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?
Millennial (18-30 years olds): 381 people.
Generation X (31-46 year olds): 493 people.
Baby Boomer (47-65 year olds): 905 people.
Silent (66-83 olds): 515 people.
Figures may not add to 100% because of rounding.
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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 July 16, 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 July 16, 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: July 16, 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 July 16, 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/
