Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted  February 27 - 28, 2007

Daily Snapshot

February 27 28, 2007		Generally speaking, do tax increases help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?
		Gender		3 Party			< 40 >				Investors		Marital Status		Race			Age					Income
▼ Response ▼	TOTAL	Men	Women	GOP	Dem	Other	< Men	Men 40+	< Wom	Wom 40+	Inv	Non	Married	Not married	White	Black	Other	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	< 20k	20k-40k	40-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k>
Help	17%	17%	16%	13%	21%	14%	19%	17%	27%	13%	18%	15%	15%	19%	18%	14%	13%	23%	13%	16%	14%	16%	16%	17%	24%	22%	14%	15%
Hurt	56%	56%	56%	68%	47%	55%	63%	54%	58%	55%	56%	56%	57%	54%	58%	56%	45%	61%	66%	52%	54%	44%	53%	62%	52%	51%	66%	61%
No impact	14%	16%	13%	11%	16%	15%	6%	19%	13%	12%	16%	12%	16%	11%	13%	18%	17%	10%	16%	19%	14%	13%	16%	7%	15%	19%	16%	18%
February 27 28, 2007		Do tax cuts help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?
		Gender		3 Party			< 40 >				Investors		Marital Status		Race			Age					Income
▼ Response ▼	TOTAL	Men	Women	GOP	Dem	Other	< Men	Men 40+	< Wom	Wom 40+	Inv	Non	Married	Not married	White	Black	Other	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	< 20k	20k-40k	40-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k>
Help	52%	56%	47%	73%	35%	51%	60%	55%	52%	46%	57%	47%	55%	47%	55%	44%	41%	55%	54%	51%	54%	41%	46%	54%	47%	58%	66%	57%
Hurt	21%	18%	24%	13%	28%	19%	19%	17%	33%	21%	19%	22%	18%	25%	21%	22%	18%	26%	19%	17%	21%	20%	23%	23%	27%	10%	20%	22%
No impact	16%	16%	16%	8%	23%	16%	9%	19%	12%	17%	17%	15%	17%	15%	16%	11%	21%	10%	17%	20%	15%	19%	13%	10%	18%	25%	12%	19%
February 27 28, 2007		How are your income taxes prepared?  Do you do it yourself, hire a professional, or have someone else in your family take care of your income tax filing?
		Gender		3 Party			< 40 >				Investors		Marital Status		Race			Age					Income
▼ Response ▼	TOTAL	Men	Women	GOP	Dem	Other	< Men	Men 40+	< Wom	Wom 40+	Inv	Non	Married	Not married	White	Black	Other	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	< 20k	20k-40k	40-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k>
Do it yourself	36%	40%	32%	41%	29%	39%	36%	41%	33%	32%	41%	31%	39%	31%	39%	20%	31%	34%	49%	38%	28%	29%	25%	35%	41%	45%	44%	40%
Hire a professional	50%	49%	51%	48%	58%	43%	42%	51%	45%	53%	52%	48%	52%	47%	49%	60%	48%	43%	44%	54%	60%	49%	52%	53%	53%	50%	46%	48%
Someone else in the family	8%	6%	10%	7%	9%	10%	11%	5%	16%	9%	6%	11%	8%	10%	9%	5%	9%	14%	6%	5%	8%	10%	9%	10%	6%	5%	9%	12%
February 27 28, 2007		Generally speaking is the United States tax system fair or unfair in terms of the amount of taxes everyone pays?
		Gender		3 Party			< 40 >				Investors		Marital Status		Race			Age					Income
▼ Response ▼	TOTAL	Men	Women	GOP	Dem	Other	< Men	Men 40+	< Wom	Wom 40+	Inv	Non	Married	Not married	White	Black	Other	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	< 20k	20k-40k	40-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k>
Fair	19%	21%	18%	27%	12%	20%	29%	18%	20%	18%	19%	20%	19%	20%	20%	2%	32%	24%	26%	15%	14%	18%	16%	23%	17%	23%	12%	23%
Unfair	70%	71%	68%	63%	76%	68%	62%	73%	77%	66%	72%	67%	68%	71%	70%	84%	54%	70%	67%	74%	76%	58%	69%	63%	75%	69%	79%	72%
February 27 28, 2007		Which is worse, filling out your income tax paperwork or going to the dentist?
		Gender		3 Party			< 40 >				Investors		Marital Status		Race			Age					Income
▼ Response ▼	TOTAL	Men	Women	GOP	Dem	Other	< Men	Men 40+	< Wom	Wom 40+	Inv	Non	Married	Not married	White	Black	Other	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	< 20k	20k-40k	40-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k>
Tax paperwork	49%	47%	50%	53%	48%	46%	54%	45%	54%	50%	53%	45%	50%	47%	50%	56%	38%	54%	59%	46%	43%	41%	52%	46%	52%	40%	60%	59%
Going to the dentist	38%	40%	35%	39%	38%	37%	26%	44%	39%	34%	39%	36%	38%	36%	38%	36%	37%	33%	31%	44%	43%	37%	31%	40%	39%	49%	33%	35%