March 18, 2011 - New York City Voters Want To Shop At Walmart 2-1, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Back Merit For Cop, Firefighter, Teacher Layoffs Word format New York City voters say 57 - 36 percent that elected officials should allow Walmart to open stores in the city and say 68 - 29 percent that they would shop at a Walmart in the city if it were convenient, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. New York City voters tell the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll they have conflicted feelings about Walmart: Agreeing 74 - 20 percent that Walmart's lower prices would benefit New York shoppers; Agreeing 68 - 26 percent that Walmart's lower prices hurt smaller nearby businesses; Agreeing 47 - 19 percent, with 33 percent undecided, that Walmart doesn't pay enough. More bike lanes are good "because it's greener and healthier for people to ride their bicycles," 54 percent of New York City voters say, while 39 percent say bike lanes are bad "because it leaves less room for cars which increases traffic." Republicans say bike lanes are bad 59 - 35 percent, while Democrats flip to 59 - 35 percent good. Independent voters say 56 - 39 percent that bike lanes are good. "This is a union town, but New Yorkers will put their money where their mouth isn't," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Voters agree that Walmart can be tough on its employees and on its mom-and-pop competitors, but even voters in union households say 63 - 34 percent they'll shop there anyway." No Koch-borough Bridge New York City voters oppose 64 - 24 percent renaming the Queensborough Bridge to honor former Mayor Ed Koch. Opposition ranges from 53 - 32 percent on Staten Island to 70 - 20 percent in Queens. "How's he doin'? When it comes to naming a bridge after Mayor Ed Koch, not so Carroll said. A total of 89 percent of voters say New York City's budget problems are "very serious" or "somewhat serious," and voters say 49 - 35 percent they would rather raise taxes than cut services to balance the budget. Abolish LIFO New York City voters say 78 - 16 percent that if public school teachers must be laid off, layoffs should be based on job performance rather than seniority. Even voters in a household with a union member support this position 63 - 32 percent. In fact, voters say 73 - 20 percent that layoffs for police officers, firefighters, social workers and other government workers should be based on performance rather than seniority. Voters in union households also support this position 57 - 35 percent. Voters say 61 - 25 percent that New York City officials, not state legislators, should have the power to negotiate pension benefits with city employees. Looking at other budget issues, New York City voters: Oppose 67 - 27 percent layoffs for city workers; Support 45 - 40 percent furloughs for city workers; Support 61 - 33 percent a wage freeze for city workers; Support 50 - 44 percent reduced pension benefits for new city workers; Support 54 - 41 percent making government workers wait until they are 65 to collect a pension. "Almost everywhere that people are polled about tax hikes versus service cuts, they prefer service cuts. Except in relentlessly liberal New York City. We'd rather raise taxes," Carroll said. "Mayor Bloomberg's push against that acronym, LIFO (for last-in-first-out), for laying off teachers - and cops and firefighters - wins heavy support." By a 54 - 17 percent margin, New York City voters have a favorable opinion of public school teachers and say 46 - 41 percent that the teachers' unions play a positive role in improving education. From March 8 - 14, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,115 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 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 follow us on Twitter. 21. As you may know, there has been an expansion of bicycle lanes in New York City. Which comes closer to your point of view: A) This is a good thing because it's greener and healthier for people to ride their bicycle, or B) This is a bad thing because it leaves less room for cars which increases traffic. Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld A) Good thing 54% 35% 59% 56% 54% 54% 59% 49% B) Bad thing 39 59 35 39 40 39 36 45 DK/NA 6 5 6 5 7 7 5 6 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom A) Good thing 56% 57% 54% 64% 45% 50% 56% 53% B) Bad thing 34 36 40 30 48 46 39 40 DK/NA 9 6 6 7 7 4 5 8 AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ A) Good thing 60% 62% 48% 48% B) Bad thing 38 34 44 42 DK/NA 2 4 8 10 22. Do you think the Queensborough Bridge should be renamed to honor former Mayor Ed Koch or not? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Yes 24% 26% 24% 26% 28% 22% 21% 24% No 64 61 64 64 61 65 68 66 DK/NA 12 12 12 10 12 13 11 10 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 21% 26% 24% 26% 20% 32% 24% 25% No 65 62 62 62 70 53 64 63 DK/NA 14 11 14 11 10 15 12 12 AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes 27% 20% 24% 27% No 59 70 65 61 DK/NA 14 11 11 12 23. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling the public schools? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 25% 41% 17% 29% 33% 13% 20% 15% Disapprove 64 47 71 61 55 78 71 78 DK/NA 11 12 12 10 12 9 9 7 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 17% 19% 19% 36% 24% 21% 32% 19% Disapprove 77 71 70 49 67 68 57 71 DK/NA 6 9 11 15 9 11 11 11 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling the public schools? APPROVE....... DIS.. High Low High Mar 18 Nov 23 Jul 29 Jun 17 Jul 29 Mar 18 Mar 18 2011 2010 2009 2009 2009 2011 2011 Approve 25 41 57 51 57 25 25 Disapprove 64 48 30 37 30 64 64 DK/NA 11 11 13 12 13 11 11 24. During the next three years, do you expect New York City Schools Chancellor Cathleen Black to make substantial progress or not in improving the quality of education in the public schools in New York City? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Yes 32% 53% 31% 30% 29% 32% 41% 21% No 54 36 58 56 56 55 49 66 DK/NA 13 11 12 14 15 12 11 13 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 32% 37% 32% 33% 31% 28% 35% 31% No 60 49 56 51 57 57 50 58 DK/NA 8 14 12 16 12 15 16 12 25. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling the city budget? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 37% 42% 33% 44% 49% 26% 24% 29% Disapprove 53 46 56 50 41 66 65 63 DK/NA 10 12 11 6 10 8 10 9 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 25% 29% 34% 51% 32% 36% 45% 30% Disapprove 62 58 56 39 59 56 46 58 DK/NA 13 13 11 10 10 8 9 12 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling the city budget? (*High also 55% Jan 2009) APPROVE....... High Low Mar 18 Jun 30 May 21 Feb 17 Mar 24 Feb 17 May 07 2011 2010 2010 2010 2009 2010 2003 Approve 37 45 47 55 54 55 28 Disapprove 53 47 44 35 34 35 63 DK/NA 10 9 9 10 12 10 9 26. To balance the city budget, if you had to choose, would you prefer, raising taxes or cutting government programs and services Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Raising taxes 49% 17% 63% 40% 48% 58% 44% 56% Cutting services 35 64 23 45 41 25 36 27 DK/NA 16 19 14 15 12 17 20 17 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Raising taxes 50% 51% 53% 57% 38% 38% 43% 54% Cutting services 31 30 33 30 44 43 43 28 DK/NA 19 19 14 13 18 19 13 18 TREND: To balance the city budget, if you had to choose, would you prefer raising taxes or cutting government programs and services? RAISE TAXES... High Low Mar 18 Jun 30 May 21 Feb 17 Mar 24 Feb 25 Feb 17 2011 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2010 Raising taxes 49 48 45 43 52 53 43 Cutting services 35 36 40 45 37 39 45 DK/NA 16 16 14 13 11 8 13 27. How serious do you think New York City's budget problems are: very serious, somewhat serious, not too serious, not at all serious? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Very serious 51% 60% 49% 52% 47% 55% 60% 45% Smwht serious 38 34 39 38 44 32 28 41 Not too serious 8 4 10 5 6 10 6 10 Not at all serious 2 - 1 2 1 1 2 3 DK/NA 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Very serious 52% 52% 51% 47% 58% 47% 51% 52% Smwht serious 29 28 39 44 33 42 35 39 Not too serious 11 14 8 5 5 10 9 6 Not at all serious 5 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 DK/NA 3 5 1 1 2 - 2 2 TREND: How serious do you think New York City's budget problems are - very serious, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not at all serious? (*High also 95% Jan 2009) VERY+SMWHT.... High Low Mar 18 Jun 30 May 21 Feb 17 Mar 24 Feb 25 Jul 17 2011 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009* 2002 Very serious 51 65 60 53 65 61 46 Smwht serious 38 27 30 39 29 34 41 Not too serious 8 4 6 5 3 3 9 Not at all serious 2 2 1 1 - 1 1 DK/NA 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 28. To help balance the city budget would you support or oppose - layoffs for city employees? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Support 27% 51% 19% 38% 38% 15% 21% 15% Oppose 67 44 77 57 57 78 76 80 DK/NA 5 5 5 6 5 8 2 5 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Support 18% 17% 27% 33% 28% 35% 38% 19% Oppose 77 77 68 62 67 59 57 76 DK/NA 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 TREND: To help balance the city budget would you support or oppose layoffs for city employees? Mar 18 Jun 30 May 21 Feb 17 2011 2010 2010 2010 Support 27 27 32 32 Oppose 67 68 63 63 DK/NA 5 5 6 5 29. To help balance the city budget would you support or oppose - furloughs for city employees? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Support 45% 49% 42% 50% 50% 40% 43% 41% Oppose 40 37 42 38 37 45 38 48 DK/NA 15 14 16 12 13 15 19 11 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Support 40% 43% 44% 47% 47% 44% 51% 40% Oppose 48 45 41 39 38 42 39 41 DK/NA 12 12 16 14 15 14 10 19 TREND: To help balance the city budget would you support or oppose furloughs for city employees? Mar 18 Jun 30 May 21 Feb 17 2011 2010 2010 2010 Support 45 51 50 50 Oppose 40 36 41 34 DK/NA 15 13 9 16 30. To help balance the city budget, would you support or oppose - a wage freeze for city workers? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Support 61% 77% 55% 71% 67% 54% 57% 52% Oppose 33 18 38 27 30 38 36 45 DK/NA 5 5 6 3 4 8 7 2 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Support 59% 54% 62% 70% 57% 63% 66% 58% Oppose 35 35 35 26 38 31 29 37 DK/NA 6 10 4 5 5 7 5 5 TREND: To help balance the city budget, would you support or oppose a wage freeze for city workers? Mar 18 Jun 30 May 21 Feb 17 2011 2010 2010 2010 Support 61 62 60 63 Oppose 33 33 35 31 DK/NA 5 5 5 6 31. To help balance the city budget, would you support or oppose - reducing pension benefits for new city workers? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Support 50% 67% 44% 58% 60% 37% 48% 37% Oppose 44 30 51 38 35 57 46 60 DK/NA 6 3 5 4 4 6 6 3 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Support 40% 42% 50% 56% 49% 57% 55% 47% Oppose 51 47 47 36 46 41 40 48 DK/NA 10 11 2 8 5 2 5 6 32. Do you think government workers should have to wait until they are 65 to collect their pensions or not? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Yes 54% 64% 48% 59% 66% 33% 50% 35% No 41 33 45 37 26 64 49 58 DK/NA 6 3 7 4 8 3 1 7 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 48% 47% 53% 62% 52% 45% 56% 52% No 48 50 39 31 43 49 39 42 DK/NA 4 3 7 6 5 6 5 6 33. Who do you think should have the power to negotiate pension benefits for New York City employees, City officials or State legislators? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld City officials 61% 58% 61% 65% 69% 54% 50% 60% State legislators 25 27 28 21 19 31 38 26 DK/NA 14 15 11 13 12 15 12 14 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom City officials 57% 57% 61% 68% 56% 65% 63% 59% State legislators 27 33 24 21 27 23 26 25 DK/NA 16 11 15 11 16 13 11 16 34. To help balance the city budget would you support or oppose - layoffs for public school teachers? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Support 19% 39% 11% 27% 25% 9% 17% 13% Oppose 79 57 87 71 72 89 82 85 DK/NA 2 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Support 13% 11% 22% 21% 19% 26% 25% 15% Oppose 86 87 77 76 79 72 73 83 DK/NA 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 TREND: To help balance the city budget would you support or oppose - layoffs for public school teachers? Mar 18 Jun 30 2011 2010 Support 19 16 Oppose 79 82 DK/NA 2 2 35. To help balance the city budget would you support or oppose - a wage freeze for public school teachers? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Support 51% 69% 44% 56% 57% 43% 49% 48% Oppose 46 29 52 42 40 53 47 51 DK/NA 4 2 4 2 3 3 4 1 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Support 46% 49% 52% 52% 48% 58% 55% 48% Oppose 52 46 46 42 50 41 43 48 DK/NA 2 5 2 5 3 2 2 5 TREND: To help balance the city budget, would you support or oppose - a wage freeze for public school teachers? Mar 18 Jun 30 2011 2010 Support 51 50 Oppose 46 47 DK/NA 4 3 36. Do you think union workers are doing their fair share to ease New York City's financial problems or not? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Yes 41% 24% 48% 36% 36% 51% 34% 62% No 45 69 35 54 50 34 52 27 DK/NA 15 7 17 10 14 16 14 12 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 42% 42% 44% 32% 45% 38% 39% 42% No 44 46 42 47 42 55 48 42 DK/NA 13 11 14 21 13 7 13 16 TREND: Do you think union workers are doing their fair share to ease New York City's financial problems or not? Mar 18 Jun 30 May 07 2011 2010 2003 Yes 41 31 41 No 45 56 47 DK/NA 15 13 13 37. Is your opinion of New York City's public school teachers favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about them? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Favorable 54% 45% 61% 48% 55% 54% 50% 63% Unfavorable 17 26 11 21 19 17 16 13 Hvn't hrd enough 25 25 24 27 22 25 33 18 REFUSED 4 4 4 4 5 4 2 5 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Favorable 59% 53% 56% 51% 54% 60% 51% 57% Unfavorable 17 15 17 18 16 17 21 13 Hvn't hrd enough 22 29 23 27 23 20 24 25 REFUSED 3 3 4 4 6 3 4 5 38. Generally speaking, do you believe the teachers' unions are playing a positive or a negative role in improving New York City's educational system? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Positive 46% 35% 56% 37% 39% 53% 55% 62% Negative 41 57 29 54 49 33 32 29 DK/NA 13 8 16 9 12 13 13 8 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Positive 47% 54% 47% 37% 48% 59% 44% 49% Negative 36 36 39 46 42 33 46 36 DK/NA 17 11 15 16 10 8 10 16 TREND: Generally speaking, do you believe the teacher's union is playing a positive or a negative role in improving New York City's educational system? Mar 18 Sep 22 Feb 12 2011 2005 1998 Positive 46 48 45 Negative 41 29 32 DK/NA 13 22 23 39. Some people say that public school teachers who do an outstanding job should berewarded with additional pay - so called merit pay. Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Good idea 63% 72% 61% 66% 65% 63% 56% 53% Bad idea 33 27 35 32 32 31 44 42 DK/NA 4 1 4 2 3 6 1 5 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Good idea 71% 54% 63% 67% 67% 55% 67% 60% Bad idea 25 41 33 28 31 43 29 37 DK/NA 4 5 4 5 2 2 4 4 40. Some people have suggested that firing public school teachers should be made easier. Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Good idea 54% 65% 47% 62% 67% 46% 38% 52% Bad idea 40 30 47 31 27 47 57 44 DK/NA 6 5 6 6 6 7 5 4 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Good idea 49% 46% 55% 62% 51% 52% 57% 52% Bad idea 47 48 40 33 43 40 38 42 DK/NA 4 6 5 6 7 8 5 7 41. If public school administrators need to lay off teachers, do you think they should lay off teachers based on their performance or based on seniority? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Seniority 16% 11% 18% 15% 14% 19% 18% 32% Performance 78 85 77 79 80 74 78 63 DK/NA 5 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Seniority 17% 14% 18% 13% 17% 20% 17% 16% Performance 77 80 77 79 79 76 78 79 DK/NA 5 6 5 8 4 4 5 5 42. How about if other government workers such as police, firefighters, social workers and clerks, need to be laid off? Do you think they should be laid off based on their performance or based on seniority? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Seniority 20% 15% 23% 18% 18% 23% 24% 35% Performance 73 81 70 76 75 70 70 57 DK/NA 7 4 7 7 7 7 6 8 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Seniority 20% 23% 20% 17% 22% 24% 24% 17% Performance 74 73 73 77 71 70 71 75 DK/NA 6 4 8 7 6 6 5 7 43. Do you currently shop at a Walmart near New York City? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Yes 24% 28% 24% 24% 17% 33% 25% 27% No 76 72 76 75 83 65 75 71 DK/NA 1 - - 1 1 2 1 2 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 31% 24% 21% 15% 34% 27% 22% 25% No 69 75 79 84 64 73 78 74 DK/NA - 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Yes 27% 27% 28% 21% No 73 73 71 79 DK/NA - - 1 - 44. Do you think New York City elected officials should allow Walmart to open stores in New York City or not? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Yes 57% 72% 55% 58% 56% 66% 53% 52% No 36 22 37 36 38 29 37 43 DK/NA 7 5 8 6 6 5 10 5 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 60% 63% 58% 52% 60% 52% 57% 58% No 31 33 36 42 29 39 37 34 DK/NA 8 4 6 6 11 8 5 8 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Yes 69% 66% 49% 54% No 24 27 46 41 DK/NA 7 7 5 5 45. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement... Walmart's lower prices benefit New Yorkers who would shop there. IF AGREE: Do you agree strongly or do you agree somewhat? IF DISAGREE: Do you disagree somewhat or do you disagree strongly? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Agree strongly 41% 56% 39% 41% 37% 47% 46% 37% Agree somewhat 33 31 34 30 36 31 30 34 Disagree somewhat 8 2 8 9 9 6 6 7 Disagree strongly 12 7 12 15 15 8 9 18 DK/NA 6 3 6 6 3 8 9 5 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Agree strongly 48% 46% 40% 40% 42% 40% 41% 41% Agree somewhat 30 30 35 30 35 29 34 32 Disagree somewhat 9 6 11 7 7 7 8 8 Disagree strongly 7 8 9 19 10 18 13 12 DK/NA 6 10 5 4 6 5 4 8 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Agree strongly 48% 41% 42% 38% Agree somewhat 29 45 30 34 Disagree somewhat 7 6 9 10 Disagree strongly 7 4 16 17 DK/NA 9 3 3 1 TREND: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement -- WalMart's lower prices benefit New Yorkers who would shop there. IF 'AGREE': Do you agree strongly or do you agree somewhat? IF 'DISAGREE': Do you disagree somewhat or do you disagree strongly? Mar 18 Feb 03 2011 2006 Agree strongly 41 34 Agree somewhat 33 36 Disagree somewhat 8 9 Disagree strongly 12 15 DK/NA 6 6 46. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement... Walmart's lower prices hurt smaller businesses in the surrounding neighborhood. IF AGREE: Do you agree strongly or do you agree somewhat? IF DISAGREE: Do you disagree somewhat or do you disagree strongly? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Agree strongly 47% 35% 49% 48% 52% 41% 44% 52% Agree somewhat 21 26 20 21 24 19 21 21 Disagree somewhat 12 17 10 15 12 14 10 11 Disagree strongly 14 14 15 13 8 19 18 12 DK/NA 6 8 6 3 4 6 8 4 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Agree strongly 37% 46% 43% 57% 43% 50% 50% 45% Agree somewhat 23 15 20 21 24 28 20 22 Disagree somewhat 11 10 14 10 12 10 9 14 Disagree strongly 24 19 17 8 16 10 16 14 DK/NA 4 10 6 4 5 2 5 6 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Agree strongly 37% 40% 55% 54% Agree somewhat 19 28 16 23 Disagree somewhat 8 17 14 11 Disagree strongly 27 10 11 10 DK/NA 9 5 4 2 TREND: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement -- WalMart's lower prices hurt smaller businesses in the surrounding neighborhood. IF 'AGREE': Do you agree strongly or do you agree somewhat? IF 'DISAGREE': Do you disagree somewhat or do you disagree strongly? Mar 18 Feb 03 2011 2006 Agree strongly 47 51 Agree somewhat 21 23 Disagree somewhat 12 13 Disagree strongly 14 8 DK/NA 6 5 47. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement... Walmart doesn't pay its workers enough in wages and medical benefits. IF AGREE: Do you agree strongly or do you agree somewhat? IF DISAGREE: Do you disagree somewhat or do you disagree strongly? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Agree strongly 35% 17% 39% 36% 34% 35% 39% 44% Agree somewhat 12 8 15 8 13 10 12 12 Disagree somewhat 11 17 7 19 16 10 4 7 Disagree strongly 8 14 5 9 7 6 7 4 DK/NA 33 44 34 28 31 38 37 34 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Agree strongly 40% 32% 38% 38% 30% 39% 39% 32% Agree somewhat 12 13 12 11 13 14 11 13 Disagree somewhat 12 6 11 14 12 10 13 10 Disagree strongly 5 9 8 6 8 7 10 6 DK/NA 31 40 31 30 37 29 27 39 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Agree strongly 29% 37% 41% 39% Agree somewhat 12 11 14 14 Disagree somewhat 8 11 12 16 Disagree strongly 11 8 4 7 DK/NA 40 33 29 24 TREND: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement -- WalMart doesn't pay its workers enough in wages and medical benefits. IF 'AGREE': Do you agree strongly or do you agree somewhat? IF 'DISAGREE': Do you disagree somewhat or do you disagree strongly? Mar 18 Feb 03 2011 2006 Agree strongly 35 45 Agree somewhat 12 12 Disagree somewhat 11 7 Disagree strongly 8 7 DK/NA 33 29 48. Would you shop at a Walmart in New York City if it were convenient for you to do so? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Yes 68% 81% 69% 63% 60% 80% 76% 63% No 29 17 29 34 37 17 22 34 DK/NA 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 77% 78% 71% 60% 69% 60% 68% 68% No 20 20 26 39 27 36 30 29 DK/NA 2 2 3 1 3 5 2 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Yes 82% 76% 65% 56% No 16 19 33 41 DK/NA 2 4 2 3
