Affordable housing remains high priority.

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Some 94% of American adults say having a decent, safe, and affordable place to call home is a high personal priority to them, relates an IBOPE Zogby poll, conducted for the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials.

The survey also finds that 42% either have lost their home or required some sort of housing assistance due to a change in economic status, or know someone who has.

Some 67% believe candidates for public office at the local, state, and national level should address housing needs. Additionally, 51% oppose cutting funding or eliminating Federal programs that provide housing assistance to vulnerable populations, such as homeless veterans, very low-income families, nonwage earning seniors, and those recently unemployed due to the recession.

Of those who oppose any cuts to the programs, 72% indicate they are willing to take action to support programs, policies, or assistance aimed at helping to ensure the...