CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES POLL For release: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:00 am EDT Americans Views of the

Sequester Cuts
April 24-28, 2013

Automatic spending cuts to military and domestic programs known as the sequester - went into effect last month after President Barack Obama and the Republicans could not come to an agreement on deficit reduction. Today, Americans are divided as to what effect those cuts will have on the economy. Nearly half 46% - think the sequester will hurt the economy, while 35% think it will have no effect. Just one in 10 Americans think the automatic spending cuts will help the economy. Americans with higher incomes are less likely to think the sequester cuts will harm the economy. 39% of those with annual household incomes over $100,000 a year think those spending cuts will hurt the economy, but that number rises to 49% among Americans earning less. The Sequester Will ---- Income ---Total <$100 $100K+ 10% 9% 12% 46 49 39 35 32 45

Help the economy Hurt the economy No effect

Most Americans (69%) say they have not been impacted by the sequester spending cuts. But more than a quarter say they have been personally affected at least somewhat, though just 8% say it has affected them a great deal. Have You Been Personally Affected by the Sequester? Yes, great deal 8% Yes, somewhat 19 No 69

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This poll was conducted by telephone from April 24-28, 2013 among 965 adults nationwide. Phone numbers were dialed from samples of both standard land-line and cell phones. The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus three percentage points. The error for subgroups may be higher. This poll release conforms to the Standards of Disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.