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HART RESEARCH ASSOCIATES Study #8742b--page 1February 2009 PGPF1724 Connecticut Avenue, NW Interviews: 1,008 votersWashington, DC 20009 Dates: February 18-23, 2009(202) 234-557048 Male52 Female
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FINAL
Study #8742bPGPF SurveyFebruary 2009
Please note: all results are shown as percentages unless otherwise stated.
1. Are you currently registered to vote at this address?Registered........................................ 100
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 Not registered................................... -
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 Not sure ......................................... -2. Looking ahead to the next five years or so, do you feel more hopeful and confident or more worried andconcerned about what the future holds for the country?More hopeful and confident.............. 40
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More worried and concerned............ 57Not sure.......................................... 33. How would you rate the current state of your own personal financial situation? Would you say it is excellent,good, only fair, or poor?Excellent........................................... 8
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 Good................................................. 39Only fair............................................ 35Poor.................................................. 18Not sure.......................................... -4. The country faces a number of challenges right now. What is the most important issue for President Obamato concentrate his efforts on now?
(ASK ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO MAKE A CHOICE IN Q.4.)
5. And what is the second most important issue for President Obama to concentrate his efforts on now?
THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED BY THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE 
Q.4TopPriority
 
Q.4/5COMBINEDTop/SecondPriorities
Getting the economy back on track and people back to work 62 78
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Getting our financial house in order by dealing with ourgrowing budget deficit and national debt............................... 18 42Cutting taxes for the middle class.......................................... 7 20Dealing with the war in Iraq and other internationalchallenges we face................................................................ 6 29Passing health care reform so that health care is moreaccessible and affordable...................................................... 5 24Not sure.............................................................................. 2 5
 
HART RESEARCH ASSOCIATES Study #8742b--page 2February 2009 PGPF6. I'm going to mention some things that have been in the news lately. For each, please tell me whether youthink it is a very big threat to our country and our future, a fairly big threat, just somewhat of a threat, or notreally a threat to our country and our future.
THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED BY THE PERCENTAGE WHO SAY VERY BIG THREAT 
Threat
VeryBigFairlyBigJustSome-whatNotReallyNotSureOur growing budget deficit and national debt.................................. 66 19 12 3 -
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A country that is not friendly to the United States developingnuclear weapon capabilities............................................................ 58 19 16 6 1
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Manufacturing jobs continuing to move overseas........................... 57 21 15 6 1
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American schools not providing students the skills and knowledgethey need to be competitive in today's global economy.................. 51 20 20 8 1
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Global climate change.................................................................... 24 17 28 29 2
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7. Thinking about our COUNTRY AND ITS FUTURE, when you think about our federal budget problems,including our growing federal budget deficit and our increasing national debt, how big of a concern is this--isit a very serious concern, a fairly serious concern, somewhat of a concern, just a minor concern, or not at alla concern to you?Very serious concern........................ 69
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Fairly serious concern...................... 19Somewhat of a concern.................... 9Just a minor concern........................ 2Not at all a concern........................... 1Not sure.......................................... -8. Thinking now about YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY, when you think about our federal budget problems,including our growing federal budget deficit and our increasing national debt, how big of a concern is this foryou personally, in terms of how it impacts you and your family's future--is it a very serious concern, a fairlyserious concern, somewhat of a concern, just a minor concern, or not at all a concern to you?Very serious concern........................ 47
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Fairly serious concern...................... 26Somewhat of a concern.................... 17Just a minor concern........................ 6Not at all a concern........................... 3Not sure.......................................... 19. Thinking about our federal budget problems, including our growing federal budget deficit and our increasingnational debt, do you think our leaders in Washington are paying too much attention to these issues, notpaying enough attention to these issues, or are they paying about the right amount of attention to theseissues?Paying too much attention.................................... 5
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Not paying enough attention................................. 56Are paying about the right amount of attention..... 33Not sure.............................................................. 6
 
HART RESEARCH ASSOCIATES Study #8742b--page 3February 2009 PGPF10. If we want to get our country's financial situation in order, which one or two of the following areas should wefocus on––spending less on programs such as education, defense, and law enforcement, increasing taxes,or making major reforms to entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security, which likely willmean cutbacks in promised benefits to future retirees?Spending less on programs............................ 25
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Increasing taxes.............................................. 22
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Major reforms to entitlement programs........... 40None/other (VOL)......................................... 16Not sure........................................................ 8
(ROTATE Q.11 AND Q.12.)
11. Now I'm going to read a number of facts about our country's financial situation. For each one, tell me howbig of a concern it is to you--is it a very serious concern, a fairly serious concern, somewhat of a concern, just a minor concern, or not at all a concern to you?
THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED BY THE PERCENTAGE WHO SAY VERY SERIOUS CONCERN 
Concern
VerySeriousFairlySeriousSome-whatJust AMinorNotAt AllNotSureThe federal government now has more debts andunfinanced obligations than the combined totalnet worth of all Americans.................................... 66 19 10 2 2 1
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Well over half of senior citizens rely on SocialSecurity as their primary source of income duringretirement. If we do not enact changes to theprogram, the Social Security trust fund will begingiving out more money than it takes in within thenext ten years...................................................... 65 20 10 2 2 1
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Currently more than forty-four million Americansrely on the Medicare program for their healthcare. If we do not reform the program, theMedicare trust fund will no longer be able toprovide full promised benefits.............................. 64 21 10 3 1 1
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Foreign countries own half of America's nationaldebt. Countries such as China, Japan, andSaudi Arabia own the largest portions of ournational debt........................................................ 62 18 12 4 3 1
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America has over fifty-six trillion dollars inunfunded government commitments for SocialSecurity and Medicare and other promisedobligations. This equals almost a half a milliondollars for every household or one hundredeighty-four thousand dollars for every American.. 60 20 13 3 2 2
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Currently, every American household has theequivalent of an additional mortgage of almost ahalf a million dollars due to the federalgovernment's total debt and future unfinancedobligations for Social Security and Medicare....... 56 21 15 3 3 2
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