In January, women were less optimistic than men about the coming year optimistic % saying coming year will be better than past year
In early January, women were also less positive about prospects for the coming year than were men – and less optimistic than they had been a year earlier. Just 43% of women said they expected 2017 to be a better year than 2016, compared with 56% of men. In January 2016, nearly identical shares of women (55%) and men (56%) said the coming year would be better for them.
In January, women were less optimistic  | than men about the coming year optimistic  | % saying coming year will be better than past year  | Men  | Women  | 59  | 55  | 56  | 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17  | Source Survev conducted Jan. 4-9 2017  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 