The confidence interval associated with a sample of this size is such that: 95 percent of the time, results from 600 interviews (registered voters) will be within +/-4% of the “True Values.” True Values refer to the results obtained if it were possible to interview every person in North Carolina who had voted in two of the past four general elections or were newly registered to vote since 2008.
Do you feel things in North Carolina are generally headed in the right direction or have gotten off on the wrong track? 31% Right direction 57% Wrong track 13% Don’t Know And if the election for State Legislature were held today, would you be voting for the: 40% Republican Candidate 34% Democratic Candidate 4% Neither 22% Don’t Know If you were to label yourself, would you say you are a liberal, a moderate, or a conservative in your political beliefs? 6% Very Liberal 9% Somewhat Liberal 38% Moderate 23% Somewhat Conservative 20% Very Conservative 4% Don’t Know/Refused Do you approve or disapprove of the job that Bev Perdue is doing as Governor? 11% Strongly Approve 35% Somewhat Approve 15% Somewhat Disapprove 26% Strongly Disapprove 12% Undecided/Don’t Know Do you approve or disapprove of the job that Barack Obama is doing as President of the United States? 30% Strongly Approve 21% Somewhat Approve 15% Somewhat Disapprove 31% Strongly Disapprove 3% Undecided/Don’t Know Do you support or oppose the Tea Party Movement? 16% Strongly Support 18% Somewhat Support 15% Somewhat Oppose 26% Strongly Oppose 24% Don’t Know/No Opinion Talking about the economy, in your opinion, how much longer do you think it will take for the economy to improve and the current recession to end? If you think the current recession has ended just say so. 1% Under 6 Months 7% Between 6 months and a year 22% Between 1 and 2 Years 60% Over 2 Years 3% Recession has ended 7% Don’t know Would you be more or less likely to vote for a legislator in 2012 who voted to raise taxes by over $800 million? 5% Much more likely 10% Somewhat more likely 17% Somewhat less likely 55% Much less likely 4% No difference 8% Don’t know/refused Would you support or oppose a plan by Governor Bev Perdue to raise taxes by over $800 million? 6% Strongly Support 11% Somewhat Support 12% Somewhat Oppose 63% Strongly Oppose 7% Don’t Know/No Opinion Here is a short list of issues in the news. For each, please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10 how important that issue is in terms of how you will vote in the next NORTH CAROLINA legislative election, with 10 being Extremely Important and 1 being Not Important at all. Remember, you can use any number between 1 and 10. Economy and jobs: 10. 56% 9. 15% 8. 14% 7. 7% 6. 2% 5. 3% 4. – 3. 1% 2. – 1. 2% Average: 8.9 Roads and highways 10. 13% 9. 3% 8. 18% 7. 15% 6. 9% 5. 23% 4. 6% 3. 6% 2. 3% 1. 3% Average: 6.3 Immigration 10. 26% 9. 5% 8. 11% 7. 13% 6. 7% 5. 17% 4. 4% 3. 4% 2. 5% 1. 7% Average: 6.6 Government Ethics and Corruption 10. 43% 9. 10% 8. 13% 7. 8% 6. 4% 5. 12% 4. 3% 3. 2% 2. 1% 1. 4% Average: 7.9 Taxes 10. 32% 9. 9% 8. 22% 7. 10% 6. 6% 5. 14% 4. 2% 3. 1% 2. 1% 1. 3% Average: 7.7 Education 10. 52% 9. 10% 8. 12% 7. 9% 6. 4% 5. 9% 4. 1% 3. – 2. 1% 1. 2% Average: 8.5 Government Spending 10. 46% 9. 8% 8. 16% 7. 7% 6. 5% 5. 9% 4. 2% 3. 2% 2. – 1. 4% Average: 8.1 As you may know, concealed carry permits allow licensed individuals to legally carry a concealed handgun after they passing a background check and taking a class on gun use and laws. 47% Strongly Support 20% Somewhat Support 11% Somewhat Oppose 20% Strongly Oppose 2% Don’t Know/No Opinion Now I am going to read you a series of issues. Please tell me who you trust more – the State Legislature or Governor Perdue – to handle each of the following issues. Cutting State Spending: 60% Legislature 26% Perdue 2% Both 6% Neither 5% Don’t know/refused Keeping State Taxes Low 64% Legislature 21% Perdue 2% Both 8% Neither 5% Don’t know/refused Encouraging Job Creation 48% Legislature 37% Perdue 3% Both 5% Neither 7% Don’t know/refused Fighting Corruption in State Government 49% Legislature 33% Perdue 3% Both 9% Neither 6% Don’t know/refused Which level of government do you most trust to protect the educational quality of your public schools? 27% State Government 65% Local Government 1% Other 4% Neither 3% Don’t Know/refused Does North Carolina spend too much on K-12 public education, not enough on public education or does it spend about the right amount? 13% Too much 22% Right amount 59% Not enough 6% Don’t know/refused Think for a moment about the1.5 million students enrolled in kindergarten through high school in North Carolina public schools In the past school year (2009-10) On average, how much in total tax dollars do you think North Carolina spends per student on education? 22% Below $5,000 9% Between $5,000 and $7,000 4% Between $7,000 and $8,500 6% Between $8,500 and $10,500 3% Between $10,500 and $12,000 8% Over $12,000 49% Don’t know/refused North Carolina actually spends about $8,500 each year in total tax dollars per student on K-12 (K through twelve) education. Knowing North Carolina spends $8,500 per student on K-12 education is that too much, too little or about the right amount? 18% Too much 34% Right amount 40% Not enough 8% Don’t know/refused In your opinion, do you think North Carolina taxpayers are getting a good return on their investment of $8,500 per student per year? 26% Yes 66% No 8% Don’t know/refused - The next two questions were split between the poll sample.
Currently North Carolina statutes allow only certain membership organizations to collect their membership dues via payroll deduction. Some people want to end this practice and make the groups collect their dues like other membership or interest organizations. Do you think certain organizations should… 30% Continue to be able to collect dues through payroll deductions 46% Have to collect dues directly from members like other groups 23% Don’t know/no opinion <>
The state of North Carolina deducts union dues directly from the paychecks of some teachers and state employees and sends them directly to the unions. Do you think that … 26% The state should continue to collect these dues through payroll deductions 51% Have the union collect the dues directly from members like other membership groups 22% Don’t know/refused Currently, the state pays for all of the state employees’ and teacher’s health insurance costs. Teachers and state employees pay nothing. Do you support or oppose a bill passed this year by the state legislature requiring state employees and teachers to pay between 11 and 22 dollars each month for their health insurance? 43% Strongly Support 19% Somewhat Support 8% Somewhat Oppose 24% Strongly Oppose 6% Don’t Know/No Opinion Governor Perdue has proposed a 19.9 billion dollar budget. In order to pay for her budget she would raise taxes on NC residents by 826 million dollars. The North Carolina House passed a budget of 19.3 billion dollars, which cut spending, but raised no taxes. Which option do you support? 19% Governor Perdue’s 19.9 billion dollar budget, where taxes for residents would need to be raised by 826 million dollars 70% The North Carolina House budget of 19.3 billion dollars, which cut spending , but raised no taxes.. 4% Neither/Other 7% Don’t know/refused - The next two questions were split between the poll sample.
Would you support or oppose allowing someone with a permit to carry a concealed weapon to carry a gun into an eating establishment that serves alcohol? 15% Strongly Support 10% Somewhat Support 11% Somewhat Oppose 62% Strongly Oppose 2% Don’t Know/No Opinion Would you support or oppose allowing someone with a permit to carry a concealed weapon to carry a gun into a bar? 11% Strongly Support 9% Somewhat Support 8% Somewhat Oppose 68% Strongly Oppose 4% Don’t Know/No Opinion The legislature and governor plan to spend up to 40 million dollars in incentives to encourage companies to locate in North Carolina or to hire more people. Please tell me which of the following comes closer to your opinion in this matter… 56% Some people say that this is a good way to spend the money because it could result in good job creation 36% Other people say that there are better ways to spend the money, like on schools and public safety 8% Don’t know Unemployment benefits for some individuals expired after they collected benefits for 77 weeks. If the legislature changes state law the federal government will spend another $273 million in taxpayer money to give these individuals another 20 weeks of unemployment. Would you support or oppose the legislature changing state law to give another 20 weeks of unemployment to those whose benefits have expired? 31% Strongly Support 22% Somewhat Support 12% Somewhat Oppose 31% Strongly Oppose 5% Don’t Know/No Opinion The North Carolina Constitution requires a balanced budget. To balance that budget this year the legislature has two options. They can spend more by raising taxes or cut spending to meet the $19.1 billion dollars of revenue available. The governor proposed a 19.9 billion dollar budget with over 800 million dollars in tax increases. The legislature passed a spending plan that is about 800 million dollars lower without raising taxes. Which of those two options do you support: 20% Spending more with a tax increase 71% Spending available revenue with no tax increase 2% Neither/other 7% Don’t know/refused Do you support or oppose the death penalty for violent offenders in North Carolina? 49% Strongly Support 21% Somewhat Support 8% Somewhat Oppose 16% Strongly Oppose 7% Don’t Know/No Opinion Should a hospital be required to ask permission from a state agency prior to buying a piece of medical equipment, adding on to a hospital building or building a new hospital? They would still be required to get all the local permits any other construction project would have to get. 35% Yes 55% No 9% Don’t Know There is proposed legislation that would require that a woman seeking an abortion must first consult with a doctor, who would then provide an ultrasound image of the fetus, and then provide the woman with information on alternatives to abortion. After this, the legislation would require a 24-hour waiting period before the abortion can be performed. Do you support or oppose this proposed legislation? 42% Strongly Support 14% Somewhat Support 8% Somewhat Oppose 28% Strongly Oppose 8% Don’t Know/No Opinion In 2010 the legislature and governor passed a law that raised North Carolina’s gas tax by turning what had been a CAP on how high the tax could be into a floor beneath which the tax could not fall. Due to rising gas prices in July the tax on gas will increase from 32 cents to 36 cents a gallon if the legislature and governor do not act. Should the legislature and governor act and reinstate the CAP on the gas tax or should it allow the tax to continue to rise with the price of gas? 80% The legislature should act and reinstate the cap on the gas tax 15% The tax should continue to rise with the price of gas 5% Don’t know Gasoline prices are reaching record highs. Please tell me which of the following opinions comes closer to your own… 13% Some people say this is good as people will drive less, use more public transportation and pollute less 80% Other people say high gas prices are bad as they strain the budgets of families and will hurt the economy. 7% Don’t know/refused Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Due to higher gas prices, I will have to change my memorial day or summer vacation plans.” 33% Strongly agree 11% Somewhat agree 16% Somewhat disagree 35% Strongly disagree 4% Don’t Know/No Opinion Age 7% 18-25 28% 26-40 27% 41-55 17% 56-65 22% 66+ In terms of your current employment status, would you say you… 8% Are self-employed 32% Work for a private company 2% Work for the federal government 10% Work for state or local government 7% Work in public education 7% Are a homemaker 22% Are retired 11% Are unemployed 2% Don’t know/refused Of the following which best describes your use of guns? 29% Own a gun but do NOT have a concealed carry permit 10% Own a gun AND have a concealed carry permit 1% Have a concealed carry permit but do NOT own a gun 58% Have NEITHER a gun or concealed carry permit 2% Don’t know/refused Which category best describes your race or ethnicity? 76% White or Caucasian 18% African American or Black 1% Hispanic or Latino 3% Native American 1% Asian or Pacific Islander 1% Refused Would you consider the area you live in to be… 18% Urban 42% Suburban 36% Rural 4% Don’t know/refused Gender 48% Male 52% Female Geographic Area 22% Charlotte 13% Western 19% Piedmont Triad 22% Triangle 10% Northeast 14% Southeast Party Reg 33% Republican 47% Democrat 20% Independent/other
This article was posted in Results by Civitas Staff on June 15, 2011 at 6:00 am.
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