April 9, 2014: Democracy Corps--Nationwide Poll on Poverty, Social Welfare Programs, and Poverty

"Now I am going to read you some things being proposed by Republicans as part of their plan to deal with the economy. After each item, please tell me whether you would favor or oppose that policy. Consolidate the federal government's 92 social welfare programs - such as welfare and food stamps into a single debit account for needy individuals, which would save tax dollars, reduce red tape and bureaucracy, and also provide greater oversight to end potential abuses."
strongly favor 43%
somewhat favor 30%
somewhat oppose 10%
strongly oppose 11%
don't know/ refused 6%

"Now I am going to read you some things Republicans are saying about their plans for the economy. After I read each statement, please tell me how convincing a reason it is to support the Republican candidate next November - is it a very convincing reason, a somewhat convincing reason, a little convincing, or not at all a convincing reason to support the Republican? American taxpayers spend hundreds of billions of dollars on more than 100 federal government programs for the poor. But the poverty rate is higher than at any point in 20 years. And with these new programs like Obamacare, more people will get stuck in the poverty trap. The incentives are upside down - when people try to get off of welfare programs or leave to get jobs, they're worse off, and it traps them and keeps them in poverty."
very convincing 26%
somewhat convincing 30%
a little convincing 11%
not at all convincing 32%
don't know/ refused 2%

"[Split Sample A 475 Respondents] Now I am going to read you some things being proposed by Democrats as part of their plan to deal with the economy. After each item, please tell me whether you would favor or oppose that policy. [Split Sample B 475 Respondents] Now I am going to read you some things being proposed by Democrats to deal with the economy, including their women's economic plan. After each item, please tell me whether you would favor or oppose that policy. Protect Medicare so there is no reduction in benefits and protect Social Security so there are no cuts in benefits from budget cuts for current seniors and future retirees so every American can retire at a reasonable age with relative security."
strongly favor 68%
somewhat favor 21%
somewhat oppose 6%
strongly oppose 4%
don't know/ refused 2%

"[Split Sample A 475 Respondents] Now I am going to read you some things being proposed by Democrats as part of their plan to deal with the economy. After each item, please tell me whether you would favor or oppose that policy. [Split Sample B 475 Respondents] Now I am going to read you some things being proposed by Democrats to deal with the economy, including their women's economic plan. After each item, please tell me whether you would favor or oppose that policy. Increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour and automatically increase the minimum wage to rise with inflation, which will not cost any tax dollars, but will put money back into the economy."
strongly favor 50%
somewhat favor 18%
somewhat oppose 12%
strongly oppose 18%
don't know/ refused 2%


via Polling the Nations
Universe: Country: United States
Method: telephone
Sample Size: 950
Copyright Info: Reproduced with permission. Democracy Corps Polling conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, Inc.
Additional Information: 2012 election year voters

http://www.democracycorps.com/attachments/article/970/Dcor RR NPR graphs final (2).pdf