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.
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Black Population |
General Population |
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Agree % |
Disagree % |
D/K % |
(N) |
Agree % |
Disagree % |
D/K % |
(N) |
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Total |
66 |
25 |
9 |
850 |
59 |
35 |
6 |
850 |
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White |
- |
- |
- |
- |
60 |
34 |
6 |
709 |
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Men Women |
64 68 |
30 21 |
7 11 |
400 450 |
66 53 |
31 39 |
3 8 |
412 438 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Children No Children |
68 63 |
26 24 |
6 13 |
326 470 |
63 58 |
34 35 |
3 7 |
318 470 |
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