---
title: "No Consensus About Whether Nation Is Divided Into ’Haves’ and ’Have-Nots’"
description: "Despite an extended economic downturn, the public’s impression of whether the nation is economically divided remains relatively stable. "
date: "2011-09-29"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2011/09/29/no-consensus-about-whether-nation-is-divided-into-haves-and-have-nots/"
categories:
  - "Wealth"
---

# No Consensus About Whether Nation Is Divided Into ’Haves’ and ’Have-Nots’

Despite an extended economic downturn, the public’s impression of whether the nation is economically divided remains relatively stable.