The Alliance to End Hunger

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HUNGER MESSAGE PROJECT FINDING #4

Voters are willing to spend more on hunger programs

Voters are skeptical about the effectiveness of government hunger programs, but at the same time a strong and growing majority of voters say they would be willing to spend more money on such programs. Seventy-one percent of voters say they would support the United States spending an additional 1% of the federal budget on international aid programs. This includes 44% who say they would “strongly support” such an effort.

Support for this idea cut across political boundaries. A majority of Democrats, Republicans and Independents supported the 1% increase in federal funding. In a similar vein, likely voters were asked if they would support “a program to make sure every hungry child in the world has at least one meal a day available at school even if it costs the United States $3 billion,” and 68% said they would support the program.

Would you support or oppose the U.S. dedicating an additional 1% of the federal budget to the needs of the world's poorest people, including aid for education, hunger, poverty, clean water, children's health and AIDS treatment?

	Support	Oppose
Republican	55%	36%
Democrat	83%	13%
Independant	75%	22%
Men	69%	26%
Woman	73%	20%
Hispanic	87%	14%
African American	90%	8%
White	68%	26%

FINDING #3

Voters unhappy with

government's efforts

to reduce hunger

FINDING #5

Voters seek multiple approaches against hunger and poverty

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