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CNN/Opinion Research Survey on the Federal Budget and Debt Ceiling
When it comes to dealing with the tough choices involved both in cutting programs to reduce the budget deficit and still maintaining needed federal programs, whose approach do you prefer: the Republicans in Congress or President Obama's?
- Obama 50%
- Republicans in Congress 42%
When it comes to dealing with Medicare, whose approach do you prefer: the Republicans in Congress or President Obama's?
- Obama 49%
- Republicans in Congress 40%
As you may know, there is a limit to the amount of money the government can owe that is sometimes called the "debt ceiling." The government will reach that limit sometime this summer and unless a bill is passed that would raise the debt ceiling, the government will not have enough money to pay all of its bills and other financial obligations. Would you favor or oppose a bill that would raise the debt ceiling?
If the debt ceiling is not raised, do you think that would cause a crisis, major problems, minor problems, or no problems at all for the United States?
- Crisis 17%
- Major problems 41%
- Minor problems 33%
- No problems at all 7%
And if the debt ceiling is not raised, do you think that would affect your personal financial situation a great deal, some, not much or not at all?
- Great deal 25%
- Some 38%
- Not much 19%
- Not at all 16%
Based on what you have read or heard about the discussions between Congress and Barack Obama on the debt ceiling, do you think Obama has or has not acted responsibly?
- Yes, has acted responsibly 46%
- No, has not 49%
Based on what you have read or heard about the discussions between Congress and Barack Obama on the debt ceiling, do you think the Republicans in Congress have or have not acted responsibly?
- Yes, have acted responsibly 34%
- No, have not 60%
Survey of 1,034 adults, including a subsample of 964 registered voters, was conducted April 29 - May 1, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.
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