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 liketo ask you some questions about priorities for President (Barack) Obama andCongress this year (2010). As I read from a list, tell me if you think the itemthat I read should be a top priority, important but lower priority, not tooimportant or should it not be done.) Should…taking steps to make the SocialSecurity system financially sound be a top priority, important but lowerpriority, not too important, or should it not be done?”
66% Top priority
28% Important butlower priority
3% Not tooimportant
2% Should not bedone
1% Don’tknow/Refused
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form 2half sample.
Survey by Pew Research Center for the People & thePress. Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research AssociatesInternational, January 6 – January 10, 2010 and based on 1,504 telephoneinterviews. Sample: national adult. 1000 respondents were interviewed on alandline telephone and 504 were interviewed on a cell phone, including 201 whohad no landline telephone. [USPSRA.012510.R30MF2]
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PewResearch Center for the People , Jan, 2010. Retrieved Nov-9-2010 from the iPOLLDatabank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University ofConnecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html