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Maurice Carroll, Director,
Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
(203) 582-5334
Rubenstein Associates, Inc.
Public Relations
Contact: Pat Smith (212) 843-8026
FOR RELEASE: DECEMBER 20, 2011
NEW YORK VOTERS CONFUSED BY TAX DEAL, BUT LOVE CUOMO,
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS;
MORE VOTERS THINK IT’S A TAX HIKE
New York State voters are divided on whether they approve or disapprove of the new state tax
rates and seem confused on whether the new rates are a tax hike or tax cut, but they approve
68 – 17 percent of the job Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doing, his highest score in his first year in
office, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Gov. Cuomo‟s approval sweeps across the political spectrum, 71 – 12 percent among
Democrats, 69 – 17 percent among independent voters and 63 – 25 percent among Republicans,
the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Approval ranges from
59 – 20 percent among New York City voters to 71 – 16 percent among upstate voters to 76 – 12
percent among suburban voters.
Grading his first year in office, 10 percent of voters give Cuomo an „A,‟ while 53 percent
give him a „B;‟ 25 percent say „C,‟ as 6 percent say „D‟ and 3 percent say „F.‟
New York State‟s new tax rates get a 38 percent approval and a 34 percent disapproval,
with 28 percent undecided. Democrats approve 44 – 31 percent, while Republicans split 36 – 38
percent and independent voters split 36 – 36 percent.
The new rates are a tax hike, 40 percent of voters say, while 28 percent say they are a tax
cut, with 32 percent undecided. Their own taxes will go up, 35 percent of voters say, while 23
percent say they go down, with 43 percent who don‟t know. Voters with a college degree split
30 – 31 percent while voters with no degree say 38 – 18 percent their taxes go up.
“The speed in changing the state tax code has left a lot of New Yorkers confused. Most
of the state is divided on the merits, with New York City voters more negative than not,” said
Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
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Quinnipiac University Poll/December 20, 2011 – page 2
“Whatever they think about the tax deal, New Yorkers still love their governor. Andrew
Cuomo‟s job approval hits a new high, higher than we‟ve seen since the post-9/11 approval
ratings for Gov. George Pataki,” Carroll said. “Voters like Gov. Cuomo as a person 65 – 13
percent and they like his policies.
“How about your taxes? A lot of people think they‟ll pay more; a fair percentage think
they‟ll pay less and a lot just don‟t know.”
Cuomo has not kept his promise not to raise taxes, voters say 47 – 35 percent, with 18
percent undecided. Cuomo broke his no-tax promise, Republicans say 53 – 31 percent and
independent voters say 51 – 32 percent. Democrats split 41 – 40 percent.
New York State voters also believe 42 – 23 percent, with 35 percent undecided, that in
making the tax deal Cuomo broke his promise to end government by “three men in a room.”
The new tax rates are fair to them, 37 percent of voters say, while 43 percent say they are
unfair. The “fairness” vote increases with income: voters making less than $40,000 say “unfair”
53 – 28 percent while voters making more than $150,000 say “fair” 54 – 36 percent.
The new tax rates for people making more than $2 million are too low, 43 percent of
voters say, while 10 percent say they are too high and 34 percent say the rates are about right.
“A lot of people still think those earning $2 million or more don‟t pay enough,” Carroll
said.
“That transparent government that Gov. Cuomo promised? Opaque is more like it. A lot
of voters think that, in the quickie tax deal, Cuomo broke his promise to end Albany‟s tradition
of „three men in a room.‟”
New York State voter attitudes on other budget-cutting measures are:
60 – 34 percent oppose layoffs for state workers:
45 – 41 percent for state worker furloughs;
59 – 34 percent in favor of a wage freeze for state workers.
From December 12 – 18, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,143 registered voters with a
margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia
and the nation as a public service and for research.
For more data or RSS feed– http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or
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5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Approve 68% 63% 71% 69% 70% 66% 75% 58% 53%
Disapprove 17 25 12 17 17 16 13 20 29
DK/NA 15 12 17 14 13 18 12 22 18
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Approve 71% 59% 76% 64% 65% 73%
Disapprove 16 20 12 24 20 12
DK/NA 12 21 12 13 16 15
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Approve 53% 73% 71% 74% 60% 74% 69% 77%
Disapprove 18 20 16 13 17 14 22 10
DK/NA 28 8 14 13 22 13 9 13
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as
Governor?
APPROVE.......
High Low
Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Dec 20 Feb 23
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
Approve 68 65 66 62 64 68 56
Disapprove 17 19 17 22 19 17 15
DK/NA 15 15 17 16 17 15 29
9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Approve 26% 20% 32% 23% 29% 24% 27% 30% 21%
Disapprove 59 68 49 66 63 55 60 46 64
DK/NA 15 12 18 11 9 21 13 24 15
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Approve 28% 22% 30% 22% 25% 28%
Disapprove 61 58 56 64 58 60
DK/NA 11 20 13 13 17 12
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Approve 25% 27% 25% 29% 28% 25% 24% 28%
Disapprove 60 58 63 56 54 63 66 56
DK/NA 15 16 12 15 18 12 10 16
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TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job?
APPROVE......
High Low
Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Apr 04 Sep 01
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2007 2010
Approve 26 25 26 27 26 34 15
Disapprove 59 63 61 62 62 43 75
DK/NA 15 13 13 11 12 23 9
10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state assembly member is handling their
job?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Approve 43% 42% 45% 43% 43% 43% 45% 51% 33%
Disapprove 39 41 37 40 41 37 37 36 48
DK/NA 18 17 18 17 16 20 18 13 19
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Approve 47% 39% 43% 38% 42% 44%
Disapprove 40 39 35 44 39 38
DK/NA 13 22 22 18 19 18
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Approve 47% 39% 40% 46% 41% 47% 44% 37%
Disapprove 33 42 45 35 38 42 36 38
DK/NA 19 20 15 19 21 11 20 26
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state assembly member is handling
their job?
APPROVE......
High Low
Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Dec 20 Feb 23
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2005 2011
Approve 43 39 41 40 45 55 35
Disapprove 39 43 39 43 38 22 42
DK/NA 18 18 20 17 17 15 22
11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state senator is handling their job?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Approve 54% 48% 57% 54% 49% 57% 53% 55% 50%
Disapprove 33 42 25 37 39 27 33 25 39
DK/NA 14 11 18 9 11 16 14 19 11
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Approve 55% 49% 58% 54% 54% 53%
Disapprove 32 34 33 35 32 34
DK/NA 13 17 9 11 14 13
Cont’d
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11. (cont’d) Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state senator is handling their
job?
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Approve 51% 59% 52% 54% 53% 58% 51% 55%
Disapprove 34 31 37 29 32 33 35 30
DK/NA 15 10 12 17 15 9 14 15
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state senator is handling their job?
(* Low also 49% Feb 2011, Apr 2011, Aug 2011)
APPROVE......
High Low
Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Dec 20 Oct 26
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2005 2011*
Approve 54 49 50 49 54 63 49
Disapprove 33 37 35 37 33 22 37
DK/NA 14 15 15 14 13 15 15
12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Sheldon Silver is handling his job as
State Assembly Speaker?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Approve 25% 14% 33% 25% 26% 24% 22% 48% 24%
Disapprove 44 59 35 46 52 37 48 25 41
DK/NA 31 27 32 29 22 38 30 27 35
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Approve 23% 30% 22% 28% 25% 25%
Disapprove 50 40 42 45 43 46
DK/NA 28 31 36 27 31 29
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Approve 31% 30% 23% 20% 24% 30% 28% 22%
Disapprove 29 41 51 52 38 46 50 45
DK/NA 40 29 26 29 37 24 21 34
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Sheldon Silver is handling his job as State
Assembly Speaker? (*Low also 25% Apr 2010, Aug 2011)
APPROVE.......
High Low
Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Dec 24 Dec 20
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2008 2011*
Approve 25 27 30 25 29 38 25
Disapprove 44 45 45 49 43 34 44
DK/NA 31 28 25 26 28 38 31
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13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dean Skelos is handling his job as
State Senate Majority Leader?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Approve 24% 25% 26% 22% 24% 23% 22% 34% 20%
Disapprove 34 34 32 38 40 29 34 34 37
DK/NA 42 41 41 40 35 48 44 32 43
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Approve 23% 22% 27% 24% 25% 21%
Disapprove 39 32 31 37 31 40
DK/NA 38 46 42 38 44 39
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Approve 30% 24% 18% 26% 23% 27% 21% 27%
Disapprove 26 38 39 32 30 34 46 38
DK/NA 44 38 43 42 47 38 33 36
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dean Skelos is handling his job as
State Senate Majority Leader?
Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
Approve 24 21 23 23 25
Disapprove 34 36 36 40 35
DK/NA 42 42 41 37 40
14. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York State
today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very
dissatisfied?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Very satisfied 3% 1% 5% 2% 3% 2% 2% 8% -
Smwht satisfied 39 29 49 34 41 37 37 48 35
Smwht dissatisfied 35 38 33 38 33 37 36 29 37
Very dissatisfied 23 33 13 25 22 24 24 15 28
DK/NA 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - -
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Very satisfied 2% 3% 3% 2% 2% 4%
Smwht satisfied 35 45 35 38 36 42
Smwht dissatisfied 35 32 39 32 36 34
Very dissatisfied 27 19 22 26 25 19
DK/NA 1 1 - 1 1 1
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Very satisfied 3% 1% 4% 2% 3% 3% 3% 5%
Smwht satisfied 42 37 34 43 37 37 38 47
Smwht dissatisfied 30 35 37 36 34 37 39 29
Very dissatisfied 23 26 25 19 25 23 20 19
DK/NA 2 - - - 1 1 - -
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TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York State
today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very
dissatisfied?
VERY+SMWHT SAT
High Low
Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Feb 25 Jun 23
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 1998 2010
Very satisfied 3 4 2 2 4 13 1
Smwht satisfied 39 30 34 33 34 60 18
Smwht dissatisfied 35 34 33 31 34 20 33
Very dissatisfied 23 31 31 33 27 7 47
DK/NA 1 1 - 1 1 1 1
15. Regardless of how you feel about Andrew Cuomo's policies, would you say you like or
don't like Andrew Cuomo as a person?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Like 65% 67% 69% 61% 71% 60% 67% 66% 54%
Don't like 13 17 10 14 12 14 12 12 17
DK/NA 22 16 20 25 18 25 20 22 29
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Like 67% 62% 67% 62% 66% 64%
Don't like 14 14 12 16 12 15
DK/NA 19 24 21 22 22 21
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Like 55% 73% 67% 65% 67% 67% 65% 67%
Don't like 22 12 10 12 12 14 17 9
DK/NA 24 16 23 23 21 19 18 24
TREND: Regardless of how you feel about Andrew Cuomo's policies, would you say you like or
don't like Andrew Cuomo as a person?
Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Jun 01
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
Like 65 63 64 64 64 61
Don't like 13 12 13 12 12 13
DK/NA 22 25 23 24 24 26
16. And regardless of how you feel about Andrew Cuomo as a person, would you say you like
or don't like most of Andrew Cuomo's policies?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Like 64% 54% 73% 65% 68% 61% 69% 50% 52%
Don't like 22 32 16 22 21 23 19 29 30
DK/NA 14 14 11 13 11 16 12 20 18
Cont’d
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16. (cont’d) And regardless of how you feel about Andrew Cuomo as a person, would you say
you like or don't like most of Andrew Cuomo's policies?
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Like 65% 59% 71% 57% 58% 73%
Don't like 23 25 17 29 25 17
DK/NA 12 16 13 13 16 10
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Like 51% 72% 66% 65% 58% 67% 68% 77%
Don't like 32 19 22 18 23 22 24 16
DK/NA 17 9 12 17 19 11 8 7
TREND: And regardless of how you feel about Andrew Cuomo as a person, would you say you
like or don't like most of Andrew Cuomo's policies?
Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Jun 01
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
Like 64 61 64 61 62 61
Don't like 22 25 23 26 24 23
DK/NA 14 14 12 12 14 16
17. What letter grade would you give him for the job he has been doing as governor: A, B,
C, D, or F?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
A 10% 5% 15% 8% 12% 9% 11% 8% 8%
B 53 50 56 54 55 52 56 54 38
C 25 33 18 28 24 26 25 19 31
D 6 8 5 6 5 8 5 9 13
F 3 3 2 4 3 3 2 5 6
DK/NA 3 1 4 1 1 3 2 5 4
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
A 9% 10% 11% 9% 7% 15%
B 54 51 57 48 51 56
C 26 24 24 30 28 21
D 7 8 3 9 7 5
F 3 4 1 4 3 2
DK/NA 1 3 4 1 3 2
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
A 6% 11% 10% 14% 7% 9% 11% 22%
B 47 57 58 49 49 55 56 57
C 31 23 22 25 27 28 23 14
D 7 4 6 9 8 6 5 3
F 4 4 2 1 3 2 3 3
DK/NA 5 1 2 2 5 1 1 1
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TREND: What letter grade would you give him for the job he has been doing as governor:
A, B, C, D, or F?
Dec 20 Jun 29
2011 2011
A 10 13%
B 53 48
C 25 26
D 6 7
F 3 2
DK/NA 3 4
18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling the state budget?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Approve 56% 52% 61% 54% 64% 49% 60% 48% 43%
Disapprove 32 38 25 38 27 36 29 39 43
DK/NA 12 10 14 8 9 15 11 13 13
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Approve 59% 51% 58% 52% 52% 63%
Disapprove 32 34 29 38 35 26
DK/NA 8 16 13 10 13 10
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Approve 36% 57% 65% 63% 49% 60% 60% 68%
Disapprove 51 35 24 21 34 31 32 25
DK/NA 13 9 11 16 17 9 8 7
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling the state budget?
Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 01 Apr 13 Feb 23
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
Approve 56 57 62 59 57 57 57
Disapprove 32 29 25 29 30 29 28
DK/NA 12 14 13 11 13 14 16
19. How much have you heard or read about the new New York State income tax rates agreed
to by Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature: a lot, some, not much or nothing at all?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
A lot 14% 12% 13% 16% 19% 9% 13% 18% 16%
Some 40 43 41 39 41 39 42 30 29
Not much 32 34 33 31 29 35 31 37 39
Nothing at all 13 10 12 14 10 15 12 14 15
DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 -
Cont’d
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19. (cont’d) How much have you heard or read about the new New York State income tax rates
agreed to by Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature: a lot, some, not much or nothing at
all?
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
A lot 14% 13% 15% 17% 11% 18%
Some 40 36 46 42 35 48
Not much 33 35 26 29 36 25
Nothing at all 12 15 11 10 15 9
DK/NA 1 2 2 2 2 1
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
A lot 6% 17% 18% 13% 10% 16% 14% 25%
Some 29 43 45 42 32 41 49 44
Not much 44 29 29 28 40 31 24 24
Nothing at all 20 11 7 15 16 11 12 6
DK/NA 1 1 1 2 1 1 - -
20. Do you approve or disapprove of the new New York State income tax rates agreed to by
Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Approve 38% 36% 44% 36% 44% 33% 42% 28% 25%
Disapprove 34 38 31 36 34 35 31 38 51
DK/NA 28 26 26 28 23 32 27 34 24
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Approve 40% 32% 44% 38% 32% 47%
Disapprove 30 40 31 40 38 28
DK/NA 29 28 25 22 30 25
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Approve 25% 40% 43% 42% 32% 42% 41% 52%
Disapprove 44 35 35 24 36 33 38 30
DK/NA 32 25 22 33 32 26 21 18
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21. Would you describe this new tax deal as a tax hike or a tax cut?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Tax hike 40% 45% 34% 43% 40% 41% 39% 40% 48%
Tax cut 28 25 35 23 32 24 28 28 26
DK/NA 32 30 31 33 28 35 33 32 27
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Tax hike 39% 40% 42% 42% 40% 40%
Tax cut 27 27 30 31 26 30
DK/NA 34 32 28 27 33 30
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Tax hike 45% 40% 43% 33% 37% 39% 45% 49%
Tax cut 23 33 31 26 27 30 28 32
DK/NA 32 27 26 42 36 31 27 18
22. Do you believe Governor Cuomo kept his promise not to raise taxes?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Yes 35% 31% 41% 32% 38% 32% 37% 36% 23%
No 47 53 40 51 47 47 44 51 59
DK/NA 18 17 19 16 15 20 18 13 18
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Yes 39% 31% 36% 39% 34% 37%
No 46 50 44 48 50 42
DK/NA 15 19 20 13 16 21
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Yes 21% 36% 42% 42% 34% 38% 37% 37%
No 60 46 44 38 47 47 46 47
DK/NA 20 18 14 20 19 15 17 16
23. Do your taxes go up or down under this new agreement?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Up 35% 36% 31% 38% 32% 37% 30% 39% 51%
Down 23 21 26 21 27 19 24 21 18
DK/NA 43 42 43 41 40 44 46 40 31
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Up 27% 40% 38% 37% 38% 30%
Down 25 20 22 27 18 31
DK/NA 47 39 40 36 45 39
Cont’d
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23. (cont’d) Do your taxes go up or down under this new agreement?
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Up 47% 36% 31% 27% 35% 32% 35% 46%
Down 16 32 28 17 15 30 28 32
DK/NA 37 32 41 56 50 38 38 22
24. Do you think the new tax rates are fair or unfair to people like you?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Fair 37% 34% 44% 34% 44% 31% 41% 26% 29%
Unfair 43 48 37 46 38 48 38 59 62
DK/NA 20 19 20 20 18 21 21 15 9
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Fair 40% 34% 38% 39% 31% 48%
Unfair 41 46 41 45 51 31
DK/NA 19 19 21 15 18 21
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Fair 29% 42% 42% 36% 28% 44% 43% 54%
Unfair 52 42 40 39 53 37 36 36
DK/NA 20 16 19 25 19 19 21 10
25. Do you think the new tax rate for people making more than two million dollars per year
is too high, too low, or about right?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Too High 10% 20% 6% 8% 13% 8% 10% 6% 8%
Too Low 43 27 50 40 39 46 40 51 54
About right 34 38 34 36 36 33 35 31 34
DK/NA 13 15 10 16 12 14 14 12 4
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Too High 11% 8% 12% 8% 10% 11%
Too Low 47 44 32 47 47 36
About right 29 34 43 30 31 39
DK/NA 13 14 13 14 12 14
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Too High 10% 7% 11% 13% 9% 10% 10% 15%
Too Low 40 49 40 44 47 41 45 34
About right 37 34 34 33 33 36 34 40
DK/NA 13 10 15 10 10 12 11 10
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26. Historically, the Governor, the Senate Majority Leader, and the Assembly Speaker have
made all the big decisions in Albany with little input from state legislators. Do you
think that Andrew Cuomo broke his promise to end the "three men in a room" approach by the
way the new tax deal was done?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Yes/Broke promise 42% 49% 38% 42% 45% 39% 38% 64% 46%
No/Did not 23 16 28 23 26 20 25 14 27
DK/NA 35 35 35 35 28 41 37 22 28
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Yes/Broke promise 43% 44% 37% 50% 45% 37%
No/Did not 25 21 23 20 20 28
DK/NA 33 35 40 30 35 36
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Yes/Broke promise 41% 44% 42% 39% 42% 41% 43% 40%
No/Did not 22 25 23 21 24 24 24 27
DK/NA 37 31 34 40 34 35 33 33
27. To help balance the state budget, do you support or oppose - layoffs for state
employees?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Support 34% 49% 23% 41% 44% 26% 39% 20% 26%
Oppose 60 46 72 52 52 67 55 74 70
DK/NA 6 5 5 7 5 7 7 6 3
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Support 38% 28% 37% 25% 33% 37%
Oppose 57 65 57 67 62 57
DK/NA 5 7 7 8 6 7
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Support 24% 35% 39% 36% 31% 35% 34% 43%
Oppose 71 60 56 54 63 60 61 52
DK/NA 5 5 5 10 6 5 5 6
TREND: To help balance the state budget, do you support or oppose layoffs for state
employees?
Dec 20 Feb 23 Jan 26 Dec 09
2011 2011 2011 2010
Support 34 46 45 43
Oppose 60 48 47 52
DK/NA 6 6 8 6
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28. To help balance the state budget, do you support or oppose - furloughs for state
employees?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Support 45% 59% 38% 50% 49% 42% 48% 34% 38%
Oppose 41 31 47 38 41 40 39 50 47
DK/NA 14 10 15 12 9 18 13 16 15
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Support 47% 42% 49% 35% 44% 48%
Oppose 42 41 39 51 40 42
DK/NA 11 17 12 14 16 10
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Support 46% 48% 44% 45% 43% 44% 48% 55%
Oppose 32 45 46 40 38 46 45 33
DK/NA 22 8 10 15 19 10 7 11
TREND: To help balance the state budget, do you support or oppose furloughs for state
employees?
Dec 20 Feb 23 Jan 26 Dec 09
2011 2011 2011 2010
Support 45 56 52 56
Oppose 41 32 30 32
DK/NA 14 12 17 13
29. To help balance the state budget, do you support or oppose - a wage freeze for state
workers?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Support 59% 73% 49% 63% 62% 57% 64% 41% 43%
Oppose 34 22 43 33 33 36 31 50 47
DK/NA 6 5 8 4 5 8 5 10 10
Union COLLEGE DEGREE
UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes
Support 65% 50% 64% 48% 56% 63%
Oppose 30 42 29 45 37 31
DK/NA 5 8 6 7 7 6
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
AGE IN YEARS............ 40- 100-
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K
Support 42% 59% 63% 68% 52% 63% 51% 76%
Oppose 46 37 33 26 37 34 43 21
DK/NA 12 4 4 6 11 3 6 3
TREND: To help balance the state budget, do you support or oppose a wage freeze for state
workers?
Dec 20 Feb 23 Jan 26 Dec 09 Feb 04 Dec 16
2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2009
Support 59 72 75 72 75 68
Oppose 34 24 20 23 20 28
DK/NA 6 5 5 5 5 5
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