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The federal budget contains about $600 billion for national defense and $550 billion for domestic discretionary spending such as education and transportation, and $2 trillion for nondiscretionary spending on entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Se- curity. Considered on their own, would you SUPPORT or OPPOSE each of the following budget proposals? • Increase defense spending by $60 billion. • Cut discretionary nondefense spending by $60 billion. [Proposal A]
Budget: raise defense spending, cut nondefense spending · Asked in 1 wave, 2018 · 51,696 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Wording from the year's CES guide.
| Group | Support | Oppose | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 28% | 72% | 51696 | ±0.6 | |
| Northeast | 26% | 74% | 9455 | ±1 | |
| Midwest | 28% | 72% | 11846 | ±1 | |
| South | 31% | 69% | 19254 | ±1 | |
| West | 26% | 74% | 11141 |
Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2018 · US adults 18+ (YouGov opt-in panels, sample-matched to an ACS frame and weighted). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2018 | 2018-09-27 to 2018-11-05 | web | 60,000 | 51,696 |
| ±1 |