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 1. Would you say that you and your family are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago?
 Better  27%
 Same  27%
 Worse  46%
 Don't know  1%
  total responses to this question: 2257
 2. Would you say that business conditions are better or worse than they were a year ago?
 Better now  7%
 About the same  24%
 Worse now  69%
  total responses to this question: 2255
 3. When it comes to fighting inflation or unemployment, would you say the government is doing a good job, only fair, or a poor job?
 Good job  20%
 Only fair  36%
 Poor job  40%
 Don't know  4%
  total responses to this question: 2254
 4. Do you think now is a good time or a bad time to buy a house?
 Good  55%
 Bad  35%
 Don't know  10%
  total responses to this question: 2257
 5. Do you think now is a good or a bad time for people to buy major household items?
 Good  44%
 Bad  40%
 Don't know  15%
  total responses to this question: 2256
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