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| National Adults | ||||
| Do you support or oppose doing each of the following to deal with the federal budget deficit: Raise the federal debt ceiling? | ||||
| Support | Oppose | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 24% | 69% | 7% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 36% | 53% | 11% |
| Republican | 16% | 79% | 5% | |
| Independent | 22% | 74% | 4% | |
| Tea Party Supporters | 16% | 81% | 3% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal | 43% | 50% | 7% |
| Moderate | 24% | 70% | 6% | |
| Conservative | 19% | 76% | 5% | |
| President Obama's April 13th Speech | Before | 26% | 64% | 10% |
| After | 21% | 73% | 6% | |
| Region | Northeast | 28% | 64% | 8% |
| Midwest | 22% | 73% | 5% | |
| South | 21% | 68% | 11% | |
| West | 25% | 67% | 8% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 26% | 64% | 10% |
| $50,000 or more | 19% | 74% | 6% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 23% | 66% | 11% |
| College graduate | 24% | 71% | 5% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 23% | 67% | 10% |
| 45 or older | 24% | 69% | 7% | |
| Race | White | 23% | 70% | 7% |
| Non-white | 25% | 64% | 12% | |
| Gender | Men | 23% | 74% | 3% |
| Women | 24% | 63% | 13% | |
| Obama Approval Rating | Approve | 35% | 58% | 7% |
| Disapprove | 16% | 78% | 6% | |
| Interview Type | Landline | 23% | 69% | 8% |
| Cell Phone | 26% | 66% | 8% | |
| Marist Poll National Registered Voters Split Sample: Interviews conducted April 10th through April 14th, 2011, N=555 MOE +/- 4.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||
