---
"title": "Personal Financial Ratings Remain  Stable"
"description": "About four-in-ten Americans (41%) still rate their personal financial situation as excellent or good."
"date": "2008-10-16"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Russell Heimlich"
    "job_title": "Former web developer"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2008/10/16/personal-financial-ratings-remain-stable/"
---

# Personal Financial Ratings Remain Stable

While only 9% of Americans rate the state of the American economy as excellent or good — a near historic low — more than four-in-ten (41%) still rate their personal financial situation positively. The number giving a positive assessment of their personal finances has changed little since July (42% excellent/good). While personal financial ratings have remained more stable than national ratings of the economy historically, there has been an 8-point drop in positive personal finance assessments since January of this year. [Read More](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/pubs/992/public-worried-but-not-panicked-about-economy)