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| HOW AMERICANS VIEW IMMIGRANTS … AS OF 12/15/05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SORT ► | SORTED ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SORTED BY 'TAKE JOBS FROM AMERICANS' IN DESCENDING ORDER | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SORTED BY 'DO JOBS AMERICANS DON'T WANT' IN DESCENDING ORDER | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SORTED BY % OF STATE'S RESIDENTS WHO ARE IMMIGRANTS IN DESCENDING ORDER | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| HOW AMERICANS VIEW IMMIGRANTS … AS OF 12/15/05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sorted By 'Do Jobs Americans Don't Want' In Descending Order | MEDIA SPONSOR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Exact question wording:
"Which of these 2 statements do you agree with more: One: Immigrants take jobs away from Americans. Two: Immigrants do jobs that Americans don't want." |
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| # | State | % Who Are Immigrants* | 2004 ECV |
Take Jobs From Americans | Do Jobs Americans Don't Want | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | California | 28% | Kerry | 30% | 66% | KABC-TV | KPIX-TV | KXTV-TV | KGTV-TV | ||||||||||||
| 2 | New Mexico | 9% | Bush | 33% | 63% | KOB-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 10% | Kerry | 32% | 62% | WABC-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hawaii | 17% | Kerry | 30% | 62% | KHON-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Jersey | 19% | Kerry | 35% | 62% | WABC-TV | WCAU-TV | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | New York | 21% | Kerry | 35% | 60% | WABC-TV | WNYT-TV | WGRZ-TV | WHEC-TV | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Vermont | 3% | Kerry | 35% | 59% | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Maryland | 13% | Kerry | 37% | 58% | WMAR-TV | WUSA-TV | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Washington | 11% | Kerry | 38% | 58% | KING-TV | KATU-TV | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Florida | 18% | Bush | 38% | 57% | WFOR-TV | WPTV-TV | WFLA-TV | WKMG-TV | WTLV-TV | WKRG-TV | ||||||||||
| 10 | Massachusetts | 14% | Kerry | 35% | 57% | WBZ-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Alaska | 7% | Bush | 35% | 56% | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Texas | 15% | Bush | 39% | 56% | KPRC-TV | WOAI-TV | KEYE-TV | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Utah | 6% | Bush | 41% | 56% | KSL-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | Wyoming | 2% | Bush | 40% | 55% | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Arizona | 15% | Bush | 42% | 54% | KPNX-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Minnesota | 7% | Kerry | 41% | 54% | KSTP-TV | WDIO-TV | KSAX-TV | KAAL-TV | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Nebraska | 5% | Bush | 41% | 54% | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Virginia | 10% | Bush | 40% | 54% | WUSA-TV | WSLS-TV | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | Idaho | 6% | Bush | 43% | 53% | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Delaware | 8% | Kerry | 43% | 52% | WCAU-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Illinois | 11% | Kerry | 43% | 52% | KSDK-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Kansas | 5% | Bush | 43% | 52% | KWCH-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Nevada | 17% | Bush | 44% | 52% | KVBC-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | Colorado | 10% | Bush | 44% | 51% | KUSA-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | Rhode Island | 12% | Kerry | 44% | 51% | WLNE-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Georgia | 9% | Bush | 46% | 50% | WXIA-TV | WTLV-TV | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | Oregon | 9% | Kerry | 43% | 50% | KATU-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | South Dakota | 2% | Bush | 44% | 50% | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | New Hampshire | 5% | Kerry | 46% | 49% | WBZ-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Maine | 3% | Kerry | 46% | 48% | WCSH-TV | WLBZ-TV | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | Oklahoma | 4% | Bush | 50% | 47% | KFOR-TV | KJRH-TV | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | Montana | 1% | Bush | 48% | 46% | ||||||||||||||||
| 33 | North Dakota | 2% | Bush | 48% | 46% | ||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Louisiana | 3% | Bush | 52% | 45% | ||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Missouri | 3% | Bush | 50% | 45% | KSDK-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 35 | Wisconsin | 5% | Kerry | 48% | 45% | WDIO-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 38 | Kentucky | 3% | Bush | 51% | 44% | WHAS-TV | WCPO-TV | ||||||||||||||
| 38 | Michigan | 6% | Kerry | 50% | 44% | WDIV-TV | WZZM-TV | ||||||||||||||
| 40 | Arkansas | 2% | Bush | 53% | 43% | KTHV-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | Iowa | 5% | Bush | 50% | 43% | KAAL-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | Ohio | 3% | Bush | 52% | 43% | WKYC-TV | WYTV-TV | WCPO-TV | |||||||||||||
| 40 | Pennsylvania | 4% | Kerry | 52% | 43% | WCAU-TV | WNEP-TV | ||||||||||||||
| 40 | Tennessee | 5% | Bush | 53% | 43% | WBIR-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 45 | Mississippi | 3% | Bush | 53% | 42% | ||||||||||||||||
| 45 | North Carolina | 7% | Bush | 55% | 42% | WTVD-TV | WFMY-TV | WBTV-TV | |||||||||||||
| 45 | South Carolina | 3% | Bush | 53% | 42% | WCSC-TV | WLTX-TV | WBTV-TV | |||||||||||||
| 48 | Alabama | 2% | Bush | 56% | 40% | WKRG-TV | |||||||||||||||
| 49 | Indiana | 3% | Bush | 58% | 38% | WXIN-TV | WHAS-TV | WCPO-TV | |||||||||||||
| 50 | West Virginia | 0% | Bush | 60% | 34% | WUSA-TV | |||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average | 42% | 53% | |||||||||||||||||||
| ('Weighted Average' means each state is weighted proportionally to its share of USA population. For example, California, the most populated state, is given 71 times the weight of WY the least populated state, in a weighted avg.) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Unweighted Average | 44% | 51% | |||||||||||||||||||
| ('Unweighted Average' means each state is given equal weight, or 1/50th of the total. Population density is not taken into account). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| © 2005 SurveyUSA. All Rights Reserved. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 600 adults age 18+ in each of the 50 states were interviewed 12/9/05 to 12/11/05 You must credit SurveyUSA of Verona NJ if you broadcast, print, or cite these results in whole or part. Click on each state to open link which contains the margin of sampling error for each state, a complete statement of methodology and fully crosstabbed data. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| * Source for Percent of Residents within each state who are immigrants: Center for Immigration Studies, Analysis of Census Bureau's March 2005 Current Population Survey, published in 12/14/05 in USA Today. | |||||||||||||||||||||