Currently, the Social Security's trust funds' assets are invested in US government securities. Would you favor or oppose the federal government investing some portion of Social Security assets in private equities, that is, the stock market, which might make more money for the fund, but would involve greater risks and may cost more in the short run?

Black Population

General Population
 

Favor

%

Oppose

%

D/K

%

(N)

Favor

%

Oppose

%

D/K

%

(N)

Total

33

57

10

850

37

57

7

850

White

-

-

-

-

36

56

8

709

Men

Women

43

25

50

63

7

13

400

450

40

33

57

56

3

11

412

438

18-25

26-35

36-50

51-64

65+

33

30

35

37

31

56

69

58

42

60

11

1

7

22

9

127

168

257

175

88

43

34

46

39

10

47

58

51

60

71

10

7

4

2

19

76

160

301

175

106

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

24

26

38

35

61

73

49

60

15

1

12

4

153

156

452

88

37

35

41

31

61

58

55

55

3

8

4

14

172

205

296

177

Less Than HS

HS Graduate

Some College/Tech/Voc

College/Postgraduate Degree

13

27

30

50

52

68

59

47

35

6

11

3

97

277

184

259

28

25

40

45

73

61

59

48

-

14

1

6

51

228

239

315

Less than $15,000

$15-$35,000

$35-$75,000

More than $75,000

14

38

27

55

64

48

62

46

22

13

12

-

75

129

250

104

27

31

39

56

69

66

55

37

4

3

6

6

45

157

328

164

Children

No Children

42

25

53

63

6

13

326

470

44

32

49

62

7

7

318

470