May 23, 2013 - New York City Voters Smile For The Security Cameras, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Worried About Terrorism, But Won't Change Their Life PDF format New York City voters support 82 - 14 percent the increased use of surveillance cameras in public spaces, with support among black and Hispanic voters even higher, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Support for more cameras is 80 - 16 percent among white voters, 86 - 12 percent among black voters and 88 - 12 percent among Hispanic voters, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh- pe-ack) University poll finds. Women support more cameras 86 - 11 percent, compared to 78 - 19 percent for men. There is very little partisan gap as Democrats support cameras 85 - 12 percent, while Republicans support them 86 - 13 percent, with 78 - 18 percent support among independent voters. A total of 62 percent of New York City voters are "very worried" or "somewhat worried" there will be another terrorist attack in the city. But even after the Boston Marathon bombings, 87 percent of voters say they live their day-to-day life as usual while 12 percent say they have made some changes. Among those who say they are "very worried" about another terrorist attack, 27 percent say they have made some changes in their daily lives. "Most New Yorkers think another terrorist attack like the Boston Marathon bombing is likely. But overwhelmingly they're not making any changes in their lives because of it," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Smile, you're on a New York City surveillance camera, and voters would like to see more of them." New York City voters approve 75 - 15 percent of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling terror, much better than his 50 - 42 percent overall job approval rating. Voters say 79 - 14 percent the New York Police Department has been effective in combatting terrorism, with a strong thumbs up from every group. Overall, voters approve 61 - 31 percent of the job police are doing. Black voters disapprove 47 - 41 percent, while approval is 75 - 19 percent among white voters and 61 - 31 percent among Hispanic voters. The NYPD exceeded its authority with surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey, 26 percent of city voters say, while 32 percent say the measure was necessary to protect the city, with 37 percent offering no opinion. The government should not violate basic civil liberties to prevent terrorism, 70 percent of New York City voters say, while 24 percent say the government should do whatever it takes, even if civil liberties are violated. New York City voters are divided on the issue of stop-and-frisk, with 46 percent of voters approving and 49 percent disapproving. There is a large racial divide as white voters approve 60 - 35 percent while disapproval is 67 - 28 percent among black voters and 58 - 38 percent among Hispanic voters. Voters support 68 - 26 percent creating the position of inspector general to independently monitor the NYPD. The only group opposed is Republicans 52 - 39 percent. Only 9 percent of voters say having an inspector general will make the city less safe, while 44 percent say it will make the city safer, with 42 percent who say it won't make a difference. "We think our cops have been effective keeping us terror-free, and we think they do a good job overall. But we're mixed on stop-and-frisk, with a big racial split: white voters are for it; black and Hispanic voters are opposed," Carroll said. "The most important proposal that's come out of the stop-and-frisk controversy, the idea of an inspector general for the Police Department, gets heavy support, overwhelming among black New Yorkers." From May 14 - 20, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,082 New York City voters with a margin of error of +/- 3 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, Iowa and the nation as a public service and for research. For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, or call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 50% 49% 51% 53% 54% 47% 51% 44% 54% Disapprove 42 46 43 40 39 45 43 45 39 DK/NA 8 5 7 6 7 8 6 12 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 58% 45% 46% 48% 62% 51% 53% 49% Disapprove 36 47 46 46 32 44 40 42 DK/NA 6 9 8 6 6 5 7 9 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Approve 52% 41% 60% 55% 32% Disapprove 40 48 33 40 61 DK/NA 8 11 7 4 7 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? (*High also 75% Oct 3 2008, Mar 2008, Jan 2007 & Nov 2005) APPROVE....... High Low May 23 Apr 11 Feb 28 Jan 17 Nov 20 Oct 21 Jul 02 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012 2008* 2003 Approve 50 50 53 56 56 75 31 Disapprove 42 43 40 37 34 20 60 DK/NA 8 7 6 7 10 6 8 13. Do you support or oppose raising the minimum age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21 in New York City? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 69% 66% 73% 66% 66% 72% 68% 74% 75% Oppose 27 28 24 30 30 24 28 23 22 DK/NA 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Support 66% 72% 75% 69% 61% 60% 72% 74% Oppose 29 25 22 28 35 38 26 21 DK/NA 5 3 3 4 5 3 2 5 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl SmokesQ14 HvKids<18 Support 68% 72% 75% 61% 71% 63% 76% Oppose 26 25 19 37 23 33 23 DK/NA 6 3 5 2 6 4 1 14. Have you, yourself, smoked any cigarettes in the past week? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 17% 13% 17% 18% 18% 16% 16% 13% 28% No 83 87 83 82 81 84 84 87 72 DK/NA - - 1 - 1 - - - - COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 8% 23% 25% 13% 8% 26% 17% 12% No 92 76 74 87 92 73 83 88 DK/NA - 1 1 - - 1 - - Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Yes 21% 14% 16% 16% 31% No 77 86 84 84 69 DK/NA 2 - - - - TREND: Have you, yourself, smoked any cigarettes in the past week? May 23 Feb 2 Oct 22 Nov 22 Apr 5 2013 2006 2003 2002 2001 Yes 17 17 20 20 23 No 83 83 79 80 77 DK/NA - - - - - 15. 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 61% 86% 55% 70% 66% 57% 75% 41% 61% Disapprove 31 13 36 25 25 36 19 47 31 DK/NA 8 1 8 5 9 7 5 12 9 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 64% 60% 55% 64% 66% 56% 60% 67% Disapprove 29 32 36 27 28 36 32 27 DK/NA 8 8 8 9 6 8 8 7 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Approve 56% 59% 61% 62% 80% Disapprove 32 30 31 35 16 DK/NA 11 10 9 3 3 WORRIED ABOUT TERRORIST ATTACK ON NYC Q31....... Very SmWht NotWorried Approve 60% 63% 61% Disapprove 34 29 31 DK/NA 6 8 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the New York City police are doing their job? APPROVE....... High Low May 23 Apr 11 Feb 28 Jan 17 Nov 21 Feb 7 Apr 20 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012 2002 2000 Approve 61 60 61 70 62 76 43 Disapprove 31 32 31 23 31 18 48 DK/NA 8 8 7 7 7 6 9 16. As you may know, there is a police practice known as stop and frisk, where police stop and question a person they suspect of wrongdoing and, if necessary, search that person. Do you approve or disapprove of this police practice? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 46% 88% 37% 56% 50% 43% 60% 28% 38% Disapprove 49 12 58 42 45 52 35 67 58 DK/NA 5 1 6 2 5 5 5 4 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 46% 46% 41% 48% 50% 40% 46% 51% Disapprove 49 49 53 48 46 58 50 44 DK/NA 5 5 6 4 4 2 5 5 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Approve 44% 45% 40% 51% 60% Disapprove 52 50 54 45 33 DK/NA 4 5 5 4 8 WORRIED ABOUT TERRORIST ATTACK ON NYC Q31....... Very SmWht NotWorried Approve 55% 47% 40% Disapprove 41 48 55 DK/NA 4 5 4 TREND: As you may know, there is a police practice known as stop and frisk, where police stop and question a person they suspect of wrongdoing and, if necessary, search that person. Do you approve or disapprove of this police practice? (*High also 46% Mar 2012, Jan 2013) APPROVE....... High Low May 23 Apr 11 Feb 28 Jan 17 Nov 21 May 23 Feb 28 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012 2013 2013 Approve 46 43 39 46 42 46 39 Disapprove 49 51 55 50 53 49 55 DK/NA 5 6 6 4 5 5 6 17. Do you support or oppose creating the position of inspector general to independently monitor the New York City Police Department? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 68% 39% 74% 65% 67% 68% 55% 85% 74% Oppose 26 52 20 32 28 24 37 11 21 DK/NA 6 9 6 4 4 8 7 4 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Support 67% 68% 74% 72% 60% 84% 66% 60% Oppose 26 26 22 23 33 12 29 33 DK/NA 7 5 4 5 7 4 5 7 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Support 71% 71% 66% 65% 63% Oppose 26 24 26 28 32 DK/NA 4 6 8 7 5 WORRIED ABOUT TERRORIST ATTACK ON NYC Q31....... Very SmWht NotWorried Support 72% 61% 72% Oppose 24 33 22 DK/NA 4 6 6 TREND: Do you support or oppose creating the position of inspector general to independently monitor the New York City Police Department? May 23 Apr 11 2013 2013 Support 68 66 Oppose 26 25 DK/NA 6 9 18. Do you think having an inspector general to monitor the New York City Police Department would make New York City more safe, less safe, or wouldn't it make a difference? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More safe 44% 25% 48% 40% 43% 44% 31% 58% 54% Less safe 9 27 3 15 12 6 16 2 3 No difference 42 41 43 42 40 43 47 34 40 DK/NA 6 6 6 3 4 7 6 6 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ More safe 39% 47% 53% 42% 34% 54% 45% 36% Less safe 9 9 6 9 11 3 9 12 No difference 47 38 36 45 49 39 41 45 DK/NA 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 6 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl More safe 45% 46% 42% 46% 30% Less safe 8 10 6 7 16 No difference 40 41 47 39 45 DK/NA 7 4 5 8 9 WORRIED ABOUT TERRORIST ATTACK ON NYC Q31....... Very SmWht NotWorried More safe 50% 37% 46% Less safe 10 11 5 No difference 35 46 43 DK/NA 5 6 5 TREND: Do you think having an inspector general to monitor the New York City Police Department would make New York City more safe, less safe, or wouldn't it make a difference? May 23 Apr 11 2013 2013 More safe 44 43 Less safe 9 8 No difference 42 43 DK/NA 6 7 27. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling terrorism? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 75% 76% 76% 78% 78% 72% 78% 73% 72% Disapprove 15 16 14 12 12 17 13 14 19 DK/NA 11 8 10 10 10 11 9 12 9 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 82% 70% 66% 82% 87% 70% 81% 74% Disapprove 7 20 22 9 6 20 11 15 DK/NA 10 11 12 9 7 11 7 11 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Approve 73% 69% 80% 78% 73% Disapprove 23 16 9 13 19 DK/NA 4 15 11 9 9 WORRIED ABOUT TERRORIST ATTACK ON NYC Q31....... Very SmWht NotWorried Approve 67% 80% 75% Disapprove 23 10 14 DK/NA 10 10 11 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling terrorism? (*is handling the threat of terrorism?) May 23 May 24 Feb 3 Jul 20 Feb 28 2013 2010 2006 2005 2003* Approve 75 71 70 62 60 Disapprove 15 18 17 23 27 DK/NA 11 10 13 15 13 28. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling terrorism? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 71% 26% 85% 61% 72% 69% 59% 88% 77% Disapprove 22 68 8 33 23 22 36 6 14 DK/NA 7 6 7 7 5 8 5 6 9 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 73% 69% 73% 71% 71% 73% 77% 67% Disapprove 20 24 19 23 23 20 19 26 DK/NA 7 7 8 6 6 7 4 7 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Approve 77% 66% 78% 71% 49% Disapprove 17 29 13 21 43 DK/NA 6 5 9 8 8 WORRIED ABOUT TERRORIST ATTACK ON NYC Q31....... Very SmWht NotWorried Approve 65% 69% 76% Disapprove 29 23 18 DK/NA 6 8 6 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling terrorism? May 23 May 12 May 24 2013 2011 2010 Approve 71 78 65 Disapprove 22 19 29 DK/NA 7 4 5 29. 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 79% 84% 81% 79% 84% 76% 84% 78% 74% No 14 13 13 16 12 16 11 13 21 DK/NA 6 4 6 5 5 8 4 10 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 86% 75% 74% 86% 84% 73% 82% 81% No 9 18 20 10 11 22 11 12 DK/NA 5 7 7 4 6 4 6 6 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Yes 76% 77% 83% 81% 79% No 20 15 10 14 16 DK/NA 4 8 7 5 4 WORRIED ABOUT TERRORIST ATTACK ON NYC Q31....... Very SmWht NotWorried Yes 76% 83% 78% No 20 10 15 DK/NA 4 7 6 TREND: Do you think the New York City Police Department has been effective in combating terrorism or don't you think so? May 23 Mar 13 Feb 09 2013 2012 2012 Yes 79 82 77 No 14 14 16 DK/NA 6 4 7 30. Do you think New York City police surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey exceeded their authority or was necessary to protect New York City, or don't you have an opinion about that? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Exceeded authority 26% 6% 29% 27% 26% 25% 25% 28% 23% Necessary/Protect 32 64 24 39 38 28 40 23 28 No opinion 37 30 42 31 31 42 32 45 44 DK/NA 4 - 5 4 5 4 3 4 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Exceeded authority 36% 18% 20% 30% 34% 26% 27% 25% Necessary/Protect 31 33 28 38 34 23 38 33 No opinion 28 44 49 28 25 46 31 37 DK/NA 5 4 2 4 7 4 3 5 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Exceeded authority 22% 28% 32% 21% 16% Necessary/Protect 29 32 28 34 55 No opinion 45 36 38 38 26 DK/NA 5 4 3 7 3 WORRIED ABOUT TERRORIST ATTACK ON NYC Q31....... Very SmWht NotWorried Exceeded authority 10% 26% 36% Necessary/Protect 41 36 23 No opinion 43 35 36 DK/NA 6 3 5 31. How worried are you about another terrorist attack in New York City; very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very worried 24% 32% 23% 23% 18% 29% 21% 25% 34% Somewhat worried 38 41 36 45 37 38 46 30 28 Not too worried 26 16 29 21 29 23 22 29 27 Not worried at all 12 11 12 11 16 8 10 16 11 DK/NA 1 - 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 worried 18% 29% 30% 21% 18% 23% 25% 25% Somewhat worried 43 34 32 42 45 30 41 39 Not too worried 28 24 24 27 27 38 21 22 Not worried at all 10 13 13 10 11 9 13 13 DK/NA 1 1 1 - - - - 1 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Very worried 29% 23% 21% 27% 21% Somewhat worried 33 41 36 35 48 Not too worried 28 25 27 24 23 Not worried at all 9 10 15 14 7 DK/NA - 1 1 1 2 TREND: How worried are you about another terrorist attack in New York City, very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried or not worried at all? (*asked 3/18/03 & 3/19/03 before bombing of Baghdad) (**asked 3/22/03 & 3/23/03 after bombing had begun) May 23 May 12 May 24 Feb 3 Apr 10 Mar 25 Mar 25 2013 2011 2010 2006 2003 2003** 2003* Very worried 24 24 35 23 29 33 42 Smwht worried 38 43 34 40 37 34 33 Not too worried 26 22 20 22 21 16 16 Not worried at all 12 10 11 14 13 15 8 DK/NA 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 32. As a result of the Boston Marathon bombings, have you or members of your family gone about day-to-day life as usual or have you made some changes? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Life as usual 87% 82% 88% 90% 91% 84% 94% 85% 76% Made some changes 12 18 12 10 8 15 5 15 21 DK/NA 1 - 1 - 2 1 - - 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Life as usual 91% 84% 82% 92% 94% 89% 86% 87% Made some changes 8 14 16 8 6 10 14 11 DK/NA - 2 2 1 - 1 - 1 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Life as usual 82% 86% 93% 86% 85% Made some changes 15 12 7 14 11 DK/NA 3 1 - - 4 WORRIED ABOUT TERRORIST ATTACK ON NYC Q31....... Very SmWht NotWorried Life as usual 72% 93% 91% Made some changes 27 7 7 DK/NA 1 - 2 33. Which comes closer to your view; A) the government should take all steps necessary to prevent additional acts of terrorism in the United States even if it means your basic civil liberties would be violated; or B) the government should take steps to prevent additional acts of terrorism but not if those would violate your basic civil liberties? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp A) All steps 24% 39% 24% 20% 20% 27% 26% 21% 23% B) Shldn't violate civil liberties 70 60 71 74 75 67 69 75 68 DK/NA 6 1 5 6 5 7 5 5 8 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ A) All steps 23% 24% 21% 28% 24% 18% 25% 28% B) Shldn't violate civil liberties 72 69 72 68 72 81 72 63 DK/NA 4 7 7 3 3 2 4 9 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl A) All steps 18% 22% 22% 29% 33% B) Shldn't violate civil liberties 73 73 73 64 63 DK/NA 9 5 5 7 4 WORRIED ABOUT TERRORIST ATTACK ON NYC Q31....... Very SmWht NotWorried A) All steps 35% 25% 15% B) Shldn't violate civil liberties 58 72 78 DK/NA 7 3 7 TREND: Which comes closer to your view; A) the government should take all steps necessary to prevent additional acts of terrorism in the United States even if it means your basic civil liberties would be violated; or B) the government should take steps to prevent additional acts of terrorism but not if those would violate your basic civil liberties? May 23 Sep 08 May 24 Apr 13 Feb 3 Aug 19 Jul 20 2013 2011 2010 2006 2006 2005 2005 A) All steps 24 28 31 29 28 38 30 B) Shldn't violate civil liberties 70 66 65 65 66 55 64 DK/NA 6 6 4 7 6 7 6 34. Do you support or oppose the increased use of surveillance cameras in public places? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 82% 86% 85% 78% 78% 86% 80% 86% 88% Oppose 14 13 12 18 19 11 16 12 12 DK/NA 4 2 3 4 4 3 5 2 - COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Support 79% 84% 86% 78% 79% 83% 81% 85% Oppose 17 13 12 16 16 15 16 12 DK/NA 4 3 1 7 4 2 4 3 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Support 83% 81% 77% 89% 78% Oppose 16 15 18 8 18 DK/NA 1 4 5 3 3 WORRIED ABOUT TERRORIST ATTACK ON NYC Q31....... Very SmWht NotWorried Support 88% 81% 79% Oppose 10 15 17 DK/NA 3 3 4 Demographic Summary
