# Nearly half of Americans favor government action on income inequality

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults conducted Jan. 18 to 24, 2024, 48% of Americans favored the government trying to reduce the difference in incomes between the richest and poorest households. This includes 22% who favor a great deal, 12% who favor a moderate amount, and 14% who favor a little.

About a quarter opposed these efforts (25%), with 12% who oppose a great deal, 5% who oppose a moderate amount, and 7% who oppose a little. Another 26% were neutral.

## Topline

To what extent do you favor or oppose the government trying to reduce the difference in incomes between the richest and poorest households

48% of Americans favor government efforts to reduce income inequality.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither favor nor oppose: 26.4%
- Favor a great deal: 21.7%
- Favor a little: 14.4%
- Favor a moderate amount: 12.4%
- Oppose a great deal: 12.4%
- Oppose a little: 7.4%
- Oppose a moderate amount: 5.4%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2024-01-18 → 2024-01-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

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