Do adults in Florida expect to be better off in five years?

Adults in Florida, 18,947,000 people · 1,000 profiles askedFirst 100 free · Need more?

46%chose “Somewhat better off”

0%95% interval 43% to 49%100%

Summary

46% of adults in Florida expect to be somewhat better off in five years, against 26% who expect to be about the same.

1Widest gap · employment: 60 pts — employed adults are higher than adults not in the labor force, and the gap is clear.
2The lead: 20 pts — “Somewhat better off” is ahead of “About the same,” with intervals that do not overlap.
3How it settled: 2 pts — the estimate moved less than its own margin over the last 500 profiles, so the sample had settled.

These are synthetic profiles rather than real people, and on 46 multiple-choice questions checked against the 2024 General Social Survey, simulated answers sat a median 24 points from real people’s answers within demographic groups and 16 points nationally.

What people answered

The share choosing each option. The dot is the estimate; the band is the 95% interval.

0%25%50%75%100%

Somewhat better off

46% 43%–49%

About the same

26% 23%–29%

Somewhat worse off

22% 19%–24%

Much better off

3% 2%–4%

Not sure

2% 2%–3%

Much worse off

1% 1%–2%

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How the estimate settled

Each answer's share after every ten profiles; the band is the 95% interval of the leading answer, and it narrows as more people are asked.

0%46%93%250500750100046%

Somewhat better off46%

About the same26%

Somewhat worse off22%

95% interval of “Somewhat better off”

Who was asked

The make-up of the sample, drawn to match the population asked.

Sex1000 profiles

women 53%men 48%

Employment1000 profiles

employed 59%not in the labor force 39%unemployed 2%armed forces 0%

Education1000 profiles

high school diploma 27%bachelor's degree 21%some college 17%graduate degree 13%associate degree 12%other 10%

Age878 profiles

50-54 10%40-44 9%35-39 9%70-74 9%60-64 9%other 53%

Why they answered this way

Collecting a few of the people's reasons…

Who answered what

Share answering “Somewhat better off”, by the attributes of the people asked, against everyone (the vertical line). Groups with few profiles have wide intervals.

Biggest gaps

On each attribute, the group that answered lowest and the one that answered highest, and the gap between them. Groups of at least ten profiles.

Age82 pts
70-74 5%20-24 86%
Employment60 pts
not in the labor force 10%employed 70%
Education40 pts
less than 9th grade 20%graduate degree 60%
Sex0 pts · within the margin
men 46%women 46%

Sex

0%25%50%75%100%

women

46% 42%–50%

men

46% 41%–50%

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Employment

0%25%50%75%100%

employed

70% 66%–74%

not in the labor force

10% 7%–13%

unemployed

26% 12%–49%

armed forces

75% 30%–95%

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Education

0%25%50%75%100%

high school diploma

39% 33%–45%

bachelor's degree

52% 45%–59%

some college

49% 42%–57%

graduate degree

60% 52%–68%

associate degree

51% 42%–60%

some high school

24% 16%–36%

less than 9th grade

20% 10%–36%

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Age

0%25%50%75%100%

15-19

54% 36%–70%

20-24

86% 77%–92%

25-29

82% 71%–89%

30-34

85% 76%–92%

35-39

73% 63%–82%

40-44

71% 61%–80%

45-49

62% 50%–72%

50-54

44% 35%–55%

55-59

38% 27%–49%

60-64

17% 10%–27%

65-69

13% 7%–22%

70-74

5% 2%–12%

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How this was computed

Populationadults in Florida, 18,947,000 peopleQuestion as asked“Compared with today, do you expect to be better off overall five years from now?”
Options: Much better off · Somewhat better off · About the same · Somewhat worse off · Much worse off · Not sureSample1,000 profiles drawn in a fixed representative order from the population; asking more extends the same sample rather than starting overMethodEach profile answers in character from its own attributes. Answers outside the format are discarded before counting.AccuracyThe interval reflects sampling variation in the simulated sample. On 46 multiple-choice questions checked against the 2024 General Social Survey, simulated answers from this population sat a median 24 points from real people's within demographic groups and 16 points nationally. Every checkAssumptions“Better off” is interpreted as overall personal circumstances rather than a specific financial measure.

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