Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 31, 2021
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August 31, 2021: Twenty-nine percent (29%) of voters nationwide say their personal finances are getting better. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 31% say their finances are getting worse.[1]
These figures reflect a slight change from a month ago, when 31% said their finances were getting better and 26% said worse.[2]
The current totals include 9% who say their finances are getting much better and 10% who say much worse.[1] Last month, 11% said their finances were getting much better and 7% said much worse.[2]
Forty-two percent (42%) of voters rate their personal finances as good or excellent. That’s down four points from a month ago and down seven points since April.[1][3]
Twenty-three percent (23%) now rate their personal finances as poor. That up six points from a month ago and up nine points since April.[1][4]
This decline in financial confidence comes amidst growing concern about the pandemic. Twenty-five percent (25%) now believe the worst of the pandemic is behind us.[5] That reflects a 31-point decline since May, and is the lowest level of optimism since the vaccines became available. Looking back, 57% of voters believe that the lockdowns did more harm than good.[6]
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 21, 2021
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 2, 2021
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 ScottRasmussen.com, "Economic confidence down: 29% say their finances getting better, 31% say worse," August 26, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ScottRasmussen.com, "31% say personal finances getting better; 26% worse," July 30, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 21, 2021," April 21, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 21, 2021," April 21, 2021
- ↑ ScottRasmussen, "Pessimism about pandemic continues to grow," August 24, 2021
- ↑ 57 believe lockdowns did more harm than good," August 23, 2021
