Public Opinion Polling

National Tax Literacy Poll: Understanding the Tax Code

To make sound financial decisions and support better tax policy, taxpayers should understand the taxes they face. Unfortunately, most U.S. taxpayers do not know or are unsure of basic tax concepts.

New National Tax Literacy Poll Highlights Need for Better Tax Education

Despite taxes playing a significant role in personal finances and being levied on a sizable portion of the U.S. population, most Americans are not just unhappy with the current tax code but also do not understand it.

How Do Americans Feel About Taxes Today? Tax Foundation’s 2009 Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Taxes, Government Spending and Wealth Distribution

Topline Results for Tax Foundation’s 2009 Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Taxes, Government Spending and Wealth Distribution

Topline Results, 2007 Annual Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Tax and Wealth

Pitfalls of Opinion Polling on Tax Policy

Topline Results, 2006 Annual Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Tax and Wealth

2006 Annual Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Tax and Wealth

Topline Results, 2005 Annual Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Tax and Wealth

2005 Annual Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Tax and Wealth