March 15-18, 2010: Democracy Corps Poll—Nationwide poll includes questions on the federal budget deficit, Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment benefits.
“(Now I’m going to read you some pairs of statements. After I read each pair, please tell me whether the first statement or the second statement comes closer to your own view, even if neither is exactly right.)…First statement: The federal deficit is a big national problem but we should not make major spending cuts in Social Security, Medicare, or defense spending. Second statement: The federal deficit is such a national problem that we might have to cut spending broadly, including future Social Security, Medicare and defense spending….(If First/Second statement, ask:) (Do you feel that way strongly or not strongly?)”
46% First Statement Strongly
16% First Statement Not Strongly
10% Second Statement Not Strongly
19% Second Statement Strongly
* Both (Vol.)
3% Neither (Vol.)
6% Don۪t Know/Refused
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form B half sample. * = less than .5%.
Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Interviewing conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, March 15 – March 18, 2010 and based on 1,016 telephone interviews. Sample: national voters. Voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 election/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote. 171 respondents were interviewed on cell phones. [USGREEN.10DCMAR31.R55]
Formal Citation
Democracy Corps Poll, Mar, 2010. Retrieved Sep-7-2010 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’d like to read you a list of proposals to help close the federal budget deficit. After I read each item, please tell me whether you favor or oppose that proposal.)…Reduce future spending on entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare…(If Favor/Oppose, ask:) (Is that strongly or somewhat?)”
12% Strongly Favor
16% Somewhat Favor
19% Somewhat Oppose
48% Strongly Oppose
5% Don۪t Know/ Refused
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form B half sample.
Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Interviewing conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, March 15 – March 18, 2010 and based on 1,016 telephone interviews. Sample: national voters. Voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 election/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote. 171 respondents were interviewed on cell phones. [USGREEN.10DCMAR31.R72]
Formal Citation
Democracy Corps Poll, Mar, 2010. Retrieved Sep-7-2010 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html