Final Top Line Results

Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta/Susquehanna Polling Fall 2006 Statewide Poll

Sample Size 700

Conducted October 1 - 6, 2006

 

INTRODUCTION:  We are conducting a survey of attitudes and opinions concerning some important issues facing Pennsylvania today. May we have a few minutes of your time to complete the survey?

 

F1: On a scale anywhere from 1 to 10, please rank your chances of voting in the general election for United States Senate and Governor on Tuesday, November 7th, with “1” meaning you are not planning to vote and “10” meaning you will definitely be voting.  (IF FIVE OR LOWER TERMINATE CALL)

 

1. Six-Nine

67

10%

2. Ten

633

90%

 

Q1. Do you think things in Pennsylvania are going in the right direction, or do you think things have gotten on the wrong track?

 

1. Right direction

278

40%

2. Wrong track

299

43%

3. Undecided

123

18%

 

Q2. What would you say is the single most important problem facing Pennsylvania today? That is, the one that you would like to see resolved by your state elected officials. (DO NOT READ CHOICES – ONE ANSWER ONLY)

 

1. Taxes

226

32%

2. Drugs/crime/violence

56

08%

3. Economy/jobs/employment

99

14%

4. Growth/development/traffic

5

01%

5. Streets/roads/transportation

5

02%

6. Politicians/government

64

09%

7. Open space/land preservation

1

00%

8. Prescription drugs/healthcare

52

07%

9. Medicare/Social Security

6

01%

10. Education/schools

45

06%

11. Gas/energy prices

2

00%

12. Terrorism/national security

3

00%

13. War in Iraq

10

01%

14. Morality/family values

24

03%

15. Immigration

9

01%

16. Undecided/none

44

06%

17. Other

38

05%

 

Now, turning to other issues for a few minutes…

 

Q3. Have you recently seen, read or heard anything the last several months either on TV, the radio, in the newspaper or through any other source about the decision by Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta to become the first city in the nation to enact a comprehensive ordinance supported by city council cracking down on illegal aliens? 

 

1. Yes

456

65%

2. No

239

34%

3. Undecided

4

01%

 

Q4. The ordinance passed by Hazleton City Council suspends the business licenses of employers who hire illegal aliens, penalizes landlords who rent to illegal aliens with fines and makes English the official language of the city. Do you support or oppose this new ordinance? (Test Intensity – strongly/somewhat support or oppose).

 

1. Strongly support

330

47%

Total Support:

65%

2. Somewhat support

127

18%

 Total Oppose:

29%

3. Strongly oppose

110

16%

 

 

4. Somewhat oppose

94

13%

 

 

5. Undecided

36

05%

 

 

6. Refuse

4

01%

 

 

 

Q5. Generally speaking, would you support or oppose a new ordinance like this in your community?

 

1. Strongly support

327

47%

Total Support:

63%

2. Somewhat support

113

16%

 Total Oppose:

32%

3. Strongly oppose

136

19%

 

 

4. Somewhat oppose

89

13%

 

 

5. Undecided

35

05%

 

 

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY. HAVE A GOOD DAY.

 

Gender

 

1. Male

336

48%

2. Female

364

52%

 

Area

 

36

(05%)

1. Northwest [Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Warren, Forest]

79

(11%)

2. Southwest [Lawrence, Beaver, Washington, Greene, Fayette, Westmoreland, Indiana, Armstrong, Butler]

93

(13%)

3. The “T”/Central [Jefferson, Elk, McKean, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Centre, Cambria, Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin, Huntingdon, Blair, Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Sullivan, Lycoming, Clinton, Union, Snyder, Northumberland, Montour, Columbia, Mifflin, Juniata]

95

(14%)

4. Northeast/Lehigh Valley [Luzerne, Carbon, Monroe, Schuylkill, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Northampton, Pike, Wayne]

110

(16%)

5. South Central [Perry, Cumberland, Adams, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, Dauphin, Berks]

150

(21%)

6. Southeast [Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks]

64

(09%)

7. Allegheny County

74

(11%)

8. Philadelphia

 

The margin of error for a sample size of 700 is +/-3.7%