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58%chose “Better”
0%95% interval 55% to 61%100%

What people answered

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

0%25%50%75%100%
Better
58% 55%–61%
About the same
28% 25%–30%
Worse
12% 10%–14%
Not sure
2% 1%–3%
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How the estimate settled

The share answering “Better” after every ten profiles; the band narrows as more people are asked.

10 profiles: 50% (24% to 76%)20 profiles: 65% (43% to 82%)30 profiles: 67% (49% to 81%)40 profiles: 63% (47% to 76%)50 profiles: 64% (50% to 76%)60 profiles: 62% (49% to 73%)70 profiles: 61% (50% to 72%)80 profiles: 63% (52% to 72%)90 profiles: 62% (52% to 72%)100 profiles: 63% (53% to 72%)110 profiles: 61% (52% to 70%)120 profiles: 61% (52% to 69%)130 profiles: 60% (51% to 68%)140 profiles: 60% (52% to 68%)150 profiles: 59% (51% to 66%)160 profiles: 59% (51% to 66%)170 profiles: 59% (52% to 67%)180 profiles: 60% (53% to 67%)190 profiles: 58% (51% to 65%)200 profiles: 59% (52% to 66%)210 profiles: 59% (52% to 65%)220 profiles: 59% (52% to 65%)230 profiles: 59% (53% to 65%)240 profiles: 60% (54% to 66%)250 profiles: 60% (54% to 66%)260 profiles: 61% (55% to 67%)270 profiles: 61% (55% to 66%)280 profiles: 60% (55% to 66%)290 profiles: 61% (55% to 66%)300 profiles: 60% (55% to 66%)310 profiles: 60% (55% to 66%)320 profiles: 60% (55% to 66%)330 profiles: 61% (55% to 66%)340 profiles: 61% (55% to 66%)350 profiles: 61% (56% to 66%)360 profiles: 61% (55% to 65%)370 profiles: 61% (55% to 65%)380 profiles: 60% (55% to 65%)390 profiles: 60% (55% to 65%)400 profiles: 60% (55% to 65%)410 profiles: 60% (55% to 64%)420 profiles: 60% (55% to 64%)430 profiles: 60% (55% to 65%)440 profiles: 59% (55% to 64%)450 profiles: 59% (55% to 64%)460 profiles: 59% (55% to 64%)470 profiles: 60% (55% to 64%)480 profiles: 59% (55% to 64%)490 profiles: 59% (55% to 63%)500 profiles: 59% (55% to 63%)510 profiles: 59% (55% to 63%)520 profiles: 59% (55% to 63%)530 profiles: 59% (55% to 63%)540 profiles: 59% (55% to 64%)550 profiles: 59% (55% to 63%)560 profiles: 59% (55% to 63%)570 profiles: 59% (55% to 63%)580 profiles: 59% (55% to 63%)590 profiles: 59% (55% to 63%)600 profiles: 59% (55% to 63%)610 profiles: 59% (55% to 63%)620 profiles: 59% (55% to 63%)630 profiles: 58% (55% to 62%)640 profiles: 58% (54% to 62%)650 profiles: 58% (54% to 62%)660 profiles: 58% (54% to 62%)670 profiles: 58% (54% to 62%)680 profiles: 58% (54% to 62%)690 profiles: 58% (55% to 62%)700 profiles: 58% (55% to 62%)710 profiles: 58% (54% to 62%)720 profiles: 58% (54% to 61%)730 profiles: 58% (54% to 61%)740 profiles: 58% (54% to 61%)750 profiles: 58% (54% to 61%)760 profiles: 58% (54% to 61%)770 profiles: 58% (54% to 61%)780 profiles: 58% (54% to 61%)790 profiles: 58% (54% to 61%)800 profiles: 58% (54% to 61%)810 profiles: 57% (54% to 61%)820 profiles: 57% (54% to 61%)830 profiles: 57% (54% to 61%)840 profiles: 57% (54% to 61%)850 profiles: 58% (54% to 61%)860 profiles: 58% (54% to 61%)870 profiles: 58% (54% to 61%)880 profiles: 58% (54% to 61%)890 profiles: 57% (54% to 61%)900 profiles: 57% (54% to 61%)910 profiles: 58% (54% to 61%)920 profiles: 58% (55% to 61%)930 profiles: 58% (55% to 61%)940 profiles: 58% (55% to 61%)950 profiles: 58% (55% to 61%)960 profiles: 58% (55% to 61%)970 profiles: 58% (55% to 61%)980 profiles: 58% (55% to 61%)990 profiles: 58% (55% to 61%)1000 profiles: 58% (55% to 61%)
9%53%96%250500750100058%
profiles asked, left to right 95% interval

Who was asked

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

Sex1000 profiles
men 53%women 48%
Employment1000 profiles
employed 66%not in the labor force 31%unemployed 2%armed forces 1%
Education1000 profiles
bachelor's degree 27%high school diploma 21%some college 20%graduate degree 17%associate degree 7%other 7%
Age899 profiles
25-29 12%30-34 11%35-39 10%40-44 10%20-24 9%other 47%

Why they answered this way

Collecting a few of the people's reasons…

Who answered what

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

Biggest gaps

Where the answer differs most between groups of at least ten profiles.

  1. Age97 pts
    25-29 97% · 70-74 0%
  2. Employment62 pts
    employed 77% · not in the labor force 16%
  3. Education36 pts
    bachelor's degree 69% · less than 9th grade 32%
  4. Sex7 pts (within intervals)
    men 61% · women 54%

Sex

0%25%50%75%100%
men
61% 57%–65%
women
54% 50%–59%
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Employment

0%25%50%75%100%
employed
77% 74%–80%
not in the labor force
16% 12%–20%
unemployed
59% 39%–77%
armed forces
100% 68%–100%
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Education

0%25%50%75%100%
bachelor's degree
69% 63%–74%
high school diploma
53% 46%–59%
some college
54% 47%–61%
graduate degree
60% 52%–67%
associate degree
55% 43%–66%
less than 9th grade
32% 20%–49%
some high school
54% 38%–70%
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Age

0%25%50%75%100%
15-19
93% 81%–97%
20-24
94% 87%–97%
25-29
97% 92%–99%
30-34
89% 82%–94%
35-39
91% 84%–96%
40-44
74% 64%–82%
45-49
75% 63%–83%
50-54
59% 47%–70%
55-59
28% 18%–40%
60-64
16% 9%–26%
65-69
1% 0%–8%
70-74
0% 0%–7%
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Every breakdown

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State by state

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The answer in every state, mapped, with the sample behind each.

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Some of the people asked

Twelve profiles from the sample and what each answered. Every profile is synthetic; none describes a real person.

Man, 31, Colorado · not working

A 31-year-old man living in Colorado, United States; Hispanic, white; highest education: an associate degree; not in the labor force; no personal income; never married

answered“Better”
Woman, 21, Colorado · not working

A 21-year-old woman living in Colorado, United States; white; highest education: some college, no degree; not in the labor force; no personal income; never married

answered“Better”
Man, 60, Colorado · not working

A 60-year-old man living in Colorado, United States; white; highest education: some college, no degree; not in the labor force; personal income about $90,000 a year; married

answered“About the same”
Man, 37, Colorado

A 37-year-old man living in Colorado, United States; white; highest education: a bachelor's degree; employed; personal income about $46,000 a year; never married

answered“Better”
Man, 25, Colorado · in the armed forces

A 25-year-old man living in Colorado, United States; Asian; highest education: a high school diploma; in the armed forces; personal income about $57,000 a year; never married

answered“Better”
Woman, 42, Colorado · not working

A 42-year-old woman living in Colorado, United States; Hispanic, white; highest education: some high school, no diploma; not in the labor force; no personal income; married

answered“About the same”
Man, 75, Colorado · not working

A 75-year-old man living in Colorado, United States; white; highest education: a high school diploma; not in the labor force; personal income about $13,000 a year; married

answered“Worse”
Woman, 85+, Colorado

A 85-or-older woman living in Colorado, United States; white; highest education: a high school diploma; employed; personal income about $22,000 a year; widowed

answered“Worse”
Man, 75, Colorado · not working

A 75-year-old man living in Colorado, United States; white; highest education: a high school diploma; not in the labor force; personal income about $25,000 a year; divorced

answered“Worse”
Woman, 18, Colorado

A 18-year-old woman living in Colorado, United States; white; highest education: some high school, no diploma; employed; personal income about $1,000 a year; never married

answered“Better”
Man, 46, Colorado

A 46-year-old man living in Colorado, United States; white; highest education: a bachelor's degree; employed; personal income about $77,000 a year; married

answered“Better”
Man, 22, Colorado

A 22-year-old man living in Colorado, United States; white; highest education: some college, no degree; employed; personal income about $120,000 a year; never married

answered“Better”

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How this was computed

Populationadults in Colorado, 4,751,000 peopleQuestion as asked“Five years from now, do you expect your overall situation to be better or worse than it is today?”
Options: Better · About the same · Worse · 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 checkAssumptionsThe phrase “better off” is interpreted as the respondent’s overall situation because no specific domain was named.

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