November 3- 6, 2011: United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll—Nationwide poll on importance of Congress reducing the deficit by cutting spending on entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid by the end of the year.
(Nowthinking about the US (United States) Congress…Please tell me how importantyou think it is for Congress to reach agreement on each of the following beforethe end of this year (2011).) How important is it that Congress agrees on…newlegislation to reduce the federal deficit solely by cutting spending on federalprograms, including entitlements such as Medicare and Medicaid? Is it veryimportant, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important forCongress to do this before the end of this year?
40% Very Important
20% Somewhat important
14% Not to important
20% Not at all important
6% 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.R01D]
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