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1956-1960,1964: Now looking ahead and thinking about the next few years, do you expect your financial situation will stay about the way it is now, get better, or get worse. 1962,1966 AND LATER: Now looking ahead–do you think that a year from now (1962,1966-1970: you people; 1972,1974: you [and your family]; 1976 AND LATER: you [and your family; 2000 TELEPHONE,2004: living here]) will be better off financially or worse off, or just about the same as now?
Expected financial situation a year from now · Asked in 29 waves, 1956–2024 · 63,283 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codebook weight: VCF0010x/VCF0010y/VCF0010z (differs from VCF0009z only in 1970). Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 0 in 1972, 1986, 2000. NA code treated as not asked where it exceeds 10% of a year's answers (an unlabeled split or filter): 0 in 1962, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1974. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer), 9 (other_missing). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: Weight variable VCF0010/VCF0010A must be used if distributions including 1970 data are desired: see VCF0010. Note that use of VCF0010/VCF0010A as a weight reduces the 1970 total N for this variable: form 2 whites who should appear as code 0 INAP cases are excluded from the 1970 total N. 1992 NOTE: This question was asked in both the pre and post; the pre data have been incorporated here.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2024 Time Series Study Source variable: V241452. | 2024-08-03 to 2025-02-17 | mixed | 5,521 | 5,266 |
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V201503. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 8,273 |
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V161111. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 4,269 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: finance_finnext. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,911 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V083058x. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,322 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V043063. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,212 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V000680. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,692 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
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.
| Group | Better off (1956-1960,1964: get better) | Same (1956-1960,1964: stay the way it is) | Worse off (1956-1960,1964: get worse) | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 39% | 48% | 13% | 5266 | ±2 | |
| Liberals | 43% | 51% | 7% | 1565 | ±4 | |
| Moderates | 42% | 47% | 11% | 1139 | ±4 | |
| Conservatives | 33% | 49% | 19% | 1831 | ±3 |
ANES 2024 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). 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.
| 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 |
| mixed |
| 1,281 |
| 1,281 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960565. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,714 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V940904. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923817. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,471 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900420. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880208. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,018 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860358. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 1,040 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840151. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,226 |
| ANES 1982 Time Series Study Source variable: V820326. | 1982-11-02 to 1983-01-31 | face to face | 1,418 | 1,418 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V800148. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,590 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780322. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763138. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 2,201 |
| ANES 1974 Time Series Study Source variable: V742314. | 1974-11-06 to 1975-01-31 | face to face | 1,575 | 1,379 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study Source variable: V720504. | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 881 |
| ANES 1970 Time Series Study Source variable: V700050(type 1). | 1970-11-04 to 1971-01-13 | face to face | 1,507 | 713 |
| ANES 1968 Time Series Study Source variable: V680278. | 1968-09-06 to 1969-01-28 | face to face | 1,557 | 1,151 |
| ANES 1966 Time Series Study Source variable: V660047. | 1966-11-08 to 1967-02-01 | face to face | 1,291 | 1,107 |
| ANES 1964 Time Series Study Source variable: V640131. | 1964-09-07 to 1965-02-01 | face to face | 1,571 | 1,558 |
| ANES 1962 Time Series Study Source variable: V620017. | 1962-11-07 | face to face | 1,297 | 1,143 |
| ANES 1960 Time Series Study Source variable: V600077. | 1960-09-12 to 1960-12-26 | face to face | 1,181 | 1,156 |
| ANES 1958 Time Series Study Source variable: V580051. | 1958-11-05 to 1958-12-25 | face to face | 1,450 | 1,450 |
| ANES 1956 Time Series Study Source variable: V560080. | 1956-09-17 to 1957-01-19 | face to face | 1,762 | 1,762 |