Maurice Carroll, Director, Quinnipiac University Polling Institute (203) 582-5334 Rubenstein Associates, Inc.

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NEW YORK VOTERS CONFUSED BY TAX DEAL, BUT LOVE CUOMO, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS; MORE VOTERS THINK ITS A TAX HIKE
New York State voters are divided on whether they approve or disapprove of the new state tax rates and seem confused on whether the new rates are a tax hike or tax cut, but they approve 68 17 percent of the job Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doing, his highest score in his first year in office, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Gov. Cuomos approval sweeps across the political spectrum, 71 12 percent among Democrats, 69 17 percent among independent voters and 63 25 percent among Republicans, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Approval ranges from 59 20 percent among New York City voters to 71 16 percent among upstate voters to 76 12 percent among suburban voters. Grading his first year in office, 10 percent of voters give Cuomo an A, while 53 percent give him a B; 25 percent say C, as 6 percent say D and 3 percent say F. New York States new tax rates get a 38 percent approval and a 34 percent disapproval, with 28 percent undecided. Democrats approve 44 31 percent, while Republicans split 36 38 percent and independent voters split 36 36 percent. The new rates are a tax hike, 40 percent of voters say, while 28 percent say they are a tax cut, with 32 percent undecided. Their own taxes will go up, 35 percent of voters say, while 23 percent say they go down, with 43 percent who dont know. Voters with a college degree split 30 31 percent while voters with no degree say 38 18 percent their taxes go up. The speed in changing the state tax code has left a lot of New Yorkers confused. Most of the state is divided on the merits, with New York City voters more negative than not, said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. -more-

Quinnipiac University Poll/December 20, 2011 page 2 Whatever they think about the tax deal, New Yorkers still love their governor. Andrew Cuomos job approval hits a new high, higher than weve seen since the post-9/11 approval ratings for Gov. George Pataki, Carroll said. Voters like Gov. Cuomo as a person 65 13 percent and they like his policies. How about your taxes? A lot of people think theyll pay more; a fair percentage think theyll pay less and a lot just dont know. Cuomo has not kept his promise not to raise taxes, voters say 47 35 percent, with 18 percent undecided. Cuomo broke his no-tax promise, Republicans say 53 31 percent and independent voters say 51 32 percent. Democrats split 41 40 percent. New York State voters also believe 42 23 percent, with 35 percent undecided, that in making the tax deal Cuomo broke his promise to end government by three men in a room. The new tax rates are fair to them, 37 percent of voters say, while 43 percent say they are unfair. The fairness vote increases with income: voters making less than $40,000 say unfair 53 28 percent while voters making more than $150,000 say fair 54 36 percent. The new tax rates for people making more than $2 million are too low, 43 percent of voters say, while 10 percent say they are too high and 34 percent say the rates are about right. A lot of people still think those earning $2 million or more dont pay enough, Carroll said. That transparent government that Gov. Cuomo promised? Opaque is more like it. A lot of voters think that, in the quickie tax deal, Cuomo broke his promise to end Albanys tradition of three men in a room. New York State voter attitudes on other budget-cutting measures are:

60 34 percent oppose layoffs for state workers: 45 41 percent for state worker furloughs; 59 34 percent in favor of a wage freeze for state workers. From December 12 18, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,143 registered voters with a

margin of error of +/- 2.9 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.

5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 68% 17 15 Rep 63% 25 12 Dem 71% 12 17 Sub 76% 12 12 Ind 69% 17 14 Men 70% 17 13 Wom 66% 16 18 Wht 75% 13 12 Blk 58% 20 22 Hsp 53% 29 18

UpStat NYC Approve Disapprove DK/NA 71% 16 12 59% 20 21

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 64% 24 13 65% 20 16 73% 12 15

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve Disapprove DK/NA 53% 18 28 73% 20 8 71% 16 14 74% 13 13

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 60% 17 22 74% 14 13 69% 22 9 77% 10 13

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor? APPROVE....... High Low Dec 20 Feb 23 2011 2011 68 17 15 56 15 29

Dec 20 2011 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 68 17 15

Oct 26 2011 65 19 15

Sep 20 2011 66 17 17

Aug 10 2011 62 22 16

Jun 29 2011 64 19 17

9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 26% 59 15 Rep 20% 68 12 Dem 32% 49 18 Sub 30% 56 13 Ind 23% 66 11 Men 29% 63 9 Wom 24% 55 21 Wht 27% 60 13 Blk 30% 46 24 Hsp 21% 64 15

UpStat NYC Approve Disapprove DK/NA 28% 61 11 22% 58 20

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 22% 64 13 25% 58 17 28% 60 12

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve Disapprove DK/NA 25% 60 15 27% 58 16 25% 63 12 29% 56 15

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 28% 54 18 25% 63 12 24% 66 10 28% 56 16

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? APPROVE...... High Low Apr 04 Sep 01 2007 2010 34 43 23 15 75 9

Dec 20 2011 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 26 59 15

Oct 26 2011 25 63 13

Sep 20 2011 26 61 13

Aug 10 2011 27 62 11

Jun 29 2011 26 62 12

10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state assembly member is handling their job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve Disapprove DK/NA 43% 39 18 42% 41 17 45% 37 18 Sub 43% 35 22 43% 40 17 43% 41 16 43% 37 20 45% 37 18 51% 36 13 33% 48 19

UpStat NYC Approve Disapprove DK/NA 47% 40 13 39% 39 22

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 38% 44 18 42% 39 19 44% 38 18

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve Disapprove DK/NA 47% 33 19 39% 42 20 40% 45 15 46% 35 19

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 41% 38 21 47% 42 11 44% 36 20 37% 38 26

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state assembly member is handling their job? APPROVE...... High Low Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Dec 20 Feb 23 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2005 2011 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 43 39 18 39 43 18 41 39 20 40 43 17 45 38 17 55 22 15 35 42 22

11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state senator is handling their job? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 54% 33 14 Rep 48% 42 11 Dem 57% 25 18 Sub 58% 33 9 Ind 54% 37 9 Men 49% 39 11 Wom 57% 27 16 Wht 53% 33 14 Blk 55% 25 19 Hsp 50% 39 11

UpStat NYC Approve Disapprove DK/NA Contd 55% 32 13 49% 34 17

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 54% 35 11 54% 32 14 53% 34 13

11. (contd) Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state senator is handling their job? ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YEARS............ 4010018-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <40K 100K 150K >150K Approve Disapprove DK/NA 51% 34 15 59% 31 10 52% 37 12 54% 29 17 53% 32 15 58% 33 9 51% 35 14 55% 30 15

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state senator is handling their job? (* Low also 49% Feb 2011, Apr 2011, Aug 2011) APPROVE...... High Low Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Dec 20 Oct 26 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2005 2011* Approve Disapprove DK/NA 54 33 14 49 37 15 50 35 15 49 37 14 54 33 13 63 22 15 49 37 15

12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Sheldon Silver is handling his job as State Assembly Speaker? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 25% 44 31 Rep 14% 59 27 Dem 33% 35 32 Sub 22% 42 36 Ind 25% 46 29 Men 26% 52 22 Wom 24% 37 38 Wht 22% 48 30 Blk 48% 25 27 Hsp 24% 41 35

UpStat NYC Approve Disapprove DK/NA 23% 50 28 30% 40 31

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 28% 45 27 25% 43 31 25% 46 29

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve Disapprove DK/NA 31% 29 40 30% 41 29 23% 51 26 20% 52 29

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 24% 38 37 30% 46 24 28% 50 21 22% 45 34

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Sheldon Silver is handling his job as State Assembly Speaker? (*Low also 25% Apr 2010, Aug 2011) APPROVE....... High Low Dec 24 Dec 20 2008 2011* 38 34 38 25 44 31

Dec 20 2011 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 25 44 31

Oct 26 2011 27 45 28

Sep 20 2011 30 45 25

Aug 10 2011 25 49 26

Jun 29 2011 29 43 28

13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dean Skelos is handling his job as State Senate Majority Leader? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 24% 34 42 Rep 25% 34 41 Dem 26% 32 41 Sub 27% 31 42 Ind 22% 38 40 Men 24% 40 35 Wom 23% 29 48 Wht 22% 34 44 Blk 34% 34 32 Hsp 20% 37 43

UpStat NYC Approve Disapprove DK/NA 23% 39 38 22% 32 46

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 24% 37 38 25% 31 44 21% 40 39

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve Disapprove DK/NA 30% 26 44 24% 38 38 18% 39 43 26% 32 42

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 23% 30 47 27% 34 38 21% 46 33 27% 38 36

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dean Skelos is handling his job as State Senate Majority Leader? Dec 20 2011 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 24 34 42 Oct 26 2011 21 36 42 Sep 20 2011 23 36 41 Aug 10 2011 23 40 37 Jun 29 2011 25 35 40

14. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York State today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied Smwht satisfied Smwht dissatisfied Very dissatisfied DK/NA 3% 39 35 23 1 1% 29 38 33 5% 49 33 13 Sub 3% 35 39 22 2% 34 38 25 1 3% 41 33 22 1 2% 37 37 24 1 2% 37 36 24 1 8% 48 29 15 35 37 28 -

UpStat NYC Very satisfied Smwht satisfied Smwht dissatisfied Very dissatisfied DK/NA 2% 35 35 27 1 3% 45 32 19 1

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 2% 38 32 26 1 2% 36 36 25 1 4% 42 34 19 1

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Very satisfied Smwht satisfied Smwht dissatisfied Very dissatisfied DK/NA 3% 42 30 23 2 1% 37 35 26 4% 34 37 25 2% 43 36 19 -

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 3% 37 34 25 1 3% 37 37 23 1 3% 38 39 20 5% 47 29 19 -

TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York State today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT SAT High Low Feb 25 Jun 23 1998 2010 13 60 20 7 1 1 18 33 47 1

Dec 20 2011 Very satisfied Smwht satisfied Smwht dissatisfied Very dissatisfied DK/NA 3 39 35 23 1

Oct 26 2011 4 30 34 31 1

Sep 20 2011 2 34 33 31 -

Aug 10 2011 2 33 31 33 1

Jun 29 2011 4 34 34 27 1

15. Regardless of how you feel about Andrew Cuomo's policies, would you say you like or don't like Andrew Cuomo as a person? Tot Like Don't like DK/NA 65% 13 22 Rep 67% 17 16 Dem 69% 10 20 Sub 67% 12 21 Ind 61% 14 25 Men 71% 12 18 Wom 60% 14 25 Wht 67% 12 20 Blk 66% 12 22 Hsp 54% 17 29

UpStat NYC Like Don't like DK/NA 67% 14 19 62% 14 24

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 62% 16 22 66% 12 22 64% 15 21

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Like Don't like DK/NA 55% 22 24 73% 12 16 67% 10 23 65% 12 23

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 67% 12 21 67% 14 19 65% 17 18 67% 9 24

TREND: Regardless of how you feel about Andrew Cuomo's policies, would you say you like or don't like Andrew Cuomo as a person? Dec 20 2011 Like Don't like DK/NA 65 13 22 Oct 26 2011 63 12 25 Sep 20 2011 64 13 23 Aug 10 2011 64 12 24 Jun 29 2011 64 12 24 Jun 01 2011 61 13 26

16. And regardless of how you feel about Andrew Cuomo as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Andrew Cuomo's policies? Tot Like Don't like DK/NA 64% 22 14 Rep 54% 32 14 Dem 73% 16 11 Ind 65% 22 13 Men 68% 21 11 Wom 61% 23 16 Wht 69% 19 12 Blk 50% 29 20 Hsp 52% 30 18

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16. (contd) And regardless of how you feel about Andrew Cuomo as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Andrew Cuomo's policies? UpStat NYC Like Don't like DK/NA 65% 23 12 59% 25 16 Sub 71% 17 13 Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 57% 29 13 58% 25 16 73% 17 10

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Like Don't like DK/NA 51% 32 17 72% 19 9 66% 22 12 65% 18 17

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 58% 23 19 67% 22 11 68% 24 8 77% 16 7

TREND: And regardless of how you feel about Andrew Cuomo as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Andrew Cuomo's policies? Dec 20 2011 Like Don't like DK/NA 64 22 14 Oct 26 2011 61 25 14 Sep 20 2011 64 23 12 Aug 10 2011 61 26 12 Jun 29 2011 62 24 14 Jun 01 2011 61 23 16

17. What letter grade would you give him for the job he has been doing as governor: A, B, C, D, or F? Tot A B C D F DK/NA 10% 53 25 6 3 3 Rep 5% 50 33 8 3 1 Dem 15% 56 18 5 2 4 Sub 11% 57 24 3 1 4 Ind 8% 54 28 6 4 1 Men 12% 55 24 5 3 1 Wom 9% 52 26 8 3 3 Wht 11% 56 25 5 2 2 Blk 8% 54 19 9 5 5 Hsp 8% 38 31 13 6 4

UpStat NYC A B C D F DK/NA 9% 54 26 7 3 1 10% 51 24 8 4 3

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 9% 48 30 9 4 1 7% 51 28 7 3 3 15% 56 21 5 2 2

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ A B C D F DK/NA 6% 47 31 7 4 5 11% 57 23 4 4 1 10% 58 22 6 2 2 14% 49 25 9 1 2

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 7% 49 27 8 3 5 9% 55 28 6 2 1 11% 56 23 5 3 1 22% 57 14 3 3 1

TREND: What letter grade would you give him for the job he has been doing as governor: A, B, C, D, or F? Dec 20 2011 A B C D F DK/NA 10 53 25 6 3 3 Jun 29 2011 13% 48 26 7 2 4

18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling the state budget? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 56% 32 12 Rep 52% 38 10 Dem 61% 25 14 Sub 58% 29 13 Ind 54% 38 8 Men 64% 27 9 Wom 49% 36 15 Wht 60% 29 11 Blk 48% 39 13 Hsp 43% 43 13

UpStat NYC Approve Disapprove DK/NA 59% 32 8 51% 34 16

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 52% 38 10 52% 35 13 63% 26 10

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve Disapprove DK/NA 36% 51 13 57% 35 9 65% 24 11 63% 21 16

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 49% 34 17 60% 31 9 60% 32 8 68% 25 7

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling the state budget? Dec 20 2011 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 56 32 12 Oct 26 2011 57 29 14 Sep 20 2011 62 25 13 Aug 10 2011 59 29 11 Jun 01 2011 57 30 13 Apr 13 2011 57 29 14 Feb 23 2011 57 28 16

19. How much have you heard or read about the new New York State income tax rates agreed to by Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature: a lot, some, not much or nothing at all? Tot A lot Some Not much Nothing at all DK/NA 14% 40 32 13 1 Rep 12% 43 34 10 1 Dem 13% 41 33 12 1 Ind 16% 39 31 14 1 Men 19% 41 29 10 1 Wom 9% 39 35 15 1 Wht 13% 42 31 12 2 Blk 18% 30 37 14 1 Hsp 16% 29 39 15 -

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19. (contd) How much have you heard or read about the new New York State income tax rates agreed to by Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature: a lot, some, not much or nothing at all? UpStat NYC A lot Some Not much Nothing at all DK/NA 14% 40 33 12 1 13% 36 35 15 2 Sub 15% 46 26 11 2 Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 17% 42 29 10 2 11% 35 36 15 2 18% 48 25 9 1

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ A lot Some Not much Nothing at all DK/NA 6% 29 44 20 1 17% 43 29 11 1 18% 45 29 7 1 13% 42 28 15 2

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 10% 32 40 16 1 16% 41 31 11 1 14% 49 24 12 25% 44 24 6 -

20. Do you approve or disapprove of the new New York State income tax rates agreed to by Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 38% 34 28 Rep 36% 38 26 Dem 44% 31 26 Sub 44% 31 25 Ind 36% 36 28 Men 44% 34 23 Wom 33% 35 32 Wht 42% 31 27 Blk 28% 38 34 Hsp 25% 51 24

UpStat NYC Approve Disapprove DK/NA 40% 30 29 32% 40 28

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 38% 40 22 32% 38 30 47% 28 25

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve Disapprove DK/NA 25% 44 32 40% 35 25 43% 35 22 42% 24 33

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 32% 36 32 42% 33 26 41% 38 21 52% 30 18

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21. Would you describe this new tax deal as a tax hike or a tax cut? Tot Tax hike Tax cut DK/NA 40% 28 32 Rep 45% 25 30 Dem 34% 35 31 Sub 42% 30 28 Ind 43% 23 33 Men 40% 32 28 Wom 41% 24 35 Wht 39% 28 33 Blk 40% 28 32 Hsp 48% 26 27

UpStat NYC Tax hike Tax cut DK/NA 39% 27 34 40% 27 32

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 42% 31 27 40% 26 33 40% 30 30

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Tax hike Tax cut DK/NA 45% 23 32 40% 33 27 43% 31 26 33% 26 42

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 37% 27 36 39% 30 31 45% 28 27 49% 32 18

22. Do you believe Governor Cuomo kept his promise not to raise taxes? Tot Yes No DK/NA 35% 47 18 Rep 31% 53 17 Dem 41% 40 19 Sub 36% 44 20 Ind 32% 51 16 Men 38% 47 15 Wom 32% 47 20 Wht 37% 44 18 Blk 36% 51 13 Hsp 23% 59 18

UpStat NYC Yes No DK/NA 39% 46 15 31% 50 19

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 39% 48 13 34% 50 16 37% 42 21

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes No DK/NA 21% 60 20 36% 46 18 42% 44 14 42% 38 20

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 34% 47 19 38% 47 15 37% 46 17 37% 47 16

23. Do your taxes go up or down under this new agreement? Tot Up Down DK/NA 35% 23 43 Rep 36% 21 42 Dem 31% 26 43 Sub 38% 22 40 Ind 38% 21 41 Men 32% 27 40 Wom 37% 19 44 Wht 30% 24 46 Blk 39% 21 40 Hsp 51% 18 31

UpStat NYC Up Down DK/NA Contd 27% 25 47 40% 20 39

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 37% 27 36 38% 18 45 30% 31 39

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23. (contd) Do your taxes go up or down under this new agreement? AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Up Down DK/NA 47% 16 37 36% 32 32 31% 28 41 27% 17 56 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 35% 15 50 32% 30 38 35% 28 38 46% 32 22

24. Do you think the new tax rates are fair or unfair to people like you? Tot Fair Unfair DK/NA 37% 43 20 Rep 34% 48 19 Dem 44% 37 20 Sub 38% 41 21 Ind 34% 46 20 Men 44% 38 18 Wom 31% 48 21 Wht 41% 38 21 Blk 26% 59 15 Hsp 29% 62 9

UpStat NYC Fair Unfair DK/NA 40% 41 19 34% 46 19

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 39% 45 15 31% 51 18 48% 31 21

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Fair Unfair DK/NA 29% 52 20 42% 42 16 42% 40 19 36% 39 25

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 28% 53 19 44% 37 19 43% 36 21 54% 36 10

25. Do you think the new tax rate for people making more than two million dollars per year is too high, too low, or about right? Tot Too High Too Low About right DK/NA 10% 43 34 13 Rep 20% 27 38 15 Dem 6% 50 34 10 Sub 12% 32 43 13 Ind 8% 40 36 16 Men 13% 39 36 12 Wom 8% 46 33 14 Wht 10% 40 35 14 Blk 6% 51 31 12 Hsp 8% 54 34 4

UpStat NYC Too High Too Low About right DK/NA 11% 47 29 13 8% 44 34 14

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 8% 47 30 14 10% 47 31 12 11% 36 39 14

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Too High Too Low About right DK/NA 10% 40 37 13 7% 49 34 10 11% 40 34 15 13% 44 33 10

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 9% 47 33 10 10% 41 36 12 10% 45 34 11 15% 34 40 10

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26. Historically, the Governor, the Senate Majority Leader, and the Assembly Speaker have made all the big decisions in Albany with little input from state legislators. Do you think that Andrew Cuomo broke his promise to end the "three men in a room" approach by the way the new tax deal was done? Tot Yes/Broke promise No/Did not DK/NA 42% 23 35 Rep 49% 16 35 Dem 38% 28 35 Sub 37% 23 40 Ind 42% 23 35 Men 45% 26 28 Wom 39% 20 41 Wht 38% 25 37 Blk 64% 14 22 Hsp 46% 27 28

UpStat NYC Yes/Broke promise No/Did not DK/NA 43% 25 33 44% 21 35

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 50% 20 30 45% 20 35 37% 28 36

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes/Broke promise No/Did not DK/NA 41% 22 37 44% 25 31 42% 23 34 39% 21 40

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 42% 24 34 41% 24 35 43% 24 33 40% 27 33

27. To help balance the state budget, do you support or oppose - layoffs for state employees? Tot Support Oppose DK/NA 34% 60 6 Rep 49% 46 5 Dem 23% 72 5 Sub 37% 57 7 Ind 41% 52 7 Men 44% 52 5 Wom 26% 67 7 Wht 39% 55 7 Blk 20% 74 6 Hsp 26% 70 3

UpStat NYC Support Oppose DK/NA 38% 57 5 28% 65 7

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 25% 67 8 33% 62 6 37% 57 7

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Support Oppose DK/NA 24% 71 5 35% 60 5 39% 56 5 36% 54 10

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 31% 63 6 35% 60 5 34% 61 5 43% 52 6

TREND: To help balance the state budget, do you support or oppose layoffs for state employees? Dec 20 2011 Support Oppose DK/NA 34 60 6 Feb 23 2011 46 48 6 Jan 26 2011 45 47 8 Dec 09 2010 43 52 6

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28. To help balance the state budget, do you support or oppose - furloughs for state employees? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support Oppose DK/NA 45% 41 14 59% 31 10 38% 47 15 Sub 49% 39 12 50% 38 12 49% 41 9 42% 40 18 48% 39 13 34% 50 16 38% 47 15

UpStat NYC Support Oppose DK/NA 47% 42 11 42% 41 17

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 35% 51 14 44% 40 16 48% 42 10

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Support Oppose DK/NA 46% 32 22 48% 45 8 44% 46 10 45% 40 15

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 43% 38 19 44% 46 10 48% 45 7 55% 33 11

TREND: To help balance the state budget, do you support or oppose furloughs for state employees? Dec 20 Feb 23 Jan 26 Dec 09 2011 2011 2011 2010 Support Oppose DK/NA 45 41 14 56 32 12 52 30 17 56 32 13

29. To help balance the state budget, do you support or oppose - a wage freeze for state workers? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support Oppose DK/NA 59% 34 6 73% 22 5 49% 43 8 Sub 64% 29 6 63% 33 4 62% 33 5 57% 36 8 64% 31 5 41% 50 10 43% 47 10

UpStat NYC Support Oppose DK/NA 65% 30 5 50% 42 8

Union COLLEGE DEGREE HsHlds No Yes 48% 45 7 56% 37 7 63% 31 6

AGE IN YEARS............ 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Support Oppose DK/NA 42% 46 12 59% 37 4 63% 33 4 68% 26 6

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 40100<40K 100K 150K >150K 52% 37 11 63% 34 3 51% 43 6 76% 21 3

TREND: To help balance the state budget, do you support or oppose a wage freeze for state workers? Dec 20 Feb 23 Jan 26 Dec 09 Feb 04 Dec 16 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2009 Support Oppose DK/NA 59 34 6 72 24 5 75 20 5 72 23 5 75 20 5 68 28 5

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