Table 13
Attitudes toward a Capital Gains Tax Cut, by Portfolio Ownership
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
People
People
People
Gap
People with with
without
without
Change
Total
No. of
Portfolio
Portfolio
Portfolio
Portfolio
(C-D)
Favor-
People in
(% Who
(% who
(% who
(% who
Minus
Oppose
Category
Sample
Support)
Oppose)
Support)
Oppose)
(E-F)
(%)
All persons
6400
66
20
46
23
23
5421
All aged 1829
1040
54
25
43
22
8
All aged 3039
1059
68
15
51
17
20
All aged 4049
1282
69
19
47
27
31
All aged 5064
1658
22
48
28
25
67
All aged 65+
1361
67
22
43
29
31
All earning < $20k
1249
52
25
40
23
10
All earning $2040k
2130
63
21
46
24
19
All earning $40k60k
1360
65
23
51
21
12
All earning $60k75k
538
70
16
54
24
22
All earning $75k+
831
72
18
57
25
22
All males
2525
72
20
53
25
23
61 22
Males aged 1829
453
64
25
50
24
14
Males aged 3039
456
72
16
6
16
11
Males aged 4049
541
74
19
49
32
38
Males aged 5064
625
74
21
58
28
22
Males aged 65+
450
73
21
49
34
37
Males earning $40k60k
583
70
23
58
21
10
Males earning $60k75k
250
76
15
58
26
29
Males earning $75k+
370
74
20
58
25
23
Married males
1577
72
20
56
25
20
64 22
Unmarried males
948
71
19
51
25
26
56 22
All females
3875
60
21
39
22
22
47 21
Females aged 1829
587
41
26
36
20
-2
Females aged 3039
603
64
14
40
18
28
Females aged 4049
741
63
19
45
23
23
Females aged 5064
1033
61
22
41
28
26
Females aged 65+
911
61
23
39
26
25
Females earning <$20k
846
48
27
36
24
9
Females earning $20k40k
1318
22
39
22
16
55
Females earning $40k60k
777
59
22
44
20
13
Females earning $60k75k
288
60
19
50
21
13
Females earning $75k+
459
69
16
57
25
21
Married females
2422
63
19
41
22
25
5120
Unmarried females
1453
52
25
37
23
12
4123
All Whites
5339
67
20
47
24
24
5622
All Blacks
672
56
28
40
22
9
4934
All Married
3999
68
19
48
23
23
5721
20