Majorities across Generations Oppose Cuts in Social Security Benefits % saying, thinking about tlong term future of Social Security,
But any reform plan entailing cuts to benefits likely would face an uphill battle for public support. The 2014 Pew Research survey also found large majorities across all generations agreeing that Social Security benefits shouldn’t be reduced; even among Millennials, the generation furthest from retirement, only 37% said future benefit reductions should be considered.
Majorities across Generations Oppose  | Cuts in Social Security Benefits  | % saying, thinking about tlong term future of Social  | Security,  | Some future  | Benefits  | reductions need  | should not  | to be considered  | be reduced  | Total  | 31  | 67  | Millennial  | 37  | 61  | Gen X  | 31  | 67  | Boo mer  | 29  | 69  | Silent  | 21  | 74  | Note: "Don "t know/Refused" responses notshown.  | Source: Pew Resea rch survey, Jan. 23-Feb 9. 2014  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 