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National Opinion Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted January 25, 2005

Margin of Sampling Error: +/- 3 Percentage Points

 

 

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about efforts to reform Social Security?

 

                42%        Very closely

                38%        Somewhat closely

                14%        Not very closely

                  5%        Not at all closely

                  1%        Not sure

 

2* Which is riskier, relying on the federal government to pay promised Social Security benefits or allowing workers to invest for their own retirement?

 

                52%        Relying on the federal government

                37%        Allowing workers to invest

                11%        Not sure

 

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?

 

                53%        Favor

                36%        Oppose

                11%        Not sure

 

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 if they wanted to stay in the current program or open a personal retirement account.  Do you favor or oppose this proposal?

 

                65%        Favor

                23%        Oppose

                12%        Not sure

 

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?

 

                27%        Favor

                56%        Oppose

                17%        Not sure

 

NOTE:  Questions 6, 7 and 8 were asked only of people under 65.

 

6* If you were given the choice between staying in the government Social Security program or setting up your own personal retirement account, what would you do

 

38%        Stay in government program

49%        Set up personal retirement account

13%        Not sure

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