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When asked to rate the national economy, some people base it on how they're doing financially or what they experience themselves.

Today the number of people describing themselves as "living comfortably and able to save" is still lower than it was in the summer of 2019, before the pandemic hit.

We might have expected big change in the lower income bracket of under $50,000, too, given that prices are absolute, but in fact there wasn't much.

Lower expenses might make these figures actually look more stable over time, but then standards of living might have gone down, perhaps spurring negative views in either case.)

That, in turn, is one reason that President Biden's economy and inflation ratings are staying low.

This CBS News/YouGov survey was conducted with a nationally representative sample of 2,335 U.S. adult residents interviewed between September 5-8, 2023.

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