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Poll: Public Wary on Tax Cut Monday, September 10, 2001 Washington Post - ABC News Poll This Washington Post - ABC News poll was conducted by telephone September 6-9, 2001, among a national sample of 1009 randomly selected adults. The margin of sampling error for overall results is plus or minus 3 percentage points. Fieldwork by TNS Intersearch of Horsham, PA. *= less than 0.5 percent 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? ---------Approve--------- --------Disapprove-------- No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Strongly Somewhat opin.
9/9/01 55 26 29 41 22 20 3
8/12/01 61 28 33 31 17 14 8
7/30/01 59 28 30 38 22 17 3
6/3/01 55 27 28 40 22 18 6
4/22/01 63 33 30 32 16 16 5
3/25/01 58 NA NA 33 NA NA 8
2/25/01 55 NA NA 23 NA NA 222. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling...? 9/9/01 Summary Table: Approve Disapprove No opinion a. The economy 48 48 4 b. International affairs 53 40 7 c. Environmental issues 50 44 6 d. Education 61 32 7 e. The energy situation 42 51 7 f. Patients' rights in the health care system 49 37 14 g. Social Security 41 50 9 h. The federal budget 46 48 6 i. The cost of prescription drugs 32 56 12 j. Defense and the military budget 53 34 13 Trend: a. The economy Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/9/01 48 48 4 7/30/01 52 45 3 6/3/01 53 41 6 4/22/01 55 38 7 3/25/01 50 42 8 b. International affairs Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/9/01 53 40 7 7/30/01 56 38 6 6/3/01 58 33 9 4/22/01 62 31 7 3/25/01 56 31 13 c. Environmental issues Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/9/01 50 44 6 7/30/01 45 49 6 6/3/01 41 50 9 4/22/01 47 41 12 3/25/01 46 41 13 d. Education Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/9/01 61 32 7 7/30/01 63 31 5 6/3/01 57 35 8 4/22/01 60 28 12 e. The energy situation Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/9/01 42 51 7 7/30/01 43 53 5 6/3/01 37 58 5 5/13/01 39 43 18 f. Patients' rights in the health care system Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/9/01 49 37 14 7/30/01 48 44 9 6/3/01 40 39 21 g. Social Security Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/9/01 41 50 9 7/30/01 46 48 6 6/3/01 46 40 14 h. The federal budget Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/9/01 46 48 6 7/30/01 53 42 5 i. The cost of prescription drugs Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/9/01 32 56 12 7/30/01 40 51 9 j. Defense and the military budget Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/9/01 53 34 13 7/30/01 58 34 7 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the U.S. Congress is doing its job? Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/9/01 45 48 7 7/30/01 48 48 4 4/22/01 58 33 8 10/31/99 42 53 6 9/2/99 46 47 7 6/6/99 48 46 6 3/14/99 44 49 7 2/14/99 46 50 4 12/20/98 44 51 5 12/19/98 45 50 5 12/13/98 49 46 5 11/7/98 41 55 4 11/1/98 49 47 5 11/1/98 LV 47 51 2 10/25/98 45 44 11 10/25/98 LV 45 48 7 10/18/98 46 45 8 10/18/98 LV 45 49 5 9/28/98 52 44 4 9/28/98 LV 52 46 2 8/21/98 55 39 6 7/12/98 46 44 11 5/12/98 45 45 9 4/4/98 47 45 8 1/31/98 55 35 10 1/30/98 55 35 10 1/25/98 56 37 8 1/24/98 55 38 7 1/19/98 47 49 5 10/13/97 36 57 7 8/27/97 39 54 7 7/8/97 40 53 6 4/24/97 40 53 7 3/9/97 35 60 5 8/5/96 42 52 7 6/30/96 35 58 7 5/22/96 35 60 5 3/10/96 30 64 6 1/7/96 31 65 5 11/19/95 27 68 5 10/1/95 32 65 3 7/17/95 34 63 3 3/19/95 39 56 5 1/29/95 42 52 6 10/31/94 21 72 8 10/23/94 18 78 4 9/11/94 24 70 5 6/26/94 34 61 5 3/27/94 35 62 3 2/27/94 32 64 4 1/23/94 29 60 11 11/14/93 28 66 6 8/8/93 33 64 3 4/26/93 30 69 2 1/17/93 29 66 6 4/9/92 17 78 5 3/18/92 19 76 5 3/8/92 22 73 6 2/2/92 32 64 4 12/15/91 35 59 6 10/21/91 45 50 5 6/2/91 49 46 5 10/14/90 34 63 3 2/4/90 41 55 4 1/16/90 39 55 6 8/21/89 42 53 5 5/23/89 54 44 2 2/14/89 53 44 3 1/23/88* 43 53 4 6/1/87* 56 40 4 6/22/85* 54 37 9 5/83* 33 43 24 6/81* 38 40 22 6/79* 19 61 20 9/78* 29 49 22 6/77* 34 42 24 6/75* 29 54 17 8/74* 48 35 17 *Gallup 4. Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? ----Excellent/Good----- -----Not so good/Poor----- No
NET Excellent Good NET Not so good Poor op.
9/9/01 33 1 32 66 47 19 *
7/30/01 50 3 46 50 39 12 *
4/22/01 50 3 47 50 40 9 *
1/15/01 70 10 59 29 24 6 1
10/27/00 LV 86 24 61 14 11 3 *
10/26/00 LV 86 24 61 14 11 3 *
6/11/00 74 17 57 26 19 6 *
2/27/00 80 25 55 20 14 5 *
10/31/99 74 18 56 26 18 7 1
9/2/99 76 19 57 23 16 6 1
3/14/99 80 22 58 19 15 4 1
11/1/98 73 12 61 26 21 5 1
11/1/98 LV 78 13 65 22 19 3 *
10/13/97 61 12 49 39 27 11 *
Call for full trend.5. As you may know, Bush and the Congress have enacted a tax cut of nearly one-point-four trillion dollars over the next 10 years. So far, do you think this tax cut is helping the economy, hurting the economy, or not making much difference? No No
Helping Hurting difference opin.
9/9/01 18 21 59 2Compare to: As you may know, Congress has approved a tax cut of nearly one-point- four trillion dollars over the next 10 years. In general, do you think this tax cut will be good for the economy, bad for the economy, or won't it make much difference? No No
Good Bad difference opin.
7/30/01 37 20 42 1
6/3/01 35 13 50 36. Just your best guess, do you think the economy is heading into a recession, or not? Yes No No opin. 9/9/01 53 44 4 7/30/01 52 46 2 4/22/01 45 50 5 3/25/01 58 37 5 1/15/01 55 42 3 7. Do you think the country should go in the direction (Bush wants to lead it), go in the direction (the Democrats in Congress want to lead it), or what? Other Neither No dif. No
Bush Democrats (vol.) (vol.) (vol.) opin.
9/9/01 41 42 4 6 1 5
7/30/01 42 43 4 6 3 3
6/3/01 40 42 5 7 3 3
4/22/01 46 36 4 6 3 48. Who do you trust to do a better job handling... (Bush) or (the Democrats in Congress)? 9/9/01 Summary Table: Both Neither No
Bush Dems (vol.) (vol.) opin.
a. The economy 44 50 1 3 2
b. International affairs 48 44 2 2 5
c. Environmental issues 41 52 1 3 4
d. Education 55 36 1 3 6
e. The energy situation 39 49 1 5 5
f. Patients' rights in the
health care system 41 48 1 5 6
g. Social Security 41 50 1 4 4
h. The federal budget 46 46 1 4 4
i. The cost of prescription
drugs 36 50 1 5 8
j. Defense and the military
budget 47 43 1 2 7Trend: a. The economy Both Neither No
Bush Dems (vol.) (vol.) opin.
9/9/01 44 50 1 3 2
7/30/01 47 46 1 4 1
6/3/01 44 46 2 6 2b. International affairs Both Neither No
Bush Dems (vol.) (vol.) opin.
9/9/01 48 44 2 2 5
7/30/01 51 42 1 3 3
6/3/01 47 40 3 7 4c. Environmental issues Both Neither No
Bush Dems (vol.) (vol.) opin.
9/9/01 41 52 1 3 4
7/30/01 37 54 1 5 3
6/3/01 35 54 2 5 4d. Education Both Neither No
Bush Dems (vol.) (vol.) opin.
9/9/01 55 36 1 3 6
7/30/01 50 42 2 4 2
6/3/01 43 43 1 7 6e. The energy situation Both Neither No
Bush Dems (vol.) (vol.) opin.
9/9/01 39 49 1 5 5
7/30/01 41 49 1 6 3
6/3/01 36 52 1 5 6f. Patients' rights in the health care system Both Neither No
Bush Dems (vol.) (vol.) opin.
9/9/01 41 48 1 5 6
7/30/01 41 49 1 5 4
6/3/01 37 52 * 3 7g. Social Security Both Neither No
Bush Dems (vol.) (vol.) opin.
9/9/01 41 50 1 4 4
7/30/01 42 51 1 5 2
6/3/01 38 52 1 5 3h. The federal budget Both Neither No
Bush Dems (vol.) (vol.) opin.
9/9/01 46 46 1 4 4
7/30/01 47 44 2 5 2i. The cost of prescription drugs Both Neither No
Bush Dems (vol.) (vol.) opin.
9/9/01 36 50 1 5 8
7/30/01 39 50 1 7 3j. Defense and the military budget Both Neither No
Bush Dems (vol.) (vol.) opin.
9/9/01 47 43 1 2 7
7/30/01 53 40 1 4 39. Recent estimates say the federal budget surplus is much lower than earlier forecasts. Does this worry you a great deal, a good amount, just some, or hardly any? Great Good Just Hardly No
deal amount some any opin.
9/9/01 20 13 35 30 210. For each item I name, please tell me how much responsibility it bears for the lower surplus - a great deal, a good amount, just some or hardly any. 9/9/01 Summary Table: Great Good Just Hardly No
deal amount some any opin.
a. George W. Bush 28 20 25 23 3
b. The Republicans in
Congress 21 23 31 19 5
c. The Democrats in
Congress 21 22 33 20 4
d. The tax cut passed
by Congress and
signed by Bush 30 20 26 20 4
e. The slowing national
economy 28 24 25 18 511. Of these two, who do you think is more responsible for the lower surplus - (Bush) or (the Democrats in Congress)? Both No
Bush Dems (vol.) opin.
9/9/01 52 38 5 612. There are a few ways the government could handle the shrinking surplus. For each, please tell me if you support or oppose it. 9/9/01 Summary Table: ------Support------ ------Oppose------- No
NET Strng Smwht NET Strng Smwht opin.
a. Taking surplus money from
the Social Security program
and spending it on other
programs 7 2 5 92 81 11 1
b. Reducing the size of the
tax cut 57 30 27 40 22 18 3
c. Dropping plans to increase
spending on education 27 16 11 71 53 19 1
d. Dropping plans to improve
prescription drug benefits
for senior citizens 31 20 11 67 50 17 1
e. Dropping plans to increase
military spending 46 21 25 53 32 22 113. If in order to keep the budget balanced it came down to (cutting spending for social programs), (cutting spending for the military) or reducing the tax cut), which would be your first choice? Cut spending, Cut spending, Reduce No
social prog. military tax cut opin.
9/9/01 25 31 43 2Compare to: As you may know, Congress and the president face hard choices this year on how to reduce the federal budget deficit. If in order to help reduce the budget deficit it came down to cutting spending for social programs, cutting spending for the military or raising taxes, which would be your first choice? Cut spending, Cut spending, Raising No
social prog. military taxes opin.
8/21/89 24 53 20 3
1/16/89 23 49 25 4
11/27/88 25 39 28 8Financial experts say the government now has the largest federal budget deficit in history. If in order to help reduce the budget deficit it came down to a choice of cutting spending for social programs, cutting spending for the military or raising taxes, which would be your first choice? Cut spending, Cut spending, Raising No
social prog. military taxes opin.
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