In your opinion, do you think things in New Jersey are moving in the right direction or do you believe it has gotten off on the wrong track?

Compared to other issues you are concerned about, how important is controlling suburban sprawl in New Jersey to you personally…?

Very Important

Somewhat Important

Not too important or not at all important

Right track

42%

41

42

45

Wrong track

46%

47

46

39

Don’t know

13%

12

12

16

Have you heard of James McGreevey? If you've never heard of him just tell me. If "yes," do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of him? Would that be very or somewhat…?

Compared to other issues you are concerned about, how important is controlling suburban sprawl in New Jersey to you personally…?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not too important or not at all important

Very favorable

  8%

  9

  4

13

Somewhat favorable

34%

34

36

32

Somewhat unfavorable

29%

28

31

25

Very unfavorable

19%

21

19

15

Don’t know

  8%

  7

  9

12

Never heard of/ref.

  2%

  2

  2

  4

How would you rate the job James McGreevey is doing as governor?

Compared to other issues you are concerned about, how important is controlling suburban sprawl in New Jersey to you personally…?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not too important or not at all important

Excellent

  2%

 2

  0

  5

Good

27%

31

24

24

Only fair

48%

42

54

53

Poor

21%

22

21

16

Don’t know

  3%

  3

  2

  3

Compared to other issues you are concerned about, how important is controlling suburban sprawl in New Jersey to you personally…?

Party

Ideology

Gender

Rep

Ind

Dem

Liberal

Moderate

Cons.

Male

Female

Very important

49%

45

56

51

54

48

46

43

54

Somewhat important

34%

38

29

33

32

34

36

38

30

Not too important

11%

12

  8

11

11

  8

12

14

  8

Not at all important

  5%

  4

  8

 4

  3

  9

  6

  4

  6

Don’t know

  1%

  1

--

 1

  1

  1

  1

  1

  1

Compared to other issues you are concerned about, how important is controlling suburban sprawl in New Jersey to you personally…?

All

South

Central

North
west

North
east

Urban
Core

Very important

49%

49

53

62

47

32

Somewhat important

34%

36

34

31

29

37

Not too important

11%

  7

  9

  5

21

20

Not at all important

  5%

  6

  4

  3

  3

11

Don’t know

  1%

  3

  1

--

  1

--

Do you think that in planning for the future, such planning is best done by … or ….? [ROTATE]

Compared to other issues you are concerned about, how important is controlling suburban sprawl in New Jersey to you personally…?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not too important or not at all important

the state

19%

22

18

14

the local government where you live

69%

67

70

75

both (VOL)

  8%

  7

  9

  5

don’t know (VOL)

  4%

  5

  4

  5

Before you lived where you live now, how would you describe that area?

In thinking about where you live, how would you describe the area? Would you say its…?

[If plan to move within 5 years] What type of area do you think you might move to? (30%/N=179)

Large city or town

21

  9

12

Small city or urban area

16

17

12

Suburban

27

36

30

Small town

20

28

22

Rural or farm town

  9

  9

15

Other/DK/ref

   1

  1

  8

What kind of housing did you live in before you lived here…?

And what kind of housing is it [now]?

Considering your actual financial situation, what kind of housing do you think you might move to?

Single family detached

58

76

64

Condo or townhouse

  8

12

16

Apartment, garden apartment or high rise

26

9

  7

Other/don’t know/ref

  8

5

13

What kind of housing did you live in before you lived here…?

Compared to other issues you are concerned about, how important is controlling suburban sprawl in New Jersey to you personally…?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not too important or not at all important

Single family detached

58

66

50

53

Condo or townhouse

  8

  7

11

  5

Apartment, garden apartment or high rise

26

19

32

33

Other/don’t know/ref

  8

  7

  8

10