Registered Voters
Please tell me whether you think each of the following should or should not be included in the Super Committee's deficit reduction proposal:Increases in taxes on higher-income Americans?
Should Should not Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 67% 30% 3%
Party Identification Democrat 83% 13% 4%
Republican 53% 45% 2%
Independent 64% 34% 2%
Tea Party Supporters 41% 58% 1%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 90% 8% 2%
Moderate 78% 19% 3%
Conservative-Very conservative 46% 52% 2%
Region Northeast 75% 22% 3%
Midwest 64% 33% 3%
South 66% 31% 3%
West 64% 34% 3%
Household Income Less than $50,000 68% 29% 2%
$50,000 or more 68% 30% 1%
Education Not college graduate 66% 31% 2%
College graduate 69% 28% 2%
Age Under 45 69% 29% 3%
45 or older 66% 31% 3%
Age 18 to 29 67% 30% 3%
30 to 44 70% 27% 3%
45 to 59 70% 29% <1%
60 or older 64% 32% 4%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 66% 31% 3%
Gen X (31-46) 70% 28% 2%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 69% 29% 1%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 63% 33% 4%
Race White 69% 30% 2%
Non-white 63% 32% 5%
Gender Men 66% 33% 1%
Women 68% 28% 4%
Interview Type Landline 68% 29% 3%
Cell Phone 64% 34% 3%
Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted November 8th through 10th, 2011, N=872 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.