MP 10-14

Did you catch Edison's Larry Rosin on the @marketplace show discussing the latest data from our #economicanxiety poll? If not, here’s a recap!

- 30% of people full/part-time employed fear they will lose their job compared to just 15% a year ago.
- 38% who rent a home fear they will not be able to pay their rent compared to 25% last year.
- 37% of Americans say their financial situation is better than a year ago which means ~60% do not think they are better off financially.
- Statistics say things are “getting better,” but surveys show that people do not necessarily agree
- 62% of Americans believe the economic system is rigged in favor of certain groups which is lower than the 70% from the previous wave, but still a majority.
- 91% of these Americans believe the economy is rigged for the rich.
- 89% believe that the economy is rigged for politicians.
- 86% believe the economy is rigged for corporations.
- Those who intend to vote for Hilary Clinton tend to believe that the economy is rigged more than those who are intending to vote for Donald Trump.
- Clinton vs. Trump votes disagree on whom the economy is rigged for. 62% of Clinton supporters believe the economy is rigged for white people whereas only 21% of Trump supporters say so.
- 56% of Trump supporters believe that the economy is rigged to favor minorities compared to the 19% of Clinton supporters who agree.
- 63% of Trump supporters believe that the economy is rigged to support immigrants whereas only 19% of Clinton supporters believe this.
- A quarter of Americans completely distrust the economic data reported by the government (employment rate, jobs added, etc.)
- 48% of Trump supporters completely distrust economic data reported by the government, as compared to only 5% of Clinton supporters.