Table 1
| Question: Based on what you may have heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's plan to deal with the country's energy problems? | ||
Nation |
New Jersey |
|
| Approve | 24% | 19% |
| Disapprove | 21% | 25% |
| Not Aware of Plan | 51% | 54% |
| Don't Know/refused | 4% | 2% |
Sample information |
N=800; Margin of error is ± 3.5 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level. | N=517; Margin of error is ± 4.5 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level. |
Table 2
| Question: Based on what you may have heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's plan to deal with the country's energy problems? (national sample; N=800) | |||||||
| Strongly approve | Approve | Strongly
Dis- approve |
Dis- approve |
Not aware of plan | Don't know/ refuse |
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Party ID |
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| Democrat | 3% | 8% | 18% | 13% | 53% | 5% | |
| Republican | 22% | 21% | 3% | 3% | 50% | 1% | |
Region |
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| Northeast | 9% | 10% | 17% | 12% | 50% | 1% | |
| Southeast | 10% | 15% | 8% | 10% | 53% | 3% | |
| Southcentral | 12% | 17% | 5% | 5% | 56% | 4% | |
| Heard or Read about Energy Issue | |||||||
| Great Deal | 13% | 17% | 15% | 10% | 41% | 4% | |
| Some | 3% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 69% | 3% | |
| Little/none | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 82% | 4% | |
| Perceptions of energy problem in respondents' own state | |||||||
| Crisis | 4% | 7% | 22% | 14% | 50% | 3% | |
| Major problem | 9% | 12% | 14% | 10% | 51% | 4% | |
| Minor problem | 10% | 17% | 10% | 8% | 51% | 4% | |
| Not a problem/ unsure |
19% | 18% | 8% | 4% | 49% | 1% | |
| Perceptions of energy problem as it effects the nation | |||||||
| Crisis | 6% | 7% | 18% | 11% | 55% | 2% | |
| Major problem | 9% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 50% | 4% | |
| Minor problem | 13% | 19% | 10% | 7% | 49% | 3% | |
| Not a problem/ unsure |
10% | 10% | 19% | 2% | 55% | 5% | |
Table 3
| Question:
Various solutions for the country's energy problems have been proposed.
Tell me how effective [proposal] would be in dealing with
energy problems – very effective, somewhat effective, not very
effective, or not at all effective?
|
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| Nation | New Jersey | ||||||||
| Effectiveness | Effectiveness | ||||||||
Proposal |
Very | Some- what |
Not very | Not at all | Very | Some- what |
Not very | Not at all | |
| Requiring automakers
to increase vehicle fuel efficiency †
|
53% | 34% | 9% | 4% | 59% | 33% | 3% | 5% | |
| Encouraging construction
of more nuclear power plants †
|
27% | 38% | 16% | 19% | 23% | 34% | 19% | 23% | |
| Encouraging consumers
to conserve by reducing their energy use and buying energy efficient
cars and appliances ††
|
26% | 48% | 18% | 8% | 32% | 40% | 18% | 11% | |
| Encouraging construction
of more power plants that use coal, oil, or natural gas †
|
29% | 50% | 12% | 10% | 30% | 44% | 16% | 11% | |
| Encouraging more exploration
and drilling for oil and natural gas in offshore coastal areas ††
|
29% | 39% | 17% | 15% | 24% | 41% | 16% | 19% | |
| Providing tax subsidies
to consumers and businesses willing to use alternative sources of
energy (such as wind and solar) ††
|
45% | 42% | 9% | 4% | 39% | 45% | 11% | 5% | |
| Relaxing some environmental
laws and regulations ††
|
18% | 36% | 23% | 23% | 12% | 38% | 19% | 31% | |
| † National
sample: N=395; margin of error is ± 5 percentage points at
a 95 percent confidence level. New Jersey Sample: N=273; margin
of error is ± 6 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence
level.
†† National Sample: N=405; margin of error is ± 5 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level. New Jersey Sample: N=244; margin of error is ± 6.5 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level. |
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Table 4
Question: If you had to choose only one option for dealing with the country's energy problems, which would you choose: increase energy supplies by building more power plants, decrease demand by requiring more energy conservation by consumers and business? |
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Nation |
New Jersey |
|
| Increase energy supplies
by building more power plants
|
42% | 34% |
| Decrease energy demand
by requiring more energy conservation by consumers
|
42% | 51% |
| Both
|
13% | 10% |
| Don't Know/refused
|
4% | 5% |
Sample information |
N=800; Margin of error
is ± 3.5 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level
|
N=517; Margin of error is ± 4.5 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level |
Table 5
Question: If you had to choose only one option for dealing with the country's energy problems, which would you choose: increase energy supplies by building more power plants, decrease demand by requiring more energy conservation by consumers and business? (National sample; N=800) |
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Increase supply by building more power plants |
Decrease demand by requiring more energy conservation |
Both |
Don't know/
|
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| Stance on Bush energy proposal | |||||
| Approve or Strongly Approve | 52% | 27% | 20% | 0% | |
| Disapprove or Strongly Disapprove | 32% | 52% | 12% | 0% | |
| Not aware of Plan | 42% | 44% | 9% | 6% | |
| Perceptions of energy problem in respondents' own state | |||||
| Crisis | 53% | 32% | 10% | 6% | |
| Major problem | 42% | 42% | 13% | 4% | |
| Minor problem | 38% | 46% | 12% | 4% | |
| Not a problem/unsure | 47% | 32% | 17% | 4% | |
| Perceptions of energy problem as it effects the nation | |||||
| Crisis | 39% | 46% | 9% | 6% | |
| Major problem | 42% | 40% | 14% | 4% | |
| Minor problem | 42% | 43% | 11% | 4% | |
| Not a problem/unsure | 43% | 38% | 12% | 7% | |
see also:
Survey
Analysis
Republican Analysis
Democratic Analysis
Faculty Analysis (1)
Faculty Analysis (2)
Survey Details
