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8/6/2019 Illinois Survey of 500 Likely Voters
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Illinois Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted May 17, 2011
By Pulse Opinion Research
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Would you say that things in Illinois are going in the right
direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track?
Right
direction
Wrong
track
Not sure
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
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Illinois has a budget deficit of more than $8 billion. When a state
has budget problems, is it better to raise taxes or cut spending?
Cut spending
Raise taxes
Not sure
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
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Illinois has a budget deficit of more than $8 billion. When a state
has budget problems, is it better to raise taxes or cut spending?
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
2%
15%
26%
0%
95%
75%
63%67%
3%10% 11%
33%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure
Ideology
Raise taxes Cut spending Not sure
Crosstab: Ideology
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Generally speaking, would you prefer a more active government
with more services and higher taxes or a smaller government
with fewer services and lower taxes?
More services
and higher taxes
Fewer services
and less taxes
Not sure
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
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Generally speaking, would you prefer a more active government
with more services and higher taxes or a smaller government
with fewer services and lower taxes?
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
Crosstab: Age
7%
75%
18%
Age 18-39
24%
67%
9%
Age 40-64
18%
73%
9%
Age 65+
More services and higher taxes Fewer services and less taxes Not sure
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State officials passed a 67 percent increase to the Illinois state
income tax in January, raising the average household tax bill by
approximately $1500. Do you favor or oppose this tax increase?
Not sure
Favor
Oppose
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
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State officials passed a 67 percent increase to the Illinois state
income tax in January, raising the average household tax bill by
approximately $1500. Do you favor or oppose this tax increase?
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
28%
12%
18%22%
32%
19%
65%
86%
73%70%
66%71%
7%3%
8% 7%2%
10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Under $20K $20K-$40K $40K-$60K $60K-$75K $75K-$100K $100K+
Income
Favor Oppose Not Sure
Crosstab: Income
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Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or
strongly oppose a measure to limit the growth of government
spending to the rate of inflation plus the percentage of population
growth?Strongly
support
Strongly
oppose
Not sure
Somewhat
support
Somewhat
oppose
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
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Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly
oppose a measure to limit the growth of government spending to the rate of
inflation plus the percentage of population growth?
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
38%
20%
35%
13%
38%
25%
12%15% 16%
21%
17%
12%15%
10% 11%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
Republican Democrat Other
Political Affiliation
Strongly support Somewhat support Somewhat opposeStrongly oppose Not sure
Crosstab: Political Affiliation
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Does the average government employee in Illinois earn more
than the average private sector worker in your state, less
than the average private sector worker in your state or do they
earn about the same amount?
About the
same
More
Less
Not sure
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
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The cost of public pensions in Illinois is growing rapidly. Are you
willing to pay higher taxes to cover the rising costs of
government employee pensions, or should future benefits for
current workers be reduced?
Not sure
Pay higher
taxes
Reduce
benefits
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
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As companies and entrepreneurs consider opening new
businesses and establishments in America does Illinois have a
more attractive business and political climate than most states, a
less attractive climate or is Illinois about the same as any otherstate?
More
attractive
Less
attractive
About the
same
Not sure
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
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Crosstab Ideology
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As companies and entrepreneurs consider opening new businesses and
establishments in America does Illinois have a more attractive business and
political climate than most states, a less attractive climate or is Illinois about the
same as any other state?
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
3%
16%
27%
0%
72%
51%
41%
7%
21%
28% 28%
53%
5% 5% 5%
40%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sureIdeology
More attractive Less attractive About the same Not sure
Crosstab: Ideology
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As young people in Illinois enter the job market, can they find
their ideal job in Illinois, or will they move elsewhere?
Find ideal job
in Illinois
Move
elsewhere
Not sure
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
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Crosstab Age
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As young people in Illinois enter the job market, can they find
their ideal job in Illinois, or will they move elsewhere?
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
Crosstab: Age
28%
53%
18%
Age 18-39
24%67%
9%
Age 40-64
11%
56%
33%
Age 65+
Find ideal job in Illinois Move elsewhere Not sure
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Which will do more to help create jobs in Illinoisdecisions
made by government officials to help the economy grow or
decisions made by business leaders to help their own businesses
grow?
Decisions
made by
government
officials
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
Decisions
made by
business
leaders
Not sure
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Crosstab Political Affiliation
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Which will do more to help create jobs in Illinoisdecisions made by
government officials to help the economy grow or decisions made by
business leaders to help their own businesses grow?
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
Crosstab: Political Affiliation
9%68%
23%
Republican
35%
43%
22%
Democrat
15%67%
19%
Other
Decisions made by government officials Decisions made by business leaders Not sure
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Looking back, were the bailouts of banks, auto companies and
insurance companies good for the United States or bad for the
United States?
Not sure
Bad
Good
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
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Should the federal government provide bailout funding for states
with serious financial problems?
Yes
No
Not sure
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
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Crosstab Ideology
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Should the federal government provide bailout funding for states with serious
financial problems?
Poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Error: 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
18%
30%
48%
0%
73%
43%40%
53%
9%
26%
12%
47%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sureIdeology
Yes No Not sure
Crosstab: Ideology
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