January 10, 2013 - Virginia Voters Want Armed Cops In Schools, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Frustrated By Fiscal Cliff Deal Word format Virginia voters come down on both sides of the gun control issues as they support 66 - 29 percent placing an armed police officer in every school, while they also support 60 - 36 percent limiting gun purchases to one per month, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. By an overwhelming 92 - 7 percent, Virginia voters support background checks for people who buy guns at gun shows, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. But 50 percent say gun ownership helps protect people from crime, while 41 percent say it puts people at risk. Voters disapprove 46 - 41 percent of the agreement in Washington to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff." They are frustrated rather than relieved by the deal struck by President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress, voters say 55 - 37 percent. Gun control laws in Virginia should be more strict, 49 percent of registered voters say, while 6 percent say less strict and 42 percent feel laws should remain the same. That compares to an August poll in which 44 percent of voters wanted stricter laws, while 44 percent wanted laws to remain the same, with 9 percent saying laws should be less strict. "Virginians, by a slight margin, are in favor of more gun control, but they don't seem to fit nicely into either camp in the gun debate following the Newtown school massacre," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "There has been a small increase in the number favoring tougher gun control, but it is not large. Moreover, the idea of stationing armed police in public schools, which many nationally have ridiculed, is favored by two out of three Virginians." "The data indicates that gun control is the ultimate geographic issue. Voters in rural areas are the least supportive of gun control while suburbanites and city residents are more likely to favor it," said Brown. On the basic gun control question, 61 percent of urban residents, 49 percent of suburban residents and 40 percent of rural residents think the laws should be stricter. Virginia voter opinion on a variety of gun-related issues is: 58 - 39 percent support for a national ban on assault weapons; 59 - 37 percent support for banning high capacity ammunition magazines; 62 - 27 percent that allowing people to own assault weapons makes the country more dangerous; 64 - 24 percent that if they agreed with a political candidate on other issues, but not on the issue of guns, they could still vote for that candidate; 66 - 31 percent oppose allowing teachers to carry concealed weapons in the classroom; 59 - 33 percent that the National Rifle Assn. is more concerned with protecting gun-owners' rights than in protecting gun-makers' profits. Looking for the most effective way to prevent mass shootings at schools: 29 percent say increase government spending on mental health; 27 percent say increase police presence at schools; 24 percent say ban assault weapons; 16 percent say reduce gun violence on television, in movies and video games. Virginia voters approve 52 - 44 percent of the job President Obama is doing, unchanged from a November 14 Quinnipiac University poll. By a similar 52 - 44 percent margin, voters say the president showed leadership during the fiscal negotiations and by a 50 - 21 percent margin, voters say Obama did a better job in the negotiations than Republicans in Congress. Change the military to reduce federal spending, 45 percent of Virginia voters say, with 20 percent calling for changes in Medicare and 15 percent looking to reform Social Security. From January 4 - 7, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,134 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, 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. 11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 52% 9% 93% 46% 46% 58% 40% 91% Disapprove 44 88 4 50 51 38 56 5 DK/NA 3 3 2 4 3 4 3 4 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Approve 49% 35% 32% 37% 36% 45% 21% 40% Disapprove 49 61 64 63 62 51 76 55 DK/NA 2 5 4 1 2 4 3 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 57% 49% 57% 52% 48% 61% 50% 51% 49% Disapprove 41 46 39 45 51 33 46 47 49 DK/NA 2 4 4 4 1 6 4 2 2 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? (*High also 52% Nov 2012) APPROVE....... High Low Jan 10 Nov 14 Jul 19 Jun 07 Mar 20 Jan 10 Sep 15 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013* 2011 Approve 52 52 45 48 49 52 40 Disapprove 44 44 51 47 47 44 54 DK/NA 3 4 4 5 4 3 6 14. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Virginia today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Very satisfied 8% 12% 6% 10% 11% 6% 10% 2% Smwht satisfied 57 61 59 52 61 54 55 63 Smwht dissatisfied 24 16 26 27 19 29 24 25 Very dissatisfied 10 11 9 11 9 11 10 9 DK/NA 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Virginia today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Jan 10 Nov 15 Feb 09 Dec 22 Oct 12 Sep 14 Jun 29 2013 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Very satisfied 8 10 11 11 10 13 11 Smwht satisfied 57 57 55 53 56 55 57 Smwht dissatisfied 24 22 25 23 24 24 23 Very dissatisfied 10 11 9 11 9 7 8 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 15. Are you generally optimistic or pessimistic about the next four years with Barack Obama as president? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Optimistic 57% 16% 95% 53% 49% 64% 47% 88% Pessimistic 40 80 3 45 48 32 50 7 DK/NA 3 4 2 2 2 4 3 5 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Optimistic 53% 44% 38% 44% 40% 54% 28% 49% Pessimistic 46 53 58 55 58 42 67 49 DK/NA 2 3 4 - 1 4 5 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Optimistic 61% 55% 61% 59% 51% 72% 59% 53% 49% Pessimistic 37 41 34 39 46 27 39 44 44 DK/NA 2 4 5 2 3 1 2 3 7 TREND: Are you generally optimistic or pessimistic about the next four years with Barack Obama as president? Jan 10 Nov 14 2013 2012 Optimistic 57 58 Pessimistic 40 39 DK/NA 3 3 16. By the end of Barack Obama's second term in office, do you expect the economy to be better than it is today, worse than it is today, or about the same? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Better 43% 9% 81% 33% 36% 49% 34% 74% Worse 29 61 1 29 34 25 37 3 About the same 26 29 17 36 29 24 27 21 DK/NA 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Better 42% 29% 28% 29% 28% 39% 16% 39% Worse 32 40 45 37 40 34 56 35 About the same 26 28 24 33 30 25 26 25 DK/NA 1 3 3 - 2 2 3 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Better 48% 39% 44% 43% 44% 42% 42% 43% 42% Worse 25 32 27 29 29 21 28 32 34 About the same 26 27 27 27 26 35 27 23 21 DK/NA 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 TREND: By the end of Barack Obama's second term in office, do you expect the economy to be better than it is today, worse than it is today, or about the same? Jan 10 Nov 14 2013 2012 Better 43 51 Worse 29 31 About the same 26 16 DK/NA 2 1 17. Next, I'd like to ask you about the agreement reached by the president and Congress to avoid the fiscal cliff. Based on what you have heard or read about this agreement, do you approve or disapprove of it? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 41% 21% 65% 35% 41% 42% 36% 61% Disapprove 46 69 20 54 52 40 52 21 DK/NA 13 9 15 11 7 18 12 18 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Approve 42% 32% 29% 33% 34% 37% 20% 36% Disapprove 47 56 59 55 58 47 68 51 DK/NA 11 13 12 12 7 16 13 13 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 46% 39% 43% 40% 44% 45% 37% 42% 42% Disapprove 43 47 42 47 48 34 49 49 46 DK/NA 11 14 15 13 8 21 14 9 12 18. Do you feel mostly relieved that an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff has been reached, or mostly frustrated about the outcome of the negotiations? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Relieved 37% 22% 59% 31% 33% 40% 31% 59% Frustrated 55 73 32 62 62 49 62 29 DK/NA 8 5 9 7 5 11 7 12 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Relieved 35% 29% 27% 38% 27% 35% 21% 34% Frustrated 61 63 65 55 69 55 70 60 DK/NA 4 8 8 7 3 10 9 6 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Relieved 37% 37% 40% 34% 36% 50% 40% 32% 29% Frustrated 57 54 48 59 60 39 53 63 59 DK/NA 6 9 12 7 4 11 7 5 12 19. During the recent fiscal cliff negotiations in Washington, do you think Barack Obama has shown strong qualities of leadership, or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 52% 14% 87% 48% 45% 59% 41% 91% No 44 83 9 48 51 37 55 6 DK/NA 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Yes 46% 38% 35% 37% 35% 47% 23% 44% No 51 57 61 59 61 49 71 53 DK/NA 3 5 4 4 4 4 6 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Yes 56% 50% 57% 51% 49% 55% 53% 53% 47% No 42 45 37 45 49 37 43 45 50 DK/NA 2 5 6 4 2 8 5 2 3 20. Do you think the recent disagreements in Washington about avoiding the fiscal cliff were mostly about doing what was best for the country or mostly about gaining political advantage? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Best for country 18% 9% 34% 10% 17% 19% 10% 41% Political advantage 74 86 56 84 76 73 82 52 BOTH (VOL) 3 1 4 1 3 3 2 4 NEITHER (VOL) 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 DK/NA 4 3 5 3 3 5 5 2 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Best for country 9% 11% 11% 10% 9% 12% 11% 10% Political advantage 86 79 83 81 85 79 83 83 BOTH (VOL) 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 NEITHER (VOL) - 1 - 1 1 - - - DK/NA 2 7 5 5 3 7 5 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Best for country 12% 21% 22% 20% 12% 20% 20% 16% 17% Political advantage 82 70 67 75 82 68 71 79 75 BOTH (VOL) 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 NEITHER (VOL) 1 1 - - 1 - 2 1 1 DK/NA 2 6 8 1 2 8 3 3 6 21. Who do you think did a better job handling negotiations to avoid the fiscal cliff President Obama or the Republicans in Congress? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Obama 50% 12% 88% 47% 46% 54% 41% 86% Reps in Congress 21 45 3 20 23 19 26 3 BOTH (VOL) 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 NEITHER (VOL) 20 35 2 26 25 16 24 5 DK/NA 7 5 6 6 3 9 7 3 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Obama 50% 35% 33% 36% 38% 44% 22% 43% Reps in Congress 20 30 29 34 28 24 39 24 BOTH (VOL) 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 NEITHER (VOL) 22 24 27 19 28 20 29 22 DK/NA 6 8 8 5 4 11 8 8 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Obama 56% 47% 54% 49% 49% 54% 51% 49% 48% Reps in Congress 16 23 21 18 20 17 17 22 27 BOTH (VOL) 2 2 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 NEITHER (VOL) 20 21 14 23 24 14 24 23 18 DK/NA 6 7 9 7 4 14 5 5 5 22. As you may know, the largest items in the federal budget are the military, Social Security, and Medicare, the government health insurance program for seniors. If you had to choose one, which of the following programs would you be willing to change in order to cut spending: Medicare, Social Security, or the military? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Medicare 20% 33% 11% 19% 23% 18% 20% 13% Social Security 15 25 8 15 15 16 18 10 The Military 45 21 66 46 45 44 41 53 DK/NA 20 22 15 21 17 22 20 24 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Medicare 21% 20% 22% 24% 24% 17% 25% 20% Social Security 21 16 18 29 19 17 19 21 The Military 48 37 34 31 42 41 27 38 DK/NA 10 27 27 16 16 24 29 21 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Medicare 21% 20% 15% 24% 26% 25% 19% 21% 15% Social Security 18 14 13 16 19 19 18 15 11 The Military 51 40 46 49 42 44 47 45 40 DK/NA 10 25 26 11 13 12 16 19 34 23. Do you think the laws covering the sale of guns in Virginia should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk More strict 49% 22% 80% 40% 39% 58% 43% 72% Less strict 6 10 1 5 8 4 6 4 Kept the same 42 66 15 50 50 34 48 20 DK/NA 4 2 4 5 3 4 3 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ More strict 53% 47% 49% 48% 51% 42% 47% 50% 57% Less strict 4 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 3 Kept the same 40 43 41 44 38 46 41 42 36 DK/NA 3 4 4 3 3 5 5 2 4 East/ West/ AREA............... North SthEst Rchmnd Shndh Urban Suburb Rural More strict 57% 57% 43% 39% 61% 49% 40% Less strict 4 7 5 8 3 5 8 Kept the same 35 34 48 51 33 41 49 DK/NA 5 3 4 2 3 5 3 GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS...... Yes No <18 InPubSch More strict 32% 68% 48% 50% Less strict 9 2 7 7 Kept the same 58 24 42 38 DK/NA 2 6 4 5 TREND: Do you think the laws covering the sale of guns in Virginia should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now? Jan 10 Aug 08 2013 2012 More strict 49 44 Less strict 6 9 Kept the same 42 44 DK/NA 4 4 24. As you may know, high-capacity magazines or clips can hold many rounds of ammunition, so a shooter can fire more rounds without manually reloading. Would you favor or oppose a nationwide ban on the sale of high-capacity magazines that hold many rounds of ammunition? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favor 59% 46% 79% 55% 48% 70% 57% 69% Oppose 37 51 18 41 49 26 39 28 DK/NA 3 3 3 3 3 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 64% 57% 60% 61% 60% 57% 52% 61% 68% Oppose 33 40 36 37 38 40 44 36 28 DK/NA 3 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 4 East/ West/ AREA............... North SthEst Rchmnd Shndh Urban Suburb Rural Favor 65% 62% 58% 49% 66% 62% 52% Oppose 32 36 38 48 31 35 44 DK/NA 3 2 4 4 2 3 4 GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS...... Yes No <18 InPubSch Favor 47% 74% 57% 56% Oppose 49 24 40 41 DK/NA 4 3 3 3 25. Would you favor or oppose a nationwide ban on assault weapons? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favor 58% 41% 81% 52% 47% 67% 54% 72% Oppose 39 55 17 42 51 27 42 25 DK/NA 4 4 2 5 2 5 5 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favor 62% 55% 60% 58% 56% 50% 50% 61% 70% Oppose 35 41 37 39 40 45 48 35 26 DK/NA 3 4 3 3 4 5 2 4 4 East/ West/ AREA............... North SthEst Rchmnd Shndh Urban Suburb Rural Favor 60% 59% 58% 52% 67% 56% 53% Oppose 36 35 39 46 29 39 43 DK/NA 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS...... Yes No <18 InPubSch Favor 45% 73% 55% 56% Oppose 51 25 42 41 DK/NA 4 2 3 3 26. 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 27. Would you favor or oppose limiting gun purchases to one per month in Virginia? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favor 60% 42% 79% 60% 52% 67% 56% 74% Oppose 36 56 18 35 46 28 40 23 DK/NA 4 2 3 5 3 4 3 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favor 65% 57% 62% 60% 60% 60% 57% 61% 62% Oppose 32 39 34 37 36 37 39 36 32 DK/NA 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 2 6 East/ West/ AREA............... North SthEst Rchmnd Shndh Urban Suburb Rural Favor 61% 60% 62% 54% 64% 62% 54% Oppose 34 35 36 44 32 34 43 DK/NA 5 5 2 1 3 4 3 GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS...... Yes No <18 InPubSch Favor 47% 75% 56% 57% Oppose 51 20 41 40 DK/NA 2 5 3 3 28. Do you think that gun ownership in the United States does more to protect people from becoming victims of crime, or does more to put people's safety at risk? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Protects people 50% 77% 27% 55% 60% 42% 57% 36% Puts people at risk 41 16 66 36 34 47 34 56 DK/NA 9 7 7 9 6 11 8 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Protects people 44% 54% 49% 52% 48% 49% 52% 53% 45% Puts people at risk 48 37 41 39 44 43 40 39 43 DK/NA 9 9 10 9 8 9 8 8 12 East/ West/ AREA............... North SthEst Rchmnd Shndh Urban Suburb Rural Protects people 41% 50% 54% 60% 41% 48% 60% Puts people at risk 52 41 37 30 51 43 31 DK/NA 7 9 9 10 8 9 9 GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS...... Yes No <18 InPubSch Protects people 68% 32% 53% 55% Puts people at risk 26 58 38 36 DK/NA 7 10 9 8 29. Do you think allowing citizens to own assault weapons makes the country safer or more dangerous? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Safer 27% 43% 9% 29% 36% 18% 30% 13% More dangerous 62 41 87 56 51 72 56 82 DK/NA 11 15 4 15 13 10 13 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Safer 23% 29% 23% 28% 28% 29% 31% 28% 16% More dangerous 66 60 66 62 60 60 56 62 73 DK/NA 11 12 11 10 12 10 13 10 11 East/ West/ AREA............... North SthEst Rchmnd Shndh Urban Suburb Rural Safer 28% 23% 27% 30% 19% 28% 32% More dangerous 62 69 60 56 73 62 54 DK/NA 9 8 14 14 8 11 14 GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS...... Yes No <18 InPubSch Safer 39% 12% 29% 30% More dangerous 46 81 58 59 DK/NA 14 7 13 11 30. If you agreed with a political candidate on other issues, but not on the issue of guns, could you still vote for that candidate, or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 64% 65% 68% 62% 62% 66% 64% 66% No 24 24 23 25 28 20 23 24 DK/NA 12 12 9 13 10 14 13 10 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Yes 73% 59% 60% 68% 73% 73% 67% 61% 56% No 19 27 28 23 19 18 22 27 27 DK/NA 8 14 12 9 8 9 11 11 17 East/ West/ AREA............... North SthEst Rchmnd Shndh Urban Suburb Rural Yes 72% 66% 62% 55% 62% 71% 58% No 21 23 24 30 24 20 28 DK/NA 7 12 14 15 15 9 14 GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS...... Yes No <18 InPubSch Yes 60% 70% 71% 70% No 28 19 19 21 DK/NA 12 11 10 10 31. 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 32. Do you favor or oppose allowing teachers to carry concealed weapons in the classroom? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favor 31% 54% 11% 30% 38% 25% 35% 13% Oppose 66 44 86 67 60 71 61 85 DK/NA 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favor 27% 33% 30% 31% 31% 26% 34% 35% 23% Oppose 71 64 66 67 68 72 65 61 71 DK/NA 2 3 4 2 - 2 1 4 6 East/ West/ AREA............... North SthEst Rchmnd Shndh Urban Suburb Rural Favor 22% 28% 33% 43% 26% 27% 38% Oppose 77 69 63 52 70 71 58 DK/NA - 3 4 5 3 2 4 GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS...... Yes No <18 InPubSch Favor 42% 18% 34% 31% Oppose 55 79 65 68 DK/NA 3 3 1 1 33. Which of the following approaches do you think would be the most effective way to prevent mass shootings at schools, like the one that occurred in Newtown, Connecticut: banning assault weapons, or increasing police presence at schools, or decreasing gun violence on television, in movies, and video games, or increasing government spending on mental health screening and treatment? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Ban assault weapons 24% 14% 41% 16% 20% 28% 20% 36% Police at schools 27 38 20 23 35 20 26 26 Decrease violent TV/Movies/Games 16 25 10 17 14 18 19 7 Spending on mental health 29 19 26 38 26 31 30 27 DK/NA 5 3 3 6 5 4 5 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Ban assault weapons 26% 23% 22% 25% 29% 26% 23% 24% 24% Police at schools 21 30 30 26 23 35 29 25 18 Decrease violent TV/Movies/Games 15 16 17 19 12 7 14 18 23 Spending on mental health 33 26 28 27 29 31 28 29 27 DK/NA 5 4 3 3 7 1 6 4 8 East/ West/ AREA............... North SthEst Rchmnd Shndh Urban Suburb Rural Ban assault weapons 32% 28% 20% 16% 30% 26% 18% Police at schools 19 31 28 31 23 24 33 Decrease violent TV/Movies/Games 16 9 17 22 12 16 19 Spending on mental health 29 27 30 27 30 31 25 DK/NA 5 5 5 3 6 3 5 GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS...... Yes No <18 InPubSch Ban assault weapons 14% 35% 25% 25% Police at schools 34 19 28 31 Decrease violent TV/Movies/Games 17 14 12 10 Spending on mental health 30 28 29 27 DK/NA 5 4 6 7 34. Do you think the National Rifle Association cares more about protecting the rights of gun-owners or more about protecting the profits of gun-makers? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Rights/Gun-owners 59% 83% 39% 60% 63% 55% 64% 43% Profits/Gun-makers 33 11 52 31 30 36 28 50 DK/NA 9 6 9 8 8 9 8 8 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Rights/Gun-owners 55% 61% 56% 56% 61% 49% 58% 63% 60% Profits/Gun-makers 37 30 34 36 34 38 36 30 29 DK/NA 8 9 10 8 6 12 6 7 11 East/ West/ AREA............... North SthEst Rchmnd Shndh Urban Suburb Rural Rights/Gun-owners 53% 54% 64% 63% 51% 57% 67% Profits/Gun-makers 38 38 28 28 41 34 26 DK/NA 9 8 9 9 8 10 7 GUN HSHOLD HAVE KIDS...... Yes No <18 InPubSch Rights/Gun-owners 69% 48% 60% 60% Profits/Gun-makers 23 44 32 33 DK/NA 8 9 8 7 Demographic Summary
