Questions - Poverty - April 2-3, 2011

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted April 2-3, 2011

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How severe is poverty in the United States today?

2* Compared to 10 years ago, are more people or less people living in poverty today? Or is the level of poverty about the same?

3* How effective are government programs designed to help people get out of poverty?

4* Do current government programs increase the level of poverty in America or decrease the level of poverty in America? Or do they have no impact on the level of poverty?

5* Does the government spend too much or too little on poverty programs, or is the level of spending about right?

6* Is it too easy or too hard to qualify for welfare in the United States?

7* Are food stamps too hard to get in this country, too easy to get or is the level of eligibility about right?

8* Should the government require those who receive food stamps to work?

9* If immigration laws were enforced, would there be less poverty in America?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence