VAR 001595 S2x. Summary - spending on poor since 92 MD1: EQ 0, MD2: GE 8 COLUMNS: 2799 - 2799 Numeric S2x. Has federal spending on assistance to the poor been increased, decreased, or has it stayed about the same as in 1992? A little or a lot? SUMMARY: FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR --------------------------------------------------------------------- Built from S2 and S2a. 1. Increased a lot 2. Increased somewhat 3. Stayed about the same 4. Decreased somewhat 5. Decreased a lot 8. DK 9. RF 0. NA; INAP, administered in Pre; no Post IW 0 1 2 3 ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 1016 64 222 274 4 5 8 ----- ----- ----- Count 125 37 69 ==============================