January 31, 2013 - Quinnipiac University Poll Finding Near 100% Support For Wider Background Checks For Gun-Buyers Word format PDF format Quinnipiac University polls conducted since the Newtown massacre are finding more than 90 percent of voters in three states surveyed so far, including voters in households where there is a gun, support background checks for people buying guns at gun shows. Polls of voters in Virginia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania in January by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University show: Virginia, January 10: 92 - 7 percent in favor of "requiring background checks on people buying guns at gun shows," including 91 - 7 percent among voters in gun households; New Jersey, January 24: 96 - 3 percent on the same question, including 95 - 5 percent in gun households; Pennsylvania, January 30: 95 - 5 percent support "requiring background checks for all gun buyers" (note change in question), including 95 - 4 percent in gun households. These surveys found support, by smaller margins, for armed police in schools: 66 - 29 percent for armed police in Virginia; 50 - 44 percent for armed police in New Jersey; 46 - 42 percent in Pennsylvania that armed guards would be more effective in reducing gun violence in schools than stricter gun laws. 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 information or RSS feed, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, or call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 26. (VA, Jan 10 2013) Would you favor or oppose requiring background checks on people buying guns at gun shows? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favor 92% 94% 94% 91% 88% 95% 91% 94% Oppose 7 4 6 8 9 4 7 6 DK/NA 1 2 - 1 3 - 2 - COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favor 95% 90% 90% 92% 96% 93% 94% 92% 88% Oppose 4 8 9 7 3 6 5 6 11 DK/NA 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 East/ West/ AREA............... North SthEst Rchmnd Shndh Urban Suburb Rural Favor 94% 94% 92% 88% 91% 95% 89% Oppose 5 6 7 9 8 4 9 DK/NA 2 - 2 3 1 1 2 GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS...... Yes No <18 InPubSch Favor 91% 94% 94% 94% Oppose 7 5 5 5 DK/NA 2 1 1 1 31. (NJ, Jan 24 2013) Would you favor or oppose requiring background checks on people buying guns at gun shows? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favor 96% 96% 98% 95% 96% 97% 96% 97% 92% Oppose 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 8 DK/NA 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favor 96% 96% 95% 97% 97% 95% 96% 97% 96% Oppose 3 3 4 2 3 5 3 2 3 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 Philly GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS... Urban SbUrbn ExUrbn land Shore Yes No <18 InPubSch Favor 98% 95% 96% 97% 97% 95% 97% 97% 98% Oppose 2 4 3 3 2 5 2 2 2 DK/NA 1 - 2 - 1 1 1 - - 17. (PA, Jan 30 2013) Do you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun buyers? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Support 95% 94% 96% 94% 94% 96% 96% 90% Oppose 5 5 3 5 6 3 4 10 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+ Support 97% 94% 94% 95% 98% 97% 95% 94% Oppose 3 5 5 5 2 3 5 5 DK/NA - 1 1 - - - - 1 AREA............... GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS...... Urban Suburb Rural Yes No <18 InPubSch Support 93% 96% 94% 95% 94% 95% 94% Oppose 6 4 5 4 5 4 6 DK/NA 1 - 1 - 1 - - 20. (PA, Jan 30 2013) Which of these do you think would do more to reduce gun violence in schools, having stricter gun laws or armed guards in schools? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Stricter gun laws 42% 19% 66% 36% 36% 48% 40% 58% Armed guards 46 69 27 52 53 40 49 28 DK/NA 12 12 7 13 11 12 11 14 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Stricter gun laws 52% 38% 41% 40% 50% 36% 39% 48% Armed guards 38 50 49 46 45 53 50 41 DK/NA 11 12 10 14 5 11 11 11 AREA............... GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS...... Urban Suburb Rural Yes No <18 InPubSch Stricter gun laws 51% 47% 29% 24% 58% 37% 37% Armed guards 38 42 58 64 32 55 53 DK/NA 11 11 12 12 11 8 10 31. (VA, Jan 10 2013) Do you favor or oppose placing an armed police officer in public schools in Virginia? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favor 66% 79% 58% 61% 65% 68% 64% 74% Oppose 29 18 38 35 31 28 31 23 DK/NA 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favor 52% 75% 72% 66% 58% 69% 71% 67% 57% Oppose 43 21 24 30 38 29 27 28 36 DK/NA 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 5 7 East/ West/ AREA............... North SthEst Rchmnd Shndh Urban Suburb Rural Favor 56% 74% 66% 74% 70% 61% 70% Oppose 40 22 29 22 27 35 25 DK/NA 4 4 5 4 3 4 5 GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS...... Yes No <18 InPubSch Favor 73% 60% 70% 73% Oppose 24 37 27 25 DK/NA 4 4 3 2 37. (NJ, Jan 24 2013) Do you favor or oppose placing an armed police officer in public schools in New Jersey? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favor 50% 57% 45% 48% 51% 50% 50% 53% 60% Oppose 44 34 50 47 44 44 44 44 33 DK/NA 6 9 4 5 5 6 6 3 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favor 38% 58% 56% 51% 43% 63% 51% 50% 41% Oppose 56 36 38 44 51 33 42 45 50 DK/NA 6 6 6 5 5 4 7 4 9 Philly GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS... Urban SbUrbn ExUrbn land Shore Yes No <18 InPubSch Favor 48% 49% 45% 57% 52% 62% 47% 56% 57% Oppose 45 46 48 38 42 32 48 40 38 DK/NA 7 5 8 4 7 6 6 4 5 Virginia Demographic Summary New Jersey Demographic Summary Pennsylvania Demographic Summary
