Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted  April 14 - 15, 2007

Daily Snapshot

April 14 - 15, 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	13%	12%	14%	11%	17%	9%	11%	12%	20%	12%	13%	12%	12%	14%	12%	18%	14%	16%	11%	11%	11%	15%	16%	12%	11%	9%	14%	14%
Hurt	62%	67%	57%	74%	50%	64%	67%	67%	61%	56%	60%	64%	64%	57%	64%	52%	60%	64%	68%	66%	57%	52%	58%	64%	61%	65%	55%	73%
No impact	13%	13%	12%	8%	16%	13%	13%	13%	14%	12%	15%	10%	11%	15%	12%	15%	14%	14%	7%	11%	18%	14%	14%	10%	19%	11%	16%	4%
April 14 - 15, 2007		Do tax cuts help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the eonomy?
		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%	57%	48%	68%	37%	55%	68%	53%	52%	47%	54%	51%	56%	47%	53%	52%	50%	60%	50%	52%	53%	45%	45%	50%	59%	60%	44%	59%
Hurt	21%	23%	20%	15%	28%	19%	22%	23%	20%	20%	20%	23%	22%	21%	23%	14%	21%	21%	27%	18%	19%	21%	22%	22%	18%	19%	26%	25%
No impact	15%	14%	16%	11%	19%	14%	5%	16%	20%	15%	16%	14%	14%	17%	14%	15%	19%	13%	14%	18%	17%	13%	16%	17%	16%	12%	18%	11%
April 14 - 15, 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	32%	35%	29%	31%	32%	34%	32%	36%	36%	28%	33%	31%	33%	31%	32%	32%	33%	34%	37%	30%	36%	22%	31%	28%	25%	38%	40%	43%
Hire a professional	56%	53%	58%	55%	56%	57%	44%	56%	54%	60%	57%	55%	57%	54%	56%	56%	57%	49%	54%	62%	53%	65%	50%	62%	63%	56%	46%	56%
Someone else in the family	8%	7%	8%	10%	7%	6%	16%	5%	10%	8%	8%	8%	8%	7%	8%	6%	7%	13%	5%	5%	7%	7%	13%	6%	11%	5%	8%	1%
April 14 - 15, 2007		How concerned are you each year that your taxes will be audited by the Internal Revenue Service?
		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>
Very concerned	5%	6%	5%	6%	4%	6%	11%	4%	8%	4%	3%	7%	5%	5%	5%	10%	2%	9%	7%	2%	5%	2%	11%	7%	2%	1%	3%	4%
Somewhat concerned	12%	12%	12%	7%	15%	13%	4%	14%	12%	12%	14%	10%	14%	8%	11%	17%	13%	8%	7%	17%	15%	14%	11%	13%	8%	9%	15%	20%
Not very concerned	45%	41%	49%	53%	45%	35%	31%	43%	48%	49%	50%	40%	47%	40%	48%	39%	30%	40%	48%	46%	49%	40%	29%	42%	56%	62%	48%	48%
Not at all concerned	32%	34%	31%	29%	29%	39%	43%	32%	28%	31%	30%	35%	28%	40%	31%	25%	49%	35%	30%	30%	29%	41%	41%	32%	29%	26%	33%	28%
April 14 - 15, 2007		Would you favor or oppose a tax system where everyone pays the same flat tax rate regardless of income?
		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>
Favor	36%	44%	28%	44%	30%	34%	25%	49%	36%	26%	44%	28%	39%	30%	36%	30%	37%	31%	32%	38%	43%	36%	22%	31%	39%	38%	46%	53%
Oppose	46%	43%	48%	38%	50%	48%	71%	35%	49%	48%	40%	51%	43%	49%	44%	55%	44%	59%	43%	42%	42%	40%	52%	50%	48%	45%	37%	37%