Topline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.
Q1 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.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 64%
No …………………………………………………………. 31%
Don’t Know …………………………………………….. 5%
Q2 Do you think that positions such as Agriculture
Commissioner, Superintendent of Public
Instruction, Labor Commissioner, and
Insurance Commissioner should be appointed
or elected jobs? If you think they should be
appointed, press 1. If you think they should be
elected, press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3.
Appointed……………………………………………….. 22%
Elected…………………………………………………… 65%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 13%
Q3 Would you describe yourself as a liberal,
moderate, or conservative? If liberal, press 1.
If moderate, press 2. If conservative, press 3.
Liberal ……………………………………………………. 15%
Moderate………………………………………………… 41%
Conservative…………………………………………… 44%
Q4 I am going to name 7 issues. Which of these is
most important to you? The War in Iraq,
education, the economy and jobs, taxes, moral
or family values, health care, or immigration. If
the War in Iraq is most important, press 1. If
education, press 2. If the economy and jobs,
press 3. If taxes, press 4. If moral and family
values, press 5. If health care, press 6. If
immigration, press 7. If some other issue is
most important, press 8.
War in Iraq ……………………………………………… 8%
Education……………………………………………….. 7%
Economy and Jobs ………………………………….. 51%
Taxes…………………………………………………….. 7%
Moral and family values ……………………………. 16%
Health care …………………………………………….. 6%
Immigration…………………………………………….. 3%
Other……………………………………………………… 1%
Q5 If you were born in North Carolina, press 1. If
you were born elsewhere, press 2.
Born in North Carolina ……………………………… 59%
Born Elsewhere ………………………………………. 41%
Q6 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 ……………………………………………….. 33%
Rural ……………………………………………………… 26%
Small Town…………………………………………….. 24%
Q7 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 53%
Man……………………………………………………….. 47%
Q8 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If you are a
Republican, press 2. If you are an independent
or identify with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 48%
Republican……………………………………………… 35%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 17%
Q9 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 76%
African-American …………………………………….. 21%
Other……………………………………………………… 3%
Q10 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………………………………………………….. 25%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 40%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 20%
Q11
252………………………………………………………… 13%
336………………………………………………………… 19%
704………………………………………………………… 18%
828………………………………………………………… 15%
910………………………………………………………… 15%
919………………………………………………………… 18%