January 6-10, 2010: Pew Research Center for the People & The Press Political Survey---Nationwide survey solicits the public's views on the importance of addressing poverty.

"(I'd liketo ask you some questions about priorities for President (Barack) Obama andCongress this year (2010). As I read from a list, tell me if you think the itemthat I read should be a top priority, important but lower priority, not tooimportant or should it not be done.) Should...taking steps to make the SocialSecurity system financially sound be a top priority, important but lowerpriority, not too important, or should it not be done?"

66%     Top priority

28%     Important butlower priority

3%       Not tooimportant

2%       Should not bedone

1%       Don'tknow/Refused

Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form 2half sample.

Survey by Pew Research Center for the People & thePress. Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research AssociatesInternational, January 6 - January 10, 2010 and based on 1,504 telephoneinterviews. Sample: national adult. 1000 respondents were interviewed on alandline telephone and 504 were interviewed on a cell phone, including 201 whohad no landline telephone. [USPSRA.012510.R30MF2]

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PewResearch Center for the People , Jan, 2010. Retrieved Nov-9-2010 from the iPOLLDatabank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University ofConnecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html