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Please look at Card B11. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means "Near complete agreement" and 5 means "No agreement at all", to what extent Do economists agree on the effects of reducing federal income taxes?
Economists' agreement on effects of cutting income taxes · Asked in 2 waves, 2006–2010 · 1,402 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Near complete agreement | 2 | 3 | 4 | No agreement at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 466 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 936 |
| 5% |
| 17% |
| 47% |
| 16% |
| 14% |
| 936 |
| ±4 |
| Liberals | 4% | 15% | 42% | 20% | 19% | 250 | ±7 |
| Moderates | 5% | 17% | 48% | 15% | 15% | 350 | ±7 |
| Conservatives | 5% | 20% | 50% | 15% | 11% | 315 | ±6 |
General Social Survey 2006 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.