June 17-21, 2010: NBC News-Wall Street Journal Poll—Nationwide poll includes two questions on top priority issues for the federal government and Social Security.
“Let me list some issues that have been proposed for the federal government to address. Please tell me which one of these items you think should be the top priority for the federal government….Job creation and economic growth, the Gulf Coast oil spill and energy, the deficit and government spending, national security and terrorism, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, health care, social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage (If More than one, ask:) Well, if you had to choose just one, which do you think should be the top priority?”
33% Job creation and economic growth
22% The Gulf Coast oil spill and energy
15% The deficit and government spending
9% National security and terrorism
9% The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
7% Health care
2% Social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage
3% All equally (Vol.)
Subpopulation/Note: .
Survey by NBC News, Wall Street Journal. Methodology: Conducted by Hart and McInturff Research Companies, June 17 – June 21, 2010 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. The sample included 200 respondents who use a cell phone only. [USNBCWSJ.10JUN.R08A]
Formal CitationNBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, Jun, 2010. Retrieved Nov-9-2010 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html
“(Now I’m going to read you some things that you might learn about a candidate running for Congress. For each one, please tell me whether (A) you are enthusiastic about the candidate having this attribute, (B) you are comfortable with it, (C) you have some reservations about it, (D) you are very uncomfortable with it, or (E) it makes no difference to you.)…Supports phasing out Social Security and instead supports allowing workers to invest their Social Security contributions in the stock market”
9% (A) Enthusiastic about this attribute
15% (B) Comfortable with this attribute
18% (C) Have some reservations about this attribute
48% (D) Very uncomfortable with this attribute
8% (E) Makes no difference
2% Not sure
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form B half sample.
Survey by NBC News, Wall Street Journal. Methodology: Conducted by Hart and McInturff Research Companies, June 17 – June 21, 2010 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. The sample included 200 respondents who use a cell phone only. [USNBCWSJ.10JUN.R16P]
Formal Citation
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, Jun, 2010. Retrieved Nov-9-2010 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html