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Archive for November, 2007

30 Nov

Majority in Kentucky Would Back Ban on Smoking

In one of our latest surveys we find that 57% of Kentucky adults would like to see smoking banned from restaurants, bars and most indoor public places in Kentucky. 42% think smoking should be allowed.
Here we show you a breakdown by the smoking status of respondents; those who’ve never smoked overwhelmingly say smoking should be […]

29 Nov

McCain Leads Obama in Massachusetts

Yes, in Massachusetts.
Head-to-head data just released shows John McCain leading Barack Obama by 3 points — well within the margin of error but still a data point the conventional wisdom might not expect.
A look at the tracking data shows that while the race has often been close, Obama has never held the lead.

Meantime, Hillary Clinton […]

29 Nov

Half In Pasadena Support Making Rose Bowl New Home For USC Trojans

For the past 80 years, the University of Southern California Trojans have played their games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. KABC-TV in Los Angeles wanted to ask residents in Pasadena if they would support or oppose making the Rose Bowl the new home for the Trojans…even if it means sharing it with their […]

29 Nov

New York: 62% Say It’s OK To Spank A Child

In a poll conducted for WABC-TV in New York, 62% of adults think it’s OK to spank a child. 31% say it’s not OK. When we asked if they themselves were spanked as a child, 71% said yes…24% said no.
Would you support or oppose legislation that would prohibit parents from spanking children inside or outside […]

28 Nov

Senator on Top of Mayor: Clinton Leads Giuliani by 19 points in New York

The junior United States Senator from New York beats the former New York City Mayor 56-37 in a head-to-hjead New York matchup today, according to our just-released statewide polling data.
Clinton holds 19 point leads today over both her one-time US Senate opponent, Rudy Giuliani and her fellow Senator, John McCain of Arizona.
Clinton also leads Mitt […]

28 Nov

Americans Seven Times More Likely to Back WGA as Studios

49% of Americans who are familiar with the Writers Guild of America’s strike say they’re on the writers’ side; 7% say they’re behind the studios.

42% say they’re not on either side right now.
Research conducted nationwide November 27, 2007.  1,000 adults were interviewed; 706 identified themselves as being familiar with the strike and were asked these […]

28 Nov

Dump The BCS: 3 of 4 in OK City Say Replace It With Playoff Series

The Bowl Championship Series currently determines the national champion for college football. When we asked 421 college football fans in Oklahoma City what they thought of the BCS…

22% like it a lot
47% say they like it a little
30% do not like it at all

How should the national champion be determined?

Research conducted for KFOR-TV In […]

27 Nov

California: Obama Leads Widen While Clinton’s Narrow

California 2008 head-to-head polling results are up today, and while Hillary Clinton continues to hold double-digit leads over her most likely Republican primary opponents, her leads are somewhat smaller than they were in previous polling, while Barack Obama’s leads are increasing.

 
October Clinton Lead
November Clinton Lead
Previous* Obama Lead
November Obama Lead

vs Giuliani
16
11
4
7

vs Romney
30
23
15
25

vs Huckabee
36
27
not tracked
29

vs McCain
21
12
3
13

*Previous Obama […]

27 Nov

Prohibit Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation At School? City of Wichita Split

Currently, Wichita School District policy prohibits discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin or handicap. Last night, we asked adults in the city of Wichita if sexual orientation should also be added to that list.

Research conducted for KWCH-TV in Wichita. Full results and crosstabs here .

 

26 Nov

Just Another Cyber Monday…But Identity Theft a Real Fear in Tampa

On this “Cyber Monday” evening, 74% of Tampa-area adults tell SurveyUSA they’ve purchased something online. Despite how widespread internet shopping is, large numbers worry about identity theft:

55% say they are “very concerned” about identity theft when making an online purchase with a credit card.
59% say their concern has prevented them from making an online purchase […]

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