WORRY_A (Weighted by WEIGHT)
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| Category | Frequency | Percentage | Cumulative Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Problems in the financial markets | 1214 | 13.8% | 13.8% |
| Declining real estate values | 817 | 9.3% | 23.1% |
| Rising prices | 2261 | 25.6% | 48.7% |
| The job situation | 3846 | 43.6% | 92.3% |
| Other (VOL.) | 334 | 3.8% | 96.1% |
| None/Not worried about any (VOL.) | 141 | 1.6% | 97.7% |
| Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 216 | 2.4% | 100.1% |
| Missing | 8829 | % | % |
Variable Comparisons
Age (I-AGE)
| 18 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 or older | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Problems in the financial markets | 7.7% 90 |
9.9% 140 |
9.6% 156 |
13.5% 232 |
21.4% 274 |
19.8% 300 |
21 |
13.7% 1192 |
| Declining real estate values | 5.8% 67 |
14.3% 202 |
8.4% 136 |
8.8% 150 |
8.4% 108 |
9.6% 145 |
8 |
9.3% 808 |
| Rising prices | 21.8% 254 |
26.0% 366 |
23.4% 380 |
21.5% 369 |
26.6% 341 |
34.0% 515 |
36 |
25.6% 2225 |
| The job situation | 60.5% 705 |
45.8% 645 |
48.9% 795 |
48.1% 825 |
34.8% 446 |
25.4% 384 |
46 |
43.6% 3800 |
| Other (VOL.) | 0.3% 4 |
1.6% 23 |
6.5% 106 |
5.4% 92 |
3.7% 47 |
3.8% 58 |
3 |
3.8% 330 |
| None/Not worried about any (VOL.) | 1.6% 19 |
0.6% 8 |
1.7% 27 |
1.3% 23 |
1.7% 22 |
2.6% 40 |
1 |
1.6% 139 |
| Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 2.2% 26 |
1.7% 24 |
1.7% 27 |
1.3% 23 |
3.3% 42 |
4.8% 72 |
3 |
2.5% 214 |
| Missing | 1158 | 1528 | 1540 | 1711 | 1325 | 1463 | 0 | 8725 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 1165 |
100.0% 1408 |
100.0% 1627 |
100.0% 1714 |
100.0% 1280 |
100.0% 1514 |
118 |
8708 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
| Less than $20,000 | $20,000 to under $30,000 | $30,000 to under $50,000 | $50,000 to under $75,000 | $75,000 to under $100,000 | $100,000 or more | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Problems in the financial markets | 9.5% 154 |
7.5% 73 |
13.5% 211 |
14.2% 156 |
13.7% 128 |
19.9% 252 |
240 |
13.1% 974 |
| Declining real estate values | 1.6% 26 |
2.4% 23 |
6.6% 103 |
16.3% 179 |
15.7% 146 |
18.5% 234 |
107 |
9.6% 711 |
| Rising prices | 31.2% 504 |
36.8% 357 |
22.9% 358 |
21.9% 240 |
23.5% 219 |
17.7% 224 |
359 |
25.6% 1902 |
| The job situation | 45.8% 740 |
48.0% 465 |
51.2% 802 |
42.7% 468 |
41.9% 390 |
38.5% 488 |
494 |
45.0% 3353 |
| Other (VOL.) | 3.8% 61 |
3.2% 31 |
3.3% 52 |
3.2% 35 |
4.0% 37 |
2.6% 33 |
85 |
3.3% 249 |
| None/Not worried about any (VOL.) | 2.8% 46 |
1.1% 11 |
0.8% 13 |
0.5% 6 |
0.8% 7 |
2.3% 29 |
29 |
1.5% 112 |
| Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 5.3% 85 |
0.9% 9 |
1.7% 26 |
1.1% 12 |
0.4% 4 |
0.5% 6 |
74 |
1.9% 142 |
| Missing | 1199 | 962 | 1594 | 1226 | 962 | 1308 | 0 | 7251 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 1616 |
100.0% 969 |
100.0% 1565 |
100.0% 1096 |
100.0% 931 |
100.0% 1266 |
1388 |
7443 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
| Married | Living with a partner | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Never been married | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Problems in the financial markets | 14.5% 668 |
9.9% 57 |
16.3% 142 |
6.3% 14 |
22.6% 119 |
10.6% 211 |
4 |
13.8% 1211 |
| Declining real estate values | 11.9% 550 |
2.3% 13 |
6.4% 56 |
3.1% 7 |
6.5% 34 |
7.6% 151 |
6 |
9.2% 811 |
| Rising prices | 25.0% 1153 |
26.6% 153 |
31.3% 272 |
12.1% 27 |
35.1% 185 |
23.4% 466 |
5 |
25.7% 2256 |
| The job situation | 41.0% 1888 |
55.3% 318 |
33.2% 289 |
65.2% 146 |
24.1% 127 |
53.5% 1066 |
11 |
43.6% 3834 |
| Other (VOL.) | 4.3% 197 |
3.0% 17 |
5.6% 49 |
3.6% 8 |
2.8% 15 |
2.1% 42 |
5 |
3.7% 328 |
| None/Not worried about any (VOL.) | 1.3% 60 |
3.0% 17 |
2.4% 21 |
0.0% 0 |
3.8% 20 |
1.2% 23 |
0 |
1.6% 141 |
| Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 1.9% 89 |
0.0% 0 |
4.7% 41 |
9.8% 22 |
5.1% 27 |
1.7% 34 |
4 |
2.4% 213 |
| Missing | 4859 | 558 | 747 | 157 | 617 | 1843 | 0 | 8781 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 4605 |
100.0% 575 |
100.0% 870 |
100.0% 224 |
100.0% 527 |
100.0% 1993 |
35 |
8794 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Roman Catholic | Other Christian (Mormon, Orthodox, Unitarian, self-identified as Christian) | Jewish | Other religion | Atheist, agnostic, nothing in particular | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Problems in the financial markets | 16.1% 560 |
13.8% 279 |
10.1% 137 |
14.0% 21 |
8.8% 20 |
11.0% 158 |
38 |
13.6% 1175 |
| Declining real estate values | 9.2% 320 |
10.0% 202 |
8.5% 116 |
23.3% 35 |
8.4% 19 |
8.3% 120 |
5 |
9.4% 812 |
| Rising prices | 31.1% 1079 |
21.1% 426 |
27.8% 378 |
26.0% 39 |
18.5% 42 |
19.7% 284 |
14 |
25.9% 2248 |
| The job situation | 35.1% 1219 |
49.8% 1004 |
45.7% 621 |
33.3% 50 |
57.7% 131 |
52.5% 755 |
67 |
43.6% 3780 |
| Other (VOL.) | 3.5% 120 |
2.9% 58 |
5.4% 74 |
1.3% 2 |
2.6% 6 |
4.5% 65 |
9 |
3.7% 325 |
| None/Not worried about any (VOL.) | 1.6% 56 |
0.7% 14 |
0.8% 11 |
1.3% 2 |
4.0% 9 |
1.7% 25 |
24 |
1.3% 117 |
| Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 3.4% 119 |
1.7% 35 |
1.7% 23 |
0.7% 1 |
0.0% 0 |
2.2% 32 |
5 |
2.4% 210 |
| Missing | 3630 | 1981 | 1068 | 133 | 350 | 1554 | 0 | 8716 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 3473 |
100.0% 2018 |
100.0% 1360 |
100.0% 150 |
100.0% 227 |
100.0% 1439 |
162 |
8667 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less than a high school diploma | High school graduate | Some college, no four-year degree | Four-year college degree | Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Problems in the financial markets | 10.1% 122 |
9.7% 278 |
15.0% 349 |
16.8% 238 |
22.3% 221 |
8 |
13.7% 1208 |
| Declining real estate values | 1.8% 22 |
6.2% 179 |
10.7% 249 |
14.9% 211 |
15.8% 156 |
0 |
9.3% 817 |
| Rising prices | 30.0% 362 |
30.9% 885 |
21.6% 503 |
22.2% 314 |
19.7% 195 |
3 |
25.7% 2259 |
| The job situation | 47.3% 570 |
45.2% 1294 |
47.0% 1095 |
37.3% 528 |
34.8% 345 |
16 |
43.5% 3832 |
| Other (VOL.) | 3.0% 36 |
4.0% 114 |
3.5% 81 |
5.4% 77 |
2.5% 25 |
0 |
3.8% 333 |
| None/Not worried about any (VOL.) | 0.7% 8 |
1.0% 29 |
1.4% 33 |
2.1% 30 |
4.2% 42 |
0 |
1.6% 142 |
| Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 7.1% 86 |
3.0% 86 |
0.9% 21 |
1.2% 17 |
0.6% 6 |
0 |
2.5% 216 |
| Missing | 1177 | 2649 | 2485 | 1426 | 1040 | 0 | 8777 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 1206 |
100.0% 2865 |
100.0% 2331 |
100.0% 1415 |
100.0% 990 |
27 |
8807 |
Sex (I-SEX)
| Male | Female | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Problems in the financial markets | 13.1% 560 |
14.4% 654 |
13.8% 1214 |
| Declining real estate values | 10.1% 433 |
8.4% 384 |
9.3% 817 |
| Rising prices | 24.6% 1050 |
26.6% 1211 |
25.6% 2261 |
| The job situation | 43.2% 1844 |
44.0% 2002 |
43.6% 3846 |
| Other (VOL.) | 4.4% 190 |
3.1% 143 |
3.8% 333 |
| None/Not worried about any (VOL.) | 2.1% 90 |
1.1% 50 |
1.6% 140 |
| Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 2.5% 106 |
2.4% 110 |
2.4% 216 |
| Missing | 4280 | 4549 | 8829 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 4273 |
100.0% 4554 |
8827 |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
| Very conservative | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Very liberal | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Problems in the financial markets | 17.1% 104 |
13.8% 394 |
14.8% 453 |
10.5% 130 |
9.5% 53 |
80 |
13.7% 1134 |
| Declining real estate values | 9.2% 56 |
8.3% 237 |
11.3% 345 |
9.7% 120 |
9.4% 52 |
6 |
9.8% 810 |
| Rising prices | 27.6% 168 |
28.0% 798 |
23.5% 717 |
23.6% 291 |
23.1% 128 |
159 |
25.3% 2102 |
| The job situation | 37.2% 226 |
42.3% 1207 |
43.5% 1329 |
49.4% 609 |
48.5% 269 |
206 |
43.8% 3640 |
| Other (VOL.) | 6.9% 42 |
4.3% 122 |
2.6% 78 |
4.5% 55 |
1.1% 6 |
30 |
3.6% 303 |
| None/Not worried about any (VOL.) | 0.7% 4 |
1.2% 35 |
2.1% 64 |
1.5% 18 |
2.7% 15 |
4 |
1.6% 136 |
| Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 1.3% 8 |
2.0% 58 |
2.3% 71 |
0.8% 10 |
5.8% 32 |
37 |
2.2% 179 |
| Missing | 659 | 2782 | 2924 | 1367 | 535 | 0 | 8267 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 608 |
100.0% 2851 |
100.0% 3057 |
100.0% 1233 |
100.0% 555 |
522 |
8304 |

















