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Financial Situation and Time

Jul 31, 2012

Q. How would you rate your current situation in terms of the following?

	Struggling	Just coping	Doing well	Don’t know
Your financial situation	16%	53%	29%	1%
The time you have for the things you want to do	17%	45%	37%	1%

Working full-time or part-time	Struggling	Just coping	Doing well	Don’t know
Your financial situation	14%	55%	31%	*
The time you have for the things you want to do	22%	49%	29%	*

Struggling

	Total	Men	Women	Aged 18-34	Aged 35-54	Aged 55+
Your financial situation	16%	15%	18%	17%	15%	17%
The time you have for the things you want to do	17%	15%	18%	19%	21%	8%

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Labor

45+/0

Coalition

55+/-0

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