morning consult: finance poll june 2014

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Morning ConsultNational Finance Tracking Poll:

June 2014

Topline Results

Methodology:This poll was conducted from May 29-June 1, 2014, among a national sample of 1754 likely 2014 voters. Thinterviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of likelvoters based on age, race/ethnicity, gender, educational attainment, region, annual household incomhome ownership status and marital status. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus ominus two percentage points.


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1: In general, do you think the government should be doing more to help the housing market improve, the government shoube doing less, or is the government doing the right amount?

Should be doingmore

Should be doingless

Is doing theright amount

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Likely Voters 42 28 31 1754Male 40 32 28 818Female 43 25 33 936Age: 18-29 55 24 21 304

Age: 30-44 46 27 27 414Age: 45-64 39 28 33 662Age: 65+ 30 31 39 374Ethnicity - White 36 31 33 1324Ethnicity - Hispanic 63 16 21 156Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 56 19 26 201Ethnicity - Other 52 31 17 73Urban 40 27 32 421Suburban 42 27 31 876Rural 41 30 29 457Democrats (no lean) 51 14 36 631Independents (no lean) 38 29 33 561Republicans (no lean) 35 43 22 561

Liberal (1-3) 50 13 37 477Moderate (4) 46 20 34 512Conservative (5-7) 30 44 25 695Income: Under 50k 48 25 27 761Income: 50k-100k 42 28 30 577Income: 100k+ 30 33 38 417Educ: < College 45 27 28 1153Educ: Bachelors degree 39 29 33 390Educ: Post-grad 30 32 38 212Tea Party - Supporter 34 49 17 507Tea Party - Not Supporter 44 19 36 1240Cell Only/Mostly 45 27 28 796Dual Use 37 30 33 602LL Only/Mostly 39 27 34 3222010 Vote: Democrat 49 14 37 6432010 Vote: Republican 29 47 24 6402012 Vote: Democrat 49 15 36 8082012 Vote: Republican 31 44 25 7342014 Vote: Democrat 49 13 37 6802014 Vote: Undecided 39 24 37 4172014 Vote: Republican 35 46 20 657


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Should be doingmore

Should be doingless


N

Likely Voters 42 28 31 1754Protestant 33 34 33 552Roman Catholic 44 27 29 381Ath./Agn./None 39 25 36 413

Something Else 52 25 23 406Religiosity: Monthly+ 42 31 27 669Religiosity: LT Monthly 41 26 33 1085Military HH 32 38 30 318Not Military HH 44 26 31 1436Public Sector Union 43 24 33 66Private Sector Union 67 8 25 64Not in Labor Union 40 29 31 1623Obama Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 47 14 39 846Obama Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 37 41 22 908Fed Res Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 41 23 37 1016Fed Res Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 43 35 22 738Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 41 27 33 1060

Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 43 30 27 694Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 39 36 25 854Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 43 20 36 900Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 49 15 36 830Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 35 39 26 924Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 42 30 27 760Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 41 26 33 994Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 39 29 32 1361Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 50 24 26 393Finance Regs: Too far 37 47 16 555Finance Regs: Right Balance 38 21 40 593Finance Regs: Not far enough 49 17 35 606Dodd-Frank: Approve 44 25 32 525Dodd-Frank: Dispprove 32 50 18 347Dodd-Frank: Dont Know 44 21 35 882Auto bailout: Approve 49 13 38 776Auto bailout: Dispprove 35 44 22 828Auto bailout: Dont Know 41 17 41 150TARP: Approve 49 19 32 554TARP: Dispprove 37 37 26 929TARP: Dont Know 42 16 41 272Stimulus: Approve 48 15 36 777Stimulus: Dispprove 33 45 22 728Stimulus: Dont Know 44 18 38 249


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Should be doingmore

Should be doingless


N

Likely Voters 42 28 31 1754Lead regulations: state gov 39 40 21 470Lead regulations: fed gov 43 17 39 835Lead regulations: banks 41 35 24 449

Housing Market: Govt should do more 100 0 0 728Housing Market: Govt should do less 0 100 0 490Housng Market: Govt is doing right amt 0 0 100 536Blame Housing Crisis: banks 47 19 34 1013Blame Housing Crisis: home buyers 35 34 30 494Blame Housing Crisis: govt policies 30 51 18 247Income: Under 20 thousand dollars 47 26 26 247Income: 20 to under 35 thousand 51 23 27 289Income: 35 to under 50 thousand 45 28 28 225Income: 50 to under 75 thousand 46 24 30 349Income: 75 to under 100 thousand 35 33 32 227Income: 100 thousand or more 30 33 38 417Income higher than 12 months ago 51 26 23 202

Income same as 12 months ago 40 28 32 1299Income lower than 12 months ago 42 29 29 247Wealth: 0 or negative 41 23 36 158Wealth: 1k-5k 54 21 25 188Wealth: 5k-10k 50 28 22 99Wealth: 10k-25k 46 29 24 123Wealth: 25k-50k 51 22 26 143Wealth: 50k-100k 51 23 26 240Wealth: 100k-250k 38 31 31 273Wealth: 250k-500k 36 31 33 217Wealth: 500k+ 25 36 39 305Wealth:


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Should be doingmore

Should be doingless


N

Likely Voters 42 28 31 1754Have Personal Loans/Debt: Yes 41 27 32 947Have Personal Loans/Debt: No 42 29 29 802Has Home Mortgage: No 43 28 29 1242

Has Home Mortgage: Yes 38 29 34 509Has Credit Card Debt: No 41 29 30 1176Has Credit Card Debt: Yes 43 25 32 575Has Car Loan: No 42 28 30 1338Has Car Loan: Yes 39 29 32 413Has Unpaid Med Bills: No 40 29 31 1575Has Unpaid Med Bills: Yes 56 21 23 176Has Student Loans: No 40 29 31 1548Has Student Loans: Yes 55 21 25 202Debt Increased Past Few Years 50 21 29 349Debt Decreased Past Few Years 33 37 30 337Debt Same Past Few Years 40 23 37 253Opened Bank Account Past Yr : No 40 27 33 1442

Opened Bank Account Past Yr : Yes 48 31 21 309Applied Cred Card Past Yr : No 41 28 32 1277Applied Cred Card Past Yr : Yes 44 28 28 475Applied for Loan Past Yr : No 40 29 31 1462Applied for Loan Past Yr : Yes 49 22 30 290Have Bank Account: Yes 41 28 32 1566Have Bank Account: No 49 32 19 169Have Stocks/Bonds: Yes 35 33 32 966Have Stocks/Bonds: No 51 21 29 762Home Owner 38 30 32 1324Renter 54 22 24 410Expect Home Value to Increase 37 27 36 564Expect Home Value to Decrease 36 42 22 108Expect Home Value to Stay Same 38 31 31 652Renter plans to purchase in future 59 16 24 134Renter plans to rent in future 51 24 25 293Lived in residence


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2: In your opinion, what was most to blame for the housing crisis?

Banks andlending

institutionsmisleading

borrowers andapproving bad

loans and

mortgages

People buyinghomes and

takingmortgages theycould not afford

Governmentpolicies that

encouraged toomany people totry to own their

own homes

N

Likely Voters 58 28 14 1754Male 50 31 18 818Female 64 25 11 936Age: 18-29 48 31 21 304Age: 30-44 55 34 11 414Age: 45-64 63 25 11 662Age: 65+ 59 25 17 374Ethnicity - White 58 27 15 1324Ethnicity - Hispanic 52 40 8 156Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 60 27 13 201Ethnicity - Other 57 26 17 73Urban 59 27 14 421

Suburban 61 25 14 876Rural 50 36 15 457Democrats (no lean) 70 22 8 631Independents (no lean) 56 30 14 561Republicans (no lean) 46 32 21 561Liberal (1-3) 65 30 4 477Moderate (4) 62 26 12 512Conservative (5-7) 50 28 22 695Income: Under 50k 57 28 14 761Income: 50k-100k 60 25 15 577Income: 100k+ 55 32 12 417Educ: < College 58 28 14 1153Educ: Bachelors degree 58 27 14 390Educ: Post-grad 57 28 15 212Tea Party - Supporter 44 29 27 507Tea Party - Not Supporter 63 28 9 1240Cell Only/Mostly 58 27 15 796Dual Use 56 29 15 602LL Only/Mostly 61 28 11 3222010 Vote: Democrat 69 24 7 6432010 Vote: Republican 44 33 23 6402012 Vote: Democrat 67 25 8 8082012 Vote: Republican 47 31 22 7342014 Vote: Democrat 67 25 8 6802014 Vote: Undecided 63 27 10 417

2014 Vote: Republican 45 33 23 657


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Banks andlending



loans and

mortgages





own homes

N

Likely Voters 58 28 14 1754Protestant 57 28 14 552Roman Catholic 58 28 13 381Ath./Agn./None 58 29 13 413Something Else 57 27 16 406Religiosity: Monthly+ 55 27 18 669Religiosity: LT Monthly 59 29 12 1085Military HH 59 26 15 318Not Military HH 58 29 14 1436Public Sector Union 70 26 4 66Private Sector Union 44 47 8 64Not in Labor Union 58 28 15 1623

Obama Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 66 27 8 846Obama Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 50 30 20 908Fed Res Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 58 31 11 1016Fed Res Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 57 25 18 738Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 58 28 14 1060Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 58 28 14 694Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 47 35 19 854Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 68 22 10 900Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 63 28 9 830Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 53 28 19 924Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 47 36 17 760Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 66 22 12 994Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 56 29 14 1361Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 63 25 13 393Finance Regs: Too far 43 33 25 555Finance Regs: Right Balance 50 36 13 593Finance Regs: Not far enough 78 16 5 606Dodd-Frank: Approve 60 28 12 525Dodd-Frank: Dispprove 39 32 28 347Dodd-Frank: Dont Know 64 27 10 882Auto bailout: Approve 62 27 11 776Auto bailout: Dispprove 54 28 17 828Auto bailout: Dont Know 54 35 11 150TARP: Approve 55 32 13 554TARP: Dispprove 60 25 15 929

TARP: Dont Know 55 32 13 272Stimulus: Approve 66 26 8 777Stimulus: Dispprove 50 30 20 728Stimulus: Dont Know 56 29 15 249


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Banks andlending



loans and

mortgages





own homes

N

Likely Voters 58 28 14 1754Lead regulations: state gov 53 28 19 470Lead regulations: fed gov 69 22 9 835Lead regulations: banks 42 40 18 449Housing Market: Govt should do more 66 24 10 728Housing Market: Govt should do less 39 35 26 490Housng Market: Govt is doing right amt 64 28 8 536Blame Housing Crisis: banks 100 0 0 1013Blame Housing Crisis: home buyers 0 100 0 494Blame Housing Crisis: govt policies 0 0 100 247Income: Under 20 thousand dollars 56 31 13 247Income: 20 to under 35 thousand 56 26 18 289

Income: 35 to under 50 thousand 61 27 12 225Income: 50 to under 75 thousand 59 28 13 349Income: 75 to under 100 thousand 61 21 18 227Income: 100 thousand or more 55 32 12 417Income higher than 12 months ago 56 26 17 202Income same as 12 months ago 57 29 13 1299Income lower than 12 months ago 60 24 16 247Wealth: 0 or negative 55 23 22 158Wealth: 1k-5k 63 23 14 188Wealth: 5k-10k 53 33 14 99Wealth: 10k-25k 65 22 13 123Wealth: 25k-50k 58 24 18 143Wealth: 50k-100k 51 42 7 240Wealth: 100k-250k 57 26 17 273Wealth: 250k-500k 62 27 10 217Wealth: 500k+ 58 28 14 305Wealth:


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Banks andlending



loans and

mortgages





own homes

N

Likely Voters 58 28 14 1754Have Personal Loans/Debt: Yes 63 24 13 947Have Personal Loans/Debt: No 52 33 15 802Has Home Mortgage: No 56 29 15 1242Has Home Mortgage: Yes 62 25 13 509Has Credit Card Debt: No 55 30 15 1176Has Credit Card Debt: Yes 63 25 13 575Has Car Loan: No 56 30 14 1338Has Car Loan: Yes 63 24 13 413Has Unpaid Med Bills: No 56 30 14 1575Has Unpaid Med Bills: Yes 73 15 12 176Has Student Loans: No 57 28 15 1548

Has Student Loans: Yes 65 26 9 202Debt Increased Past Few Years 65 23 12 349Debt Decreased Past Few Years 62 21 17 337Debt Same Past Few Years 60 29 11 253Opened Bank Account Past Yr : No 59 27 14 1442Opened Bank Account Past Yr : Yes 52 34 15 309Applied Cred Card Past Yr : No 59 29 12 1277Applied Cred Card Past Yr : Yes 55 26 19 475Applied for Loan Past Yr : No 59 27 14 1462Applied for Loan Past Yr : Yes 52 34 14 290Have Bank Account: Yes 60 27 14 1566Have Bank Account: No 40 41 20 169Have Stocks/Bonds: Yes 58 28 14 966Have Stocks/Bonds: No 59 27 14 762Home Owner 57 29 14 1324Renter 59 26 14 410Expect Home Value to Increase 59 28 13 564Expect Home Value to Decrease 54 27 19 108Expect Home Value to Stay Same 57 30 14 652Renter plans to purchase in future 60 23 17 134Renter plans to rent in future 58 28 13 293Lived in residence


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3: What is your annual household income?

Under 20thousand

dollars

20 tounder 35thousand



75 tounder

100thousand

100thousandor more

N

Likely Voters 14 16 13 20 13 24 1754Male 14 15 12 20 14 24 818Female 14 17 13 20 12 23 936

Age: 18-29 24 16 13 22 11 13 304Age: 30-44 11 15 16 23 10 24 414Age: 45-64 12 13 11 18 17 29 662Age: 65+ 13 25 12 17 11 23 374Ethnicity - White 12 16 12 20 14 26 1324Ethnicity - Hispanic 18 18 14 26 10 14 156Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 30 18 17 16 7 12 201Ethnicity - Other 8 14 6 21 17 33 73Urban 26 21 12 15 10 15 421Suburban 6 14 12 21 16 32 876Rural 18 17 16 23 11 16 457Democrats (no lean) 15 18 14 20 11 22 631Independents (no lean) 17 15 12 20 13 24 561

Republicans (no lean) 11 16 13 20 15 26 561Liberal (1-3) 15 14 12 19 12 28 477Moderate (4) 13 19 13 22 14 18 512Conservative (5-7) 13 15 13 19 14 26 695Income: Under 50k 32 38 30 0 0 0 761Income: 50k-100k 0 0 0 61 39 0 577Income: 100k+ 0 0 0 0 0 100 417Educ: < College 19 21 14 21 11 13 1153Educ: Bachelors degree 6 8 12 21 17 37 390Educ: Post-grad 2 5 6 13 15 59 212Tea Party - Supporter 12 20 14 20 14 20 507Tea Party - Not Supporter 15 15 12 20 12 26 1240Cell Only/Mostly 15 16 13 18 14 24 796Dual Use 10 13 12 21 15 29 602LL Only/Mostly 19 24 13 23 7 14 3222010 Vote: Democrat 15 15 13 18 14 25 6432010 Vote: Republican 9 16 11 20 15 29 6402012 Vote: Democrat 15 16 14 20 13 23 8082012 Vote: Republican 10 16 12 19 15 28 7342014 Vote: Democrat 16 17 14 20 11 23 6802014 Vote: Undecided 15 17 13 21 13 21 4172014 Vote: Republican 12 16 11 19 15 27 657


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Under 20thousand

dollars




75 tounder

100thousand

100thousandor more

N

Likely Voters 14 16 13 20 13 24 17Protestant 13 19 13 19 14 22 55Roman Catholic 9 15 13 20 13 29 38

Ath./Agn./None 18 15 13 17 14 23 41Something Else 16 16 14 23 10 21 40Religiosity: Monthly+ 13 19 13 21 12 22 66Religiosity: LT Monthly 14 15 13 19 14 25 10Military HH 9 16 11 23 17 23 31Not Military HH 15 16 13 19 12 24 14Public Sector Union 6 11 18 20 17 28 66Private Sector Union 9 16 6 47 13 10 64Not in Labor Union 15 17 13 19 13 24 16Obama Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 17 14 15 19 12 23 84Obama Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 11 18 11 21 14 24 90Fed Res Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 13 16 13 17 13 27 10Fed Res Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 15 17 12 23 12 19 73

Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 13 15 13 19 14 25 10Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 15 18 12 21 12 22 69Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 14 17 12 22 12 24 85Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 15 16 14 18 14 24 90Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 17 16 14 21 11 20 83Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 11 17 12 19 14 27 92Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 13 17 13 20 11 26 76Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 15 16 13 20 15 22 99Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 13 16 12 19 14 25 13Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 18 19 14 22 9 18 39Finance Regs: Too far 15 18 11 21 13 22 55Finance Regs: Right Balance 13 16 14 20 13 24 59Finance Regs: Not far enough 15 16 13 19 13 25 60Dodd-Frank: Approve 17 12 12 17 13 29 52Dodd-Frank: Dispprove 10 16 9 23 12 31 34Dodd-Frank: Dont Know 14 19 15 20 13 18 88Auto bailout: Approve 12 15 13 21 14 25 77Auto bailout: Dispprove 13 18 12 19 13 25 82Auto bailout: Dont Know 32 17 14 18 8 11 15TARP: Approve 15 15 12 20 12 26 55TARP: Dispprove 12 17 13 19 14 25 92TARP: Dont Know 19 17 15 25 10 15 27Stimulus: Approve 15 16 15 18 12 25 77Stimulus: Dispprove 11 16 11 21 15 26 72Stimulus: Dont Know 21 21 13 22 10 12 24


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Under 20thousand

dollars




75 tounder

100thousand

100thousandor more

N

Likely Voters 14 16 13 20 13 24 1754Lead regulations: state gov 15 22 13 22 14 15 470Lead regulations: fed gov 13 14 13 16 13 31 835

Lead regulations: banks 15 15 13 26 11 20 449Housing Market: Govt should do more 16 20 14 22 11 17 728Housing Market: Govt should do less 13 13 13 17 15 28 490Housng Market: Govt is doing right amt 12 14 12 19 13 29 536Blame Housing Crisis: banks 14 16 14 20 14 23 1013Blame Housing Crisis: home buyers 16 15 12 20 10 27 494Blame Housing Crisis: govt policies 13 21 11 18 17 21 247Income: Under 20 thousand dollars 100 0 0 0 0 0 247Income: 20 to under 35 thousand 0 100 0 0 0 0 289Income: 35 to under 50 thousand 0 0 100 0 0 0 225Income: 50 to under 75 thousand 0 0 0 100 0 0 349Income: 75 to under 100 thousand 0 0 0 0 100 0 227Income: 100 thousand or more 0 0 0 0 0 100 417

Income higher than 12 months ago 14 21 13 17 9 26 202Income same as 12 months ago 13 14 13 21 14 25 1299Income lower than 12 months ago 22 24 12 18 10 13 247Wealth: 0 or negative 35 24 12 14 7 8 158Wealth: 1k-5k 38 25 16 15 6 0 188Wealth: 5k-10k 40 26 15 12 6 2 99Wealth: 10k-25k 17 32 17 20 4 9 123Wealth: 25k-50k 8 25 22 22 7 16 143Wealth: 50k-100k 13 14 17 30 11 14 240Wealth: 100k-250k 4 18 12 25 20 20 273Wealth: 250k-500k 1 7 11 25 23 33 217Wealth: 500k+ 1 1 4 11 17 66 305Wealth:


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Under 20thousand

dollars




75 tounder

100thousand

100thousandor more

N

Likely Voters 14 16 13 20 13 24 1754Have Personal Loans/Debt: Yes 11 17 14 19 14 24 947Have Personal Loans/Debt: No 17 16 11 20 12 24 802

Has Home Mortgage: No 18 19 13 18 11 20 1242Has Home Mortgage: Yes 4 10 12 23 17 33 509Has Credit Card Debt: No 16 14 12 20 13 25 1176Has Credit Card Debt: Yes 11 21 15 20 12 21 575Has Car Loan: No 16 18 12 19 12 22 1338Has Car Loan: Yes 6 12 16 21 16 29 413Has Unpaid Med Bills: No 14 16 12 19 14 26 1575Has Unpaid Med Bills: Yes 16 25 20 26 8 6 176Has Student Loans: No 14 17 13 20 12 25 1548Has Student Loans: Yes 16 13 14 22 17 18 202Debt Increased Past Few Years 14 22 15 20 13 16 349Debt Decreased Past Few Years 7 13 13 20 16 31 337Debt Same Past Few Years 13 15 15 19 13 25 253

Opened Bank Account Past Yr : No 13 18 13 19 14 24 1442Opened Bank Account Past Yr : Yes 19 11 13 23 9 24 309Applied Cred Card Past Yr : No 14 16 13 20 13 24 1277Applied Cred Card Past Yr : Yes 14 17 13 20 13 24 475Applied for Loan Past Yr : No 15 17 13 20 13 23 1462Applied for Loan Past Yr : Yes 8 14 14 21 15 28 290Have Bank Account: Yes 12 16 13 19 14 25 1566Have Bank Account: No 32 23 10 23 6 6 169Have Stocks/Bonds: Yes 4 10 11 20 18 37 966Have Stocks/Bonds: No 25 25 15 20 6 8 762Home Owner 9 12 13 22 15 29 1324Renter 30 31 12 14 6 6 410Expect Home Value to Increase 6 6 9 20 19 39 564Expect Home Value to Decrease 14 29 20 13 14 10 108Expect Home Value to Stay Same 10 14 15 25 12 24 652Renter plans to purchase in future 16 34 13 20 9 9 134Renter plans to rent in future 38 29 12 11 5 5 293Lived in residence


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4: What do you think is the current net worth of your household? This is the total value of what you have - physical propertyinvestments, checking, and savings accounts - minus what you owe - all mortgages, home equity loans, car loans, and credit cardebt.

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N

Likely Voters 9 11 6 7 8 14 16 12 17 1747Male 10 8 7 7 9 14 15 13 18 816

Female 8 13 5 7 7 14 16 12 17 932Age: 18-29 14 13 8 11 10 19 12 6 7 304Age: 30-44 10 13 9 10 9 15 16 11 6 414Age: 45-64 8 10 4 5 7 10 15 15 24 658Age: 65+ 7 7 2 3 7 14 19 15 26 372Ethnicity - White 9 10 5 6 9 12 16 14 20 1317Ethnicity - Hispanic 8 5 7 11 7 26 17 11 7 156Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 15 20 10 10 8 15 14 5 4 201Ethnicity - Other 3 5 7 16 4 13 15 14 23 73Urban 13 15 10 8 7 11 14 10 13 418Suburban 6 7 5 7 8 13 18 14 22 874Rural 11 14 4 7 9 18 12 12 13 456Democrats (no lean) 10 12 6 6 9 14 16 11 15 631

Independents (no lean) 10 13 6 9 8 14 13 12 16 558Republicans (no lean) 7 7 5 6 8 14 18 14 21 559Liberal (1-3) 9 8 8 9 7 15 13 13 19 476Moderate (4) 8 16 5 7 7 14 16 13 14 511Conservative (5-7) 9 9 5 6 9 12 18 12 20 691Income: Under 50k 15 20 11 11 10 14 12 5 2 760Income: 50k-100k 6 7 3 5 7 17 22 18 15 576Income: 100k+ 3 0 0 3 6 8 13 18 49 411Educ: < College 10 14 7 9 9 16 16 11 9 1149Educ: Bachelors degree 8 6 4 4 6 11 15 16 30 388Educ: Post-grad 5 2 2 4 5 8 13 17 43 210Tea Party - Supporter 8 10 7 8 10 12 20 11 14 506Tea Party - Not Supporter 9 11 5 7 8 14 14 13 19 1234Cell Only/Mostly 12 12 7 9 9 15 13 10 14 795Dual Use 5 8 5 5 8 15 15 15 24 598LL Only/Mostly 9 13 3 6 8 9 23 13 16 3202010 Vote: Democrat 9 11 7 5 8 14 17 13 17 6412010 Vote: Republican 7 8 3 6 9 13 16 15 24 6382012 Vote: Democrat 9 11 6 7 8 14 16 13 16 8032012 Vote: Republican 8 9 5 5 9 13 16 13 22 7322014 Vote: Democrat 10 11 8 7 9 14 15 11 15 6772014 Vote: Undecided 10 15 3 7 8 12 16 13 15 4172014 Vote: Republican 8 8 5 7 8 14 16 13 21 654


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Likely Voters 9 11 6 7 8 14 16 12 Protestant 6 11 5 7 9 14 21 12

Roman Catholic 8 7 5 7 7 10 17 15 Ath./Agn./None 13 11 9 7 7 12 12 13 Something Else 11 13 3 7 10 19 12 10 Religiosity: Monthly+ 9 8 5 8 10 15 18 11 Religiosity: LT Monthly 9 12 6 7 7 13 14 13 Military HH 6 7 4 8 5 11 21 13 Not Military HH 10 12 6 7 9 14 14 12 Public Sector Union 11 7 6 8 9 11 17 13 Private Sector Union 15 7 1 8 8 29 11 7 Not in Labor Union 9 11 6 7 8 13 16 13 Obama Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 10 12 7 7 8 14 14 12 Obama Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 9 9 5 7 9 13 18 12 Fed Res Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 7 10 7 7 8 12 15 14

Fed Res Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 12 12 5 7 8 16 16 11 Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 8 9 6 8 9 13 16 14 Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 11 13 5 6 7 16 16 11 Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 8 10 7 6 9 14 15 13 Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 10 11 5 8 8 14 16 12 Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 9 12 7 8 8 16 14 11 Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 9 9 4 6 8 12 17 14 Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 6 9 6 7 9 16 16 14 Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 12 12 5 7 7 12 15 11 Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 8 11 6 7 9 13 16 13 Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 14 10 6 8 6 15 14 9 Finance Regs: Too far 9 9 6 7 8 14 18 11 Finance Regs: Right Balance 9 10 6 8 8 17 15 12 Finance Regs: Not far enough 10 13 5 6 9 11 13 14 Dodd-Frank: Approve 8 8 8 6 9 11 14 15 Dodd-Frank: Dispprove 7 7 4 5 7 16 17 13 Dodd-Frank: Dont Know 10 14 5 8 8 14 16 11 Auto bailout: Approve 8 10 6 7 8 16 16 11 Auto bailout: Dispprove 9 10 6 6 9 11 16 15 Auto bailout: Dont Know 17 20 4 12 7 16 10 8 TARP: Approve 6 9 7 7 9 16 16 11 TARP: Dispprove 9 10 5 5 8 13 16 14 TARP: Dont Know 16 17 5 13 6 12 13 9 Stimulus: Approve 7 11 7 8 7 13 15 13 Stimulus: Dispprove 8 8 5 5 9 14 17 13

Stimulus: Dont Know 17 16 3 11 9 14 13 9


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overLikely Voters 9 11 6 7 8 14 16 12 17Lead regulations: state gov 10 11 7 7 9 14 18 9 14

Lead regulations: fed gov 9 10 3 7 7 12 15 14 23Lead regulations: banks 8 12 9 8 8 17 14 13 11Housing Market: Govt should do more 9 14 7 8 10 17 14 11 11 Housing Market: Govt should do less 7 8 6 7 7 11 17 14 22Housng Market: Govt is doing right amt 11 9 4 6 7 12 16 14 22 Blame Housing Crisis: banks 9 12 5 8 8 12 15 13 17Blame Housing Crisis: home buyers 8 9 7 5 7 21 15 12 18Blame Housing Crisis: govt policies 14 11 6 6 10 7 19 9 18Income: Under 20 thousand dollars 23 29 16 9 4 13 4 1 1 Income: 20 to under 35 thousand 13 17 9 14 12 12 17 5 1 Income: 35 to under 50 thousand 9 13 6 10 14 18 15 10 5 Income: 50 to under 75 thousand 6 8 3 7 9 21 20 16 10Income: 75 to under 100 thousand 5 5 3 2 4 11 25 22 23

Income: 100 thousand or more 3 0 0 3 6 8 13 18 49Income higher than 12 months ago 6 10 10 12 9 13 17 13 11Income same as 12 months ago 8 11 5 6 8 14 15 13 20Income lower than 12 months ago 18 10 5 7 8 13 18 10 11Wealth: 0 or negative 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Wealth: 1k-5k 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Wealth: 5k-10k 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0Wealth: 10k-25k 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0Wealth: 25k-50k 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0Wealth: 50k-100k 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0Wealth: 100k-250k 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0Wealth: 250k-500k 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0Wealth: 500k+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100Wealth:


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overLikely Voters 9 11 6 7 8 14 16 12 17 Have Personal Loans/Debt: Yes 9 13 5 8 9 11 17 13 14

Have Personal Loans/Debt: No 9 8 6 6 7 17 14 12 21 Has Home Mortgage: No 10 12 6 8 8 15 13 12 16 Has Home Mortgage: Yes 8 8 4 6 8 12 21 14 20 Has Credit Card Debt: No 8 8 7 6 7 14 13 13 22 Has Credit Card Debt: Yes 11 16 4 9 10 13 20 11 8 Has Car Loan: No 9 9 6 7 8 14 15 12 18 Has Car Loan: Yes 8 15 5 7 9 13 17 13 14 Has Unpaid Med Bills: No 8 9 5 7 8 14 16 13 19 Has Unpaid Med Bills: Yes 16 24 11 9 11 11 11 6 1 Has Student Loans: No 8 10 5 7 8 14 16 13 19 Has Student Loans: Yes 17 15 8 8 12 14 10 11 4 Debt Increased Past Few Years 14 16 6 11 9 12 15 8 8 Debt Decreased Past Few Years 6 6 5 7 6 11 21 17 20

Debt Same Past Few Years 8 18 5 4 13 11 15 12 15 Opened Bank Account Past Yr : No 9 12 5 6 8 13 17 13 18 Opened Bank Account Past Yr : Yes 8 7 11 10 9 19 10 9 16 Applied Cred Card Past Yr : No 9 10 6 7 9 14 15 13 18 Applied Cred Card Past Yr : Yes 10 13 6 7 7 13 17 11 16 Applied for Loan Past Yr : No 9 10 6 7 8 13 16 13 18 Applied for Loan Past Yr : Yes 8 15 5 8 8 18 15 11 13 Have Bank Account: Yes 8 11 5 7 8 13 17 13 19 Have Bank Account: No 22 9 16 8 8 20 4 7 6 Have Stocks/Bonds: Yes 4 5 3 4 7 13 19 17 29 Have Stocks/Bonds: No 16 19 8 11 10 15 12 7 3 Home Owner 6 6 3 5 8 15 19 15 22 Renter 19 26 13 14 7 9 5 4 3 Expect Home Value to Increase 4 3 3 4 6 13 17 18 32 Expect Home Value to Decrease 15 16 8 10 6 9 16 10 8 Expect Home Value to Stay Same 6 7 3 5 10 18 21 14 16 Renter plans to purchase in future 18 16 13 16 10 13 7 3 4 Renter plans to rent in future 20 30 13 13 6 7 4 4 2 Lived in residence


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5: Thinking some more about any personal loans or debt you may have in your household, including your own personal deand also that of your spouse or partner. Do you currently have any personal loans or debt?

Yes No NLikely Voters 54 46 1749Male 48 52 815Female 59 41 934Age: 18-29 40 60 304Age: 30-44 59 41 412

Age: 45-64 60 40 660Age: 65+ 49 51 373Ethnicity - White 56 44 1319Ethnicity - Hispanic 46 54 156Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 55 45 201Ethnicity - Other 42 58 73Urban 47 53 420Suburban 57 43 873Rural 54 46 456Democrats (no lean) 56 44 628Independents (no lean) 53 47 560Republicans (no lean) 53 47 561Liberal (1-3) 51 49 474

Moderate (4) 59 41 511Conservative (5-7) 53 47 694Income: Under 50k 53 47 759Income: 50k-100k 55 45 576Income: 100k+ 54 46 414Educ: < College 52 48 1151Educ: Bachelors degree 61 39 386Educ: Post-grad 52 48 212Tea Party - Supporter 57 43 506Tea Party - Not Supporter 53 47 1236Cell Only/Mostly 55 45 796Dual Use 57 43 600LL Only/Mostly 45 55 3192010 Vote: Democrat 56 44 6402010 Vote: Republican 55 45 6392012 Vote: Democrat 53 47 8052012 Vote: Republican 55 45 7322014 Vote: Democrat 55 45 6772014 Vote: Undecided 55 45 4162014 Vote: Republican 53 47 657


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Yes No NLikely Voters 54 46 1749Protestant 58 42 551Roman Catholic 53 47 378Ath./Agn./None 49 51 413Something Else 55 45 406

Religiosity: Monthly+ 54 46 668Religiosity: LT Monthly 55 45 1081Military HH 61 39 316Not Military HH 53 47 1433Public Sector Union 61 39 66Private Sector Union 49 51 63Not in Labor Union 54 46 1619Obama Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 54 46 842Obama Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 54 46 907Fed Res Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 55 45 1013Fed Res Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 54 46 737Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 57 43 1056Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 49 51 693

Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 51 49 853Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 57 43 896Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 54 46 826Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 54 46 924Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 52 48 759Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 56 44 991Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 56 44 1356Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 49 51 393Finance Regs: Too far 54 46 553Finance Regs: Right Balance 50 50 593Finance Regs: Not far enough 59 41 603Dodd-Frank: Approve 53 47 523Dodd-Frank: Dispprove 50 50 347Dodd-Frank: Dont Know 56 44 880Auto bailout: Approve 53 47 772Auto bailout: Dispprove 55 45 827Auto bailout: Dont Know 52 48 150TARP: Approve 50 50 552TARP: Dispprove 57 43 926TARP: Dont Know 53 47 271Stimulus: Approve 57 43 773Stimulus: Dispprove 53 47 727Stimulus: Dont Know 48 52 249


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Yes No NLikely Voters 54 46 1749Lead regulations: state gov 56 44 470Lead regulations: fed gov 57 43 831Lead regulations: banks 47 53 448Housing Market: Govt should do more 54 46 725

Housing Market: Govt should do less 52 48 489Housng Market: Govt is doing right amt 56 44 535Blame Housing Crisis: banks 59 41 1008Blame Housing Crisis: home buyers 46 54 494Blame Housing Crisis: govt policies 51 49 247Income: Under 20 thousand dollars 44 56 247Income: 20 to under 35 thousand 56 44 288Income: 35 to under 50 thousand 60 40 224Income: 50 to under 75 thousand 53 47 348Income: 75 to under 100 thousand 59 41 227Income: 100 thousand or more 54 46 414Income higher than 12 months ago 59 41 202Income same as 12 months ago 51 49 1295

Income lower than 12 months ago 64 36 247Wealth: 0 or negative 55 45 158Wealth: 1k-5k 66 34 187Wealth: 5k-10k 51 49 99Wealth: 10k-25k 59 41 123Wealth: 25k-50k 61 39 143Wealth: 50k-100k 44 56 240Wealth: 100k-250k 60 40 273Wealth: 250k-500k 54 46 217Wealth: 500k+ 45 55 303Wealth:


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Yes No NLikely Voters 54 46 1749Have Personal Loans/Debt: Yes 100 0 947Have Personal Loans/Debt: No 0 100 802Has Home Mortgage: No 35 65 1237Has Home Mortgage: Yes 100 0 509

Has Credit Card Debt: No 32 68 1171Has Credit Card Debt: Yes 100 0 575Has Car Loan: No 40 60 1333Has Car Loan: Yes 100 0 413Has Unpaid Med Bills: No 49 51 1570Has Unpaid Med Bills: Yes 100 0 176Has Student Loans: No 48 52 1544Has Student Loans: Yes 100 0 202Debt Increased Past Few Years 100 0 349Debt Decreased Past Few Years 100 0 337Debt Same Past Few Years 100 0 253Opened Bank Account Past Yr : No 55 45 1437Opened Bank Account Past Yr : Yes 52 48 309

Applied Cred Card Past Yr : No 52 48 1276Applied Cred Card Past Yr : Yes 60 40 471Applied for Loan Past Yr : No 49 51 1457Applied for Loan Past Yr : Yes 81 19 290Have Bank Account: Yes 57 43 1562Have Bank Account: No 31 69 169Have Stocks/Bonds: Yes 56 44 961Have Stocks/Bonds: No 53 47 762Home Owner 55 45 1320Renter 52 48 410Expect Home Value to Increase 54 46 564Expect Home Value to Decrease 59 41 107Expect Home Value to Stay Same 55 45 648Renter plans to purchase in future 55 45 134Renter plans to rent in future 49 51 293Lived in residence


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6: And, which of the following types of debt do you currently hold? (check all that apply)Home mortgage

Has Home Mortgage:No

Has Home Mortgage:Yes

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Likely Voters 71 29 1751Male 75 25 815Female 67 33 936Age: 18-29 93 7 304

Age: 30-44 69 31 414Age: 45-64 61 39 660Age: 65+ 74 26 373Ethnicity - White 68 32 1320Ethnicity - Hispanic 84 16 156Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 80 20 201Ethnicity - Other 74 26 73Urban 80 20 419Suburban 66 34 875Rural 73 27 457Democrats (no lean) 72 28 630Independents (no lean) 73 27 560Republicans (no lean) 68 32 561

Liberal (1-3) 73 27 477Moderate (4) 70 30 512Conservative (5-7) 68 32 695Income: Under 50k 82 18 760Income: 50k-100k 64 36 575Income: 100k+ 59 41 417Educ: < College 75 25 1150Educ: Bachelors degree 63 37 390Educ: Post-grad 62 38 212Tea Party - Supporter 70 30 507Tea Party - Not Supporter 71 29 1240Cell Only/Mostly 72 28 796Dual Use 65 35 600LL Only/Mostly 78 22 3202010 Vote: Democrat 70 30 6432010 Vote: Republican 67 33 6382012 Vote: Democrat 73 27 8082012 Vote: Republican 65 35 7322014 Vote: Democrat 74 26 6802014 Vote: Undecided 69 31 4172014 Vote: Republican 69 31 654


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Likely Voters 71 29 1751Protestant 66 34 551Roman Catholic 71 29 380Ath./Agn./None 76 24 412

Something Else 72 28 406Religiosity: Monthly+ 71 29 668Religiosity: LT Monthly 71 29 1083Military HH 65 35 318Not Military HH 72 28 1433Public Sector Union 60 40 66Private Sector Union 72 28 64Not in Labor Union 71 29 1619Obama Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 71 29 846Obama Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 71 29 905Fed Res Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 70 30 1013Fed Res Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 72 28 738Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 68 32 1057

Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 75 25 694Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 72 28 851Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 70 30 900Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 72 28 829Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 70 30 922Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 70 30 757Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 72 28 994Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 69 31 1358Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 78 22 393Finance Regs: Too far 71 29 552Finance Regs: Right Balance 73 27 593Finance Regs: Not far enough 68 32 605Dodd-Frank: Approve 74 26 524Dodd-Frank: Dispprove 71 29 346Dodd-Frank: Dont Know 69 31 880Auto bailout: Approve 71 29 776Auto bailout: Dispprove 70 30 825Auto bailout: Dont Know 77 23 150TARP: Approve 74 26 554TARP: Dispprove 69 31 926TARP: Dont Know 73 27 271Stimulus: Approve 69 31 777Stimulus: Dispprove 71 29 725Stimulus: Dont Know 76 24 249


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Likely Voters 71 29 1751Lead regulations: state gov 71 29 470Lead regulations: fed gov 68 32 835Lead regulations: banks 76 24 446

Housing Market: Govt should do more 73 27 727Housing Market: Govt should do less 70 30 488Housng Market: Govt is doing right amt 68 32 536Blame Housing Crisis: banks 69 31 1011Blame Housing Crisis: home buyers 74 26 493Blame Housing Crisis: govt policies 73 27 247Income: Under 20 thousand dollars 92 8 247Income: 20 to under 35 thousand 82 18 289Income: 35 to under 50 thousand 73 27 224Income: 50 to under 75 thousand 66 34 347Income: 75 to under 100 thousand 61 39 227Income: 100 thousand or more 59 41 417Income higher than 12 months ago 72 28 202

Income same as 12 months ago 72 28 1296Income lower than 12 months ago 66 34 247Wealth: 0 or negative 75 25 158Wealth: 1k-5k 79 21 187Wealth: 5k-10k 80 20 99Wealth: 10k-25k 76 24 123Wealth: 25k-50k 72 28 143Wealth: 50k-100k 75 25 240Wealth: 100k-250k 61 39 273Wealth: 250k-500k 66 34 217Wealth: 500k+ 67 33 303Wealth:


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Likely Voters 71 29 1751Have Personal Loans/Debt: Yes 46 54 946Have Personal Loans/Debt: No 100 0 800Has Home Mortgage: No 100 0 1242

Has Home Mortgage: Yes 0 100 509Has Credit Card Debt: No 83 17 1176Has Credit Card Debt: Yes 46 54 575Has Car Loan: No 80 20 1338Has Car Loan: Yes 42 58 413Has Unpaid Med Bills: No 73 27 1575Has Unpaid Med Bills: Yes 56 44 176Has Student Loans: No 72 28 1548Has Student Loans: Yes 64 36 202Debt Increased Past Few Years 53 47 349Debt Decreased Past Few Years 41 59 337Debt Same Past Few Years 44 56 253Opened Bank Account Past Yr : No 70 30 1442

Opened Bank Account Past Yr : Yes 77 23 309Applied Cred Card Past Yr : No 70 30 1277Applied Cred Card Past Yr : Yes 72 28 474Applied for Loan Past Yr : No 75 25 1462Applied for Loan Past Yr : Yes 52 48 289Have Bank Account: Yes 69 31 1563Have Bank Account: No 91 9 169Have Stocks/Bonds: Yes 63 37 964Have Stocks/Bonds: No 80 20 761Home Owner 63 37 1321Renter 97 3 410Expect Home Value to Increase 60 40 563Expect Home Value to Decrease 64 36 108Expect Home Value to Stay Same 65 35 651Renter plans to purchase in future 94 6 134Renter plans to rent in future 98 2 293Lived in residence


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7: And, which of the following types of debt do you currently hold? (check all that apply)Credit card debt

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8: And, which of the following types of debt do you currently hold? (check all that apply)A car loan

Has Car Loan: No Has Car Loan: Yes NLikely Voters 76 24 1751Male 79 21 815Female 74 26 936Age: 18-29 90 10 304Age: 30-44 68 32 414

Age: 45-64 74 26 660Age: 65+ 80 20 373Ethnicity - White 75 25 1320Ethnicity - Hispanic 85 15 156Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 74 26 201Ethnicity - Other 87 13 73Urban 83 17 419Suburban 72 28 875Rural 79 21 457Democrats (no lean) 76 24 630Independents (no lean) 77 23 560Republicans (no lean) 75 25 561Liberal (1-3) 79 21 477

Moderate (4) 75 25 512Conservative (5-7) 75 25 695Income: Under 50k 81 19 760Income: 50k-100k 74 26 575Income: 100k+ 71 29 417Educ: < College 79 21 1150Educ: Bachelors degree 70 30 390Educ: Post-grad 75 25 212Tea Party - Supporter 72 28 507Tea Party - Not Supporter 78 22 1240Cell Only/Mostly 76 24 796Dual Use 72 28 600LL Only/Mostly 86 14 3202010 Vote: Democrat 75 25 6432010 Vote: Republican 75 25 6382012 Vote: Democrat 78 22 8082012 Vote: Republican 73 27 7322014 Vote: Democrat 78 22 6802014 Vote: Undecided 76 24 4172014 Vote: Republican 76 24 654


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Has Car Loan: No Has Car Loan: Yes NLikely Voters 76 24 1751Protestant 71 29 551Roman Catholic 80 20 380Ath./Agn./None 83 17 412Something Else 74 26 406

Religiosity: Monthly+ 76 24 668Religiosity: LT Monthly 76 24 1083Military HH 71 29 318Not Military HH 78 22 1433Public Sector Union 75 25 66Private Sector Union 77 23 64Not in Labor Union 76 24 1619Obama Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 78 22 846Obama Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 75 25 905Fed Res Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 77 23 1013Fed Res Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 75 25 738Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 77 23 1057Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 76 24 694

Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 77 23 851Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 75 25 900Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 76 24 829Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 77 23 922Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 78 22 757Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 75 25 994Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 76 24 1358Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 79 21 393Finance Regs: Too far 78 22 552Finance Regs: Right Balance 77 23 593Finance Regs: Not far enough 74 26 605Dodd-Frank: Approve 79 21 524Dodd-Frank: Dispprove 79 21 346Dodd-Frank: Dont Know 74 26 880Auto bailout: Approve 77 23 776Auto bailout: Dispprove 76 24 825Auto bailout: Dont Know 77 23 150TARP: Approve 80 20 554TARP: Dispprove 75 25 926TARP: Dont Know 75 25 271Stimulus: Approve 77 23 777Stimulus: Dispprove 75 25 725Stimulus: Dont Know 80 20 249


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Has Car Loan: No Has Car Loan: Yes NLikely Voters 76 24 1751Lead regulations: state gov 77 23 470Lead regulations: fed gov 76 24 835Lead regulations: banks 77 23 446Housing Market: Govt should do more 78 22 727

Housing Market: Govt should do less 76 24 488Housng Market: Govt is doing right amt 76 24 536Blame Housing Crisis: banks 74 26 1011Blame Housing Crisis: home buyers 80 20 493Blame Housing Crisis: govt policies 78 22 247Income: Under 20 thousand dollars 89 11 247Income: 20 to under 35 thousand 82 18 289Income: 35 to under 50 thousand 71 29 224Income: 50 to under 75 thousand 75 25 347Income: 75 to under 100 thousand 72 28 227Income: 100 thousand or more 71 29 417Income higher than 12 months ago 73 27 202Income same as 12 months ago 77 23 1296

Income lower than 12 months ago 78 22 247Wealth: 0 or negative 80 20 158Wealth: 1k-5k 68 32 187Wealth: 5k-10k 78 22 99Wealth: 10k-25k 77 23 123Wealth: 25k-50k 75 25 143Wealth: 50k-100k 78 22 240Wealth: 100k-250k 75 25 273Wealth: 250k-500k 76 24 217Wealth: 500k+ 81 19 303Wealth:


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Has Car Loan: No Has Car Loan: Yes NLikely Voters 76 24 1751Have Personal Loans/Debt: Yes 56 44 946Have Personal Loans/Debt: No 100 0 800Has Home Mortgage: No 86 14 1242Has Home Mortgage: Yes 53 47 509

Has Credit Card Debt: No 87 13 1176Has Credit Card Debt: Yes 56 44 575Has Car Loan: No 100 0 1338Has Car Loan: Yes 0 100 413Has Unpaid Med Bills: No 80 20 1575Has Unpaid Med Bills: Yes 47 53 176Has Student Loans: No 79 21 1548Has Student Loans: Yes 59 41 202Debt Increased Past Few Years 52 48 349Debt Decreased Past Few Years 60 40 337Debt Same Past Few Years 57 43 253Opened Bank Account Past Yr : No 75 25 1442Opened Bank Account Past Yr : Yes 82 18 309

Applied Cred Card Past Yr : No 78 22 1277Applied Cred Card Past Yr : Yes 71 29 474Applied for Loan Past Yr : No 83 17 1462Applied for Loan Past Yr : Yes 45 55 289Have Bank Account: Yes 75 25 1563Have Bank Account: No 87 13 169Have Stocks/Bonds: Yes 75 25 964Have Stocks/Bonds: No 78 22 761Home Owner 76 24 1321Renter 79 21 410Expect Home Value to Increase 76 24 563Expect Home Value to Decrease 72 28 108Expect Home Value to Stay Same 76 24 651Renter plans to purchase in future 72 28 134Renter plans to rent in future 82 18 293Lived in residence


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9: And, which of the following types of debt do you currently hold? (check all that apply)Unpaid medical bills

Has Unpaid MedBills: No

Has Unpaid MedBills: Yes

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10: And, which of the following types of debt do you currently hold? (check all that apply)Student loans

Has Student Loans:No

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11: Thinking some more about any personal loans or debt you may have in your household, including your own personal deand also that of your spouse or partnerhas the level of debt you currently hold increased, decreased, or stayed about the samover the past few years? (Among respondents with personal loans or debt in their household)

Increased Decreased Stayed aboutthe same

N

Likely Voters 37 36 27 940Male 33 42 25 391Female 40 31 28 549

Age: 18-29 50 34 16 122Age: 30-44 43 29 29 242Age: 45-64 33 38 29 393Age: 65+ 29 43 28 183Ethnicity - White 36 36 28 728Ethnicity - Hispanic 48 30 22 71Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 38 39 23 110Ethnicity - Other 32 40 28 31Urban 41 34 25 196Suburban 37 36 27 498Rural 35 37 28 246Democrats (no lean) 37 35 28 349Independents (no lean) 38 35 27 294

Republicans (no lean) 36 38 26 297Liberal (1-3) 42 32 27 243Moderate (4) 37 35 28 298Conservative (5-7) 35 39 26 365Income: Under 50k 45 28 27 399Income: 50k-100k 36 38 25 316Income: 100k+ 25 46 29 225Educ: < College 39 33 28 595Educ: Bachelors degree 31 42 26 235Educ: Post-grad 42 36 22 110Tea Party - Supporter 40 36 24 285Tea Party - Not Supporter 36 36 28 653Cell Only/Mostly 41 36 23 439Dual Use 33 35 33 336LL Only/Mostly 37 38 26 1432010 Vote: Democrat 36 37 27 3532010 Vote: Republican 37 38 25 3522012 Vote: Democrat 35 39 26 4232012 Vote: Republican 36 37 27 4022014 Vote: Democrat 38 39 23 3672014 Vote: Undecided 34 30 36 2252014 Vote: Republican 39 36 25 348


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Likely Voters 37 36 27 940Protestant 39 35 25 320Roman Catholic 34 35 31 198

Ath./Agn./None 36 38 27 201Something Else 38 36 26 220Religiosity: Monthly+ 37 39 24 355Religiosity: LT Monthly 37 34 29 585Military HH 34 43 23 192Not Military HH 38 34 28 748Public Sector Union 29 42 29 40Private Sector Union 54 15 30 31Not in Labor Union 37 36 27 868Obama Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 36 36 28 455Obama Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 38 36 26 485Fed Res Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 36 35 29 548Fed Res Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 38 37 24 391

Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 36 36 28 600Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 39 35 25 340Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 37 32 31 433Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 38 39 23 507Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 40 32 28 446Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 35 39 26 494Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 37 35 27 391Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 37 36 27 549Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 36 37 27 750Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 43 32 25 190Finance Regs: Too far 39 37 24 292Finance Regs: Right Balance 36 36 28 297Finance Regs: Not far enough 36 35 29 351Dodd-Frank: Approve 41 36 22 276Dodd-Frank: Dispprove 30 52 18 171Dodd-Frank: Dont Know 37 30 33 493Auto bailout: Approve 38 35 27 410Auto bailout: Dispprove 36 38 26 453Auto bailout: Dont Know 42 26 33 76TARP: Approve 37 36 27 275TARP: Dispprove 38 38 25 522TARP: Dont Know 36 30 34 143Stimulus: Approve 36 38 26 439Stimulus: Dispprove 37 38 25 381Stimulus: Dont Know 43 22 35 120


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Likely Voters 37 36 27 940Lead regulations: state gov 40 37 23 260Lead regulations: fed gov 35 36 29 471

Lead regulations: banks 38 34 28 209Housing Market: Govt should do more 45 29 26 388Housing Market: Govt should do less 28 49 23 254Housng Market: Govt is doing right amt 34 34 32 298Blame Housing Crisis: banks 38 36 26 588Blame Housing Crisis: home buyers 36 32 33 226Blame Housing Crisis: govt policies 34 45 21 126Income: Under 20 thousand dollars 47 23 30 107Income: 20 to under 35 thousand 48 28 24 160Income: 35 to under 50 thousand 40 32 28 132Income: 50 to under 75 thousand 38 36 26 183Income: 75 to under 100 thousand 34 42 24 133Income: 100 thousand or more 25 46 29 225

Income higher than 12 months ago 31 44 25 119Income same as 12 months ago 35 36 29 662Income lower than 12 months ago 52 29 19 154Wealth: 0 or negative 56 22 22 88Wealth: 1k-5k 46 17 37 122Wealth: 5k-10k 41 37 23 50Wealth: 10k-25k 53 34 13 72Wealth: 25k-50k 36 25 39 84Wealth: 50k-100k 39 35 26 106Wealth: 100k-250k 33 43 24 161Wealth: 250k-500k 25 49 26 118Wealth: 500k+ 22 51 27 135Wealth:


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Likely Voters 37 36 27 940Have Personal Loans/Debt: Yes 37 36 27 940Has Home Mortgage: No 43 32 26 432

Has Home Mortgage: Yes 32 39 28 508Has Credit Card Debt: No 29 43 29 369Has Credit Card Debt: Yes 43 31 26 571Has Car Loan: No 34 38 27 529Has Car Loan: Yes 41 33 27 411Has Unpaid Med Bills: No 33 38 29 767Has Unpaid Med Bills: Yes 55 27 17 173Has Student Loans: No 35 38 26 739Has Student Loans: Yes 44 28 29 201Debt Increased Past Few Years 100 0 0 349Debt Decreased Past Few Years 0 100 0 337Debt Same Past Few Years 0 0 100 253Opened Bank Account Past Yr : No 36 36 28 781

Opened Bank Account Past Yr : Yes 44 35 21 159Applied Cred Card Past Yr : No 32 38 31 659Applied Cred Card Past Yr : Yes 50 32 18 281Applied for Loan Past Yr : No 30 41 29 705Applied for Loan Past Yr : Yes 58 21 22 235Have Bank Account: Yes 37 37 27 877Have Bank Account: No 50 27 23 51Have Stocks/Bonds: Yes 31 44 26 532Have Stocks/Bonds: No 46 26 28 401Home Owner 36 38 26 721Renter 42 28 30 211Expect Home Value to Increase 33 43 24 305Expect Home Value to Decrease 51 35 15 63Expect Home Value to Stay Same 35 35 30 353Renter plans to purchase in future 38 35 28 73Renter plans to rent in future 45 24 31 144Lived in residence


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12: In the past 12 months, have you done the following? (check all that apply)Opened a new bank acount

Opened BankAccount Past Yr : No

Opened BankAccount Past Yr :

Yes

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Likely Voters 82 18 1751Male 78 22 815Female 86 14 936

Age: 18-29 60 40 304Age: 30-44 79 21 414Age: 45-64 90 10 660Age: 65+ 90 10 373Ethnicity - White 86 14 1320Ethnicity - Hispanic 69 31 156Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 69 31 201Ethnicity - Other 76 24 73Urban 78 22 419Suburban 84 16 875Rural 83 17 457Democrats (no lean) 82 18 630Independents (no lean) 80 20 560

Republicans (no lean) 85 15 561Liberal (1-3) 77 23 477Moderate (4) 85 15 512Conservative (5-7) 85 15 695Income: Under 50k 82 18 760Income: 50k-100k 83 17 575Income: 100k+ 82 18 417Educ: < College 82 18 1150Educ: Bachelors degree 82 18 390Educ: Post-grad 83 17 212Tea Party - Supporter 83 17 507Tea Party - Not Supporter 82 18 1240Cell Only/Mostly 79 21 796Dual Use 83 17 600LL Only/Mostly 90 10 3202010 Vote: Democrat 81 19 6432010 Vote: Republican 87 13 6382012 Vote: Democrat 81 19 8082012 Vote: Republican 87 13 7322014 Vote: Democrat 79 21 6802014 Vote: Undecided 85 15 4172014 Vote: Republican 85 15 654


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Yes

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Likely Voters 82 18 1751Protestant 87 13 551Roman Catholic 81 19 380

Ath./Agn./None 80 20 412Something Else 79 21 406Religiosity: Monthly+ 77 23 668Religiosity: LT Monthly 85 15 1083Military HH 85 15 318Not Military HH 82 18 1433Public Sector Union 86 14 66Private Sector Union 63 37 64Not in Labor Union 83 17 1619Obama Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 78 22 846Obama Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 86 14 905Fed Res Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 81 19 1013Fed Res Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 84 16 738

Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 83 17 1057Chamber Comm Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 82 18 694Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 80 20 851Reps Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 84 16 900Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 76 24 829Dems Cong Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 88 12 922Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 77 23 757Invest Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 87 13 994Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Gr Deal/Some 83 17 1358Commun Banks Trust Fin.: Not much/at all 82 18 393Finance Regs: Too far 78 22 552Finance Regs: Right Balance 83 17 593Finance Regs: Not far enough 86 14 605Dodd-Frank: Approve 77 23 524Dodd-Frank: Dispprove 84 16 346Dodd-Frank: Dont Know 85 15 880Auto bailout: Approve 80 20 776Auto bailout: Dispprove 85 15 825Auto bailout: Dont Know 80 20 150TARP: Approve 73 27 554TARP: Dispprove 88 12 926TARP: Dont Know 83 17 271Stimulus: Approve 80 20 777Stimulus: Dispprove 85 15 725Stimulus: Dont Know 80 20 249


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Likely Voters 82 18 1751Lead regulations: state gov 82 18 470Lead regulations: fed gov 86 14 835

Lead regulations: banks 76 24 446Housing Market: Govt should do more 80 20 727Housing Market: Govt should do less 80 20 488Housng Market: Govt is doing right amt 88 12 536Blame Housing Crisis: banks 84 16 1011Blame Housing Crisis: home buyers 79 21 493Blame Housing Crisis: govt policies 82 18 247Income: Under 20 thousand dollars 76 24 247Income: 20 to under 35 thousand 88 12 289Income: 35 to under 50 thousand 82 18 224Income: 50 to under 75 thousand 80 20 347Income: 75 to under 100 thousand 87 13 227Income: 100 thousand or more 82 18 417

Income higher than 12 months ago 71 29 202Income same as 12 months ago 84 16 1296Income lower than 12 months ago 84 16 247Wealth: 0 or negative 83 17 158Wealth: 1k-5k 89 11 187Wealth: 5k-10k 67 33 99Wealth: 10k-25k 74 26 123Wealth: 25k-50k 81 19 143Wealth: 50k-100k 76 24 240Wealth: 100k-250k 88 12 273Wealth: 250k-500k 87 13 217Wealth: 500k+ 83 17 303Wealth:


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Likely Voters 82 18 1751Have Personal Loans/Debt: Yes 83 17 946Have Personal Loans/Debt: No 81 19 800

Has Home Mortgage: No 81 19 1242Has Home Mortgage: Yes 86 14 509Has Credit Card Debt: No 80 20 1176Has Credit Card Debt: Yes 87 13 575Has Car Loan: No 81 19 1338Has Car Loan: Yes 86 14 413Has Unpaid Med Bills: No 83 17 1575Has Unpaid Med Bills: Yes 80 20 176Has Student Loans: No 84 16 1548Has Student Loans: Yes 73 27 202Debt Increased Past Few Years 80 20 349Debt Decreased Past Few Years 83 17 337Debt Same Past Few Years 87 13 253

Opened Bank Account Past Yr : No 100 0 1442Opened Bank Account Past Yr : Yes 0 100 309Applied Cred Card Past Yr : No 83 17 1277Applied Cred Card Past Yr : Yes 81 19 474Applied for Loan Past Yr : No 84 16 1462Applied for Loan Past Yr : Yes 76 24 289Have Bank Account: Yes 84 16 1563Have Bank Account: No 67 33 169Have Stocks/Bonds: Yes 85 15 964Have Stocks/Bonds: No 81 19 761Home Owner 83 17 1321Renter 80 20 410Expect Home Value to Increase 80 20 563Expect Home Value to Decrease 74 26 108Expect Home Value to Stay Same 88 12 651Renter plans to purchase in future 81 19 134Renter plans to rent in future 78 22 293Lived in residence


50/173

13: In the past 12 months, have you done the following? (check all that apply)Applied for a credit card

Applied Cred CardPast Yr : No

Applied Cred CardPast Yr : Yes

N





51/173

13: In the past 12 months, have you done the following? (check all that apply)Applied for a credit card

Applied Cred CardPast Yr : No

Applied Cred CardPast Yr : Yes

N

morning consult: finance poll june 2014

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