In 2023, about 35 percent of respondents in the United States stated that they were financially better off compared to 2022. Approximately nine percent of respondents reported their financial situation worse off than the year prior.
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Gallup. (January 20, 2023). Would you say that you are financially better off now than you were a year ago, or are you financially worse off now? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/408350/us-americans-opinion-about-the-change-in-their-financial-situation-during-past-year/
Gallup. "Would you say that you are financially better off now than you were a year ago, or are you financially worse off now?." Chart. January 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/408350/us-americans-opinion-about-the-change-in-their-financial-situation-during-past-year/
Gallup. (2023). Would you say that you are financially better off now than you were a year ago, or are you financially worse off now?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/408350/us-americans-opinion-about-the-change-in-their-financial-situation-during-past-year/
Gallup. "Would You Say That You Are Financially Better off Now than You Were a Year Ago, or Are You Financially Worse off Now?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/408350/us-americans-opinion-about-the-change-in-their-financial-situation-during-past-year/
Gallup, Would you say that you are financially better off now than you were a year ago, or are you financially worse off now? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/408350/us-americans-opinion-about-the-change-in-their-financial-situation-during-past-year/ (last visited October 02, 2023)
Would you say that you are financially better off now than you were a year ago, or are you financially worse off now? [Graph], Gallup, January 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/408350/us-americans-opinion-about-the-change-in-their-financial-situation-during-past-year/