Princeton Survey Research Associates International November 2011 Omnibus Week 1
November 2011 Omnibus Week 1Princeton Survey Research Associates International forNational Journal
Final Topline ResultsNovember 7, 20111,005 adults age 18 and olderMargin of error: Plus or minus 3.7 percentage pointsInterviewing dates: November 3 – 6, 2011Notes: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. An asterisk (*) indicates values lessthan 0.5%.CC1. Now thinking about the U.S. Congress… Please tell me how important you think it is forCongress to reach agreement on each of the following BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR.First, how important is it that Congress agrees on…[INSERT ITEM; RANDOMIZE]? Next,[INSERT ITEM; RANDOMIZE].[READ FOR FIRST ITEM, THEN REPEAT AS NECESSARY: Is it very important, somewhatimportant, not too important, or not at all important for Congress to do this before theend of this year?] VeryimportantSomewhatimportantNot tooimportantNot at allimportant(VOL.)Don’t know/Refuseda.
New federal spending to try to create jobs by rehabilitating public schools,improving roads and mass transit, andpreventing layoffs of teachers, policeofficers, and other first respondersNov 3-6, 2011 68 16 7 6 2b.
New federal efforts to try to create jobs by cutting the Social Securitytaxes paid by workers and employersNov 3-6, 2011 35 30 13 17 6c.
New legislation to reduce the federaldeficit through a combination of spending cuts and tax increases onhigh income familiesNov 3-6, 2011 58 24 5 8 5d.
New legislation to reduce the federaldeficit solely by cutting spending onfederal programs, includingentitlements such as Medicare andMedicaid
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Nov 3-6, 2011 40 20 14 20 6e.
New legislation to make it easier forhomeowners to refinance theirmortgages at lower ratesNov 3-6, 2011 56 27 8 7 2CC1. Now thinking about the U.S. Congress… Please tell me how important you think it is forCongress to reach agreement on each of the following BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR.First, how important is it that Congress agrees on…[INSERT ITEM; RANDOMIZE]? Next,[INSERT ITEM; RANDOMIZE]. ASK CC2 IF TWO OR MORE ITEMS RATED “VERY IMPORTANT” IN CC1:CC2. Of the things you say are very important for Congress to get done, which ONE do youthink is MOST important? (IF NECESSARY, RE-READ ITEMS RATED VERY IMPORTANTIN CC1)CC1/CC2 Combined Summary: Most Important for Congress to Get DoneBased on Total SampleNov 3-6201136 New federal spending to try to create jobs by rehabilitating public schools,improving roads and mass transit, and preventing layoffs of teachers, policeofficers, and other first responders (a)21 New legislation to reduce the federal deficit through a combination of spending cutsand tax increases on high income families (c)12 New legislation to reduce the federal deficit solely by cutting spending on federalprograms, including entitlements such as Medicare and Medicaid (d)11 New legislation to make it easier for homeowners to refinance their mortgages atlower rates (e)6 New federal efforts to try to create jobs by cutting the Social Security taxes paid byworkers and employers (b)4 Other/Something Else (VOL.)9 None are rated “very important” 2 Don’t know/Refused (VOL.)
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CC3. As I read you the list one more time, please tell me HOW LIKELY you think it is thatCongress will do each of the following BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR. First, how likelyis it that Congress will agree on…[INSERT ITEM; RANDOMIZE IN SAME ORDER ASCC1]? Next, [INSERT ITEM; RANDOMIZE IN SAME ORDER AS CC1].[READ FOR FIRST ITEM, THEN REPEAT AS NECESSARY: Is it very likely, somewhatlikely, not too likely, or not at all likely that Congress will agree on this before the end of this year?] VerylikelySomewhatlikelyNot toolikelyNot at alllikely(VOL.)
Don’t know/Refuseda.
New federal spending to try to create jobs by rehabilitating public schools,improving roads and mass transit, andpreventing layoffs of teachers, policeofficers, and other first respondersNov 3-6, 2011 8 19 35 35 3b.
New federal efforts to try to create jobs by cutting the Social Securitytaxes paid by workers and employersNov 3-6, 2011 11 23 34 29 2c.
New legislation to reduce the federaldeficit through a combination of spending cuts and tax increases onhigh income familiesNov 3-6, 2011 10 27 32 29 3d.
New legislation to reduce the federaldeficit solely by cutting spending onfederal programs, includingentitlements such as Medicare andMedicaidNov 3-6, 2011 10 25 31 31 3
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