Maurice Carroll, Director, Quinnipiac University Polling Institute (203) 582-5334 Rubenstein Associates, Inc.

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NEW YORK VOTERS TRUST CUOMO MORE THAN TEACHERS UNION, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS; OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL REFORM IDEAS
New York State voters trust Gov. Andrew Cuomo more than the teachers union 50 38 percent to protect the interests of New York State public school students, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Voters with children in public school trust the governor more than the union 51 38 percent. Voters in union households back Cuomo 47 42 percent. Voters give Gov. Cuomo a slim 45 42 percent approval rating for the way he is handling education, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. By overwhelming margins, however, they support Cuomos school reform proposals: 64 31 percent support for merit pay for outstanding teachers;

67 26 percent, including 58 34 percent in union households and 73 25 percent among public school parents, support for making it easier to fire teachers; 87 9 percent, including 79 15 percent in union households and 89 9 percent among parents, support for basing teacher layoffs on performance rather than seniority. By a 49 23 percent margin, New York State voters have a favorable opinion of their public school teachers. Public school parents like teachers 54 23 percent. But voters say 50 37 percent, including 53 38 percent among parents, that the teachers union plays a negative rather than a positive role in improving the state education system. Voters in union households split 43 44 percent. Consider me the lobbyist for the students, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said last month, and New Yorkers believe him. They trust him more than the teachers union to look out for the kids and they support by margins of 2-1 up to 9-1 proposals to reform the schools, said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. New York City voters did not provide that level of trust for Mayor Michael Bloomberg when they told us they trusted the teachers union more than the mayor to look out for the kids. -more-

Quinnipiac University Poll/February 16, 2012 page 2 The teachers union is a political punching bag these days, and New York voters share that negative view. Does the union play a positive role? New Yorkers say no. Support for the union isnt high even in union households, Carroll added. And on the big three issues merit pay, making it easier to fire bad teachers and ending LIFO (last in; first out) in deciding on layoffs the union loses. But, even if they dont like the teachers union, New Yorkers like their kids teachers. New York State voters say 54 34 percent that banning the rental of public school buildings for church services is a bad idea. Voters disagree 61 33 percent with the argument that allowing the rental of public school buildings for church use is an improper mixing of church and state. But voters also disagree 60 33 percent that the ban on such rentals is an improper attack on religion. New York State voters seem to be confused or disinterested by the latest developments in the issue of legislative redistricting:

68 percent of voters dont know whether or not state legislators kept their 2010 campaign
promise to support an independent commission to create legislative district lines; 67 percent say they heard nothing about the new district lines created by state legislators; 71 percent dont know whether or not they approve of these lines; 66 percent dont know whether or not they want the governor to veto these lines. Politicians watch the redistricting dance with fascination. After all, it affects their future. But voters cant or wont follow this important but not very sexy issue, Carroll said. From February 8 13, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,233 New York State 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.

20. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling education? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 45% 42 13 Rep 40% 49 11 Dem 49% 39 12 Ind 49% 38 13 Men 45% 43 12 Wom 44% 42 15 Wht 44% 41 15 Blk 46% 42 13

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Approve Disapprove DK/NA 46% 40 14 43% 44 13

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 45% 45 10 Sub 46% 42 13 45% 44 11 Union HsHld 42% 45 12 46% 35 20

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 37% 46 17 46% 46 9 50% 38 12 48% 41 11

UpStat NYC Approve Disapprove DK/NA 42% 45 14 47% 40 13

HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 41% 46 12 39% 51 9

21. How would you rate the quality of New York State's public schools; very good, fairly good, fairly bad or very bad? Tot Very good Fairly good Fairly bad Very bad DK/NA 7% 46 25 15 7 Rep 8% 50 25 11 5 Dem 7% 46 26 13 9 Ind 7% 45 24 18 7 Men 8% 45 24 16 7 Wom 6% 46 27 14 8 Wht 9% 48 24 12 7 Blk 3% 43 27 19 9

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Very good Fairly good Fairly bad Very bad DK/NA 8% 46 25 12 9 6% 46 25 16 7

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 9% 42 27 14 8 Sub 8% 50 21 12 9 6% 47 27 15 5 Union HsHld 8% 46 24 14 8 6% 51 20 14 9

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 7% 47 28 14 4 4% 41 32 15 8 10% 54 19 12 6 8% 42 26 16 8

UpStat NYC Very good Fairly good Fairly bad Very bad DK/NA 10% 49 23 14 4 3% 39 30 18 11

HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 7% 44 28 17 5 8% 50 24 17 2

TREND: How would you rate the quality of New York State's public schools; very good, fairly good, fairly bad or very bad? Feb 16 2012 Very good Fairly good Fairly bad Very bad DK/NA 7 46 25 15 7 Apr 15 2004 10 46 23 14 7

22. How would you rate the quality of public schools in your community; very good, fairly good, fairly bad or very bad? Tot Very good Fairly good Fairly bad Very bad DK/NA 26% 42 16 11 6 Rep 32% 47 11 5 5 Dem 25% 40 17 12 6 Ind 23% 43 17 12 5 Men 28% 41 14 12 5 Wom 25% 42 17 9 6 Wht 31% 44 13 7 5 Blk 17% 36 20 21 6

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Very good Fairly good Fairly bad Very bad DK/NA 27% 44 16 10 4 26% 41 15 11 6

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 25% 41 19 11 5 Sub 40% 37 15 5 3 27% 44 16 11 3 Union HsHld 29% 42 15 10 4 30% 43 10 10 7

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 21% 44 12 14 9 24% 39 21 12 4 27% 46 14 9 4 33% 40 16 9 2

UpStat NYC Very good Fairly good Fairly bad Very bad DK/NA 31% 44 14 8 3 14% 42 18 17 10

HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 23% 43 18 12 4 29% 43 16 12 1

TREND: How would you rate the quality of public schools in your community; very good, fairly good, fairly bad or very bad? Feb 16 2012 Very good Fairly good Fairly bad Very bad DK/NA 26 42 16 11 6 Apr 15 2004 29 40 15 11 5

23. Is your opinion of New York State's public school teachers favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about them? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 49% 23 26 3 Rep 48% 26 24 2 Dem 53% 17 28 2 Ind 44% 26 27 3 Men 48% 25 25 2 Wom 50% 21 26 3 Wht 51% 22 23 3 Blk 40% 16 42 2

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 60% 21 16 3 42% 24 32 2

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 51% 23 25 1 51% 25 21 2 46% 19 32 4

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 42% 20 37 1 47% 22 27 3 55% 22 22 2 55% 25 18 2

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23. (contd) Is your opinion of New York State's public school teachers favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about them? UpStat NYC Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 50% 21 27 2 50% 23 24 2 Sub 45% 25 26 3 Union HsHld 60% 17 20 3 HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 51% 26 21 2 54% 23 21 2

TREND: Is your opinion of New York State's public school teachers favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about them? Feb 16 2012 Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 49 23 26 3 Jun 02 2011 54 21 21 4 Apr 14 2011 49 25 22 3 Feb 24 2011 50% 22 25 3

24. Generally speaking, do you believe the teachers' union is playing a positive or a negative role in improving New York State's educational system? Tot Positive Negative DK/NA 37% 50 13 Rep 25% 66 9 Dem 52% 34 15 Ind 29% 60 11 Men 34% 56 10 Wom 40% 45 15 Wht 34% 56 11 Blk 54% 28 18

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Positive Negative DK/NA 36% 52 12 38% 49 13

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 41% 49 10 Sub 40% 48 11 38% 51 11 Union HsHld 43% 44 13 32% 53 16

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 36% 43 21 43% 46 11 37% 55 8 34% 60 6

UpStat NYC Positive Negative DK/NA 29% 58 13 44% 43 13

HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 38% 53 9 38% 53 9

TREND: Generally speaking, do you believe the teachers' union is playing a positive or a negative role in improving New York State's educational system? Feb 16 2012 Positive Negative DK/NA 37 50 13 Jun 02 2011 43 48 10 Apr 14 2011 42 49 9 Feb 24 2011 39 51 10 Apr 15 2004 48 35 17

25. Who do you trust more to protect the interests of New York State public school teachers, Governor Cuomo or the teachers' union? Tot Governor Cuomo Teachers' union DK/NA 35% 50 14 Rep 47% 41 12 Dem 25% 59 16 Ind 41% 49 10 Men 40% 48 12 Wom 31% 53 17 Wht 41% 47 12 Blk 19% 61 21

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Governor Cuomo Teachers' union DK/NA 34% 51 15 36% 50 14

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 33% 55 12 Sub 32% 56 11 34% 54 12 Union HsHld 36% 51 13 42% 40 18

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 27% 55 18 29% 54 18 43% 47 9 40% 48 12

UpStat NYC Governor Cuomo Teachers' union DK/NA 38% 45 17 34% 53 14

HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 37% 52 11 35% 52 13

26. Who do you trust more to protect the interests of New York State public school students, Governor Cuomo or the teachers' union? Tot Governor Cuomo Teachers' union DK/NA 50% 38 12 Rep 60% 29 10 Dem 41% 49 9 Ind 56% 29 15 Men 55% 33 12 Wom 45% 43 12 Wht 55% 32 13 Blk 28% 63 9

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Governor Cuomo Teachers' union DK/NA 53% 34 13 48% 41 11

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 48% 42 10 Sub 50% 36 13 50% 37 12 Union HsHld 47% 42 10 55% 32 13

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 38% 53 10 49% 38 14 54% 37 9 59% 29 12

UpStat NYC Governor Cuomo Teachers' union DK/NA 50% 35 15 49% 42 9

HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 51% 39 10 51% 38 10

27. Some people say that public school teachers who do an outstanding job should be rewarded with additional pay, so called merit pay. Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? Tot Good idea Bad idea DK/NA 64% 31 5 Rep 60% 36 5 Dem 72% 23 5 Ind 59% 34 7 Men 67% 28 5 Wom 61% 32 6 Wht 62% 33 6 Blk 76% 21 4

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Good idea Bad idea DK/NA Contd 63% 30 7 65% 31 5

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 70% 26 4 67% 28 5 53% 41 6

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 61% 34 5 73% 22 4 59% 35 6 70% 27 3

27. (contd) Some people say that public school teachers who do an outstanding job should be rewarded with additional pay, so called merit pay. Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? UpStat NYC Good idea Bad idea DK/NA 60% 35 5 71% 25 4 Sub 60% 32 8 Union HsHld 62% 32 6 HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 67% 29 3 64% 33 3

TREND: Some people say that public school teachers who do an outstanding job should be rewarded with additional pay, so called merit pay. Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? Feb 16 2012 Good idea Bad idea DK/NA 64 31 5 Jun 02 2011 68 28 4 Apr 14 2011 67 30 3 Feb 24 2011 64 33 3

28. 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? Tot Good idea Bad idea DK/NA 67% 26 7 Rep 78% 18 4 Dem 55% 36 8 Ind 77% 18 6 Men 72% 23 5 Wom 63% 28 9 Wht 73% 21 7 Blk 45% 50 5

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Good idea Bad idea DK/NA 71% 22 7 65% 28 7

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 71% 24 5 Sub 69% 25 6 69% 26 5 Union HsHld 58% 34 9 60% 31 9

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 63% 28 8 62% 30 8 66% 28 5 80% 16 5

UpStat NYC Good idea Bad idea DK/NA 70% 23 7 63% 29 7

HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 74% 22 4 73% 25 2

TREND: 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? Feb 16 2012 Good idea Bad idea DK/NA 67 26 7 Jun 02 2011 63 31 6 Apr 14 2011 64 31 5 Feb 24 2011 62 33 5

29. If public school administrators need to lay off teachers, do you think they should lay off teachers based on seniority or based on their performance? Tot Seniority Performance DK/NA 9% 87 4 Rep 8% 89 3 Dem 10% 86 4 Ind 7% 89 4 Men 10% 86 5 Wom 8% 88 4 Wht 10% 87 4 Blk 5% 89 6

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Seniority Performance DK/NA 10% 85 5 8% 87 4

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 5% 92 3 Sub 12% 83 5 12% 84 3 Union HsHld 15% 79 6 11% 83 6

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 8% 85 7 6% 89 4 11% 85 4 10% 88 2

UpStat NYC Seniority Performance DK/NA 10% 87 3 6% 88 6

HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 8% 88 3 9% 89 2

TREND: If public school administrators need to lay off teachers, do you think they should lay off teachers based on seniority or based on their performance? Feb 16 2012 Seniority Performance DK/NA 9 87 4 Jun 02 2011 13 82 5 Apr 14 2011 14 82 4 Feb 24 2011 12 85 4

30. As you may know, charter schools are operated by private or non-profit organizations. The schools are paid for with public funds. Do you think there should be an expansion of charter schools in New York State or not? Tot Yes No DK/NA 48% 42 11 Rep 53% 36 10 Dem 44% 46 10 Ind 48% 41 11 Men 52% 38 9 Wom 44% 44 12 Wht 47% 42 11 Blk 55% 35 9

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Yes No DK/NA 47% 42 11 49% 41 10

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 48% 41 10 Sub 45% 45 10 52% 39 9 Union HsHld 43% 45 12 42% 46 12

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 49% 38 13 47% 47 6 47% 43 10 48% 42 10

UpStat NYC Yes No DK/NA 44% 44 11 53% 37 10

HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 46% 44 10 42% 48 11

31. Have you heard or read anything about the issue of banning the rental of public school buildings for church use? Tot Yes No DK/NA 37% 61 1 Rep 38% 61 1 Dem 40% 59 Ind 37% 62 1 Men 41% 58 1 Wom 34% 64 2 Wht 36% 63 1 Blk 35% 65 1

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Yes No DK/NA 49% 50 1 31% 68 1

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 35% 64 1 Sub 36% 63 1 38% 61 1 Union HsHld 43% 56 1 41% 57 2

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 29% 71 33% 67 41% 57 2 47% 53 -

UpStat NYC Yes No DK/NA 23% 76 1 55% 44 1

HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 39% 60 1 32% 67 1

32. Do you think banning the rental of public school buildings for church use is a good idea or a bad idea? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Good idea Bad idea DK/NA 34% 54 12 27% 65 8 38% 47 15 36% 51 12 37% 52 11 31% 56 13 34% 54 12 32% 56 12

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Good idea Bad idea DK/NA 35% 53 12 33% 54 12

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 34% 54 11 Sub 33% 52 15 31% 60 9 Union HsHld 31% 59 10 35% 48 17

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 37% 50 13 41% 52 7 31% 58 11 33% 56 11

UpStat NYC Good idea Bad idea DK/NA 31% 57 12 38% 52 11

HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 29% 61 10 26% 64 10

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33. Some people say that letting churches rent public school buildings for church use is an improper mixing of church and state. Do you agree or disagree? Tot Agree Disagree DK/NA 33% 61 5 Rep 25% 71 5 Dem 41% 53 6 Ind 34% 62 4 Men 34% 62 4 Wom 33% 61 6 Wht 30% 64 6 Blk 40% 57 3

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Agree Disagree DK/NA 33% 63 5 34% 61 6

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 34% 62 4 Sub 42% 54 4 35% 60 5 Union HsHld 29% 66 5 32% 62 6

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 36% 56 8 36% 61 3 30% 67 3 33% 60 6

UpStat NYC Agree Disagree DK/NA 25% 69 6 37% 57 6

HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 26% 69 4 29% 68 3

34. Some people say that banning churches from renting public school buildings for church use is an improper attack on religion. Do you agree or disagree? Tot Agree Disagree DK/NA 33% 60 6 Rep 47% 49 4 Dem 25% 68 7 Ind 29% 64 7 Men 35% 59 6 Wom 32% 61 7 Wht 35% 59 6 Blk 30% 65 5

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Agree Disagree DK/NA 33% 62 5 33% 60 7

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 35% 61 3 Sub 29% 63 9 33% 60 7 Union HsHld 35% 59 7 30% 63 8

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 36% 58 6 30% 66 4 31% 61 8 37% 59 4

UpStat NYC Agree Disagree DK/NA 36% 58 6 33% 62 5

HAVE KIDS... <18 PubSch 35% 59 7 31% 60 9

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40. When they were running for election in 2010, most state legislators promised they would support having an independent commission create district lines for electing state legislators and members of Congress. Do you believe these legislators kept their promise or not, or don't you know? Tot Yes No Don't know REFUSED 3% 29 68 Rep 2% 29 68 1 Dem 2% 28 70 Ind 3% 33 63 Men 4% 35 61 Wom 2% 24 74 Wht 2% 30 67 1 Blk 1% 21 77 -

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Yes No Don't know REFUSED 4% 34 62 1 2% 26 72 -

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 4% 25 71 Sub 1% 32 67 1 2% 34 63 1 Union HsHld 4% 33 63 1% 31 68 -

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 3% 23 74 4% 27 69 4% 31 64 1 3% 35 62 1

UpStat NYC Yes No Don't know REFUSED 4% 31 65 3% 25 71 -

41. As you may be aware, the proposed new state legislative district lines were drawn by state legislators, not by an independent commission. Have you heard or read anything about this? Tot Yes No DK/NA 32% 67 1 Rep 36% 64 Dem 29% 69 2 Ind 34% 64 2 Men 39% 60 1 Wom 26% 73 1 Wht 37% 62 1 Blk 12% 87 -

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Yes No DK/NA 42% 57 1 25% 74 1

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 25% 74 1 Sub 26% 72 1 34% 64 2 Union HsHld 32% 66 2 39% 59 2

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 23% 74 2 32% 68 36% 62 2 37% 63 -

UpStat NYC Yes No DK/NA 39% 59 2 27% 72 1

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42. Do you approve or disapprove of these district lines, or don't you know? Tot Approve Disapprove Don't know REFUSED 4% 25 71 Rep 5% 24 71 1 Dem 3% 27 70 Ind 4% 25 70 1 Men 5% 31 63 1 Wom 3% 20 77 Wht 3% 27 69 Blk 2% 15 82 -

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Approve Disapprove Don't know REFUSED 6% 31 62 1 3% 21 76 -

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 4% 22 74 Sub 4% 21 75 1 6% 29 65 Union HsHld 4% 30 65 1 2% 26 70 1

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 2% 21 77 7% 24 69 1 4% 29 66 4% 28 68 1

UpStat NYC Approve Disapprove Don't know REFUSED 4% 27 69 1 4% 26 70 -

43. Do you think Governor Cuomo should veto these district lines, or don't you think so, or don't you know? Tot Yes No Don't know REFUSED 25% 8 66 Rep 22% 9 68 1 Dem 26% 8 66 Ind 26% 7 66 Men 33% 10 57 1 Wom 19% 7 75 Wht 27% 7 66 Blk 25% 8 66 -

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Yes No Don't know REFUSED 30% 9 60 1 22% 8 70 -

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 21% 10 69 Sub 24% 6 69 31% 9 60 1 Union HsHld 27% 10 64 26% 6 68 -

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 21% 9 69 1 23% 10 67 27% 8 64 30% 7 63 -

UpStat NYC Yes No Don't know REFUSED 28% 8 64 1 23% 10 67 -

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44. Do you think Governor Cuomo should veto these district lines even if it means a court will redraw the lines, or don't you know? Tot Yes No Don't know REFUSED 21% 8 71 1 Rep 11% 10 79 1 Dem 24% 7 69 Ind 24% 7 69 1 Men 28% 9 63 Wom 14% 6 79 1 Wht 21% 7 71 1 Blk 21% 7 72 -

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Yes No Don't know REFUSED 26% 9 64 1 17% 7 76 -

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 19% 8 73 Sub 18% 7 75 25% 8 66 1 Union HsHld 25% 7 67 1 19% 7 73 1

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 14% 8 76 1 23% 8 69 24% 7 69 1 24% 9 67 -

UpStat NYC Yes No Don't know REFUSED 23% 8 68 1 19% 8 73 -

45. Are you aware that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that creating district lines is primarily a job for elected state officials, not the courts? Tot Yes No DK/NA 28% 59 13 Rep 27% 59 14 Dem 28% 58 14 Ind 28% 63 9 Men 34% 56 10 Wom 24% 61 15 Wht 28% 61 11 Blk 19% 57 24

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Yes No DK/NA 35% 55 9 24% 61 15

AGE IN YEARS..... 18-49 50-64 65+ 29% 61 9 Sub 27% 59 15 29% 59 12 Union HsHld 29% 57 14 27% 56 18

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 28% 54 18 25% 63 13 29% 60 11 34% 58 7

UpStat NYC Yes No DK/NA 25% 65 10 33% 52 15

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