The Texas Politics Project

Results displayed in this table are for registered voters only. The sample size varies somewhat for each poll.

July 2008: n=668 (MOE = +/- 3.79)
October 2008: n=534 (MOE = +/- 4.24)
February 2009: n=715 (MOE = +/- 3.66)
June 2009: n=790 (MOE = +/- 3.49)
October 2009: n=799 (MOE = +/- 3.47)
February 2010: n=800 (MOE = +/- 3.46

Question wording since October 2008 has been consistent, and as follows:
Compared to a year ago, would you say that the country is economically a lot better off, somewhat better off, about the same, somewhat worse off, or a lot worse off?

1. A lot better off
2. Somewhat better off
3. About the same
4. Somewhat worse off
5. A lot worse off
6. Don't know

(For the purposes of the table above, options 1 and 2 were collapsed into "Better Off" and options 4 and 5 were collapsed into "Worse Off")

Wording was slightly different in the July 2008 poll:
Compared to a year ago, do you think that the country is better off, worse off, or about the same economically?

1. Better off
2. Worse off
3. About the same
4. Don't know