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National Opinion Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters |
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Conducted December 8-9, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports |
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Toplines |
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Crosstabs |
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Daily
Snapshot |
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Total |
Gender |
Age |
Race |
Political Party |
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LV |
Male |
Female |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65 or older |
White |
Black |
Other |
Republican |
Democrat |
Other |
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Does Social Security Need to be Fixed |
Social Security Needs to be Fixed |
57% |
64% |
52% |
77% |
62% |
64% |
53% |
38% |
55% |
66% |
62% |
65% |
50% |
57% |
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Left Alone |
30% |
26% |
33% |
12% |
25% |
25% |
34% |
46% |
32% |
24% |
24% |
24% |
37% |
26% |
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Not Sure |
13% |
10% |
16% |
11% |
13% |
11% |
13% |
16% |
13% |
10% |
14% |
11% |
12% |
17% |
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Total |
Gender |
Age |
Race |
Political Party |
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LV |
Male |
Female |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65 or older |
White |
Black |
Other |
Republican |
Democrat |
Other |
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Will You Receive Social Security Benefits Earned |
Very likely |
24% |
26% |
22% |
10% |
6% |
17% |
30% |
50% |
25% |
17% |
19% |
30% |
22% |
20% |
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Somewhat likely |
32% |
30% |
33% |
23% |
19% |
34% |
42% |
31% |
33% |
25% |
32% |
35% |
34% |
25% |
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Not very likely |
27% |
26% |
28% |
37% |
46% |
35% |
18% |
7% |
26% |
35% |
29% |
23% |
25% |
34% |
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Not likely at all |
12% |
16% |
9% |
25% |
22% |
13% |
5% |
2% |
11% |
16% |
16% |
9% |
15% |
12% |
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Not sure |
5% |
3% |
8% |
5% |
7% |
1% |
5% |
10% |
6% |
7% |
3% |
2% |
5% |
9% |
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Total |
Gender |
Age |
Race |
Political Party |
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LV |
Male |
Female |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65 or older |
White |
Black |
Other |
Republican |
Democrat |
Other |
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Should SS Taxes Be Increased |
Yes |
27% |
33% |
21% |
33% |
19% |
24% |
26% |
35% |
28% |
28% |
16% |
26% |
31% |
22% |
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No |
50% |
54% |
47% |
54% |
57% |
52% |
51% |
36% |
49% |
43% |
64% |
53% |
47% |
51% |
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Not sure |
23% |
12% |
32% |
13% |
24% |
24% |
23% |
29% |
23% |
28% |
19% |
21% |
22% |
27% |
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Total |
Gender |
Age |
Race |
Political Party |
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LV |
Male |
Female |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65 or older |
White |
Black |
Other |
Republican |
Democrat |
Other |
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SS Benefits to Younger Workers Cut |
Yes |
15% |
19% |
11% |
21% |
14% |
12% |
16% |
10% |
13% |
11% |
27% |
19% |
14% |
12% |
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No |
61% |
61% |
61% |
66% |
63% |
66% |
59% |
56% |
60% |
69% |
61% |
56% |
65% |
62% |
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Not sure |
24% |
20% |
28% |
13% |
24% |
22% |
25% |
34% |
27% |
20% |
11% |
25% |
21% |
27% |
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Total |
Gender |
Age |
Race |
Political Party |
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LV |
Male |
Female |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65 or older |
White |
Black |
Other |
Republican |
Democrat |
Other |
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Proposal to Select Own SS Retirement Age |
Favor |
60% |
61% |
58% |
75% |
63% |
70% |
56% |
42% |
57% |
71% |
69% |
64% |
56% |
60% |
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Oppose |
27% |
28% |
26% |
21% |
24% |
16% |
30% |
41% |
28% |
21% |
25% |
25% |
30% |
26% |
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Not Sure |
13% |
11% |
16% |
4% |
13% |
14% |
15% |
17% |
15% |
8% |
7% |
11% |
15% |
15% |
