One in every five Americans is not making ends meet, according to a new study.

Country Financial of Bloomington, Ind., published this finding in a summary of results from a national telephone survey of 3,000 Americans. The results were compiled by the research firm Rasmussen Reports, LLC, of Asbury Park, N.J.

The survey reveals that while fewer than 1 in 10 Americans (9 percent) say their lifestyle is more than they can afford, more than one in five (21 percent) say their monthly spending exceeds their income at least half of the year.

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