Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted April 6 - 7, 2007
| April 6 - 7, 2007 | Have you filed your income taxes yet? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Yes | 62% | 64% | 60% | 66% | 61% | 59% | 67% | 64% | 57% | 60% | 63% | 60% | 64% | 58% | 66% | 42% | 54% | 62% | 69% | 66% | 56% | 55% | 56% | 70% | 66% | 61% | 79% | 52% |
| No | 35% | 32% | 37% | 34% | 35% | 35% | 28% | 34% | 40% | 36% | 34% | 36% | 33% | 37% | 32% | 48% | 38% | 34% | 28% | 32% | 41% | 39% | 40% | 28% | 32% | 36% | 21% | 45% |
| April 6 - 7, 2007 | Will you file by April 15 or do you plan to get an extension? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Will file by April 15 | 73% | 75% | 71% | 75% | 76% | 67% | 77% | 74% | 62% | 75% | 82% | 64% | 73% | 73% | 79% | 51% | 69% | 68% | 86% | 80% | 71% | 63% | 61% | 80% | 88% | 78% | 84% | 69% |
| Plan to get an extension | 15% | 17% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 18% | 25% | 9% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 7% | 13% | 24% | 13% | 20% | 9% | 10% | 21% | 9% | 18% | 14% | 4% | 16% | 13% | 28% |
| April 6 - 7, 2007 | Will you get a refund, owe money, or will you pretty much break even? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Get a refund | 51% | 52% | 49% | 53% | 56% | 42% | 53% | 52% | 62% | 45% | 50% | 51% | 49% | 52% | 53% | 39% | 45% | 58% | 64% | 54% | 44% | 27% | 46% | 58% | 56% | 49% | 63% | 40% |
| Owe money | 22% | 23% | 22% | 24% | 19% | 25% | 27% | 22% | 23% | 21% | 27% | 18% | 24% | 19% | 24% | 18% | 16% | 25% | 12% | 17% | 29% | 29% | 17% | 19% | 21% | 30% | 20% | 35% |
| Break even | 19% | 20% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 21% | 0% | 22% | 18% | 20% | 20% | 18% | 17% | 26% | 25% | 8% | 18% | 22% | 22% | 27% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 12% | 13% | 19% |
| April 6 - 7, 2007 | Think about someone who makes twice as much as you do. When you add up all the taxes that are paid, does a person who earns twice as much as you pay twice as much in taxes, less than twice as much in taxes, or more than twice as much in taxes? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Twice as much | 19% | 22% | 17% | 24% | 14% | 22% | 18% | 24% | 29% | 13% | 18% | 21% | 19% | 20% | 19% | 24% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 23% | 16% | 12% | 25% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 22% | 30% |
| Less than twice as much | 50% | 48% | 52% | 47% | 54% | 49% | 56% | 46% | 47% | 53% | 55% | 45% | 51% | 49% | 53% | 30% | 49% | 51% | 51% | 46% | 57% | 44% | 41% | 65% | 57% | 55% | 46% | 47% |
| More than twice as much | 7% | 9% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 14% | 11% |
| April 6 - 7, 2007 | What about someone who earns half as much as you do? Does a person who earns half as much as you do pay half as much in taxes, less than half as much in taxes, or more than half as much in taxes? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Half as much | 20% | 22% | 19% | 23% | 19% | 19% | 23% | 22% | 12% | 21% | 23% | 18% | 21% | 19% | 22% | 11% | 20% | 17% | 21% | 24% | 23% | 17% | 17% | 25% | 22% | 14% | 28% | 18% |
| Less than half as much | 40% | 45% | 35% | 42% | 35% | 44% | 46% | 45% | 27% | 37% | 44% | 36% | 43% | 35% | 40% | 38% | 40% | 36% | 42% | 41% | 45% | 34% | 28% | 43% | 38% | 46% | 49% | 56% |
| More than half as much | 17% | 14% | 20% | 12% | 20% | 18% | 13% | 14% | 37% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 22% | 26% | 19% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 19% |