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Question: Now, turning to New Jersey… In your opinion, do you think things in New Jersey are moving in the right direction or do you think the state has gotten off on the wrong track? |
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All |
Party |
Town pop |
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D |
I |
R |
> 10,000 |
~10,000 |
<10,000 |
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Right direction |
26% |
33 |
26 |
15 |
25 |
13 |
25 |
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Wrong track |
66% |
55 |
66 |
81 |
68 |
77 |
63 |
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Unsure |
9% |
11 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
12 |
Right track/wrong track trend in past year
Feb |
Jan |
Oct |
Sep |
Jun |
May |
Mar |
|
‘08 |
‘08 |
‘07 |
‘07 |
‘07 |
‘07 |
‘06 |
|
Right direction |
25% |
28 |
30 |
38 |
36 |
42 |
39 |
Wrong track |
65% |
61 |
59 |
49 |
50 |
44 |
47 |
Unsure |
10% |
11 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
Question: Have you heard of [rotate list]? If you haven’t just tell me. [If yes, ask:] Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of …? Would that be very or somewhat? |
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Haven’t heard of |
Heard of |
Very Favor- |
Some- Favor- |
Some- Un- |
Very Un- |
Unsure |
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Jon Corzine |
2% |
98% |
12 |
26 |
22 |
30 |
10 |
Previous Surveys… |
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Corzine 02/08 |
2% |
98% |
14 |
28 |
19 |
26 |
13 |
Corzine 21-28 Jan 08 |
2% |
98% |
13 |
26 |
18 |
25 |
18 |
Corzine 14-20 Jan 08 |
2% |
98% |
13 |
29 |
19 |
22 |
17 |
Corzine 1-6 Jan 08 |
2% |
98% |
13 |
34 |
20 |
16 |
18 |
Corzine 10/07 |
2% |
98% |
17 |
31 |
18 |
16 |
17 |
Corzine 09/07 |
1% |
99% |
19 |
35 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
Corzine 06/07 |
4% |
96% |
21 |
30 |
16 |
15 |
18 |
Corzine 05/07 |
4% |
96% |
21 |
37 |
16 |
12 |
15 |
Corzine 03/07 |
2% |
98% |
22 |
31 |
17 |
13 |
17 |
Corzine 01/07 |
3% |
97% |
14 |
36 |
16 |
13 |
21 |
Corzine 11/06 |
1% |
99% |
24 |
31 |
13 |
15 |
17 |
Corzine 10/06 |
2% |
98% |
26 |
29 |
14 |
17 |
15 |
Corzine 09/06 |
3% |
97% |
23 |
25 |
15 |
17 |
20 |
Corzine 07/06 |
2% |
98% |
23 |
25 |
14 |
23 |
15 |
Corzine 04/06 |
3% |
97% |
16 |
26 |
14 |
21 |
22 |
Corzine 03/06 |
5% |
95% |
20 |
30 |
10 |
12 |
26 |
Corzine 01/06 |
4% |
96% |
19 |
24 |
17 |
14 |
26 |
Corzine 10/05 |
0% |
100% |
23 |
25 |
16 |
21 |
15 |
Corzine 9/05 |
8% |
92% |
19 |
27 |
17 |
15 |
21 |
Corzine 7/05 |
7% |
94% |
23 |
34 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
Corzine 4/05 |
8% |
91% |
18 |
27 |
16 |
16 |
23 |
Corzine 1/05 |
11% |
90% |
22 |
31 |
12 |
9 |
26 |
Question: How would you rate the job Jon Corzine is doing as governor… [READ]? |
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All |
Party |
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Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
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Excellent |
3% |
5 |
3 |
2 |
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Good |
29% |
39 |
27 |
15 |
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Only fair |
36% |
37 |
35 |
36 |
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Poor |
30% |
17 |
33 |
46 |
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unsure (vol) |
2% |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Job rating, previous measures
Feb 08 |
Jan 08 |
Oct 07 |
Sep |
Jun |
Mar |
Jan |
Nov 06 |
Oct 06 |
Sep 06 |
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Excellent |
5% |
6 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
Good |
28% |
29 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
39 |
34 |
40 |
40 |
33 |
Only fair |
38% |
39 |
38 |
39 |
36 |
39 |
38 |
30 |
32 |
33 |
Poor |
27% |
23 |
17 |
15 |
14 |
12 |
17 |
17 |
14 |
20 |
unsure |
2% |
3 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
Approve/disapprove Current
Question: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Jon Corzine is doing as governor? |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
North Jersey |
South Jersey |
Household |
|
Public Union |
Non-union |
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Approve |
44% |
56 |
39 |
27 |
49 |
38 |
40 |
45 |
Disapprove |
45% |
31 |
46 |
65 |
39 |
51 |
51 |
43 |
mixed/DK |
11% |
13 |
14 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
Approve/disapprove previous 2007, 2006
Previous surveys |
Feb |
Jan 30th |
Jan 7th |
Oct 07 |
Sep |
Jun |
Mar |
Jan |
Nov 06 |
Oct |
Sep |
Jul |
Apr |
Mar |
Ap- |
42 |
41 |
48 |
51 |
54 |
50 |
55 |
51 |
58 |
56 |
51 |
50 |
39 |
47 |
Dis- |
43 |
39 |
32 |
29 |
25 |
27 |
25 |
29 |
27 |
28 |
31 |
37 |
36 |
16 |
mixed/ |
16 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
23 |
20 |
19 |
15 |
16 |
18 |
13 |
24 |
38 |
Question: And thinking about roads and bridges in New Jersey, how much have you heard of proposals to increase tolls on the Turnpike and Parkway to provide new funds to repair New Jersey bridges and roads and restructure the state’s finances… READ? |
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All |
Feb. |
Jan 21-27 |
Jan 14-20 |
Jan 2-6 |
Oct 2007 |
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A lot |
63% |
60% |
62% |
56% |
29% |
26% |
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Some |
24% |
25% |
24% |
27% |
34% |
31% |
|
Just a little |
8% |
11% |
9% |
13% |
24% |
22% |
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Nothing at all |
5% |
4% |
5% |
5% |
14% |
21% |
Question: Do you support or oppose raising tolls on the Turnpike and Parkway to provide new funds to repair bridges and roads, widen the Turnpike and restructure the state’s finances. |
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All |
D |
I |
R |
Household is |
Feb |
Jan. 21-27 |
Jan. 14-20 |
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Public Union |
Non-union |
Lib- |
Mod |
Con- |
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Support |
33% |
40 |
25 |
26 |
32 |
33 |
45 |
32 |
23 |
28% |
33% |
34% |
Oppose |
60% |
51 |
62 |
70 |
62 |
59 |
46 |
59 |
72 |
64% |
59% |
57% |
unsure |
8% |
9 |
13 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
8% |
8% |
9% |
Question: And if it came down to it in the next state budget, which option would you rather support…? |
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Rotate options |
All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Lib |
Mod |
Cons |
Feb. |
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Raise tolls |
26% |
36 |
18 |
16 |
38 |
28 |
12 |
20% |
|
Raise the gas tax |
8% |
7 |
4 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
9% |
|
Raise the income tax |
6% |
7 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
8% |
|
Make very steep budget cuts |
49% |
37 |
52 |
65 |
33 |
51 |
63 |
51% |
|
Don’t know (vol.) |
8% |
8 |
11 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
7% |
|
None/other (vol.) |
4% |
5 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
5% |
Question: Now, thinking about taxes and spending, what do you think is most responsible for driving up New Jersey state taxes and spending over the years…READ? |
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[ROTATE LIST] |
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Town is |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
>10,000 |
<10,000 |
2007 |
2006 |
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Public schools |
8% |
8 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
14% |
8% |
Roads and highways |
4% |
5 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
2% |
4% |
Too many small towns |
6% |
8 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
N/A* |
N/A |
Pensions and health care for public employees |
18% |
12 |
17 |
27 |
18 |
16 |
13% |
18% |
Fraud and waste |
43% |
38 |
45 |
50 |
45 |
46 |
36% |
44% |
Just normal growth |
8% |
12 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
6% |
7% |
None of above/other (vol) |
4% |
5 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
14% |
3% |
Don’t know (vol) |
8% |
11 |
9 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
6% |
6% |
* In this year’s survey, “too many towns” replaced the answer category “local government” used in previous surveys.
Question: Now, thinking about property taxes… Do you expect property taxes where you live to increase this year, decrease, or stay about the same?... a little or a lot? |
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Your town is |
Jersey |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
>10,000 |
<10,000 |
North |
South |
Last year |
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Increase a lot |
43% |
41 |
44 |
48 |
43 |
43 |
45 |
42 |
33% |
Increase a little |
34% |
36 |
32 |
30 |
34 |
34 |
32 |
35 |
36% |
Stay same |
15% |
13 |
10 |
19 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
21% |
Decrease a little |
3% |
3 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4% |
Decrease a lot |
2% |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1% |
Don’t know (vol) |
4% |
4 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5% |
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