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title: "Improved Family Finances in 2007"
description: "That's the number of Americans who think their family finances will improve at least some (57%) or a lot (10%) over the coming year."
date: "2007-03-26"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2007/03/26/improved-family-finances-in-2007/"
---

# Improved Family Finances in 2007

Most Americans are moderately upbeat about their family’s financial prospects in the coming year, with 57% expecting some improvement in their financial situation and another 10% expecting a lot of improvement, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. This generally optimistic outlook for 2007 comes from a public that is sharply divided in the way it assesses its financial situation right now. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/324/most-americans-moderately-upbeat-about-family-finances-in-2007)