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During the last few years, has your financial situation been getting better, getting worse, or has it stayed the same?
Financial situation over the last few years · Asked in 4 waves, 1956–1964 · 5,964 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Kept and flagged: 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Getting better | Stayed the same | Getting worse | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 46% | 40% | 15% | 1571 | ±2 | |
| Less than high school |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1964 Time Series Study Source variable: V640129. | 1964-09-07 to 1965-02-01 | face to face | 1,571 | 1,571 |
| ANES 1960 Time Series Study Source variable: V600075. | 1960-09-12 to 1960-12-26 | face to face | 1,181 | 1,181 |
| ANES 1958 Time Series Study Source variable: V580049. | 1958-11-05 to 1958-12-25 | face to face | 1,450 | 1,450 |
| ANES 1956 Time Series Study Source variable: V560078. | 1956-09-17 to 1957-01-19 | face to face | 1,762 | 1,762 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 35% |
| 48% |
| 17% |
| 699 |
| ±4 |
| High school | 51% | 36% | 13% | 491 | ±4 |
| Some college | 55% | 30% | 14% | 198 | ±7 |
| Bachelor's | 62% | 26% | 12% | 137 | ±8 |
| Postgraduate † | 61% | 25% | 14% | 37 | ±16 |
ANES 1964 Time Series Study · US citizens of voting age (21+ in most states before 1972) living in households in the contiguous 48 states. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.