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Homer Gets a Tax Cut: Inequality and Public Policy in the American Mind
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Table 1
Perceptions of Economic Inequality
“Do you think the difference in incomes between rich people and poor people in the United States today is
LARGER
,
SMALLER
, or
ABOUT THE SAME
as it was 20 years ago? (Would you say the difference in
incomes is)
MUCH
larger [smaller] or
SOMEWHAT
larger [smaller]? [If larger or smaller,] Do you think
this is
A GOOD THING
,
A BAD THING
, or haven’t you thought about it?”
Good
thing
Bad
thing
Haven’t
thought;
DK; NA
Total
Much larger
(+1)
2.3
%
29.8
%
9.9
%
42.0
%
Somewhat larger
(+.5)
2.2
%
11.5
%
18.5
%
32.1
%
About the same
(0)
---
---
16.2
%
16.2
%
Somewhat smaller
(
.5)
2.1
%
0.8
%
3.1
%
6.0
%
Much smaller
(
1)
0.3
%
1.0
%
0.4
%
1.8
%
DK; NA
(0)
--- ---
1.9
%
1.9
%
Total
7.0
%
43.2
%
49.8
%
100
%
Source: 2002 National Election Study.
N
= 1511 (Pre-election)
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38
Table 1
Perceptions of Economic Inequality
“Do you think the difference in incomes between rich people and poor people in the United States today
is
LARGER
,
SMALLER
, or
ABOUT THE SAME
as it was 20 years ago? (Would you say the difference in
incomes is)
MUCH
larger [smaller] or
SOMEWHAT
larger [smaller]? [If larger or smaller,] Do you think
this is
A GOOD THING
,
A BAD THING
, or haven’t you thought about it?”
Good
thing
Bad
thing
Haven’t
thought;
DK; NA
Total
Much larger
(+1)
2.3
%
29.8
%
9.9
%
42.0
%
Somewhat larger
(+.5)
2.2
%
11.5
%
18.5
%
32.1
%
About the same
(0)
---
---
16.2
%
16.2
%
Somewhat smaller
(
.5)
2.1
%
0.8
%
3.1
%
6.0
%
Much smaller
(
1)
0.3
%
1.0
%
0.4
%
1.8
%
DK; NA
(0)
--- ---
1.9
%
1.9
%
Total
7.0
%
43.2
%
49.8
%
100
%
Source: 2002 National Election Study.
N
= 1511 (Pre-election)
.
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