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The Mood Of Massachusetts

A Project Mass. Fast Track Survey of 500 Adults

How would you rate the job Mitt Romney's has done as governor? Excellent? Fair? Or Poor?

13% Excellent
27% Good
32% Fair
27% Poor
0% Not Sure

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.5% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


Do you think Mitt Romney should? Or should not run for president in 2008?

34% Should
61% Should Not
5% Not Sure

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.4% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


Based on what you know, do you think Governor-elect Deval Patrick will have a positive effect on the issues important to you? A negative effect? Or no effect at all?

54% Positive Effect
28% Negative Effect
14% No Effect
4% Not Sure

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.5% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


In general, do you trust elected officials in Massachusetts a lot? A little? Or not at all?

5% A Lot
65% A Litter
28% Not At All
2% Not Sure

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.3% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


How confident are you that elected officials spend your tax dollars wisely? Very confident? Somewhat confident? Not very confident? Or not at all confident?

2% Very
22% Somewhat
51% Not Very
25% Not At All
1% Not Sure

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.5% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


In general, are you more optimistic about the future of Massachusetts? Are you more pessimistic? Or are you neutral about the future of Massachusetts?

32% Optimistic
38% Pessimistic
29% Neutral
1% Not Sure

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.5% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


Have you ever considered moving to another state due to the cost of living in Massachusetts?

61% Yes
37% No
1% Not Sure

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.5% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


Do you personally feel you are better off today than you were four years ago?

34% Yes
59% No
1% Not Sure

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.4% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


On a scale of one to five where one means you are not at all concerned and five means you are very concerned, how concerned are you about the state of the economy in Massachusetts?

3.6 = Average

8% 1
7% 2
34% 3
17% 4
34% 5

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.5% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


On a scale of one to five where one means you are not concerned and five means you are very concerned, how concerned are you about the cost of buying a home?

4.0 = Average

8% 1
5% 2
17% 3
20% 4
50% 5

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.5% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


How concerned are you about the cost of gasoline and heating products like oil and natural gas?

4.0 = Average

10% 1
5% 2
11% 3
17% 4
56% 5

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.4% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


How concerned are you about property taxes?

4.0 = Average

12% 1
8% 2
8% 3
15% 4
56% 5

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.4% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


How concerned are you about the state income tax?

3.7 = Average

12% 1
8% 2
18% 3
19% 4
42% 5

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.5% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


On a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means you are not at all concerned and 5 means you are very concerned... ...how concerned are you about education?

4.2 = Average

6% 1
4% 2
14% 3
16% 4
60% 5

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.4% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


How concerned are you about crime prevention?

4.1 = Average

4% 1
8% 2
17% 3
18% 4
54% 5

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.5% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


How concerned are you about the war in Iraq?

4.2 = Average

5% 1
8% 2
11% 3
11% 4
65% 5

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.3% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


How concerned are you about global warming?

3.8 = Average

10% 1
8% 2
21% 3
17% 4
45% 5

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.5% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


Which of the following statements reflects your view of when the effects of global warming will begin to happen? They have already begun to happen. They will start happening within a few years. They will start happening within your lifetime. They will not happen within your lifetime, but they will affect future generations. OR, They will never happen.

68% They have already begun to happen
8% They will start happening within a few years
8% They will start happening within your lifetime
9% They will not happen within your lifetime, but they will affect future generations
6% They will never happen
1% Not Sure

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.2% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


Are you currently employed?

71% Yes
28% No
1% Not Sure

Sample size: 500 Adults/ +/- 4.1% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs


How secure do you think your job is? Very secure? Somewhat secure? Not very secure? Or not at all secure?

40% Very Secure
41% Somewhat Secure
11% Not Very Secure
7% Not At All Secure
1% Not Sure

Sample size: 356 Adults currently employed/ +/- 5.3% Margin Error
Link: Interactive Crosstabs

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