February 9, 2012 - New Yorkers Are Stuck On The Stickers, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Back Police 2-1; Say Cops Don't Pick On Muslims Word format Keep those sanitation stickers stuck on cars that block the street-sweepers, New York City voters say 60 - 35 percent, including 57 - 41 percent among voters who park on the street, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Support for the yellow stickers ranges from 56 - 40 percent each in Brooklyn and The Bronx to 66 - 26 percent in Manhattan, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Men are stuck on the stickers 63 - 33 percent while women want them 57 - 37 percent. There is little partisan difference. "Those sticky hard-to-scrape-off-the-windshield 'Scarlet Letters' meant to shame the owners of cars blocking the street-sweeper? Keep 'em, most New Yorkers say," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Even voters who park on the street and do the Alternate Side Parking dance are stuck on the stickers by a wide margin." New York City voters support creation of Atlantic City-style casinos in the state 54 - 37 percent, but support by only 50 - 41 percent amending the State Constitution, which is needed to bring in full casinos. There are gender and racial gaps on the Constitutional Amendment question: Men support it 56 - 38 percent, compared to women, who split 46 - 44 percent; White voters split 45 - 46 percent, while black voters back it 56 - 35 percent, similar to the 57 - 38 percent support among Hispanic voters. Support ranges from a 46 - 46 percent split among Brooklyn voters to 56 - 35 percent in Queens. Support drops as income rises, from 54 - 36 percent among those making less than $30,000 to 48 - 48 percent among those making more than $100,000. New York City voters support 57 - 33 percent a proposal to build the world's largest convention center, plus an Atlantic City-style casino at Aqueduct Race Track. Support ranges from 52 - 40 percent in Manhattan to 62 - 30 percent in Queens. Despite claims that the convention center will be built with private sector funds, voters believe 48 - 39 percent that it "would end up costing the government a lot of money." Voters agree 68 - 23 percent that the convention center would be good for New York State's economy. There is strong agreement among all groups. "Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan for a super-convention center at Aqueduct Race Track wins support. New Yorkers do worry that it might cost the government money, but they think it will be good for the economy," Carroll said. Police Approval New York City voters approve 62 - 24 percent of the job Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is doing, compared to 66 - 24 percent December 14. Approval is 73 - 14 percent among white voters, 52 - 36 percent among black voters and 57 - 27 percent among Hispanic voters. Voters approve 62 - 30 percent, including 46 - 41 percent among black voters, of the job New York police are doing. Support ranges from 49 - 40 percent in The Bronx to 68 - 25 percent in Staten Island. The NYPD has been effective combating terrorism, voters say 77 - 16 percent. There is strong support among all groups. The NYPD has acted "appropriately" in dealing with Muslims, 60 percent of New York City voters say, while 24 percent say police have "unfairly targeted Muslims." Police have been appropriate, white voters say 70 - 18 percent; black voters say 48 - 35 percent and Hispanic voters say 60 - 22 percent. "Despite a wave of criticism and calls for his resignation, support for Police Commissioner Ray Kelly remains strong," Carroll said. "New Yorkers say cops are doing a good job, especially fighting terrorism, and reject 2-1 the claim that cops pick on Muslims." From January 30 - February 5, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,222 New York City voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 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 follow us on Twitter. 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ray Kelly is handling his job as Police Commissioner? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 62% 80% 59% 66% 61% 62% 73% 52% 57% Disapprove 24 9 27 22 29 21 14 36 27 DK/NA 14 10 15 12 10 16 14 12 16 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Approve 57% 60% 58% 67% 74% 54% 65% 66% 68% Disapprove 28 27 23 23 15 30 18 25 22 DK/NA 15 13 19 9 11 16 17 10 10 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 61% 63% 61% 62% 54% 58% 57% 63% 68% Disapprove 27 24 25 22 28 29 26 25 19 DK/NA 12 12 14 16 17 13 16 12 12 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ray Kelly is handling his job as Police Commissioner? APPROVE....... High Low Feb 09 Dec 14 Oct 19 Jul 27 May 12 May 12 Jan 16 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2007 Approve 62 66 66 67 71 71 52 Disapprove 24 24 24 17 17 17 34 DK/NA 14 11 10 16 13 13 14 27. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the New York City police are doing their job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 62% 84% 59% 63% 65% 59% 76% 46% 56% Disapprove 30 12 31 31 31 29 17 41 36 DK/NA 8 4 10 6 4 11 7 13 8 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Approve 49% 60% 65% 67% 68% 50% 67% 65% 69% Disapprove 40 31 26 27 25 40 25 27 25 DK/NA 11 9 9 5 6 10 7 8 6 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 64% 64% 59% 63% 59% 56% 61% 64% 68% Disapprove 29 27 33 31 34 37 33 29 19 DK/NA 8 9 8 6 7 7 6 7 13 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the New York City police are doing their job? APPROVE....... High Low Feb 09 Dec 14 Oct 17 Feb 18 Jun 17 Feb 7 Apr 20 2012 2011 2011 2010 2009 2002 2000 Approve 62 62 61 69 64 76 43 Disapprove 30 33 33 23 31 18 48 DK/NA 8 4 6 8 5 6 9 28. Do you think the New York City Police Department has been effective in combating terrorism or don't you think so? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 77% 88% 77% 79% 81% 75% 87% 71% 70% No 16 8 15 16 14 17 7 19 25 DK/NA 7 3 8 4 5 8 5 10 5 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Yes 67% 75% 77% 84% 89% 65% 82% 85% 85% No 21 18 15 13 8 28 12 11 7 DK/NA 12 7 8 3 3 7 5 4 8 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes 79% 81% 73% 79% 77% 78% 78% 75% 79% No 14 12 20 16 19 18 16 16 12 DK/NA 7 6 7 5 5 3 6 8 8 29. Do you think the New York City Police Department has unfairly targeted Muslims to combat terrorism or has acted appropriately? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Unfair 24% 7% 28% 23% 27% 21% 18% 35% 22% Appropriate 60 87 54 64 62 59 70 48 60 DK/NA 16 6 18 13 11 20 12 16 17 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Unfair 26% 24% 29% 20% 14% 22% 20% 29% 24% Appropriate 56 61 51 68 74 61 64 60 61 DK/NA 19 15 20 11 12 17 16 11 15 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Unfair 26% 28% 19% 21% 23% 32% 26% 23% 15% Appropriate 58 57 64 63 60 59 58 57 70 DK/NA 16 15 16 16 17 9 16 20 15 30. Do you support or oppose the creation of non-indian casinos in New York State, similar to those in Atlantic City and Las Vegas? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 54% 60% 54% 53% 57% 51% 48% 65% 57% Oppose 37 34 35 40 35 38 42 27 35 DK/NA 9 6 10 7 8 11 10 8 8 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Support 55% 48% 56% 58% 54% 63% 55% 56% 48% Oppose 34 41 36 33 40 29 36 36 44 DK/NA 11 10 8 9 7 8 9 8 8 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Support 55% 51% 59% 53% 59% 55% 57% 50% 56% Oppose 35 40 32 39 34 40 36 38 32 DK/NA 9 9 9 8 7 5 7 12 12 31. There is a proposal to change the state constitution to allow for the creation of non-indian casinos in New York State, similar to those in Atlantic City and Las Vegas. Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Good idea 50% 58% 50% 51% 56% 46% 45% 56% 57% Bad idea 41 36 42 40 38 44 46 35 38 DK/NA 8 5 8 9 6 10 9 9 4 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Good idea 56% 46% 47% 56% 52% 54% 54% 52% 48% Bad idea 36 46 44 35 43 36 41 38 48 DK/NA 8 9 9 9 6 10 5 10 4 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Good idea 49% 47% 55% 51% 54% 52% 54% 50% 51% Bad idea 43 44 37 43 40 44 38 43 37 DK/NA 8 9 7 6 5 4 8 7 13 32. There is a proposal to build the world's largest convention center, plus an Atlantic City-style casino and hotels at the Aqueduct Race Track in Queens. The new convention center would be built on state-owned land, but paid for by a private company. Do you support or oppose building this new convention center in Queens? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 57% 74% 56% 56% 60% 55% 50% 66% 63% Oppose 33 22 33 35 33 33 39 26 28 DK/NA 10 4 12 9 7 13 11 8 9 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Support 61% 54% 52% 62% 61% 59% 64% 61% 54% Oppose 23 36 40 30 28 32 27 29 39 DK/NA 16 10 8 8 11 10 9 11 7 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Support 58% 52% 64% 61% 68% 59% 61% 56% 54% Oppose 33 38 28 33 26 35 31 34 31 DK/NA 9 11 9 6 6 6 8 10 15 33. Do you think this new convention center would end up costing the government a lot of money or don't you think so? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 48% 30% 50% 51% 46% 50% 47% 44% 55% No 39 59 37 38 43 36 36 45 37 DK/NA 13 11 13 11 12 14 17 11 8 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Yes 49% 50% 48% 45% 47% 50% 47% 46% 48% No 38 37 36 43 43 37 43 41 40 DK/NA 13 13 16 12 9 13 10 13 12 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes 52% 50% 46% 47% 54% 45% 53% 49% 44% No 37 35 43 42 37 47 34 41 36 DK/NA 11 14 11 10 9 8 13 11 21 34. Do you think this new convention center would be good for New York State's economy or don't you think so? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 68% 76% 69% 68% 67% 69% 60% 76% 76% No 23 15 22 25 25 21 30 18 18 DK/NA 9 9 9 7 8 10 10 6 6 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Yes 77% 63% 64% 71% 72% 69% 73% 70% 68% No 16 24 28 23 18 20 22 22 26 DK/NA 7 12 8 6 11 11 5 8 6 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes 72% 65% 73% 73% 76% 77% 70% 65% 64% No 22 27 18 19 18 16 22 28 26 DK/NA 6 8 9 8 5 8 8 7 10 35. As you may know, New York City's Sanitation Department puts a large yellow sticker on cars that block street-cleaning trucks. Do you think that practice should continue or end? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Continue 60% 59% 58% 62% 63% 57% 54% 65% 66% End 35 39 37 33 33 37 40 32 31 DK/NA 5 2 5 5 4 6 6 2 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Continue 56% 56% 66% 61% 57% 62% 60% 59% 60% End 40 40 26 36 40 34 35 37 37 DK/NA 4 4 8 4 3 3 6 4 3 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Continue 60% 59% 62% 52% 55% 56% 57% 61% 66% End 37 37 34 44 41 38 39 35 29 DK/NA 4 5 5 4 3 6 5 3 5 Owns PARKS ON STREET Q37 CarQ36 Yes No Continue 59% 57% 60% End 39 41 37 DK/NA 3 2 4 36. Do you own a car? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 54% 66% 49% 62% 58% 51% 54% 54% 52% No 46 34 51 38 42 49 46 46 48 DK/NA - - - - - - - - - ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Yes 47% 52% 35% 73% 78% 33% 51% 64% 77% No 53 48 65 27 22 67 49 36 23 DK/NA - - - - - - - - - Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes 65% 63% 44% 69% 68% 52% 60% 59% 44% No 35 37 56 31 32 48 40 41 56 DK/NA - - - - - - - - - 37. (If own a car) Do you park your car on the street or do you have off-street parking? (If both) Where would you say that you park most of the time? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Park on street 50% 52% 50% 48% 50% 49% 45% 55% 61% Off-street parking 45 45 45 45 44 45 52 43 31 DK/NA 5 3 5 7 5 5 3 2 9 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Park on street 54% 60% 44% 45% 42% 59% 53% 50% 44% Off-street parking 44 36 55 46 50 35 45 43 50 DK/NA 2 4 1 9 9 5 2 7 6
