Polls

Voters strongly against using lottery money to balance budget

| Tom Jensen

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

Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Bev
Perdue’s job performance? If you approve,
press 1. If you disapprove, press 2. If you’re
not sure, press 3.
Approve …………………………………………………. 44%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 35%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 21%

Q2 Did you watch Governor Perdue’s State of the
State address this week? If yes, press 1. If no,
press 2.
Yes…………………… 32% No ……………………. 68%

Q3 Proceeds from the North Carolina lottery were
supposed to be spent solely on education, but
Governor Perdue has proposed using some of
that money to help balance the state’s budget
due to the poor economy. Do you agree with
this proposal? If you think it is ok for lottery
money to be spent to help balance the budget
this year, press 1. If you think it should
continue to be spent solely on education, press
2.
Help Balance Budget ……………………………….. 37%
Spent Solely on Education………………………… 63%

Q4 Would you describe yourself as a liberal,
moderate, or conservative? If liberal, press 1. If
moderate, press 2. If conservative, press 3.
Liberal ……………………………………………………. 18%
Moderate………………………………………………… 40%
Conservative…………………………………………… 41%

Q5 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 ……………………………………………… 6%
Education……………………………………………….. 10%
Economy and Jobs ………………………………….. 55%
Taxes…………………………………………………….. 5%
Moral and family values ……………………………. 14%
Health care …………………………………………….. 5%
Immigration…………………………………………….. 4%
Other……………………………………………………… 2%

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…………………………………………………….. 12%
Suburban ……………………………………………….. 28%
Rural ……………………………………………………… 31%
Small Town…………………………………………….. 29%

Q7 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 54%
Man……………………………………………………….. 46%

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 ……………………………………………….. 47%
Republican……………………………………………… 36%
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………………………………………………………… 20%
704………………………………………………………… 19%
828………………………………………………………… 15%
910………………………………………………………… 11%
919………………………………………………………… 21%

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