VAR 000398 E1/E1.T. Better/worse off in last year MD1: EQ 0, MD2: GE 8 COLUMNS: 1254 - 1254 Numeric E1/E1.T. FTF: We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Would you say that you (and your family living here) are better off, worse off, or just about the same financially as you were a year ago? TELEPHONE: We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Would you say that you (and your family) are better off, worse off, or just about the same financially as you were a year ago? --------------------------------------------------------------------- A half-sample of respondents was randomly selected for administration of the E section. 1. BETTER 3. WORSE --> Skip to E1b 5. THE SAME --> Skip to E2 8. DK --> Skip to E2 9. RF 0. NA; INAP, R not selected for half-sample 0 1 3 5 8 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 880 312 130 482 3 ==============================