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title: "Video: Lost Decade of the Middle Class"
description: "Since 2000, the middle class has shrunk in size, fallen backward in income and wealth and shed some — but by no means all– of its characteristic faith in the future. Our new report explores how middle-class Americans view themselves, as well as their outlook on the future and on the presidential candidates who are […]"
date: "2012-08-22"
authors:
  - name: "No Author"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2012/08/22/video-lost-decade-of-the-middle-class/"
categories:
  - "Middle Class"
---

# Video: Lost Decade of the Middle Class

Since 2000, the middle class has shrunk in size, fallen backward in income and wealth and shed some -- but by no means all-- of its characteristic faith in the future. Our new report explores how middle-class Americans view themselves, as well as their outlook on the future and on the presidential candidates who are courting their votes.

This video provides a summary of findings about the middle class.

**Read the Full Report:** [The Lost Decade of the Middle Class](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2012/08/22/the-lost-decade-of-the-middle-class/)

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