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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?
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Nation
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New Jersey
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| 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 |
Party ID
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
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)
|
|
|
Increase supply by building more
power plants
|
Decrease demand by requiring more
energy conservation
|
Both
|
Don't know/
refused
|
| 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% |
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see also:
Survey
Analysis
Republican Analysis
Democratic Analysis
Faculty Analysis (1)
Faculty Analysis (2)
Survey Details
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