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Please look at Card B12. How much influence should each of the following groups have in deciding whether to reduce federal income taxes? A. Economists. (Would you say a great deal of influence, a fair amount, a little influence, or none at all?)
Influence economists should have on income tax cuts · 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 | A great deal of influence | A fair amount | A little influence | None 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 |
| 22% |
| 54% |
| 20% |
| 4% |
| 936 |
| ±4 |
| White | 20% | 56% | 21% | 3% | 691 | ±4 |
| Black | 22% | 51% | 16% | 10% | 148 | ±10 |
| Hispanic † | 25% | 48% | 18% | 9% | 66 | ±14 |
| Asian † | 62% | 25% | 13% | – | 27 | ±22 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 4 | ±51 |
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.