September 29-30, 2010: Princeton Survey Research Associates International/Newsweek Poll—Nationwide poll of registered voters solicits the public۪s views on the criticisms of the Pledge to America۪ and the administration of Social Security.
“As you may know, some economists and policy analysts have studied the ‘Pledge to America’ and concluded that its proposals either will not succeed in reducing the federal deficit or will require massive cuts in Social Security and Medicare to succeed. From what you know about it, do you generally agree or generally disagree with such criticism of the Pledge to America?۪”
44% Agree
36% Disagree
17% Haven’t seen/heard enough to say (Vol.)
3% Don’t know
Subpopulation/Note: Registered voters who have seen, heard, or read anything about the Republican’s ‘Pledge to America’ (36%).
Survey by Newsweek. Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, September 29 – September 30, 2010 and based on 1,025 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. 691 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 334 were interviewed on a cell phone. [USPSRNEW.100110.R14]
Formal Citation
Princeton Survey Research Associates International/Newsweek Poll, Sep, 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
“(Please tell me which political party…the Republicans or the Democrats…you trust to do a better job handling each of the following.) What about…Social Security?”
31% Republicans
45% Democrats
7% Both (Vol.)
13% Neither (Vol.)
4% Don’t know
Subpopulation/Note: .
Survey by Newsweek. Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, September 29 – September 30, 2010 and based on 1,025 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. 691 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 334 were interviewed on a cell phone. [USPSRNEW.100110.R08G]
Formal Citation
Princeton Survey Research Associates International/Newsweek Poll, Sep, 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