A poll by Pew Research Center found that 69% of Americans say the economy is helping the wealthy, while hurting the poor, those without college degrees and the middle class.
Nearly three quarters of upper-income households say the current economic conditions are "excellent/good."Martin Barraud | Getty Images
Responses also differed widely by income groups. Nearly three quarters of upper-income households say the current economic conditions are "excellent/good," while a majority of lower-income earners say the economy is "only fair/poor." The responses suggest that even with a record-long economic expansion, a 50-year low unemployment rate of 3.5% and wage growth of over 3% a year, many Americans don't feel like they are benefitting as much as those at the top.
While wages and jobs may be more plentiful, health-care costs also remain a source of economic anxiety for many households. More than half of lower-income households say they worry "almost daily" about paying their health-care bills. And health-care costs rank much higher than the "availability of jobs" when it comes to people's household finances.
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