More than one in three people who took part in the RTÉ, Irish Times, TG4 and Trinity College Dublin Exit Poll carried out by Ipsos B&A immediately after voting yesterday said their standard of living has worsened over the past year, while just over one in 10 said it has improved.
The Exit Poll was carried out in person outside 253 polling stations covering each of the 43 Dail constituencies. 5018 people participated in the poll.
Some 35% of respondents said the standard of living has worsened in the past year, 13% said it has improved, 52% said it has remained the same and 1% had no response.
More women (39%) than men (30%) said their standard of living had fallen, while respondents from younger age groups were overrepresented.
40% of 18-24 year olds agreed with the view as did 43% of 25-34 year olds and 39% of 35-49s year olds.
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People in the 50-64 year olds age category and 65+ category were less likely to say their standard of living had fallen over the last 12 months, at 31% and 24% respectively.
These responses were broadly stable across regions, at 33% in Dublin, 36% in the rest of Leinster, 34% in Munster and 35% in Connacht/Ulster.
People who said their standard of living had improved included 15% of men and 11% of women. Some 7% of 18-24 year olds agreed with the view, 11% of 25-34 year olds, 12% of 35-49 year olds, 15% of 50-64 year-olds and 14% of people aged 65 or over.
Across regions, 15% of exit poll participants in Dublin said their standard of living had improved, 10% in the rest of Leinster, 13% in Munster and 14% in Connacht/Ulster.
Among respondents who said their standard of living "stayed the same" in the past year, 54% of men and 50% of women agreed.
By age group this broke down as 51% of 18-24 year olds, 46% of 25-34 year olds, 49% of 35-48 year olds, 53% of 50-64 year olds and 60% of people age 65 or over.
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