Marist Institute for Public Opinion
Marist College l Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601 l (914) 575-5050
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 13, 1999
Contact: Dr. Lee M. Miringoff
Dr. Barbara L. Carvalho
Marist College
(914) 575-5050
This Marist College Institute for Public Opinion poll reports:
Mayor Giuliani’s Job Performance
Question Wording: Would you rate the job Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is doing in office as excellent, good, fair, or poor?
|
Registered Voters |
Excellent |
Good |
Fair |
Poor |
Unsure/DK |
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October 1999 |
21% |
32% |
28% |
18% |
1% |
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March 1999 |
18% |
32% |
27% |
22% |
1% |
|
October 1997 |
19% |
42% |
28% |
10% |
1% |
|
September 1997 |
20% |
46% |
25% |
8% |
1% |
|
February 1997 |
17% |
38% |
31% |
12% |
2% |
|
September 1996 |
10% |
33% |
37% |
16% |
4% |
|
March 1996 |
14% |
33% |
31% |
20% |
2% |
|
December 1995 |
8% |
27% |
39% |
24% |
2% |
|
April 1995 |
11% |
33% |
31% |
22% |
3% |
|
December 1994 |
12% |
39% |
31% |
13% |
5% |
|
October 1999 |
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Registered Voters |
Excellent/Good |
Fair/Poor |
Unsure |
|
Borough |
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Bronx |
41% |
58% |
1% |
|
Brooklyn |
50% |
49% |
1% |
|
Manhattan |
53% |
45% |
2% |
|
Queens |
60% |
39% |
1% |
|
Staten Island |
76% |
24% |
0% |
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Party |
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Democrat |
45% |
54% |
1% |
|
Republican |
81% |
19% |
0% |
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Non-enrolled |
65% |
32% |
3% |
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Race |
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White |
69% |
30% |
1% |
|
Black |
27% |
72% |
1% |
|
Latino |
44% |
53% |
3% |
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Religion |
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Protestant |
40% |
59% |
1% |
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Catholic |
63% |
36% |
1% |
|
White Catholic |
80% |
20% |
0% |
|
Jewish |
61% |
37% |
2% |
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Gender |
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Men |
58% |
41% |
1% |
|
Women |
49% |
49% |
2% |
Quality of City Life
Question Wording: Thinking about the past year or so, do you feel that the overall quality of life in New York City has gotten better, gotten worse, or remained about the same? (Those who responded "remained the same" were asked: Is it a good thing or a bad thing that things have remained the same?)
|
NYC Residents |
Gotten Better |
Remained the Same Good |
Remained the Same |
Remained the Same Bad |
Gotten Worse |
|
October 1999 |
43% |
16% |
7% |
18% |
16% |
|
March 1999 |
47% |
10% |
7% |
22% |
14% |
|
September 1997 |
45% |
12% |
6% |
21% |
16% |
|
February 1997 |
46% |
9% |
7% |
24% |
14% |
|
September 1996 |
34% |
10% |
4% |
31% |
21% |
|
December 1995 |
19% |
8% |
6% |
38% |
29% |
|
April 1995 |
22% |
6% |
7% |
35% |
30% |
|
December 1994 |
17% |
9% |
12% |
37% |
25% |
|
February 1994 |
3% |
9% |
7% |
20% |
61% |
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NYC Residents October 1999 By Race |
Gotten Better |
Remained the Same Good |
Remained the Same |
Remained the Same Bad |
Gotten Worse |
|
White |
49% |
20% |
7% |
12% |
12% |
|
Black |
32% |
12% |
9% |
25% |
22% |
|
Latino |
42% |
12% |
5% |
24% |
17% |
Question Wording: In general, thinking about the way things are going in New York City, do you feel things are going in the right direction or that things are going in the wrong direction:
|
NYC Residents |
Right Direction |
Wrong Direction |
Unsure |
|
October 1999 |
61% |
30% |
9% |
|
March 1999 |
56% |
33% |
11% |
|
September 1997 |
61% |
27% |
12% |
|
February 1997 |
55% |
32% |
13% |
|
September 1996 |
45% |
43% |
12% |
|
December 1995 |
34% |
54% |
12% |
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NYC Residents October 1999 By Race |
Right Direction |
Wrong Direction |
Unsure |
|
White |
73% |
19% |
8% |
|
Black |
41% |
47% |
12% |
|
Latino |
59% |
31% |
10% |
Morning Line: Democrats 2001
Question Wording: If the Democratic primary for Mayor in 2001 were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are:
|
Democrats |
Mark Green |
Peter Vallone |
Alan Hevesi |
Fernando Ferrer |
Sal Albanese |
Floyd Flake |
Ken Fisher |
Fran Reiter |
Unsure |
|
October 1999 |
25% |
20% |
13% |
12% |
5% |
4% |
1% |
1% |
19% |
How the Survey Was Conducted
This survey was conducted on October 3rd through 7th, 1999. 771 residents of New York City were interviewed in proportion to the population in each borough. All interviews were conducted by telephone. The results are statistically significant at ± 4%. There were 524 registered voters and 328 registered Democrats. The results for these sub-samples are statistically significant at ± 4.5% and ± 5.5% respectively. The margin of error increases for cross-tabulations.
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Nature of the Sample: 771 New York City Residents |
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Race |
Borough |
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White |
48% |
Bronx |
16% |
|
Black |
24% |
Brooklyn |
31% |
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Latino |
21% |
Manhattan |
20% |
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Asian |
6% |
Queens |
28% |
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Other |
1% |
Staten Island |
5% |
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Gender (weighted) |
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Men |
45% |
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Women |
55% |
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