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Economic Anxiety Index®

Why Americans feel the economy is rigged

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 29, 2016
A majority of respondents to our recent poll said the economy was rigged.
A majority of Americans think the economy is rigged, according to our Marketplace-Edison Research Poll.
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The midlife economic anxiety crisis

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 18, 2016
The most anxious people in our economic anxiety poll are 35 to 54-year-olds.
Ira Baron and his wife, Sharon Simon.
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The financial anxiety of living on a fixed income

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 18, 2016
One Alabama resident who had just $10 left over after paying bills shares her story.
Betty Moncrief stands at the grave of her mother.
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Where to turn when there's nowhere to turn

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 17, 2016
There are limited options for many people when hit with an unexpected expense.
The LIFT program in Los Angeles has a pilot program to provide small emergency grants to members facing unexpected financial emergencies.
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Life without a financial safety net

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 17, 2016
"It feels like being on a treadmill behind which there is a bed of spikes."
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What cheap gas means to Americans

by Andy Uhler
Mar 14, 2016
Low prices at the pump most benefit those financially struggling to get by
Low gas prices in February. 
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The economy's improving, but Americans' economic anxiety persists

by Dave Shaw
Mar 14, 2016
Our latest poll shows no change since the fall in levels of economic stress.
The latest Marketplace poll shows no change since the fall in levels of economic stress.
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Economic anxiety is keeping people up at night

by Kai Ryssdal , Dave Shaw and Mukta Mohan
Oct 26, 2015
DC Bureau Chief Dave Shaw explains the Marketplace-Edison Research Poll results.
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The Economic Anxiety Index, explained

by Marketplace Staff
Oct 26, 2015
It's a number that helps figure out how the economy feels on a personal level.
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