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Survey of 1,000 Adults January 19-20, 2005
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January 21, 2005--Forty-two percent (42%) of Americans believe that their personal finances will improve over the next four years while 20% believe their finances will get worse. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that men are more optimistic than women and younger Americans more optimistic than their elders. The survey, conducted the night before and the night of President Bush's inauguration, also found that the nation remains divided about the outlook for the situation in Iraq and the U.S. economy. Thirty-three percent (33%) of Americans believe the economy will get better over the next four years while 34% believe it will get worse. Republicans, by a 56% to 17% margin, say the economy will get better. Democrats, by a 49% to 14% margin, say it will get worse. As for the situation in Iraq, 39% say it will get better over the next four years while 36% take the opposite view. Again, the partisan divide is huge. Sixty-five percent (65%) of Republicans say the situation in Iraq will get better. Fifty-three percent (53%) of Democrats say it will get worse. Demographic information is available for Premium Members. The national telephone survey of 1,000 adults was conducted by Rasmussen Reports on January 19-20, 2005. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% margin of sampling error. Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information. We recently released The GOP Generation, a special report on Election 2004 and what it means for America's future. Our publications provide real-time information on consumer confidence, investor confidence, employment data, the political situation, and other topics of value and interest. We provide daily updates on the economic confidence of Consumers and Investors. Our consumer data generally identifies trends two to six weeks ahead of traditional consumer confidence measures To keep up with our latest releases, be sure to visit the Rasmussen Reports Home Page.
This survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted by Rasmussen Reports January 19-20, 2005. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. |
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