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Poll: Floridians Say Money OK

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 20, 2008

Recession or no recession, a new poll by Quinnipiac University suggests that most Floridians feel they're in good shape financially.

Unemployment in Florida is higher than it has been in 14 years at 6.6 percent. However, 56 percent of Floridians described their personal finances as good or excellent in the survey, conducted over six days ending Sunday.

Asked an open-ended question about the biggest problem facing Florida, the leading response was the job market and unemployment with 21 percent, the economy in general, 15 percent; property taxes, 5 percent; followed by education in general, the housing market and the mortgage crisis, with 4 percent each.

Source: Survey of 1,361 Florida voters by Quinnipiac University of Hamden, Conn. Margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

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