June 19, 2013 - Malloy-Foley Horse Race In 2014 Connecticut Gov Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Say Yes To Gun-Control, No To Keno PDF format In a 2014 rematch of the 2010 Connecticut governor's race, Republican challenger Tom Foley gets 43 percent to 40 percent for Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Gov. Malloy is stuck in the mid-40s in other key measures, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds: Voters have a split 46 - 44 percent favorable/unfavorable opinion of him; Voters give him a split 47 - 47 percent job approval rating; 44 percent of voters say Malloy deserves reelection, while 46 percent say he does not. Foley leads the Republican primary with 36 percent, followed by State Senate Minority Leader John McKinney with 11 percent, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton with 8 percent and House Minority Leader Larry Cafero with 4 percent. Another 37 percent are undecided. Malloy tops these largely unknown challengers, but can't break out of the mid-40s: 44 - 37 percent over McKinney; 43 - 36 percent over Boughton; 44 - 37 percent over Cafero. "Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy gets a lukewarm job approval rating with as many approving as disapproving," said Douglas Schwartz, PhD, director of the Quinnipiac University poll. "Since he has been governor, he has struggled with tepid job approval ratings, never rising above 50 percent. So it is not surprising that in our first poll on the 2014 gubernatorial election, 'Mid-40s Malloy' runs neck and neck with his 2010 opponent, Tom Foley. Foley gave him a run for his money in 2010, losing by less than one percentage point." "On the plus side for Malloy, Connecticut voters say 57 - 38 percent he has strong leadership qualities, no doubt due to his response to various crises in the state from Hurricane Sandy to the Newtown shootings," Dr. Schwartz added. "Foley leads among independent voters, a key swing group, by 21 points. The reason this race is close is because Democrats outnumber Republicans in Connecticut." Looking at possible 2014 Republican candidates for governor, Connecticut voters give Foley a 35 - 18 percent favorability rating, while 46 percent haven't heard enough to make a decision about him. The "don't-know-enough" for the other Republicans ranges from 75 percent to 84 percent. On even his strongest approval rating, for the way he is handling gun policy, Malloy gets a 47 - 44 percent score. Voters are divided or disapprove of his handling of other issues: 43 - 43 percent divided on his handling of education; 55 - 35 percent disapprove of his handling of the budget; 63 - 29 percent disapprove of his handling of taxes; 57 - 35 percent disapprove of his handling of the economy. Connecticut voters say 59 - 35 percent that keno should not be allowed in restaurants, bars and convenience stores. There is a large gender gap as men say no 52 - 42 percent while women say no 65 - 28 percent. Republicans, Democrats and independent voters all are opposed. Voters support 57 - 37 percent Connecticut's new gun-control laws and 32 percent say they are about right, while 35 percent say they go too far and 27 percent say they don't go far enough. President Barack Obama gets a 50 - 46 percent approval rating, close to his all-time low 48 - 48 percent approval rating in a September 16, 2011, Quinnipiac University poll. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has the best approval rating of any statewide official surveyed, 62 - 28 percent, while Sen. Chris Murphy gets a 52 - 32 percent approval. From June 12 - 17, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,154 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones. The survey includes 283 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 5.8 percentage points. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research. For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling , call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 1. (If Registered Republican) If the Republican primary for governor were being held today, and the candidates were Tom Foley, John McKinney, Larry Cafero, and Mark Boughton for whom would you vote? REGISTERED REPUBLICANS Tot Men Wom Foley 36% 47% 23% McKinney 11 9 13 Cafero 4 5 3 Boughton 8 7 9 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 3 4 DK/NA 37 29 47 2. If the election for Governor were being held today, and the candidates were Tom Foley the Republican and Dannel Malloy the Democrat, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Foley 43% 82% 12% 49% 49% 38% Malloy 40 9 77 28 36 43 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 - 1 2 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 - 2 2 2 2 DK/NA 14 7 8 20 11 17 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Foley 39% 46% 39% 45% 44% 41% 47% 40% Malloy 45 37 44 40 43 42 39 42 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 DK/NA 15 13 13 11 12 13 11 15 3. If the election for Governor were being held today, and the candidates were John McKinney the Republican and Dannel Malloy the Democrat, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom McKinney 37% 81% 7% 40% 43% 32% Malloy 44 9 79 35 40 47 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 2 2 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 3 3 3 2 DK/NA 15 9 10 20 12 18 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ McKinney 35% 38% 28% 42% 41% 29% 41% 36% Malloy 46 43 53 41 45 49 45 43 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 DK/NA 16 14 14 13 12 18 9 16 4. If the election for Governor were being held today, and the candidates were Larry Cafero the Republican and Dannel Malloy the Democrat, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Cafero 37% 78% 6% 40% 42% 32% Malloy 44 10 80 34 41 47 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 1 2 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 4 3 2 3 DK/NA 15 9 9 21 11 18 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Cafero 33% 39% 28% 42% 39% 32% 41% 35% Malloy 46 43 52 42 45 47 44 45 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 DK/NA 18 13 14 13 12 18 10 15 5. If the election for Governor were being held today, and the candidates were Mark Boughton the Republican and Dannel Malloy the Democrat, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Boughton 36% 78% 6% 39% 43% 31% Malloy 43 9 79 34 39 46 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 3 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 4 2 4 3 DK/NA 16 10 10 23 12 20 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Boughton 33% 39% 29% 39% 41% 31% 42% 33% Malloy 46 41 50 42 43 46 42 44 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 4 4 4 2 3 3 3 DK/NA 18 15 15 15 13 18 12 17 6. Is your opinion of - Tom Foley favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 35% 56% 21% 35% 39% 31% Unfavorable 18 8 27 15 18 17 Hvn't hrd enough 46 36 51 46 40 51 REFUSED 2 - 1 3 3 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Tom Foley favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Jun 19 Aug 5 Jan 21 Nov 12 Sep 17 Jul 23 Apr 2 2013 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2009 Favorable 35 25 31 20 12 17 12 Unfavorable 18 24 6 6 6 5 6 Hvn't hrd enough 46 48 62 74 81 77 80 REFUSED 2 3 1 - 1 1 1 7. Is your opinion of - Dannel Malloy favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 46% 18% 75% 39% 40% 51% Unfavorable 44 73 16 51 51 38 Hvn't hrd enough 7 7 7 7 7 8 REFUSED 3 2 2 4 2 3 TREND: Is your opinion of Dannel Malloy favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? (*Dan Malloy) Jun 19 Aug 05 Jan 21 Nov 10 Feb 10 2013 2010* 2010* 2009* 2009* Favorable 46 40 32 21 19 Unfavorable 44 15 7 10 11 Hvn't hrd enough 7 44 59 67 69 REFUSED 3 2 2 2 1 8. Is your opinion of - John McKinney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 16% 26% 11% 16% 19% 14% Unfavorable 8 4 11 7 8 9 Hvn't hrd enough 75 69 78 76 73 77 REFUSED 1 1 - 1 1 1 9. Is your opinion of - Larry Cafero favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 11% 21% 7% 8% 12% 9% Unfavorable 7 4 10 7 8 7 Hvn't hrd enough 81 74 82 85 79 83 REFUSED 1 1 1 - 1 - 10. Is your opinion of - Mark Boughton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 11% 26% 5% 7% 13% 9% Unfavorable 5 3 10 3 6 5 Hvn't hrd enough 84 71 85 89 81 86 REFUSED - 1 - - - - TREND: Is your opinion of Mark Boughton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Jun 19 Jan 21 2013 2010 Favorable 11 7 Unfavorable 5 2 Hvn't hrd enough 84 90 REFUSED - 1 11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dannel Malloy is handling his job as Governor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 47% 17% 78% 39% 41% 52% Disapprove 47 78 17 53 53 41 DK/NA 6 6 5 8 5 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 53% 43% 50% 45% 49% 50% 42% 51% Disapprove 42 50 41 51 45 41 51 45 DK/NA 5 7 9 3 6 9 7 4 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dannel Malloy is handling his job as Governor? APPROVE....... High Low Jun 19 Mar 12 Mar 06 Oct 24 Aug 28 Mar 12 Mar 09 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2013 2011 Approve 47 48 43 45 43 48 35 Disapprove 47 39 43 41 43 39 40 DK/NA 6 13 15 14 14 13 25 12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 33% 17% 54% 28% 28% 38% Disapprove 54 72 34 61 62 48 DK/NA 12 11 13 11 10 14 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 38% 31% 35% 34% 38% 48% 31% 30% Disapprove 51 56 49 58 56 38 60 56 DK/NA 10 13 16 7 6 15 8 13 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? APPROVE....... High Low Jun 19 Mar 12 Jun 06 Apr 25 Mar 21 Jun 03 Sep 15 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2004 2011 Approve 33 38 35 32 35 48 27 Disapprove 54 47 51 49 50 33 57 DK/NA 12 15 14 20 15 19 16 13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Chris Murphy is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 52% 24% 78% 45% 46% 57% Disapprove 32 58 9 37 40 26 DK/NA 16 18 13 17 14 18 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 58% 48% 51% 55% 55% 57% 48% 54% Disapprove 28 35 29 35 32 31 35 29 DK/NA 14 18 20 9 13 13 17 16 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Chris Murphy is handling his job as United States Senator? Jun 19 Mar 12 2013 2013 Approve 52 50 Disapprove 32 34 DK/NA 16 16 14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Richard Blumenthal is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 62% 31% 87% 58% 54% 68% Disapprove 28 55 7 31 36 22 DK/NA 10 13 6 11 10 10 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 64% 60% 67% 57% 65% 59% 62% 64% Disapprove 27 29 24 34 25 26 29 28 DK/NA 8 11 9 8 10 16 8 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Richard Blumenthal is handling his job as United States Senator? APPROVE....... High Low Jun 19 Mar 12 Jun 06 Apr 25 Mar 22 Mar 22 Mar 09 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 Approve 62 63 61 58 64 64 49 Disapprove 28 27 25 27 23 23 25 DK/NA 10 10 14 15 14 14 26 15. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 50% 8% 90% 41% 42% 56% Disapprove 46 89 8 54 53 40 DK/NA 4 3 2 5 4 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 51% 49% 55% 47% 52% 56% 49% 50% Disapprove 45 46 39 52 45 34 49 47 DK/NA 4 4 6 1 4 9 3 3 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? (*High also 71% Apr 2009) APPROVE....... High Low Jun 19 Mar 12 Jun 06 Apr 25 Mar 22 May 27 Sep 16 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2009* 2011 Approve 50 53 53 49 53 71 48 Disapprove 46 44 43 47 43 22 48 DK/NA 4 3 4 4 4 7 4 16. Do you feel that Dannel Malloy deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes/Deserves 44% 14% 75% 35% 40% 47% No/Does not 46 78 16 53 53 41 DK/NA 10 8 9 12 7 12 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes/Deserves 47% 42% 50% 43% 45% 52% 41% 45% No/Does not 43 48 40 49 46 39 51 44 DK/NA 10 10 10 8 9 9 8 11 TREND: Do you feel that Dannel Malloy deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Jun 19 Mar 12 2013 2013 Yes/Deserves 44 42 No/Does not 46 45 DK/NA 10 13 17. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Connecticut today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Very satisfied 4% 4% 8% 2% 5% 3% Smwht satisfied 37 14 59 32 31 42 Smwht dissatisfied 28 32 24 31 26 30 Very dissatisfied 30 49 9 35 37 24 DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Very satisfied 4% 4% 4% 3% 6% 9% 2% 3% Smwht satisfied 40 35 42 31 37 50 33 36 Smwht dissatisfied 29 28 29 32 26 27 29 29 Very dissatisfied 26 32 23 34 30 12 36 32 DK/NA - 1 1 - - 1 - 1 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Connecticut today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT SAT High Low Jun 19 Mar 12 Jun 06 Apr 25 Sep 15 Oct 21 Sep 15 2013 2013 2012 2012 2011 1998 2011 Very satisfied 4 4 4 2 2 21 2 Smwht satisfied 37 36 37 37 27 62 27 Smwht dissatisfied 28 31 33 33 39 14 39 Very dissatisfied 30 28 26 27 32 3 32 DK/NA 1 - - 1 1 - 1 18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dannel Malloy is handling - the budget? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 35% 10% 62% 27% 33% 36% Disapprove 55 80 27 63 59 51 DK/NA 10 10 11 10 8 13 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 38% 32% 37% 32% 39% 43% 30% 36% Disapprove 53 57 51 61 52 46 59 54 DK/NA 9 12 12 7 9 11 11 10 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dannel Malloy is handling the budget? Jun 19 Mar 12 Apr 25 Sep 15 Jun 15 Mar 09 2013 2013 2012 2011 2011 2011 Approve 35 33 31 36 36 32 Disapprove 55 57 54 55 52 51 DK/NA 10 10 15 9 13 16 19. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dannel Malloy is handling - education? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 43% 25% 63% 36% 41% 44% Disapprove 43 57 26 48 44 41 DK/NA 15 18 11 16 15 15 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 42% 43% 46% 43% 43% 49% 40% 44% Disapprove 45 41 38 47 43 40 47 39 DK/NA 13 16 16 10 14 10 13 17 DENSITY............ HAVE KIDS..... Urban Suburb Rural <18 PubSchl Approve 48% 44% 36% 41% 42% Disapprove 37 43 48 48 47 DK/NA 15 13 16 11 11 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dannel Malloy is handling education? Jun 19 Mar 12 Apr 25 Mar 21 2013 2013 2012 2012 Approve 43 45 38 36 Disapprove 43 39 43 41 DK/NA 15 16 20 23 20. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dannel Malloy is handling - taxes? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 29% 11% 50% 22% 28% 31% Disapprove 63 83 40 70 66 60 DK/NA 8 6 10 7 7 9 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 36% 25% 28% 30% 34% 40% 27% 27% Disapprove 57 66 62 65 61 50 67 64 DK/NA 8 8 10 5 5 10 5 9 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dannel Malloy is handling taxes? Jun 19 Mar 12 Apr 25 2013 2013 2012 Approve 29 29 25 Disapprove 63 61 64 DK/NA 8 10 11 21. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dannel Malloy is handling - the economy? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 35% 11% 60% 29% 33% 37% Disapprove 57 83 31 63 61 54 DK/NA 8 7 9 8 6 10 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 39% 32% 38% 33% 38% 48% 28% 36% Disapprove 52 60 55 59 57 42 65 56 DK/NA 9 8 8 8 5 10 7 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dannel Malloy is handling the economy? Jun 19 Mar 12 Apr 25 2013 2013 2012 Approve 35 35 31 Disapprove 57 56 56 DK/NA 8 9 13 22. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dannel Malloy is handling - gun policy? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 47% 22% 72% 41% 40% 52% Disapprove 44 70 18 49 52 36 DK/NA 10 8 10 10 7 11 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 57% 40% 48% 45% 54% 46% 44% 51% Disapprove 36 48 39 49 40 41 48 40 DK/NA 7 12 12 6 6 13 8 10 Gun DENSITY............ HAVE KIDS..... Hshlds Urban Suburb Rural <18 PubSchl Approve 30% 53% 49% 38% 42% 41% Disapprove 64 38 42 52 48 51 DK/NA 6 10 8 10 9 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dannel Malloy is handling gun policy? Jun 19 Mar 12 Mar 06 2013 2013 2013 Approve 47 48 41 Disapprove 44 39 38 DK/NA 10 13 21 23. Would you say that Dannel Malloy - has strong leadership qualities or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes 57% 34% 81% 50% 53% 60% No 38 59 16 44 42 35 DK/NA 5 7 3 6 6 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 63% 53% 59% 56% 57% 60% 52% 59% No 33 42 34 40 39 31 42 37 DK/NA 5 6 6 3 4 8 6 4 24. Would you say that Dannel Malloy - is honest and trustworthy or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes 57% 38% 81% 50% 54% 60% No 33 51 13 38 38 28 DK/NA 10 12 7 12 7 12 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 63% 54% 58% 56% 64% 59% 51% 61% No 30 35 30 36 30 31 40 28 DK/NA 7 12 11 8 6 9 8 11 25. Would you say that Dannel Malloy - cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes 47% 28% 73% 37% 43% 50% No 47 65 22 56 51 44 DK/NA 6 7 5 7 6 6 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 52% 44% 50% 47% 51% 56% 42% 49% No 44 49 43 51 44 36 54 45 DK/NA 4 7 7 2 5 8 4 6 26. Do you think Dannel Malloy is too liberal, too conservative, or about right? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Liberal 38% 69% 12% 42% 47% 30% Conservative 7 6 6 8 4 9 About right 44 15 72 37 38 49 DK/NA 12 10 11 12 11 12 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Liberal 38% 38% 29% 42% 43% 32% 41% 37% Conservative 6 7 7 8 6 4 9 6 About right 49 41 48 41 45 50 39 47 DK/NA 7 14 16 9 5 15 11 11 27. Would you describe the state of Connecticut's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Excellent 1% - 2% 1% 1% 1% Good 23 9 38 17 20 25 Not so good 41 41 43 40 38 43 Poor 34 48 16 40 39 30 DK/NA 2 2 1 2 1 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Excellent - 1% 1% 2% - 2% 1% - Good 29 18 21 21 29 38 20 18 Not so good 42 40 44 40 40 35 42 43 Poor 27 38 32 36 30 25 36 36 DK/NA 1 2 2 - 2 - 2 2 TREND: Would you describe the state of Connecticut's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? EXCLNT+GOOD... High Low Jun 19 Apr 25 Jun 15 Jul 23 Feb 10 Dec 20 Feb 10 2013 2012 2011 2009 2009 2001 2009 Excellent 1 - - - - 3 - Good 23 19 15 13 6 51 6 Not so good 41 51 48 57 53 38 53 Poor 34 28 35 28 39 7 39 DK/NA 2 1 - 1 1 1 1 28. Do you think Connecticut's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Better 20% 10% 32% 15% 20% 20% Worse 31 47 14 35 33 29 The same 48 42 53 48 45 51 DK/NA 1 - - 2 2 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Better 21% 19% 19% 17% 28% 25% 18% 20% Worse 26 34 32 33 25 21 32 33 The same 52 45 48 50 46 51 50 46 DK/NA - 2 1 - - 3 - 1 TREND: Do you think Connecticut's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? (*state's economy) Jun 19 Aug 01 Feb 22 2013 2002* 2001 Better 20 12 16 Worse 31 34 22 Same 48 52 60 DK/NA 1 2 3 29. Compared to most other states, would you say Connecticut's economy is better, worse, or about the same? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Better 19% 7% 28% 17% 20% 18% Worse 45 66 24 50 50 40 About the same 32 24 43 28 27 36 DK/NA 5 3 5 6 3 6 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Better 20% 18% 19% 16% 23% 33% 19% 13% Worse 42 47 40 49 42 34 44 49 About the same 33 31 35 33 30 31 32 32 DK/NA 5 5 6 2 5 2 5 6 30. Do you approve or disapprove of the new state budget, or haven't you heard enough about it? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 6% 3% 12% 3% 8% 5% Disapprove 23 35 8 28 30 17 Hvn't hrd enough 69 59 78 69 62 76 DK/NA 1 2 1 - - 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 7% 6% 7% 7% 7% 6% 6% 7% Disapprove 27 20 15 24 28 17 22 25 Hvn't hrd enough 65 73 77 68 63 77 71 66 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 2 31. Do you think keno, an electronic bingo-like gambling game, should be allowed in Connecticut restaurants, bars and convenience stores or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes 35% 32% 31% 39% 42% 28% No 59 61 63 55 52 65 DK/NA 7 7 6 6 6 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 32% 37% 38% 35% 35% 59% 42% 21% No 61 57 55 60 58 36 51 73 DK/NA 7 7 6 5 7 5 7 6 TREND: Do you think keno, an electronic bingo-like gambling game, should be allowed in Connecticut restaurants, bars and convenience stores or not? Jun 19 Mar 18 2013 2010 Yes 35 27 No 59 70 DK/NA 7 3 32. Do you support or oppose the stricter new gun control laws in Connecticut? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Support 57% 33% 82% 53% 47% 66% Oppose 37 63 13 42 48 27 DK/NA 6 4 5 6 5 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Support 64% 54% 61% 52% 63% 52% 55% 63% Oppose 33 39 29 45 35 41 41 31 DK/NA 4 7 10 3 2 7 5 6 Gun DENSITY............ HAVE KIDS..... Hshlds Urban Suburb Rural <18 PubSchl Support 30% 65% 60% 49% 54% 54% Oppose 67 30 34 47 42 42 DK/NA 3 5 6 5 4 5 33. Do you think Connecticut's stricter new gun control laws go too far, don't go far enough, or are they about right? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Too far 35% 58% 11% 41% 46% 25% Not far enough 27 13 43 22 20 33 About right 32 23 42 28 29 34 DK/NA 7 6 4 9 6 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Too far 32% 36% 28% 42% 33% 33% 42% 29% Not far enough 29 26 30 24 27 25 24 31 About right 34 30 35 29 35 36 29 33 DK/NA 5 7 7 5 5 7 6 7 Gun DENSITY............ HAVE KIDS..... Hshlds Urban Suburb Rural <18 PubSchl Too far 63% 27% 33% 45% 43% 43% Not far enough 12 32 27 23 27 29 About right 20 34 34 27 25 23 DK/NA 5 8 7 5 5 5 34. Do you approve or disapprove of the new law that could prevent the public release of crime scene photos and video evidence depicting homicide victims? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 56% 50% 62% 57% 52% 60% Disapprove 33 39 28 33 36 30 DK/NA 11 11 10 10 11 10 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 59% 55% 53% 58% 63% 53% 60% 56% Disapprove 29 35 36 34 26 37 31 33 DK/NA 12 10 11 8 11 9 9 11 Gun DENSITY............ HAVE KIDS..... Hshlds Urban Suburb Rural <18 PubSchl Approve 51% 65% 56% 50% 61% 61% Disapprove 39 28 32 39 29 30 DK/NA 11 7 12 11 10 9 35. Do you think the state has done enough in response to the Newtown shooting to reduce the likelihood of another mass school shooting or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes 43% 40% 46% 42% 39% 47% No 47 48 45 49 51 44 DK/NA 9 12 10 8 10 9 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 43% 44% 45% 41% 48% 50% 40% 44% No 48 47 46 52 42 43 53 44 DK/NA 10 9 9 7 10 6 7 12 Gun DENSITY............ HAVE KIDS..... Hshlds Urban Suburb Rural <18 PubSchl Yes 40% 45% 45% 40% 40% 42% No 50 47 47 48 53 53 DK/NA 9 8 8 12 7 6 Demographic Summary
