Please indicate whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement:

The Social Security system should ensure a minimum standard of living to all contributors, even if some receive benefits exceeding the value of their contributions.

Black Population

General Population

 

Agree

%

Disagree

%

D/K

%

(N)

Agree

%

Disagree

%

D/K

%

(N)

Total

66

25

9

850

59

35

6

850

White

-

-

-

-

60

34

6

709

Men

Women

64

68

30

21

7

11

400

450

66

53

31

39

3

8

412

438

18-25

26-35

36-50

51-64

65+

68

47

72

66

80

26

45

15

27

9

6

8

13

7

11

127

168

257

175

88

62

52

63

58

61

30

42

35

36

25

8

5

3

5

14

76

160

301

175

106

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

69

64

67

60

27

23

23

37

4

13

11

3

153

156

452

88

58

63

54

64

34

31

41

31

8

6

5

5

172

205

296

177

Less Than HS

HS Graduate

Some College/Tech/Voc

College/Postgraduate Degree

67

64

61

71

8

29

34

20

25

8

4

9

97

277

184

259

57

58

62

58

43

30

37

36

-

11

1

6

51

228

239

315

Less than $15,000

$15-$35,000

$35-$75,000

More than $75,000

59

87

52

79

2

13

45

14

39

-

3

8

75

129

250

104

76

61

60

59

13

36

33

39

11

4

6

1

45

157

328

164

Children

No Children

68

63

26

24

6

13

326

470

63

58

34

35

3

7

318

470