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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: Major cuts in Social Security and Medicare? |
| Should |
Should not |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Registered Voters |
17% |
81% |
2% |
| Party Identification |
Democrat |
12% |
86% |
2% |
| Republican |
16% |
81% |
3% |
| Independent |
20% |
79% |
1% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
22% |
76% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Very liberal-Liberal |
15% |
84% |
<1% |
| Moderate |
16% |
82% |
2% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
18% |
80% |
2% |
| Region |
Northeast |
11% |
86% |
3% |
| Midwest |
11% |
87% |
2% |
| South |
17% |
82% |
1% |
| West |
28% |
70% |
1% |
| Household Income |
Less than $50,000 |
12% |
86% |
2% |
| $50,000 or more |
20% |
78% |
2% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
14% |
85% |
2% |
| College graduate |
21% |
76% |
2% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
25% |
74% |
1% |
| 45 or older |
14% |
84% |
2% |
| Age |
18 to 29 |
30% |
70% |
<1% |
| 30 to 44 |
20% |
78% |
2% |
| 45 to 59 |
20% |
80% |
<1% |
| 60 or older |
10% |
86% |
3% |
| Generation |
Millennials (18-30) |
30% |
70% |
<1% |
| Gen X (31-46) |
18% |
80% |
2% |
| Baby Boomers (47-65) |
18% |
81% |
1% |
| Silent-Greatest (Over 65) |
9% |
87% |
4% |
| Race |
White |
12% |
86% |
2% |
| Non-white |
31% |
66% |
3% |
| Gender |
Men |
22% |
77% |
1% |
| Women |
12% |
85% |
2% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
15% |
83% |
2% |
| Cell Phone |
23% |
75% |
2% |
| 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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