American Research Group, Inc.
The New Hampshire Poll

March 21, 2012

Quarterly Survey – March 2012

The following results are based on 600 completed telephone interviews among a statewide random sample of adults in New Hampshire. Of the 600 interviews, 557 interviews were among registered voters (190 Republicans, 147 Democrats, and 220 undeclared voters). The interviews were conducted March 15 through 18, 2012.

The theoretical margin of error for the total sample of 600 is plus or minus 4 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split. The theoretical margin of error for the sample of 557 registered voters is plus or minus 4.2 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.

Question wording and responses:

Would you say that you are now financially better off, about the same, or worse off compared to a year ago?

 

Better off

The same

Worse off

Undecided
Total sample 18% 42% 40% -
Voters 19% 42% 39% -
12/11 8% 40% 51% 1%
9/11 12% 37% 51% -
6/11 14% 38% 47% 1%
3/11 18% 29% 53% -
12/10 7% 55% 37% 1%
9/10 4% 44% 49% 3%
6/10 8% 50% 42% -
3/10 17% 46% 37% -
12/09 9% 35% 53% 3%
9/09 5% 36% 57% 2%
6/09 2% 47% 49% 2%
3/09 9% 35% 51% 5%
12/08 8% 26% 65% 1%
9/08 26% 295 41% 4%
6/08 7% 39% 54% -
3/08 15% 29% 56% -
12/07 16% 41% 41% 2%
9/07 21% 47% 31% 1%
6/07 13% 53% 33% 1%
3/07 17% 53% 27% 3%
12/06 14% 54% 31% 1%
9/06 16% 42% 39% 3%
6/06 10% 53% 33% 4%
3/06 25% 33% 38% 4%
12/05 21% 44% 33% 2%
9/05 13% 55% 29% 3%
6/05 14% 29% 55% 2%
3/05 18% 35% 45% 2%
12/04 25% 36% 38% 1%
9/04 20% 38% 41% 1%
6/04 28% 37% 35% -
3/04 22% 42% 36% -
12/03 28% 47% 24% 1%
9/03 30% 35% 31% 4%
6/03 11% 52% 37% -
3/03 21% 42% 36% -
12/02 14% 49% 37% -
9/02 15% 42% 43% -
6/02 18% 55% 27% -
3/02 13% 48% 39% -
12/01 21% 51% 27% 1%
9/01 16% 64% 19% 1%
6/01 29% 43% 25% 3%
3/01 44% 43% 13% -
12/00 40% 48% 11% 1%
9/00 36% 39% 25% -
6/00 31% 53% 16% -
3/00 31% 50% 16% 4%
12/99 33% 45% 22% -
9/99 35% 37% 28% -
6/99 43% 46% 10% 1%
3/99 33% 49% 15% 3%

 

Do you expect to be financially better off, about the same, or worse off a year from now?

 

Better off

The same

Worse off

Undecided
Total sample 24% 48% 24% 4%
Voters 24% 48% 23% 5%
12/11 15% 55% 24% 6%
9/11 17% 43% 38% 2%
6/11 11% 60% 25% 4%
3/11 21% 45% 31% 3%
12/10 23% 57% 17% 3%
9/10 22% 52% 20% 6%
6/10 20% 53% 20% 7%
3/10 24% 50% 25% 1%
12/09 19% 50% 30% 1%
9/09 20% 49% 26% 5%
6/09 17% 55% 22% 6%
3/09 19% 58% 19% 4%
12/08 24% 49% 25% 2%
9/08 26% 29% 35% 10%
6/08 23% 35% 34% 8%
3/08 7% 56% 32% 5%
12/07 18% 51% 30% 1%
9/07 36% 43% 17% 4%
6/07 15% 55% 22% 8%
3/07 22% 59% 17% 2%
12/06 16% 59% 22% 3%
9/06 24% 41% 26% 9%
6/06 17% 53% 27% 3%
3/06 23% 46% 29% 2%
12/05 28% 41% 23% 8%
9/05 32% 42% 19% 7%
6/05 24% 33% 38% 5%
3/05 35% 33% 28% 4%
12/04 43% 35% 17% 5%
9/04 24% 44% 20% 12%
6/04 35% 50% 12% 3%
3/04 49% 44% 4% 3%
12/03 51% 38% 5% 6%
9/03 44% 43% 12% 1%
6/03 36% 44% 18% 2%
3/03 38% 53% 7% 2%
12/02 35% 46% 19% -
9/02 46% 38% 4% 11%
6/02 28% 58% 8% 6%
3/02 27% 62% 6% 5%
12/01 33% 51% 8% 8%
9/01 28% 59% 9% 4%
6/01 41% 43% 10% 6%
3/01 46% 48% 6% -
12/00 40% 47% 8% 5%
9/00 37% 46% 12% 5%
6/00 31% 53% 16% -
3/00 31% 50% 16% 4%
12/99 44% 42% 10% 4%
9/99 43% 49% 7% 1%
6/99 38% 53% 6% 3%
3/99 40% 49% 3% 8%

 

In general, do you feel that this is a good time or a bad time for people like yourself to make a major purchase for their homes or families?

 

Good time

Depends

Bad time

Undecided
Total sample 20% 43% 37% -
Voters 20% 42% 38% -
12/11 12% 44% 44% -
9/11 17% 56% 28% -
6/11 18% 45% 37% -
3/11 17% 47% 36% -
12/10 16% 41% 43% -
9/10 14% 52% 34% -
6/10 22% 36% 42% -
3/10 25% 45% 30% -
12/09 18% 50% 31% 1%
9/09 14% 54% 32% -
6/09 13% 57% 30% -
3/09 17% 59% 24% -
12/08 12% 53% 35% -
9/08 9% 53% 38% -
6/08 15% 59% 26% -
3/08 12% 54% 34% -
12/07 19% 53% 28% -
9/07 16% 58% 26% -
6/07 16% 40% 44% -
3/07 14% 37% 49% -
12/06 16% 49% 35% -
9/06 21% 45% 34% -
6/06 14% 48% 37% 1%
3/06 17% 38% 45% 1%
12/05 8% 51% 40% 1%
9/05 17% 37% 45% 1%
6/05 33% 11% 50% 6%
3/05 21% 8% 67% 4%
12/04 27% 5% 62% 6%
9/04 31% 7% 57% 5%
6/04 27% 6% 58% 9%
3/04 47% 5% 48% -
12/03 38% 4% 54% 4%
9/03 29% 7% 55% 9%
6/03 34% 13% 48% 5%
3/03 28% 4% 64% 4%
12/02 40% 3% 57% -
9/02 32% 4% 56% 8%
6/02 43% 6% 38% 13%
3/02 34% 8% 56% 2%
12/01 31% 9% 54% 6%
9/01 25% 6% 64% 5%
6/01 49% 3% 43% 5%
3/01 46% 8% 35% 11%
12/00 47% 6% 35% 12%
9/00 69% - 28% 3%
6/00 65% 6% 21% 8%
3/00 65% 6% 21% 8%
12/99 44% 7% 43% 6%
9/99 64% 5% 28% 3%
6/99 66% 8% 18% 8%
3/99 56% 10% 21% 3%

 

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