Rasmussen Reports

Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted  April 6 - 7, 2007

Daily Snapshot

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%