November 3-6, 2011: Princeton Survey Research Associates International—Nationwide poll on the likelihood that Congress will reduce the deficit solely by cutting programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
(As Iread you the list one more time, please tell me how likely you think it is thatCongress will do each of the following before the end of this year (2011).) Howlikely is it that Congress will agree on…new legislation to reduce thefederal deficit solely by cutting spending on federal programs, includingentitlements such as Medicare and Medicaid? Is it very likely, somewhat likely,not too likely, or not at all likely that Congress will agree on this beforethe end of this year?
10% Very likely
25% Somewhat likely
31% Not too likely
31% Not at all likely
3% Don۪t know/Refused
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton SurveyResearch Associates International, November 3 – November 6, 2011 and based on1,005 telephone interviews. Sample: National adult. 601 respondents wereinterviewed on a landline telephone, and 404 were interviewed on a cell phone,including 185 who had no landline telephone. [USPSRA.110711CC.R03D]
FormalCitation
United Technologies/National JournalCongressional Connection Poll, Nov, 2011. Retrieved Dec-8-2011 from the iPOLLDatabank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University ofConnecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html