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? • Cut defense spending by $60 billion. • Increase discretionary nondefense spending by $60 billion. [Proposal C]
Budget: cut defense spending, raise nondefense spending · Asked in 1 wave, 2018 · 51,702 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Wording from the year's CES guide.
| Group | Support | Oppose | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 43% | 57% | 51702 | ±0.6 | |
| Less than high school | 43% | 57% | 1410 | ±4 | |
| High school | 38% | 62% | 12744 | ±1 | |
| Some college | 41% | 59% | 16193 | ±1 | |
| Bachelor's | 46% |
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 | 51,702 |
| 54% |
| 13354 |
| ±1 |
| Postgraduate | 51% | 49% | 8001 | ±1 |