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The first issue is federal income taxes. Some people say that reducing income taxes almost always helps the economy grow. Others say that reducing income taxes has very little long-term impact on economic growth but could cause a big increase in the deficit. Please look at Card B10. (On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means "Very Well" and 5 means "Not at All"), how well do the following groups understand the likely effects of reducing federal income taxes? C. Elected Officials
Elected officials' understanding of 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 | Very well | 2 | 3 | 4 | Not 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 |
| 11% |
| 19% |
| 36% |
| 19% |
| 15% |
| 936 |
| ±4 |
| White | 9% | 20% | 37% | 20% | 14% | 691 | ±4 |
| Black | 20% | 16% | 31% | 13% | 21% | 148 | ±10 |
| Hispanic † | 13% | 9% | 28% | 23% | 26% | 66 | ±14 |
| Asian † | 16% | 23% | 35% | 24% | 3% | 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.