I'm going to read you some policy proposals that are now being discussed in Washington and around the country. Please indicate whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each proposal. Reducing the size of state government

Black Population

General Population

 

Agree

%

Disagree

%

D/K

%

(N)

Agree

%

Disagree

%

D/K

%

(N)

Total

54

38

8

850

66

25

7

850

Black

Hispanic

White

Other

       

66

79

67

57

25

27

29

31

9

4

5

12

80

100H

728

31

Men

Women

55

52

37

39

8

9

391

459

78

64

24

32

7

4

408

443

18-25

26-35

36-50

51-64

65+

47

50

59

49

56

47

43

36

40

24

6

7

5

11

20

125

176

268

161

84

47

69

68

70

72

47

29

28

22

21

6

3

4

8

7

85

171

301

172

103

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

50

49

57

59

49

45

32

32

2

8

12

9

169

174

421

85

63

67

65

70

32

27

30

23

6

5

5

6

135

226

323

167

Liberal

Moderate

Secular conservative

Christian conservative

54

56

46

57

41

37

41

36

5

7

14

7

268

268

51

216

62

72

64

67

35

25

33

24

3

3

3

9

204

183

152

278

Democrat

Independent

Republican

57

50

51

39

32

40

6

18

9

700

59

75

62

71

69

34

23

24

5

6

7

395

91

344

Less than HS

HS Graduate

Some College/Tech

College Degree+

51

54

46

67

38

39

46

30

11

7

9

4

179

278

204

169

51

65

64

73

41

31

34

20

8

5

2

6

98

245

185

316

Less than $15,000

$15-$35,000

$35-$60,000

More than $60,000

41

61

45

74

51

33

51

20

9

7

5

6

130

278

243

110

55

70

63

74

36

27

33

22

9

4

4

4

83

214

284

199