What would you think of a plan that included both of these ideas to help keep the Social Security system funded - a reduction in the rate of growth in Social Security benefits for future retirees, and a stock market option for Social Security contributions? Would you support or oppose that?
Responses by Race
White
Black
All
Support, STRONGLY
19%
24%
20%
Support, SOMEWHAT
35%
27%
34%
Oppose, SOMEWHAT
16%
15%
16%
Oppose, STRONGLY
25%
32%
25%
DK/No opinion
5%
2%
5%
A red column header indicates that there were not enough respondents in a particular category to insure reliable results.
Source: A Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted by telephone January 12 - 16, 2005 among 1,007 randomly selected adults nationwide. Margin of sampling error for overall results is plus or minus three percentage points. Fieldwork by TNS of Horsham, PA.