Q.1 [SHOW CARD 1] Over the next five years do you think your living conditions will get better or worse? READ OUT

1 Much better
2 Slightly better
3 About the same
4 Slightly worse
5 Much worse
8 Other (Please Specify) ___________
9 Don't know
1234589total%n
total44.5%36.6%11.5%4.3%2.0%0.1%1.0%100.0%2002
genderMale48.0%31.7%12.3%5.1%1.5%0.3%1.2%100.0%782
Female42.3%39.7%11.0%3.9%2.3%-0.9%100.0%1220
age18 - 19 years50.7%40.3%6.7%2.2%---100.0%134
20 - 24 years53.4%30.7%8.7%4.5%0.3%0.3%1.9%100.0%309
25 - 29 years44.9%41.1%9.5%1.4%2.5%-0.7%100.0%285
30 - 34 years46.1%36.7%11.2%3.0%2.6%-0.4%100.0%267
35 - 39 years43.5%36.1%10.4%5.6%2.6%-1.9%100.0%269
40 - 44 years38.3%38.8%14.9%6.5%1.0%-0.5%100.0%201
45 - 49 years42.9%42.2%11.2%3.1%0.6%--100.0%161
50 - 54 years34.6%34.6%14.7%10.3%3.7%0.7%1.5%100.0%136
55 - 59 years38.1%33.3%17.9%4.8%4.8%-1.2%100.0%84
60 - 64 years45.2%30.1%15.1%3.2%6.5%--100.0%93
65 - 69 years36.5%34.9%19.0%6.3%--3.2%100.0%63
centMumbai 70.0%16.8%6.8%4.0%2.0%-0.4%100.0%250
Delhi 46.0%38.0%11.6%2.4%0.8%0.4%0.8%100.0%250
Kolkata 22.2%58.2%11.6%6.2%1.3%-0.4%100.0%225
Chennai 61.8%29.3%7.1%1.3%0.4%--100.0%225
Bangalore37.8%36.4%12.0%10.2%3.6%--100.0%225
Hyderabad29.8%55.6%6.2%3.1%4.9%-0.4%100.0%225
Ahmedabad61.3%18.7%15.1%4.0%0.4%0.4%-100.0%225
Pune 35.7%44.4%9.5%0.8%5.6%-4.0%100.0%126
Ludhiana 39.7%21.4%28.6%7.1%0.8%-2.4%100.0%126
Kochi 21.6%52.8%15.2%4.0%0.8%-5.6%100.0%125