March 13, 2012 - New Yorkers Say 2-1 Cops Treat Muslims Fairly, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Strong Approval For NYPD, Kelly, Bloomberg On Crime Word format New York City voters approve 63 - 31 percent of the way New York police are doing their job and say 58 - 29 percent that police act appropriately in dealing with Muslims, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Voters say 82 - 14 percent that the NYPD has been effective combating terrorism, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly gets a 64 - 25 percent approval rating, including 51 - 35 percent among black voters. If a candidate for mayor promises to ask Kelly to continue as police commissioner, 28 percent of voters say they would be more likely to vote for the candidate, with 19 percent less likely and 50 percent who say the promise would not affect their vote. New York City voters are divided on police use of "stop and frisk" with 46 percent approving and 49 percent disapproving. White voters approve 59 - 36 percent, while disapproval is 68 - 27 percent among black voters and 52 - 43 percent among Hispanic voters. Mayor Michael Bloomberg gets a 67 - 27 percent approval rating for the way he is handling crime and an overall 54 - 35 percent job approval rating, up from 46 - 42 percent February 8. Black voters are split 41 - 44 percent in their overall approval of the mayor, but approve 51 - 41 percent of the way he is handling crime. "New Yorkers brush aside the gripes about police surveillance of the Muslim community. Voter approval of the way police are handling terrorism is through the roof and overall approval for police in general and for Commissioner Ray Kelly is undented by criticism," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "It's a good poll for Mayor Mike. His job approval numbers top 50 percent for the first time since he fought off Tropical Storm Irene in September." There is a small gender gap on the question of how police treat Muslims: treatment is appropriate, men say 61 - 29, compared to 56 - 29 percent among women. Racial and partisan gaps are wider: white voters say the NYPD is appropriate 66 - 22 percent, compared to 45 - 41 percent among black voters; Republicans say appropriate 88 - 9, compared to 51 - 35 among Democrats and 59 - 28 percent among independent voters. By a 54 - 23 percent margin, New York City voters have a favorable opinion of Islam and say 65 - 18 percent that mainstream Islam is a peaceful religion. Voters who know a Muslim personally have a favorable view of Islam 63 - 21 percent and say 72 - 16 percent that Islam is a peaceful religion. Mayoral Race In an early look at the 2013 New York City mayoral race, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn leads the pack with 25 percent, followed by: Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz with 15 percent; Former City Comptroller William Thompson with 13 percent; Public Advocate Bill de Blasio with 9 percent; Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer with 7 percent; City Comptroller John Liu with 7 percent; Publisher Tom Allon with 2 percent. Quinn gets a 59 - 20 percent approval rating, her best score ever, with men at 56 - 22 percent and women at 61 - 19 percent. Approval for de Blasio is 42 - 17 percent, little changed over the last year. Liu gets a 40 - 37 percent approval, also little changed, and voters say 44 - 33 percent that he should not resign, with 23 percent undecided. New York City voters give President Barack Obama a 73 - 23 percent job approval. "Who should move into City Hall when Mayor Bloomberg moves out? Council Speaker Christine Quinn tops the list of usual suspects and has an impressive job approval," Carroll said. "After the drum-beat of negative news, Comptroller John Liu's job approval numbers are tepid, but New Yorkers don't think he should quit." From March 6 - 11, Quinnipiac University surveyed 964 New York City voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.2 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 54% 58% 53% 60% 58% 51% 59% 41% 67% Disapprove 35 33 37 30 32 38 33 44 27 DK/NA 11 8 9 10 10 11 8 14 6 Union HAVE KIDS.... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl HsHlds <18 InPubSch Approve 54% 47% 68% 51% 50% 41% 60% 57% Disapprove 33 42 24 37 40 46 33 35 DK/NA 13 11 8 12 10 13 7 8 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 Mar 13 Feb 08 Dec 14 Oct 19 Sep 12 Oct 21 Jul 02 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2008* 2003 Approve 54 46 49 47 54 75 31 Disapprove 35 42 42 42 35 20 60 DK/NA 11 12 9 11 11 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 64% 77% 62% 66% 65% 63% 75% 51% 64% Disapprove 25 15 27 22 25 25 15 35 24 DK/NA 11 8 11 12 10 13 10 14 12 Union Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl HsHlds Approve 58% 61% 61% 71% 78% 65% Disapprove 32 27 25 21 8 25 DK/NA 10 12 15 8 14 10 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ray Kelly is handling his job as Police Commissioner? APPROVE....... High Low Mar 13 Feb 09 Dec 14 Oct 19 Jul 27 May 12 Jan 16 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2007 Approve 64 62 66 66 67 71 52 Disapprove 25 24 24 24 17 17 34 DK/NA 11 14 11 10 16 13 14 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Public Advocate? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 42% 30% 47% 40% 44% 40% 35% 42% 55% Disapprove 17 19 12 22 18 16 15 19 16 DK/NA 41 51 41 38 38 44 50 40 29 Union Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl HsHlds Approve 45% 42% 36% 50% 25% 43% Disapprove 19 18 16 14 18 18 DK/NA 36 41 47 35 57 39 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Public Advocate? APPROVE....... High Low Mar 13 Feb 08 Dec 15 Oct 19 Jul 27 Mar 16 May 21 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 Approve 42 42 41 42 41 44 34 Disapprove 17 18 18 23 16 16 16 DK/NA 41 40 41 35 44 40 50 5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Quinn is handling her job as City Council Speaker? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 59% 32% 66% 61% 56% 61% 55% 63% 63% Disapprove 20 32 14 27 22 19 26 16 14 DK/NA 21 35 20 13 22 21 18 21 23 Union Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl HsHlds Approve 62% 51% 65% 64% 45% 57% Disapprove 18 22 15 22 32 22 DK/NA 21 27 20 15 23 22 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Quinn is handling her job as City Council Speaker? APPROVE....... High Low Mar 13 Feb 08 Dec 15 Oct 19 Jul 27 Mar 13 Nov 25 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2012 2008 Approve 59 53 55 53 54 59 40 Disapprove 20 23 24 27 22 20 29 DK/NA 21 23 21 20 23 21 31 6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Liu is handling his job as City Comptroller? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 40% 32% 43% 39% 39% 41% 27% 46% 48% Disapprove 37 42 34 42 43 31 47 27 34 DK/NA 23 27 23 19 18 28 26 27 18 Union Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl HsHlds Approve 44% 40% 35% 43% 37% 43% Disapprove 34 31 41 41 37 39 DK/NA 22 29 23 16 25 18 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Liu is handling his job as City Comptroller? APPROVE....... High Low Mar 13 Feb 08 Dec 15 Oct 19 Jul 27 May 11 Dec 15 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 Approve 40 40 38 50 51 57 38 Disapprove 37 29 35 23 18 14 35 DK/NA 23 31 27 27 31 30 27 7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? (* Subgroup size less than 75, additional caution should be taken when interpreting findings of this group because of the large margin of error) Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 73% 15% 92% 64% 70% 76% 60% 89% 82% Disapprove 23 82 6 31 27 19 36 8 15 DK/NA 4 4 2 6 3 6 4 3 4 WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YEARS............ Prot* Cath Jew Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 61% 44% 60% 73% 73% 72% 72% 75% 73% Disapprove 33 54 36 23 22 26 24 21 23 DK/NA 5 3 5 4 5 3 5 3 4 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? APPROVE....... High Low Mar 13 Feb 08 Dec 15 Oct 19 Jul 27 Jun 16 Oct 19 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2009 2011 Approve 73 73 63 62 67 79 62 Disapprove 23 24 32 33 27 16 33 DK/NA 4 2 5 5 5 6 5 8. 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 10% 5% 11% 13% 14% 7% 10% 8% 17% Smwht satisfied 52 51 55 49 53 52 54 51 52 Smwht dissatisfied 25 24 25 25 22 27 24 27 20 Very dissatisfied 12 18 9 13 9 14 11 11 11 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 - Union HAVE KIDS.... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl HsHlds <18 InPubSch Very satisfied 8% 10% 18% 7% 4% 7% 12% 10% Smwht satisfied 56 50 55 53 48 45 53 52 Smwht dissatisfied 25 26 19 27 28 32 24 25 Very dissatisfied 11 13 8 12 19 16 10 13 DK/NA - 2 - 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 Mar 13 Feb 08 Dec 14 Oct 19 Sep 12 Feb 11 Jul 02 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 1998 2003 Very satisfied 10 7 7 6 9 18 7 Smwht satisfied 52 50 44 40 45 58 23 Smwht dissatisfied 25 27 30 34 29 18 32 Very dissatisfied 12 15 17 19 15 5 38 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 9. Now I'm going to name seven people who might run for mayor in 2013. After I read all seven names, please tell me which one you would most like to see elected mayor in 2013. Here are the choices: Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, City Comptroller John Liu, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, former City Comptroller William Thompson, Publisher Tom Allon or Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Markowitz 15% 20% 14% 15% 16% 14% 15% 18% 13% Stringer 7 7 6 10 5 9 8 9 8 Liu 7 7 8 4 8 7 4 9 7 Quinn 25 12 30 23 23 27 28 18 30 Thompson 13 4 14 14 16 10 7 21 11 Allon 2 7 - 2 3 1 3 - 1 de Blasio 9 9 10 8 12 7 10 9 12 SOMEONE ELSE (VOL) 5 8 3 6 5 4 7 3 4 DK/NA 17 26 14 17 12 21 19 12 14 Union HAVE KIDS.... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl HsHlds <18 InPubSch Markowitz 8% 27% 5% 15% 11% 16% 17% 16% Stringer 4 4 16 6 3 6 11 9 Liu 10 5 6 8 12 8 7 11 Quinn 25 20 30 27 24 22 18 20 Thompson 19 13 12 12 5 13 11 11 Allon 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 2 de Blasio 14 11 6 8 10 11 14 14 SOMEONE ELSE (VOL) 4 4 5 7 6 6 4 2 DK/NA 15 14 19 16 25 17 17 14 TREND: Now I'm going to name seven people who might run for mayor in 2013. After I read all seven names, please tell me which one you would most like to see elected mayor in 2013. Here are the choices: Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, City Comptroller John Liu, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, former City Comptroller William Thompson, Publisher Tom Allon or Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. Mar 13 Dec 15 Oct 19 Jul 27 2012 2011 2011 2011 Markowitz 15 13 14 12 Stringer 7 5 5 4 Liu 7 7 10 10 Quinn 25 18 17 18 Thompson 13 7 8 8 Allon 2 - - 1 de Blasio 9 6 6 6 Kelly na 24 25 23 SOMEONE ELSE(VOL) 5 4 4 2 DK/NA 17 15 12 16 10. Do you think John Liu should resign as City Comptroller or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 33% 37% 29% 39% 37% 30% 40% 25% 36% No 44 39 47 40 44 43 36 50 41 DK/NA 23 24 24 21 19 27 25 25 23 Union Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl HsHlds Yes 40% 31% 34% 30% 32% 32% No 38 44 39 51 47 49 DK/NA 22 25 27 18 22 19 TREND: Do you think John Liu should resign as City Comptroller or not? Mar 13 Dec 15 2012 2011 Yes 33 28 No 44 43 DK/NA 23 29 11. Would you say you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of Islam, the Muslim religion? (* Subgroup size less than 75, additional caution should be taken when interpreting findings of this group because of the large margin of error) Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 54% 33% 60% 52% 56% 52% 49% 64% 51% Unfavorable 23 47 19 22 24 22 28 14 25 DK/NA 23 19 21 26 20 25 23 23 24 WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YEARS............ Prot* Cath Jew Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 65% 45% 42% 60% 47% 62% 57% 56% 46% Unfavorable 18 29 39 23 22 19 29 23 23 DK/NA 17 25 18 17 30 19 14 21 30 OPINION OF ISLAM Q12 Vio- Peace- KNOW MUSLIM PERSON lent ful Yes No Favorable 29% 70% 63% 36% Unfavorable 56 15 21 28 DK/NA 15 15 16 36 TREND: Would you say you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of Islam, the Muslim religion? Mar 13 Jul 01 2012 2010 Favorable 54 44 Unfavorable 23 28 DK/NA 23 28 12. Every religion has mainstream beliefs, and also fringe elements or extremists. Thinking of mainstream Islam, do you think mainstream Islam encourages violence against non-Muslims, or is it a peaceful religion? (* Subgroup size less than 75, additional caution should be taken when interpreting findings of this group because of the large margin of error) Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Encourages violence 18% 32% 18% 15% 23% 14% 19% 16% 22% Peaceful religion 65 53 68 67 66 65 69 68 57 DK/NA 16 16 14 18 11 21 12 16 21 WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YEARS............ Prot* Cath Jew Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Encourages violence 7% 21% 25% 14% 24% 15% 24% 16% 20% Peaceful religion 83 66 64 76 51 74 68 71 50 DK/NA 10 13 11 10 25 11 9 12 30 OPINION OF ISLAM Q11 KNOW MUSLIM PERSON Fav Unfav Yes No Encourages violence 10% 45% 16% 23% Peaceful religion 84 41 72 52 DK/NA 6 14 12 26 TREND: Every religion has mainstream beliefs, and also fringe elements or extremists. Thinking of mainstream Islam, do you think mainstream Islam encourages violence against non-Muslims, or is it a peaceful religion? Mar 13 Jul 01 2012 2010 Encourages violence 18 22 Peaceful religion 65 55 DK/NA 16 23 13. 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 63% 66% 64% 60% 65% 61% 63% 62% 69% Don't Like 22 21 23 19 23 22 25 19 19 DK/NA 15 13 12 21 12 17 12 19 11 Union HAVE KIDS.... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl HsHlds <18 InPubSch Like 72% 55% 71% 61% 60% 55% 64% 65% Don't Like 11 28 19 25 24 29 23 23 DK/NA 17 17 11 14 16 16 13 12 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? Mar 13 Feb 08 Dec 14 Oct 19 Sep 12 Jul 27 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Like 63 59 64 60 59 64 Don't Like 22 25 24 25 21 20 DK/NA 15 16 13 15 20 16 14. 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 53% 63% 53% 52% 56% 51% 64% 37% 58% Don't Like 40 30 41 38 37 42 30 57 33 DK/NA 7 7 6 9 7 7 6 6 9 Union HAVE KIDS.... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl HsHlds <18 InPubSch Like 53% 39% 68% 55% 55% 46% 51% 43% Don't Like 42 51 27 39 34 46 41 46 DK/NA 4 10 6 6 11 8 8 10 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? Mar 13 Feb 08 Dec 14 Oct 19 Sep 12 Jul 27 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Like 53 46 52 48 52 49 Don't Like 40 44 43 45 39 45 DK/NA 7 10 5 7 9 6 15. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling crime? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 67% 76% 66% 67% 72% 62% 78% 51% 73% Disapprove 27 20 28 27 25 30 16 41 24 DK/NA 6 4 6 6 3 8 5 8 3 Union Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl HsHlds Approve 67% 59% 73% 69% 69% 64% Disapprove 29 34 20 28 21 30 DK/NA 4 7 7 3 10 6 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling crime? (* "Mayor Bloomberg") APPROVE...... High Low Mar 13 May 08 Mar 15 Jan 16 Oct 22 Jan 16 May 7 2012 2008* 2007 2007* 2003 2007 2003 Approve 67 72 71 75 61 75 57 Disapprove 27 21 21 17 28 17 31 DK/NA 6 6 7 7 11 7 12 30. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the New York City police are doing their job? (* Subgroup size less than 75, additional caution should be taken when interpreting findings of this group because of the large margin of error) Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 63% 81% 59% 67% 66% 61% 82% 42% 55% Disapprove 31 15 36 28 28 33 14 50 38 DK/NA 6 4 6 5 6 6 4 8 7 WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YEARS............ Prot* Cath Jew Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 85% 87% 83% 71% 52% 56% 65% 62% 68% Disapprove 12 11 12 25 40 40 30 32 25 DK/NA 3 2 5 4 8 5 5 5 7 OPINION OF ISLAM Q11&Q12... Vio- Peace- KNOW MUSLIM PERSON Fav Unfav lent ful Yes No Approve 63% 68% 62% 65% 62% 65% Disapprove 34 27 34 30 34 26 DK/NA 4 6 3 5 4 9 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the New York City police are doing their job? APPROVE....... High Low Mar 13 Feb 09 Dec 14 Oct 17 Feb 18 Feb 7 Apr 20 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 2002 2000 Approve 63 62 62 61 69 76 43 Disapprove 31 30 33 33 23 18 48 DK/NA 6 8 4 6 8 6 9 31. If a candidate for mayor promises to ask Ray Kelly to remain as police commissioner, does this make you more likely to vote for that candidate, less likely to vote for that candidate, or doesn't it make a difference? (* Subgroup size less than 75, additional caution should be taken when interpreting findings of this group because of the large margin of error) Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 28% 46% 24% 30% 31% 25% 38% 12% 31% Less likely 19 13 19 19 20 18 12 29 13 No difference 50 40 54 48 46 53 48 54 53 DK/NA 3 1 3 3 3 3 2 6 4 WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YEARS............ Prot* Cath Jew Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ More likely 35% 48% 41% 29% 26% 21% 27% 30% 34% Less likely 11 9 4 21 17 25 23 17 13 No difference 52 42 53 49 52 53 48 50 49 DK/NA 2 - 2 1 6 1 2 4 4 OPINION OF ISLAM Q11&Q12... Vio- Peace- KNOW MUSLIM PERSON Fav Unfav lent ful Yes No More likely 26% 39% 42% 26% 26% 32% Less likely 23 14 15 21 22 15 No difference 50 44 43 51 51 48 DK/NA 1 2 1 3 2 5 32. Do you think the New York City Police Department has been effective in combating terrorism or don't you think so? (* Subgroup size less than 75, additional caution should be taken when interpreting findings of this group because of the large margin of error) Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 82% 84% 80% 85% 83% 80% 89% 77% 72% No 14 13 16 10 13 15 6 21 24 DK/NA 4 3 4 5 3 4 5 2 4 WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YEARS............ Prot* Cath Jew Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes 87% 90% 93% 88% 74% 79% 88% 80% 82% No 8 7 3 9 21 19 11 16 11 DK/NA 5 3 4 3 5 2 1 4 7 OPINION OF ISLAM Q11&Q12... Vio- Peace- KNOW MUSLIM PERSON Fav Unfav lent ful Yes No Yes 83% 83% 78% 84% 85% 75% No 13 14 18 12 12 18 DK/NA 3 3 4 3 3 6 TREND: Do you think the New York City Police Department has been effective in combating terrorism or don't you think so? Mar 13 Feb 09 2012 2012 Yes 82 77 No 14 16 DK/NA 4 7 33. Do you think the New York City Police Department has unfairly targeted Muslims to combat terrorism or has acted appropriately? (* Subgroup size less than 75, additional caution should be taken when interpreting findings of this group because of the large margin of error) Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Unfair 29% 9% 35% 28% 29% 29% 22% 41% 30% Appropriate 58 88 51 59 61 56 66 45 59 DK/NA 13 3 14 12 10 15 12 14 10 WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YEARS............ Prot* Cath Jew Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Unfair 26% 11% 18% 30% 28% 40% 30% 27% 21% Appropriate 60 77 71 59 56 50 65 63 55 DK/NA 14 12 11 10 16 10 5 10 25 OPINION OF ISLAM Q11&Q12... Vio- Peace- KNOW MUSLIM PERSON Fav Unfav lent ful Yes No Unfair 42% 10% 21% 36% 35% 19% Appropriate 48 83 74 54 56 62 DK/NA 11 7 6 10 10 19 TREND: Do you think the New York City Police Department has unfairly targeted Muslims to combat terrorism or has acted appropriately? Mar 13 Feb 09 2012 2012 Unfair 29 24 Appropriate 58 60 DK/NA 13 16 34. 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? (* Subgroup size less than 75, additional caution should be taken when interpreting findings of this group because of the large margin of error) Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 46% 74% 38% 50% 48% 44% 59% 27% 43% Disapprove 49 19 58 44 47 51 36 68 52 DK/NA 5 8 4 6 5 5 5 6 5 WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YEARS............ Prot* Cath Jew Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 52% 78% 59% 45% 45% 46% 49% 42% 45% Disapprove 39 19 33 50 49 51 47 54 45 DK/NA 9 3 8 5 5 4 4 4 10 OPINION OF ISLAM Q11&Q12... Vio- Peace- KNOW MUSLIM PERSON Fav Unfav lent ful Yes No Approve 38% 64% 63% 41% 43% 51% Disapprove 59 31 33 55 52 43 DK/NA 3 5 3 4 5 6 Demographic Summary
