How much do you agree or disagree with this statement?
It is the responsibility of the government to reduce the differences in income between people with high incomes and those with low incomes.

	%
Strongly agree	19
Agree	30
Neither agree nor disagree	23
Disagree	17
Strongly disagree	5
Can't choose	5

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	20	19
Agree	28	32
Neither agree nor disagree	22	24
Disagree	21	14
Strongly disagree	7	3
Can't choose	2	8

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Strongly agree	20	21	25	16	19	17
Agree	29	32	28	29	26	34
Neither agree nor disagree	22	21	21	23	29	21
Disagree	14	14	16	24	17	19
Strongly disagree	4	6	6	5	6	5
Can't choose	11	6	5	4	4	4

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Strongly agree	25	10	25
Agree	31	27	31
Neither agree nor disagree	21	27	20
Disagree	13	25	14
Strongly disagree	3	6	7
Can't choose	6	5	3

 

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