| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20300 |
| Cell-phone and home-phone respondents included in this research: SurveyUSA interviewed 500 state of Georgia adults 02/15/13 through 02/17/13 using blended sample, mixed-mode, exclusively for WXIA-TV Atlanta. Respondents reachable on a home telephone (67% of adults) were interviewed on their home telephone in the recorded voice of a professional announcer. Respondents unreachable on a home telephone (33% of adults) were shown a questionnaire on their smartphone, laptop, tablet, or other electronic device. |
| 1 | Ten police officers from 7 Metro Atlanta agencies were arrested this week and charged in a corruption case involving the protection of drug dealers. Should the Governor launch a special hearing into corruption within Metro Atlanta Police Departments? Or not? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Atlanta | Northwes | South & | |
| Should | 84% | 88% | 81% | 76% | 90% | 86% | 87% | 83% | 87% | 86% | 83% | 77% | ** | 82% | 85% | 84% | 86% | 83% | 85% | 83% | 85% | 83% | 88% | 82% | 87% | 82% | 81% | 83% | 83% | 87% |
| Should Not | 7% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 4% | 10% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 13% | 0% | ** | 6% | 8% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 11% | 6% | 5% |
| Not Sure | 8% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 6% | 4% | 8% | 11% | 5% | 9% | 4% | 23% | ** | 12% | 7% | 11% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 11% | 5% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 11% | 8% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 32% | 28% | 26% | 14% | 60% | 40% | 59% | 29% | 7% | 5% | 33% | 67% | 30% | 39% | 29% | 37% | 36% | 17% | 25% | 34% | 41% | 42% | 34% | 25% | 32% | 37% | 31% |