Polls

Voters support proposed Perdue tax hikes

| 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 …………………………………………………. 41%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 40%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 19%

Q2 Governor Perdue has proposed raising taxes
on cigarettes by a dollar a pack. Would you
support this proposal? If yes, press 1. If no,
press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes…………………… 53%
No ……………………. 41%
Not Sure……………. 7%

Q3 Governor Perdue has also proposed a 5% tax
surcharge on alcohol purchases. Would you
support this proposal? If yes, press 1. If no,
press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 60%
No …………………………………………………………. 35%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 5%

Q4 Would you describe yourself as a liberal,
moderate, or conservative? If liberal, press 1. If
moderate, press 2. If conservative, press 3.
Liberal ……………………………………………………. 17%
Moderate………………………………………………… 42%
Conservative…………………………………………… 42%

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 ……………………………………………… 4%
Education……………………………………………….. 10%
Economy and Jobs ………………………………….. 49%
Taxes…………………………………………………….. 6%
Moral and family values ……………………………. 17%
Health care …………………………………………….. 9%
Immigration…………………………………………….. 4%
Other……………………………………………………… 1%

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…………………………………………………….. 16%
Suburban ……………………………………………….. 30%
Rural ……………………………………………………… 24%
Small Town…………………………………………….. 30%

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……………………………………………… 33%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 19%

Q9 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%

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………………………………………………….. 10%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 27%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 42%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 20%

Q11
252………………………………………………………… 13%
336………………………………………………………… 19%
704………………………………………………………… 18%
828………………………………………………………… 15%
910………………………………………………………… 14%
919………………………………………………………… 21%

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