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Please look at Card B14. When making policy recommendations about federal income taxes, on a scale of 1 to 5, to what extent do you think the following groups would support what is best for the country as a whole or what serves their own narrow interests? INSTRUCTION: IF ASKED WHAT NARROW INTEREST MEANS: Well, someone might gain financially if a certain policy were adopted or it might advance his or her career. C. Elected officials
Elected officials' motives on federal income tax policy · 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 | What is best for the country | 2 | 3 | 4 | Own narrow interests | 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 |
| 9% |
| 15% |
| 28% |
| 25% |
| 24% |
| 936 |
| ±4 |
| Protestant | 8% | 16% | 26% | 25% | 24% | 525 | ±5 |
| Catholic | 8% | 18% | 27% | 28% | 19% | 202 | ±8 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | ±38 |
| Other faith † | 8% | 4% | 39% | 16% | 33% | 30 | ±21 |
| None | 11% | 10% | 32% | 19% | 29% | 168 | ±9 |
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.