PEACH STATE
POLL -- Spring 2003
Q1. What do you consider the most important problem facing this country today?
|
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 do you consider the most important problem facing this country (the
U.S.A.) today? |
Terrorism & security |
44% |
44% |
44% |
35% |
53% |
47% |
39% |
48% |
39% |
45% |
46% |
36% |
48% |
49% |
47% |
38% |
38% |
|
Economy in general |
15% |
15% |
15% |
19% |
12% |
15% |
15% |
2% |
16% |
17% |
20% |
19% |
19% |
10% |
11% |
26% |
16% |
|
Unemployment/jobs/poverty |
6% |
7% |
6% |
8% |
5% |
4% |
11% |
10% |
5% |
7% |
6% |
3% |
6% |
10% |
4% |
6% |
1% |
|
Education |
4% |
2% |
6% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
8% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
1% |
|
1% |
4% |
6% |
9% |
|
Decline in Values |
5% |
4% |
6% |
3% |
7% |
6% |
3% |
6% |
5% |
5% |
3% |
5% |
8% |
4% |
5% |
6% |
6% |
|
Crime/violence/drugs |
3% |
1% |
4% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
5% |
4% |
1% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
0% |
4% |
5% |
1% |
|
|
Poor health care/hospitals, high cost of health care |
2% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
4% |
1% |
3% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
4% |
1% |
|
Energy |
0% |
0% |
|
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
1% |
|
0% |
|
|
|
|
|
1% |
|
Other non-economic problem |
7% |
8% |
6% |
9% |
6% |
6% |
7% |
10% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
11% |
6% |
7% |
9% |
6% |
7% |
|
Foreign Aid/foreign policy |
2% |
3% |
0% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
0% |
3% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
|
|
0% |
1% |
8% |
|
Dissatisfaction with government or taxes |
8% |
8% |
8% |
14% |
2% |
8% |
6% |
6% |
13% |
6% |
5% |
10% |
5% |
10% |
7% |
5% |
10% |
|
No opinion |
4% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
5% |
3% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
2% |
3% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
6% |
1% |
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
Q2. What do you consider the most important problem facing the state of Georgia
today?
|
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 do you consider the most important problem facing the state of Georgia
today? |
Education |
20% |
19% |
21% |
17% |
23% |
23% |
15% |
18% |
23% |
21% |
25% |
23% |
10% |
10% |
21% |
27% |
28% |
|
Jobs/Unemployment/economy |
25% |
28% |
23% |
28% |
23% |
22% |
31% |
9% |
30% |
28% |
29% |
25% |
29% |
18% |
28% |
29% |
29% |
|
Crime/violence/drugs |
5% |
5% |
5% |
3% |
7% |
2% |
10% |
14% |
3% |
5% |
5% |
|
2% |
10% |
5% |
1% |
|
|
Urban sprall/unmanaged growth |
4% |
7% |
0% |
4% |
3% |
5% |
2% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
2% |
5% |
3% |
5% |
5% |
2% |
|
Energy - energy prices/environment/pollution |
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
0% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
0% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
2% |
|
Dissatisfaction with government |
12% |
11% |
14% |
13% |
11% |
14% |
8% |
9% |
12% |
9% |
15% |
16% |
17% |
9% |
12% |
12% |
19% |
|
racism/discrimination/equal opportunity |
2% |
3% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
6% |
1% |
1% |
|
1% |
0% |
2% |
1% |
0% |
4% |
|
Terrorism/war/security/defense |
2% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
0% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
7% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
|
Other |
12% |
10% |
13% |
10% |
13% |
10% |
13% |
14% |
8% |
14% |
12% |
15% |
11% |
17% |
11% |
8% |
8% |
|
State Flag |
5% |
6% |
4% |
7% |
3% |
4% |
7% |
7% |
5% |
4% |
3% |
7% |
5% |
7% |
3% |
7% |
4% |
|
No opinion |
12% |
8% |
16% |
12% |
12% |
13% |
9% |
16% |
14% |
13% |
5% |
6% |
14% |
19% |
12% |
7% |
4% |
|
Total |
Count |
800 |
400 |
400 |
384 |
416 |
610 |
173 |
68 |
100 |
175 |
193 |
125 |
122 |
238 |
215 |
191 |
153 |
PEACH STATE
POLL -- Spring 2003
Q3. In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are
going in Georgia?
|
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 |
|
In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are
going in Georgia? |
Very satisfied |
15% |
15% |
14% |
17% |
13% |
18% |
8% |
22% |
15% |
11% |
12% |
12% |
16% |
19% |
9% |
17% |
13% |
|
Somewhat satisfied |
46% |
44% |
48% |
47% |
46% |
52% |
37% |
49% |
42% |
51% |
44% |
51% |
43% |
42% |
52% |
46% |
47% |
|
Somewhat dissatisfied |
24% |
23% |
24% |
19% |
28% |
17% |
34% |
15% |
28% |
26% |
26% |
19% |
22% |
20% |
31% |
17% |
26% |
|
Very dissatisfied |
11% |
12% |
9% |
12% |
9% |
8% |
16% |
12% |
8% |
6% |
14% |
11% |
16% |
13% |
5% |
14% |
10% |
|
Dont Know No Opinion (vol.) |
5% |
5% |
5% |
6% |
4% |
5% |
6% |
1% |
7% |
5% |
4% |
7% |
4% |
6% |
3% |
7% |
4% |
|
Refused (vol.) |
0% |
0% |
|
|
0% |
|
0% |
|
|
|
|
0% |
|
|
|
|
0% |
|
Total |
Count |
800 |
400 |
400 |
384 |
416 |
610 |
173 |
68 |
100 |
175 |
193 |
125 |
122 |
238 |
215 |
191 |
153 |
PEACH STATE
POLL -- Spring 2003
Q4. How would you rate economic conditions in Georgia today -- as excellent,
good, fair, or poor?
|
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 |
|
How would you rate economic conditions in Georgia today _ as excellent,
good, fair, or poor? |
Excellent |
3% |
3% |
2% |
4% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
5% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
4% |
2% |
3% |
1% |
|
Good |
27% |
27% |
27% |
29% |
25% |
31% |
19% |
31% |
17% |
30% |
27% |
32% |
34% |
21% |
33% |
29% |
26% |
|
Fair |
51% |
52% |
50% |
47% |
55% |
49% |
55% |
49% |
56% |
53% |
47% |
53% |
44% |
54% |
48% |
50% |
53% |
|
Poor |
18% |
16% |
20% |
19% |
18% |
15% |
24% |
17% |
22% |
13% |
24% |
14% |
19% |
20% |
17% |
17% |
19% |
|
Dont knowNo Opinion (vol.) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
|
1% |
|
1% |
|
|
1% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
|
Total |
Count |
800 |
400 |
400 |
384 |
416 |
610 |
173 |
68 |
100 |
175 |
193 |
125 |
122 |
238 |
215 |
191 |
153 |
PEACH STATE
POLL -- Spring 2003
Q5. Would you say that at the present time, the people of Georgia are better
off financially, worse off, or just about the same as they were four years
ago?
|
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 say that at the present time, the people of Georgia are better
off financially, worse off, or just about the same as they were four years
ago? |
Better off |
14% |
12% |
16% |
17% |
11% |
14% |
13% |
17% |
13% |
16% |
12% |
11% |
14% |
16% |
17% |
13% |
6% |
|
Just about the same |
34% |
29% |
40% |
36% |
33% |
35% |
33% |
30% |
31% |
42% |
32% |
39% |
33% |
41% |
28% |
35% |
31% |
|
Worse off |
47% |
53% |
41% |
41% |
52% |
46% |
49% |
40% |
51% |
40% |
53% |
46% |
50% |
37% |
52% |
46% |
55% |
|
Dont Know No Opinion (vol.) |
5% |
7% |
4% |
5% |
5% |
5% |
5% |
13% |
5% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
3% |
6% |
8% |
|
Refused (vol.) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
|
|
|
|
1% |
|
|
0% |
|
|
|
Total |
Count |
800 |
400 |
400 |
384 |
416 |
610 |
173 |
68 |
100 |
175 |
193 |
125 |
122 |
238 |
215 |
191 |
153 |
PEACH STATE
POLL -- Spring 2003
Q6. How about you and your family, would you say youre better off financially,
worse off, or about the same as you were four years ago?
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |