FINANCIAL STATUS
Consumers by Whether They Are Cutting Back on

Spending for Food, Clothing, Gas, and Medical Treatment.

 

 

CUTTING BACK ON SPENDING
FOR CONSUMABLES

 

Everyone

No Products

One Product

Two or Three Products

All Four Products

 

(2902)

100%

(571)

20

(855)

29

(987)

34

(489)

17

 

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Financial Status

 

 

 

 

 

Income Class (defined by per Capita Income)

 

 

 

 

 

   Upper

7

18

7

4

3

   Middle

33

42

35

31

24

   Working

28

15

27

32

39

   Poverty

12

3

9

15

24

Percent owning stock

45

66

48

40

27

Ratio buyers to sellers if stock prices drop 10%

1.4

3.5

2.2

0.6

0.6

Affluence Index

84

134

92

63

53

Annual family income ($000)

52.9

80.1

54.7

45.2

37.2

 

 

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