April 4, 2014: Harvard University Institute of Politics--Nationwide Poll on Young Americans' Attitudes Towards Politics and Public Service
"Different policymakers have proposed different solutions to reduce the gap between the rich and everyone else in America. Some of these solutions are below. For each solution, please use the following scale to indicate how effective you believe it would be at reducing the gap between the rich and everyone else.
Strengthening families and increasing the percentage of low-income parents who get married."
very/ somewhat effective 38%
not very/ not at all effective 17%
unsure 42%
"Raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour."
very/ somewhat effective 46%
not very/ not at all effective 26%
unsure 26%
"Making it easier for workers to join unions."
very/ somewhat effective 31%
not very/ not at all effective 24%
unsure 43%
"Reducing workplace discrimination based on gender and race."
very/ somewhat effective 46%
not very/ not at all effective 18%
unsure 34%
"How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? The government should spend more to reduce poverty."
agree 39%
disagree 27%
neither agree nor disagree 33%
"Increased racial diversity in the student body improves the quality of college education."
agree 46%
disagree 19%
neither agree nor disagree 33%
via Polling the Nations
Universe: Country: United States
Method: online
Sample Size: 3058
Additional Information: Young adults 18-29 years old
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/sites/default/files_new/Harvard_ToplineSpring2014.pdf
