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Gallup Poll. Jan. 23, 2012. Adults nationwide. Interviews conducted as part of Gallup Daily tracking.

             

"Do you think the U.S. economic system is fair or unfair to you, personally?" N=510 (Form C), margin of error ± 5

 
    Fair Unfair Unsure    
    % % %    
 

1/23/12

62 36 2    
             

"Do you think the U.S. economic system is fair or unfair?" N=498 (Form D), margin of error ± 5

 
    Fair Unfair Unsure    
    % % %    
 

1/23/12

45 49 6    

 

Gallup Poll. Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 2011. N=1,012 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.

             

"Some people think of American society as divided into two groups -- the 'haves' and 'have-nots' -- while others think it's incorrect to think of America that way. Do you, yourself, think of America as divided into haves and have-nots, or don't you think of America that way?"

 
    Divided Not
divided
Unsure    
    % % %    
 

11/28 - 12/1/11

41 58 1    
 

6/5 - 7/6/08

49 49 2    
 

6/8-25/06

45 53 2    
 

6/9-30/04

37 62 1    
 

12/9/02 - 2/11/03

41 56 3    
 

9/11-13/00

38 59 3    
 

4/23 - 5/31/98

39 59 2    
 

7/1-7/88

26 71 3    
             

"If you had to choose, which of these groups are you in: the haves or the have-nots?"

 
    Haves Have-nots Neither
(vol.)
Unsure  
    % % % %  
 

11/28 - 12/1/11

58 34 4 4  
 

6/5 - 7/6/08

59 32 5 5  
 

6/8-25/06

57 35 5 3  
 

6/9-30/04

57 31 6 6  
 

12/9/02 - 2/11/03

61 27 8 4  
 

9/11-13/00

60 31 - 9  
 

4/23 - 5/31/98

67 24 6 3  
 

7/1-7/88

59 17 15 9  
             

"Think of your parents when they were your age. Would you say you are better off financially than they were, or not?"

 
    Better off Not
better off
Unsure    
    % % %    
 

11/28 - 12/1/11

69 29 2    
 

4/23 - 5/31/98

74 23 3    

Life continued


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