Tables
Question: By the way, to the best of your knowledge, why is New Jersey called the Garden State?
Responses |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Farming |
61% |
70% |
71% |
63% |
63% |
Gardening/flowers |
11% |
15% |
9% |
10% |
9% |
Other |
10% |
6% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
Don't Know |
18% |
10% |
13% |
19% |
20% |
North- |
North- |
Urban Core |
Central |
South |
|
Farming / produce / vegetables |
69% |
56% |
50% |
66% |
73% |
Gardening / flowers |
12% |
7% |
14% |
9% |
5% |
Other |
8% |
10% |
7% |
8% |
4% |
Don't Know / Refused |
11% |
27% |
29% |
18% |
18% |
|
Age |
Race |
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|
18-29 |
30-44 |
45-59 |
60+ |
White |
Non-White |
Farming / produce / vegetables |
56% |
60% |
68% |
65% |
68% |
46% |
Gardening / flowers |
5% |
11% |
10% |
9% |
7% |
17% |
Other |
4% |
10% |
6% |
7% |
8% |
6% |
Don't Know / Refused |
35% |
19% |
15% |
18% |
17% |
30% |
Question: How much confidence do you have in the safety of locally-grown, Jersey Fresh produce?
|
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
A lot |
69% |
67% |
72% |
Some |
20% |
23% |
18% |
Just a little |
5% |
6% |
4% |
None at all |
2% |
1% |
3% |
Don't Know |
5% |
3% |
2% |
|
Age |
Race |
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|
18-29 |
30-44 |
45-59 |
60+ |
White |
Non-White |
A lot |
46% |
75% |
76% |
78% |
77% |
57% |
Some |
35% |
18% |
18% |
12% |
17% |
23% |
Just a little |
10% |
3% |
3% |
5% |
2% |
11% |
None at all |
7% |
3% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
5% |
Don't Know |
2% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
Question: How important is it--to you personally--to have farming and farmland preservation in New Jersey?
|
Overall |
North- |
North- |
Urban |
Central |
South |
Very Important |
76% |
75% |
75% |
71% |
76% |
81% |
Somewhat Important |
18% |
21% |
21% |
19% |
17% |
13% |
Not Very Important |
3% |
2% |
3% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
Not Important at All |
2% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
Don't Know/Refused |
1% |
0% |
0% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
|
Age |
Race |
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|
18-29 |
30-44 |
45-59 |
60+ |
White |
Non-White |
Very Important |
57% |
77% |
80% |
77% |
78% |
69% |
Somewhat Important |
32% |
20% |
14% |
16% |
17% |
25% |
Not Very Important |
7% |
2% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
Not Important at All |
4% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
Don't Know/Refused |
0% |
1% |
0% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
Question: Last year, in order to save money in the budget, the governor proposed eliminating New Jersey's Department of Agriculture. Do you think that was a good or bad idea?
|
Overall |
North- |
North- |
Urban |
Central |
South |
Good |
8% |
11% |
7% |
9% |
6% |
10% |
Bad |
80% |
78% |
76% |
79% |
82% |
84% |
Don't Know / Depends |
12% |
11% |
16% |
11% |
12% |
5% |
Question: Now let me ask about farming and solar panels. Should the state of New Jersey encourage or not encourage farmers to use their farmland to put up acres of pole-mounted solar panels to harvest sunlight in order to sell electric power?
|
Overall |
North- |
North- |
Urban |
Central |
South |
Encourage |
53% |
55% |
52% |
53% |
53% |
50% |
Not Encourage |
23% |
20% |
23% |
25% |
20% |
28% |
Depends |
12% |
14% |
8% |
10% |
14% |
10% |
Don't Know |
13% |
12% |
18% |
12% |
12% |
11% |
|
Party Identification |
Presidential Vote |
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|
Demo- crat |
Indepen- |
Republi- |
Obama |
McCain |
Encourage |
55% |
55% |
52% |
57% |
51% |
Not Encourage |
21% |
21% |
26% |
22% |
24% |
Depends |
12% |
12% |
10% |
11% |
11% |
Don't Know |
13% |
12% |
12% |
10% |
14% |
|
Age |
Race |
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|
18-29 |
30-44 |
45-59 |
60+ |
White |
Non-White |
Encourage |
55% |
60% |
53% |
48% |
54% |
52% |
Not Encourage |
28% |
16% |
22% |
25% |
22% |
24% |
Depends |
7% |
14% |
12% |
12% |
12% |
9% |
Don't Know |
9% |
9% |
13% |
14% |
12% |
14% |
see also:
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