Pennsylvania (PA) Poll * November 26, 2008 * Pennsylvania Voters Say '08 Hu - Quinnipiac University

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November 26, 2008 - Pennsylvania Voters Say '08 Hurt And '09 Won't Be Better, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Specter Has Big Lead Over Hardball's Matthews

Word format A majority of Pennsylvania voters say the economic crisis is hitting them hard in the pocketbook, and they don't expect relief any time soon. Some 54 percent say they're worse off financially than a year ago, while 23 percent are better off and 22 percent say they're treading water, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. A total of 52 percent say their finances are "excellent" or "good" and 47 percent say "not so good" or "poor."
Only 26 percent expect things to get better in the next year, while 23 percent expect them to get worse and 47 percent expect them to stay the same, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN uh-pe-ack) University poll finds.
Because of the economy, 73 percent of Pennsylvania voters report their retirement plan has lost money in the last year, with 56 percent of those who lost money saying they've lost a lot of money.
Looking at the big picture, 62 percent of Keystone State voters expect the national economy to get better during President-elect Barack Obama's first term, while 15 percent expect things to get worse and 17 percent expect no change.
"There is a lot of financial pain in Pennsylvania today. More than half the people say they are worse off financially than they were a year ago and seven out of 10 don't expect things to get better in the next year," said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Three quarters of voters with private retirement plans say they have lost money in those plans recently and half of that number say they have lost a lot. As a result a more than a third say they are delaying retirement plans."
"Voters have mixed feelings about economic recovery: 62 percent say things will get better during President-elect Obama's first term, but voters say only 48 - 38 percent that the Obama administration can solve the economic crisis," Richards added.
A total of 46 percent of Pennsylvania voters are "very satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied" with the way things are going in the state, compared to 52 percent who are "somewhat dissatisfied" or "very dissatisfied.'' This matches the lowest satisfaction rate ever recorded in the state.
Still, Gov. Ed Rendell gets a 55 - 34 percent approval rating, his best score in 18 months. He gets a lower 42 - 38 percent approval rating for his handling of the economic situation. U.S. Senate Race
In an early look at the 2010 U.S. Senate race, Republican incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter leads TV commentator Chris Matthews, a possible Democratic challenger, 45 - 33 percent. Sen. Specter leads 72 - 9 percent among Republicans and 45 - 27 percent among independent voters, while Matthews leads 55 - 25 percent among Democrats.
Specter gets a 62 - 25 percent approval rating and by a 56 - 23 percent margin, voters have a favorable opinion of him.
For Matthews, 60 percent say they don't know enough about him to form an opinion.
"Who says the Republicans are dead? Sen. Arlen Specter has the highest job approval rating of any major Pennsylvania Pol and would knock off Chris Matthews by 12 points if the Hardball host decides to run against him," Richards said. "Matthews has been on MSNBC wall to wall during the election season, but is a question mark for 60 percent of the voters. Specter has been relatively invisible the past year and has a strong 56 percent favorable rating.
"And economic crisis or not, Gov. 'Teflon Ed' Rendell's job approval rating remains in the mid-50s, where it has been most of the time he has been governor. Voters, however, give him mixed marks on his handling of the current economic crisis."
From November 19 - 24, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,487 Pennsylvania voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed -- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, or call (203) 582-5201.
1. MSNBC's Hardball host Chris Matthews is considering running against Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter in 2010, according to news reports. If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Chris Matthews the Democrat and Arlen Specter the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Matthews 33% 9% 55% 27% 30% 35% 30% 66% Specter 45 72 25 45 50 41 49 16 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 - DK/NA 19 15 19 25 16 22 18 17 Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Matthews 35% 46% 29% 30% 33% 30% 30% Specter 44 33 44 52 40 46 48 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 2 1 4 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 DK/NA 19 20 23 16 21 20 19
TREND: MSNBC's Hardball host Chris Matthews is considering running against Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter in 2010, according to news reports. If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Chris Matthews the Democrat and Arlen Specter the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Nov 26 Aug 5 2008 2008 Matthews 33 36 Specter 45 41 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 DK/NA 19 19
2. Is your opinion of -- Chris Matthews favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favorable 21% 12% 32% 17% 22% 21% 22% 22% Unfavorable 17 28 7 21 24 11 18 2 Hvn't hrd enough 60 58 60 60 53 67 58 76 REFUSED 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1
TREND: Is your opinion of -- Chris Matthews favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Nov 26 Aug 5 2008 2008 Favorable 21 28 Unfavorable 17 15 Hvn't hrd enough 60 55 REFUSED 1 2
3. Is your opinion of -- Arlen Specter favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favorable 56% 60% 56% 50% 56% 56% 57% 51% Unfavorable 23 21 23 24 25 21 23 24 Hvn't hrd enough 19 17 19 23 17 20 17 21 REFUSED 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3
TREND: Is your opinion of -- Arlen Specter favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Nov 26 Aug 5 2008 2008 Favorable 56 55 Unfavorable 23 26 Hvn't hrd enough 19 16 REFUSED 3 3
4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ed Rendell is handling his job as Governor?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 55% 35% 75% 48% 57% 53% 53% 76% Disapprove 34 52 15 40 36 31 36 15 DK/NA 12 13 10 12 7 16 11 10 TABLE 018 Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Approve 44% 86% 58% 72% 46% 44% 40% Disapprove 45 10 28 19 38 46 45 DK/NA 10 5 14 9 16 10 15
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ed Rendell is handling his job as Governor? * Also 46% on 10/5/2005, 4/22/2004, 3/18/2004 and 12/16/2003
Highest Lowest Approve Approve Nov 26 Aug 5 Feb 28 Nov 7 Aug 22 Feb 7 Apr 5 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2006* Approve 55 54 52 53 53 61 46 Disapprove 34 37 34 36 37 30 37 DK/NA 12 9 13 11 10 9 17
5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 39% 36% 45% 32% 40% 38% 38% 41% Disapprove 42 49 33 50 45 38 43 27 DK/NA 20 15 22 19 15 24 18 32 Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Approve 32% 47% 40% 44% 40% 31% 36% Disapprove 52 22 38 36 38 54 47 DK/NA 16 30 22 20 22 15 17
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job?
Highest Lowest Approve Approve Nov 26 Aug 5 Feb 28 Nov 7 Aug 22 Apr 10 Oct 5 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 2003 2005 Approve 39 32 37 35 30 49 26 Disapprove 42 51 42 48 55 24 60 DK/NA 20 17 21 17 15 27 14
6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Arlen Specter is handling his job as United States Senator?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 62% 68% 62% 53% 61% 63% 63% 56% Disapprove 25 22 22 31 28 22 24 29 DK/NA 13 10 15 16 11 15 13 15 Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Approve 62% 62% 58% 70% 58% 60% 60% Disapprove 28 22 26 19 25 24 28 DK/NA 10 16 16 10 17 16 13
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Arlen Specter is handling his job as United States Senator?
Highest Lowest Approve Approve Nov 26 Aug 5 Feb 28 Nov 8 Aug 22 Nov 26 Apr 22 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 2008 2004 Approve 62 59 54 54 58 62 47 Disapprove 25 29 31 31 32 25 36 DK/NA 13 12 14 14 10 13 17
7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bob Casey Jr. is handling his job as United States Senator?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 55% 40% 69% 50% 53% 56% 53% 62% Disapprove 20 31 9 20 25 15 21 8 DK/NA 26 28 21 30 21 29 25 30 Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Approve 59% 61% 47% 50% 54% 57% 55% Disapprove 21 14 30 17 17 21 20 DK/NA 21 25 23 33 29 21 25
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bob Casey Jr. is handling his job as United States Senator?
Highest Lowest Approve Approve Nov 26 Aug 5 Feb 28 Nov 8 Aug 22 Nov 26 Mar 28 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 2008 2007 Approve 55 47 50 49 49 55 46 Disapprove 20 25 20 21 23 20 18 DK/NA 26 28 30 30 28 26 35
8. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Pennsylvania today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Very satisfied 3% 2% 4% 3% 2% 4% 3% 5% Smwht satisfied 43 41 49 37 45 42 44 41 Smwht dissatisfied 34 35 32 35 35 34 34 31 Very dissatisfied 18 21 13 22 16 19 18 22 DK/NA 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Very satisfied 1% 4% 2% 4% 0% 6% 3% Smwht satisfied 43 45 40 48 50 39 40 Smwht dissatisfied 37 37 33 31 26 36 37 Very dissatisfied 19 14 21 14 24 18 18 DK/NA - - 3 2 - 1 2
TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Pennsylvania today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?
Nov 26 Aug 5 Aug 22 May 12 Apr 5 Feb 13 Dec 8 2008 2008 2007 2006 2006 2006 2005 Very satisfied 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 Smwht satisfied 43 44 51 46 50 49 50 Smwht dissatisfied 34 32 31 28 29 30 33 Very dissatisifed 18 19 13 19 14 15 13 DK/NA 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
9. What do you think is the most important problem facing Pennsylvania today?
Tot Economy Total 53% Economy general 14 Unemployment/jobs 33 Stock market 2 Cost of living 2 Business leaving/ Outsourcing 2 Taxes Total 10% Taxes general 4 Property tax 4 Income Tax 1 Taxes other 1 Budget Total 5% Budget general 1 Budget cuts/Cuts in services 1 Budget deficits 1 Gov too big/Gov spending 2 Healthcare Total 3% Healthcare/Costs/ Ins/HMO's 3 Education Total 3% Education general 2 Funding education 1 Energy crisis/ Gas prices general 1% Politicians Total 3% Politicians/ Campaigns general 1 Political corruption 1 Governor/State leadership 1 Mass Transit Total 2% Poor conditions roads/highways 2 Crime Total 2% Crime/Violence general 2 Senior issues 1% Casinos/Gambling 1% Lack of ethics/ Morality 1% Other 3% DK/NA 6%
TREND: What do you think is the most important problem facing Pennsylvania today?
Nov 26 Aug 22 Feb 13 Jul 14 Feb 17 Feb 20 Jun 5 2008 2007 2006 2005 2005 2003 2002 Budget/Spending Total 5% 2% 2% 3% 3% 4% - Budget general 1 1 1 1 1 3 - Budget cuts/Cuts in services 1 - - - 1 - - Budget deficits 1 - - - - 1 - Government too big/Gov spending 2 - - 1 1 - - Casinos/Gambling 1 1 2 2 2 - 1 Crime Total 2% 10% 5% 3% 2% 2% 4% Crime/Violence general 2 7 4 2 1 1 2 Economy Total 53% 16% 27% 25% 29% 33% 25% Economy general 14 3 4 3 2 7 3 Unemployment/jobs 33 10 19 18 24 24 20 Stock market 2 - - - - - - Cost of living 2 1 - 1 - - - Businesses leaving/Outsourcing 2 2 2 2 2 1 - Education Total 3% 10% 5% 9% 8% 10% 20% Education general 2 6 3 4 5 7 16 Funding education 1 4 2 5 3 1 1 Energy costs Total 1% - 2% 1% - - - Energy costs general 1 - 1 - - - - Ethics/Values/Morality Total 1% 1% - 1% 1% - - Lack of ethics/Morality 1 1 - 1 1 - - Healthcare Total 3% 9% 9% 6% 7% 13% 5% Healthcare/Costs/Insurance/HMO's 3 8 6 4 4 7 4 Politicians/Campaigns Total 3% 4% 6% 4% 4% 2% 1% Politicians/Campaigns general 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 Political corruption 1 1 1 1 1 - - Governor/State leadership 1 2 3 1 1 - - Senior issues 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 Taxes Total 10 19% 20% 17% 15% 13% 10 Taxes general 4 9 10 8 9 8 7 Property tax 4 9 10 7 6 3 2 Income Tax 1 1 - 1 - - - Taxes other 1 - - 1 - 2 1 Mass Transit Total 2% 8% 1% 2% 4% - 3% Poor condition of roads/highways 2 5 1 1 1 - 3 Other 3 2 5 4 6 2 6 DK/NA 6 7 8 10 9 8 11
10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ed Rendell is handling the current economic situation?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 42% 27% 58% 36% 45% 39% 41% 53% Disapprove 38 54 23 43 39 37 39 31 DK/NA 20 20 19 21 16 24 20 16 Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Approve 36% 60% 37% 52% 31% 37% 37% Disapprove 44 22 37 28 48 51 41 DK/NA 20 19 26 20 22 12 22
11. For the first time in its history, following the death of Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll, Pennsylvania has a governor and lieutenant governor of different political parties. Do you think the state constitution should be amended to prevent this from happening again, or doesn't it make any difference?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Amended 10% 5% 15% 10% 9% 11% 9% 21% Doesn't make diff 83 89 77 84 87 79 85 67 DK/NA 7 6 7 6 4 10 6 12
12. Would you describe the state of your own personal finances these days as: Excellent, good, not so good, or poor?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Excellent 5% 6% 4% 4% 7% 3% 5% 1% Good 47 56 40 50 54 41 49 31 Not so good 32 28 37 32 27 37 32 35 Poor 15 9 19 13 12 18 13 31 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Excellent 11% 4% 4% 5% 1% 1% 5% Good 50 33 47 51 50 46 48 Not so good 34 28 28 31 31 36 34 Poor 4 35 18 11 17 14 13 DK/NA 2 - 2 2 1 2 1 AGE IN YRS. INCOME............. <50 50+ <50 50-100 >100K Excellent 5% 5% 2% 6% 13% Good 51 44 30 66 73 Not so good 28 35 41 24 12 Poor 15 15 26 4 1 DK/NA 1 1 1 - -
13. Would you say that you are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Better off 23% 27% 23% 16% 25% 21% 22% 32% Worse off 54 46 56 64 51 56 54 44 SAME(VOL) 22 26 21 20 24 21 22 23 DK/NA 1 1 - - - 2 1 - Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Better off 28% 14% 25% 23% 28% 26% 21% Worse off 45 64 51 55 48 50 57 SAME(VOL) 27 22 23 20 22 23 21 DK/NA - - 1 1 2 1 1 AGE IN YRS. INCOME............. <50 50+ <50 50-100 >100K Better off 34% 15% 17% 33% 31% Worse off 49 58 58 50 48 SAME(VOL) 17 26 24 17 21 DK/NA 1 1 1 - -
TREND: Would you say that you are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago?
Nov 26 Jul 13 Apr 22 Mar 17 Feb 18 Dec 16 Apr 10 2008 2004 2004 2004 2004 2003 2003 Better off 23 39 38 38 36 38 37 Worse off 54 35 38 36 39 35 36 SAME(VOL) 22 24 24 24 23 27 26 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
14. During the next 12 months, do you think your own personal finances will get better, get worse, or stay about the same?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Get better 26% 23% 27% 25% 27% 24% 23% 44% Get worse 23 23 22 22 20 24 24 18 Stay the same 47 49 46 48 47 46 49 34 DK/NA 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Get better 34% 31% 27% 25% 19% 20% 25% Get worse 19 24 20 26 25 22 21 Stay the same 45 40 46 44 47 54 49 DK/NA 2 5 7 5 8 4 5 AGE IN YRS. INCOME............. <50 50+ <50 50-100 >100K Get better 37% 16% 24% 30% 27% Get worse 16 28 25 17 25 Stay the same 43 51 46 50 46 DK/NA 4 5 5 3 2
15. By the end of Barack Obama's term in office, do you expect the economy to be better than it is today, worse than it is today, or about the same?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Better 62% 39% 83% 61% 59% 64% 60% 81% Worse 15 28 2 19 18 12 16 2 Same 17 25 11 12 16 17 17 11 DK/NA 7 9 4 8 7 7 7 7 Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Better 66% 80% 62% 65% 53% 55% 56% Worse 11 5 17 12 23 17 17 Same 17 12 14 17 17 19 18 DK/NA 6 3 7 6 7 10 9
16. Do you think the Obama administration will be able to solve the nation's economic crisis or not?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 48% 24% 73% 41% 43% 53% 46% 71% No 38 64 15 42 43 33 40 21 DK/NA 14 12 12 17 13 14 14 9 Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Yes 59% 68% 43% 48% 46% 34% 45% No 30 23 36 34 43 51 43 DK/NA 11 9 21 17 10 15 12
17. About how many years will it take to solve the nation's economic crisis?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk 1 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 3% 2 9 8 10 8 10 7 9 7 3 9 8 10 8 9 8 9 10 4 12 8 17 11 11 13 12 17 5 10 11 11 10 10 10 11 6 6 8 11 7 6 10 6 8 8 7 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 8 12 11 13 13 12 12 13 10 9 - - - - - - - - 10 9 10 9 7 8 10 9 6 More than 10 years 10 11 7 14 11 10 10 17 DK/NA 16 17 13 17 13 19 16 14
18. Are you currently employed, employed part time, retired, not working but looking for a job or not working and not looking for a job?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Employed 51% 52% 48% 57% 64% 40% 51% 46% Part time 8 9 8 7 5 11 8 7 Retired 27 27 29 24 23 30 28 25 Looking 5 2 7 6 4 6 4 16 Not looking 7 9 6 5 3 11 7 3 DK/NA 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Employed 61% 39% 49% 61% 52% 45% 49% Part time 5 9 8 6 6 10 10 Retired 24 32 31 21 25 33 26 Looking 4 10 4 3 6 5 6 Not looking 6 7 7 7 7 4 8 DK/NA - 4 1 2 3 3 1
19. (If working full or part time q18) Because of what's going on in the economy today, how worried are you about losing your job - Very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all?
WORKING Q18.................................. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Very worried 10% 9% 12% 11% 7% 15% 9% Smwht worried 24 21 28 23 24 24 24 Not too worried 28 28 30 25 30 27 30 Not worried at all 37 41 30 42 40 34 37 DK/NA - - 1 1 - - - AGE IN YRS. INCOME............. <50 50+ <50 50-100 >100K Very worried 9% 12% 14% 7% 9% Smwht worried 26 21 28 21 18 Not too worried 27 31 30 31 27 Not worried at all 38 35 28 41 46 DK/NA - 1 1 - -
20. (All except retired q18) Do you have a 401k or some other type of retirement plan?
ALL EXCEPT RETIRED Q18....................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Yes 68% 74% 63% 70% 75% 61% 70% No 32 26 36 29 24 39 29 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 1 1 - AGE IN YRS. INCOME............. <50 50+ <50 50-100 >100K Yes 63% 76% 48% 81% 91% No 37 23 51 19 9 DK/NA - 1 1 - -
21. (If retired q18) Are you living on some kind of retirement plan?
RETIRED Q18.................................. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Yes 75% 77% 76% 79% 83% 70% 74% No 23 21 23 21 15 28 24 DK/NA 2 2 1 - 2 2 2
22. (If have retirement plan - Retired or Not) Because of what's going on in the economy today has that plan lost money in the last year?
RETIREMENT PLAN Q20 or Q21................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Yes 73% 78% 66% 78% 77% 68% 74% No 23 18 29 19 20 25 22 DK/NA 5 3 5 4 3 7 5
23. (If yes q22) Would you say your plan has lost a lot of money, some money, or only a little money?
LOST MONEY Q22............................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht A lot 56% 56% 57% 57% 62% 49% 58% Some 33 32 31 38 29 39 32 Only a little 8 10 10 3 7 10 8 DK/NA 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
24. (If have retirement plan - Retired or Not) Because of what's going on in the economy today have you had to borrow or take money out of that retirement plan to make ends meet?
RETIREMENT PLAN Q20 or Q21................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Yes 15% 13% 18% 11% 12% 17% 13% No 85 87 82 89 88 82 86 DK/NA - - - - - 1 -
24. (If have retirement plan - Retired or Not) Because of what's going on in the economy today have you had to borrow or take money out of that retirement plan to make ends meet?
RETIREMENT PLAN Q20 or Q21................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Yes 15% 13% 18% 11% 12% 17% 13% No 85 87 82 89 88 82 86 DK/NA - - - - - 1 - AGE IN YRS. INCOME............. <50 50+ <50 50-100 >100K Yes 8% 19% 24% 7% 5% No 92 81 76 93 95 DK/NA - - - - -
25. This year are you going to spend more on holiday gifts, less or about the same?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk More 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 2% 3% - Less 53 47 57 56 45 60 52 67 Same 43 49 38 40 51 36 44 28 DK/NA 2 - 2 1 1 2 1 5
27. (If less q25) Would you say a lot less, somewhat less, or only a little less?
SPEND LESS Q25............................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht A lot 44% 33% 46% 52% 38% 47% 41% Smwht 37 46 34 36 41 34 40 Only a little 19 21 19 12 20 18 19 DK/NA 1 - 1 - - 1 1
28. Because of what's going on in the economy today, how worried are you that you will not have enough money to live on in retirement - Very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Very worried 25% 19% 29% 25% 19% 30% 24% 31% Smwht worried 38 38 39 38 37 39 39 33 Not too worried 20 24 18 20 23 17 21 13 Not worried at all 15 18 12 15 18 13 14 21 DK/NA 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 AGE IN YRS. INCOME............. <50 50+ <50 50-100 >100K Very worried 26% 24% 32% 18% 15% Smwht worried 35 41 40 39 35 Not too worried 21 20 15 25 29 Not worried at all 17 14 12 17 21 DK/NA 1 2 2 1 -
29. (All except retired q18) Because of what's going on in the economy today, are you planning on delaying your retirement?
ALL EXCEPT RETIRED Q18....................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Yes 35% 31% 38% 34% 33% 37% 34% No 54 62 51 51 56 52 54 DK/NA 11 6 11 14 11 12 12 AGE IN YRS. INCOME............. <50 50+ <50 50-100 >100K Yes 29% 46% 43% 29% 27% No 58 46 42 63 66 DK/NA 12 8 15 8 7
30. Are you now covered by some kind of health insurance plan?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 91% 94% 89% 93% 91% 91% 93% 85% No 8 6 10 7 9 8 7 14 DK/NA 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Yes 89% 87% 93% 95% 90% 93% 89% No 10 11 7 5 10 7 10 DK/NA 1 2 - - - 1 - AGE IN YRS. INCOME............. <50 50+ <50 50-100 >100K Yes 88% 94% 85% 97% 99% No 12 5 14 3 1 DK/NA - - 1 - -
31. (If yes q30) Because of what's going on in the economy today how worried are you about losing your health care coverage - Very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all?
HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE Q30........................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Very worried 12% 9% 13% 12% 9% 14% 11% 16% Smwht worried 25 23 27 28 22 28 25 28 Not too worried 27 29 29 23 27 28 28 16 Not worried at all 35 39 31 37 41 30 35 39 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Alghny Philly NthEst SthEst NthWst SthWst Cntrl Very worried 4% 18% 9% 13% 10% 15% 11% Smwht worried 27 27 27 25 33 23 22 Not too worried 30 24 23 25 35 25 29 Not worried at all 37 32 40 36 22 34 37 DK/NA 1 - 1 - - 3 - AGE IN YRS. INCOME............. <50 50+ <50 50-100 >100K Very worried 8% 15% 16% 6% 6% Smwht worried 23 26 31 20 17 Not too worried 31 25 25 34 29 Not worried at all 37 32 26 40 48 DK/NA - 1 1 - -