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National Adults |
| Do you support or oppose doing each of the following to deal with the federal budget deficit: Cut Medicare and Medicaid? |
| Support |
Oppose |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Registered Voters |
18% |
80% |
2% |
| Party ID |
Democrat |
5% |
92% |
2% |
| Republican |
25% |
73% |
2% |
| Independent |
23% |
75% |
2% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
28% |
70% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal |
8% |
92% |
<1% |
| Moderate |
11% |
88% |
2% |
| Conservative |
29% |
68% |
4% |
| President Obama's April 13th Speech |
Before |
19% |
79% |
1% |
| After |
15% |
83% |
2% |
| Region |
Northeast |
13% |
86% |
<1% |
| Midwest |
22% |
75% |
3% |
| South |
18% |
81% |
1% |
| West |
14% |
84% |
2% |
| Household Income |
Less than $50,000 |
13% |
85% |
2% |
| $50,000 or more |
20% |
79% |
1% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
15% |
84% |
2% |
| College graduate |
20% |
78% |
2% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
17% |
82% |
1% |
| 45 or older |
18% |
80% |
2% |
| Race |
White |
17% |
81% |
2% |
| Non-white |
16% |
83% |
1% |
| Gender |
Men |
22% |
76% |
2% |
| Women |
13% |
86% |
1% |
| Obama Approval Rating |
Approve |
8% |
91% |
<1% |
| Disapprove |
26% |
71% |
3% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
17% |
81% |
2% |
| Cell Phone |
18% |
81% |
1% |
| Marist Poll National Registered Voters Split Sample: Interviews conducted April 10th through April 14th, 2011, N=555 MOE +/- 4.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. |
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