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 the federal government

Black Population

General Population

 

Agree

%

Disagree

%

D/K

%

(N)

Agree

%

Disagree

%

D/K

%

(N)

Total

58

33

9

850

82

13

5

850

Black

Hispanic

White

Other

       

70

62

85

48

20

28

11

44

10

9

4

7

80

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728

31

Men

Women

59

57

33

33

11

16

391

459

86

78

10

17

4

5

408

443

18-25

26-35

36-50

51-64

65+

47

63

60

57

46

45

32

32

31

34

8

5

8

12

21

125

176

268

161

84

59

77

86

94

85

35

16

11

2

11

6

6

4

4

4

85

171

301

172

103

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

59

56

57

62

35

36

32

27

6

8

11

11

169

174

421

85

77

86

79

87

19

10

15

9

4

5

6

3

135

226

323

167

Liberal

Moderate

Secular conservative

Christian conservative

54

63

45

66

37

32

41

28

9

5

14

6

268

268

51

216

68

86

86

87

27

10

10

8

5

4

4

5

204

183

152

278

Democrat

Independent

Republican

60

50

52

32

32

40

8

18

9

700

59

75

76

82

89

17

7

10

6

10

1

395

91

344

Less than HS

HS Graduate

Some College/Tech

College Degree+

43

58

56

74

39

33

25

32

18

9

8

2

179

278

204

169

63

81

82

89

28

11

16

9

8

8

2

3

98

245

185

316

Less than $15,000

$15-$35,000

$35-$60,000

More than $60,000

37

62

56

77

50

32

37

17

13

6

6

6

130

278

243

110

71

80

85

88

21

15

12

8

8

5

3

4

83

214

284

199