This statistic shows the results of a survey among American adults on how they see the United states' long-term economic future. The survey was conducted in July 2012, shortly before the presidential election. 11 percent of Americans who define themselves as members of the middle class stated they were very optimistic about the United States' economic future, while 9 percent of Americans belonging to the lower class stated the same.
Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the country's long-term economic future? (by social class, United States, 2012)
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Pew Research Center. (August 22, 2012). Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the country's long-term economic future? (by social class, United States, 2012) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240700/opinion-about-the-economic-future-of-the-united-states-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center. "Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the country's long-term economic future? (by social class, United States, 2012)." Chart. August 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240700/opinion-about-the-economic-future-of-the-united-states-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the country's long-term economic future? (by social class, United States, 2012). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240700/opinion-about-the-economic-future-of-the-united-states-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center. "Are You Optimistic or Pessimistic about The Country's Long-term Economic Future? (by Social Class, United States, 2012)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240700/opinion-about-the-economic-future-of-the-united-states-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center, Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the country's long-term economic future? (by social class, United States, 2012) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240700/opinion-about-the-economic-future-of-the-united-states-by-social-class/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the country's long-term economic future? (by social class, United States, 2012) [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 22, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240700/opinion-about-the-economic-future-of-the-united-states-by-social-class/