24 <br />ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN EUGENE (Q45) <br />73% of respondents feel that their economic opportunity in Eugene during the past five years has <br />gotten better or stayed the same, compared with 65% in 2005, 60% in 2004, and 50% in 2003. <br />The percentage of respondents who feel the situation has worsened is currently 20%, down from <br />26% in 2005, 36% in 2004, and 45% in 2003. The number of respondents who believe that the <br />situation has stayed the same has remained relatively stable since 1998. <br />Econami+~ t~pp+~rtunity <br />~ett~r <br />Worse <br />Same <br />C~arti't kn~+v~€ <br />2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 <br />Better 25% 18% 17% 9% 14% 22% 26% 38% 45% <br />Worse 20 26 36 45 35 31 18 12 10 <br />Stayed the same 48 47 43 41 42 45 51 43 42 <br />Don't know 8 8 4 5 9 3 5 7 4 <br />55 to 64 year-olds are more likely than others to feel their economic opportunity has gotten <br />worse. Seniors are more likely than others to feel their economic opportunity has stayed the <br />same. <br />Advanced Marketing Research, Inc. <br />Q8~8 0810 20819 +JV~10 4080 +Jo814 ~V818 <br />