January 23, 2014: CBS News — Nationwide poll on Wealth Distribution
“Should the government do more to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor in this country, or is this something the government should not be doing?”
Total | Republican | Democrat | Independent | |
Reduce Gap | 49% | 22% | 68% | 50% |
Should Not | 45% | 75% | 24% | 44% |
Don’t Know/No Answer | 6% | 3% | 8% | 5% |
“Do you think the gap between the rich and the poor in the US is getting larger, getting smaller, or has it stayed the same?”
Total | Republican | Democrat | Independent | |
Larger | 70% | 56% | 73% | 75% |
Smaller | 5% | 7% | 3% | 6% |
Same | 24% | 36% | 22% | 18% |
Don’t Know/ No Answer | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
ViaPolling the Nations
Universe: Country: United States
Method: telephone: landline and cell phone
Sample Size: 1018
Copyright Info: Reproduced with permission.
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