How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
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	29
Agree	28
Neither agree nor disagree	16
Disagree	18
Strongly disagree	5
I don't know	3

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	30	28
Agree	25	32
Neither agree nor disagree	16	17
Disagree	21	15
Strongly disagree	7	3
I don't know	2	5

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Strongly agree	45	39	27	23	26	23
Agree	27	29	25	32	28	28
Neither agree nor disagree	8	13	18	17	16	20
Disagree	10	12	18	23	22	20
Strongly disagree	3	4	3	4	7	7
I don't know	6	4	7	1	1	2

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Strongly agree	35	19	35
Agree	32	26	27
Neither agree nor disagree	15	19	13
Disagree	11	25	20
Strongly disagree	2	8	5
I don't know	4	3	1

 

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