WASHINGTON (AP) – Just how financially secure you feel depends on your age, your race, your education and – perhaps not surprisingly – your income.
A new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that college graduates feel far more confident than high school graduates that they could afford an emergency $1,000 expense.
People ages 18 to 29 are more optimistic about finding a good job than those in their 60s are.
But Americans in their 60s are more confident than adults under 30 are about affording credit card and other expenses.
Most white Americans say they can manage their housing costs; blacks and Hispanics are far less confident about that.
The poll’s findings reflect the sharp demographic divides in the U.S. economy.
