If some Social Security funds were invested in the stock market, which do you favor -- having the government make this investment in a broad index fund, or allowing individuals to invest their portion however they would like?

Black Population

General Population

 

Government Invest in Broad

Index Fund

%

Individuals

Invest for Themselves

%

D/K

%

(N)

Government Invest in Broad

Index Fund

%

Individuals

Invest for

Themselves

%

D/K

%

(N)

Total

17

68

15

850

24

67

9

850

White

-

-

-

-

24

68

9

709

Men

Women

18

16

73

64

9

20

400

450

29

19

65

69

6

12

412

438

18-25

26-35

36-50

51-64

65+

26

17

18

4

21

67

78

58

78

70

7

6

23

18

9

127

168

257

175

88

18

15

26

27

34

76

78

67

61

53

6

7

7

13

14

76

160

301

175

106

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

1

18

23

14

93

62

63

67

6

20

15

19

153

156

452

88

29

26

22

22

62

65

71

67

9

9

7

12

172

205

296

177

Less Than HS

HS Graduate

Some College/Tech/Voc

College/Postgraduate Degree

11

18

13

21

71

70

60

70

18

12

27

9

97

277

184

259

39

25

17

26

61

65

75

64

-

11

8

10

51

228

239

315

Less than $15,000

$15-$35,000

$35-$75,000

More than $75,000

22

16

14

32

57

66

77

58

22

18

8

11

75

129

250

104

9

31

25

27

91

64

65

64

-

5

11

9

45

157

328

164

Children

No Children

24

11

65

72

12

17

326

470

21

26

73

64

6

10

318

470