January 6-10, 2010: Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Political Survey—Nationwide survey solicits the public۪s views on the importance of addressing poverty.
“(I’d like to ask you some questions about priorities for President (Barack) Obama and Congress this year (2010). As I read from a list, tell me if you think the item that I read should be a top priority, important but lower priority, not too important or should it not be done.) Should…dealing with the problems of poor and needy people be a top priority, important but lower priority, not too important, or should it not be done?”
53% Top priority
38% Important but lower priority
6% Not too important
2% Should not be done
2% Don۪t know/Refused
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form 2 half sample.
Survey by Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Methodology: Interviewing conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, January 6 – January 10, 2010 and based on 1,504 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. 1000 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone and 504 were interviewed on a cell phone, including 201 who had no landline telephone. [USPSRA.012510.R30OF2]
Formal Citation
Pew Research Center for the People , Jan, 2010. Retrieved Sep-2-2010 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html