November 12-16, 2013: the Center for American Progress nationwide survey of American attitudes 50 years after LBJ۪s War on Poverty
“Would you support or oppose the president and Congress setting a national goal to cut poverty in the United States in half within 10 years?”
40% strongly support
30% somewhat support
8% somewhat oppose
14% strongly oppose
8% don۪t know/refused
Democrats
89% support
Republicans
54% support
Methodology: GBA Strategies conducted a national telephone survey of 1,000 adults between November 12 and November 16, 2013.
Formal Citation
Center for American Progress, November, 2013. Retrieved Jan-15-2014 from “50 Years After LBJ۪s War on Poverty,” Center for American Progress. http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/poverty/report/2014/01/07/81702/50-years-after-lbjs-war-on-poverty/.