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April 5-11, 2012: University of Phoenix/National Journal Next America Poll—Nationwide poll on Americans۪ perceptions of federal government programs that provide assistance to lower-income families.

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Nowthinking about federal government programs that provide assistance to lowerincome families…Which of the following concerns you more that federalprograms like food stamps and Medicaid don’t provide enough of a safety net forpeople who need help to get by or that government taxes workers too much tofund programs for people who could get by without help?

43% That federal programs like food stamps and Medicaid don۪t provide enough of a safety net for people who need to get by

47% That government taxes workers too much to fund programs for people who could get by without help

11% Don۪t know/Refused

Surveyby University of Phoenix, National Journal. Methodology: Conducted by PrincetonSurvey Research Associates International, April 5 – April 11, 2012 and based on1,308 telephone interviews. Sample: National adult. The sample included callback interviews with African-Americans and Hispanics who participated inprevious PSRAI surveys. 652 respondents were interviewed on a landlinetelephone, and 656 were interviewed on a cell phone, including

302who had no landline telephone. [USPSRA.041812UPNJ.R06]

Formal Citation

University of Phoenix/National Journal Next America Poll, Apr, 2012. Retrieved May-29-2012 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

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