Showing posts with label poll. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poll. Show all posts

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Most Americans Say $150,000 Annual Income Makes You Rich: Gallup


It's not only 1 percenters that Americans consider rich.
More than half of those recently polled by Gallup said an income of no more than $150,000 would qualify that person as rich.

When asked how much money per year would be necessary for them to consider themselves "rich," 53% mentioned an income of $150,000 or less, and 71% said an income of $300,000 would be enough.
Wealth marketing firm HNW Inc. considers an income of more than $350,000 per year enough to push someone into the top 1%.

But they also say most one percenters aren't aware of their exceptional status.


Friday, August 13, 2010

USA Today Poll: Faith in Social Security System Tanking

WASHINGTON — Battered by high unemployment and record home foreclosures, most Americans seem to have lost faith in another fundamental part of their personal finances: Social Security.

A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds that a majority of retirees say they expect their current benefits to be cut, a dramatic increase in the number who hold that view.

And a record 6 of 10 non-retirees predict Social Security won't be able to pay them benefits when they stop working.

Skepticism is highest among the youngest workers: 75% of those 18 to 34 don't expect to get a Social Security check when they retire.

By Susan Page, USA TODAY