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1、Social&DemographicTrendsAugust22,2012Fewer,Poorer,GloomierTheLostDecadeoftheMiddleClassFORFURTHERINFORMATION,CONTACTPewSocial&DemographicTrendsTel(202)419-43721615LSt.,N.W.,Suite700Washington,D.C.20036www.pewsocialtrends.orgTableofContentsPAGEChapter1:Overview1Chapter2:Middle-ClassDemo
2、graphics16Chapter3:Middle-ClassEconomics20Chapter4:Middle-ClassMobility40Chapter5:Middle-ClassPolitics49Chapter6:CensusTrendsforIncomeandDemography58Chapter7:IncomeandWealth,byIncomeTier82Appendices1DemographicsoftheAdultPopulationinLower-,Middle-andUpper-101IncomeHouseholds2Methodolog
3、yforIncomeandWealthAnalysis1073SurveyMethodology1124ToplineQuestionnaire118Copyright©2012PewResearchCenterwww.pewresearch.org1PEWSOCIAL&DEMOGRAPHICTRENDSCHAPTER1:OVERVIEWADecadeofDeclineMiddle-TierMedianHouseholdIncomeAsthe2012presidentialcandidatesprepareFalls…theirclosingargumentstoA
4、merica’smiddleIncomesarescaledtoreflectathree-personclass,theyarecourtingagroupthathashousehold(in2011dollars)enduredalostdecadeforeconomicwell-being.Since2000,themiddleclasshasshrunkin$72,956size,fallenbackwardinincomeand$69,487wealth,andshedsome—butbynomeansall—ofitscharacteristicfai
5、thinthefuture.$58,307Thesestarkassessmentsarebasedon1983199220012010findingsfromanewnationallyrepresentative…MedianNetWorthPlummets…PewResearchCentersurveythatin2011dollarsincludes1,287adultswhodescribethemselves$152,950asmiddleclass,supplementedbytheCenter'sanalysisofdatafromtheU.S.Ce
6、nsusBureauandFederalReserveBoardofGovernors.$129,582Fully85%ofself-describedmiddle-classadults$91,056$93,150sayitismoredifficultnowthanitwasadecade1983199220012010agoformiddle-classpeopletomaintaintheir…andtheMiddleClassSaysitsLifestyleisstandardofliving.Ofthosewhofeelthisway,HardertoM
7、aintain62%say“alot”oftheblamelieswithCongress,%ofmiddle-classadultswhosayitis…formiddlewhile54%saythesameaboutbanksandclasstomaintainstandardoflivingtodaythan10yearsagofinancialinstitutions,47%aboutlargecorporations,44%abouttheBushMoredifficult85administration,39%aboutforeigncompetit
