FDU PublicMind - May 31, 2002 Survey

Table 1

Question 43: Do you think it's a good idea or bad idea for the Nets and Devils to move from the Meadowlands to Newark?
	Total	South	Central	Northwest	Northeast	Urban Core	White		Black
Good Idea	32	27	30	34	25	43	28		60
Bad Idea	57	56	58	54	69	47	60		28
Don't know	12	17	12	13	6	9	12	12

Table 2

Question 44: Do you think the state, county, or local government should, or should not, help pay for the construction of a new arena in Newark?
	Total	South	Central	Northwest	Northeast	Urban Core	White	Black
Should Help	26	26	24	27	15	37	23	50
Should Not Help	69	69	71	68	85	57	74	38
Don't know	4	5	4	5	0	6	3	12

Table 3

Question 45: Do you think you'd be more likely, or less likely, to attend an event in a new Newark arena rather than the same event in the Meadowlands
	Total	South	Central	Northwest	Northeast	Urban Core	White	Black
More likely	22	18	21	16	13	37	17	52
Less likely	50	51	47	49	67	42	56	26
Don't know	7	6	9	9	7	6	6	12
No differ-ence	21	26	24	25	13	16	22	10

Note:

South = Cape May, Atlantic, Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester, and Camden counties.
Central = Ocean, Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Middlesex counties.
Northwest = Morris, Somerset, Warren Sussex, and Hunterdon counties.
Northeast = Bergen and Passaic counties.
Urban Core = Hudson, Essex, and Union counties.

Contacts: Bruce Larson, survey analyst: 973-443-8727.
Rick Thigpen, academic associate, 609-394-0888.
Steve Salmore, research professor of political science: 973-292-3633.
Peter Woolley, coordinator: 973-443-8725

Radio actuality line: (201) 692-2846.

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