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Q1 In January the internet company, Google,
announced plans to build a data center in
Caldwell County. Google will invest nearly 600
million dollars in the facility and it will create
more than 200 jobs. Google decided to build in
North Carolina after state and local
governments offered an estimated 260 million
dollars in tax breaks and financial incentives.
Do you favor or oppose state and local
governments offering 260 million dollars for
Google to build in North Carolina? If you favor
state and local governments providing these
incentives to Google, press 1. If you oppose,
press 2. If you don’t know, press 3.
Support ………………. 36%
Oppose ………………. 46%
Don’t know………….. 19%

Q2 In addition to Google, North Carolina
governments have offered incentives to many
other businesses looking to relocate here. In
general, do you support or oppose the state
offering tax breaks and financial incentives to
companies which are looking to create jobs
here in the state? If you support business
incentives, press 1. If you oppose, press 2. If
you don’t know, press 3.
Support ………………. 58%
Oppose ………………. 30%
Don’t know………….. 13%

Q3 In California, Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger has proposed a health care
plan that would require every individual to buy
health insurance. Individuals without health
insurance would be required to buy a plan, and
at the same time businesses and hospitals
would pay fees that would lower the costs for
the uninsured. Would you support such a
health care plan for North Carolina? If you
support a similar health care plan, press 1. If
you oppose, press 2. If you don’t know, press
3.
Support ………………. 41%
Oppose ………………. 35%
Don’t know………….. 24%

Q4 Do you support the state government giving tax
breaks for fuel efficiency? For example, using
ethanol fuel. If you support tax breaks for fuel
efficiency, press 1. If you oppose, press 2. If
you don’t know, press 3.
Support ………………. 65%
Oppose ………………. 20%
Don’t know………….. 15%

Q5 Currently being considered in the legislature is
a bill that would ban smoking in restaurants
and public places, with very few exemptions.
Do you support a ban on smoking in public
places? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If you
don’t know, press 3.
Support …………….. 67%
Oppose …………….. 30%
Don’t know ………… 3%

Q6 The state legislature is also considering a bill to
create a statewide high-risk health insurance
pool. The insurance pool would sell affordable
insurance to people who don’t have health
insurance or whose premiums are extremely
high because of chronic medical conditions.
Money for the insurance pool would come
through higher than normal premiums and
through a fee charged to health insurance
companies in North Carolina. Would you
support such a high-risk insurance pool for
North Carolina? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2.
If you don’t know, press 3.
Support …………….. 41%
Oppose …………….. 36%
Don’t know ………… 23%

Q7 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Women ………………. 53% Men……………………. 47%

Q8 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If Republican,
press 2. If other, press 3.
Democrat ……………. 42%
Republican………….. 38%
Other………………….. 20%

Q9 If you are white, press 1. If African-American,
press 2. If Hispanic, press 3. If other, press
White …………………. 77%
Black………………….. 17%
Other………………….. 6%

Q10 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If you
are 30 to 45, press 2. If 46 to 60, press 3. If
older than 60, press 4.
18-29………………….. 5%
30-45………………….. 23%
46-60………………….. 35%
Older than 60………. 37%