Georgians’ confidence in the local economy and their own financial progress continues to shift, but women remain less positive than men on those fronts, a poll done for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows. And adults under 40 were the most likely to say their own financial situation is better than it was five years ago.
Would you describe the state of Georgia’s economy these days as excellent, good, not so good or poor?
Male Female White non-Hispanic non-white
Excellent/Good 49% 35% 47% 33%
Not so good/Poor 51% 64% 52% 67%
Would you say your own personal financial situation is better now than five years ago, worse or about the same?
Male Female White non-Hispanic non-white 18-39 40-64 65+
Better 34 25 29 28 41 23 22 Worse 30 43 40 34 31 42 34 Same 36 32 32 38 28 35 43
From an exclusive AJC poll that surveyed 802 registered voters statewide between Jan. 6 and Jan. 9. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.
