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Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters November 4-5, 2004

RR	Would it be good for America if more people invested in the stock market and mutual funds?
	Total	Gender		Political Party			Political Ideology			Presidential Preference
	Total	M	W	GOP	Dem	Other	Con	Mod	Lib	Bush	Kerry
Yes	46	53	39	59	37	38	57	39	34	58	33
No	21	20	23	12	29	25	13	27	30	10	32

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters November 4-5, 2004

RR	A proposal has been made that would allow workers to invest Social Security payroll taxes into personal accounts so that they could help provide for their own retirement needs. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?
	Total	Gender		Political Party			Political Ideology			Presidential Preference
	Total	M	W	GOP	Dem	Other	Con	Mod	Lib	Bush	Kerry
Favor	52	53	50	71	33	49	69	42	34	72	29
Oppose	34	34	33	15	53	33	17	43	53	14	56

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters November 4-5, 2004

RR	A proposal has been made that would fully protect all retirees and anyone else who wants to remain in the current Social Security Program. All promised benefits would be guaranteed. The proposal would also let individual workers decide for themselves if they wanted to stay in the current program or open a personal retirement account. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?
	Total	Gender		Political Party			Political Ideology			Presidential Preference
	Total	M	W	GOP	Dem	Other	Con	Mod	Lib	Bush	Kerry
Favor	64	66	62	76	52	62	74	58	54	80	47
Oppose	19	19	18	9	28	19	10	25	28	6	33

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters November 4-5, 2004

RR	Which is riskier, relying on the federal government to pay promised Social Security benefits or allowing workers to invest for their own retirement?
	Total	Gender		Political Party			Political Ideology			Presidential Preference
	Total	M	W	GOP	Dem	Other	Con	Mod	Lib	Bush	Kerry
Relying on government	40	42	39	49	33	38	50	35	29	49	31
Let workers invest	41	41	41	31	49	45	30	47	54	31	53

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters November 4-5, 2004

RR	Which would produce a higher level of retirement income for most of today's workers -- accepting Social Security benefits promised y the federal government or setting up a personal retirement account to invest for their own retirement fund?
	Total	Gender		Political Party			Political Ideology			Presidential Preference
	Total	M	W	GOP	Dem	Other	Con	Mod	Lib	Bush	Kerry
Accept government benefits	30	30	31	21	38	33	22	33	42	18	43
Set up personal account	48	52	43	63	34	46	60	41	34	65	30

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