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What about the next 12 months? Do you expect the national economy to get better, get worse, or stay about the same? A. Would you say much better or somewhat better?

If you expect the economy to get better in the next 12 months, how much better?

Degree economy will improve over next year · Asked in 1 wave, 1994 · 426 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Much betterSomewhat better

Group	Much better	Somewhat better	n	MoE
All respondents	16%	84%	426	±5
Democrats	15%	85%	200	±8
Independents (incl. leaners)	12%	88%	115	±10
Republicans	19%	81%	94	±11

General Social Survey 1994 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.

Answers as the source codes them

Much betterSomewhat betterDon't know (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 1994	1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29	face to face	2,992	426