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GSSpastupEconomy, work, & money › National economy

How about the economy. Would you say that over the past year the nation's economy has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse? A. Would you say much better or somewhat better?

Has the nation's economy gotten much better or somewhat better over the past year?

Degree national economy improved over past year · Asked in 1 wave, 1994 · 390 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	9%	91%	390	±6
Democrats	12%	88%	169	±8
Independents (incl. leaners)	8%	92%	109	±10
Republicans	6%	94%	95	±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 betterNo 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	390