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Poll Suggests Floridians Feel OK About Their Finances

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By MICHAEL SASSO | The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 19, 2008

TAMPA - Recession or no recession, a new poll by Quinnipiac University suggests a majority of Floridians feel their personal finances are in good shape.

Quinnipiac, based in Hamden, Conn, surveyed 1,361 Florida voters from Nov. 11 to 16 about the state economy. When asked about their personal finances, 7 percent of respondents described them as excellent and 49 percent described them as good. Another 30 percent responded "not so good" and 13 percent said "poor."

Still, those surveyed overwhelmingly said their financial state has fallen from last year. When asked whether they are better off than a year ago, 20 percent said yes, but 59 percent said they are worse off. Twenty percent said their finances are unchanged.

When asked an open-ended question about the biggest problem facing Florida, the leading response was the job market and unemployment, which was mentioned by 21 percent of respondents.

Getting the next highest number of responses were: the economy in general (15 percent); property taxes (5 percent); and education in general, the housing market and the mortgage crisis (all 4 percent).

The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent.

Reporter Michael Sasso can be reached at (813) 259-7865.

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