Question: How would you rate the job Jim McGreevey is doing as governor—excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
| All | Democrats | Republicans | Independents | |
| Excellent or Good | 28%
|
40%
|
16%
|
29%
|
| Fair or Poor | 65%
|
54%
|
78%
|
64%
|
| Don’t know (DR) | 7%
|
6%
|
6%
|
7%
|
Question: Do you think that Jim McGreevey has done a good enough job as governor to deserve reelection or would you rather see a new person in that job?
| All | Democrats | Republicans | Independents | |
| Re-elect | 26% |
36% |
15% |
29% |
| New person | 56% |
44% |
72% |
54% |
| Don’t know (DR) | 17% |
19% |
13% |
14% |
| Refused (DR) | 1% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
Question: Who or what do you think is most responsible for the budget deficit…[rotate] ?
| All | Democrats | Republicans | Independents | |
| Sept 11th, terrorist attacks | 13%
|
14%
|
12%
|
11%
|
| Poor economic performance | 24%
|
22%
|
29%
|
13%
|
| Governor McGreevey | 10%
|
5%
|
16%
|
4%
|
| Previous Governor Whitman | 28%
|
37%
|
17%
|
40%
|
| Cuts in federal aid to NJ | 8%
|
10%
|
5%
|
8%
|
| Other | 6%
|
4%
|
7%
|
10%
|
| Don’t know | 11%
|
8%
|
13%
|
12%
|
| Refused | 1%
|
--
|
--
|
2%
|
Question: How much have you heard or read about…..
| The governor’s proposed state budget for 2003-04 | the war in Iraq | A pneumonia-like illness called SARS | |
| Nothing at all | 22%
|
1%
|
4%
|
| Not very much | 24%
|
1%
|
3%
|
| Only a little | 16%
|
3%
|
9%
|
| Some | 18%
|
7%
|
19%
|
| Quite a bit | 12%
|
30%
|
38%
|
| A great deal | 7%
|
57%
|
27%
|
| Don’t know | 2%
|
--
|
--
|
Question: In order to raise money and close the budget deficit, a number of proposals have been discussed. For each of these proposals, can you tell me whether you think it’s a good idea or a bad idea, or are you unsure? ..[Rotate list]
| All | Democrats | Republicans | Independents | |
| Raising cigarette taxes by 40 cents per pack?.... | ||||
| Good idea | 66% |
69% |
67% |
65% |
| Bad idea | 27% |
23% |
28% |
29% |
| Unsure | 6% |
8% |
5% |
6% |
| Refused | -- |
-- |
-- |
1% |
| Establishing a new 7% tax on hotel and motel Rentals? | ||||
| Good idea | 33% |
36% |
30% |
37% |
| Bad idea | 48% |
42% |
52% |
53% |
| Unsure | 18% |
21% |
17% |
10% |
| Refused | 1% |
1% |
1% |
-- |
| Extending the sales tax to include the complimentary rooms and meals that Atlantic City casinos give to their high rollers? | ||||
| Good idea | 61% |
64% |
57% |
65% |
| Bad idea | 29% |
23% |
36% |
25% |
| Unsure | 10% |
12% |
7% |
10% |
| Refused | 1% |
1% |
1% |
-- |
| Borrowing more against money New Jersey and other states are expecting from their successful law suit against the tobacco companies? | ||||
| Good idea | 27% |
36% |
18% |
25% |
| Bad idea | 53% |
43% |
65% |
53% |
| Unsure | 19% |
20% |
17% |
21% |
| Refused | 1% |
1% |
-- |
1% |
| Creating a new, higher tax rate for those who make more than $400,000 a year | ||||
| Good idea | 67% |
77% |
55% |
67% |
| Bad idea | 22% |
14% |
33% |
19% |
| Unsure | 11% |
9% |
12% |
15% |
| Refused | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Increasing taxes on casino revenues? | ||||
| Good idea | 69% |
72% |
66% |
69% |
| Bad idea | 19% |
13% |
26% |
17% |
| Unsure | 12% |
15% |
8% |
15% |
| Refused | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Question: In order to close the budget deficit, a number of proposals to hold back spending have also been discussed. For each of these proposals, tell me whether you think each is good idea, a bad idea, or are you unsure.
| All | Democrats | Republicans | Independents | |
| Cutting by 10% state aid to colleges and universities? | ||||
| Good idea | 17% | 12% | 22% | 15% |
| Bad idea | 75% | 84% | 69% | 69% |
| Unsure | 8% | 4% | 10% | 17% |
| Refused | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Eliminating substantial state funding for arts, culture, and history programs? | ||||
| Good idea | 19% | 13% | 26% | 13% |
| Bad idea | 70% | 79% | 62% | 69% |
| Unsure | 11% | 7% | 12% | 18% |
| Refused | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cutting health insurance for some low- income adults in the state’s FamilyCare program? | ||||
| Good idea | 9% | 5% | 9% | 16% |
| Bad idea | 85% | 93% | 80% | 79% |
| Unsure | 6% | 2% | 10% | 5% |
| Refused | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cutting 1,000 state employees? | ||||
| Good idea | 31% | 22% | 41% | 28% |
| Bad idea | 52% | 62% | 42% | 47% |
| Unsure | 17% | 15% | 16% | 25% |
| Refused | -- | 1% | -- | -- |
| Eliminating the property tax rebate for those families earning 100,000 dollars a year? | ||||
| Good idea | 48% | 51% | 44% | 49% |
| Bad idea | 42% | 37% | 50% | 35% |
| Unsure | 10% | 12% | 6% | 16% |
| Refused | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cutting state aid to New Jersey Transit | ||||
| Good idea | 21% | 17% | 25% | 15% |
| Bad idea | 66% | 72% | 59% | 68% |
| Unsure | 14% | 10% | 16% | 18% |
| Refused | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Holding off the state’s contributions to pension funds for state employees? | ||||
| Good idea | 15% | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Bad idea | 71% | 75% | 71% | 63% |
| Unsure | 13% | 12% | 12% | 20% |
| Refused | -- | -- | 1%.-- | |
| Not increasing state aid to K-12 schools? | ||||
| Good idea | 17% | 10% | 24% | 16% |
| Bad idea | 74% | 84% | 64% | 72% |
| Unsure | 9% | 6% | 11% | 12% |
| Refused | -- | -- | 1% | -- |
| Not increasing state aid to municipalities? | ||||
| Good idea | 26% | 26% | 29% | 18% |
| Bad idea | 56% | 57% | 52% | 63% |
| Unsure | 17% | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Refused | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Question: Do you agree, or disagree, that if state government was better run, the state budget could be balanced without either raising taxes and fees or reducing state programs and services?
| All | Democrats | Republicans | Independents | |
| Agree | 66% | 62% | 71% | 62% |
| Disagree | 21% | 24% | 18% | 21% |
| Don’t know | 13% | 14% | 11% | 17% |
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see also:
Summary Analysis
Survey Details
Republican Response
Democratic Response
