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November 7-11, 2012: Public Religion Research Institute Post-election American Values Survey 2012 — Nationwide poll on economic policies and the candidates.

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Please tell me if you would favor or oppose each of the following to help reduce the nation’s budget deficit. Do you favor or oppose…cutting federal funding for social problems that help the poor?

30%  Favor

66%  Oppose

4%    Don۪t know/Refused

Methodology: Conducted by Public Religion Research Institute, November 7 – November 11, 2012 and based on 1,410 telephone interviews. Sample: National adults re-interviewed. Interviews were conducted by Directions in Research. Respondents were originally interviewed September 13-30, 2012 as part of a national adult sample of 3003. The survey was funded by the Ford Foundation with additional support from the Nathan Cummings Foundation. [USPRRI.12VALUES2.R24A]

(Again, regardless of who you support (in the 2012 presidential election)…Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think it applies more to Barack Obama or more to Mitt Romney?)…Understands the problems of poor Americans…(If Necessary, ask:) Even if you think it might apply to both candidates, please say whether you think it applies more to Obama or more to Romney.

63%  Barack Obama

28%  Mitt Romney

6%    Neither (Vol.)

1%    Both (Vol.)

1%    Don۪t know/Refused

Methodology: Conducted by Public Religion Research Institute, November 7 – November 11, 2012 and based on 1,410 telephone interviews. Sample: National adults re-interviewed. Interviews were conducted by Directions in Research. Respondents were originally interviewed September 13-30, 2012 as part of a national adult sample of 3003. The survey was funded by the Ford Foundation with additional support from the Nathan Cummings Foundation. [USPRRI.12VALUES2.R17D]

(Now, as I read some statements on a few different topics, please tell me if you completely agree, mostly agree, mostly disagree or completely disagree with each one.)…The government should do more to reduce the gap between the rich and poor.

30%  Completely agree

30%  Mostly agree

19%  Mostly disagree

20%  Completely disagree

1%    Don۪t know/Disagree

Methodology: Conducted by Public Religion Research Institute, November 7 – November 11, 2012 and based on 1,410 telephone interviews. Sample: National adults re-interviewed. Interviews were conducted by Directions in Research. Respondents were originally interviewed September 13-30, 2012 as part of a national adult sample of 3003. The survey was funded by the Ford Foundation with additional support from the Nathan Cummings Foundation. [USPRRI.12VALUES2.R19B]

(As you may know,next month (December 2012) Congress will be holding a debate about the federal budget for the coming year, which will involve decisions over national priorities. How important do you think the following values or principles should be as guides for these decisions?)…Protecting poor and vulnerable Americans…Is this the most important, a very important, somewhat important,not too important or not at all important as a value or principle guiding these decisions?

12%      The most important

50%      Very important

31%      Somewhat important

5%       Not too important

1%       Not at all important

1%       Don’t know/Refused

Methodology:Conducted by Public Religion Research Institute, November 7 – November 11, 2012 and based on 1,410 telephone interviews. Sample: National adults re-interviewed. Interviews were conducted by Directions in Research.Respondents were originally interviewed September 13-30, 2012 as part of a national adult sample of 3003. The survey was funded by the Ford Foundation with additional support from the Nathan Cummings Foundation. [USPRRI.12VALUES2.R25B]

Please tell me if you would favor or oppose each of the following to help reduce the nation’s budget deficit. Do you favor or oppose…cutting federal funding for social problems that help the poor?

30%      Favor

66%      Oppose

4%       Don’t know/Refused

Methodology:Conducted by Public Religion Research Institute, November 7 – November 11, 2012 and based on 1,410 telephone interviews. Sample: National adults re-interviewed. Interviews were conducted by Directions in Research.Respondents were originally interviewed September 13-30, 2012 as part of a national adult sample of 3003. The survey was funded by the Ford Foundation with additional support from the Nathan Cummings Foundation.[USPRRI.12VALUES2.R24A]

Formal Citation
Public Religion Research Institute Post-election American Values Survey 2012, Nov, 2012. Retrieved Dec-4-2012 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

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