Connecticut residents fall in the middle of the pack when it comes to economic confidence and satisfaction with their standard of living, according to a new Gallup compilation of 2009 survey data, despite ranking near the bottom in terms of job creation.
Other findings of the “State of the States” report:
* The state scores relatively high in some key components of physical well-being, including healthy behavior and access to good food, medicine and other factors, but only slightly above average overall.
* State residents are more likely to describe themselves as conservative than liberal; the proportion saying they are moderate-40.8 percent-is fifth highest among all states.
The results are based on telephone interviews conducted during 2009. The size of the samples varies, and the margins of error are between 1 and 3 percentage points for most states.
—From www.ctmirror.org
