Polls

Gas tax holiday, offshore drilling prove to be popular among N.C. voters

| Tom Jensen

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

Q1 Do you believe that allowing oil companies to
drill off of US shorelines would have an
immediate effect in alleviating gas prices? If
yes, press 1. If now, press 2. If you are not
sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………. 41%
No ……………………… 41%
Not Sure……………… 17%

Q2 Do you support allowing drilling off the coast of
North Carolina? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2.
If you are not sure, press 3.
Yes…………………… 54%
No ……………………. 26%
Not Sure……………. 20%

Q3 Would you support a plan during the summer
to temporarily suspend the North Carolina gas
tax? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If you are
not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………. 58%
No ……………………… 29%
Not Sure……………… 14%

Q4 With regards to your daily commute, have you
begun to use, or placed more of an effort to
use public transportation? If you have begun
to use public transportation in your daily
commute as a result of increasing gas prices,
press 1. If you already used public
transportation but are using it more as a result
of increasing gas prices, press 2. If you could
use public transportation but do not, press 3. If
public transportation is not available where you
live, press 4.
Begun to use……… 8%
Increased use…….. 13%
Do not use…………. 31%
Not Available……… 48%

Q5 Do you use any form of carpooling as a way to
save money on gas? If yes, press 1. If no,
press 2.
Yes ……………………. 34% No ……………………… 66%

Q6 If you drive a vehicle, have you considered
selling or trading it in for one with better gas
mileage? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2.
Yes ……………………. 42% No ……………………… 58%

Q7 How much of an impact has the rise in gas
prices had on your attempts to conserve
energy in your daily life? If it has had a strong
impact, press 1. If it has had a weak impact,
press 2. If it has had no impact at all, press 3.
Strong Impact ……… 70%
Weak Impact……….. 25%
No Impact …………… 5%

Q8 With rising concern for the negative impact
fossil fuels have had on the environment,
would you support a larger shift toward nuclear
energy as the primary source of power supply
or would you be more likely to support forms of
energy production with renewable resources,
like wind-powered energy production? If you
would be more likely to support a larger shift
toward nuclear energy, press 1. If you would
be more likely to support forms of energy
productions with renewable resources, press 2.
If you believe a combination of the two should
be used, press 3. If you believe our current
energy sources are fine, press 4.
Support Nuclear Energy……………………………. 30%
Support Renewable Resources …………………. 57%
Supports Combination of Both …………………… 13%
Status quo………………………………………………. 1%

Q9 How much of an impact will energy policy have
on your presidential vote in November? If it will
have a strong impact, press 1. If a weak
impact, press 2. If no impact at all, press 3.
Strong Impact …………………………………………. 70%
Weak Impact…………………………………………… 17%
No Impact ………………………………………………. 13%

Q10 How much of an impact will economic policy
have on your presidential vote in November? If
it will have a strong impact, press 1. If a weak
impact, press 2. If no impact at all, press 3.
Strong Impact …………………………………………. 82%
Weak Impact…………………………………………… 9%
No Impact ………………………………………………. 9%

Q11 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 50%
Man……………………………………………………….. 50%

Q12 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a
Republican, press 2. If other, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 47%
Republican……………………………………………… 36%
Other……………………………………………………… 17%

Q13 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 77%
African-American …………………………………….. 20%
Other……………………………………………………… 3%

Q14 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 65,
press 3. If older, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 11%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 29%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 37%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 23%

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