Press Releases - Center for Public Interest Polling
RUTGERS-EAGLETON POLL ON GOV. MURPHY’S FIRST YEAR: VERDICT STILL OUT FOR MANY NEW JERSEYANS, BUT GOV. DOES WELL ON ECONOMY, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION
See PDF below or download here. New Brunswick, N.J. (Nov. 15, 2018) – A sizeable number of New Jerseyans still have yet to form an opinion of Gov. Phil Murphy after his first year in office – but among those who have made a judgment, the governor garners more positive than negative ratings, according to … Read more …
NEW JERSEYANS SUPPORT MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION, EXPUNGEMENT, TAXATION
See PDF below or download here. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – New Jersey legislators haven’t decided whether to legalize cannabis for personal use, but the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll shows more state residents favor than oppose – by a hefty margin of 58 percent to 37 percent – completely legalizing the possession and personal use of recreational … Read more …
MENENDEZ HOLDS NARROW LEAD OVER HUGIN IN SENATE RACE; CORRUPTION TRIAL, LACK OF ENTHUSIASM HURT MENENDEZ WITH INDEPENDENTS AND BASE
See PDF below or download here. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – With two weeks until Election Day, incumbent U.S. Senator Bob Menendez narrowly leads Republican challenger Bob Hugin 51 percent to 46 percent among likely voters in New Jersey, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Menendez’s tight margin stems from the mark his federal corruption trial … Read more …
NEW JERSEYANS NEARLY UNANIMOUS ABOUT SERIOUSNESS OF OPIOID PROBLEM IN GARDEN STATE, MOST LIKELY TO HOLD DOCTORS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES RESPONSIBLE
See PDF below or download here. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Virtually all New Jerseyans believe opioid addiction to prescription pain medication is a “very” (73 percent) or “somewhat” (21 percent) serious problem, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll as part of its “Opioids in the Garden State” series. Just 3 percent of residents say it … Read more …
MANY NEW JERSEYANS PRESCRIBED OPIOIDS DO NOT RECALL DOCTOR EXPLAINING DANGERS, RISKS, OR ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS
See PDF below or download here. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Nearly half of New Jerseyans (46 percent) say they or a family member have been prescribed opioids by a medical professional in the last 12 months, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll as part of the “Opioids in the Garden State” series. Among those residents … Read more …
WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR USING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND SOLELY AS INTENDED; MOST NEW JERSEYANS SEE COST OF HOUSING AS SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE GARDEN STATE
See PDF below or download here. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – New Jerseyans across the board want the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to be used solely for building affordable homes, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll in collaboration with the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey. When told that this funding has been used … Read more …
POSITIVITY ABOUT STATE’S DIRECTION CONTINUES TO GROW UNDER MURPHY ADMINISTRATION; GOV. STARTS OUT SOLID, BOOKER CONTINUES TO SHINE AS MENENDEZ’S RATINGS REMAIN STEADY
See PDF below or download here. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – With the Murphy administration well underway, New Jerseyans are now split over the direction of the state, as more feel better than they have in recent years about where New Jersey is headed. Gov. Phil Murphy himself remains an unknown to a sizeable segment of … Read more …
NEW JERSEYANS, COMMUTERS GIVE STATE’S ROADWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LACKLUSTER RATINGS
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – New Jersey commuters are unhappy with the state of the Garden State’s transportation infrastructure: drivers are more negative than positive about their local roadways and split when it comes to assessing the state’s highways, while mass transit users are far more negative about the state’s public transportation system, especially when it … Read more …
NEW JERSEYANS FEEL HEAVILY BURDENED BY TAXES BUT WILLING TO CONSIDER MURPHY INITIATIVES
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – What do you call the state of affairs when four out of five residents say they pay too much in taxes for what they get? New Jersey. Just 17 percent say they get their money’s worth for the state and local taxes they pay. And, by a margin of 64 to … Read more …
PARENTS OFFER RINGING ENDORSEMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM BUT BELIEVE STANDARDIZED TESTING HAS GONE OVERBOARD
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The vast majority of parents who currently have children in the state’s public school system are highly satisfied with the quality of education their child receives: 80 percent say their child’s school is doing an “excellent” or “good” job. Public school parents are also quite positive about the quality of teachers … Read more …
