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June 23-27, 2012: Democracy Corps Poll—Nationwide poll on reduced wages, hours, or benefits at work.

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(I’m going to read you a list of economic experiences some people have recently had. For each one, please tell me if you have directly experienced this in the last year, if your family has directly experienced this in the last year, or if someone you know well, like a friend, neighbor or co-worker, has experienced this or if no one you know well has experienced it.)…Reduced wages, hours, or benefits at work

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20%    Impact self

15%    Impact family

21%    Impact someone you know

39%    No impact

5%      Don’t know/Refused

Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, June 23 – June 27, 2012 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: National likely voters. Likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 election/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote and said they are probably or almost certain to vote in the 2012 election. 680 respondents were interviewed on landline telephones and 320 on cell phones. [USGREEN.12DCJUL.R85]  

(I’m going to read you a list of economic experiences some people have recently had. For each one, please tell me if you have directly experienced this in the last year, if your family has directly experienced this in the last year, or if someone you know well, like a friend, neighbor or co-worker, has experienced this or if no one you know well has experienced it.)…Changed buying habits at the grocery store due to rising prices

49%   Impact Self

15%   Impact family

11%   Impact someone you know

21%   No impact

4%     Don۪t know/Refused

Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form A half sample.

Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, June 23 – June 27, 2012 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: National likely voters. Likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 election/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote and said they are probably or almost certain to vote in the 2012 election. 680 respondents were interviewed on landline telephones and 320 on cell phones. [USGREEN.12DCJUL.R90]

(I’m going to read you a list of economic experiences some people have recently had. For each one, please tell me if you have directly experienced this in the last year, if your family has directly experienced this in the last year, or if someone you know well, like a friend, neighbor or co-worker, has experienced this or if no one you know well has experienced it.)…Fallen behind on mortgage payments or home was foreclosed on

7%    Impact self

10%  Impact family

24%  Impact someone you know

53%  No impact

6%    Don۪t know/Refused

Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form B half sample.

Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, June 23 – June 27, 2012 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: National likely voters. Likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 election/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote and said they are probably or almost certain to vote in the 2012 election. 680 respondents were interviewed on landline telephones and 320 on cell phones. [USGREEN.12DCJUL.R87]

(I’m going to read you a list of economic experiences some people have recently had. For each one, please tell me if you have directly experienced this in the last year, if your family has directly experienced this in the last year, or is someone you know well, like a friend, neighbor or co-worker, has experienced this or if no one you know well has experienced it.)…Lost health insurance coverage

14%  Impact self

14%  Impact family

18%  Impact someone you know

48%  No impact

6%    Don۪t know/Refused

Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form A half sample.

Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, June 23 – June 27, 2012 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: National likely voters. Likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 election/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote and said they are probably or almost certain to vote in the 2012 election. 680 respondents were interviewed on landline telephones and 320 on cell phones. [USGREEN.12DCJUL.R86]

(I’m going to read you a list of economic experiences some people have recently had. For each one, please tell me if you have directly experienced this in the last year, if your family has directly experienced this in the last year, or if someone you know well, like a friend, neighbor or co-worker, has experienced this or if no one you know well has experienced it.)…Rejoined the job market and began to look for work again

15%   Impact self

18%   Impact family

25%   Impact someone you know

37%   No impact

5%     Don۪t know/Refused

Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, June 23 – June 27, 2012 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: National likely voters. Likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 election/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote and said they are probably or almost certain to vote in the 2012 election. 680 respondents were interviewed on landline telephones and 320 on cell phones. [USGREEN.12DCJUL.R89]

(I’m going to read you a list of economic experiences some people have recently had. For each one, please tell me if you have directly experienced this in the last year, if your family has directly experienced this in the last year, or if someone you know well, like a friend, neighbor or co-worker, has experienced this or if no one you know well has experienced it.)…Got a new job

13% Impact self

20%  Impact family

26%  Impact someone you know

35%  No impact

6%    Don۪t know/Refused

Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, June 23 – June 27, 2012 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: National likely voters. Likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 election/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote and said they are probably or almost certain to vote in the 2012 election. 680 respondents were interviewed on landline telephones and 320 on cell phones. [USGREEN.12DCJUL.R88]

I’m going to read you a list of economic experiences some people have recently had. For each one, please tell me if you have directly experienced this in the last year, if your family has directly experienced this in the last year, or if someone you know well, like a friend, neighbor or co-worker, has experienced this or if no one you know well has experienced it….Loss of a job

13%  Impact self

21%  Impact family

29%  Impact someone you know

34%  No impact

4%    Don۪t know/Refused

Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, June 23 – June 27, 2012 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: National likely voters. Likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 election/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote and said they are probably or almost certain to vote in the 2012 election. 680 respondents were interviewed on landline telephones and 320 on cell phones. [USGREEN.12DCJUL.R84]

Formal Citation
Democracy Corps Poll, Jun, 2012. Retrieved Aug-23-2012 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

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