Tables
Table 1
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Question (national sample only): In the last ten years, how often have you been in New Jersey… READ? |
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2007 |
2001 |
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Four or five times a year |
10% |
8% |
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Once or twice a year |
7% |
7% |
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Once every few years |
5% |
6% |
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Only once or twice |
19% |
16% |
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Never |
59% |
60% |
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Live in NJ |
N/A |
4% |
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Sample size |
N=776 |
N=800 |
Table 2
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Question (national sample only): Do you have any close friends or relatives who now live in New Jersey? |
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Yes |
26% |
25% |
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No |
73% |
75% |
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Dk/refused |
-- |
-- |
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sample |
N=776 |
N=800 |
Table 3
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Question (open ended, national sample only): What Comes to Mind When You Think of New Jersey? |
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2007 |
2001 |
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Rank |
Comes to Mind |
Rank |
Comes to Mind |
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1 |
Next to New York/New York |
1 |
Next to New York |
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1 |
Shore/coast/ocean |
2 |
Pollution/Bad Smell |
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3 |
Casinos/Atlantic City |
3 |
Shore |
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4 |
Farming/Vegetable/Garden State |
4 |
Nice State to live in |
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5 |
overpopulated/crowed |
5 |
Casinos |
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6 |
Turnpike/highways |
6 |
Overpopulated |
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7 |
Pollution/bad smell |
7 |
Farming |
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8 |
Various sports teams |
8 |
Various Sports Teams |
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Note: Only the 8 most frequent responses included for each sample. “Nothing” and “don't know” excluded from count. |
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Table 4
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Question (New Jersey sample only): As a New Jersey resident, how concerned are you about what people in other states think of New Jersey…READ? |
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Watched Sopranos? |
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NJ All |
Yes |
No |
NJ 2001 |
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Very concerned |
9% |
9 |
10 |
14% |
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Somewhat concerned |
19% |
15 |
25 |
20% |
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A little concerned |
15% |
14 |
17 |
16% |
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Not concerned at all |
57% |
62 |
48 |
49% |
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N = 602 |
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N=517 |
Note on series order (tables 5-11): questions asking respondents to compare New Jersey to other states were asked in random order for each respondent.
Table 5
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Question: Comparing New Jersey to other states, do you think New Jersey is a better of worse place to live? |
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NJ |
Nation |
NJ ideology |
Watched Sopranos?* |
NJ 2001 |
Nation 2001 |
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lib |
mod |
cons |
Yes |
No |
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Better |
54% |
12% |
63 |
47 |
52 |
57 |
48 |
50% |
10% |
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Worse |
20% |
29% |
18 |
23 |
23 |
22 |
18 |
13% |
21% |
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Same |
17% |
15% |
11 |
21 |
18 |
14 |
22 |
34% |
38% |
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Unsure/ref |
9% |
44% |
7 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
4% |
31% |
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N=602 |
N=776 |
*Question: Have you ever watched the television show, The Sopranos? |
N=273 |
N=395 |
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Table 6
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Question: Comparing New Jersey to other states, do you think New Jersey has better or worse public schools than other states? |
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NJ |
Nation |
New Jersey by race |
NJ by Ideology |
NJ 2001 |
Nation 2001 |
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White |
Non-white |
lib |
mod |
cons |
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Better |
57% |
14% |
61 |
46 |
64 |
60 |
50 |
44% |
10% |
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Worse |
15% |
10% |
12 |
28 |
12 |
14 |
18 |
14% |
11% |
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Same |
13% |
11% |
12 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
33% |
27% |
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Unsure/ref. |
15% |
65% |
15 |
14 |
11 |
12 |
18 |
9% |
52% |
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N=602 |
N=776 |
N=244 |
N=405. |
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Table 7
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Question: Comparing New Jersey to other states, do you think New Jersey has more or fewer dishonest politicians than other states? |
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NJ |
Nation |
NJ Ideology |
NJ gender |
NJ Watched Sopranos |
NJ 2001 |
Nation 2001 |
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lib |
mod |
cons |
men |
women |
Yes |
No |
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More |
42% |
16% |
36 |
44 |
50 |
52 |
32 |
46 |
36 |
14% |
11% |
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Fewer |
10% |
7% |
13 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
13 |
10 |
11 |
10% |
3% |
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Same |
31% |
28% |
37 |
38 |
24 |
26 |
38 |
34 |
30 |
71% |
54% |
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Unsure |
16% |
49% |
13 |
11 |
14 |
14 |
17 |
11 |
23 |
5% |
32% |
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N=602 |
N=776 |
N=273 |
N=395 |
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Table 8
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Question: Comparing New Jersey to other states, do you think New Jersey has more or less street crime than other states? |
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NJ |
Nation |
NJ Watched Sopranos* |
NJ 2001 |
Nation 2001 |
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Yes |
No |
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More |
36% |
29% |
36 |
36 |
22% |
18% |
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Less |
24% |
9% |
25 |
22 |
26% |
8% |
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Same |
25% |
14% |
26 |
24 |
43% |
36% |
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Unsure/ref |
15% |
48% |
13 |
18 |
10% |
38% |
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N=602 |
N=776 |
*Question: Have you ever watched the television show, The Sopranos? |
N=273 |
N=395 |
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Table 9
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Question: Comparing New Jersey to other states, do you think New Jersey has more or less organized crime than other states? |
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NJ |
Nation |
Region of New Jersey |
NJ Watched Sopranos* |
NJ 2001 |
Nation 2001 |
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North |
South |
Yes |
No |
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More |
40% |
30% |
44 |
32 |
42 |
36 |
29% |
26% |
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Less |
15% |
8% |
13 |
19 |
13 |
18 |
22% |
6% |
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Same |
23% |
14% |
21 |
28 |
25 |
21 |
39% |
32% |
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Unsure/ref. |
22% |
48% |
22 |
21 |
19 |
25 |
10% |
37% |
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N=602 |
N=776 |
*Question: Have you ever watched the television show, The Sopranos? |
N=517 |
N=800 |
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Table 10
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Question: Comparing New Jersey to other states, do you think New Jersey has more or less pollution than other states? |
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NJ |
Nation |
NJ ideology |
NJ 2001 |
Nation 2001 |
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lib |
mod |
cons |
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More |
62% |
42% |
67 |
59 |
63 |
51% |
37% |
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Less |
11% |
8% |
9 |
14 |
12 |
14% |
6% |
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Same |
16% |
9% |
16 |
15 |
15 |
32% |
24% |
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Unsure/ref. |
11% |
41% |
7 |
12 |
10 |
3% |
34% |
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N=602 |
N=776 |
N=244 |
N=405 |
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Table 11
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Question: Comparing New Jersey to other states, do you think New Jerseyans pay more ore less in state and local taxes? |
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NJ |
Nation |
NJ ideology |
NJ 2001 |
Nation 2001 |
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lib |
mod |
cons |
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More |
85 |
27 |
86 |
87 |
86 |
75% |
24% |
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Less |
4 |
11 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4% |
8% |
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Same |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
14% |
17% |
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Unsure/ref. |
6 |
56 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
8% |
50% |
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N=602 |
N=776 |
N=244 |
N=405; |
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see also:
Survey Analysis
Survey Details
Republican Response
Democratic Response
