January 2009 Monthly Poll

Civitas Staff  |  February 2, 2009

  1. Do you feel things in North Carolina are generally headed in the right direction or have gotten off on the wrong track?
    Right Direction 49%
    Wrong Track 38%
    Not Sure 13%
  2. What is the biggest issue or problem facing North Carolina today?
    None >1%
    Economy 24%
    Unemployment 38%
    High Taxes 6%
    Illegal Immigration 3%
    Education Issues 6%
    Health Care 2%
    Government Corruption 2%
    Budget/Spending 3%
    Roads/Highways 2%
    Gas Tax >1%
    Crime >1%
    Environmental Issues >1%
    Lack of Leadership 1%
    Other 5%
    Not Sure 6%
    Refused >1%
  3. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?
    Strongly Approve 33%
    Somewhat Approve 27%
    Somewhat Disapprove 3%
    Strongly Disapprove 3%
    Not Sure 34%
    Refused >1%
  4. What issue or problem should be President Obama’s highest priority?
    The Economy 55%
    Health Care 3%
    Unemployment 15%
    End the War 8%
    National Security 3%
    Illegal Immigration 1%
    Senior Citizen Issues 1%
    Homeland Security 1%
    War on Terrorism 1%
    Education Issues >1%
    Take Care of All Citizens 2%
    Foreign Policy >1%
    Budget/spending 1%
    Government Corruption >1%
    Taxes >1%
    Other 4%
    Not Sure 5%
  5. On which of the following issues do you think President Obama will be most successful during his first term in office:
    Improve Econ/Create Jobs 45%
    Ending War in Iraq 20%
    Stopping Terrorism 3%
    Lower Health Care Costs 5%
    Illegal Immigration 2%
    Lower the Crime Rate 1%
    Lower Taxes/Spending 7%
    Improve Public Education 5%
    Not Sure 12%
  6. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Beverly Perdue is doing as Governor?
    Strongly Approve 15%
    Somewhat Approve 32%
    Somewhat Disapprove 3%
    Strongly Disapprove 5%
    Not Sure 45%
    Refused >1%
  7. What issue or problem should be Governor Perdue’s Highest Priority?
    The Economy 30%
    Unemployment 29%
    Education Issues 9%
    Illegal Immigration 1%
    High Taxes 4%
    Health Care 3%
    Budget/Spending 4%
    Rebuild Roads/Highways 2%
    Crime/Drugs 1%
    Transportation Issues >1%
    Gas Tax 1%
    Government Corruption >1%
    Other 5%
    Not Sure 11%
  8. On which of the following issues do you think Governor Perdue will be most successful during her first term in office:
    Improve Econ/Create Jobs 27%
    Lower Health Care Costs 5%
    Illegal Immigration 3%
    Lower the Crime Rate 3%
    Lower Taxes/Spending 6%
    Improve Public Education 19%
    Stop Government Corruption 5%
    Improve Roads/Highways 10%
    Not Sure 23%
    Refused >1%
  9. Opinion of Richard Burr
    Strongly Favorable 14%
    Somewhat Favorable 23%
    Somewhat Unfavorable 7%
    Very Unfavorable 3%
    No Opinion 30%
    Not Aware 24%
  10. Opinion of Roy Cooper
    Strongly Favorable 14%
    Somewhat Favorable 18%
    Somewhat Unfavorable 1%
    Very Unfavorable 1%
    No Opinion 21%
    Not Aware 44%
  11. Opinion of Heath Shuler
    Strongly Favorable 6%
    Somewhat Favorable 11%
    Somewhat Unfavorable 1%
    Very Unfavorable 1%
    No Opinion 20%
    Not Aware 61%
  12. For each of the following, please tell me which party in North Carolina, Democrat or Republican, will do a better job on each issue in the upcoming session of the General Assembly: Holding taxes down?
    Democrat 45%
    Republican 34%
    Both Equally 5%
    Neither 9%
    Not Sure 8%
  13. Making health care more affordable?
    Democrat 65%
    Republican 18%
    Both Equally 5%
    Neither 7%
    Not Sure 5%
    Refused >1%
  14. Improving public education?
    Democrat 58%
    Republican 23%
    Both Equally 11%
    Neither 4%
    Not Sure 5%
  15. Creating jobs and growing the economy?
    Democrat 58%
    Republican 21%
    Both Equally 9%
    Neither 5%
    Not Sure 7%
  16. Bringing change to North Carolina Government?
    Democrat 56%
    Republican 18%
    Both Equally 10%
    Neither 7%
    Not Sure 10%
    Refused >1%
  17. Improving roads and highways?
    Democrat 51%
    Republican 21%
    Both Equally 14%
    Neither 5%
    Not Sure 10%
  18. State government faces a $2 billion budget shortfall. In order to balance the budget, should the General Assembly raise taxes or cut existing programs?
    Raise Taxes 16%
    Cut Existing Programs 68%
    Not Sure 15%
    Refused >1%
  19. Currently in order to form a labor union, workers hold a federally supervised secret ballot election to determine a majority of workers voted for unionization. Some in congress want to replace secret ballot elections with a system where workers would publicly sign a card stating they want unionization. Which system do you think is best?
    Private ballot 54%
    Public card signature 32%
    Not Sure 14%
    Refused >1%
  20. Would you be more or less likely to re-elect a United States Senator who supports eliminating secret ballot elections for union workers?
    More 21%
    Less 44%
    No Difference 24%
    Not Sure 11%
    Refused >1%
  21. The plan that funds the health insurance for state employees is underfunded by approximately $300 million. Do you think the shortage of funds should be made up by raising the premiums on state employees or by using taxpayer dollars to fill the gap?
    State Employees Pay 50%
    Taxpayers Pay 27%
    Not Sure 23%
    Refused >1%
  22. Governor Perdue has proposed to fund gubernatorial campaigns by raising private money for a foundation that will fund campaigns if the candidates agree to restrictions on free speech. A board appointed by the Governor would decide if a candidate violated these speech restrictions. Do you support or oppose this proposal?
    Support 27%
    Oppose 53%
    Not Sure 21%
    Refused >1%
  23. In order to fund transportation projects in North Carolina, a legislative commission has recommended changing the current system to a plan that would charge all drivers based on the number of miles they drive in North Carolina each year. Would you view such a system favorably or unfavorably?
    Favorably 21%
    Unfavorably 70%
    Not Sure 9%
    Refused >1%
  24. Would you support or oppose legislation allowing a restaurant, bar or tavern owner to decide their own smoking policy as long as the policy was clearly posted at the entrance to their business?
    Support 62%
    Oppose 34%
    Not Sure 3%
    Refused >1%
  25. Do you think it is a worthwhile investment to spend $1 million in order to purchase the equipment needed to televise the North Carolina General Assembly sessions live to the public like CSPAN?
    Yes 22%
    No 71%
    Not Sure 7%
    Refused >1%
  26. Age Group
    18-25 5%
    26-40 19%
    41-55 34%
    56-65 20%
    66+ 22%
    Not Sure 1%
    Refused >1%
  27. Political Philosophy
    Very Liberal 7%
    Somewhat Liberal 14%
    Somewhat Conservative 24%
    Very Conservative 18%
    Moderate 35%
    Not Sure 2%
    Refused >1%
  28. In your current employment status, are you:
    Self-Employed 14%
    Work for a Private Company 32%
    Work for Government 11%
    Spouse [Housewife] 9%
    Retired 29%
    Unemployed 5%
    Refused >1%
  29. National Heritage
    Caucasian 75%
    African-American 21%
    Hispanic >1%
    Native American 1%
    Asian >1%
    Other 1%
    Refused >1%
  30. Affiliation
    Democrat 48%
    Republican 33%
    Unaffiliated 19%
  31. Gender
    Male 46%
    Female 54%
  32. Geographic Area
    Charlotte 21%
    Western 12%
    Piedmont Triad 17%
    Triangle 22%
    Northeast 15%
    Southeast 13%

January 2009 Poll.pdf

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