short readsNov 3, 2011 Generational Gaps in Views of Entitlement Programs More than eight-in-ten (86%) Millennials favor allowing younger workers to put Social Security taxes into private accounts.
short readsJun 22, 2011 Seniors: Hands Off Medicare A majority of adults ages 65 and older oppose changing Medicare into a program that would provide credits toward purchasing private health insurance.
short readsApr 6, 2011 Balancing Budgets: Is Medicare a Solution? Is it a Problem? Few Americans know that Medicare is a sizable chunck of the federal government’s budget. Regardless, most oppose changing it to reduce the deficit.
reportJan 24, 2011 Your online news quiz says defense is the biggest item in the budget. That right? Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.
short readsJan 24, 2011 Public’s State of the Union: Look for Work Asked which of 22 issues should be a priority for President Obama and Congress, the economy and jobs were by far Americans’ top choices.
short readsJan 6, 2011 America Losing Ground Majorities or pluralities of Americans think the country is losing ground on nine of 12 major issues.
short readsNov 23, 2010 Knowledge Deficit While most Americans know the deficit is larger now than it was in the 1990s, most are not familiar with where government money goes.
short readsSep 29, 2010 Socialized Medicine [for Seniors] Still Popular A majority of Americans oppose replacing Medicare with a voucher system to buy private insurance.
short readsDec 14, 2009 Hey, Big Spender Given a list of 14 programs, for only two are more than 20% of Americans in favor of decreasing government spending.
short readsJun 1, 2009 Elderly Worries About Government and Health Care Americans ages 65 and older are the most worried about government involvement in health care.