Survey of 1,000 adults January 25, 2005  

    Employee Status    
    1.  How closely have you followed recent news stories about efforts to reform Social Security?    
          Total   Gov't Entrprnr Pvt. Co. Retired Other    
    Very closely   42%   40% 37% 36% 60% 37%    
    Somewhat closely   38%   43% 40% 42% 31% 34%    
    Not very closely   14%   16% 15% 18% 5% 19%    
    Not at all closely   5%   1% 8% 4% 3% 7%    
    Not sure     1%   0% 0% 0% 2% 2%    
                           
                           
    2.  Which is riskier, relying on the federal government to pay promised Social Security    
          benefits or allowing workers to invest for their own retirement?    
          Total   Gov't Entrprnr Pvt. Co. Retired Other    
    Relying on Government 52%   46% 51% 54% 54% 46%    
    Letting Workers Invest 37%   43% 40% 37% 35% 33%    
    Not Sure     11%   10% 9% 8% 11% 21%    
                           
                           
    3.  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   Gov't Entrprnr Pvt. Co. Retired Other    
    Favor     53%   63% 49% 63% 30% 62%    
    Oppose     36%   31% 40% 26% 60% 25%    
    Not Sure     11%   6% 11% 12% 10% 13%    
                           
                           
    4.  Another 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 is they    
          wanted to stay in the current program or open a personal retirement account.    
          Do you favor or oppose this proposal?    
          Total   Gov't Entrprnr Pvt. Co. Retired Other    
    Favor     65%   65% 59% 72% 52% 76%    
  Oppose     23%   26% 32% 14% 34% 12%    
  Not Sure     12%   8% 10% 14% 14% 12%    
                           
                           
    5.  A third proposal would raise the Social Security taxes paid by all workers so that the     
          government would be able to keep paying promised benefits.  Workers would be prohibited    
          from investing any of their Social Security taxes in personal retirement accounts.    
          Do you favor or oppose this proposal.    
          Total   Gov't Entrprnr Pvt. Co. Retired Other    
    Favor     27%   30% 29% 20% 32% 28%    
  Oppose     56%   58% 56% 67% 43% 49%    
  Not Sure     17%   12% 16% 13% 24% 23%    
                           
                           

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