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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 defense spending? |
| Should |
Should not |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Registered Voters |
45% |
51% |
4% |
| Party Identification |
Democrat |
62% |
33% |
5% |
| Republican |
28% |
68% |
4% |
| Independent |
43% |
54% |
3% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
28% |
70% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Very liberal-Liberal |
69% |
30% |
1% |
| Moderate |
45% |
50% |
5% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
33% |
63% |
4% |
| Region |
Northeast |
53% |
44% |
3% |
| Midwest |
42% |
55% |
3% |
| South |
37% |
56% |
6% |
| West |
55% |
43% |
2% |
| Household Income |
Less than $50,000 |
38% |
57% |
5% |
| $50,000 or more |
51% |
47% |
2% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
39% |
56% |
5% |
| College graduate |
54% |
43% |
3% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
52% |
46% |
2% |
| 45 or older |
42% |
53% |
5% |
| Age |
18 to 29 |
56% |
44% |
<1% |
| 30 to 44 |
50% |
48% |
3% |
| 45 to 59 |
42% |
56% |
2% |
| 60 or older |
43% |
51% |
7% |
| Generation |
Millennials (18-30) |
56% |
44% |
<1% |
| Gen X (31-46) |
45% |
52% |
3% |
| Baby Boomers (47-65) |
45% |
53% |
1% |
| Silent-Greatest (Over 65) |
40% |
50% |
9% |
| Race |
White |
43% |
54% |
3% |
| Non-white |
52% |
42% |
7% |
| Gender |
Men |
48% |
49% |
3% |
| Women |
43% |
52% |
5% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
45% |
51% |
4% |
| Cell Phone |
46% |
51% |
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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