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Registered Voters |
| Do you think people who are poor, and earn below a certain income, should be required to pay taxes on what they earn or should they be exempt from paying income taxes? |
| Pay taxes on what they earn |
Be exempt from paying taxes |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Registered Voters |
60% |
37% |
3% |
| Party Identification |
Democrat |
47% |
51% |
3% |
| Republican |
71% |
26% |
3% |
| Independent |
62% |
34% |
3% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
72% |
25% |
3% |
| Political Ideology |
Very liberal-Liberal |
39% |
59% |
3% |
| Moderate |
59% |
38% |
3% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
71% |
27% |
3% |
| Region |
Northeast |
58% |
41% |
<1% |
| Midwest |
60% |
34% |
6% |
| South |
62% |
36% |
3% |
| West |
57% |
39% |
4% |
| Household Income |
Less than $50,000 |
58% |
38% |
4% |
| $50,000 or more |
60% |
38% |
2% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
60% |
37% |
3% |
| College graduate |
58% |
39% |
3% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
64% |
33% |
3% |
| 45 or older |
58% |
39% |
3% |
| Age |
18 to 29 |
60% |
35% |
5% |
| 30 to 44 |
68% |
31% |
1% |
| 45 to 59 |
54% |
43% |
3% |
| 60 or older |
60% |
36% |
4% |
| Generation |
Millennials (18-30) |
61% |
34% |
5% |
| Gen X (31-46) |
66% |
33% |
1% |
| Baby Boomers (47-65) |
54% |
43% |
4% |
| Silent-Greatest (Over 65) |
63% |
33% |
4% |
| Race |
White |
60% |
36% |
3% |
| Non-white |
58% |
39% |
2% |
| Gender |
Men |
59% |
38% |
3% |
| Women |
60% |
36% |
4% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
60% |
37% |
3% |
| Cell Phone |
59% |
38% |
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. |
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