October 1-5, 2010: CBS News Poll—Nationwide poll solicits the public۪s views on whether the benefits of government programs like Social Security and Medicare are worth the cost to taxpayers.
“Overall, do you think the benefits from government programs such as Social Security and Medicare are worth the costs of those programs for taxpayers, or are they not worth the costs?”
75% Worth it
19% Not worth it
6% Don’t know/No answer
Subpopulation/Note: .
Methodology: Conducted by CBS News, October 1 – October 5, 2010 and based on 1,129 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. The interviews were conducted by land-line and cell phones. [USCBS.100710B.R53]
Formal Citation
CBS News Poll, Oct, 2010. Retrieved Nov-9-2010 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html