Polls

Wake County supports regional rail and sanitation workers’ overtime rights

| Tom Jensen

Header-poll-resultsTopline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

Q1 The Triangle Transit Authority wants to build a
regional light rail system as a way to reduce
traffic congestion. Some argue that it is a
waste of money; others say we should focus on
building and widening roads. Do you support a
regional light rail system in the Triangle? If you
support a light rail system, press 1. If not,
press 2. If undecided, press 3.
Support ………………. 51%
Oppose ………………. 42%
Undecided…………… 7%

Q2 Raleigh’s sanitation workers want to be able to
refuse to work overtime. If you think the
workers should be able to refuse to work
overtime, press 1. If you think the city should
have the right to require overtime work, press
2. If you have no opinion, press 3.
Workers should be
able to refuse
overtime ……………… 58%
City should have
the right to require
overtime ……………… 27%
No opinion…………… 15%

Q3 When a Raleigh sanitation worker does work
overtime, the city, not the worker, decides if the
employee gets paid time-and-a-half or if he
gets an hour and a half off for each hour of
overtime. Sanitation workers want to be paid
for overtime. If you think the city should decide
if workers get additional pay or if they get time
off, press 1. If you think the city should pay for
overtime and not require workers to take time
off, press 2. If you have no opinion, press 3.
18%
City should decide
on pay………………… 74%
City should pay and
not require time off..
No opinion…………… 8%

Q4 Gender
Women ………………. 56% Men……………………. 44%

Q5 Party
Democrat ……………. 45%
Republican………….. 35%
Other………………….. 20%

Q6 Race
White …………………. 74%
Black………………….. 17%
Other………………….. 9%

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