| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18420 |
| 1 | Are you following news stories about budget talks in Washington DC? |
| 1200 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Yes | 77% | 81% | 72% | 58% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 69% | 90% | 79% | ** | 72% | 61% | 75% | 76% | 83% | 83% | 78% | 79% | 80% | 78% | 73% | 79% | 81% | 78% | 82% | 76% | 78% | 76% |
| No | 20% | 17% | 23% | 37% | 17% | 8% | 8% | 27% | 8% | 18% | ** | 27% | 30% | 19% | 22% | 15% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 23% | 19% | 14% | 20% | 16% | 20% | 17% | 21% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | ** | 2% | 9% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 2% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 32% | 31% | 21% | 15% | 63% | 37% | 82% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 24% | 31% | 42% | 10% | 84% | 29% | 42% | 23% | 17% | 28% | 19% | 14% | 17% | 28% | 20% | 52% |
| 2 | Do you understand the concept of a "debt ceiling" ... perfectly? Sort of? Or not really? |
| 920 Who Are Following Stories | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Perfectly | 46% | 57% | 34% | 43% | 49% | 48% | 44% | 47% | 46% | 45% | ** | 40% | 64% | 39% | 38% | 57% | 61% | 45% | 50% | 44% | 53% | 44% | 42% | 47% | 57% | 49% | 46% | 49% | 46% |
| Sort Of | 44% | 39% | 50% | 48% | 41% | 43% | 46% | 44% | 44% | 44% | ** | 56% | 32% | 54% | 52% | 34% | 33% | 46% | 43% | 47% | 40% | 44% | 45% | 44% | 40% | 46% | 45% | 43% | 44% |
| Not Really | 9% | 4% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 10% | ** | 4% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 7% | 10% |
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| Composition of Who Are Following Stories | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 33% | 25% | 18% | 57% | 43% | 84% | 2% | 6% | 8% | 23% | 30% | 45% | 11% | 84% | 29% | 43% | 23% | 16% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 18% | 27% | 21% | 52% |
| 3 | Will the United States of America go into default on August 2nd? Or will government leaders find a way to prevent a default? |
| 920 Who Are Following Stories | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Will Go Into Default | 22% | 23% | 21% | 30% | 23% | 19% | 13% | 26% | 17% | 21% | ** | 20% | 37% | 16% | 20% | 26% | 23% | 22% | 17% | 25% | 19% | 27% | 19% | 18% | 24% | 24% | 19% | 21% | 24% |
| Find a Way To Prevent | 61% | 61% | 62% | 57% | 60% | 63% | 68% | 59% | 65% | 62% | ** | 71% | 39% | 68% | 60% | 59% | 59% | 63% | 67% | 59% | 63% | 56% | 61% | 66% | 60% | 63% | 66% | 67% | 57% |
| Not Sure | 17% | 16% | 17% | 13% | 17% | 18% | 19% | 15% | 19% | 17% | ** | 8% | 24% | 15% | 20% | 15% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 20% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 16% | 12% | 19% |
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| Composition of Who Are Following Stories | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 33% | 25% | 18% | 57% | 43% | 84% | 2% | 6% | 8% | 23% | 30% | 45% | 11% | 84% | 29% | 43% | 23% | 16% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 18% | 27% | 21% | 52% |
| 4 | If the United States of America goes into default, will it affect you personally ... A lot? A little? Or not at all? |
| 920 Who Are Following Stories | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| A Lot | 59% | 58% | 61% | 60% | 52% | 68% | 61% | 56% | 65% | 61% | ** | 24% | 66% | 47% | 63% | 63% | 54% | 60% | 49% | 64% | 62% | 76% | 56% | 58% | 52% | 58% | 62% | 55% | 60% |
| A Little | 33% | 32% | 33% | 32% | 38% | 28% | 31% | 35% | 29% | 31% | ** | 69% | 22% | 40% | 32% | 31% | 37% | 32% | 38% | 29% | 36% | 17% | 35% | 38% | 34% | 39% | 30% | 34% | 33% |
| Not At All | 7% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 6% | ** | 7% | 12% | 12% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 11% | 7% | 2% | 7% | 8% | 3% | 14% | 3% | 8% | 10% | 5% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ** | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
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| Composition of Who Are Following Stories | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 33% | 25% | 18% | 57% | 43% | 84% | 2% | 6% | 8% | 23% | 30% | 45% | 11% | 84% | 29% | 43% | 23% | 16% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 18% | 27% | 21% | 52% |
| 5 | If the United States goes into default, who will be responsible? Democrats? Republicans? Or both parties equally? |
| 920 Who Are Following Stories | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Democrats | 23% | 26% | 19% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 24% | 23% | 22% | 22% | ** | 26% | 36% | 48% | 3% | 22% | 69% | 16% | 49% | 15% | 5% | 20% | 19% | 26% | 34% | 20% | 20% | 36% | 19% |
| Republicans | 32% | 35% | 29% | 33% | 28% | 34% | 38% | 30% | 36% | 33% | ** | 38% | 20% | 6% | 59% | 29% | 2% | 37% | 5% | 37% | 62% | 22% | 33% | 29% | 34% | 42% | 31% | 19% | 38% |
| Both | 44% | 38% | 50% | 40% | 49% | 45% | 38% | 45% | 42% | 44% | ** | 31% | 44% | 45% | 37% | 48% | 29% | 46% | 46% | 47% | 31% | 58% | 48% | 44% | 32% | 35% | 48% | 45% | 41% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | ** | 5% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
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| Composition of Who Are Following Stories | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 33% | 25% | 18% | 57% | 43% | 84% | 2% | 6% | 8% | 23% | 30% | 45% | 11% | 84% | 29% | 43% | 23% | 16% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 18% | 27% | 21% | 52% |
| 6 | Would it be acceptable? Or unacceptable? To make cuts to Social Security as part of a budget deal? |
| 920 Who Are Following Stories | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.8% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Acceptable | 18% | 24% | 11% | 21% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 19% | 17% | 17% | ** | 39% | 22% | 22% | 11% | 22% | 29% | 17% | 26% | 17% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 19% | 22% | 16% |
| Unacceptable | 76% | 69% | 82% | 73% | 74% | 76% | 81% | 74% | 78% | 76% | ** | 61% | 78% | 74% | 83% | 71% | 69% | 76% | 67% | 79% | 82% | 85% | 81% | 69% | 76% | 69% | 72% | 75% | 78% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 7% | ** | 0% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 2% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 2% | 9% | 9% | 4% | 6% |
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| Composition of Who Are Following Stories | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 33% | 25% | 18% | 57% | 43% | 84% | 2% | 6% | 8% | 23% | 30% | 45% | 11% | 84% | 29% | 43% | 23% | 16% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 18% | 27% | 21% | 52% |
| 7 | Would it be acceptable? Or unacceptable? To make cuts to Medicare as part of a budget deal? |
| 920 Who Are Following Stories | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Acceptable | 23% | 27% | 18% | 28% | 25% | 21% | 14% | 26% | 18% | 22% | ** | 31% | 28% | 24% | 12% | 29% | 37% | 22% | 32% | 22% | 14% | 12% | 17% | 29% | 29% | 29% | 25% | 29% | 20% |
| Unacceptable | 72% | 68% | 77% | 69% | 68% | 75% | 80% | 68% | 77% | 73% | ** | 69% | 64% | 68% | 85% | 66% | 61% | 73% | 61% | 73% | 85% | 85% | 78% | 64% | 64% | 67% | 70% | 66% | 75% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | ** | 0% | 8% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
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| Composition of Who Are Following Stories | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 33% | 25% | 18% | 57% | 43% | 84% | 2% | 6% | 8% | 23% | 30% | 45% | 11% | 84% | 29% | 43% | 23% | 16% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 18% | 27% | 21% | 52% |
| 8 | Would it be acceptable? Or unacceptable? To increase taxes on the wealthy as part of a budget deal? |
| 920 Who Are Following Stories | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.9% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | <25K | 25-50K | 50-75K | 75-100K | >100K | Western | Eastern | Metro Se | |
| Acceptable | 73% | 71% | 75% | 74% | 70% | 76% | 71% | 72% | 74% | 74% | ** | 68% | 59% | 47% | 92% | 73% | 30% | 80% | 41% | 84% | 93% | 79% | 73% | 74% | 68% | 75% | 77% | 67% | 73% |
| Unacceptable | 23% | 26% | 20% | 23% | 26% | 19% | 23% | 25% | 21% | 22% | ** | 27% | 38% | 44% | 6% | 24% | 60% | 18% | 53% | 13% | 5% | 17% | 23% | 23% | 28% | 20% | 18% | 28% | 24% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 4% | ** | 5% | 3% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 10% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 3% |
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| Composition of Who Are Following Stories | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 33% | 25% | 18% | 57% | 43% | 84% | 2% | 6% | 8% | 23% | 30% | 45% | 11% | 84% | 29% | 43% | 23% | 16% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 18% | 27% | 21% | 52% |