VAR 000810 Q1x. Summary budget deficit since 1992 MD1: EQ 0, MD2: GE 8 COLUMNS: 1705 - 1705 Numeric Q1x. First, would you say that compared to 1992, the federal budget deficit is now smaller, larger, or about the same? (Would you say that the budget deficit is) much smaller/ larger or somewhat smaller/larger? SUMMARY: BUDGET DEFICIT SINCE 1992 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Built from Q1 and Q1a/b. 1. Much smaller 2. Somewhat smaller 3. About the same 4. Somewhat larger 5. Much larger 8. DK 9. RF 0. NA; INAP, R selected for Q14-Q15 sections in the Pre 0 1 2 3 ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 920 240 248 203 4 5 8 9 ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 78 44 73 1 ==============================