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National American Worker Survey. The Rockefeller Foundation 2008 National Survey Results (Race & Ethnicity Breaks). Methodology. This Rockefeller Foundation poll was conducted by telephone June 19 through June 29, 2008.
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National American Worker Survey The Rockefeller Foundation 2008 National Survey Results (Race & Ethnicity Breaks)
THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Methodology • This Rockefeller Foundation poll was conducted by telephone June 19 through June 29, 2008. • It was conducted among a national random sample of 1,004 Americans, age 18 and older throughout America • In addition oversamples of 502 African Americans and 502 Hispanics were conducted. • A portion of the African American and Hispanic oversamples were collected using targeted sample. • Hispanic respondents were polled in the language of their choice • The margin of error for the entire sample is approximately +/- 3 percentage points. • The margin of error is higher for subgroups. • Surveys are subject to other error sources as well, including sampling coverage error, recording error, and respondent error. • Abt SRBI Public Affairs designed the survey and conducted all interviewing. • The full Rockefeller questionnaire and trend data may be found at: www.srbi.com.
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q1.GENERALLY SPEAKING, DO YOU THINK THE ECONOMY IN THIS COUNTRY IS GOING IN THE RIGHT • DIRECTION, OR DO YOU FEEL THAT THINGS HAVE GOTTEN PRETTY SERIOUSLY OFF ON THE • WRONG TRACK? RIGHT DIRECTION 10% 11% 2% 7% WRONG TRACK 85% 84% 96% 88% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 5% 5% 2% 5% Q2.HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL TAKE FOR THE ECONOMY IN THIS COUNTRY TO GET BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK? BASE: FEEL ECONOMY ON WRONG TRACK LESS THAN 6 MONTHS 1% 1% 1% 1% 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR 7% 8% 10% 8% 1 TO 2 YEARS 24% 22% 23% 23% 2 YEARS OR MORE 63% 64% 62% 61% OTHER (SPECIFY) 2% 2% 3% 3% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 3% 3% 2% 3%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q4.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? AMERICA WAS A BETTER PLACE TOLIVE IN THE 1990S AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECLINE 40% 39% 47% 51% AMERICA'S BEST DAYS ARE STILL AHEAD OF IT 53% 54% 49% 44% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 7% 7% 4% 5% Q6.HOW MUCH ARE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING A PART OF ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN DREAM IN YOUR MIND? (SUMMARY OF MAJOR PART) BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) HAVING A GOOD FAMILY LIFE 93% 93% 90% 93% BEING ABLE TO FEED MYSELF AND MY FAMILY 92% 93% 92% 85% HAVING QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY 90% 90% 94% 88% HAVING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY 88% 87% 93% 87% HAVING A COMFORTABLE AND SECURE RETIREMENT 85% 87% 85% 84% BEING ABLE TO SPEAK YOUR MIND REGARDLESS OF THE POSITIONS YOU TAKE 85% 85% 83% 83% BEING ABLE TO SUCCEED REGARDLESS OF YOUR FAMILY BACKGROUND OR WHERE YOU COME FROM 82% 82% 85% 81%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Q6.HOW MUCH ARE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING A PART OF ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN DREAM IN YOUR MIND? (SUMMARY OF MAJOR PART) - continued BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) BEING ECONOMICALLY SECURE AND NOT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD THINGS 81% 81% 85% 78% BEING OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE 76% 77% 74% 77% ACHIEVING PEACE IN THE WORLD 63% 63% 80% 73% HAVING THE TIME TO ENJOY THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORK TOO MANY HOURS 59% 57% 69% 63% REDUCING THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING 56% 53% 73% 67% Q6.HOW MUCH ARE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING A PART OF ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN DREAM IN YOUR MIND? (SUMMARY OF MINOR PART) BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) HAVING THE TIME TO ENJOY THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORK TOO MANY HOURS 29% 31% 22% 23% REDUCING THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING 26% 27% 17% 18% ACHIEVING PEACE IN THE WORLD 24% 25% 10% 14% BEING OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE 16% 14% 17% 13% BEING ECONOMICALLY SECURE AND NOT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD THINGS 15% 16% 12% 15%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q7.OVER THE NEXT FEW QUESTIONS, WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THE AMERICAN DREAM. WHILE EVERYONE • MAY INTERPRET THIS IDEA DIFFERENTLY, WE REFER TO IT AS THE ABILITY OF ALL CITIZENS AND • RESIDENTS OF AMERICA TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS IN LIFE THROUGH HARD WORK. DO YOU THINK YOU • HAVE ACHIEVED THE AMERICAN DREAM? Q6.HOW MUCH ARE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING A PART OF ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN DREAM IN YOUR MIND? (SUMMARY OF MINOR PART) - continued BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) BEING ABLE TO SPEAK YOUR MIND REGARDLESS OF THE POSITIONS YOU TAKE 11% 10% 12% 9% BEING ABLE TO SUCCEED REGARDLESS OF YOUR FAMILY BACKGROUND OR WHERE YOU COME FROM 11% 10% 10% 10% HAVING A COMFORTABLE AND SECURE RETIREMENT 11% 9% 11% 10% HAVING QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY 7% 8% 4% 10% HAVING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY 7% 8% 5% 8% BEING ABLE TO FEED MYSELF AND MY FAMILY 5% 4% 5% 8% HAVING A GOOD FAMILY LIFE 5% 4% 7% 3% YES 64% 69% 46% 50% NO 34% 29% 53% 48% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 2% 2% * 2%
Total Total Total White White White AA AA AA Hisp Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q12.WOULD YOU SAY THAT IT'S GOING TO BE EASIER OR HARDER FOR AMERICANS TO ACHIEVE THE • AMERICAN DREAM IN 10 YEARS THAN IT IS TODAY, OR THAT THINGS WON'T CHANGE MUCH? • BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) Q9.IS IT LIKELY YOUR CHILDREN WILL ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAM? YES 69% 69% 74% 78% NO 20% 20% 19% 14% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 10% 10% 7% 8% Q11.WOULD YOU SAY THAT IT IS EASIER OR HARDER FOR AMERICANS TO ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAM TODAY THAN IT WAS TEN YEARS AGO, OR HAVEN'T THINGS CHANGED MUCH? BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) EASIER 11% 10% 19% 11% HARDER 65% 64% 65% 69% HASN'T CHANGED MUCH 22% 25% 16% 19% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 1% 1% * 1% EASIER 11% 8% 17% 13% HARDER 62% 65% 63% 56% WON'T CHANGE MUCH 23% 23% 18% 27% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 4% 4% 2% 4%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Q13.WHICH IS CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? BASE: DO NOT FEEL HAVE ACHIEVED THE AMERICAN DREAM I HAVE SET GOALSFOR MY LIFE THAT ONCE REACHED WILL MEAN THAT I HAVE ACHIEVED THE AMERICAN DREAM 13% 9% 19% 11% THE AMERICAN DREAMIS A NEVER-ENDING PURSUIT - I CAN ALWAYS DO MORE TO ACHIEVE IT 84% 87% 80% 87% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 3% 4% 1% 2% Q14.WHICH IS CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? BASE: DO NOT FEEL HAVE ACHIEVED THE AMERICAN DREAM IF I WORK HARD AND PLAY BY THE RULES, I WILL BE ABLE TOACHIEVE THEAMERICAN DREAM INMY LIFETIME 51% 46% 62% 54% EVEN BY WORKING HARD AND PLAYING BY THE RULES, THE AMERICAN DREAM IS UNATTAINABLE FOR ME 45% 51% 35% 44% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 3% 3% 3% 2%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q16.WHICH IS CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? IT IS MOREIMPORTANT TO REDUCE INEQUALITY IN INCOME AND WEALTH LEVELS IN AMERICA 28% 28% 26% 32% IT IS MOREIMPORTANT TO ENSURE EVERYONE IN AMERICA HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THE HIGHEST ECHELON OF INCOME AND WEALTHEVEN IF NOT EVERYONE MAKES IT 66% 66% 72% 65% NO ANSWER/DON‘TKNOW 6% 6% 2% 3% Q22.HOW MUCH IS THE FOLLOWING A PART OF ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN YOUR MIND? (SUMMARY OF MAJOR PART) BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY BILLS 96% 94% 96% 92% HAVING HEALTH INSURANCE 91% 90% 96% 92% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY OR KEEP A HOME 88% 87% 92% 81% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY FOR A COMFORTABLE RETIREMENT 88% 87% 93% 88% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO RAISE A FAMILY 87% 88% 88% 88% HAVING JOB SECURITY 82% 80% 90% 86%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Q22.HOW MUCH IS THE FOLLOWING A PART OF ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN YOUR MIND? (SUMMARY OF MAJOR PART) - continued BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) HAVING ENOUGH MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION 79% 78% 87% 85% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY THAT I DON’T NEED TO WORRY 76% 75% 82% 72% HAVING NO DEBT (ASIDE FROM MORTGAGE) 72% 71% 79% 77% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY OR KEEP A CAR 70% 72% 68% 58% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF ELDERLY PARENTS OR IN-LAWS 67% 64% 81% 77% Q22.HOW MUCH IS THE FOLLOWING A PART OF ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN YOUR MIND? (SUMMARY OF MINOR PART) BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) HAVING NO DEBT (ASIDE FROM MORTGAGE) 23% 24% 17% 17% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY OR KEEP A CAR 22% 21% 22% 29% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF ELDERLY PARENTS OR IN-LAWS 21% 23% 11% 15% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY THAT I DON’T NEED TO WORRY 19% 20% 15% 20% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION 12% 14% 6% 9%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q20.COMPARED TO 10 YEARS AGO, DO YOU THINK AMERICANS TODAY HAVE: A LOT MORE ECONOMIC • SECURITY, SOMEWHAT MORE ECONOMIC SECURITY, ABOUT THE SAME ECONOMIC SECURITY, SOMEWHAT • LESS ECONOMIC SECURITY, OR A LOT LESS ECONOMIC SECURITY? Q22.HOW MUCH IS THE FOLLOWING A PART OF ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN YOUR MIND? (SUMMARY OF MINOR PART) - continued BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) HAVING JOB SECURITY 11% 12% 6% 6% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY OR KEEP A HOME 9% 10% 5% 13% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY FOR A COMFORTABLE RETIREMENT 9% 10% 6% 9% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO RAISE A FAMILY 7% 6% 6% 6% HAVING HEALTH INSURANCE 6% 7% 3% 5% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY BILLS 3% 4% 3% 4% MORE (NET) 11% 10% 14% 17% A LOT MORE 4% 3% 5% 6% SOMEWHAT MORE 7% 7% 9% 11% ABOUT THE SAME 16% 17% 8% 12% LESS (NET) 73% 72% 77% 70% SOMEWHAT LESS 32% 33% 34% 33% A LOT LESS 40% 38% 43% 37% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 1% 1% * 2%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Q21.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? THE NEXT GENERATION OF AMERICANS WILL HAVE TO STRUGGLE MUCH MORE THAN I DID TO MAKE ENDS MEET AND BE ECONOMICALLY SECURE 75% 75% 79% 78% THE NEXT GENERATION OF AMERICANS WILL NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS MAKING ENDS MEET AND WILL BE MORE ECONOMICALLY SECURE THAN I AM TODAY 18% 17% 20% 18% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 7% 8% 1% 4% Q17.IS THE FOLLOWING HELPING YOU A GREAT DEAL IN ACHIEVING ECONOMIC SECURITY, HELPING SOMEWHAT, HURTING SOMEWHAT, HURTING A GREAT DEAL, OR NOT HAVING MUCH EFFECT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER? (SUMMARY OF HELPING A GREAT DEAL) THE COMPANY YOUWORK FOR 29% 30% 26% 27% SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 29% 28% 34% 35% SMALL BUSINESSES 28% 30% 17% 22% RELIGIOUS LEADERS 12% 11% 18% 17% HEALTH CARE INSURERS 11% 12% 14% 16% ENVIRONMENTALGROUPS 10% 10% 19% 21% LABOR UNIONS 10% 8% 14% 15% GLOBAL COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES 8% 6% 7% 10%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q17.IS THE FOLLOWING HELPING YOU A GREAT DEAL IN ACHIEVING ECONOMIC SECURITY, HELPING • SOMEWHAT, HURTING SOMEWHAT, HURTING A GREAT DEAL, OR NOT HAVING MUCH EFFECT ONE WAY OR • ANOTHER? (SUMMARY OF HELPING A GREAT DEAL/SOME) Q17.IS THE FOLLOWING HELPING YOU A GREAT DEAL IN ACHIEVING ECONOMIC SECURITY, HELPING SOMEWHAT, HURTING SOMEWHAT, HURTING A GREAT DEAL, OR NOT HAVING MUCH EFFECT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER? (SUMMARY OF HELPING A GREAT DEAL) - continued LARGE CORPORATIONS 6% 6% 6% 6% THE NEWS MEDIA 6% 4% 10% 12% UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS 6% 3% 5% 20% STATE AND LOCALGOVERNMENTS 5% 4% 7% 9% THE PRESIDENT 5% 4% 2% 7% OIL COMPANIES 3% 4% 2% 4% CONGRESS 3% 2% 5% 6% SPECIAL INTERESTS IN WASHINGTON 1% 1% 1% 4% SMALL BUSINESSES 68% 69% 62% 61% SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 64% 64% 72% 65% THE COMPANY YOU WORK FOR 56% 56% 55% 59% ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS 45% 43% 63% 59% STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 41% 39% 45% 44% RELIGIOUS LEADERS 39% 38% 53% 44%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q17.IS THE FOLLOWING HELPING YOU A GREAT DEAL IN ACHIEVING ECONOMIC SECURITY, HELPING • SOMEWHAT, HURTING SOMEWHAT, HURTING A GREAT DEAL, OR NOT HAVING MUCH EFFECT ONE WAY OR • ANOTHER? (SUMMARY OF HELPING A GREAT DEAL/SOME) - continued LABOR UNIONS 38% 36% 56% 50% HEALTH CARE INSURERS 36% 35% 41% 46% GLOBAL COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES 34% 34% 38% 40% LARGE CORPORATIONS 31% 31% 32% 32% THE NEWS MEDIA 25% 22% 36% 36% CONGRESS 24% 23% 33% 32% THE PRESIDENT 21% 22% 9% 21% UNDOCUMENTEDIMMIGRANTS 17% 13% 18% 43% SPECIAL INTERESTS IN WASHINGTON 14% 10% 22% 21% OIL COMPANIES 9% 10% 6% 10% Q17.IS THE FOLLOWING HELPING YOU A GREAT DEAL IN ACHIEVING ECONOMIC SECURITY, HELPING SOMEWHAT, HURTING SOMEWHAT, HURTING A GREAT DEAL, OR NOT HAVING MUCH EFFECT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER? (SUMMARY OF HURTING SOME/A GREAT DEAL) OIL COMPANIES 81% 80% 85% 80% SPECIAL INTERESTS IN WASHINGTON 65% 68% 56% 49% UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS 62% 68% 54% 32%
Total White AA Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Q17.IS THE FOLLOWING HELPING YOU A GREAT DEAL IN ACHIEVING ECONOMIC SECURITY, HELPING SOMEWHAT, HURTING SOMEWHAT, HURTING A GREAT DEAL, OR NOT HAVING MUCH EFFECT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER? (SUMMARY OF HURTING SOME/A GREAT DEAL) - continued THE PRESIDENT 62% 61% 79% 60% CONGRESS 55% 55% 48% 46% THE NEWS MEDIA 54% 58% 45% 41% HEALTH CARE INSURERS 53% 54% 52% 40% LARGE CORPORATIONS 52% 52% 50% 47% GLOBAL COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES 40% 40% 37% 36% STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 39% 39% 39% 37% ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS 32% 34% 5% 18% LABOR UNIONS 29% 30% 19% 20% RELIGIOUS LEADERS 23% 23% 22% 20% SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 18% 17% 16% 19% THE COMPANY YOU WORK FOR 11% 10% 12% 15% SMALL BUSINESSES 10% 9% 14% 12%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q24.THINKING OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY'S ECONOMIC SECURITY, HOW WORRIED ARE YOU ABOUT EACH • OF THE FOLLOWING? (SUMMARY OF VERY WORRIED) • BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) Q23.NOW I'D LIKE YOU TO CONTINUE THINKING ABOUT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY'S ECONOMIC SECURITY. OVERALL, HOW WORRIED ARE YOU ABOUT YOUR ECONOMIC SECURITY? VERY/FAIRLY WORRIED (NET) 47% 44% 55% 61% VERY WORRIED 27% 24% 38% 39% FAIRLY WORRIED 20% 20% 7% 22% SLIGHTLY/NOT AT ALL WORRIED (NET) 53% 56% 45% 39% SLIGHTLY WORRIED 34% 34% 30% 26% NOT WORRIED AT ALL 20% 21% 14% 13% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW * * * * KEEPING UP WITH HIGH FUEL AND ENERGY COSTS 56% 55% 69% 69% OUTSOURCING OF AMERICAN JOBS TO OTHER COUNTRIES 53% 50% 64% 38% WHETHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS SUCH AS SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE WILL BE THERE WHEN YOU RETIRE 46% 41% 56% 55% KEEPING UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING 39% 37% 53% 49% HAVING ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE INSURANCE 39% 36% 50% 49% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO RETIRE ON 38% 35% 49% 49%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q24.THINKING OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY'S ECONOMIC SECURITY, HOW WORRIED ARE YOU ABOUT EACH • OF THE FOLLOWING? (SUMMARY OF VERY WORRIED) - continued • BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) HAVING ENOUGH SAVINGS TO HANDLE EMERGENCIES 38% 34% 56% 52% BEING ABLE TO FIND A NEW JOB IFYOU LOSE YOUR JOB 36% 32% 54% 49% THE STOCK MARKET 25% 22% 28% 29% BEING ABLE TO PAY YOUR RENT OR YOUR MORTGAGE 22% 17% 42% 35% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE 20% 18% 34% 35% Q24.THINKING OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY'S ECONOMIC SECURITY, HOW WORRIED ARE YOU ABOUT EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? (SUMMARY OF VERY/FAIRLY WORRIED) BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) KEEPING UP WITH HIGH FUEL AND ENERGY COSTS 73% 73% 81% 82% OUTSOURCING OF AMERICAN JOBS TO OTHER COUNTRIES 67% 66% 76% 57% WHETHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS SUCH AS SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE WILL BE THERE WHEN YOU RETIRE 58% 55% 63% 68% KEEPING UP WITHTHE COST OF LIVING 56% 54% 65% 68% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO RETIRE ON 55% 51% 63% 67% HAVING ENOUGH SAVINGS TO HANDLE EMERGENCIES 55% 53% 67% 70%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Q24.THINKING OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY'S ECONOMIC SECURITY, HOW WORRIED ARE YOU ABOUT EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? (SUMMARY OF VERY/FAIRLY WORRIED) - continued BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) HAVING ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE INSURANCE 54% 50% 64% 68% BEING ABLE TO FIND A NEW JOB IF YOU LOSE YOUR JOB 45% 42% 61% 62% THE STOCK MARKET 42% 40% 43% 47% BEING ABLE TO PAY YOUR RENT OR YOUR MORTGAGE 34% 30% 54% 55% HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE 33% 29% 48% 54% Q26.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS, I AM CONFIDENT I WILL FEEL MORE ECONOMICALLY SECURE THAN I DO TODAY 49% 46% 53% 57% IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS, I THINK MY FEELINGS OF ECONOMIC SECURITY WILL DECLINE 45% 48% 44% 38% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 6% 6% 3% 5%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q27.WHICH IS CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? • BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) THERE IS MORE RISK TO MY AND MY FAMILY’S FINANCIAL FUTURE THAN IN THE PAST 78% 78% 76% 78% THERE IS LESS RISK TO MY AND MY FAMILY’S FINANCIAL FUTURE THAN IN THE PAST 19% 18% 23% 21% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 3% 4% * 1% Q28.FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT YOUR FINANCIAL GOALS, DID YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE FARTHER AHEAD OR FARTHER BEHIND TODAY THAN YOU ACTUALLY ARE? THOUGHT I WOULD BE FARTHER AHEAD TODAY 66% 66% 77% 72% THOUGHT I WOULD BE FARTHER BEHIND TODAY 20% 18% 16% 20% THOUGHT I WOULD BE RIGHT WHERE I AM ALREADY 11% 13% 5% 5% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 3% 3% 2% 3%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q30.DO YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT PERSONAL SAVINGS TO ALLOW YOU TO HANDLE A PERSONAL CRISIS – • SUCH AS LOSING YOUR JOB OR HAVING A MAJOR ILLNESS - WITHOUT INCURRING A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE • IN YOUR STANDARD OF LIVING? Q29.WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A JOB THAT GUARANTEES YOU HEALTH COVERAGE AND A PENSION OR A JOB THAT PAYS YOU MORE? A JOB THAT GUARANTEES YOU HEALTH COVERAGE AND A PENSION 71% 70% 72% 68% A JOB THAT PAYS YOU MORE 20% 21% 22% 21% BOTH EQUALLY 5% 5% 5% 9% NEITHER 1% 1% * 1% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 3% 3% 1% 1% YES 44% 44% 37% 32% NO 54% 53% 61% 65% NO ANSWER/DON'TKNOW 3% 3% 1% 2%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Q31.IN THE PAST YEAR, HAVE YOU HAD TO DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TO MEET YOUR EXPENSES? HAVE DONE ANY (NET) 38% 35% 53% 57% BORROW MONEY FROM A FRIEND OR RELATIVE 22% 18% 40% 36% USE THE REVOLVING CREDIT LINE ON YOUR CREDIT CARD TO PAY OFF YOUR DEBTS 13% 12% 13% 24% BORROW AGAINST A RETIREMENT PLAN, SUCH AS A 401K PLAN OR PENSION 11% 9% 16% 14% TAKE OUT A SECOND MORTGAGE OR HOME EQUITY LOAN 9% 9% 8% 10% BORROW MONEY FROM A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OR COMMUNITY 4% 2% 9% 4% BORROW MONEY FROM PEOPLE YOU MET ONLINE 1% 1% 3% 5% BORROW MONEY FROM A LABOR UNION * - 2% 3% Q32.IN THE PAST YEAR, WAS THERE EVER A TIME WHEN YOU...? HAVE DONE ANY (NET) 76% 74% 85% 85% CUT BACK ON VACATIONS OR ENTERTAINMENT BECAUSE OF THEIR COST 64% 64% 73% 66% FAILED TO PAY A BILL ON TIME 37% 32% 60% 49% HAVE NOT GONE TO A DOCTOR BECAUSE OF THE COST 25% 25% 29% 35%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q33.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES YOUR HOUSEHOLD? Q32.IN THE PAST YEAR, WAS THERE EVER A TIME WHEN YOU...? - continued HAVE NOT FILLED A MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION BECAUSE OF THE COST 23% 23% 30% 30% HAVE GONE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE 23% 20% 33% 37% HAVE TAKEN MONEY OUT OF YOUR PERSONAL OR RETIREMENT SAVINGS TO PAY FOR HEALTH-RELATED EXPENSES 20% 19% 22% 22% WERE UNEMPLOYED, BUT NOT BY PERSONAL CHOICE 20% 16% 32% 29% HAVE BEEN HUNGRY BECAUSE YOU COULD NOT AFFORD FOOD 8% 6% 17% 16% HAVE CHILDREN (NET) 46% 45% 52% 59% I HAVE CHILDREN AGE 18 OR UNDER LIVING IN MY HOUSEHOLD OR I HAVE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOMEONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 36% 35% 43% 49% I HAVE CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 25 LIVING IN MY HOUSEHOLD 9% 9% 10% 10% NEITHER OF THESE APPLY TO ME 54% 55% 47% 41% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW * * * *
Total Total Total White White White AA AA AA Hisp Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q35.I'M GOING TO READ YOU A SERIES OF STATEMENTS AND FIND OUT HOW MUCH YOU AGREE WITH • EACH. (SUMMARY OF STRONGLY AGREE) • BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) Q34. IN THE PAST YEAR, WAS THERE EVER A TIME WHEN YOU...? A) HAVE NOT BOUGHT SOMETHING YOUR KIDS NEEDED BECAUSE OF THE COST BASE: RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILD(REN) 18 OR YOUNGER YES 30% 27% 40% 38% NO 69% 73% 60% 62% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW * * - - Q34. IN THE PAST YEAR, WAS THERE EVER A TIME WHEN YOU...? B) HAVE NOT TAKEN A CHILD TO THE DOCTOR BECAUSE OF THE COST BASE: RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILD(REN) 18 OR YOUNGER YES 10% 9% 13% 14% NO 90% 91% 87% 86% AMERICANS ARE WORKING AS HARD OR HARDER THAN EVER JUST TO GET BY 61% 8% 78% 63% MY LIFE IS BETTER THAN MY PARENTS’ LIVES WERE 43% 43% 44% 49% IN TODAY’S AMERICA EVEN IF YOU WORK HARD AND PLAY BY THE RULES, YOU CAN NO LONGER EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO SEND YOUR KIDS TO COLLEGE, PAY FOR HEALTH CARE AND HAVE A SECURE RETIREMENT 37% 34% 46% 40% MY CHILDREN WILL HAVE A BETTER LIFE THAN I DO 33% 29% 45% 41%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q35.I'M GOING TO READ YOU A SERIES OF STATEMENTS AND FIND OUT HOW MUCH YOU AGREE WITH • EACH. (SUMMARY OF STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT AGREE) • BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) AMERICANS ARE WORKING AS HARD OR HARDER THAN EVER JUST TO GET BY 87% 86% 95% 85% MY LIFE IS BETTER THAN MY PARENTS’ LIVES WERE 75% 72% 76% 76% MY CHILDREN WILL HAVE A BETTER LIFE THAN I DO 68% 65% 75% 71% IN TODAY’S AMERICA EVEN IF YOU WORK HARD AND PLAY BY THE RULES, YOU CAN NO LONGER EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO SEND YOUR KIDS TO COLLEGE, PAY FOR HEALTH CARE AND HAVE A SECURE RETIREMENT 66% 64% 73% 63% Q37.WHICH IS CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? MYSELF AND MY FAMILY ARE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR ACHIEVING OUR ECONOMIC SECURITY 80% 81% 69% 73% MY EMPLOYER AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING ME TO ACHIEVE CONOMIC SECURITY 17% 15% 27% 24% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 3% 4% 3% 3%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q38.SOME PEOPLE TALK ABOUT A "SOCIAL CONTRACT" MEANING GOVERNMENT AND EMPLOYERS SHOULDPROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY WITH BASIC NECESSITIES SUCH AS HEALTHCARE, RETIREMENT PROGRAMS, UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, ETC. DO YOU THINK THIS SOCIAL CONTRACT STILL EXISTS IN AMERICA? YES 36% 34% 37% 47% NO 57% 60% 58% 44% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 6% 6% 4% 9% Q39.DO YOU THINK THIS SOCIAL CONTRACT SHOULD STILL EXIST IN AMERICA? YES 72% 69% 87% 81% NO 23% 26% 10% 16% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 5% 5% 3% 3%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q41. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES YOUR PRIMARY HEALTHCARE COVERAGE, OR DON'T • YOU HAVE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE AT THIS TIME? Q40. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT? THE SOCIAL CONTRACT OF THE 20TH CENTURY HAS BEEN BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REWRITTEN TO REFLECT THE CURRENT REALITIES OF LIFE TODAY. AGREE (NET) 78% 77% 92% 78% STRONGLY AGREE 51% 48% 70% 57% SOMEWHAT AGREE 27% 29% 23% 21% DISAGREE (NET) 18% 18% 7% 17% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 8% 9% 5% 7% STRONGLY DISAGREE 10% 9% 2% 9% NO ANSWER/DON'TKNOW 4% 5% 1% 5% HAVE HEALTH COVERAGE (NET) 89% 90% 84% 74% A PLAN THROUGH YOU OR YOUR PARTNER'S EMPLOYER OR UNION 58% 58% 48% 47% MEDICARE 16% 17% 14% 9% MEDICAID 3% 2% 11% 7% A PLAN YOU BOUGHT YOURSELF 9% 9% 7% 6% SOME OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAM 3% 3% 4% 5% DON'T HAVE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE AT THIS TIME 10% 9% 16% 25% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 1% 1% * 2%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Q42. HOW WORRIED ARE YOU ABOUT LOSING YOUR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE? BASE: HAVE HEALTH COVERAGE VERY/FAIRLY WORRIED (NET) 24% 22% 32% 43% VERY WORRIED 16% 13% 24% 32% FAIRLY WORRIED 9% 9% 8% 11% SLIGHTLY/NOT AT ALL WORRIED (NET) 75% 78% 68% 56% SLIGHTLY WORRIED 20% 20% 21% 17% NOT WORRIED AT ALL 55% 58% 47% 39% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW * 1% - 1% Q43. OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU HAVE PAID OUT-OF POCKET FOR YOUR OWN HEALTHCARE, INCLUDING INSURANCE PREMIUMS, DEDUCTIBLES, CO-PAYS AND DIRECT PURCHASE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS OR SERVICES? RISEN (NET) 75% 77% 71% 67% IT HAS RISEN A LOT 39% 41% 36% 37% IT HAS RISEN SOMEWHAT 36% 36% 35% 30% IT HAS STAYED THE SAME 17% 15% 17% 20% DECLINED (NET) 5% 4% 10% 9% IT HAS DECLINED SOMEWHAT 3% 2% 6% 4% IT HAS DECLINED A LOT 2% 2% 5% 5% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 3% 3% 2% 4%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q43A. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO PAY FOR THOSE COSTS? • BASE: OUT-OF-POCKET HEALTHCARE EXPENSES HAVE RISEN IN PAST 5 YEARS USED YOUR SAVINGS 26% 24% 28% 35% INCURRED DEBT (NET) 15% 13% 20% 21% INCURRED CREDIT CARD DEBT THAT YOU SUBSEQUENTLY PAID OFF 9% 8% 10% 11% INCURRED CREDIT CARD DEBT THAT YOU STILL CARRY 10% 9% 16% 16% CUT BACK (NET) 43% 42% 54% 47% CUT BACK ON NON-HEALTH CARE RELATED SPENDING 35% 34% 45% 40% CUT BACK ON ADDITIONAL HEALTH CARE SPENDING 17% 16% 27% 21% OTHER (SPECIFY) 26% 28% 20% 18% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 10% 10% 12% 7% Q44.ARE YOU CURRENTLY EMPLOYED FULL-TIME OUTSIDE THE HOME, PART-TIME, UNEMPLOYED BUT LOOKING FOR WORK, NOT EMPLOYED OUTSIDE THE HOME AND NOT LOOKING FOR WORK, A FULL-TIME STUDENT, OR RETIRED? EMPLOYED (NET) 64% 64% 62% 70% EMPLOYED FULL-TIME 55% 53% 54% 58% EMPLOYED PART-TIME 9% 10% 8% 12% UNEMPLOYED BUT LOOKING FOR WORK 6% 5% 12% 10% NOT EMPLOYED AND NOT LOOKING 7% 8% 5% 9% FULL-TIME STUDENT 3% 2% 5% 2% RETIRED 20% 22% 16% 8% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 1% 1% 1% 1%
Total Total Total White White White AA AA AA Hisp Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q44B. DO YOU CURRENTLY WORK MORE THAN ONE JOB? • BASE: EMPLOYED FULL/PART-TIME Q44A.ARE YOU CURRENTLY SELF-EMPLOYED? BASE: EMPLOYED FULL/PART-TIME YES 16% 19% 15% 19% NO 84% 81% 84% 78% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW - - * 3% YES 17% 17% 20% 14% NO 83% 83% 80% 86% Q45.HOW WORRIED ARE YOU ABOUT LOSING YOUR JOB IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO? BASE: EMPLOYED FULL/PART-TIME VERY/FAIRLY WORRIED (NET) 19% 17% 26% 34% VERY WORRIED 11% 10% 15% 26% FAIRLY WORRIED 8% 8% 10% 9% SLIGHTLY/NOT AT ALL WORRIED (NET) 81% 83% 74% 65% SLIGHTLY WORRIED 20% 19% 23% 19% NOT WORRIED AT ALL 60% 64% 51% 46% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW * * - *
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q45B. WHICH IS CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? • BASE: EXPECT TO CHANGE JOBS IN NEXT 10 YEARS Q45A. OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS, HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU EXPECT TO CHANGE JOBS? BASE: EMPLOYED/LOOKING FOR WORK/STUDENT NONE - I WILL STAY AT THE SAME COMPANY FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS 54% 58% 43% 47% 1 OR MORE (NET) 43% 39% 54% 48% 1 TIME 22% 22% 25% 21% 2 TIMES 13% 10% 17% 13% 3 TIMES 5% 4% 8% 8% 4 OR MORE TIMES 4% 3% 4% 7% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 2% 3% 3% 4% I HAVE CHANGED JOBS OR MAY CHANGE JOBS IN THE FUTURE BASED MAINLY ON MY PERSONAL AND CAREER GOALS 58% 57% 49% 51% I HAVE NEEDED TO CHANGE JOBS OR MAY CHANGE JOBS IN THE FUTURE TO MAINTAIN AN INCOME TO MEET MY BASIC NEEDS 38% 39% 48% 47% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 4% 4% 3% 2%
Total Total Total White White White AA AA AA Hisp Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q46A.DOES YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER OFFER YOU A RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN THAT ALLOWS • YOU TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM YOUR SALARY TO AN INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT SET UP IN YOUR NAME? • BASE: EMPLOYED FULL/PART-TIME Q45C.WHICH IS CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? BASE: EMPLOYED/LOOKING FOR WORK/STUDENT I WILL CHANGE JOBS MORE TIMES IN MY LIFE THAN MY PARENTS DID 51% 54% 45% 38% I WILL CHANGE JOBS FEWER TIMES IN MY LIFE THAN MY PARENTS DID 29% 27% 40% 44% I WILL CHANGE JOBS ABOUT AS MANY TIMES AS MY PARENTS DID 18% 18% 12% 16% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 2% 1% 3% 3% Q46.TURNING TO ANOTHER ISSUE, DO YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE CURRENTLY SAVING ENOUGH FOR RETIREMENT, OR NOT? BASE: NOT RETIRED SAVING ENOUGH 31% 32% 24% 23% NOT SAVING ENOUGH 66% 64% 75% 76% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 3% 3% 2% 1% YES 71% 68% 73% 59% NO 27% 30% 26% 41% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 2% 2% 1% 1%
Total Total Total White White White AA AA AA Hisp Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q49. WHICH IS CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? • BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) Q46B.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SOURCES OF INCOME DO YOU EXPECT TO RELY ON TO PAY FOR YOUR RETIREMENT? BASE: EMPLOYED/UNEMPLOYED/STUDENT INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENTS SAVINGS 70% 70% 66% 63% EMPLOYER- PROVIDED RETIREMENT PLAN 70% 71% 69% 66% SOCIAL SECURITY 56% 58% 57% 60% SUPPORT FROM FAMILY MEMBERS 13% 10% 21% 27% Q46C. HOW BIG IS THE RISK THAT YOU WILL OUTLIVE YOUR SAVINGS IN RETIREMENT? MAJOR RISK 33% 31% 38% 47% MINOR RISK 44% 46% 35% 31% NOT A RISK 19% 19% 24% 19% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 3% 4% 3% 4% I AM CONFIDENT I CAN COUNT ON GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BENEFITS SUCH AS SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TO HELP ME ACHIEVE FINANCIAL SECURITY 19% 20% 18% 25% I AM CONCERNED THAT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COUNT ON GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BENEFITS SUCH AS SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE LIKE OTHER GENERATIONS COULD 78% 78% 79% 71% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 3% 2% 3% 4%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Q50.WHICH IS CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) I’M CONFIDENT I CANRELY ON RETIREMENT SAVINGS OR PENSION HELP FROM MY EMPLOYER TO HELP ME PROVIDE FOR MY RETIREMENT 36% 37% 32% 34% I AM CONCERNED THAT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RELY ON RETIREMENT SAVINGS OR PENSION BENEFITS FROM MY EMPLOYER LIKE OTHER GENERATIONS COULD 57% 55% 64% 60% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 7% 8% 4% 5% Q51.PLEASE TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT. A) AT THE SAME TIME THAT COMPANIES HAVE BEEN CUTTING BACK ON HEALTH CARE BENEFITS AND PENSIONS, THE GOVERNMENT IS AVOIDING ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS AGREE (NET) 70% 68% 86% 73% STRONGLY AGREE 46% 44% 62% 48% SOMEWHAT AGREE 24% 23% 25% 25% DISAGREE (NET) 26% 29% 12% 25% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 13% 15% 8% 14% STRONGLY DISAGREE 14% 14% 4% 11% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 3% 3% 1% 2%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q51.PLEASE TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT. • B) COMPANIES USED TO CARE MORE ABOUT THEIR EMPLOYEES THAN THEY DO NOW AGREE (NET) 81% 81% 87% 75% STRONGLY AGREE 58% 58% 67% 56% SOMEWHAT AGREE 23% 23% 20% 19% DISAGREE (NET) 17% 16% 13% 23% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 9% 9% 6% 14% STRONGLY DISAGREE 8% 8% 6% 10% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 2% 2% 1% 2% Q52. WHICH IS CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR EXPANDING PROGRAMS TO HELP AMERICANS FEEL MORE ECONOMICALLY SECURE 44% 38% 66% 56% OTHER GROUPS, SUCH AS EMPLOYERS, SHOULD BE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING FOR AMERICANS SO THEY FEEL MORE ECONOMICALLY SECURE 42% 46% 30% 35% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 14% 16% 5% 8%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q54.PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING. (SUMMARY OF FAVOR • STRONGLY) • BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) Q53.DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT? MORE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS SHOULD HELP THOSE STRUGGLING UNDER THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. AGREE (NET) 69% 65% 89% 80% STRONGLY AGREE 43% 37% 68% 54% SOMEWHAT AGREE 27% 28% 20% 26% DISAGREE (NET) 29% 32% 11% 18% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 12% 15% 6% 7% STRONGLY DISAGREE 16% 17% 5% 10% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 2% 2% * 2% LIMITING RATE INCREASES ON ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES TO KEEP THEM MORE AFFORDABLE 55% 51% 74% 65% INCREASING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE INSURANCE TO THOSE WHO CAN’T AFFORD IT 54% 49% 74% 67% INCREASING GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON THINGS LIKE PUBLIC-WORKS PROJECTS TO HELP CREATE JOBS 52% 48% 70% 65% CUTTING TAXES JUST FOR LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE 46% 45% 65% 51% RAISING TAXES ON CORPORATIONS 46% 44% 53% 48% RAISING TAXES ON HIGHER INCOME PEOPLE 41% 41% 49% 45%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Q54.PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING. (SUMMARY OF FAVOR STRONGLY) - continued BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) PROVIDE GOVERNMENT-FUNDED CHILD CARE TO ALL PARENTS SO THEY CAN WORK 40% 35% 64% 68% EXPANDING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF BENEFITS 39% 32% 62% 50% PROVIDE MORE PAID LEAVE TO EMPLOYEES FOR MATERNITY AND DEPENDENT CARE OBLIGATIONS 38% 32% 66% 54% GIVING MORE TAX REBATES TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY 34% 31% 55% 56% HELPING PEOPLE WHO CAN’T AFFORD THEIR MORTGAGES BY SUSPENDING FORECLOSURES ON HOUSES UNTIL THE ECONOMY GETS BETTER 30% 26% 58% 54% CUTTING TAXES FOR BUSINESS 24% 23% 25% 23% Q54.PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING. (SUMMARY OF FAVOR STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT) BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) INCREASINGGOVERNMENT SPENDING ON THINGS LIKE PUBLIC-WORKS PROJECTS TO HELP CREATE JOBS 82% 80% 93% 87% LIMITING RATE INCREASES ON ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES TO KEEP THEM MORE AFFORDABLE 78% 76% 88% 86% INCREASING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE INSURANCE TO THOSE WHO CAN’T AFFORD IT 76% 74% 91% 90%
Total White AA Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Q54. PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING. (SUMMARY OF FAVOR STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT) - continued BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) CUTTING TAXES JUST FOR LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE 75% 75% 82% 72% RAISING TAXES ON CORPORATIONS 69% 65% 77% 72% PROVIDE MORE PAID LEAVE TO EMPLOYEES FOR MATERNITY AND DEPENDENT CARE OBLIGATIONS 68% 64% 84% 82% EXPANDING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF BENEFITS 67% 62% 87% 79% PROVIDE GOVERNMENT-FUNDED CHILD CARE TO ALL PARENTS SO THEY CAN WORK 66% 61% 86% 89% RAISING TAXES ON HIGHER INCOME PEOPLE 64% 63% 71% 68% GIVING MORE TAX REBATES TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY 61% 55% 79% 78% HELPING PEOPLE WHO CAN’T AFFORD THEIR MORTGAGES BY SUSPENDING FORECLOSURES ON HOUSES UNTIL THE ECONOMY GETS BETTER 60% 57% 82% 77% CUTTING TAXES FOR BUSINESS 51% 51% 50% 54%
Total White AA Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Q54.PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING. (SUMMARY OF OPPOSE STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT) - continued BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) CUTTING TAXES FOR BUSINESS 43% 44% 47% 40% HELPING PEOPLE WHO CAN’T AFFORD THEIR MORTGAGES BY SUSPENDING FORECLOSURES ON HOUSES UNTIL THE ECONOMY GETS BETTER 38% 39% 17% 20% GIVING MORE TAX REBATES TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY 37% 42% 20% 21% RAISING TAXES ON HIGHER INCOME PEOPLE 35% 35% 27% 28% PROVIDE GOVERNMENT-FUNDED CHILD CARE TO ALL PARENTS SO THEY CAN WORK 32% 37% 14% 10% EXPANDING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF BENEFITS 30% 35% 12% 18% PROVIDE MORE PAID LEAVE TO EMPLOYEES FOR MATERNITY AND DEPENDENT CARE OBLIGATIONS 29% 33% 13% 17% RAISING TAXES ON CORPORATIONS 28% 31% 21% 23% CUTTING TAXES JUST FOR LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE 23% 23% 17% 27% INCREASING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE INSURANCE TO THOSE WHO CAN’T AFFORD IT 23% 25% 9% 8% LIMITING RATE INCREASES ON ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES TO KEEP THEM MORE AFFORDABLE 18% 21% 10% 11% INCREASING GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON THINGS LIKE PUBLIC-WORKS PROJECTS TO HELP CREATE JOBS 17% 19% 7% 12%
Total Total Total White White White AA AA AA Hisp Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q57.TO WHAT EXTENT, IF ANY, DO GOVERNMENT AND COMPANIES HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP • WORKERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS BECAUSE OF CHEAP FOREIGN WAGES AND INCREASED • COMPETITION? Q55.HAVE YOU RECEIVED A TAX REBATE CHECK FROM THE GOVERNMENT YET? YES, RECEIVED 52% 54% 43% 46% NO 47% 44% 57% 53% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 1% 1% * 1% Q56.HOW HELPFUL WAS THE REBATE CHECK TO YOU PERSONALLY IN HELPING TO MAKES ENDS MEET? BASE: RECEIVED TAX REBATE CHECK HELPFUL (NET) 64% 63% 65% 72% VERY HELPFUL 23% 23% 26% 35% SOMEWHAT HELPFUL 41% 40% 39% 37% NOT HELPFUL (NET) 34% 34% 33% 28% NOT VERY HELPFUL 12% 12% 15% 12% NOT HELPFUL AT ALL 22% 22% 18% 16% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 2% 3% 2% - GREAT DEAL/SOMEWHAT (NET) 82% 81% 91% 85% GREAT DEAL OF RESPONSIBILITY 42% 41% 53% 39% SOMEWHAT OF A RESPONSIBILITY 40% 39% 38% 46% NOT MUCH/NONE (NET) 16% 17% 8% 12% NOT MUCH OF A RESPONSIBILITY 9% 10% 4% 6% NO RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL 6% 7% 4% 6% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 3% 2% 1% 2%
Total Total White White AA AA Hisp Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q58.HOW WORRIED ARE YOU THAT YOU COULD LOSE YOUR JOB OR NOT GET A JOB YOU WANT BECAUSE • OF OUTSOURCING TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY OR BECAUSE OF FOREIGN COMPETITION? • BASE: NOT RETIRED (TOTAL ASKED) VERY/FAIRLY WORRIED (NET) 32% 28% 46% 45% VERY WORRIED 21% 18% 29% 34% FAIRLY WORRIED 11% 10% 17% 11% SLIGHTLY/NOT AT ALL WORRIED (NET) 67% 70% 54% 52% SLIGHTLY WORRIED 13% 13% 18% 13% NOT WORRIED AT ALL 53% 57% 36% 39% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 1% 2% * 3% Q58A. HOW WORRIED ARE YOU THAT YOU COULD LOSE YOUR JOB OR NOT GET A JOB YOU WANTED BECAUSE OF COMPETITION FROM UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS? BASE: NOT RETIRED (TOTAL ASKED) VERY/FAIRLY WORRIED(NET) 23% 21% 42% 23% VERY WORRIED 17% 15% 34% 18% FAIRLY WORRIED 6% 6% 8% 4% SLIGHTLY/NOT AT ALL WORRIED (NET) 75% 78% 58% 76% SLIGHTLY WORRIED 9% 11% 13% 11% NOT WORRIED AT ALL 66% 67% 45% 64% NO ANSWER/DON'T KNOW 2% 2% - 2%
Total White AA Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q59.PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL. • (SUMMARY OF FAVOR STRONGLY) • BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) MAKE IT LESS PROFITABLE FOR COMPANIES TO OUTSOURCE JOBS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 63% 65% 69% 43% INCREASE REGULATION OF MORTGAGE LENDERS 60% 61% 55% 53% PROVIDE HIGHER TAX INCENTIVES FOR USE OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY 60% 60% 45% 58% SET HIGHER AUTOMOBILE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS FOR NEW CARS SOLD IN THE U.S. 59% 61% 51% 55% INCREASE THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE TO KEEP UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING 58% 53% 82% 76% PUT STRICTER LIMITS ON THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION WE PUT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE 58% 53% 75% 69% PLACING STRICTER LIMITS ON THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION 54% 53% 68% 72% PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY 51% 47% 71% 65% A MODEST INCREASE TO THE PAYROLL TAX DESIGNED TO GUARANTEE EVERY WORKER AT LEAST 70% OF THEIR PRE- RETIREMENT INCOME IN RETIREMENT 37% 34% 63% 51% PROVIDE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE 33% 28% 62% 55% PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE FALLEN BEHIND ON THEIR MORTGAGES 23% 16% 52% 42%
Total White AA Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q59.PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL. • (SUMMARY OF FAVOR STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT) • BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) PROVIDE HIGHER TAX INCENTIVES FOR USE OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY 84% 86% 71% 84% PUT STRICTER LIMITS ON THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION WE PUT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE 84% 83% 86% 87% INCREASE REGULATION OF MORTGAGE LENDERS 84% 84% 75% 70% INCREASE THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE TO KEEP UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING 83% 80% 95% 90% PLACING STRICTER LIMITS ON THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION 80% 80% 85% 87% MAKE IT LESS PROFITABLE FOR COMPANIES TO OUTSOURCE JOBS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 79% 79% 81% 64% SET HIGHER AUTOMOBILE FUELECONOMY STANDARDS FOR NEW CARS SOLDIN THE U.S. 79% 81% 68% 70% PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY 75% 73% 90% 84% A MODEST INCREASE TO THE PAYROLL TAX DESIGNED TO GUARANTEE EVERY WORKER AT LEAST 70% OF THEIR PRE- RETIREMENT INCOME IN RETIREMENT 69% 66% 84% 80% PROVIDE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE 65% 58% 88% 84% PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE FALLEN BEHIND ON THEIR MORTGAGES 55% 50% 86% 73%
Total White AA Hisp THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION • Q59.PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL. • (SUMMARY OF OPPOSE STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT) • BASE: TOTAL ASKED (SPLIT SAMPLE) PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE FALLEN BEHIND ON THEIR MORTGAGES 41% 46% 14% 25% PROVIDE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE 32% 38% 11% 11% A MODEST INCREASE TO THE PAYROLL TAX DESIGNED TO GUARANTEE EVERY WORKER AT LEAST 70% OF THEIR PRE- RETIREMENT INCOME IN RETIREMENT 24% 27% 13% 19% PROVING QUALITY HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY 23% 26% 8% 16% MAKE IT LESS PROFITABLE FOR COMPANIES TO OUTSOURCE JOBS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 20% 19% 18% 28% SET HIGHER AUTOMOBILE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS FOR NEW CARS SOLD IN THE U.S. 18% 16% 30% 25% PLACING STRICTER LIMITS ON THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION 17% 16% 12% 11% INCREASE THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE TO KEEP UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING 16% 19% 5% 9% PROVIDE HIGHER TAX INCENTIVES FOR USE OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY 15% 13% 25% 12% PUT STRICTER LIMITS ON THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION WE PUT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE 15% 15% 12% 10% INCREASE REGULATION OF MORTGAGE LENDERS 13% 13% 22% 26%