| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18219 |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Michael Bloomberg is doing as Mayor? |
| 650 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.9 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Manhatta | Brooklyn | Queens | The Bron | Staten I | |
| Approve | 36% | 35% | 37% | 29% | 42% | 37% | 38% | 24% | 43% | 40% | 43% | 36% | 33% | 36% | 37% | 37% | 33% | 38% | 35% | 41% | 33% |
| Disapprove | 59% | 59% | 58% | 65% | 55% | 56% | 57% | 72% | 52% | 54% | 55% | 60% | 58% | 57% | 59% | 60% | 62% | 56% | 61% | 52% | 64% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 3% |
| Total | 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% | 46% | 54% | 36% | 38% | 27% | 39% | 23% | 25% | 14% | 18% | 56% | 22% | 22% | 42% | 25% | 21% | 26% | 27% | 17% | 9% |
 | How often do you ride New York City subways? Regularly? Occasionally? Or almost never? |
| 650 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.9 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Manhatta | Brooklyn | Queens | The Bron | Staten I | |
| Regularly | 41% | 45% | 38% | 58% | 43% | 17% | 26% | 51% | 53% | 47% | 36% | 45% | 36% | 39% | 39% | 50% | 48% | 52% | 32% | 43% | 20% |
| Occasionally | 33% | 32% | 35% | 28% | 35% | 38% | 35% | 35% | 26% | 37% | 34% | 28% | 42% | 32% | 38% | 26% | 22% | 35% | 38% | 33% | 37% |
| Almost Never | 26% | 23% | 27% | 14% | 22% | 45% | 38% | 15% | 21% | 16% | 30% | 26% | 22% | 30% | 24% | 23% | 31% | 13% | 30% | 23% | 42% |
| Not Sure | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 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% | 46% | 54% | 36% | 38% | 27% | 39% | 23% | 25% | 14% | 18% | 56% | 22% | 22% | 42% | 25% | 21% | 26% | 27% | 17% | 9% |
 | What letter grade would you give New York City subways for cleanliness? An A, B, C, D, or an F? |
| 484 Subway Riders | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Manhatta | Brooklyn | Queens | The Bron | Staten I | |
| A | 2% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 6% | 0% |
| B | 22% | 17% | 26% | 14% | 30% | 21% | 20% | 18% | 24% | 27% | 21% | 25% | 16% | 17% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 28% | 13% | 23% | 23% |
| C | 33% | 32% | 34% | 36% | 28% | 40% | 44% | 34% | 24% | 28% | 42% | 33% | 26% | 31% | 35% | 38% | 27% | 32% | 41% | 26% | 51% |
| D | 20% | 24% | 17% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 17% | 25% | 17% | 25% | 11% | 20% | 28% | 17% | 19% | 20% | 28% | 21% | 16% | 20% | 14% |
| F | 21% | 20% | 21% | 28% | 18% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 28% | 16% | 20% | 19% | 28% | 32% | 21% | 16% | 21% | 18% | 27% | 20% | 12% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Subway Riders | 100% | 48% | 52% | 41% | 39% | 20% | 32% | 26% | 26% | 15% | 17% | 56% | 23% | 21% | 43% | 26% | 19% | 31% | 26% | 18% | 7% |
| G.P.A. | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
 | Compared to one year ago, has subway cleanliness gotten better? Worse? Or stayed about the same? |
| 484 Subway Riders | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Manhatta | Brooklyn | Queens | The Bron | Staten I | |
| Gotten Better | 16% | 11% | 20% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 18% | 23% | 12% | 21% | 14% | 15% | 19% | 17% | 7% | 9% | 15% | 13% | 29% | 14% |
| Gotten Worse | 23% | 25% | 22% | 19% | 27% | 24% | 24% | 26% | 21% | 20% | 17% | 23% | 27% | 25% | 24% | 23% | 33% | 18% | 30% | 18% | 8% |
| Same | 59% | 62% | 56% | 62% | 54% | 60% | 65% | 55% | 54% | 59% | 62% | 62% | 53% | 54% | 55% | 70% | 57% | 63% | 56% | 52% | 76% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Subway Riders | 100% | 48% | 52% | 41% | 39% | 20% | 32% | 26% | 26% | 15% | 17% | 56% | 23% | 21% | 43% | 26% | 19% | 31% | 26% | 18% | 7% |
 | Compared to five years ago, has subway cleanliness gotten better? Worse? Or stayed about the same? |
| 484 Subway Riders | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Manhatta | Brooklyn | Queens | The Bron | Staten I | |
| Gotten Better | 33% | 33% | 33% | 34% | 32% | 33% | 31% | 38% | 30% | 34% | 34% | 34% | 29% | 43% | 32% | 27% | 20% | 36% | 30% | 48% | 30% |
| Gotten Worse | 26% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 25% | 29% | 29% | 23% | 32% | 17% | 28% | 24% | 29% | 28% | 26% | 21% | 38% | 16% | 35% | 21% | 20% |
| Same | 37% | 36% | 37% | 36% | 37% | 35% | 34% | 36% | 35% | 43% | 38% | 38% | 34% | 26% | 36% | 48% | 35% | 40% | 33% | 32% | 47% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 6% | 0% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 0% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Subway Riders | 100% | 48% | 52% | 41% | 39% | 20% | 32% | 26% | 26% | 15% | 17% | 56% | 23% | 21% | 43% | 26% | 19% | 31% | 26% | 18% | 7% |
| 6 | Compared to five years ago, do city subways and stations have more panhandlers? Fewer? Or about the same amount? |
| 484 Subway Riders | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Manhatta | Brooklyn | Queens | The Bron | Staten I | |
| More | 20% | 16% | 25% | 21% | 20% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 20% | 17% | 26% | 19% | 21% | 20% | 20% | 23% | 16% | 15% | 24% | 30% | 16% |
| Fewer | 41% | 44% | 38% | 44% | 40% | 35% | 35% | 43% | 43% | 44% | 39% | 45% | 35% | 49% | 40% | 38% | 36% | 50% | 33% | 40% | 46% |
| Same Amount | 32% | 34% | 29% | 27% | 32% | 39% | 38% | 28% | 29% | 27% | 29% | 28% | 39% | 24% | 33% | 31% | 32% | 30% | 39% | 21% | 35% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 6% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 12% | 5% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 15% | 5% | 4% | 9% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Subway Riders | 100% | 48% | 52% | 41% | 39% | 20% | 32% | 26% | 26% | 15% | 17% | 56% | 23% | 21% | 43% | 26% | 19% | 31% | 26% | 18% | 7% |
 | What would be most important to you? Having more trains? Having cleaner trains? Or having cleaner stations? |
| 484 Subway Riders | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Manhatta | Brooklyn | Queens | The Bron | Staten I | |
| More Trains | 49% | 51% | 48% | 46% | 57% | 41% | 54% | 42% | 51% | 52% | 66% | 51% | 39% | 47% | 46% | 61% | 46% | 55% | 48% | 43% | 54% |
| Cleaner Trains | 23% | 18% | 27% | 21% | 23% | 28% | 20% | 24% | 22% | 27% | 15% | 25% | 20% | 31% | 24% | 17% | 21% | 17% | 31% | 29% | 5% |
| Cleaner Stations | 22% | 25% | 19% | 30% | 16% | 18% | 23% | 25% | 23% | 14% | 14% | 20% | 34% | 21% | 24% | 15% | 25% | 23% | 17% | 21% | 27% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 13% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 13% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Subway Riders | 100% | 48% | 52% | 41% | 39% | 20% | 32% | 26% | 26% | 15% | 17% | 56% | 23% | 21% | 43% | 26% | 19% | 31% | 26% | 18% | 7% |