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Poll Archive
Summer '08
A 2003 study by researchers at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research reports that parents give their adult children aged 18 to 34 an average of $2,200 a year in financial help. Do you think this is: [314 votes total]
Too much (169): 54%
Just Right (105): 33%
Too Little (40): 13%
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Spring '08
How do you see Social Security factoring into your retirement plan? [177 votes total]
I'm crossing my fingers but making other plans. (71): 40%
I'm counting it out. (62): 35%
I'm counting on it. (44): 25%
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Winter '08
With tax season upon us, what is your usual method of getting your taxes done? [215 votes total]
I do them myself and they're submitted in early February. (68): 32%
I hire someone to do my taxes, and we get them done early. (54): 25%
I do them myself, but it takes me awhile to pull it all together. (43): 20%
I hire someone to do my taxes, but we submit them close to April 15. (37): 17%
I do them myself, and it's usually at the last possible moment. (13): 6%
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#3 Fall '07
What is causing you to feel the financial pinch most? [64 votes total]
Rising gas prices (24): 38%
Health care costs (19): 30%
Lack of small annual pay increases (11): 17%
Other (please list) (7): 11%
Rising food costs (3): 5%
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#2 Fall '07
How do you budget for gift-giving? [25 votes total]
I set money aside regularly throughout the year (8): 32%
I put it on my credit card (7): 28%
I work it in the monthly budget (6): 24%
I spend now and worry about it later (4): 16%
#1 Fall '07
When it comes to volunteering, I am most inclined to volunteer when... [74 votes total]
Someone personally asks me to help (34): 46%
It’s an organization or cause that I believe in (31): 42%
I see a call for volunteers in a church bulletin or other publication (5): 7%
I can involve my family (4): 5%
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Summer/Fall '07
What's your favorite way to unwind in the summertime? [280 votes total]
Reading (62): 22%
Gardening (51): 18%
Walking (44): 16%
Other (please list) (31): 11%
Traveling (25): 9%
Camping (19): 7%
Golfing (17): 6%
Bicycling (16): 6%
Fishing (15): 5%
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Spring/Summer '07
How much debt do you have (including credit cards and loans - do not include first mortgage) and how comfortable are you with that amount? (Choose a dollar amount and a comfort level.) [487 votes total]
$1-24,999 (116): 24%
None. I am debt-free! (116): 24%
I can manage it; although it's larger than I would like. (74): 15%
It's no problem. (69): 14%
$25,000 - 49,000 (51): 10%
I'm teetering on the edge of it being a problem. (25): 5%
$75,000 or more (14): 3%
I need help to get it back in line. (10): 2%
$50,000 - 74,999 (9): 2%
I'm ready to file for bankruptcy. (3): 1%
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Spring '07
Where do you keep most of your retirement funds? [241 votes total]
401(k) / 403(b) (123): 51%
IRA (77): 32%
What funds? (22): 9%
Savings Account (10): 4%
Cookie Jar (9): 4%
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