{"id":15234,"date":"2013-10-21T00:01:39","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T05:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/irs-viewed-least-favorably-among-federal-agencies\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:29:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:29:06","slug":"irs-viewed-least-favorably-among-federal-agencies","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2013\/10\/21\/irs-viewed-least-favorably-among-federal-agencies\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS viewed least favorably among federal agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"

While a Pew Research survey<\/a> conducted this month found public trust in the federal government nearing a record low, most Americans have a favorable view of many government agencies and departments and also regard federal workers positively.<\/p>\n\n

Except for the Internal Revenue Service.<\/p>\n\n

\"DN_Most_Agencies\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

Nine of the 13 federal agencies and institutions included in the survey are viewed favorably by 60% or more of the public. \u00a0But among all of them, the IRS was the only one rated more unfavorably than favorably by the public, with 51% expressing a negative view compared with 44% who had a favorable one.<\/p>\n\n

By comparison, five agencies received favorable ratings from two-thirds or more of the public: The Centers for Disease Control, or CDC (75% favorable), NASA (73%), the Defense Department (72%), the Veterans Administration (68%) and the Department of Homeland Security (66%).<\/p>\n\n

Republicans have the least favorable views of the IRS, with only 23% regarding it positively. That compares with 65% of Democrats and 40% of independents.<\/p>\n\n

Tea Party Republicans are the most highly critical of the IRS. (Last May, the agency faced controversy<\/a> over reports that it targeted some conservative organizations seeking tax-exempt status). While 65% of non-Tea Party Republicans rated the IRS unfavorably, that number rose to 82% for Tea party Republicans.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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