Background
Memo
The most recent survey by Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind was conducted by telephone from October 4 through October 9 using a randomly selected sample of 602 registered, likely voters statewide aged 18 and over. The sampling error for 602 adults is +/- 4 percentage points at the 95 percent level of confidence. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling error. This kind of error, which cannot be measured, arises from a number of factors including, but not limited to, non-response (eligible individuals refusing to be interviewed), question wording, the order in which questions are asked, and variations among interviewers. All PublicMind interviews are conducted by TMR, Inc. of Cedar Knolls, NJ. Professionally trained interviewers use a CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing) system. Random selection is achieved through computerized random-digit dialing. This technique gives every person with a phone number (including those with unlisted numbers) an equal chance of being selected.
The questions included in this release are as follows:
Question: Now let me ask about driving and cell phones. How often do you personally drive your car and at the same time hold your cell phone and talk into it?
- very often
- sometimes
- rarely
- never
Question: How often do you see people driving a car while holding a cell phone and talking into it…?
- very often
- sometimes
- rarely
- never
Question: Do you approve or disapprove of the Governor's recent proposal to let police issue a $100 ticket to people driving and using a hand held cell phone? see also:
Survey Analysis
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