This survey shows a public view on the ongoing debate whether it is necessary to reduce the federal deficit or to give an economic stimulus in 2011 by generation. 51 percent of the Baby Boomers stated that deficit reduction should be the higher priority for the federal government.
Which is the higher priority for the federal government, deficit reduction or economic stimulus?
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Pew Research Center. (November 3, 2011). Which is the higher priority for the federal government, deficit reduction or economic stimulus? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207054/attitude-towards-deficit-reduction-or-economic-stimulus-by-the-federal-government/
Pew Research Center. "Which is the higher priority for the federal government, deficit reduction or economic stimulus?." Chart. November 3, 2011. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207054/attitude-towards-deficit-reduction-or-economic-stimulus-by-the-federal-government/
Pew Research Center. (2011). Which is the higher priority for the federal government, deficit reduction or economic stimulus?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207054/attitude-towards-deficit-reduction-or-economic-stimulus-by-the-federal-government/
Pew Research Center. "Which Is The Higher Priority for The Federal Government, Deficit Reduction or Economic Stimulus?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207054/attitude-towards-deficit-reduction-or-economic-stimulus-by-the-federal-government/
Pew Research Center, Which is the higher priority for the federal government, deficit reduction or economic stimulus? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207054/attitude-towards-deficit-reduction-or-economic-stimulus-by-the-federal-government/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Which is the higher priority for the federal government, deficit reduction or economic stimulus? [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 3, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207054/attitude-towards-deficit-reduction-or-economic-stimulus-by-the-federal-government/