Looking at Who's Upbeat (or Not) About the New Year

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Like other goods, optimism about 2010 is unevenly distributed. In The Economist/
YouGov polling late last month, 17 percent of respondents said they’re “very optimistic” about how 2010 will be for themselves and their families; 38 percent said they’re “somewhat optimistic.” Fifteen percent were “somewhat pessimistic” and 7 percent “very pessimistic” on that score. (The rest were neither optimistic nor pessimistic.)

Young adults were more likely than their elders to feel upbeat about what 2010 will mean to them.

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