Two bar charts showing whether respondents think the economy is better or worse than it was a year ago or about the same, and whether they think the economy will be better, worse or about the same a year from now. Twenty-three percent of respondents say they think the economy is better compared with 40 percent who say it is worse. Thirty percent think the economy will be better a year from now, compared with 22 percent who say they think it will be worse.