Pew Research Center
Released: August 22, 2012
Chapter 1: Overview
As the 2012 presidential candidates prepare their closing arguments to America’s middle class, they are courting a group that has endured a lost decade for economic well-being. Since 2000, the middle class has shrunk in size, fallen backward in income and wealth, and shed some—but by no means all—of its characteristic faith in the future.
These stark assessments are based on findings from a new nationally representative Pew Research Center survey that includes 1,287 adults who describe themselves as middle class, supplemented by the Center’s analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
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Comments
This shows that really Middle
This shows that really Middle class share of economy lowest since WWII. I have read this article and it was said that according to a poll by Pew Research, launched earlier this week, the country's middle class continues to slide. It now comprises the tiniest part of the economic climate than it has in 60 years.
Are your source with those graphs really reliable? Just asking.
Thanks for commenting, KylieB
These are the original poll results, by Pew, that that other article is based on.
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