or skipped doses of medicine 19 80
Had problems getting mental health care 8 90
Put off or postponed getting health care you needed 29 70

How concerned are you, if at all, about . . . ?

Dec. 2008 ABC/Wash Post

Being unable to afford necessary health care
when a family member gets sick 33% 20% 17% 29%
Being able to heat your home this winter 16 20 20 43
Not having enough money to pay your rent
or mortgage 21 16 16 41

Please tell me whether you are confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not confident at all about each of the
following?

Mar. 2009 CNN/ORC
Very/somewhat Not too/Not
Confident confident at all
Your ability to pay your bills if someone in your family has
a major medical emergency 64% 36%
The chances that no one in your household will lose health
insurance coverage in the next six months 78 21

Please tell me if each of the following does or does not describe your own feelings about the health reform law. The first
isanxious. Does this describe your own feelings about the health reform law, or not?

Describes Does not describe
Sep. 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation 50% 48%
Oct. 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation 49 49
May 2010 Kaiser Family Foundation 36 63
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Jul. 2010 Kaiser Family Foundation 39 59

Does being able to pay for the upkeep or rent of your home worry you a lot, a little, or not at all at the present time?

A lot A little Not at all
Mar. 1974 Time/Yankelovich Partners 23% 29% 48%
Jan. 1976 Time/Yankelovich Partners 39 35 26
Aug. 1976 Time/Yankelovich Partners 33 29 38
Sep. 1976 Time/Yankelovich Partners 36 28 36
Oct. 1976 Time/Yankelovich Partners 33 31 36
Mar. 1982 Time/Yankelovich Partners 36 29 35
Jun. 1982 Time/Yankelovich Partners 34 33 34

Would you read down the list and then tell me for each one whether that happens to be a real concern of yours, or something
of a concern, or something youre not concerned about: availability of housing you can afford.

Real Something Not
concern of a concern concerned
Jan. 1981 Roper Organization 49% 23% 22%

Do you think most people today can or cannot afford the kind of housing they would like?

Can afford Cannot afford
May 1981 AP/NBC News 7% 90%
Apr. 1986 NBC News/WSJ 20 76

Looking into the future, do you think most people will or will not be able to afford the kind of housing they would like?

Will be able Will not be able
to afford to afford
May 1981 AP/NBC News 13% 81%
Apr. 1986 NBC News/WSJ 25 67

As I read a list of family concerns, please tell me if each causes you a great deal of worry, some worry, or not much worry:
keeping up with housing costs or payments.

A great deal Some Not much
Oct. 1989 Gallup/Newsweek 21% 31% 43%

Do you currently rent your home, or are you buying it with a mortgage, or is it entirely paid for?

Rent Mortgage Paid for
Nov. 1990 CBS/NYT 25% 39% 34%
Mar. 2005 CBS/NYT 28 45 25
Jun. 2005 CBS/NYT 25 46 25
Dec. 2006 CBS 21 48 28
Feb. 2008 CBS/NYT 21 49 28
Sep. 2008 CBS/NYT 22 50 26
Oct. 2008 CBS/NYT 25 45 25
Jan. 2009 CBS/NYT 22 46 29
Feb. 2009 CBS/NYT 23 47 25
Dec. 2009 CBS/NYT 23 49 26
HOUSING ANXIETY: In an April 2014 Gallup poll, 31 percent were very or
moderately worried about not being able to pay their rent, mortgage, or other housing costs.
Kaisers responses have been a little higher. In their June 2013 poll, 47 percent said they
were very or moderately worried about not being able to pay the rent or mortgage.

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Jan. 2010 CBS 23 46 30
Jul. 2010 CBS 27 44 26
Jun. 2011 CBS/NYT 29 42 26
Apr. 2012 CBS/NYT 26 45 27
May 2012 CBS/NYT 24 48 28
Dec. 2012 CBS 28 41 27

(Among those who have mortgage) How concerned are you about not being able to pay your mortgage very concerned,
somewhat concerned, or not at all concerned?

Very Somewhat Not at
concerned concerned all concerned
Feb. 2008 CBS/NYT 13% 24% 63%
Sep. 2008 CBS/NYT 17 31 52
Oct. 2008 CBS/NYT 19 25 56

As a result of what is happening in the economy, please tell me whether or not you are worried about each of the following.
Are you worried about maintaining mortgage payments?

Worried Not worried Doesnt apply
Jan. 1991 Gallup/Newsweek 27% 54% 19%
Oct. 1991 Gallup/Newsweek 29 53 18
May 2003 Princeton/Newsweek 24 65 11
Nov. 2003 Princeton/Newsweek 25 65 9

At any time within the last 12 months did you fall behind in paying your rent or mortgage?

Yes, fell behind No
Feb. 1991 NORC/GSS 9% 91%
Jan. 2005 NORC/GSS 7 93

Do you think what you are currently paying for housing is more than you can afford, about as much as you can afford, or
could you afford more if you wanted?

More than I As much as I Could afford
can afford can afford more
Apr. 1991 CBS/NYT 10% 56% 31%
Mar. 2005 NYT 13 51 31
Jun. 2011 CBS/NYT 12 55 26

For each item I name will you tell me if it worries you a great deal, a good amount, just a little, or not at all: it costs too
much to buy a home.
A great A good Just
deal amount a little Not at all
Oct. 1991 ABC News/Wash Post 47% 15% 15% 23%
Oct. 1992 ABC News/Wash Post 48 17 17 18
Jul. 1996 Wash Post 35 13 22 29

There are some problems Americans might face. Are they something you worry about a great deal, a little, or not at all: the
cost of housing.

A great deal A little Not at all
Dec. 1991 Time/CNN/Yankelovich 44% 34% 21%

How easy is it for you and your family to afford housing? Very easy, easy, difficult or very difficult?

Jan. 1992 PSRA/US News 7% 55% 27% 7%
May 1992 PSRA/US News 10 50 27 8
Aug. 1992 PSRA/US News 7 49 31 9
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How satisfied are you with the housing you are able to afford? Very satisfied, satisfied, dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?

Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied
Jan. 1992 PSRA/US News 10% 68% 16% 5%
Jun. 2001 Pew 21 57 14 6
Jan. 2008 Pew 15 60 17 5

How concerned are you, if at all, about losing your home because you cant afford to keep it or being able to own your own
home?

Mar. 1994 Princeton 31% 16% 20% 28%
Oct. 1995 Princeton 38 19 20 19
May 1997 Pew/Princeton 30 16 21 28

How difficult was it for you to afford housing expenses during the past year: very difficult, somewhat difficult, not very
difficult, or not difficult at all?

Very Somewhat Not very Not difficult
difficult difficult difficult at all
Mar. 1995 Marist College 12% 24% 27% 37%
Oct. 1995 Marist College 9 23 28 40

For each of the following, please tell me whether or not it is something you and your family have had to deal with recently:
You have had problems paying the rent or mortgage for yourself or your family.

Dealt with Not dealt with
Jul. 1996 Wash Post/Kaiser 21% 79%
Oct. 2000 Wash Post/Kaiser/Harvard 17 83
Mar. 2001 Wash Post/Kaiser/Harvard 19 81

Are you very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned that in the future you might have
difficulty paying your rent or mortgage?

concerned concerned concerned at all concerned
May 1997 Kaiser 25% 16% 15% 41%
Jan. 2000 Kaiser 25 17 17 41

For each of the following, please tell me whether or not it is something that has happened to you and your immediate family
during the past year or so. Have you had problems paying your rent or mortgage?

Yes No
Jan. 2000 Kaiser/Newshour 13% 87%

does not apply to you please say so. First, how worried are you about . . . ?

Very Moderately Not too Not at
worried worried worried all worried
Not being able to pay your rent,
mortgage or other housing costs
Apr. 2001 Gallup 10% 14% 28% 44%
Apr. 2002 Gallup 8 14 26 47
Apr. 2003 Gallup 11 14 27 43
Apr. 2004 Gallup 11 13 26 42
Apr. 2005 Gallup 10 13 30 43
Apr. 2006 Gallup 11 16 29 37
Apr. 2007 Gallup 11 15 31 38
Apr. 2008 Gallup 18 18 24 35
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Dec. 2008 Gallup/USA Today 16 17 25 35
Apr. 2009 Gallup 17 18 26 33
Apr. 2010 Gallup 18 20 28 28
Apr. 2011 Gallup 21 15 25 33
Apr. 2012 Gallup 19 20 28 29
Apr. 2013 Gallup 16 19 23 35
Apr. 2014 Gallup 13 18 27 37

Thinking about the next six months, please tell me how worried are you that each of the following might happen to you.
How worried are you that you might not be able to pay your rent or mortgage? Are you very worried, somewhat worried, not
too worried, or not at all worried?

concerned concerned concerned at all concerned
Aug. 2003 Kaiser 16% 16% 20% 47%
Oct. 2003 Kaiser 15 16 17 51
Dec. 2003 Kaiser 15 15 21 49

Im going to read you a list of things that some people worry about and others do not. Id like you to tell me how worried
you are about each of the following. How worried are you about ? Are you very worried, somewhat worried, not too
worried, or not at all worried?

Not being able to pay your rent or mortgage

Feb. 2004 Kaiser 27% 16% 19% 37%
Apr. 2004 Kaiser 28 15 17 39
Jun. 2004 Kaiser 24 18 18 40
Aug. 2004 Kaiser 31 17 14 37
Oct. 2004 Kaiser 27 16 17 39
Dec. 2004 Kaiser 26 16 17 40
Feb. 2005 Kaiser 21 19 19 40
Mar. 2005 Kaiser 29 17 15 37
Jun. 2005 Kaiser 24 16 19 41
Oct. 2005 Kaiser 22 20 19 39
Feb. 2006 Kaiser 23 17 19 41
Aug. 2006 Kaiser 22 20 17 40
Oct. 2006 Kaiser 30 15 20 34
Mar. 2007 Kaiser 27 18 18 36
May 2007 Kaiser 26 19 20 34
Oct. 2007 Kaiser 24 19 19 37
Nov. 2007 Kaiser 27 20 19 33
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 21 18 19 41
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 21 20 21 39
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 25 21 16 36
Jul. 2009* Kaiser 29 25 19 25
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 22 23 21 34
Mar. 2010 Kaiser 25 19 19 36
Jun. 2010 Kaiser 25 22 22 30
Mar. 2011 Kaiser 18 18 24 39
Sep. 2011 Kaiser 28 23 18 30
May 2012 Kaiser 20 20 17 42
Feb. 2013 Kaiser 21 18 22 38
Jun. 2013 Kaiser 30 17 20 32
Note: Asked of a half sample.

Are you worried about being able to afford housing? Are you very worried or just somewhat worried?

Very worried Somewhat worried Not worried
Aug. 2004 Time/SRBI 14% 14% 71%

71
How concerned are you, if at all, about not having enough money to pay your rent or mortgage? Are you wvery concerned,
somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned about this?

Sep. 2007 Pew 23% 17% 19% 35%

How worried are you that you will have difficulty making your mortgage payments over the next year very worried, fairly
worried, only a little worried, or not worried at all?

Very Fairly Only a little Not worried
Sep. 2007 NBC News/WSJ 10% 5% 19% 66%

How concerned are you right now about not being able to pay your rent, mortgage or other housing costs are you very
worried, moderately worried, not too worried or not worried at all?

Dec. 2007 ABC News/Wash Post 14% 20% 27% 38%

For each of the following, please tell me whether or not it is something that happened to you in the past year. Have you had
problems paying your rent or mortgage?

Yes No
Jan. 2008 Pew 16% 83%
Feb. 2009 Pew 20 80
Apr. 2009 Pew 21 79
Mar. 2010 Pew 24 76
Jun. 2011 Pew 26 73
Jul. 2012 Pew 23 76
Mar. 2013 Pew 23 76

How concerned are you about being able to pay your housing costsvery concerned, somewhat concerned, not very
concerned, or not at all concerned?

Mar. 2008 CBS/NYT 31% 38% 30%
Jan. 2009 CBS/NYT 24 36 19
Apr. 2012 CBS/NYT 28 36 36

Do you personally have any close friends or relatives who have filed for bankruptcy or have had a foreclosure during the
past year, or not?

Yes No
Mar. 2008 CBS/NYT 22% 78%
Jan. 2009 CBS/NYT 27 73

There has been a lot of news lately about problems with the economy. As a result of the recent changes in the economy,
have you and your family experienced any of the following problems, or not? What about problems paying your rent or
mortgage? Was this a serious problem, or not? (2008)
Have you or your family experienced any of the following problems as a result of the economic downturn, or not: Had
problems paying your rent or mortgage? Was this a serious problem, or not? (2009 to 2010)

Yes, serious Yes, not a Not a
problem serious problem problem
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 19% 10% 70%
Jun. 2008 Kaiser 14 8 77
Jul. 2008 Kaiser 15 8 76
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 21 8 71
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 21 12 67
72
Dec. 2008 Kaiser 19 10 71
Feb. 2009 Kaiser 18 7 75
Apr. 2009 Kaiser 17 8 75
Jun. 2009 Kaiser 19 9 71
Dec. 2010 Kaiser 18 7 74

How concerned are you, if at all, about not having enough money to pay your rent or mortgage very concerned, somewhat
concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned about this?

Very Somewhat Not too Not at
concerned concerned concerned all concerned
Dec. 2008 ABC/Wash Post 21% 16% 16% 41%
Oct. 2010 Wash Post 33 20 15 28

How concerned are you about being able to pay your housing costsvery concerned, somewhat concerned, not very
concerned, or not at all concerned?

Jan. 2009 CBS/NYT 24% 36% 19% 22%

As you may know, in many areas of the country, home values have declined over the last year. How much has the decline in
home values affected you personally a lot, some, not much, or not at all?

A lot Some Not much Not at all
Jan. 2009 CBS/NYT 17% 22% 23% 38%

If you were about to lose your job would you or would you not be concerned about losing your home?

MetLife/Strategy First Partners/Penn, Schoen, & Berland Associates

Jan. 2009 64% 36%
Note: Asked to people who are employed and own a home.

(If own a home) At any time within the last 12 months did you fall behind in paying your mortgage?

Yes, fell behind No
Feb.Mar. 2009 Quinnipiac 7% 90%

(If own a home) How concerned are you, if at all, about not having enough money to pay your mortgage - very concerned,
somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned about this?

Very Somewhat Not too Not at
concerned concerned concerned all concerned
Feb.Mar. 2009 Quinnipiac 15% 21% 18% 42%

As a result of being unemployed, have you been threatened with foreclosure or eviction for not paying your mortgage or
rent, or havent you? Did you lose your home, or didnt you?

Yes, and lost Yes, but did not
home lost home No
Dec. 2009 CBS News/NYT 13% 13% 74%
Oct. 2011 CBS News/NYT 8 12 78
Note: Asked of the unemployed.

For each of the following, please tell me whether or not it is something that has happened to you during the recession which
began December 2007. Have you had problems paying your rent or mortgage?

Yes No
May 2010 Pew 20% 76%
73
In the last 12 months, as a result of bad economic conditions, have you been threatened with foreclosure or eviction for not
paying your mortgage or rent, or havent you?

Yes, and lost Yes, but didnt
home lost home No
Jul. 2010 CBS 2% 6% 91%

How concerned are you that in the next 12 months you will lose your home to eviction or foreclosure very concerned,
somewhat concerned, or not concerned at all?

Very Somewhat Not concerned
concerned concerned at all
Oct. 2010 CBS News/NYT 14% 13% 72%

In the last 3 years, have you or has someone you know been threatened with foreclosure or eviction for not paying the
mortgage or rent, or not?

Yes, lost Yes, didnt
home lose home No
Oct. 2010 CBS News/NYT 26% 15% 57%

In the last three years, has someone you know personally been threatened with foreclosure or eviction for not paying their
mortgage or rent, or not? Did they lose their home, or not?

Yes and lost Yes and didnt
home lose home No
Jun. 2011 CBS News/NYT 34% 16% 48%

In the last three years, have you been threatened with foreclosure or eviction for not paying your mortgage or rent, or
havent you? Did you lose your home, or didnt you?

Yes and lost Yes and didnt
home lose home No
Jun. 2011 CBS News/NYT 2% 5% 93%

How worried are you about each of the following very worried, fairly worried, slightly worried, or not worried at all?

Time/Abt SRBI

Being able to pay your Very Fairly Slightly Not worried
rent or mortgage worried worried worried at all
Sep. 2011 18% 12% 22% 42%

The housing market
Sep. 2011 36 13 22 24

For each of the following, please tell me if it is something that has happened to you in the past two years, or not. In the past
two years, have you had problems paying your rent or mortgage or not?

--------------------Full time workers-------------------
Yes, has happened to me No, has not happened to me
in the past two years in the past two years
Oct. 2011 Kaiser 27% 72%

----Long-term unemployed/long-term underemployed workers----
Oct. 2011 Kaiser 47 53

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Home Values

Do you feel you need to save less because your home is increasing in value and this itself is a form of savings, or not?

Yes No
Oct. 1978 Cambridge Reports 6% 89%
Apr. 1985 Cambridge Reports 16 78
Note: Asked of those who own their own home.

A year or two from now, do you think the value of your home will be a lot higher, a little higher, a little lower, or about the
same as it is now?
A lot A little A little A lot Same as
higher higher lower lower it is now
Apr. 1982 Cambridge Reports 11% 48% 8% 2% 25%
Apr. 1983 Cambridge Reports 11 53 6 2 24
Jan. 1992 Cambridge Reports 7 38 11 4 35

In the past year or so, has the value of your home that is, the price you would get for it if you sold it increased a lot,
increased a little, decreased a little, decreased a lot, or has it stayed about the same as it was?

Increased Increased Decreased Decreased Stayed
a lot a little a little a lot the same
Apr. 1982 Cambridge Reports 42% 35% 6% 2% 13%

Do you think the value of your home will go up, go down, or stay the same in the next year?

Go up Go down Stay same
Jun. 1990 ABC News 55% 4% 38%
Nov. 1991 LA Times 30 16 51
Aug. 1993 ABC News 42 10 43
Note: Asked of homeowners

Do you think the value of your home, that is the amount of money you could sell your house for will increase this year,
decrease this year, or stay about the same?
Increase Decrease Stay same
Jan. 1995 ABC News 38% 7% 54%
Dec. 1995 ABC News 41 8 50
Mar. 1997 ABC News 44 5 47
Mar. 1998 ABC News 44 3 51
Note: Asked of homeowners

Here are a number of events that have happened in the past several months. For each one, please tell me how much this has
affected you personallya great deal, quite a bit, just some, or not at all?

NBC/WSJ
Great deal Quite a bit Just some Not at all
The slowdown in the economy
Jan. 2001 12% 12% 40% 36%
Jan. 2009 22 20 42 16
The decline in the stock market
Jan. 2001 16% 13% 29% 41%
Jan. 2009 22 16 30 31
The decrease in home values
Jan. 2009 14% 11% 27% 47%

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In the next year, do you expect your home to increase in value, stay the same, or decrease in value?

Increase value Stay the same Decrease value
Nov. 2002 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 63% 29% 6%
Oct. 2006 Gallup/USA Today 41 43 13
Note: Asked of those who own their primary residence.


May 2006 Gallup
up the same down
as heating/electricity/water 78 15 2%

Mar. 2008 Gallup
up the same down
The value of your home 34% 25% 35%

Thinking back over the past year, would you say the value of your home has gone up a lot, gone up a little, remained about
the same, gone down a little, or gone down a lot?

Gone up Gone up Remain Gone down Gone down
a lot a little same a little a lot
May 2006 Gallup/USA Today 35% 36% 16% 4% 2%
Mar. 2008 Gallup 8 26 25 24 11

In the future, do you think the value of your home will increase a lot, increase a little, decrease a little, or decrease a lot?

Increase Increase Decrease Decrease
a lot a little a little a lot
Oct. 2006 Pew 26% 55% 9% 1%
Note: Asked of homeowners.

In the past year, would you say the value of your home increased, stayed the same, or decreased?

Increased Stayed the same Decreased
Oct. 2006 Gallup/USA Today 66% 23% 10%

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Thinking about your financial assets, would you say that the value of your home represents all or most of your personal
financial worth, about half of your financial worth, or less than half of your financial worth?

All or most of About half of Less than half of
your personal your financial your financial
financial worth worth worth
Oct. 2006 Pew 34% 34% 25%

Thinking about your primary residence, has the value of your home increased or decreased over the past few years? Would
you say it increased a lot, increased a little, decreased a little, or decreased a lot?

Increased Increased Decreased Decreased
Oct. 2006 Pew 46% 38% 5% 2%
Jan. 2008 Pew 25 42 11 10

Is the value of your home rising, falling, or not really changing either way?

Home value
Home value Home value is not changing
is rising is falling either way
Jan. 2007 NBC News/WSJ 59% 7% 31%

Do you expect the value of your home to increase, decrease, or stay about the same over the next twelve months?

Increase Decrease Stay the same
Mar. 2007 CNBC 48% 8% 44%
Oct. 2007 CNBC 40 11 49
Dec. 2007 CNBC 34 50 16
Feb. 2008 CNBC 25 21 54
Sep. 2008 CNBC 24 20 56
Dec. 2008 CNBC 17 22 61
Dec. 2009 CNBC 20 20 59
Oct. 2010 CNBC 19 21 60
Nov. 2010 CNBC 22 14 64
Mar. 2011 CNBC 18 24 58
Jun. 2011 CNBC 15 30 55
Mar. 2012 CNBC 22 20 58
May 2012 CNBC 22 16 62
Sep. 2012 CNBC 27 19 54
Nov. 2012 CNBC 24 13 63
Mar. 2013 CNBC 33 13 54
Jun. 2013 CNBC 38 14 48
Sep. 2013 CNBC 32 14 54
Dec. 2013 CNBC 34 10 56
Mar. 2014 CNBC 31 10 59
Jun. 2014 CNBC 36 9 55

If you had to give your best estimate, by what percentage do you expect the value of your home to increase over the next
twelve months? Please use only whole numbers, without any decimals.

Not sure
1% to 4% 5% to 9% 10% or more how much
Mar. 2007 CNBC 25% 28% 40% 8%
Oct. 2007 CNBC 21 21 42 15
Dec. 2007 CNBC 18 29 39 14
Feb. 2008 CNBC 20 30 35 15
Sep. 2008 CNBC 25 29 38 8
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Dec. 2008 CNBC 24 29 29 18
Dec. 2009 CNBC 19 29 38 14
Oct. 2010 CNBC 32 21 32 16
Nov. 2010 CNBC 27 27 27 18
Mar. 2011 CNBC 28 28 33 11
Jun. 2011 CNBC 27 20 40 13
Mar. 2012 CNBC 27 23 41 9
May 2012 CNBC 27 27 32 14
Sep. 2012 CNBC 26 26 37 11
Nov. 2012 CNBC 38 21 25 17
Mar. 2013 CNBC 30 30 30 9
Jun. 2013 CNBC 24 29 39 8
Sep. 2013 CNBC 31 28 28 13
Dec. 2013 CNBC 18 41 32 9
Mar. 2014 CNBC 32 26 32 10
Jun. 2014 CNBC 28 31 31 11
Note: Asked of those who expect the value of their home to increase over the next twelve months

How worried are you, personally, that the problems in the home mortgage lending industry will have a negative impact on
the value of your home? Not too worried, not at all worried, somewhat worried, very worried

Very/Somewhat Not too/Not at
worried all worried
Aug. 2007 Gallup 40% 57%

Whats your impression about the real estate market in your area? Over the past year, have home prices gone up a lot, gone
up a little, gone down a little, gone down a lot?

Gone up Gone up Gone down Gone down
Sep. 2007 Pew 28% 22% 25% 15%
Feb. 2008 Pew 28 18 23 18
Jul. 2008 Pew 20 13 32 24
Oct. 2008 Pew 19 14 29 25
Dec. 2008 Pew 11 11 33 34
Sep.Oct. 2009 Pew 8 13 35 31
Dec. 2010 Pew 8 17 34 29
Jun. 2011 Pew 9 16 29 36
Mar. 2013 Pew 12 39 17 13

Reuters/University of Michigan Survey of Consumer Data

--------------------------Evaluations of trends in home prices among homeowners----------------------------
Expected annual change in value Expected annual change in value
Change in home value in the past year of home during the year ahead of home during the next five years
Decrease Increase Decrease Increase Decrease Increase
2007 Q2 17% 49% 14% 35% 7% 65%
2007 Q3 21 44 17 33 9 66
2007 Q4 29 35 22 25 9 63
Jan. 2008 29 29 20 23 9 60

How concerned are you that the value of your home will decrease over the next six months? Very concerned, somewhat
concerned, not too concerned, not at all concerned

Dec. 2007 AP/Yahoo 21% 23% 36% 20%

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Thinking about your familys financial assets, would you say that the value of your home represents more than half of your
familys financial worth, about half of your financial worth, or less than half of your financial worth?

More than half About half of Less than half of
of your familys your financial your financial
financial worth worth worth
Jan. 2008 Pew 30% 32% 31%

Has the value of your home increased or decreased over the past few years? Would you say it has increased a little or
increased a lot/decreased a little or decreased a lot?

Increased Increased Decreased Decreased
a little a lot a little a lot
Jan.-Feb. 2008 Pew 25% 42% 11% 10 %

How much do you worry about seeing the value of your home drop? A lot, some, not much, not at all

Feb. 2008 AP/Ipsos 22% 26% 22% 30%

As you think about your own financial situation, which of the following economic issues worries you most right now?

Pew

Worries me the most
Rising prices
Mar. 2008 49%
Oct. 2008 38
Dec. 2008 31
Feb. 2009 21
Mar. 2009 22
June. 2009 29
Aug. 2009 26
Sep./Oct. 2009 27
Mar. 2010 17
Jun. 2010 16
Aug. 2010 15
Dec. 2010 15
Feb. 2011 23
Mar. 2011 28
May 2011 20
Jul. 2011 15
Sep. 2011 17
Nov. 2011 13
Mar. 2012 22
Sep. 2012 19
Dec. 2012 22
Mar. 2013 29
Sep. 2013 22

Problems in the financial markets
Mar. 2008 14%
Oct. 2008 31
Dec. 2008 29
Feb. 2009 21
Mar. 2009 21
Jun. 2010 15
Aug. 2009 14
Sep./Oct. 2009 14
*Mar. 2010 11
79
*Jun. 2010 13
*Aug. 2010 12
*Dec. 2010 14
*Feb. 2011 10
*Mar. 2011 10
*May 2011 10
*Jul. 2011 11
*Sep. 2011 11
*Nov. 2011 12
*Mar. 2012 11
*Sep. 2012 27
*Dec. 2012 10
*Mar. 2013 9
*Sep. 2013 10

The job situation
Mar. 2008 19%
Oct. 2008 18
Dec. 2008 26
Feb. 2009 45
Mar. 2009 42
Jun. 2009 42
Aug. 2009 44
Sep.-Oct. 2009 46
Mar. 2010 45
Jun. 2010 41
Aug. 2010 49
Dec. 2010 47
Feb. 2011 44
Mar. 2011 34
May 2011 38
Jul. 2011 39
Sep. 2011 43
Nov. 2011 47
Mar. 2012 39
Sep. 2012 40
Dec. 2012 40
Mar. 2013 32
Sep. 2013 40

^Declining real estate values
Mar. 2008 12%
Oct. 2008 8
Dec. 2008 9
Feb. 2009 9
Mar. 2009 10
Jun. 2009 8
Aug. 2009 9
Sep./Oct. 2009 7

The Federal Budget Deficit
Mar. 2010 22%
Jun. 2010 23
Aug. 2010 19
Dec. 2010 19
Feb. 2011 19
Mar. 2011 24
May 2011 28
Jul. 2011 29
Sep. 2011 22
Nov. 2011 22
Mar. 2012 24
80
Sep. 2012 27
Dec. 2012 25
Mar. 2013 27
Sep. 2013 24
Note: *Wording changed to Problems in the financial and housing markets. ^Beginning in March 2010 Declining real
estate values was not a response option.

Is your home now worth more or less than it was worth when you bought it?

More Less
Mar. 2008 CNN/ORC 82% 11%

Is your home now worth more or less than it was five years ago?

More Less
Mar. 2008 CNN/ORC 70% 18%

For each of the following items I read, please tell me whether you feel very confident about it, somewhat confident, not very
confident, not at all confident.

Fox News
Very Somewhat Not very Not at
confident confident confident all confident
About the future security of your job
Oct. 1999 62% 25% 8% 3%
Oct. 2007 51 31 9 5
Sep. 2008 37 27 10 5
Mar. 2009 32 28 10 5
About your own personal financial future
May 1999 36 47 11 2
Jan. 2001 32 50 10 4
Jan. 2002 36 45 11 3
Jun. 2003 26 48 17 6
Oct. 2007 37 43 13 6
Sep. 2008 32 49 12 4
Mar. 2009 32 47 13 6
Sep. 2010 30 48 16 5
About making decisions about your
personal financial investments
Oct. 2007 46 34 11 6
Sep. 2008 36 40 16 5
Mar.2009 39 35 14 9
In the U.S. stock market
Mar. 2002 18 35 19 15
Apr. 2003 12 34 24 19
COMPARATIVE ANXIETY: Here we show a variety of questions about things
people worry about from being a victim of crime or of a terrorist attack to losing health
insurance. The Kaiser Family Foundation polling team asks about being very or
somewhat worried, and Gallup asks about being very or moderately worried. These
produce some differences in responses.
We also examine specific anxieties that pollsters routinely ask about. These include
gas prices, crime, and terrorism. Last, we look at questions that ask respondents to compare
their current situation now to four years ago, a popular kind of question usually asked in
presidential election years.

81
Oct. 2003 17 43 21 12
Oct. 2007 21 44 17 10
Sep. 2008 8 38 28 20
Mar. 2009 11 30 31 21
That you are saving enough money
for your retirement
Oct. 2007 29 33 17 16

(Kaiser Family Foundation) Im going to read you a list of things that some people worry about and others do not. Id like
you to tell me how worried you are about each of the followings. How worried are you about? Are you very worried,
somewhat worried, not too worried, or not at all worried?
(Gallup) Next, please tell me how concerned you are right now about each of the following financial matters, based on your
current financial situation are you very worried, moderately worried, not too worried, or not worried at all. If a particular
item does not apply to you please say so. First, how worried are you about How about

Your income not keeping up with rising
prices
Feb. 2004 Kaiser 40% 29% 14% 16%
Oct. 2005 Kaiser 40 30 13 16
Feb. 2006 Kaiser 36 32 14 17
May-Jun. 2007 Kaiser 45 30 12 13
Oct. 2007 Kaiser 41 30 14 14
Feb. 2008* Kaiser 39 33 16 10
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 43 31 11 14
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 41 32 13 13
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 47 32 10 11
Feb. 2009 Kaiser 53 28 12 8
Apr. 2009 Kaiser 46 32 13 9
Jul. 2009 Kaiser 37 35 17 12
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 40 32 16 12
Mar. 2010 Kaiser 40 33 13 13
Jun. 2010 Kaiser 40 32 15 13
Mar. 2011 Kaiser 32 38 14 15
Sep. 2011 Kaiser 43 30 15 11
May 2012 Kaiser 38 31 11 18
Jun. 2013 Kaiser 46 30 13 10
Sep. 2013 Kaiser 45 29 13 13
Note: * Asked of registered voters.

Not having enough money to pay your bills
Mar.-Apr. 2006 Kaiser 19% 32% 21% 28%
Black men 33 26 18 22
White men 12 32 22 34

Oct. 2011 Kaiser 31% 31% 19% 19%
Black men 40 26 14 20
White men 26 29 20 24

Not having enough to pay
your normal monthly bills
Apr. 2001 Gallup 12% 20% 29% 39%
Apr. 2002 Gallup 11 19 27 42
Apr. 2003 Gallup 12 18 29 40
Apr. 2004 Gallup 12 20 28 39
Apr. 2005 Gallup 13 17 32 37
Apr. 2006 Gallup 14 24 30 30
82

Apr. 2007 Gallup 14 19 32 34
Apr. 2008 Gallup 20 24 25 30
Sep. 2008 Gallup 20 24 24 30
Apr. 2009 Gallup 19 25 26 28
Apr. 2010 Gallup 18 26 28 26
Apr. 2011 Gallup 22 21 26 29
Apr. 2012 Gallup 22 24 28 24
Apr. 2013 Gallup 16 23 27 32
Apr. 2014 Gallup 16 20 30 32

Not being able to make the minimum
payments on your credit cards
Apr. 2001 Gallup 9% 9% 22% 41%
Apr. 2002 Gallup 7 8 21 48
Apr. 2003 Gallup 7 9 21 47
Apr. 2004 Gallup 7 10 22 46
Apr. 2005 Gallup 7 9 22 45
Apr. 2006 Gallup 9 8 24 41
Apr. 2007 Gallup 9 9 23 41
Apr. 2008 Gallup 11 12 19 42
Sep. 2008 Gallup 13 12 19 39
Apr. 2009 Gallup 10 13 20 37
Apr. 2010 Gallup 11 13 21 37
Apr. 2011 Gallup 14 10 21 39
Apr. 2012 Gallup 12 12 20 36
Apr. 2013 Gallup 9 10 20 41
Apr. 2014 Gallup 7 9 23 42

Not being able to pay your rent,
mortgage or other housing costs
Apr. 2001 Gallup 10% 14% 28% 44%
Apr. 2002 Gallup 8 14 26 47
Apr. 2003 Gallup 11 14 27 43
Apr. 2004 Gallup 11 13 26 42
Apr. 2005 Gallup 10 13 30 43
Apr. 2006 Gallup 11 16 29 37
Apr. 2007 Gallup 11 15 31 38
Apr. 2008 Gallup 18 18 24 35
Apr. 2009 Gallup 17 18 26 33
Apr. 2010 Gallup 18 20 28 28
Apr. 2013 Gallup 16 19 23 35
Apr. 2014 Gallup 13 18 27 37

Not being able to maintain the
standard of living you enjoy
Apr. 2001 Gallup 16% 27% 30% 26%
Apr. 2002 Gallup 12 23 31 32
Apr. 2003 Gallup 14 24 32 29
Apr. 2004 Gallup 16 23 29 31
Apr. 2005 Gallup 14 27 31 28
Apr. 2006 Gallup 18 31 28 22
Apr. 2007 Gallup 18 23 32 26
Apr. 2008 Gallup 25 30 24 20
Sep. 2008 Gallup 24 32 24 19
Apr. 2009 Gallup 21 32 28 18
Apr. 2010 Gallup 23 31 30 15
Apr. 2011 Gallup 27 31 23 18
Apr. 2012 Gallup 27 28 26 17
Apr. 2013 Gallup 20 31 26 22
Apr. 2013 Gallup 20 28 29 23
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Not being able to get a loan to pay
for a home, car, tuition, or business
Sep. 2008 Gallup 20% 15% 22% 33%
Dec. 2008 Gallup 17 19 19 34

Having to pay more for your health care
or health insurance^
Feb. 2004 Kaiser 47% 31% 10% 12%
Oct. 2005 Kaiser 40 32 12 16
Feb. 2006 Kaiser 38 33 11 17
May-Jun. 2007 Kaiser 41 34 14 11
Oct. 2007 Kaiser 39 34 13 13
Feb. 2008* Kaiser 34 33 17 13
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 37 34 11 17
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 34 33 15 17
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 38 34 13 14
Feb. 2009 Kaiser 45 32 14 9
Apr. 2009 Kaiser 37 35 16 11
Jul. 2009 Kaiser 31 38 17 13
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 41 34 13 12
Mar. 2010 Kaiser 39 35 12 13
Jun. 2010 Kaiser 38 33 14 13
Mar. 2011 Kaiser 29 40 15 16
Sep. 2011 Kaiser 40 33 13 12
May 2012 Kaiser 33 31 13 22
Sep. 2013 Kaiser 43 28 11 17

Your health plan being more concerned
about saving money for the plan than
about what is the best treatment for you^
Feb. 2004 Kaiser 35% 32% 15% 15%
Oct. 2005 Kaiser 30 31 16 20
Feb. 2006 Kaiser 27 35 15 21
May-Jun. 2007 Kaiser 31 33 18 16
Oct. 2007 Kaiser 32 34 16 16
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 28 33 16 21
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 24 33 19 23
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 27 32 16 23
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 28 31 21 18

Not being able to afford the health care
services you think you need
Feb. 2004 Kaiser 38% 24% 18% 19%
Oct. 2005 Kaiser 34 27 15 24
Feb. 2006 Kaiser 32 25 18 24
Mar.-Apr. 2006# Kaiser 23 27 20 29
Black men 38 22 17 24
White men 21 27 20 32
May-Jun. 2007 Kaiser 36 27 19 18
Oct. 2007 Kaiser 34 28 17 20
Nov.-Dec. 2007 Kaiser 35 30 15 13
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 29 26 19 25
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 28 28 20 24
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 31 29 17 23
Feb. 2009 Kaiser 38 29 18 15
Apr. 2009 Kaiser 34 32 20 14
84

Jul. 2009 Kaiser 34 28 21 17
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 32 30 17 20
Mar. 2010 Kaiser 29 28 19 22
Jun. 2010 Kaiser 31 30 19 19
Mar. 2011 Kaiser 20 31 23 25
Sep. 2011 Kaiser 32 30 20 18
May 2012 Kaiser 25 23 20 32
Feb. 2013 Kaiser 29 29 20 22
Sep. 2013 Kaiser 33 27 19 21

The quality of health care services
you receive getting worse
Feb. 2004 Kaiser 29% 29% 19% 22%
Apr. 2004 Kaiser 31 28 18 21
Jun. 2004 Kaiser 29 28 18 24
Aug. 2004 Kaiser 30 26 14 29
Oct. 2004 Kaiser 30 28 16 26
Dec. 2004 Kaiser 34 26 18 22
Feb. 2005 Kaiser 23 33 19 24
Mar. 2005 Kaiser 32 28 15 24
Jun. 2005 Kaiser 28 29 18 23
Oct. 2005 Kaiser 28 28 18 24
Feb. 2006 Kaiser 27 31 16 24
Mar. 2007 Kaiser 30 31 16 21
May-Jun. 2007 Kaiser 32 28 19 20
Oct. 2007 Kaiser 29 30 18 20
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 26 30 18 24
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 24 28 22 26
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 26 27 21 25
Jul. 2009 Kaiser 28 33 18 21
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 32 30 19 19

Not being able to afford the prescription
drugs you need
Feb. 2004 Kaiser 36% 23% 18% 22%
Apr. 2004 Kaiser 37 21 16 25
Jun. 2004 Kaiser 34 24 16 26
Aug. 2004 Kaiser 38 24 14 23
Oct. 2004 Kaiser 35 25 16 23
Dec. 2004 Kaiser 35 22 17 26
Feb. 2005 Kaiser 31 26 17 25
Mar. 2005 Kaiser 35 25 15 25
Jun. 2005 Kaiser 35 23 15 27
Oct. 2005 Kaiser 32 21 17 30
Feb. 2006 Kaiser 28 22 18 30
Aug. 2006 Kaiser 31 25 17 27
Oct. 2006 Kaiser 37 21 15 26
Mar. 2007 Kaiser 33 26 16 24
May-Jun. 2007 Kaiser 33 23 22 22
Oct. 2007 Kaiser 31 25 18 26
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 27 23 17 32
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 27 22 20 31
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 25 24 20 31
Jul. 2009 Kaiser 27 25 25 22
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 27 29 21 24
Mar. 2010 Kaiser 28 24 19 28
Jun. 2010 Kaiser 26 26 22 25
Mar. 2011 Kaiser 16 27 25 31
Sep. 2011 Kaiser 28 26 21 25
85

May 2012 Kaiser 20 20 21 39
Sep, 2013 Kaiser 30 22 19 28

Having to stay in your current job instead
of taking a new job for fear of losing health
benefits*
Feb. 2004 Kaiser 17% 14% 16% 51%
Apr. 2004 Kaiser 16 14 18 49
Jun. 2004 Kaiser 15 12 21 49
Aug. 2004 Kaiser 22 15 16 46
Oct. 2004 Kaiser 19 13 16 51
Dec. 2004 Kaiser 17 15 22 47
Feb. 2005 Kaiser 15 14 19 52
Mar. 2005 Kaiser 21 14 18 46
Jun. 2005 Kaiser 18 14 21 47
Oct. 2005 Kaiser 12 16 19 51
Feb. 2006 Kaiser 14 15 19 51
Oct. 2006 Kaiser 16 13 18 52
May-Jun. 2007 Kaiser 17 14 24 45
Oct. 2007 Kaiser 14 18 21 46
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 13 16 19 50
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 16 14 22 47
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 14 17 21 47
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 19 23 24 34
Mar. 2010 Kaiser 14 17 21 47
Jun. 2010 Kaiser 12 18 27 41
Mar. 2011 Kaiser 10 18 27 44
Sep. 2011 Kaiser 14 21 23 41
May 2012 Kaiser 12 11 19 56
Sep. 2013 Kaiser 18 13 18 50
Note: Asked of those employed and have health benefits.

Not being able to pay medical
costs for normal health care
Apr. 2001 Gallup 22% 22% 24% 31%
Apr. 2002 Gallup 18 17 26 36
Apr. 2003 Gallup 17 20 24 36
Apr. 2004 Gallup 21 16 24 36
Apr. 2005 Gallup 23 19 24 32
Apr. 2006 Gallup 23 22 26 27
Apr. 2007 Gallup 21 15 31 30
Apr. 2008 Gallup 23 21 24 29
Apr. 2009 Gallup 26 20 28 26
Apr. 2010 Gallup 22 26 27 21
Apr. 2011 Gallup 27 21 23 27
Apr. 2012 Gallup 25 23 27 24
Apr. 2013 Gallup 24 20 24 28
Apr. 2014 Gallup 19 20 26 31

Not being able to pay medical costs
in the event of a serious illness or accident
Apr. 2001 Gallup 27% 23% 24% 25%
Apr. 2002 Gallup 21 24 25 28
Apr. 2003 Gallup 24 22 23 29
Apr. 2004 Gallup 26 21 24 27
Apr. 2005 Gallup 30 22 25 22
Apr. 2006 Gallup 33 21 21 22
Apr. 2007 Gallup 28 21 27 23
Apr. 2008 Gallup 34 22 20 21
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Apr. 2009 Gallup 34 24 22 18
Apr. 2010 Gallup 33 28 20 17
Apr. 2011 Gallup 37 23 22 16
Apr. 2012 Gallup 35 27 20 16
Apr. 2013 Gallup 34 24 21 19
Apr. 2014 Gallup 29 24 23 22

Losing your health insurance coverage^
Feb. 2004 Kaiser 32% 19% 19% 29%
Oct. 2005 Kaiser 27 22 19 33
Feb. 2006 Kaiser 26 19 21 34
May-Jun. 2007 Kaiser 34 20 20 25
Oct. 2007 Kaiser 29 21 19 30
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 26 19 19 35
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 23 20 22 35
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 29 20 19 31
Feb. 2009 Kaiser 34 20 22 24
Apr. 2009 Kaiser 30 27 22 21
Jul. 2009 Kaiser 29 23 24 22
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 26 28 20 26
Mar. 2010 Kaiser 24 24 18 32
Jun. 2010 Kaiser 26 24 26 23
Sep. 2011 Kaiser 30 26 19 24
May 2012 Kaiser 21 21 20 38
Jun. 2013 Kaiser 32 19 22 25
Sep, 2013 Kaiser 26 17 19 38

Being a victim of a terrorist attack
Feb. 2004 Kaiser 20% 27% 27% 26%
Oct. 2005 Kaiser 18 28 25 29
Feb. 2006 Kaiser 21 26 22 30
May-Jun. 2007 Kaiser 25 29 25 19
Oct. 2007 Kaiser 22 29 23 25
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 18 28 24 30
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 18 29 25 27
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 19 27 25 29
Jul. 2009 Kaiser 20 29 27 23
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 16 26 29 28
Mar. 2010 Kaiser 21 24 25 29
Jun. 2010 Kaiser 20 25 29 25
M ar. 2011 Kaiser 13 23 28 35
Sep. 2011 Kaiser 19 28 27 25
May 2012 Kaiser 15 24 26 34
Feb. 2013 Kaiser 15 23 31 30

Being a victim of violent crime
Feb. 2004 Kaiser 19% 25% 29% 26%
Oct. 2005 Kaiser 16 27 29 28
Feb. 2006 Kaiser 17 24 28 30
Mar.-Apr. 2006 Kaiser 11 29 31 28
Black men 26 25 22 26
May-Jun. 2007 Kaiser 21 28 31 20
Oct. 2007 Kaiser 20 26 29 25
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 18 24 28 29
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 17 25 30 28
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 18 23 28 30
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 17 26 31 26
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Not being able to pay your rent or mortgage
Feb. 2004 Kaiser 27% 16% 19% 37%
Oct. 2005 Kaiser 22 20 19 39
Feb. 2006 Kaiser 23 17 19 41
May-Jun. 2007 Kaiser 25 19 20 34
Oct. 2007 Kaiser 24 19 19 37
Nov.-Dec. 2007 Kaiser 27 20 19 33
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 21 18 19 41
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 21 20 21 39
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 25 21 16 36
Jul. 2009 Kaiser 29 25 19 25
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 22 23 21 34
Mar. 2010 Kaiser 25 19 19 36
Jun. 2010 Kaiser 25 22 22 30
Mar. 2011 Kaiser 18 18 24 39
Sep. 2011 Kaiser 28 23 18 30
May 2012 Kaiser 20 20 17 42
Feb. 2013 Kaiser 21 18 22 38
Jun. 2013 Kaiser 30 17 20 32

Losing your job*
Feb. 2004 Kaiser 21% 16% 23% 40%
Oct. 2005 Kaiser 16 18 22 43
Feb. 2006 Kaiser 20 16 21 43
Mar.-Apr. 2006 Kaiser 8 15 20 45
Black men 23 16 19 36
May-Jun. 2007 Kaiser 19 15 25 41
Oct. 2007 Kaiser 19 17 23 40
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 21 18 21 41
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 21 15 23 41
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 27 19 22 32
Jul. 2009 Kaiser 28 27 23 22
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 26 27 27 20
Mar. 2010 Kaiser 24 22 23 31
Jun. 2010 Kaiser 24 25 26 25
Mar. 2011 Kaiser 15 25 25 34
Sep. 2011 Kaiser 25 26 22 27
May 2012 Kaiser 16 19 23 42
Feb. 2013 Kaiser 20 20 24 36
Sep. 2013 Kaiser 18 13 18 50

Losing your savings in the stock market
Feb. 2004 Kaiser 23% 17% 15% 43%
Oct. 2005 Kaiser 14 19 16 50
Feb. 2006 Kaiser 15 18 18 47
May-Jun. 2007 Kaiser 14 13 22 48
Oct. 2007 Kaiser 16 16 18 47
Apr. 2008 Kaiser 17 18 16 47
Sep. 2008 Kaiser 19 17 18 45
Oct. 2008 Kaiser 32 19 11 36
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 20 22 18 39

Not having enough
money for retirement+
Apr. 2001 Gallup 24% 29% 24% 19%
Apr. 2002 Gallup 25 29 19 22
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Apr. 2003 Gallup 24 30 22 20
Apr. 2004 Gallup 26 26 21 23
Apr. 2005 Gallup 30 30 18 19
Apr. 2006 Gallup 30 30 19 16
Apr. 2007 Gallup 27 29 24 18
Apr. 2008 Gallup 35 28 18 16
Sep. 2008 Gallup 33 31 16 15
Apr. 2010 Gallup 34 32 18 14
Apr. 2011 Gallup 36 30 17 13
Apr. 2012 Gallup 38 29 17 13
Apr. 2013 Gallup 34 27 18 17
Apr. 2014 Gallup 29 30 20 15

Apr. 2009 Kaiser 43 30 14 12
Jul. 2009 Kaiser 35 31 17 16
Dec. 2009 Kaiser 37 28 17 17
Mar. 2010 Kaiser 39 29 14 17
Jun. 2010 Kaiser 36 30 15 17
Mar. 2011 Kaiser 31 33 16 18
Sep. 2011 Kaiser 38 32 15 14
May 2012 Kaiser 37 28 12 22
Jun. 2013 Kaiser 42 27 16 14

Not having enough money
to pay for your childrens college
Apr. 2007 Gallup 18% 16% 10% 16%
Apr. 2008 Gallup 25 14 8 14
Apr. 2009 Gallup 21 15 8 16
Apr. 2010 Gallup 20 16 10 15
Apr. 2011 Gallup 26 15 10 17
Apr. 2012 Gallup 28 15 7 18
Apr. 2013 Gallup 22 16 9 19
Apr. 2014 Gallup 20 15 10 21
Note: Forty percent volunteered the response, doesnt apply in 2007 and 39 percent did in 2008. * Asked of
employed adults. + Asked of non-retired adults.

Being arrested
Mar.Apr. 2006 Kaiser 6% 6% 20% 68%
Black men 22 13 18 46
White men 4 8 19 69

Your child not getting into a good college
Mar.Apr. 2006 Kaiser 12% 19% 20% 37%
Black men 29 24 17 25


You or a family member getting HIV or AIDS
Mar.Apr. 2006 Kaiser 11% 16% 25% 47%
Black men 34 18 19 28
Being a victim of racial discrimination
Mar.Apr. 2006 Kaiser 7% 15% 24% 54%
89

Black men 28 26 21 25
White men 2 8 21 67

Being unfairly treated by the police
Mar.Apr. 2006 Kaiser 11% 17% 29% 44%
Black men 37 25 16 22
Note: * Question asked of those who are employed. ^ Question asked of those who are insured. + asked of non-retired
adults. # Wording is not getting the healthcare you need.

How often do you worry about the following things frequently, occasionally, rarely, or never?

Mar. 2005 AP/Ipsos

Frequently Occasionally Rarely Never
Getting hurt in a car accident 20% 34% 30% 16%
Not being able to pay your bills 30 21 24 25
A terrorist attack using nuclear weapons 13 31 32 23
Becoming a victim of terrorism 12 28 35 25
A nuclear attack by one country on another 11 28 34 27

For the following list, please tell me how worried you are that this might happen to you personally.


Being the victim of a violent crime
like rape or assault 11% 24% 30% 33%
Getting cancer 18 32 22 24
Losing your house in a natural disaster
like an earthquake, fire, tornado, or hurricane 11 27 27 35
Being hurt or killed in a major terrorist
attack, similar to September 11
th
11 22 26 40
Being the victim of identity theft 21 48 17 14
Not having enough money to pay all
your bills 19 29 19 32
Not being able to have a secure retirement 30 26 16 25
Having to file for bankruptcy 8 8 22 61
Falling deep into debt because of
medical expenses 15 29 25 30
Falling deep into debt from paying high
interest rates on your mortgage 10 13 19 55

What is the most important financial problem facing your family today?

Gallup
Aug. Jul. Jun. May Apr. Feb. Dec. Nov. Oct. Sep.
2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 2005
Health care costs 15% 15% 16% 17% 18% 17% 15% 16% 12% 11%
Energy costs/
oil and gas prices 16 10 13 20 12 8 14 11 17 17
Lack of money/
low wages 11 13 12 14 12 11 12 11 11 10

90
Too much debt/ not
enough money to
pay debts 9 7 8 8 9 9 7 7 7 8
College expenses 8 7 8 9 8 8 7 8 6 7
Cost of owning/
renting a home 6 7 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 5
Retirement savings 6 7 7 7 6 7 5 5 4 3
Cost of living/
inflation 8 5 8 6 5 6 4 5 6 7
Lack of savings 1 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 1 1
Taxes 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4
Unemployment/
loss of a job 3 3 2 3 3 6 6 8 6 6
Interest rates 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
State of the economy 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 * 1 1
Controlling spending * 1 * * 1 1 1 1 * *
Transportation/
commuting costs 2 1 1 1 * 1 1 1 1 1
Social Security 1 1 2 2 1 1 * * 1 1
Stock market/investments 1 1 1 1 1 * * 1 1 *

Feb. Oct. Jul. Jun. Apr. Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct. Sep.
2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006
Energy costs/
Lack of money/
low wages 7 9 15 13 11 13 17 14 12 12
Too much debt/ not
enough money to
pay debts 12 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 9
Cost of owning/
renting a home 9 10 8 8 9 6 9 8 6 6
Cost of living/
inflation 5 5 6 7 7 8 3 5 6 4
Lack of savings 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 1
Taxes 5 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 5 5
Unemployment/
loss of a job 4 2 4 3 4 4 2 3 2 4
Interest rates 1 1 1 1 2 * 1 2 2 2
State of the economy 2 * 1 * 2 * * 1 * 1
Controlling spending * -- * * 1 1 1 * 1 *
Transportation/
commuting costs * * * 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Social Security 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Stock market/investments 2 1 * 1 * * 1 1 * 1

Jul. Jan. Jul. Apr. Nov. Apr. Feb. Oct. Jul. Apr.
2011 2011 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008
Energy costs/
Lack of money/
low wages 17 16 13 15 14 15 16 11 14 11
Too much debt/ not
enough money to
pay debts 11 11 11 13 9 10 15 9 3 9
Cost of owning/
renting a home 6 8 8 12 9 12 9 7 9 10
91
Cost of living/
inflation 9 8 6 7 4 6 5 10 18 10
Lack of savings 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 2
Taxes 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 2 3
Unemployment/
loss of a job 9 8 11 10 8 10 9 4 4 6
Interest rates 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * 1 2
State of the economy 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3
Controlling spending * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1
Transportation/
commuting costs 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Social Security 2 2 1 * 1 * * * 1 *
Stock market/investments 1 1 3 1 3 4 6 3 2 2

Apr. Oct. Apr.
2012 2011 2014
Health care costs 12% 12% 12%
Energy costs/
oil and gas prices 11 4 1
Lack of money/
low wages 18 14 13
Too much debt/ not
enough money to
pay debts 9 13 10
College expenses 7 7 11
Cost of owning/
renting a home 12 7 8
Retirement savings 4 5 6
Cost of living/
inflation 11 13 10
Lack of savings 3 3 2
Taxes 5 3 3
Unemployment/
loss of a job 9 10 8
Interest rates * 1 2
State of the economy 1 2 3
Controlling spending 1 - 1
Transportation/
commuting costs 1 * 3
Social Security 1 2 1
Stock market/investments 1 2 1
Note: * less than .5%.

How concerned are you about each of the following?

Sep. 2006 Fox News

The price of health care 44% 43% 9% 4%
The situation in Iraq 43 45 8 2
The decline of moral values 36 40 16 6
Gas prices 35 42 19 4
Terrorist attacks 35 39 21 3
The nations economy 32 44 19 5
Being able to pay your bills 30 37 22 11
Illegal immigration 29 39 24 6

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Sep. 2008 Fox News
The price of health care 39% 45% 12% 3%
The situation in Iraq 37 50 10 2

Mar. 2011 Fox News
Health care 38% 47% 11% 4%
The future of the country 39 49 8 2
Government spending 38 49 10 2
The radicalization of Muslims in America 19 30 29 16

Sep. 2012 Fox News
Health care 40% 43% 13% 3%
Losing your job 19 18 25 29
The future of the country 43 48 7 2
Unemployment across the country 43 49 6 1
Iran getting a nuclear bomb 38 40 16 6
The situation in Afghanistan 23 46 23 5

Apr. 2012 Fox News
The future of the country 56% 36% 5% 2%
The federal deficit 49 39 10 2
The job market 48 42 8 2
The situation in Afghanistan 31 49 15 3

Feb. 2013 Fox News
Government spending 32% 52% 13% 3%
Health care 31 54 13 2
Education 29 56 13 2
The federal deficit 29 51 15 3
Gun laws 26 52 17 4
The job market 26 58 12 2
Taxes 25 52 18 4
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Climate change 13 33 33 19
The nations infrastructure, such as roads
and bridges 13 48 34 4

Now Id like to ask something a little bit different. Which of the following economic concerns worry you the most?

Mar. 2006 EPI/GQR

Facing major unexpected medical expenses 36%
Losing your job 21
Seeing the value of your stocks and retirement
savings drop 18
Being unable to keep up with mortgage and
credit card payments 12
Seeing the value of your home level off or
decline 4

For the following list, please tell me how worried you are that this might happen to you personally.


like rape or assault 11% 24% 30% 33%
Getting cancer 18 32 22 24
Losing your house in a natural disaster
like an earthquake, fire,
tornado, or hurricane 11 27 27 35
Being hurt or killed in a major terrorist
attack, similar to September 11
th
11 22 26 40
Being the victim of identity theft 21 48 17 14
Not having enough money to pay all
your bills 19 29 19 32
Not being able to have a secure
retirement 30 26 16 25
Having to file for bankruptcy 8 8 22 61
Falling deep into debt because of
medical expenses 15 29 25 30
Falling deep into debt from paying
high interest rates on
your mortgage 10 13 19 55

Have you ever had any unexpected expenses in the past 12 months that seriously set you back financially, or hasnt this
happened to you?

Yes No
Oct.Nov. 2006 Pew 34% 66 %

(If yes) What kind of expenses were these?
Medical 34%
Cars 24
Home and housing 20
Life events & children: wedding, divorce,
birth, death, moving 9
Work related 3
Travel/vacation 2
Taxes 2
Pets/veterinary bills 1
Note: Based on those who had unexpected expenses in the past 12 months.
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As I read each item, tell me if this is one of your households regular expenses, or not?

Oct.Nov. 2006 Pew

Yes No
Mortgage* 67% 32%
A car loan 42 57
A store payment plan for home furnishings
or electronics 12 87
A credit card payment 58 41
Alimony or child support 7 92
Child care 13 86
School tuition 25 75
A school loan 16 84
Cable or satellite television 78 22
Cell phone 74 26
Internet service 65 35
Health club or other sports facility 21 79
Landscaping or lawn maintenance 19 81
Housecleaning 16 83

How concerned are you that you will not be able to afford to make your monthly payments if your payments increase under
your adjustable rate mortgage? Very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, not at all concerned

Sep. 2006 AP/AOL/Ipsos 17% 19% 32% 32%

If you had to choose, what would you say is the most important cause of stress in your life?

Your job Your finances Your health Your family life
Nov. 2006 AP/Ipsos 26% 34% 15% 16%

To begin, Id like you to think about your and your familys economic security. By economic security I mean yoursecurity
in being able to keep your job, maintain your income, have health insurance coverage, and retire comfortably. Overall how
worried are you about ________?

Feb. 2007 Rockefeller Foundation/Yankelovich

Very Fairly Slightly Not worried
Your economic security 12% 12% 29% 46%
Paying your rent 13 9 18 60
Buying a home 16 9 19 54
Paying your mortgage 5 3 14 76
Getting out of debt 13 7 21 59
Having enough money to retire on 21 9 26 43
Paying for child care 10 3 12 75
Caring for a parent financially 10 5 17 67
Losing your job 8 6 17 69
Finding a job 17 8 20 55
Having enough money to put food
on the table 7 4 14 75
Paying for your childrens education 24 11 25 40
Keeping up with the cost of living 18 11 28 43
Paying for your childrens college
Education 28 12 25 35

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Which one or two of the following elements of the economy, if any, concerns you the most?

Jul. 2007 NBC/WSJ

The cost of health care 44%
Jobs going overseas 34
The gap between the rich and the poor 22
The cost of higher education 17
The federal budget deficit 16
Lack of good-paying jobs 15
The cost of housing 14

First, what, if anything, worries you most about your personal financial situation in the . . . ?

Sep. 2007 Gallup
---Worry about my personal financial situation in the---
Short-term Long-term
Income is not enough to meet expenses 11% 7%
Health insurance/cost of healthcare 9 13
Job security concerns/possible loss of job 7 3
Rising cost of living/inflation 6 7
Housing costs 4 4
College expenses 4 6
Taxes 3 3
Debt (non-specific) 3 2
Social Security benefits 3 8
Stock market downturn/crash 3 4
Recession 2 3
Paying mortgage/rent 2 --
Gas prices 2 --
Interest rates 2 --
Energy/home heating prices 1 --
Credit card debt 1 --
Retirement savings/retirement income -- 18
Note: Wordings slightly varied between short term and long term.

Let me read you a number of aspects dealing with the economy, for each please tell me whether this is currently affecting
you a great deal, quite a bit, just some, or very little. If this does not apply to you, just say so.

NBC/WSJ
A great deal Quite a bit Just some Very little Does not apply
The price of gasoline and
home heating oil
Dec. 2007 51% 18% 23% 5% 3%
Mar. 2008 65 14 12 5 3
The cost of groceries and household
products
Mar. 2008 50 17 21 7 4
The cost of health care
Dec. 2007 42 16 20 12 10
Mar. 2008 45 13 19 10 12
Savings and pensions for retirement
Dec. 2007 28 11 26 11 23
Mar. 2008 33 12 22 13 19
The impact trade agreements have had
on American jobs
Mar. 2008 28 13 20 13 23
Job security and layoffs
Dec. 2007 16 6 12 15 51
Mar. 2008 26 8 15 13 37

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Your investments in the stock market
Dec. 2007 13 10 21 14 41
Mar. 2008 21 12 18 11 36
The cost and security of your mortgage
Dec. 2007 14 4 15 19 48
Mar. 2008 17 5 12 16 48
Overtime pay and bonuses at work
Dec. 2007 12 5 11 12 59
Mar. 2008 15 6 10 13 54

Thinking about the next 12 months, how likely is it that _____?

Pew

Likely Not likely
Your employer may go out of business or relocate to another city
Jan. 2008 12% 87%
Feb. 2009 13 85
Mar. 2010 13 85
Jun. 2011 12 88
You may have your health benefits reduced or eliminated by
your employer
Jan. 2008 20% 74%
Feb. 2009 24 69
Mar. 2010 23 67
Jun. 2011 27 65
You may be asked to take a cut in pay
Jan. 2008 13% 86%
Feb. 2009 25 73
Mar. 2010 25 73
Jun. 2011 26 72
You may be laid off
Jan. 2008 15% 84%
Feb. 2009 21 77
Mar. 2010 24 74
Jun. 2011 21 77
You may have your retirement benefits reduced or eliminated by
your employer
Feb. 2009 18% 75%
Mar. 2010 22 68
Jun. 2011 25 66

What is your biggest personal economic concern right now? Paying everyday bills, or paying for healthcare or saving for
retirement or something else?

Mar.Apr. 2008 CBS/NYT

Every day bills 29%
Retirement 25
Healthcare 24
College tuition (vol.) 4
Paying for gas (vol.) 2
Note: Only the top five responses are shown.

As you think about your own financial situation, which of the following economic issues worries you most right now?

Pew

Worries me the most
Rising prices
Mar. 2008 49%
Oct. 2008 38
97
Dec. 2008 31
Feb. 2009 21
Mar. 2009 22
Aug. 2009 26
Sept/Oct. 2009 27

Problems in the financial markets
Mar. 2008 14%
Oct. 2008 31
Dec. 2008 29
Feb. 2009 21
Mar. 2009 21
Aug. 2009 14
Sept/Oct. 2009 14

The job situation
Mar. 2008 19%
Oct. 2008 18
Dec. 2008 26
Feb. 2009 45
Mar. 2009 42
Aug. 2009 44
Sept/Oct. 2009 46

Declining real estate values
Mar. 2008 12%
Oct. 2008 8
Dec. 2008 9
Feb. 2009 9
Mar. 2009 10
Aug. 2009 9
Sept/Oct. 2009 7

Please tell me whether you are very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not confident at all about each of
the following?

CNN/ORC

Very Somewhat Not too Not confident
confident confident confident at all
Your ability to maintain your current
standard of living over the next year
Mar. 2008 45% 38% 12% 4%
Mar. 2009 39 42 15 4
Your ability to maintain your current
standard of living over the next ten years
Mar. 2008 34 40 18 6
Mar. 2009 38 43 14 4
Your ability to save enough money
to live comfortably when you retire
Mar. 2008 29 32 24 15
Mar. 2009 22 37 25 16
Your ability to pay for your children
to attend the college of their choice^
Mar. 2008 23 35 26 16
Mar. 2009 24 36 19 21
Your ability to meet your monthly
mortgage payments for the duration
of that mortgage*
Mar. 2008 58 32 6 4
Mar. 2009 50 39 5 5

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The chances that your current
employer will not have to lay off
any workers in the next six months#
Mar. 2008 55 18 18 7
The chances that your current
employer will not lay you off in
the next six months#
Mar. 2008 69 16 10 5
Your ability to find a good job that
pays as much as the job you have
now if you had to leave your current
place of employment#
Mar. 2008 31 26 26 15
Note: * Sample is those who are not retired. ^ Sample is those with children under eighteen. *Sample is those with a mortgage.
# Sample is those who are currently employed.

Thinking about the economic conditions that you and your family face, which one of the following has the greatest effect on
you personally?

NBC/WSJ

Apr. 2010 Apr. 2009 Dec. 2008 Oct. 2008 (late) Oct. 2008
Savings, such as the drop in the stock
market or savings for retirement 13 24% 25% 23% 7%
Inflation, such as the cost of groceries 21 14 21 15 21
Health care, such as the cost of health insurance 18
prescriptions 18 16 13 18
Employment, such as job security and wages 25 14 16 13 8
Energy, such as the cost of gasoline and utilities 9 11 11 25 37
Housing, such as home values and the
mortgage market 10 9 9 9 6

How much do you worry about each of the following? Do you worry a lot, some, not much or not at all about ____?

AP/Roper GfK

Worry a lot Some Not much Not at all
Facing major unexpected medical expenses
Feb. 2009 38% 26% 16% 19%
Apr. 2009 38 27 10 25
July 2009 35 27 13 25
Sep. 2009 37 31 13 19

Losing your job
Feb. 2009 28% 19% 10% 22%
Apr. 2009 27 18 9 26
July 2009 25 18 11 26
Sep. 2009 25 18 10 29

Seeing the value of your stocks and retirement
investments drop
Feb. 2009 48% 21% 7% 12%
Apr. 2009 41 23 8 16
July 2009 39 25 9 18
Sep. 2009 40 28 9 16

Being unable to pay your bills
Feb. 2009 38% 26% 12% 22%
Apr. 2009 34 26 10 29
July 2009 31 28 13 28
Sep. 2009 31 26 15 28

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Having enough money to send your children
to college
Feb. 2009 34% 14% 5% 16%
Apr. 2009 33 16 6 20
July 2009 30 17 4 23
Sep. 2009 29 18 6 24

Being unable to keep up with your mortgage and
credit card payments
Feb. 2009 32% 22% 11% 26%
Apr. 2009 28 19 11 33
July 2009 27 21 14 31
Sep. 2009 24 22 13 34

Which of the following national economic issues worries you most?

Problems in the
The job The federal Rising financial and
situation budget deficit prices housing markets Other None
Mar. 2010 Pew 45% 22% 17% 11% 2% *
Jun. 2010 Pew 41 23 16 13 3 1%
Aug.Sep. 2010 Pew 49 19 15 12 2 1
Dec. 2010 Pew 47 19 15 14 1 1
Feb 2011 Pew 44 19 23 10 1 1
Mar. 2011 Pew 34 24 28 10 3 *
Mar. 2011 Pew 34 24 28 10 3 *
May 2011 Pew 38 28 20 10 2 *
Jul. 2011 Pew 39 29 15 11 3 1
Sep. 2011 Pew 43 22 17 11 4 2
Nov. 2011 Pew 47 22 13 12 2 1
Mar. 2012 Pew 39 24 22 11 2 1
Sep. 2012 Pew 40 27 19 10 2 1
Dec. 2012 Pew 40 25 22 10 2 *
Mar. 2013 Pew 32 27 29 9 2 *
Sep. 2013 Pew 40 24 22 10 2 1
Note: *less than 0.5 percent.

Not all people face the same financial pressures. Please tell me how much each of the following affects your own
households financial situation.

Pew Mar.Apr. 2011
The job situation 42% 26% 30%
How the stock market is doing 24 37 34
Real estate values 35 28 34
Gas prices 69 23 7
Prices for food and consumer goods 58 34 7
The federal budget deficit 43 34 19

Pew Mar. 2013
Availability of jobs 39% 25% 34%
How the stock market is doing 23 33 40
Real estate values 32 33 32
Gas prices 64 25 10
Prices for food and consumer goods 58 32 9
The federal budget deficit 39 36 20

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What would you say is the biggest worry or concern you have about you and your familys personal financial situation? Is it
___________?
(Follow up) And what would you say is the next biggest worry or concern?

Allstate/NJHM Oct. 2011
1
st
worry 2
nd
worry 1
st
or 2
nd

Expenses are too high 19% 17% 36%
Cant save enough for retirement 14 13 27
Earning too little money 12 15 27
Finding or keeping a job 12 9 21
Home value has gone down 11 11 22
Carrying too much debt 8 8 16
Investments are struggling 8 7 15
None of these 8 5 13
Cant save enough for childrens education 7 13 20
Dont know/Refused 2 2 4

Crime/Terrorism Anxiety

Will you please tell me for each of the following whether right now this is something that worries you personally a lot, a
little, or not at all? An increase in crime in your community

Dec. 1983 Time/Yankelovich Partners 53% 34% 13%
Jan. 1984 Time/Yankelovich Partners 52 35 13
Dec. 1984 Time/Yankelovich Partners 49 33 18
Jul. 1985 Time/Yankelovich Partners 45 32 23
Sep. 1986 Time/CNN/Yankelovich Partners 53 30 16
Jan. 1995 Time/CNN/Yankelovich Partners 62 27 11
Note: Time/Yankelovich polls conducted of registered voters.

Is being the victim of a crime something you personally worry about, or not?

Yes No
Feb. 1989 Time/CNN/Yankelovich Partners 57% 42%
Aug. 1993 Time/CNN/Yankelovich Partners 55 45
Jan. 1995 Time/CNN/Yankelovich Partners 55 45
Aug. 1995 Time/CNN/Yankelovich Partners 50 49
Oct. 1996 AP 42 58
Jun. 1997 Time/CNN/Yankelovich Partners 51 48

Would you say you worry about crime more than you did five years ago, less, or about the same?

About the
More Less same
Jul. 1991 NBC/Newsweek 60% 4% 36%
Nov. 1993 ABC News 66 4 28
Jun. 1997 ABC News/Wash Post 51 7 40

For each item I name will you tell me if it worries you a great deal, a good amount, just a little, or not at all?

ABC News/Washington Post

A close relative such as a child, a spouse,
or even you, yourself, will be the victim
of a violent crime.
A great A good Just
deal amount a little Not at all
Oct. 1991 40% 17% 27% 16%
Crime will increase.
Oct. 1991 69 16 11 4
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There are some problems that Americans might face. Are they something you worry about a great deal, a little or not at all?
Being the victim of a crime
Dec. 1991 Time/CNN/Yankelovich Partners 49% 38% 13%
Oct. 1999 Harris 13 48 39

Im going to read to you a list of things that some people are worried about, but others are not. For each, I want you to tell
me if that is something that worries you a great deal, worries you a good amount, worries you just a little, or doesn't worry
you at all. But please, don't feel that you need to tell us that any of these things worry you, just because we're asking. Does:
that crime will increase worry you a great deal, a good amount, just a little, or doesn't this worry you at all?

A great A good
deal amount A little Not at all
Oct. 1992 Wash Post 70% 15% 11% 3%

I'm going to read to you a list of things that some people are worried about, but others are not. For each, I want you to tell
me if that is something that worries you a great deal, worries you a good amount, worries you just a little, or doesn't worry
you at all. But please, don't feel that you need to tell us that any of these things worry you just because we're asking.

Jul. 1996 Wash Post

Worries Worries
a great a good Worries Doesnt
deal amount a little worry at all
A close relative such as a child,
a spouse, or even you, yourself
will be the victim of a violent crime 49% 13% 22% 15%
Crime will increase
Jul 1996 61 17 14 8

Im going to read some things people do because of their concern over crime. Please tell me which, if any, of these things
you, yourself, do or have done.

Gallup

Avoid going to certain places
or neighborhoods you might
otherwise go to Yes No
Aug. 2000 56% 44%
Oct. 2001 43 56
Oct. 2002 43 56
Oct. 2005 47 53
Oct. 2007 48 52

Bought a gun for protection
for yourself or your home
Oct. 1993 30% 70%
Aug. 2000 22 78
Oct. 2001 21 78
Oct. 2002 21 78
Oct. 2005 23 77
Oct. 2007 23 76

Carry a gun for defense
Aug. 2000 12% 87%
Oct. 2001 11 89
Oct. 2002 10 89
Oct. 2005 11 89
Oct. 2007 12 88

Carry a knife for defense
102
Aug. 2000 10% 90%
Oct. 2001 9 91
Oct. 2002 11 88
Oct. 2005 11 89
Oct. 2007 12 87

Carry mace or pepper spray
Aug. 2000 18% 82%
Oct. 2001 17 83
Oct. 2002 16 83
Oct. 2003 19 81
Oct. 2005 18 82
Oct. 2007 14 86

Carry a weapon or other
instrument for defense
Oct. 1993 27% 73%

Carry a whistle on yourself or
in your car
Oct. 1993 10% 90%

Had a burglar alarm installed
Oct. 1993 18% 82%
Aug. 2000 23 76
Oct. 2001 23 76
Oct. 2002 24 75
Oct. 2005 29 70
Oct. 2007 31 69

Had special locks installed
Oct. 1993 43% 57%
Aug. 2000 39 60
Oct. 2001 32 67

Keep a dog for protection
Oct. 1993 38% 62%
Aug. 2000 32 68
Oct. 2001 32 68
Oct. 2002 30 69
Oct. 2003 31 69
Oct. 2005 31 69
Oct. 2007 31 68

Taken a self-defense course
Aug. 2000 18% 82%
Oct. 2001 17 83

Walk only with others in your
neighborhood at night
Oct. 1993 40% 60%

Would you say that worrying about crime is a big influence on the way you live your life these days or you dont worry all
that much about crime?

Big Small Dont
influence influence worry
Nov. 1993 ABC News 29% 16% 51%
Jun. 1997 ABC News/Wash Post 28 20 51
Mar. 2001 ABC News 31 26 43

103
How much of the time do you worry about being the victim of crime a lot of the time, some of the time, hardly ever, or
never?
A lot of Some of
the time the time Hardly ever Not at all
Jun. 1994 CBS News 19% 37% 34% 9%
Jul. 2012 CBS/NYT 8 32 45 14

Thinking about your own children, how much do you worry about each of the following a great deal, a moderate amount,
or not at all? That your children will be the victim of a crime.

A great A moderate
deal amount Not at all
Jul. 1996 Harris 37% 39% 21%

How much, if at all, do you worry about this: that terrorists could use nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons to attack a
United States city? A great deal, somewhat, or not much at all?

A great deal Somewhat Not much Not at all
Apr. 1997 Pew 14% 34% 32% 19%

How often do you, yourself, worry about the following thingsfrequently, occasionally, rarely, or never? How about?

Gallup
Frequently Occasionally Rarely Never
Getting murdered
Aug.Sep. 2000 6% 12% 31% 51%
Oct. 2001 4 9 31 56
Oct. 2002 6 11 30 53
Oct. 2003 6 12 30 52
Oct. 2004 6 10 29 55
Oct. 2005 5 10 31 53
Oct. 2006 6 14 35 44
Oct. 2007 7 12 33 48
Oct. 2008 6 11 35 48
Oct. 2009 7 12 32 49

Getting mugged
Aug.Sep. 2000 9% 21% 33% 36%
Oct. 2001 6 17 36 41
Oct. 2002 8 18 33 40
Oct. 2003 9 19 35 37
Oct. 2004 9 18 35 38
Oct. 2005 7 21 35 37
Oct. 2006 9 24 33 33
Oct. 2007 10 19 37 33
Oct. 2008 11 18 34 35
Oct. 2009 11 20 35 34

Your home being burglarized
when you are not there
Aug.Sep. 2000 16% 32% 28% 24%
Oct. 2001 12 28 33 26
Oct. 2002 15 30 30 25
Oct. 2003 17 31 31 21
Oct. 2004 12 29 35 24
Oct. 2005 15 30 30 25
Oct. 2006 21 29 33 17
Oct. 2007 18 29 32 21
Oct. 2008 18 28 33 20
Oct. 2009 21 24 35 20

104
Your home being burglarized when
you are there
Aug.-Sep. 2000 10% 21% 30% 39%
Oct. 2001 6 16 33 45
Oct. 2002 9 18 32 40
Oct. 2003 10 20 30 40
Oct. 2004 8 16 34 42
Oct. 2005 8 16 31 45
Oct. 2006 10 23 34 33
Oct. 2007 10 19 32 38
Oct. 2008 10 18 36 36
Oct. 2009 12 21 32 35

Being sexually assaulted
Aug.Sep. 2000 7% 16% 24% 52%
Oct. 2001 4 15 24 57
Oct. 2002 6 12 26 55
Oct. 2003 9 14 27 50
Oct. 2004 6 14 27 53
Oct. 2005 6 13 29 52
Oct. 2006 6 15 30 48
Oct. 2007 6 13 28 52
Oct. 2008 7 12 27 54
Oct. 2009 5 14 29 52

Having your car stolen or broken into
Aug.Sep. 2000 16% 32% 26% 24%
Oct. 2001 14 27 30 26
Oct. 2002 16 28 28 24
Oct. 2003 17 28 31 22
Oct. 2004 12 29 31 25
Oct. 2005 16 26 30 25
Oct. 2006 17 30 33 18
Oct. 2007 16 28 32 21
Oct. 2008 20 23 32 24
Oct. 2009 19 28 30 21

Being assaulted or killed by a co-worker or other
employee where you work
Aug. Sep. 2000 1% 6% 18% 64%
Oct. 2001 2 5 18 62
Oct. 2002 2 4 18 61
Oct. 2003 3 6 20 56
Oct. 2004 1 4 16 67
Oct. 2005 2 4 18 64
Oct. 2006 3 5 17 61
Oct. 2007 2 4 18 62
Oct. 2008 2 4 20 59
Oct. 2009 1 3 17 61

Having a school-aged child of yours physically
harmed while attending school
Aug.-Sep. 2000 17% 17% 17% 22%
Oct. 2001 13 18 18 23
Oct. 2002 14 15 21 20
Oct. 2003 17 18 16 23
Oct. 2004 14 16 20 24
Oct. 2005 14 15 18 24
Oct. 2006 20 20 18 17
Oct. 2007 16 18 18 20
Oct. 2008 15 16 20 22
Oct. 2009 14 17 19 22
105

Being attacked while driving your car
Aug.Sep. 2000 9% 20% 29% 40%
Oct. 2001 6 15 29 46
Oct. 2003 8 18 32 38
Oct. 2004 7 16 32 42
Oct. 2005 6 16 31 44
Oct. 2006 9 17 34 38
Oct. 2007 7 17 36 37
Oct. 2008 6 15 35 42
Oct. 2009 7 16 34 41

Being the victim of a hate crime
Aug.Sep. 2000 6% 10% 26% 56%
Oct. 2001 5 8 26 60
Oct. 2003 5 12 29 54
Oct. 2004 6 10 24 59
Oct. 2005 6 11 24 58
Oct. 2006 7 11 29 52
Oct. 2007 6 12 27 55
Oct. 2008 7 9 29 55
Oct. 2009 5 12 28 54

Being a victim of terrorism
Oct. 2001 21% 26% 28% 25%
Oct. 2002 14 26 28 31
Oct. 2003 13 25 30 32
Oct. 2004 12 27 30 31
Oct. 2005 14 24 30 32
Oct. 2006 19 25 28 28
Oct. 2007 13 23 33 30
Oct. 2008 10 21 33 36
Oct. 2009 14 21 33 31

How worried are you that you or someone in your family will become a victim of terrorism very worried, somewhat
worried, not too worried, or not worried at all? (CNN)
Now, thinking for a moment about terrorism, how worried are you that you or someone in your family will become a victim
of terrorism--very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all? (Gallup)

Sep. 2001* Gallup/CNN/USA Today 23% 35% 24% 16%
Sep. 2001* Gallup/CNN/USA Today 18 33 35 13
Sep. 2001* Gallup/CNN/USA Today 14 35 32 18
Oct. 2001* Gallup/CNN/USA Today 24 35 27 14
Nov. 2001 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 11 28 34 26
Nov. 2001 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 8 27 34 30
Feb. 2002 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 8 27 39 25
Mar. 2002 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 12 33 32 23
Apr. 2002 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 8 27 39 25
May 2002 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 9 31 37 22
Sep. 2002 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 8 30 37 25
Jan. 2003 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 8 31 36 25
Feb 2003 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 8 28 33 31
Mar. 2003 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 8 30 38 24
Apr. 2003 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 8 26 39 26
Jul. 2003 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 6 24 38 32
Aug. 2003 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 11 30 33 26
Dec. 2003 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 9 28 38 25
106
Aug. 2004 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 8 26 36 30
Sep. 2004 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 11 32 36 21
Oct. 2004 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 13 34 33 20
Jun. 2005 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 8 30 36 26
Jul. 2005 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 14 33 30 23
Aug. 2006 CNN/ORC 8 28 36 29
Nov. 2006 CNN/ORC 9 31 33 27
Jun. 2007 Gallup/USA Today 12 32 33 22
Jul. 2007 Gallup/USA Today 13 34 31 21
Aug. 2007 CNN/ORC 12 30 33 24
Oct. 2007 Gallup/USA Today 13 23 33 30
Jun. 2008 CNN/ORC 9 29 32 31
Sep.2008 Gallup/USA Today 9 29 38 24
Jun. 2009 Gallup/USA Today 8 28 30 34
Oct. 2009 CNN/ORC 10 26 36 28
Dec. 2009 Gallup/USA Today 12 27 34 28
Jan. 2010 Gallup/USA Today 9 33 35 22
Jan. 2010 CNN/ORC 9 25 35 30
Sep. 2010 CNN/ORC 7 30 35 28
Aug. 2011 Gallup/USA Today 9 27 32 31
Sep. 2011 CNN/ORC 8 26 35 32
Apr. 2013 Gallup 11 29 33 27
Apr. 2013 CNN/Time/ORC 13 27 34 26
Note: *Question wording different: How worried are you that your or someone in your family will become a victim of a
terrorist attack very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all?

How often do you worry about the possibility of new terrorist attacks?
Less than
Every day or Several times A few times a few times
nearly every day each week a month each month Never
May 2002 Time/CNN/Harris 15% 20% 29% 15% 20%

For each statement, please tell me if you completely agree with it, mostly agree with it, mostly disagree with it or completely
disagree with it: I often worry about the chances of a nuclear attack by terrorists.

Completely Mostly Mostly Completely Dont
agree agree disagree disagree know
Jul. 2003 Pew 16% 24% 36% 23% 1%
Mar. 2009 Pew 23 26 31 17 3
Apr. 2012 Pew 22 24 37 16 1

I'd like you to tell me how worried you are about each of the following things: very worried, somewhat worried, not too
worried, or not at all worried. How worried are you about

Kaiser
Being the victim of a terrorist attack
Feb. 2004 20% 27% 27% 26%
Apr. 2004 20 29 23 27
Jun. 2004 23 30 24 23
Aug. 2004 20 29 22 28
Oct. 2004 23 33 22 21
Dec. 2004 22 26 23 29
Feb. 2005 17 27 24 31
Mar. 2005 19 23 23 34
107
Jun. 2005 18 25 23 33
Oct. 2005 18 28 25 29
Feb. 2006 21 26 23 30
Aug. 2006 21 27 23 28
Oct. 2006 23 27 25 24
Mar. 2007 23 28 22 25
May 2007 25 29 25 19
Oct. 2007 22 29 23 25
Nov. 2007 22 29 26 23
Apr. 2008 18 28 24 30
Sep. 2008 18 29 25 27
Oct. 2008 19 27 25 29
Jul. 2009 20 29 27 23
Dec. 2009 16 26 29 28
Mar. 2010 21 24 25 29
Jun. 2010 20 25 29 25
Mar. 2011 13 23 28 32
Sep. 2011 19 28 27 25
May 2012 15 24 26 34
Feb. 2013 15 23 31 30

Being the victim of gun violence
Feb. 2013 20% 22% 25% 33%

Feb. 2004 19% 25% 29% 26%
Apr. 2004 17 25 26 37
Jun. 2004 18 24 30 27
Aug. 2004 17 25 28 29
Oct. 2004 19 27 27 27
Dec. 2004 21 24 27 28
Feb. 2005 15 26 29 30
Mar. 2005 18 22 26 33
Jun. 2005 17 25 30 28
Oct. 2005 16 27 29 28
Feb. 2006 17 24 28 30
Aug. 2006 17 28 28 27
Oct. 2006 23 23 29 25
Mar. 2007 23 24 28 24
May 2007 21 28 31 20
Oct. 2007 20 26 29 25
Nov. 2007 21 25 31 22
Apr. 2008 18 24 28 29
Sep. 2008 17 25 30 28
Oct. 2008 18 23 28 30
Dec. 2009 17 26 31 26

How often do you worry about having your home burglarized?

Frequently Often Rarely Never
Aug. 2004 AP/Ipsos 11% 28% 38% 23%

How often do you worry about becoming a victim of terrorism? Would you say frequently, occasionally, rarely, or never?

Aug. 2004 AP/Ipsos 14% 27% 33% 25%
Mar. 2005 AP/Ipsos 12 28 35 25
Aug. 7 2006 AP/Ipsos 10 25 35 30
Aug. 15 2006 AP/Ipsos 14 29 30 27
May 2009 AP/GfK 13 23 36 29
Jan. 2010 AP/GfK 14 26 36 24
Nov. 2010 AP/GfK 9 28 34 29
May 2011 AP/GfK 9 24 38 28
108
How often do you worry about becoming a victim of gun violence?

Apr. 2007 AP/Ipsos 12% 23% 33% 32%

Gas Price Anxiety

Have recent price increases in gasoline caused any financial hardship for you or your household?

Yes, No,
caused hardship has not
Feb. 2000 Gallup 40% 60%
Mar. 2000 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 41 59
Jun. 2000 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 44 56
Feb. 2001 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 56 44
Apr. 2001 ABC 69 36
Apr. 2002 ABC 53 47
Mar. 2004 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 47 53
Apr. 2005 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 58 42
May 2005 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 59 41
Aug. 2005 ABC 53 47
Aug. 2005 ABC/Wash Post 66 34
Aug. 2005 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 69 31
Sep. 2005 ABC/Wash Post 64 36
Sep. 2005 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 61 38
Sep. 2005 Gallup/CNN/USA Today 71 28
Jul. 2006 ABC 59 39
Mar. 2008 Gallup/USA Today 63 37
May 2008 Gallup/USA Today 71 29
May 2008 CBS 65 34
Jun. 2008 ABC/Wash Post 76 23
Jul. 2008 CBS/NYT 65 35
Aug. 2008 CBS/NYT 68 31
Feb. 2011 CBS 52 47
Mar. 2011 CBS 74 26
Apr. 2011 CBS 79 21
May 2011 Gallup/USA Today 67 32
May 2011 CBS/NYT 76 24
Jun. 2011 CBS 67 33
Feb. 2012 CBS 67 32
109
Apr.2012 CBS/NYT 69 30
May 2012 CBS/NYT 71 28

How much of an impact has the recent rise in gas prices had on you and your family a great deal, quite a bit, just some or
not much at all?

NBC/WSJ
May 2000 Jul. 2006 Apr. 2012
Great deal of impact 31% 27% 38%
Quite a bit of impact 17 25 25
Just some impact 28 29 23
Not much of impact at all 24 19 14

How much do higher prices for gasoline affect you personally a lot, some, not much, or not at all?

Sep. 2000 CBS/NYT 43% 37% 15% 6%
May 2004 CBS 56 29 11 4
Apr. 2005 CBS 63 25 8 4
Sep. 2005 CBS/NYT 57 29 9 5
May 2006 CBS/NYT 58 29 9 3
Jul. 2006* CBS 59 28 10 3
Feb. 2011 CBS 59 23 10 7
Note: *Asked of a half sample.

As a result of the recent rise in gas prices, would you say you have or have not done each of the following . . . ?

Yes, have No, have not
Cut back significantly on how much you drive
Jun. 2004 CNN/USA Today/Gallup 45% 54%
Apr. 2005 CNN/USA Today/Gallup 48 51
June 2008 CNN/ORC 66 33
Apr.-May 2011 CNN/ORC 63 36

Seriously considered getting a more fuel-efficient car the next time you buy a vehicle
Jun. 2004 CNN/USA Today/Gallup 53 46

Cut back significantly on your household spending because of higher gas prices
Jun. 2004 CNN/USA Today/Gallup 34 66

Changed your summer vacation plans
Apr.May 2011 CNN/ORC 39 60

As a result of the recent increase in gas prices, have you cut down on the amount of driving you do?

Yes No
Aug. 2005 CBS 70% 29%
Oct. 2005 CBS 64 33
May 2006 CBS 63 36
Jun. 2011 CBS 70 28

110
As a result of the recent rise in gas prices, have you cut back significantly on your household spending or not?

Yes No
Jun. 2006 Quinnipiac 50% 49%
Jun. 2007 Quinnipiac 48 51
May 2008 Quinnipiac 57 42

As a result of the recent rise in gas prices, have you cut back significantly on how much you drive?

Yes No
Jun. 2006 Quinnipiac 56% 43%
Jun. 2007 Quinnipiac 58 41

Have recent price increases in gasoline caused any financial hardship for you or others in your household, or not? Has that
been a serious hardship, or not serious?

Yes, serious Yes, not serious No
May 2008 CBS 36% 29% 34%
Jul. 2008 CBS/NYT 34 31 35
Aug. 2008 CBS/NYT 35 33 31
Feb. 2011 CBS 29 23 47
Mar. 2011 CBS 43 31 26
Apr. 2011 CBS 46 34 21
May 2011 CBS 41 35 24
Jun. 2011 CBS 36 31 33
Feb. 2012 CBS 38 29 32
Apr. 2012 CBS 38 31 30
May 2012 CBS/NYT 39 32 28

Over the next six months, do you expect that increases in the price of gasoline will cause financial hardship for you or your
family, or not? Do you expect that will be a serious hardship, or not?

Yes, will cause Yes, will cause Yes, not sure No, will not
cause
serious not so serious how serious financial
hardship
Mar. 2011 AP-GfK/Roper 37% 29% 1% 33%
May 2011 AP-GfK/Roper 41 29 1 29

Next wed like you to think about how higher gas prices have affected you personally. Have you made any major changes
to deal with rising gas prices, or not?

Yes No
May 2011 Gallup 53% 46%

Four Years Ago . . .

Would you say you, yourself are better off financially than you were when _______ became president, not as well off, or in
about the same shape as then financially?

Obama
Better off Not as well off About the same
Jul. 2009 ABC/Wash Post 8% 27% 64%
Nov. 2011 ABC/Wash Post 13 34 52
111
May 2012 ABC/Wash Post 16 30 53
Sep. 2012^ ABC/Wash Post 20 32 47

George W. Bush

Aug. 2003 ABC/Wash Post 17% 25% 58%
Oct. 2003 ABC/Wash Post 22 27 50

Clinton

Feb. 1994 ABC/Wash Post 12% 17% 71%
Jun. 1996 ABC/Wash Post 29 22 49
Mar. 1998 ABC/Wash Post 32 9 57

George H. W. Bush

Mar. 1991 ABC/Wash Post 19% 18% 63%
Oct. 1991 ABC/Wash Post 20 27 53
Feb. 1992 ABC/Wash Post 19 31 49
Mar. 1992 ABC/Wash Post 20 33 46
Aug. 1992 ABC/Wash Post 22 32 45

Reagan

Note: Âsked of registered voters. *Asked of likely voters.

Compared to four years ago, is your familys financial situation better today, worse today, or about the same?

Better Worse Same
Feb. 1992 CBS/NYT 22% 34% 43%
Apr. 1992 CBS/NYT 26 28 45
Jul. 1992 CBS/NYT 26 29 44
Aug. 1992 CBS/NYT 23 34 42
Sep. 1992 CBS/NYT 21 35 43
Oct. 1992 CBS/NYT 21 38 40
Nov. 1992 CBS/NYT 23 36 40
Jan. 1993 CBS/NYT 27 21 52
Feb. 1996 CBS/NYT 33 17 49
Mar. 1996 CBS/NYT 29 18 52
May 1996 CBS/NYT 29 17 53
Jul. 1996 CBS/NYT 37 18 44
Aug. 1996 CBS/NYT 34 19 36
Sep. 1996 CBS/NYT 40 14 46
Oct. 1996 CBS/NYT 36 18 45
Dec. 1996 CBS 32 17 50
Mar. 2012 CBS/NYT 20 37 43
Sep. 2012* CBS/NYT 25 28 46
Note: *Asked of registered voters

112
Id like you to compare your familys financial situation with what it was three years ago. Are you better off now than you
were three years ago, or not?

Better off Not better off Not sure
Oct. 1995 Time/CNN/Yankelovich 51% 39% 10%
Id like you to compare your familys financial situation with what it was before President Bill Clinton was elected. Are you
better off now than you were when President Clinton was elected, or not?

Better off Not better off Not sure
Aug. 1996 Time/CNN/Yankelovich 46% 39% 16%

Compared to four years ago, is your familys financial situation better today, worse today, or about the same?

Better Worse About the same
Nov. 1996 Election Day Exit Poll 34% 21% 46%
Nov. 2000 Election Day Exit Poll 50 11 38

Compared to four years ago, is the job situation in your area better today, worse today, or about the same?
-----------------------Voters-------------------------
Better today Worse today About the same
Nov. 2004 Election Day Exit Poll 23% 43% 34%

Are you better off or worse off financially today than you were in January of 2009?

Better Worse The same
Apr. 2009 Fox News 34% 30% 34%

Do you feel more or less financially secure than you did in January when President Obama took office?

More secure Less secure No difference*
Dec. 2009 Bloomberg 26% 48% 24%
Note: * Volunteered response.

The additional federal spending for the stimulus program passed by Congress in 2009 increased the federal budget deficit. Is
the economy better off today because of the stimulus package or would we have been better off if the government had not
spent the additional money on the stimulus program?

Better off with Better off if had
stimulus package not spent the money
Jul. 2010 Time 38% 53%

Compared to when Barack Obama became president in January of 2009, do you think that the country is better off, worse
off, or in about the same place?

Better off Worse off Same place
Aug. 2010 NBC/WSJ 31% 40% 28%
Aug. 2012* NBC/WSJ 31 42 27
Sep. 2012 (early)* NBC/WSJ 38 41 21
Sep. 2012 (late)* NBC/WSJ 37 40 23

113
Which of the following best describes your view of your economic situation compared to the beginning of 2009?

Oct. 2010 Bloomberg

Things have improved for me recently 25%
Things have not improved, but I know
things will get better 34
Things are worse 12
Im mad at how bad things are and do not
expect things will not get better
anytime soon 22
Not sure 7
Compared to four years ago, is your familys financial situation better today, worse today or about the same?

Better Worse Same
May 2011 Fox News 19% 36% 45%
May 2012 Fox News 23 31 36

Thinking about your situation today compared to what it was four years ago, are you better off than you were four years ago,
or not?

Yes, I am No, Im not Same
Jul. 2012 Fox News 37% 48% 13%

Compared to four years ago, is the nations economy in better shape today, worse shape today, or about the same?

Better Worse Same
May 2011 Fox News 17% 59% 23%
May 2012 Fox News 28 45 26

Compared to four years ago, is the job situation in your area better today, worse today, or about the same?

Better Worse Same
May 2011 Fox News 13% 57% 29%
May 2012 Fox News 24 41 32
Jul. 2012 Fox News 18 42 37

Compared to four years ago, is the quality of life in the United States better today, worse today, or about the same?

Better Worse Same
May 2011 Fox News 15% 48% 37%
May 2012 Fox News 15 41 43

Are you better off or worse off than you were at the beginning of 2009?

Better off Worse off About the same
Jun. 2011 Bloomberg 34% 24% 41%
Sep. 2011 Bloomberg 27 44 28
Mar. 2012 Bloomberg 38 36 25
Jun. 2012 Bloomberg 45 36 17

Are you better off or worse off financially than you were four years ago?

Better Worse Same
Apr. 2012 Quinnipiac 35% 41% 21%

114
Compared with four years ago, are you and your family better off today, worse off today, or about the same?

Better off Worse off Same
Sep. 2012 Quinnipiac 25% 34% 41%
Note: Asked of national likely voters.

Now, I'd like you to compare your financial situation to what it was four years ago, during the last presidential election.
Would you say that you are financially better off now than you were four years ago, or are you financially worse off?

May 2012 CNN/ORC 44% 43% 11%

Now, Id like you to compare your financial situation to what it was four years ago, during the last presidential election
when George W. Bush was still president. Would you say that you are financially better off now than you were four years
ago, or are you financially worse off?

May 2012 CNN/ORC 47% 41% 12%

If Mitt Romney had been president since 2009 instead of Barack Obama, do you think you yourself would be better off
financially than you are now, not as well off, or in about the same shape financially?

Better off Not as well off About the same
May 2012 ABC/Wash Post 19% 22% 48%
Sep. 2012* ABC/Wash Post 24 28 38


Compared to four years ago, is your familys financial situation better today, worse today or about the same as it was four
years ago?

Better Worse Same
Jun. 2012 AP-GfK 27% 38% 34%
Aug. 2012 AP-GfK 29 35 36
Sep. 2012 AP-GfK 30 32 37
Oct. 2012 AP-GfK 30 35 34

Compiled by Karlyn Bowman, Senior Fellow, AEI,
Jennifer Marsico, Senior Research Associate, AEI,
and Heather Sims, Research Assistant, AEI.

For comments or questions
contact Karlyn Bowman at kbowman@aei.org, Jennifer Marsico at Jennifer.Marsico@aei.org,
or Heather Sims at Heather.Sims@aei.org.

Many pollsters in the United States regularly supply us with their data. This report could not have been done
without their assistance, and we thank them for it. The data in this report come from the archive of public
opinion polls at the American Enterprise Institute and from The Roper Centers archive at the University of
Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. The Roper Center is the oldest and largest archive of public opinion data in
the world. To learn more about the Roper Center, visit http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/.

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