THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR
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Respondent's Financial Situation Over the Last Year  1962-2008


                           '62  '64  '66  '68  '70  '72  '74  '76  '78  '80  '82  '84  '86  '88  '90  '92  '94  '96  '98  '00  '02  '04  '08 
 
            Gotten Better   34   **   35   34   32   36   28   34   34   32   30   43   40   42   39   30   39   46   52   33   24   43   32 
              Stayed Same   47   **   39   47   34   42   31   35   29   25   32   29   33   33   29   35   33   29   27   55   50   25   18 
             Gotten Worse   19   **   26   20   34   23   41   31   36   42   38   28   27   25   32   35   28   25   21   12   26   32   50
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                       N  1279      1271 1316  810  972 2481 2828 2256 1593 1404 2216 2166 2025 1962 2474 1780 1706 1279 1674 1500 1203 2307  



PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR
Table 4E.3
Source:  The American National Election Studies



     QUESTION TEXT:

     1962-1998,2004: "We are interested in how people are getting along
     financially these days.
     Would you say that (1962,1966-1974: you [and your family]; 1976 and
     later: you [and your family living here]) are better off or worse off
     financially than you were a year ago."
     2000-2002: "We are interested in how people are getting along financially
     these days. Would you say that you (and your family [2000 FACE-TO-FACE
     ONLY: living here]) are better off, worse off, or just about the same
     financially as you were a year ago?"
       


     This question is variable VCF0880 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset.
     Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation.
     Weight variable VCF0010A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation).

     Table generated:  05AUG10