Few Say Personal Finances Still OK
Just over a third of Americans rate their personal finances in excellent or good shape, a 17-year low.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Roughly half of Americans describe themselves as middle class.
The vast majority of self-identified middle class workers (89% overall) are either completely or mostly satisfied with their job.
Fewer than half of all African Americans (44%) now say they think life for blacks will get better in the future, down from the 57% who said so in a 1986 survey.