VAR 000813 Q2x. Summary assistance to poor MD1: EQ 0, MD2: GE 8 COLUMNS: 1708 - 1708 Numeric Q2x. Has federal spending on assistance to the poor been increased, decreased, or has it stayed about the same as in 1992? A lot or somewhat? SUMMARY: FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR --------------------------------------------------------------------- Built from Q2 and Q2a. 1. Increases a lot 2. Increased somewhat 3. Stayed about the same 4. Decreased somewhat 5. Decreased a lot 8. DK 9. RF 0. NA; INAP, R selected for Q14-Q15 sections in the Pre 0 1 2 3 ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 920 81 256 275 4 5 8 9 ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 106 49 119 1 ==============================