VAR 000693 L9x. Summary surplus for Soc Sec medcare MD1: EQ 0, MD2: GE 8 COLUMNS: 1583 - 1583 Numeric L9x. Some people have proposed that most of the expected federal budget surplus should go to protecting social security and Medicare. Do you approve or disapprove of this proposal? Do you approve of this proposal strongly or not strongly? Do you disapprove of this proposal strongly or not strongly? SUMMARY: USE SURPLUS TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY --------------------------------------------------------------------- Built from L9 and L9a/b. 1. Approve strongly 2. Approve not strongly 4. Disapprove not strongly 5. Disapprove strongly 8. DK 9. RF 0. NA 1 2 4 5 8 9 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 1153 298 156 156 41 3 ==============================