New polling data shows majority of Americans strongly oppose possibility of replacing the dollar bill with a dollar coin

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a nationwide survey of likely voters in mid-October 2011, Lincoln Park Strategies, a full service D.C. based public opinion research firm, found:

• 76 percent of voters oppose doing away with the dollar bill
• 77 percent of both Democrats and Republicans oppose the idea along with 73 percent of Independent voters
• 63 percent of voters say they are less likely to support a candidate who favors getting rid of the dollar bill including 60 percent of Republicans, 58 percent of Independents and 68 percent of Democrats
• 82 percent of voters in the South, 71 percent of voters in the Northeast and 74 percent of voters in the West want to keep dollar bills in their pockets as opposed to carrying around extra change
• Americans view the dollar bill as more convenient (77 percent), more widely accepted (86 percent), and more secure (54 percent); they view the dollar coin as unwanted (77 percent) and unnecessary (75 percent)
• Adding to the overall negative view of getting rid of the dollar bill, voters feel that phasing out the dollar bill will have a negative (45 percent) or neutral impact (36 percent) on our economy while just 10 percent feel it would have a positive effect

Attached, please find a press release and memo from Lincoln Park Strategies detailing the results of the survey, as well as a more comprehensive look at the questions asked and methodology used.

Please join Stefan Hankin, President of Lincoln Park Strategies, for a Q&A regarding this survey on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. EDT. In order to receive the call-in information, please contact Randy DeCleene at [e-mail], 202-559-2057 (desk) or 202-295-7931 (cell).

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