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Michigan Voters See Shared Blame for Auto Crisis

| Tom Jensen

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

Q1 Generally speaking, do you have a positive or
negative impression of the United Auto
Workers? If you have a positive impression,
press 1. If you have a negative impression,
press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3.
Positive ………………. 42%
Negative……………… 40%
Not Sure……………… 18%

Q2 With the auto industry currently having major
financial problems, how much of the blame do
you think falls on the management of the major
companies? If you think management
deserves most of the blame, press 1. If you
think management deserves some of the
blame, press 2. If you think management
deserves no blame, press 3. If you’re not sure,
press 4.
Most of the Blame……………………………………. 36%
Some Blame …………………………………………… 56%
No Blame……………………………………………….. 4%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 3%

Q3 How much of the blame do you think falls on
the United Auto Workers? If you think the
UAW deserves most of the blame, press 1. If
you think the UAW deserves some of the
blame, press 2. If you think the UAW deserves
no blame, press 3. If you’re not sure, press 4.
Most of the Blame. 25%
Some Blame………. 56%
No Blame ………….. 18%
Not Sure……………. 1%

Q4 How much of the blame do you think falls on
the government? If you think the government
deserves most of the blame, press 1. If you
think the government deserves some of the
blame, press 2. If you think the government
deserves no blame, press 3. If you’re not sure,
press 4.
Most of the Blame… 23%
Some of the Blame. 49%
No Blame……………. 23%
Not Sure……………… 4%

Q5 If you had to pick one group most responsible
for the problems the auto companies are
having, would you blame it on the management
of the companies, the United Auto Workers, or
the government? If you would blame it on
management, press 1. If you would blame it on
the UAW, press 2. If you would blame it on the
government, press 3. If you’re not sure, press
4.
Management…………………………………………… 43%
UAW……………………………………………………… 25%
Government ……………………………………………. 22%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 10%

Q6 If a candidate for office was endorsed by the
UAW, would that make you more or less likely
to vote for them? If a UAW endorsement
would make you more likely to vote for
someone, press 1. If it would make you less
likely to vote for someone, press 2. If it would
make no difference, press 3.
More likely………………………………………………. 18%
Less likely ………………………………………………. 39%
No difference ………………………………………….. 43%

Q7 Would you describe the community you live in
as urban, suburban, rural, or a small town? If
urban, press 1. If suburban, press 2. If rural,
press 3. If a small town, press 4.
Urban…………………………………………………….. 17%
Suburban ……………………………………………….. 39%
Rural ……………………………………………………… 25%
Small Town…………………………………………….. 20%

Q8 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 52%
Man……………………………………………………….. 48%

Q9 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a
Republican, press 2. If other, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 41%
Republican……………………………………………… 27%
Other……………………………………………………… 32%

Q10 If you are white, press 1. If you are African-
American, press 2. If other, press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 82%
African American …………………………………….. 15%
Other……………………………………………………… 4%

Q11 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………………………………………………….. 15%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 26%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 40%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 19%

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