March 17, 2009 - Ohio Gov. Strickland's Approval Slips, But Still Strong, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Disapprove Of One-Shot Budget Stopgaps Word format Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland still has a solid 56 - 30 percent job approval rating, but his support is down from 63 - 25 percent in a February 5 survey. Also dropping is public approval of a number of his education and budget proposals, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Ohio voters disapprove 45 - 39 percent of the way Gov. Strickland is handling the state's economy, a first for him, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University survey finds. Ohio voters, by a narrow 46 - 43 percent margin, don't like Gov. Strickland's plan to use one-time only funds to meet the state's budget gap. By a 75 - 21 percent margin, voters support the proposal that will be on their November ballot to give those who served in the armed forces during recent wars up to a $1,000 bonus. Voters also support 64 - 29 percent the Governor's plan to resume passenger train service between the state's big cities. "Gov. Strickland's numbers are down from a net 38 percent positive to a net 26 percent rating in six weeks. The movement is not large, but the fact that support for a number of his proposals and his handling of the economy is off that much and more is an indication that the public anxiety over the economy is taking its toll on his support," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "The numbers themselves are not something that the Governor needs to worry about, but the trend, if it were to continue, could create a political problem for him." "These numbers are the first indication that Ohio voters are beginning to blame Gov. Strickland for the bad economy, with only 39 percent of voters approving his performance on the economy and 45 disapproving. In Quinnipiac University's last poll, February 5, his rating on the economy was a positive 44 - 37 percent," said Brown. "His support is weakest among those with lower incomes, less education and younger voters, who made up the Democratic coalition that elected him governor and Barack Obama President," added Brown. "The one positive change for Strickland is that support for his plan to lengthen the school year from 180 days to 200 days over ten years has increased from 51 percent to 55 percent." Compared to the February 5 survey, voters are liking the Governor's education proposals less as time passes. Then, by 42 - 22 percent voters believed that the Governor's plan would improve education in Ohio. Now, it's almost a wash, with 31 percent thinking that same way, 29 percent saying no, and 40 percent not sure. Despite the Governor's pledge that his education plan won't raise taxes, three-quarters of voters expect to pay more in levies, compared to 69 percent who felt that way last month. Almost that many, 70 percent, think Ohio should require all students to pass the same statewide test to graduate, up from 66 percent in February. Strickland wants to eliminate the Ohio Graduation Test as a requirement to get a high school diploma and replace it with a series of other requirements. "Strickland's decision to use roughly $7 billion from the federal stimulus package and the state's rainy day fund to close the budget gap does not sit well with voters," said Brown. "The Republican criticism that he is putting off dealing with the problem and that the state will face even harder times when that money is not available is striking a chord with many voters." Despite the drop in public support for his programs and his job performance, Strickland remains in good shape for re-election, the poll shows. In mythical trial heats he remains ahead of the two leading candidates for the Republican nomination to oppose him in 2010. Strickland leads former Congressman and Fox News host John Kasich 51 - 31 percent and former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine 50 - 34 percent. In a GOP primary for that nomination, DeWine leads Kasich 32 - 27 percent, a closer race than in February when DeWine led 37 - 22 percent. From March 10- 15, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,299 Ohio voters, with a margin of error of +/- 2.7 percentage points. The survey includes 463 Republicans, with a margin of error of +/-4.6 percentage points. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data and RSS feed - http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, or call (203) 582-5201. 1. (If registered Republican) As you may know there will be an election for governor in Ohio in 2010. Thinking about the Republican primary for governor, if the 2010 Republican primary for governor were being held today and the candidates were John Kasich, Mike DeWine and Kevin Coughlin, for whom would you vote? Reg Reps Kasich 27% DeWine 32 Coughlin 2 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 DK/NA 37 TREND: (If registered Republican) As you may know there will be an election for governor in Ohio in 2010. Thinking about the Republican primary for governor, if the 2010 Republican primary for governor were being held today and the candidates were John Kasich, Mike DeWine and Kevin Coughlin, for whom would you vote? (*Someone Else & Wouldn't Vote volunteered options not in option list) REGISTERED REPUBLICANS Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009* Kasich 27 22 DeWine 32 37 Coughlin 2 3 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 - DK/NA 37 37 4. If the 2010 election for governor were being held today and the candidates were Ted Strickland the Democrat and John Kasich the Republican, for whom would you vote? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Strickland 51% 16% 87% 47% 49% 54% 38% Kasich 31 68 3 25 35 27 45 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 - 1 1 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 DK/NA 15 14 8 25 13 18 15 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Strickland 50% 53% 54% 60% 49% 47% Kasich 39 26 30 24 26 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - 1 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 3 0 DK/NA 8 19 13 14 21 12 TREND: If the 2010 election for governor were being held today and the candidates were Ted Strickland the Democrat and John Kasich the Republican, for whom would you vote? Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 Strickland 51 56 Kasich 31 26 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 DK/NA 15 16 5. If the 2010 election for governor were being held today and the candidates were Ted Strickland the Democrat and Mike DeWine the Republican, for whom would you vote? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Strickland 50% 12% 86% 48% 47% 53% 37% DeWine 34 73 6 28 38 31 49 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 - 2 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 DK/NA 12 12 6 20 11 14 11 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Strickland 52% 50% 50% 63% 46% 47% DeWine 35 31 36 25 35 41 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - 1 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 3 3 2 3 - DK/NA 8 15 10 10 14 10 TREND: If the 2010 election for governor were being held today and the candidates were Ted Strickland the Democrat and Mike DeWine the Republican, for whom would you vote? Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 Strickland 50 54 DeWine 34 32 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 DK/NA 12 11 10. Is your opinion of -- Ted Strickland favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 54% 28% 78% 55% 53% 55% 44% Unfavorable 26 49 7 26 32 22 35 Hvn't hrd enough 17 19 15 16 13 20 19 REFUSED 3 4 1 3 2 4 2 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Favorable 55% 55% 53% 60% 57% 45% Unfavorable 26 25 28 23 24 33 Hvn't hrd enough 16 18 17 12 15 19 REFUSED 2 2 1 6 4 4 TREND: Is your opinion of -- Ted Strickland favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 10 2009 2009 2008 Favorable 54 60 47 Unfavorable 26 19 25 Hvn't hrd enough 17 17 26 REFUSED 3 3 2 11. Is your opinion of -- Mike DeWine favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 40% 58% 30% 38% 42% 39% 48% Unfavorable 25 16 31 27 29 22 19 Hvn't hrd enough 32 23 38 34 28 35 31 REFUSED 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Favorable 37% 40% 50% 23% 38% 50% Unfavorable 26 24 26 32 31 19 Hvn't hrd enough 36 35 20 44 25 27 REFUSED 2 2 3 1 5 4 TREND: Is your opinion of -- Mike DeWine favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 10 2009 2009 2008 Favorable 40 45 43 Unfavorable 25 23 24 Hvn't hrd enough 32 30 32 REFUSED 3 2 1 12. Is your opinion of -- John Kasich favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 21% 39% 9% 19% 27% 16% 27% Unfavorable 6 3 10 6 10 4 4 Hvn't hrd enough 71 58 81 73 62 79 68 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Favorable 42% 16% 18% 28% 13% 15% Unfavorable 8 7 3 10 5 6 Hvn't hrd enough 49 76 77 58 80 78 REFUSED - 1 2 4 2 - TREND: Is your opinion of -- John Kasich favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 10 2009 2009 2008 Favorable 21 21 18 Unfavorable 6 6 8 Hvn't hrd enough 71 71 73 REFUSED 1 1 1 13. Is your opinion of -- Kevin Coughlin favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 4% 4% 3% 4% 4% 3% 2% Unfavorable 2 1 2 4 4 1 3 Hvn't hrd enough 92 94 94 90 91 94 94 REFUSED 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Favorable 4% 4% 6% 3% 4% 1% Unfavorable 2 4 4 1 1 - Hvn't hrd enough 94 90 89 95 93 99 REFUSED - 1 1 2 2 1 TREND:Is your opinion of -- Kevin Coughlin favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 Favorable 4 5% Unfavorable 2 3 Hvn't hrd enough 92 91 REFUSED 1 1 20. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ted Strickland is handling his job as Governor? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 56% 31% 81% 54% 53% 59% 48% Disapprove 30 54 9 30 36 25 38 DK/NA 13 15 10 16 11 15 14 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Approve 57% 57% 56% 60% 58% 51% Disapprove 33 28 29 26 30 36 DK/NA 11 15 15 13 12 14 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ted Strickland is handling his job as Governor? Highest Lowest Approve Approve Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 10 Aug 14 Jun 4 Feb 5 Feb 1 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2009 2007 Approve 56 63 54 60 55 63 45 Disapprove 30 25 25 25 23 25 12 DK/NA 13 12 22 15 23 12 43 26. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Ohio today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Very satisfied 2% 1% 3% 1% 1% 2% 2% Smwht satisfied 30 24 39 26 28 33 29 Smwht dissatisfied 39 42 34 43 39 38 40 Very dissatisfied 28 32 22 30 31 26 28 DK/NA 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Very satisfied 2% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% Smwht satisfied 30 28 23 40 37 33 Smwht dissatisfied 42 40 31 26 42 36 Very dissatisfied 25 30 44 30 18 27 DK/NA 1 1 - 2 1 2 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Ohio today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT.... High Low Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 11 Aug 14 Jun 4 Mar 21 Mar 17 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2007 2009 Very satisfied 2 2 3 3 4 5 2 Smwht satisfied 30 31 30 36 36 49 30 Smwht dissatisfied 39 37 35 37 33 28 39 Very dissatisfied 28 28 31 23 26 16 28 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 27. Do you think that Ted Strickland has kept his campaign promises so far or not? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Yes 46% 31% 62% 43% 46% 46% 40% No 30 41 16 34 34 25 30 DK/NA 24 28 22 22 20 28 30 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Yes 48% 44% 46% 58% 48% 41% No 28 32 31 26 29 25 DK/NA 24 23 23 17 23 35 TREND: Do you think that Ted Strickland has kept his campaign promises so far or not? Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 11 Aug 14 Jun 4 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 Yes 46 46 44 47 46 No 30 27 26 31 30 DK/NA 24 27 30 22 24 28. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ted Strickland is handling the economy? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 39% 20% 57% 37% 40% 38% 30% Disapprove 45 63 28 48 47 44 51 DK/NA 16 17 15 15 13 18 19 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Approve 42% 39% 39% 56% 36% 33% Disapprove 44 45 48 34 47 49 DK/NA 14 16 14 10 17 19 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Approve 34% 33% 46% 38% 39% 47% 35% 50% Disapprove 51 52 38 44 47 44 48 37 DK/NA 15 16 16 18 15 10 17 13 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ted Strickland is handling the economy? Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 Approve 39 44% Disapprove 45 37 DK/NA 16 19 39. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ted Strickland is handling the state budget? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 44% 27% 62% 42% 47% 42% 36% Disapprove 36 51 17 41 38 34 41 DK/NA 20 22 20 18 15 25 23 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Approve 48% 46% 41% 53% 43% 36% Disapprove 35 36 37 32 40 34 DK/NA 18 19 22 15 18 30 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ted Strickland is handling the state budget? Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 11 2009 2009 2008 Approve 44 48 41 Disapprove 36 30 31 DK/NA 20 21 29 40. To balance the state budget next year, if you had to choose, which would you prefer - raising taxes to keep state services at their current level or Cutting state services to keep taxes at their current level? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Raising taxes 32% 20% 43% 31% 30% 35% 24% Cutting services 56 71 42 57 60 51 67 DK/NA 12 8 15 11 10 14 10 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Raising taxes 41% 29% 28% 25% 35% 33% Cutting services 51 55 55 66 55 61 DK/NA 8 16 17 8 10 6 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Raising taxes 44% 30% 30% 34% 32% 34% 30% 41% Cutting services 46 62 55 51 60 61 57 53 DK/NA 9 8 16 15 7 5 14 6 TREND: To balance the state budget next year, if you had to choose, which would you prefer - raising taxes to keep state services at their current level or cutting state services to keep taxes at their current level? Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 11 2009 2009 2008 Raising taxes 32 30 24 Cutting services 56 59 62 DK/NA 12 12 13 41. Governor Strickland has ruled out raising state taxes to alleviate Ohio's budget situation. Do you agree with him that taxes should not be raised, or do you think that some tax increase should be considered? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl No tax increase 56% 71% 45% 53% 57% 54% 64% Consider increase 42 28 52 45 41 43 33 DK/NA 2 1 3 2 2 3 3 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt No tax increase 43% 58% 62% 62% 58% 56% Consider increase 55 39 37 37 40 42 DK/NA 2 3 1 1 1 2 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree No tax increase 39% 59% 60% 51% 60% 55% 57% 52% Consider increase 58 40 37 47 39 43 41 46 DK/NA 3 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 TREND: Governor Strickland has ruled out raising state taxes to alleviate Ohio's budget situation. Do you agree with him that taxes should not be raised, or do you think that some tax increase should be considered? Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 11 2009 2009 2008 No tax increases 56 57 64 Consider increases 42 39 33 DK/NA 2 3 3 42. Governor Strickland has offered a new education plan for Ohio that would affect how schools are funded, how students are taught and how teachers are trained. How much have you heard or read about Strickland's new education plan? A lot, some, not much, or nothing at all? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl A lot 10% 9% 7% 12% 11% 9% 9% Some 29 30 29 28 26 31 31 Not much 34 34 37 31 36 32 34 Nothing 28 27 27 29 27 28 25 DK/NA - 1 - - - - - KidsIn Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt PubSch A lot 10% 10% 11% 6% 10% 8% 8% Some 24 30 28 32 27 33 33 Not much 38 31 42 36 32 30 30 Nothing 28 29 19 25 31 28 30 DK/NA - - - - - - - AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree A lot 7% 9% 11% 7% 11% 13% 7% 16% Some 27 27 30 25 32 34 26 39 Not much 35 31 35 37 32 29 35 29 Nothing 31 33 24 30 24 23 32 16 DK/NA - - - - - - - - TREND: Governor Strickland has offered a new education plan for Ohio that would affect how schools are funded, how students are taught and how teachers are trained. How much have you heard or read about Strickland's new education plan? A lot, some, not much, or nothing at all? Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 A lot 10 11 Some 29 32 Not much 34 31 Nothing 28 25 DK/NA - 1 43. Do you think Governor Strickland's plan will improve education in Ohio or not? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Yes 31% 22% 42% 30% 32% 31% 26% No 29 41 14 31 31 27 36 DK/NA 40 37 44 39 37 42 38 KidsIn Heard Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt PubSch Lot&SmQ42 Yes 32% 33% 30% 43% 27% 25% 31% 49% No 30 27 29 19 33 34 29 39 DK/NA 38 40 41 38 40 41 40 12 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Yes 38% 25% 33% 33% 28% 26% 31% 32% No 23 35 27 26 31 35 27 35 DK/NA 39 40 40 40 42 39 42 34 TREND: Do you think Governor Strickland's plan will improve education in Ohio or not? Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 Yes 31 42 No 29 22 DK/NA 40 36 44. Governor Strickland has said that he will raise the amount of money that the state gives local school districts, but he will not raise state taxes to pay for it. Local districts would be allowed to raise taxes, but they would not have to. If the Governor's plan goes into effect, do you think you will pay more taxes to support education than you are paying now or not? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Yes/Will 74% 81% 69% 72% 77% 70% 77% No/ Will not 18 9 22 22 15 20 16 DK/NA 9 10 9 6 8 10 8 KidsIn Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt PubSch Yes/Will 71% 72% 77% 74% 73% 79% 80% No/ Will not 20 18 14 16 18 15 16 DK/NA 8 10 9 10 9 6 4 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Yes/Will 76% 75% 72% 71% 79% 79% 73% 77% No/ Will not 19 17 17 19 15 14 18 17 DK/NA 6 8 11 10 6 7 10 7 TREND: Governor Strickland has said that he will raise the amount of money that the state gives local school districts, but he will not raise state taxes to pay for it. Local districts would be allowed to raise taxes, but they would not have to. If the Governor's plan goes into effect, do you think you will pay more taxes to support education than you are paying now or not? Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 Yes/Will 74 69 No/Will not 18 22 DK/NA 9 9 45. Would you be willing to pay more in taxes to increase the amount of money that goes to schools in Ohio or not? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Yes 45% 37% 55% 43% 42% 48% 42% No 52 62 42 52 55 49 56 DK/NA 3 2 3 5 4 3 2 KidsIn Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt PubSch Yes 48% 44% 41% 54% 43% 45% 53% No 48 53 58 46 54 49 44 DK/NA 3 4 1 - 3 6 2 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Yes 68% 40% 39% 46% 46% 46% 42% 54% No 28 57 58 50 50 53 54 44 DK/NA 5 2 4 4 4 1 4 2 TREND: Would you be willing to pay more in taxes to increase the amount of money that goes to schools in Ohio or not? Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 Yes 45 51 No 52 45 DK/NA 3 5 46. In general, do you think the requirements for graduation from Ohio's public high schools are too strict, not strict enough, or about right? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Too strict 6% 3% 9% 7% 4% 8% 6% Not strict enough 44 45 39 50 51 38 41 About right 41 46 45 33 38 44 46 DK/NA 8 6 8 9 7 9 7 KidsIn Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt PubSch Too strict 10% 4% 9% 6% 4% 8% 9% Not strict enough 38 45 39 54 52 45 30 About right 44 41 43 33 39 42 56 DK/NA 8 10 9 7 5 5 5 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Too strict 10% 7% 4% 9% 3% 1% 7% 4% Not strict enough 43 40 48 42 51 46 44 44 About right 42 48 36 39 43 47 41 43 DK/NA 5 5 11 11 3 6 8 9 TREND. In general, do you think the requirements for graduation from Ohio's public high schools are too strict, not strict enough, or about right? Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 Too strict 6 9 Not strict enough 44 38 About right 41 45 DK/NA 8 8 47. Currently, students must pass the same statewide exam, the Ohio Graduation Test, to graduate from high school. Do you think that Ohio should require all students to pass the same statewide test to graduate or don't you think so? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Yes 70% 78% 68% 67% 73% 68% 69% No 25 19 26 29 21 28 25 DK/NA 5 3 6 4 6 4 6 KidsIn Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt PubSch Yes 66% 71% 74% 66% 67% 78% 71% No 28 23 23 30 28 20 27 DK/NA 6 6 3 4 5 1 2 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Yes 62% 71% 73% 70% 71% 72% 73% 63% No 33 26 20 24 26 26 22 33 DK/NA 5 3 6 6 3 2 5 5 TREND: Currently, students must pass the same statewide exam, the Ohio Graduation Test, to graduate from high school. Do you think that Ohio should require all students to pass the same statewide test to graduate or don't you think so? Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 Yes 70 66 No 25 30 DK/NA 5 5 48. Governor Strickland wants to increase the school year in Ohio from its current 180 days to 200 days. The increase would take effect over a 10-year period. Do you support or oppose increasing the school year to 200 days? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Support 55% 45% 61% 58% 56% 54% 49% Oppose 39 49 33 37 39 40 47 DK/NA 6 6 6 5 5 7 4 KidsIn Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt PubSch Support 57% 53% 62% 52% 53% 54% 50% Oppose 39 39 32 42 42 40 47 DK/NA 4 8 6 6 5 6 3 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Support 55% 54% 56% 56% 56% 54% 54% 57% Oppose 42 40 37 38 39 42 40 37 DK/NA 3 6 7 6 6 4 6 5 TREND: Governor Strickland wants to increase the school year in Ohio from its current 180 days to 200 days. The increase would take effect over a 10-year period. Do you support or oppose increasing the school year to 200 days? Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 Support 55 51 Oppose 39 42 DK/NA 6 7 49. To balance the state budget Governor Strickland's 2 year proposal uses about 7 billion dollars of federal and state money that will only be available this year. Which comes closer to your point of view: using one-time money to balance the budget is a bad idea because it will lead to a larger deficit in the future or using one-time money to balance the budget is a good idea because it will reduce the deficit right now? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Bad idea 46% 60% 35% 44% 52% 40% 55% Good idea 43 32 56 41 40 46 32 DK/NA 11 8 10 15 8 14 13 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Bad idea 44% 45% 51% 36% 48% 48% Good idea 46 44 39 46 42 40 DK/NA 10 12 10 17 10 12 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Bad idea 56% 49% 39% 43% 50% 53% 45% 47% Good idea 37 44 45 45 39 43 43 44 DK/NA 7 7 16 12 11 4 12 9 50. Voters this November will be asked to approve state paid bonuses of up to 1,000 dollars each for people who served in the armed forces during recent wars or for their surviving families. The state will borrow about 200 million dollars to fund this program. Do you support or oppose 1,000 dollar bonuses for veterans and their families? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Support 75% 71% 81% 74% 78% 73% 74% Oppose 21 25 15 23 19 23 23 DK/NA 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Support 75% 75% 76% 83% 76% 74% Oppose 22 22 18 16 23 21 DK/NA 3 4 7 1 1 5 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Support 81% 73% 74% 79% 73% 71% 78% 67% Oppose 15 23 22 19 23 26 19 28 DK/NA 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 5 51. Governor Strickland is proposing passenger train service between Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Dayton. Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Good idea 64% 56% 75% 59% 62% 65% 57% Bad idea 29 38 18 33 33 26 37 DK/NA 7 6 7 8 5 9 7 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Good idea 52% 70% 60% 62% 66% 65% Bad idea 41 23 32 32 31 26 DK/NA 7 8 7 6 3 9 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Good idea 73% 62% 61% 66% 60% 65% 63% 67% Bad idea 19 33 31 25 35 33 30 28 DK/NA 9 5 8 9 5 2 8 5 52. If train service between these cities is established, how likely would you be to use it - very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely or not likely at all? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Very likely 18% 12% 24% 18% 18% 19% 11% Smwht likely 28 25 31 29 29 26 25 Not too likely 14 17 10 15 13 14 15 Not likely at all 39 46 35 37 40 39 49 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Very likely 19% 19% 15% 7% 20% 18% Smwht likely 22 33 29 16 24 29 Not too likely 12 14 10 17 16 14 Not likely at all 46 33 43 59 40 39 DK/NA - 1 2 1 - 1 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Very likely 21% 20% 16% 17% 18% 24% 16% 24% Smwht likely 31 29 25 29 26 33 27 31 Not too likely 15 12 14 14 16 11 13 15 Not likely at all 33 38 43 40 40 31 43 29 DK/NA - - 1 1 - - 1 1
