Wage and investment expectations
CNBC's Wealth In America Survey, Part 2
Question |
March |
December |
---|---|---|
What are your wage expectations over the next year? | ||
Increase | 49% | 56% |
Decrease | 4% | 2% |
Stay the same | 47% | 42% |
What are your expectations for inflation? | ||
Inflation will increase by: | 8.2% | 6.4% |
What are your home-value expectations for the next year? | ||
Stay the same | 44% | 50% |
Increase 1-9% | 10% | 15% |
Increase 10% or more | 7% | 13% |
Increase, but not sure how much | 3% | 6% |
Decrease | 17% | 16% |
How will your stock portfolio value change over the next year? | (March '07) | |
Increase | 39% | 60% |
Decrease | 21% | 6% |
Stay the same | 36% | 30% |
How has your investing strategy changed from 2-3 months ago? | ||
More aggressive | 5% | 5% |
More conservative | 24% | 14% |
Unchanged | 70% | 79% |
How much debt do you have? | ||
A lot | 16% | |
Some | 30% | |
Not much | 28% | |
None | 24% | |
How has your level of debt changed in the last year? | ||
Increased | 29% | |
Decreased | 28% | |
Stayed the same | 42% | |
How many premium coffee drinks do you buy? | ||
More than a year ago | 4% | 5% |
Same amount | 19% | 16% |
Less than a year ago | 11% | 11% |
Don't drink | 65% | 68% |