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Personally Better Off

28 Jun 2010

Q. Thinking about your personal financial situation, do you agree or disagree with the statement  “The economy may be doing well but I am not any better off”?

Total agree 69%
Total disagree 22%
Strongly agree 24%
Agree 45%
Disagree 20%
Strongly disagree 2%
Don’t know 8%

69% agreed with the statement “the economy may be doing well but I am not any better off” and 22% disagreed.

Those most likely to agree were part-time workers (79%), aged 45+ (76%) and those earning less than $600 pw (77%). There were no substantial differences by voting intention.

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