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Page: August 2011 Survey Questions for Louisiana Public Square
1. Overall, how well informed would you say you are about the debt ceiling agreement?
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Percent		Response
Count
Very well informed
20.0%3
Fairly well informed
66.7%10
Not very well informed
13.3%2
Not at all informed 0.0%0
Unsure 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

2. Based on what you know or have read about this agreement, do you approve or disapprove of it?
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Percent		Response
Count
Approve
26.7%4
Disapprove
60.0%9
Don’t Know/Not Sure
13.3%2

3. And, do you view the agreement as a step forward, a step backward, or neither in terms of addressing the federal debt situation?
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Percent		Response
Count
Step forward
13.3%2
Step backward
33.3%5
Neither
53.3%8
Unsure 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

4. What effect do you think the agreement will have on the economy? Will it make the economy better, not have much effect, or will it make the economy worse?
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Percent		Response
Count
Better
7.1%1
Not much effect
42.9%6
Worse
50.0%7
Unsure 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

5. What effect do you think the agreement will have on the Louisiana state budget? Do you think it will have a positive effect, a negative effect, or no effect?
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Percent		Response
Count
Positive Effect 0.0%0
Negative Effect
73.3%11
No Effect
26.7%4
Unsure 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

6. And do you think the agreement will have a positive effect, negative effect or no effect on you and your immediate family?
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Percent		Response
Count
Positive Effect 0.0%0
Negative Effect
60.0%9
No Effect
33.3%5
Unsure
6.7%1
Refused 0.0%0

7. Next are specific proposals for cutting government spending and increasing taxes that have been suggested as part of the discussions on the debt ceiling. For each one, please tell whether you favor or oppose that proposal as a way to reduce the amount that the government owes. Increasing the taxes paid by people who make more than 100 thousand dollars a year.
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Percent		Response
Count
Favor
13.3%2
Oppose
66.7%10
Don’t Know/Not Sure
20.0%3
Refused 0.0%0

8. Increasing the taxes paid by people who make more than 250 thousand dollars a year.
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Percent		Response
Count
Favor
73.3%11
Oppose
26.7%4
Don’t Know/Not Sure 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

9. Cutting defense spending.
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Percent		Response
Count
Favor
80.0%12
Oppose
13.3%2
Don’t Know/Not Sure
6.7%1
Refused 0.0%0

10. Cutting the amount the government spends on Medicaid, the federal health program for the poor?
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Percent		Response
Count
Favor
53.3%8
Oppose
46.7%7
Don’t Know/Not Sure 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

11. Cutting the amount the government spends on Social Security.
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Percent		Response
Count
Favor
40.0%6
Oppose
60.0%9
Don’t Know/Not Sure 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

12. Cutting the amount the government spends on Medicare, the federal health program for the elderly.
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Percent		Response
Count
Favor
33.3%5
Oppose
66.7%10
Don’t Know/Not Sure 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

13. Would you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment to require a balanced federal budget?
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Percent		Response
Count
Favor
40.0%6
Oppose
60.0%9
Don’t Know/Not Sure 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

14. Would you favor or oppose a large and competitive 3rd party in American Politics, in contrast to our current Two party system?
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Percent		Response
Count
Favor
80.0%12
Oppose
13.3%2
Don’t Know/Not Sure
6.7%1
Refused 0.0%0

15. Are you in favor of politicians crossing party lines to vote in favor of bills that their own party overall does not support?
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Percent		Response
Count
Favor
93.3%14
Oppose
6.7%1
Don’t Know/Not Sure 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

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16. What is your political party affiliation?
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Percent		Response
Count
Republican Party
20.0%3
Democratic Party
33.3%5
Independent
40.0%6
Don't know / Not available 0.0%0
Refused
6.7%1
Other (please specify)0

17. The terms "liberal" and "conservative" may mean different things to people, depending on the kind of issue one is considering. In terms of ECONOMIC issues, would you say you are:
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Percent		Response
Count
Very liberal 0.0%0
Liberal
13.3%2
Somewhat liberal
6.7%1
Moderate
26.7%4
Somewhat conservative
6.7%1
Conservative
26.7%4
Very conservative
20.0%3
Don't know / Not available 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

18. Now, thinking in terms of social issues and people's behavior, would you say you are:
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Percent		Response
Count
Very liberal
13.3%2
Liberal
13.3%2
Somewhat liberal 0.0%0
Moderate
33.3%5
Somewhat conservative
26.7%4
Conservative
13.3%2
Very conservative 0.0%0
Don't know / Not available 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

19. What race or ethnicity do you consider yourself?
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Percent		Response
Count
White
80.0%12
Black
13.3%2
Asian 0.0%0
Hispanic 0.0%0
Native American 0.0%0
Mixed race 0.0%0
Other 0.0%0
Don't know / Not available 0.0%0
Refused
6.7%1

20. What is the highest level of education you have received?
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Percent		Response
Count
Grade school
6.7%1
High school diploma/GED
20.0%3
Vocational/Technical Degree
6.7%1
Associates Degree 0.0%0
Bachelors Degree
13.3%2
Masters Degree
20.0%3
PhD/MD/JD
33.3%5
Other 0.0%0
Don't know / Not available 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

21. What was your age on your last birthday?
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Percent		Response
Count
17 or Younger 0.0%0
18-24
13.3%2
25-34
6.7%1
35-44
6.7%1
45-54
13.3%2
55-64
33.3%5
65-74
26.7%4
75-84 0.0%0
85 or older 0.0%0
Don't know / Not available 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

22. What is your marital status?
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Percent		Response
Count
Single
33.3%5
Married
46.7%7
Divorced/Separated
13.3%2
Widowed
6.7%1
Other 0.0%0
Don't know / Not available 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

23. What is your total 2010 household income before taxes? Please keep in mind this information is only for statistical purposes and will remain strictly confidential.
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Percent		Response
Count
$10,000 OR LESS
6.7%1
$10,001-$20,000
6.7%1
$20,001-$30,000 0.0%0
$30,001-$40,000
6.7%1
$40,001-$50,000 0.0%0
$50,001-$60,000
26.7%4
$60,001-$70,000
6.7%1
$70,001-$80,000
13.3%2
$80,001-$100,000
6.7%1
$100,001 OR MORE
26.7%4
Don't know / Not available 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

24. Gender?
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Percent		Response
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Male
60.0%9
Female
40.0%6
Don't know / Not available 0.0%0
Refused 0.0%0

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