April 14-17, 2011: ABC News/Washington Post Poll—Nationwide poll solicits the public۪s views on support for cutting spending on Medicaid in order to reduce the national debt.
“In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose…cutting spending on Medicaid, which is the government health insurance program for the poor? (If Support/Oppose, ask:) Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?”
14% Support strongly
16% Support somewhat
17% Oppose somewhat
52% Oppose strongly
2% No opinion
Survey by ABC News, Washington Post. Methodology: Conducted by Langer Research Associates, April 14 – April 17, 2011 and based on 1,001 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. The interviews included landline and cell-phone-only respondents. The interviews were conducted by TNS Intersearch. [USABCWP.042011.R17A]
Formal Citation
ABC News/Washington Post Poll, Apr, 2011. Retrieved May-5-2011 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html