Q. Do you think the following have become better or worse compared to 12 months ago?
|
Total better |
Total worse |
A lot better |
A little better |
No change |
A little worse |
A lot worse |
Don’t know |
Total better Mar 2015 |
Total worse Mar 2015 |
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Company profits |
37% |
18% |
16% |
21% |
28% |
11% |
7% |
17% |
34% |
23% |
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|
Your personal financial situation |
20% |
43% |
4% |
16% |
35% |
28% |
15% |
2% |
19% |
41% |
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|
Wages |
16% |
38% |
2% |
14% |
38% |
25% |
13% |
8% |
13% |
36% |
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|
The economy overall |
15% |
53% |
2% |
13% |
26% |
36% |
17% |
6% |
16% |
55% |
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|
National debt |
11% |
51% |
2% |
9% |
25% |
27% |
24% |
13% |
14% |
53% |
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|
Job security |
10% |
56% |
2% |
8% |
28% |
31% |
25% |
6% |
10% |
53% |
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|
Unemployment |
10% |
59% |
1% |
9% |
23% |
35% |
24% |
7% |
8% |
61% |
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|
Electricity costs |
8% |
70% |
2% |
6% |
17% |
34% |
36% |
5% |
12% |
66% |
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|
Cost of living |
7% |
75% |
2% |
5% |
16% |
40% |
35% |
3% |
6% |
72% |
A substantial majority believe that, in the last 12 months, cost of living (75%), electricity costs (70%) and unemployment (59%) have all got worse. The only economic measure that has got better is company profits (37% better/18% worse).
Compared the last time this question was asked in March, there have been no major shifts in these figures.