January 5-9, 2011: CBS News Poll—Nationwide poll solicits the public’s perceptions of government spending on Medicare, Medicaid, and welfare programs.
“As far as you known, what percentages of the total federal budget is spent on…Medicare and Medicaid–less than 5%, between 5 and 10%, between 10 and 20%, between 20 and 30%, between 30 and 50%, or more than 50%?”
5% Less than 5%
14% Between 5% and 10%
23% Between 10% and 20%
20% Between 20% and 30%
13% Between 30% and 50%
4% More than 50%
21% Don’t know/No answer
Subpopulation/Note:.
Methodology: Conducted by CBS News, January 5 – January 9, 2011 and based on 1,178 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. The interviews were conducted by land-line and cell phones. [USCBS.011411.R68]
Formal Citation
CBS News Poll, Jan, 2011. Retrieved Jan-31-2011 from the iPOLL Databank, The RoperCenter for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html
“As far as you know, what percentages of the total federal budget is spent on…Welfare programs–less than 5%, between 5 and 10%, between 10 and 20%, between 20 and 30%, between 30 and 50%, or more than 50%?”
10% Less than 5%
19% Between 5% and 10%
21% Between 10% and 20%
17% Between 20%-30%
10% Between 30%-50%
5% More than 50%
18% Don’t know/No answer
Subpopulation/Note: .
Methodology: Conducted by CBS News, January 5 – January 9, 2011 and based on 1,178 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. The interviews were conducted by land-line and cell phones. [USCBS.011411.R65]
Formal Citation
CBS News Poll, Jan, 2011. Retrieved Jan-31-2011 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html