PEACH STATE
POLL -- Spring 2003
Qa2. What s the best way to handle the state s budget shortfall
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
|
Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
|
What s the best way to handle the state s budget shortfall |
Through tax increases alone |
4% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
7% |
2% |
5% |
4% |
7% |
1% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
1% |
7% |
|
Through budget cuts alone |
27% |
26% |
28% |
26% |
29% |
28% |
24% |
26% |
26% |
28% |
28% |
26% |
30% |
27% |
32% |
27% |
18% |
|
Combination of both |
64% |
65% |
63% |
64% |
63% |
64% |
65% |
68% |
65% |
63% |
59% |
71% |
58% |
63% |
58% |
69% |
70% |
|
None of the choices (vol.) |
3% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
1% |
2% |
4% |
4% |
2% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
1% |
5% |
|
DKRefused (vol.) |
2% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
|
4% |
3% |
|
2% |
2% |
|
Total |
Count |
800 |
400 |
400 |
384 |
416 |
610 |
173 |
68 |
100 |
175 |
193 |
125 |
122 |
238 |
215 |
191 |
153 |
PEACH STATE
POLL -- Spring 2003
Qa3. [If through tax increases alone] Which statement comes closer to your
point of view:
(A) Tax increases are necessary although they will be painful for Georgians;
or
(B) Taxes can be increased without hurting Georgians too badly by selectively
taxing items such as alcohol and tobacco.
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
|
Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
|
Which statement comes closer to your point of view: |
Closer to A |
45% |
43% |
48% |
41% |
50% |
49% |
43% |
46% |
76% |
16% |
51% |
100% |
9% |
54% |
52% |
10% |
34% |
|
Closer to B |
53% |
53% |
52% |
55% |
50% |
46% |
57% |
54% |
24% |
84% |
42% |
|
91% |
46% |
48% |
90% |
58% |
|
Both (vol.) |
2% |
4% |
|
4% |
|
5% |
|
|
|
|
8% |
|
|
|
|
|
9% |
|
Total |
Count |
31 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
12 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
10 |
PEACH STATE
POLL -- Spring 2003
Qa4.
[If through budget cuts alone]
Which statement comes closer to your point of view:
(A) Deep budget cuts are necessary although they will be painful for Georgians;
or
(B) Deep budget cuts will only eliminate wasteful government spending.
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
|
Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
|
Which statement comes closer to your point of view: |
Closer to A |
19% |
18% |
19% |
19% |
18% |
17% |
20% |
17% |
20% |
25% |
10% |
17% |
23% |
19% |
15% |
16% |
40% |
|
Closer to B |
72% |
76% |
68% |
71% |
73% |
77% |
65% |
63% |
80% |
62% |
86% |
78% |
64% |
65% |
79% |
79% |
56% |
|
Both (vol.) |
4% |
1% |
7% |
1% |
7% |
1% |
11% |
20% |
|
1% |
|
|
7% |
12% |
|
2% |
|
|
Neither (vol.) |
2% |
1% |
3% |
3% |
1% |
3% |
0% |
|
|
2% |
4% |
1% |
6% |
4% |
|
3% |
1% |
|
DKRefuse (vol.) |
3% |
3% |
2% |
5% |
0% |
2% |
4% |
|
|
9% |
1% |
4% |
|
1% |
6% |
|
3% |
|
Total |
Count |
224 |
110 |
114 |
110 |
114 |
170 |
46 |
14 |
28 |
49 |
54 |
40 |
35 |
73 |
68 |
53 |
29 |
PEACH STATE
POLL -- Spring 2003
Qa5. About what percentage of the revenue shortfall do you think should be
covered by budget cuts?
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
|
Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
|
About what percentage of the revenue shortfall do you think should be
covered by budget cuts? |
Average |
42.47 |
41.33 |
43.77 |
41.39 |
43.57 |
46.19 |
35.91 |
39.23 |
46.35 |
42.79 |
41.41 |
45.83 |
38.04 |
38.74 |
42.55 |
46.02 |
42.75 |
|
Count |
800 |
400 |
400 |
384 |
416 |
610 |
173 |
68 |
100 |
175 |
193 |
125 |
122 |
238 |
215 |
191 |
153 |
PEACH STATE
POLL -- Spring 2003
Qa6. Given the predicted revenue shortfall, would you favor or oppose reducing
funding for public education (K-12)?
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
|
Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
|
Given the predicted revenue shortfall, would you favor or oppose reducing
funding for public education (K-12)? |
Strongly favor |
10% |
11% |
10% |
7% |
13% |
8% |
14% |
10% |
10% |
11% |
11% |
9% |
12% |
13% |
13% |
5% |
8% |
|
Somewhat favor |
9% |
10% |
9% |
11% |
8% |
11% |
6% |
14% |
4% |
8% |
11% |
10% |
13% |
11% |
10% |
9% |
7% |
|
Strongly oppose |
59% |
61% |
57% |
59% |
59% |
55% |
65% |
66% |
64% |
59% |
59% |
57% |
39% |
57% |
58% |
63% |
57% |
|
Somewhat oppose |
19% |
17% |
20% |
19% |
18% |
22% |
13% |
9% |
19% |
21% |
16% |
22% |
30% |
14% |
18% |
22% |
24% |
|
DKRefused (vol.) |
3% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
4% |
1% |
2% |
3% |
6% |
5% |
1% |
2% |
3% |
|
Total |
Count |
800 |
400 |
400 |
384 |
416 |
610 |
173 |
68 |
100 |
175 |
193 |
125 |
122 |
238 |
215 |
191 |
153 |
PEACH STATE
POLL -- Spring 2003
Qa7. Would you still favor reducing funding for K_12 education if it meant
that the quality of education in Georgia s schools were to be severely affected?
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
|
Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
|
Would you still favor reducing funding for K_12 education if it meant
that the quality of education in Georgia s schools were to be severely
affected? |
Yes |
29% |
24% |
34% |
32% |
27% |
33% |
20% |
34% |
15% |
36% |
36% |
36% |
17% |
37% |
24% |
29% |
16% |
|
No |
64% |
69% |
58% |
59% |
67% |
56% |
77% |
66% |
85% |
57% |
46% |
58% |
69% |
59% |
69% |
67% |
61% |
|
DKRefused |
7% |
7% |
8% |
9% |
6% |
10% |
3% |
|
|
7% |
17% |
6% |
15% |
4% |
7% |
4% |
23% |
|
Total |
Count |
159 |
80 |
79 |
77 |
82 |
122 |
35 |
17 |
12 |
32 |
39 |
26 |
30 |
60 |
46 |
30 |
23 |
PEACH STATE
POLL -- Spring 2003
Qa8. Would you still oppose reducing the funding for K_12 education if it
could be done without damaging the quality of public education?
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
|
Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
|
Would you still oppose reducing the funding for K_12 education if it could
be done without damaging the quality of public education? |
Yes |
52% |
50% |
54% |
55% |
49% |
55% |
46% |
48% |
44% |
52% |
60% |
57% |
64% |
59% |
51% |
43% |
57% |
|
No |
45% |
46% |
44% |
42% |
49% |
43% |
51% |
52% |
52% |
46% |
36% |
38% |
34% |
39% |
49% |
56% |
35% |
|
DKRefused |
3% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
4% |
|
4% |
2% |
4% |
5% |
2% |
3% |
0% |
1% |
7% |
|
Total |
Count |
612 |
307 |
305 |
292 |
320 |
464 |
135 |
50 |
85 |
139 |
147 |
96 |
83 |
164 |
165 |
155 |
125 |
PEACH STATE
POLL -- Spring 2003
Qa9. Given the predicted revenue shortfall, would you favor or oppose reducing
the overall number of state employees?
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
|
Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
|
Given the predicted revenue shortfall, would you favor or oppose reducing
the overall number of state employees? |
Strongly favor |
28% |
30% |
25% |
30% |
25% |
36% |
15% |
5% |
26% |
32% |
36% |
44% |
33% |
22% |
28% |
33% |
28% |
|
Somewhat favor |
34% |
35% |
33% |
36% |
32% |
36% |
31% |
42% |
39% |
29% |
27% |
28% |
37% |
34% |
32% |
35% |
37% |
|
Strongly oppose |
15% |
14% |
17% |
12% |
18% |
11% |
23% |
24% |
19% |
14% |
14% |
5% |
9% |
21% |
13% |
11% |
12% |
|
Somewhat oppose |
14% |
13% |
16% |
12% |
17% |
10% |
22% |
25% |
13% |
15% |
11% |
12% |
10% |
12% |
18% |
14% |
13% |
|
DKRefused (vol.) |
9% |
8% |
10% |
9% |
8% |
8% |
10% |
5% |
3% |
10% |
12% |
11% |
10% |
10% |
8% |
6% |
10% |
|
Total |
Count |
800 |
400 |
400 |
384 |
416 |
610 |
173 |
68 |
100 |
175 |
193 |
125 |
122 |
238 |
215 |
191 |
153 |
PEACH STATE
POLL -- Spring 2003
Qa10. Would you still favor reducing the state workforce if that means laying
off state employees?
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
|
Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |