February 8-13, 2012: CBS News/New York Times Poll—National poll on perception of which income level each presidential candidate۪s policies favor.
In general, do you think the policies proposed by Newt Gingrich favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or do they treat all groups equally?
54% Favor the rich
9% Favor the middle class
1% Favor the poor
21% Treat all equally
15% Don۪t know/ No answer
In general, do you think the policies proposed by Rick Santorum favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or do they treat all groups equally?
31% Favor the rich
11% Favor the middle class
2% Favor the poor
29% Treat all equally
27% Don۪t know/ No answer
In general, do you think the policies proposed by Ron Paul favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or do they treat all groups equally?
24% Favor the rich
14% Favor the middle class
2% Favor the poor
38% Treat all equally
22% Don۪t know/ No answer
In general, do you think the policies proposed by Mitt Romney favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or do they treat all groups equally?
53% Favor the rich
11% Favor the middle class
1% Favor the poor
22% Treat all equally
13% Don۪t know/ No answer
Methodology: Conducted by CBS News/New York Times, February 8 – February 13, 2012 and based on 1,197 telephone interviews. Sample: National adult. The interviews were conducted by land-line and cell phones. [USCBSNYT.021412A.R50]
Formal Citation
CBS News/New York Times Poll, Feb, 2012. Retrieved Feb-24-2012 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html