Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20238

Geography: Kentucky
Data Collected: 01/24/2013 - 01/27/2013
Release Date: 01/28/2013
Percentages

Sponsor:
The Courier-Journal Bluegrass Poll, (Louisville, KY)

For four years, the legislature has cut the state budget rather than raise taxes. Is it time? ... Or not time? ... For the Kentucky General Assembly to increase taxes to restore some
government services?

609 Registered Voters

Margin of Sampling Error: +/-3.8%

All

Gender
Male

Age

Female 18-34

Race

Cell Phone / Lan

35-49

50-64

65+

White

Black

Guns in House

Party Affiliation

Cell Ph Landlin No Gun One Gu More T Republi Democr Indepen

Time

20%

21%

19%

14%

17%

22%

27%

19%

25%

16%

21%

24%

22%

14%

8%

29%

15%

Not Time

69%

70%

68%

73%

74%

65%

62%

70%

44%

72%

68%

64%

69%

73%

84%

57%

75%

Not Sure

12%

9%

14%

13%

9%

13%

11%

10%

31%

12%

11%

12%

9%

13%

8%

14%

11%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Composition of Registered Voters

100%

49%

51%

26%

27%

28%

20%

89%

6%

25%

75%

35%

27%

38%

33%

49%

18%

For four years, the legislature has cut the state budget rather than raise taxes. Is it time? ... Or not time? ... For the Kentucky General Assembly to increase taxes to restore some
government services?

609 Registered Voters

Margin of Sampling Error: +/-3.8%

All

Ideology

Education

Conser Modera Liberal High Sc Some C 4-year

Time

20%

9%

24%

Not Time

69%

88%

67%

51%

Not Sure

12%

4%

9%

17%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

Composition of Registered Voters

100%

34%

40%

19%

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Income

32%

16%

17%

26%

68%

72%

16%

11%

100%
29%

Region

< $40K $40K - > $80K

W KY Louisvill N Centr

E KY

13%

25%

19%

67%

69%

68%

68%

71%

5%

18%

7%

11%

10%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

32%

21%

24%

27%

32%

17%

17%

18%

28%

66%

67%

73%

8%

15%

9%

100%

100%

100%

38%

33%

48%

21%

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Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20238

Geography: Kentucky
Data Collected: 01/24/2013 - 01/27/2013
Release Date: 01/28/2013
Percentages

Sponsor:
The Courier-Journal Bluegrass Poll, (Louisville, KY)

If the legislature decides that additional cuts are necessary to the state budget, which one of the following should be cut first? Elementary and high school education? College and
universities? State Parks, art and culture? State police? Courts? Coal mine safety? Or something else?

609 Registered Voters

Margin of Sampling Error: +/-4.1%

All

Gender
Male

Age

Female 18-34

Race

Cell Phone / Lan

35-49

50-64

65+

White

Black

Guns in House

Party Affiliation

Cell Ph Landlin No Gun One Gu More T Republi Democr Indepen

Elementary / High School

2%

3%

1%

2%

2%

1%

3%

2%

1%

2%

2%

1%

3%

2%

2%

1%

4%

College / Universities

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

1%

8%

8%

6%

9%

9%

14%

4%

8%

Parks / Art / Culture

29%

27%

31%

22%

27%

33%

35%

29%

27%

21%

32%

30%

23%

32%

37%

28%

17%

State Police

8%

11%

4%

11%

9%

6%

4%

8%

1%

5%

8%

7%

7%

8%

5%

9%

11%

Courts

12%

13%

11%

16%

11%

10%

11%

10%

31%

11%

13%

8%

14%

14%

7%

16%

13%

Coal Mine Safety

4%

4%

3%

4%

4%

2%

5%

3%

8%

4%

3%

6%

4%

2%

3%

2%

8%

Other

30%

28%

32%

27%

29%

35%

30%

31%

27%

31%

30%

33%

35%

25%

28%

31%

32%

Not Sure

8%

6%

10%

10%

10%

6%

5%

8%

4%

18%

5%

9%

5%

9%

5%

9%

8%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Composition of Registered Voters

100%

49%

51%

26%

27%

28%

20%

89%

6%

25%

75%

35%

27%

38%

33%

49%

18%

If the legislature decides that additional cuts are necessary to the state budget, which one of the following should be cut first? Elementary and high school education? College and
universities? State Parks, art and culture? State police? Courts? Coal mine safety? Or something else?

609 Registered Voters

Margin of Sampling Error: +/-4.1%

All

Ideology

Education

Income

Conser Modera Liberal High Sc Some C 4-year

Region

< $40K $40K - > $80K

W KY Louisvill N Centr

E KY

Elementary / High School

2%

2%

1%

3%

1%

1%

3%

1%

2%

4%

1%

3%

2%

0%

College / Universities

8%

11%

8%

2%

10%

6%

8%

7%

9%

7%

6%

10%

10%

2%

Parks / Art / Culture

29%

36%

28%

18%

33%

27%

28%

25%

32%

32%

25%

29%

31%

32%

State Police

8%

6%

6%

14%

9%

7%

7%

9%

6%

5%

7%

7%

7%

10%

Courts

12%

6%

13%

15%

12%

12%

12%

16%

10%

9%

19%

9%

9%

12%

Coal Mine Safety

4%

2%

5%

4%

2%

5%

3%

4%

4%

4%

3%

4%

4%

4%

Other

30%

30%

28%

36%

25%

34%

31%

30%

28%

33%

31%

29%

30%

31%

Not Sure

8%

6%

10%

7%

8%

7%

9%

7%

10%

6%

8%

9%

7%

8%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Composition of Registered Voters

100%

34%

40%

19%

29%

38%

33%

48%

32%

21%

24%

27%

32%

17%

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