May 12-16, 2010: AARP Social Security Survey—Nationwide survey includes two questions on reliance on Social Security for retirement income and the possibility of cutting Social Security to reduce the federal budget deficit.
“People relyon different sources of income for their retirement years. I’m going to readyou a list of sources. For each source, please tell me whether this issomething you rely on or plan to rely on in a substantial way for retirementincome, rely on somewhat, or not rely on at all. How about…payments fromSocial Security?”
31% Rely on in a substantial way for retirementincome
42% Rely onsomewhat
24% Not rely on atall
2% Don’t know
1% Refused
Subpopulation/Note: .
Survey by AARP. Methodology: Conducted by Social ScienceResearch Solutions/ICR-International Communications Research, May 12 – May 16,2010 and based on 1,004 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult.[USAARP.10SOCSEC.R2A]
FormalCitationAARPSocial Security Survey, May, 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
“Some peoplewant Congress to cut spending on entitlement programs to help reduce thefederal deficit. Social Security is an entitlement program. Would you favor oroppose cutting Social Security as a way to help reduce the deficit? (IfFavor/Oppose, ask:) Is that strongly or somewhat favor/oppose?”
6% Strongly favor
8% Somewhat favor
11% Somewhat oppose
71% Strongly oppose
4% Don’t know
* Refused
Subpopulation/Note: . * = less than.5%.
Survey by AARP. Methodology: Conducted by Social ScienceResearch Solutions/ICR-International Communications Research, May 12 – May 16,2010 and based on 1,004 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult.[USAARP.10SOCSEC.R5]
FormalCitation
AARPSocial Security Survey, May, 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