Most Important Problem Facing the Country Today (September 2010)

Most Important Problem Facing the Country Today (September 2010)

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categorycolumn-1
The economy31%
Unemployment/jobs17%
Political corruption/leadership 12%
Federal spending/national debt11%
Immigration5%
Moral decline4%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
The economy34%24%28%
Unemployment/jobs25%21%10%
Political corruption/leadership 6%16%16%
Federal spending/national debt5%6%17%
Immigration5%3%5%
Moral decline2%3%6%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
The economy19%31%31%
Unemployment/jobs10%13%9%
Political corruption/leadership 14%10%19%
Federal spending/national debt28%11%14%
Immigration2%3%6%
Moral decline9%7%4%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
The economy37%32%35%
Unemployment/jobs24%20%28%
Political corruption/leadership 12%4%6%
Federal spending/national debt0%11%4%
Immigration3%9%3%
Moral decline2%3%2%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
The economy32%33%28%
Unemployment/jobs26%19%12%
Political corruption/leadership 7%8%17%
Federal spending/national debt4%9%16%
Immigration2%7%6%
Moral decline1%3%4%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
The economy35%33%19%
Unemployment/jobs16%10%12%
Political corruption/leadership 9%15%23%
Federal spending/national debt9%19%16%
Immigration8%6%4%
Moral decline3%4%6%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
The economy39%25%36%
Unemployment/jobs28%30%14%
Political corruption/leadership 5%10%2%
Federal spending/national debt4%1%10%
Immigration3%2%0%
Moral decline1%2%0%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
The economy35%29%20%
Unemployment/jobs24%10%12%
Political corruption/leadership 7%12%18%
Federal spending/national debt4%16%18%
Immigration5%7%6%
Moral decline2%4%6%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
The economy30%29%36%
Unemployment/jobs14%40%13%
Political corruption/leadership 16%2%6%
Federal spending/national debt12%2%13%
Immigration5%5%5%
Moral decline4%0%4%

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categoryMaleFemale
The economy29%32%
Unemployment/jobs15%18%
Political corruption/leadership 13%12%
Federal spending/national debt13%10%
Immigration6%4%
Moral decline3%4%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
The economy28%34%28%
Unemployment/jobs22%15%14%
Political corruption/leadership 9%12%16%
Federal spending/national debt10%12%11%
Immigration5%4%7%
Moral decline5%3%3%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
The economy31%29%31%25%33%38%
Unemployment/jobs14%16%17%14%21%13%
Political corruption/leadership 5%11%17%13%8%7%
Federal spending/national debt5%13%9%9%14%10%
Immigration17%7%3%5%3%0%
Moral decline5%3%4%9%2%1%

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