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1. How closely have you followed recent news stories about efforts to
reform Social Security? |
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Total |
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18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65 + |
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Very closely |
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42% |
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27% |
30% |
48% |
55% |
57% |
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Somewhat closely |
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38% |
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35% |
51% |
37% |
35% |
30% |
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Not very closely |
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14% |
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28% |
14% |
12% |
6% |
7% |
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Not at all closely |
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5% |
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9% |
5% |
1% |
3% |
3% |
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Not sure |
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1% |
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0% |
0% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
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2. Which is riskier, relying on the federal government to pay promised
Social Security |
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benefits or allowing workers to invest for their own retirement? |
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Total |
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18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65 + |
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Relying on Government |
52% |
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48% |
60% |
50% |
43% |
57% |
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Letting Workers Invest |
37% |
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36% |
33% |
41% |
44% |
34% |
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Not Sure |
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11% |
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16% |
7% |
9% |
13% |
9% |
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3. A proposal has been made that would allow workers to invest Social
Security payroll taxes |
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into personal accounts so that they could help provide for their own
retirement needs. |
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Do you favor or oppose this proposal? |
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Total |
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18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65 + |
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Favor |
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53% |
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65% |
63% |
59% |
41% |
27% |
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Oppose |
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36% |
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22% |
28% |
30% |
49% |
63% |
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Not Sure |
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11% |
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14% |
9% |
11% |
10% |
10% |
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4. Another proposal has been made that would fully protect all retirees
and anyone else who |
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wants to remain in the current Social Security Program. All
promised benefits would be |
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guaranteed. The proposal would also let individual workers decide
for themselves is they |
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wanted to stay in the current program or open a personal retirement
account. |
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Do you favor or oppose this proposal? |
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Total |
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18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65 + |
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Favor |
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65% |
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75% |
69% |
66% |
58% |
51% |
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Oppose |
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23% |
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16% |
19% |
23% |
27% |
34% |
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Not Sure |
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12% |
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9% |
12% |
11% |
15% |
15% |
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5. A third proposal would raise the Social Security taxes paid by all
workers so that the |
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government would be able to keep paying promised benefits. Workers
would be prohibited |
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from investing any of their Social Security taxes in personal
retirement accounts. |
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Do you favor or oppose this proposal. |
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Total |
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18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-64 |
65 + |
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Favor |
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27% |
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27% |
24% |
26% |
26% |
30% |
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Oppose |
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56% |
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62% |
58% |
57% |
52% |
47% |
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Not Sure |
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17% |
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10% |
18% |
16% |
21% |
24% |
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