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? • Leave defense spending unchanged. • Leave discretionary nondefense spending unchanged. [Proposal D]
Budget: leave defense and nondefense spending unchanged · Asked in 1 wave, 2018 · 51,720 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Wording from the year's CES guide.
| Group | Support | Oppose | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 51% | 49% | 51720 | ±0.6 | |
| Urban | 52% | 48% | 14208 | ±1 | |
| Suburban | 51% | 49% | 20232 | ±1.0 | |
| Rural | 51% | 49% | 10114 | ±1 |
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 | 51,720 |