December 14, 2011 - New Yorkers Nix Mayor On Occupy Wall Street, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Back Living Wage 4 - 1 Word format New York City voters disapprove 51 - 42 percent of the way Mayor Michael Bloomberg handled the Occupy Wall Street protestors and give the Police Department a 50 - 46 percent positive grade for the way they handled the protests, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Voters approve 52 - 43 percent of the way the protests have been conducted. Republicans give Mayor Bloomberg a split 50 - 48 percent approval rating on handling the protests, while disapproval is 53 - 40 percent among Democrats and 51 - 41 percent among independent voters, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Men disapprove 55 - 40 percent while women tip against the mayor 47 - 44 percent. White voters also edge against Bloomberg 49 - 46 percent while disapproval is 54 - 40 percent among black voters and 55 - 38 percent among Hispanic voters. There is almost no gender gap in approval of the way police handled the protests, but there is a wide racial gap as white voters approve 60 - 37 percent while black voters disapprove 59 - 36 percent. Hispanic voters are divided 47 - 50 percent. Bloomberg gets an overall 49 - 42 percent job approval rating, virtually unchanged from his 47 - 42 percent score October 19. White voters approve 55 - 38 percent while disapproval is 46 - 41 percent among black voters with Hispanic voters split 44 - 43 percent. "The Occupy Wall Street protestors outscored Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the eyes of New York City voters: The mayor gets a slightly negative grade for the way he handled the situation while the protestors get a slightly positive grade," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "New Yorkers like Mayor Mike personally and they sort of like his policies, but his job approval meanders far below those heady days late in his second term. Voters continue to think that he's lost his focus in this third term." Voters like Bloomberg as a person 64 - 24 percent and like most of his policies 52 - 43 percent. But voters say 50 - 44 percent that the mayor has lost his focus in his third term. New York City voters approve 44 - 41 percent of the way police handled the media during the Occupy Wall Street protests. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly gets a 66 - 24 percent job approval rating, 72 - 18 percent among white voters, 55 - 35 percent among black voters and 70 - 21 percent among Hispanic voters. The Police Department gets an overall 62 - 33 percent job approval rating. New York City voters agree 68 - 24 percent with the views of the Occupy Wall Street protestors and say 81 - 15 percent that it's OK for them to protest. Voters say 73 - 20 percent that the federal government should pursue policies that reduce the income gap, and support 75 - 19 percent tougher regulations on banks and Wall Street firms. "Pretty much the whole city has followed the protest story. New Yorkers say they understand the message and more than two-thirds of them agree with it," Carroll said. "They'd like to see tougher regulation of banks and brokers. And they want to see a reduction in the income gap between rich and poor." Living Wage The "Living Wage" proposal currently before the New York City Council is a "good idea," voters say 74 - 19 percent. Support is 56 - 39 percent among Republicans, 83 - 11 percent among Democrats and 67 - 25 percent among independent voters. Voters say 81 - 17 percent, including 60 - 39 percent among Republicans, that it is the government's responsibility to make sure workers are paid a decent wage. New York City voters reject 56 - 36 percent the argument that a "Living Wage" bill would drive jobs out of the city. Women reject the argument 62 - 30 percent while men reject it by a narrower 49 - 44 percent. "True to its image as a liberal town, New York gives big support to the City Council plan to require a "Living Wage" by companies that do business with the city. Does the government have an obligation to mandate a living wage? Overwhelmingly, voters say yes," Carroll said. From December 7 - 12, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,242 registered 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. 1. 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 49% 57% 46% 49% 47% 50% 55% 41% 44% Disapprove 42 37 45 39 44 40 38 46 43 DK/NA 9 5 10 13 10 9 7 12 13 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Approve 49% 44% 53% 51% 44% 44% 42% 49% 56% Disapprove 38 46 40 39 49 42 48 44 38 DK/NA 13 10 7 10 7 14 10 7 6 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 40% 41% 55% 50% 42% 53% 51% 44% 49% Disapprove 52 46 39 43 50 34 42 50 42 DK/NA 8 13 7 7 8 13 6 7 9 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 Dec 14 Oct 19 Sep 12 Jul 27 May 11 Oct 21 Jul 02 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2008* 2003 Approve 49 47 54 45 40 75 31 Disapprove 42 42 35 43 49 20 60 DK/NA 9 11 11 12 10 6 8 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 66% 86% 59% 71% 68% 64% 72% 55% 70% Disapprove 24 6 29 21 25 23 18 35 21 DK/NA 11 8 12 8 7 13 10 10 9 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Approve 62% 64% 64% 69% 75% 61% 60% 68% 72% Disapprove 25 24 23 24 16 24 32 24 22 DK/NA 12 12 13 6 8 14 8 9 6 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 67% 65% 66% 70% 65% 67% 63% 69% 70% Disapprove 27 21 26 25 30 24 29 23 17 DK/NA 7 14 8 5 5 9 8 8 13 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ray Kelly is handling his job as Police Commissioner? APPROVE....... High Low Dec 14 Oct 19 Jul 27 May 12 Mar 16 May 12 Jan 16 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2007 Approve 66 66 67 71 67 71 52 Disapprove 24 24 17 17 20 17 34 DK/NA 11 10 16 13 13 13 14 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way - Dennis Walcott is handling his job as New York City Schools Chancellor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 33% 30% 37% 28% 35% 31% 32% 37% 29% Disapprove 34 38 32 35 30 38 30 38 39 DK/NA 33 32 31 37 35 31 39 25 32 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Approve 34% 38% 29% 31% 29% 25% 41% 33% 39% Disapprove 37 32 29 41 31 38 32 38 26 DK/NA 29 30 41 29 40 38 27 28 35 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 33% 31% 34% 37% 38% 31% 33% 36% 32% Disapprove 35 33 35 42 45 42 36 32 24 DK/NA 32 36 31 21 17 27 31 31 44 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dennis Walcott is handling his job as New York City Schools Chancellor? Dec 14 Oct 19 Jul 27 May 11 2011 2011 2011 2011 Approve 33 39 37 31 Disapprove 34 33 24 21 DK/NA 33 28 39 48 7. 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% 88% 54% 68% 63% 62% 73% 47% 60% Disapprove 33 11 41 28 34 33 23 46 37 DK/NA 4 1 6 4 4 5 5 6 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Approve 58% 57% 65% 65% 77% 61% 56% 59% 71% Disapprove 35 38 30 33 19 34 42 38 25 DK/NA 7 4 5 2 4 5 3 3 4 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 61% 61% 64% 65% 61% 61% 60% 61% 70% Disapprove 36 35 32 32 36 36 38 32 28 DK/NA 4 4 5 3 3 3 2 7 3 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the New York City police are doing their job? APPROVE....... High Low Dec 14 Oct 17 Feb 18 Jun 17 May 8 Feb 7 Apr 20 2011 2011 2010 2009 2008 2002 2000 Approve 62 61 69 64 51 76 43 Disapprove 33 33 23 31 43 18 48 DK/NA 4 6 8 5 6 6 9 9. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied 7% 10% 6% 7% 7% 6% 7% 5% 8% Smwht satisfied 44 40 47 39 46 43 47 43 37 Smwht dissatisfied 30 30 30 34 28 33 31 29 35 Very dissatisfied 17 19 16 19 18 17 14 21 18 DK/NA 1 2 1 - 2 1 1 2 2 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Very satisfied 5% 5% 11% 6% 5% 7% 2% 4% 9% Smwht satisfied 41 45 53 41 29 38 42 43 56 Smwht dissatisfied 31 31 23 34 42 30 32 38 23 Very dissatisfied 20 18 12 18 24 23 23 14 12 DK/NA 3 1 1 1 - 2 1 1 1 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Very satisfied 3% 7% 6% 8% 10% 8% 7% 5% 6% Smwht satisfied 43 38 49 44 40 47 47 43 44 Smwht dissatisfied 35 31 30 28 27 28 28 31 33 Very dissatisfied 16 22 14 20 22 15 18 20 15 DK/NA 3 2 - 1 1 1 - 1 2 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT... High Low Dec 14 Oct 19 Sep 12 Jul 27 May 11 Feb 11 Jul 02 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 1998 2003 Very satisfied 7 6 9 8 6 18 7 Smwht satisfied 44 40 45 45 44 58 23 Smwht dissatisfied 30 34 29 29 28 18 32 Very dissatisfied 17 19 15 17 20 5 38 DK/NA 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 15. Regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg's policies, would you say you like or don't like Michael Bloomberg as a person? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Like 64% 67% 63% 63% 63% 64% 60% 61% 73% Don't Like 24 23 24 24 25 22 29 22 18 DK/NA 13 10 13 12 11 14 11 17 9 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Like 75% 57% 68% 64% 56% 64% 58% 60% 69% Don't Like 18 26 24 23 29 21 32 28 21 DK/NA 7 18 9 13 16 15 10 12 10 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Like 55% 64% 64% 64% 61% 70% 64% 60% 66% Don't Like 30 22 25 23 26 21 24 26 22 DK/NA 14 14 11 13 13 9 13 14 13 TREND: Regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg's policies, would you say you like or don't like Michael Bloomberg as a person? Dec 14 Oct 19 Sep 12 Jul 27 2011 2011 2011 2011 Like 64 60 59 64 Don't Like 24 25 21 20 DK/NA 13 15 20 16 16. And regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Michael Bloomberg's policies? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Like 52% 63% 50% 51% 51% 53% 59% 42% 54% Don't Like 43 33 47 41 44 42 36 52 43 DK/NA 5 4 4 8 5 5 5 6 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Like 55% 46% 61% 50% 46% 46% 45% 54% 63% Don't Like 42 51 34 43 42 46 52 43 33 DK/NA 3 4 5 6 12 9 3 2 4 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Like 43% 44% 58% 55% 48% 55% 53% 51% 53% Don't Like 52 48 39 43 48 40 43 45 42 DK/NA 4 7 3 2 4 5 4 4 6 TREND: And regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Michael Bloomberg's policies? Dec 14 Oct 19 Sep 12 Jul 27 2011 2011 2011 2011 Like 52 48 52 49 Don't Like 43 45 39 45 DK/NA 5 7 9 6 17. Do you think Mayor Bloomberg has lost his focus or kept his focus during his third term? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Lost focus 50% 41% 54% 47% 51% 49% 47% 58% 52% Kept focus 44 53 40 46 44 44 47 36 42 DK/NA 6 6 6 7 6 7 6 5 6 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Lost focus 54% 53% 41% 53% 48% 49% 59% 52% 43% Kept focus 41 42 52 42 38 39 36 44 54 DK/NA 6 5 7 5 13 12 5 4 4 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Lost focus 58% 56% 45% 48% 55% 46% 47% 52% 55% Kept focus 36 34 51 49 43 49 48 42 38 DK/NA 6 9 4 3 2 5 5 6 7 TREND: Do you think Mayor Bloomberg has lost his focus or kept his focus during his third term? Dec 14 Oct 19 Jul 27 May 11 2011 2011 2011 2011 Lost focus 50 52 43 50 Kept focus 44 41 49 42 DK/NA 6 7 8 8 18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg has handled the Occupy Wall Street protests? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 42% 50% 40% 41% 40% 44% 46% 40% 38% Disapprove 51 48 53 51 55 47 49 54 55 DK/NA 7 3 6 8 5 8 5 6 7 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Approve 43% 38% 42% 48% 41% 40% 39% 40% 50% Disapprove 48 56 52 46 51 50 56 55 47 DK/NA 9 6 6 6 8 10 5 5 3 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 36% 37% 47% 47% 44% 46% 38% 42% 44% Disapprove 59 53 49 48 51 50 57 51 47 DK/NA 4 10 4 5 5 3 5 7 9 19. How closely have you been following news about the Occupy Wall Street protests; would you say you have been following it very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very closely 35% 43% 31% 38% 42% 30% 41% 28% 33% Smwht closely 48 43 50 48 45 50 49 54 44 Not too closely 13 12 15 11 10 17 9 15 17 Not at all 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 3 4 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 1 1 - 1 2 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Very closely 28% 36% 39% 36% 36% 24% 34% 36% 47% Smwht closely 50 48 50 46 42 50 47 52 43 Not too closely 14 14 8 17 18 18 18 9 9 Not at all 6 2 1 1 4 4 - 3 1 DK/NA 2 1 2 - - 4 1 - - Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Very closely 37% 27% 42% 34% 32% 37% 33% 39% 32% Smwht closely 51 49 47 46 47 47 51 47 48 Not too closely 12 17 11 17 17 13 14 11 15 Not at all - 5 1 3 4 3 1 2 2 DK/NA - 2 - - - - 1 - 3 TREND: How closely have you been following news about the Occupy Wall Street protests; would you say you have been following it very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all? (* the Wall Street protests) Dec 14 Oct 17 2011 2011* Very closely 35 36 Smwht closely 48 44 Not too closely 13 15 Not at all 2 4 DK/NA 1 1 20. How well do you feel you understand the views of the Occupy Wall Street protesters? Do you understand them very well, fairly well, not too well or not well at all? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very well 31% 26% 32% 32% 37% 26% 32% 35% 28% Fairly well 43 32 44 48 40 46 41 43 43 Not too well 17 22 18 12 14 19 16 14 22 Not well at all 8 17 5 7 7 8 10 6 5 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Very well 28% 35% 34% 28% 24% 22% 35% 33% 35% Fairly well 36 42 44 48 41 41 45 46 44 Not too well 25 15 13 17 19 27 13 13 13 Not well at all 11 6 7 6 13 8 6 7 7 DK/NA - 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Very well 33% 26% 35% 27% 26% 29% 31% 36% 32% Fairly well 48 40 45 46 47 48 47 42 36 Not too well 11 22 13 19 21 18 16 13 17 Not well at all 6 10 5 6 5 4 6 8 12 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 1 1 - 1 3 TREND: How well do you feel you understand the views of the Occupy Wall Street protesters? Do you understand them very well, fairly well, not too well or not well at all? (* the Wall Street protests) Dec 14 Oct 17 2011 2011* Very well 31 29 Fairly well 43 43 Not too well 17 17 Not well at all 8 10 DK/NA 1 2 21. Regardless of how you feel about the Occupy Wall Street protests, do you generally agree or disagree with the protesters' views? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Agree 68% 25% 79% 67% 69% 67% 58% 84% 68% Disagree 24 64 14 25 23 25 34 11 22 DK/NA 8 11 7 8 8 8 7 6 9 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Agree 67% 68% 68% 75% 43% 64% 77% 70% 65% Disagree 24 25 24 16 44 23 19 23 29 DK/NA 10 7 8 8 13 12 5 7 6 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Agree 75% 65% 71% 71% 78% 71% 75% 70% 56% Disagree 20 25 23 22 16 21 19 26 30 DK/NA 6 11 6 7 6 7 6 4 14 TREND: Regardless of how you feel about the Occupy Wall Street protests, do you generally agree or disagree with the protesters' views? (* the Wall Street protests) Dec 14 Oct 17 2011 2011* Agree 68 67 Disagree 24 23 DK/NA 8 10 22. And regardless of how you feel about the views of the Occupy Wall Street protesters, do you think it is OK that they are protesting, or do you think they should not be protesting? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp OK to protest 81% 58% 87% 84% 84% 79% 79% 87% 82% Shld not protest 15 40 10 13 14 16 18 10 16 DK/NA 3 2 3 3 2 5 3 3 2 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 OK to protest 78% 83% 85% 80% 67% 76% 86% 83% 85% Shld not protest 17 15 12 16 25 20 13 15 13 DK/NA 5 2 3 3 8 5 1 2 1 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ OK to protest 85% 73% 87% 85% 89% 82% 86% 80% 74% Shld not protest 13 21 11 12 9 15 12 16 23 DK/NA 2 6 2 3 2 4 2 4 3 TREND: And regardless of how you feel about the views of the Occupy Wall Street protesters, do you think it is OK that they are protesting, or do you think they should not be protesting? (* the Wall Street protests) Dec 14 Oct 17 2011 2011* OK to protest 81 87 Shld not protest 15 10 DK/NA 3 4 23. And regardless of how you feel about the views of the Occupy Wall Street protesters, do you approve or disapprove of the way the protests have been conducted? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 52% 20% 61% 51% 54% 50% 45% 67% 49% Disapprove 43 79 33 43 42 44 52 28 44 DK/NA 5 1 5 6 4 6 3 6 6 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Approve 45% 55% 57% 53% 26% 49% 65% 53% 48% Disapprove 45 42 39 43 63 42 33 43 50 DK/NA 9 3 4 4 11 9 2 4 2 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 59% 46% 55% 51% 55% 51% 56% 56% 46% Disapprove 38 44 43 46 42 45 42 41 45 DK/NA 4 10 2 3 3 4 2 3 9 24. Do you approve or disapprove of the way New York City police have handled - the Occupy Wall Street protests? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 50% 83% 39% 54% 51% 49% 60% 36% 47% Disapprove 46 16 57 42 47 46 37 59 50 DK/NA 4 1 5 3 2 6 4 6 4 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Approve 50% 43% 49% 51% 76% 50% 40% 49% 54% Disapprove 45 54 47 45 19 44 55 48 44 DK/NA 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 3 2 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 46% 49% 50% 53% 46% 52% 39% 51% 58% Disapprove 51 44 48 45 53 48 58 45 35 DK/NA 3 7 2 2 1 - 3 4 7 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way New York City police have handled the Occupy Wall Street protests? (* the Wall Street protests) Dec 14 Oct 17 2011 2011* Approve 50 46 Disapprove 46 45 DK/NA 4 9 25. Do you approve or disapprove of the way New York City police have handled - the media covering the Occupy Wall Street protests? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 44% 73% 37% 46% 45% 44% 48% 39% 44% Disapprove 41 18 49 37 43 39 36 48 43 DK/NA 15 10 15 17 12 17 16 13 13 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Approve 43% 44% 37% 49% 62% 47% 42% 45% 46% Disapprove 47 42 46 37 20 38 47 40 42 DK/NA 10 15 17 14 18 15 11 15 12 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 39% 47% 43% 52% 45% 50% 40% 43% 49% Disapprove 47 38 43 37 46 41 48 39 34 DK/NA 15 15 14 12 9 9 12 17 17 26. Do you think the federal government should or should not pursue policies that try to reduce the gap between wealthy and less well-off Americans? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Should 73% 35% 84% 74% 74% 73% 67% 84% 75% No/Should not 20 56 10 21 20 20 27 9 21 DK/NA 7 9 6 5 6 7 7 8 4 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Yes/Should 71% 71% 77% 77% 59% 75% 79% 74% 72% No/Should not 20 20 19 18 32 18 13 20 25 DK/NA 8 9 4 5 9 7 7 5 3 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes/Should 79% 69% 76% 73% 82% 82% 77% 72% 60% No/Should not 16 20 20 22 12 14 19 21 28 DK/NA 4 10 4 6 6 4 4 7 12 27. Thinking about the regulation of banks and Wall Street firms, do you support or oppose tougher government regulations of banks and Wall Street firms? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 75% 51% 80% 77% 75% 74% 75% 81% 67% Oppose 19 37 14 17 21 17 18 13 26 DK/NA 7 11 5 6 4 9 7 6 7 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Support 72% 74% 76% 79% 62% 67% 80% 80% 79% Oppose 20 20 19 15 21 20 16 17 18 DK/NA 8 6 5 6 17 13 4 3 3 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Support 82% 68% 80% 76% 82% 72% 85% 79% 60% Oppose 14 20 17 20 16 23 10 17 25 DK/NA 5 12 3 4 2 5 4 4 15 TREND: Thinking about the regulation of banks and Wall Street firms, do you support or oppose tougher government regulations of banks and Wall Street firms? Dec 14 Oct 17 2011 2011 Support 75 73 Oppose 19 19 DK/NA 7 9 28. As you may know, there is a proposal in the New York City Council for a so called "living wage". Under the bill, large businesses that benefit from taxpayer subsidies would be required to pay employees at least $10 an hour with benefits, or $11.50 an hour without benefits. Do you think the living wage is a good idea or a bad idea? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Good idea 74% 56% 83% 67% 69% 79% 67% 84% 77% Bad idea 19 39 11 25 26 13 25 9 19 DK/NA 7 6 6 9 5 8 8 6 5 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Good idea 81% 74% 72% 74% 73% 74% 81% 76% 68% Bad idea 15 19 20 20 23 18 14 20 26 DK/NA 4 7 8 6 4 8 5 4 6 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Good idea 75% 75% 74% 74% 80% 76% 77% 78% 67% Bad idea 19 17 21 22 18 19 18 18 22 DK/NA 5 8 6 4 3 5 5 5 11 29. Do you think that it is the government's responsibility to ensure that workers are paid a decent wage or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 81% 60% 91% 72% 73% 88% 73% 93% 82% No 17 39 7 26 25 11 24 7 15 DK/NA 2 1 2 2 3 1 3 - 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Yes 83% 82% 78% 83% 73% 84% 90% 77% 73% No 15 16 20 15 26 12 8 22 24 DK/NA 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 - 3 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes 79% 84% 78% 80% 87% 81% 83% 81% 75% No 18 14 20 18 12 18 13 18 22 DK/NA 3 2 2 1 1 2 4 1 2 30. Do you think that requiring some businesses to pay employees this living wage would drive jobs away from New York City or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 36% 54% 27% 48% 44% 30% 43% 26% 36% No 56 41 64 46 49 62 49 66 55 DK/NA 8 5 9 6 8 8 8 9 9 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Yes 32% 32% 32% 43% 60% 31% 33% 35% 45% No 55 61 58 52 34 59 57 60 51 DK/NA 12 7 10 6 6 10 10 6 4 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds No Yes <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes 36% 34% 38% 42% 30% 37% 34% 38% 37% No 59 55 56 53 64 58 59 53 52 DK/NA 5 11 6 5 6 5 6 9 10 Demographic Summary
