Press Releases - Center for Public Interest Polling
JOINT RUTGERS-EAGLETON/FDU POLL: ONE IN FOUR HOUSEHOLDS HAVE A MEMBER WHO HAS TAKEN PRESCRIPTION PAIN RELIEVERS IN PAST YEAR, VIRTUALLY ALL RESIDENTS BELIEVE OPIOID USAGE IS A PROBLEM IN NEW JERSEY
See PDF below or download here. New Brunswick and Madison, New Jersey (July 17, 2019) – Nearly a quarter of New Jerseyans (23 percent) say they or a family member have taken a prescription opioid painkiller in the past 12 months, according to a joint Rutgers-Eagleton/Fairleigh Dickinson University poll in collaboration with the Rutgers Center … Read more …
JOINT RUTGERS-EAGLETON/FDU POLL: LITTLE EVIDENCE OF A DIGITAL DIVIDE IN NEW JERSEY, DEMOCRATS MORE OPINIONATED ONLINE
See PDF below or download here. New Brunswick and Madison, New Jersey (June 13, 2019) – Most Garden State residents have the technological tools and ability to surf the World Wide Web, and the hours they spend online are often used for voicing their opinions and discussing political and community issues. A joint Rutgers University … Read more …
JOINT RUTGERS-EAGLETON/FDU POLL: 80 PERCENT OF NEW JERSEYANS ARE HAPPY
See PDF below or download here. New Brunswick and Madison, New Jersey (June 6, 2019) – Garden Staters may complain about the high cost of living in New Jersey, but overall, they’re pretty happy. A joint survey from Rutgers University and Fairleigh Dickinson University finds that eight-in-ten New Jersey residents describe things in their life … Read more …
EIGHT IN 10 NEW JERSEYANS KNOW SOMEONE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
New Brunswick, N.J. (May 13, 2019) – Eight in ten New Jerseyans say that they know someone who has been diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, which was conducted in collaboration with the New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence at Rutgers University. Sixty-eight percent know an ASD-diagnosed child outside … Read more …
NEW JERSEYANS CONCERNED BUT LACK KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
See PDF below or download here. New Brunswick, N.J. (April 25, 2019) – Two-thirds of New Jerseyans are concerned about the impact that climate change will have on them, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll conducted in collaboration with the New Jersey Climate Change Alliance at Rutgers University. Thirty-seven percent say they are “very concerned” … Read more …
MANY NEW JERSEYANS FEAR BEING SHOT, BUT DON’T SEE GUN VIOLENCE AS BIG PROBLEM IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY
See PDF below or download here. New Brunswick, N.J. (April 24, 2019) – Half of New Jersey residents fear they or someone they know will become a victim of gun violence, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll conducted in collaboration with the New Jersey Center on Gun Violence Research at Rutgers University. Twenty-three percent are very … Read more …
MOST NEW JERSEYANS HAVE CONSIDERED BUT NOT PLANNED FOR END-OF-LIFE WISHES
See PDF below or download here. New Brunswick, N.J. (April 16, 2019) – In advance of National Health Care Decisions Day on April 16, a new poll shows that six in 10 New Jerseyans (61 percent) have given a great deal or at least some thought to their wishes for medical care towards the end … Read more …
NEW JERSEYANS FEEL OVERTAXED, DISSATISFIED WITH STATE HANDLING OF FINANCIAL ISSUES
See PDF below or download here. New Brunswick, N.J. (Apr. 10, 2019) – As Tax Day approaches, about eight in ten New Jerseyans feel they pay too much in taxes and are not happy with what the state government is doing about the affordability of living in the Garden State, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton … Read more …
JOINT RUTGERS-EAGLETON/FDU POLL: POLITICAL LEADERS NOT REALLY DOING IT FOR GARDEN STATERS
See PDF below or download here. New Brunswick and Madison, New Jersey (Apr. 9, 2019) – When it comes to likeability, New Jersey’s current and former elected officials leave a lot to be desired, Garden State residents say. The inaugural joint survey from the polling units at Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics and Fairleigh … Read more …
JOINT RUTGERS-EAGLETON/FDU POLL: NEW JERSEYANS SUPPORT MILLIONAIRES TAX; GOV. MURPHY GARNERS LACKLUSTER RATINGS ENTERING SECOND YEAR IN OFFICE
See PDF below or download here. New Brunswick and Madison, New Jersey (Apr. 3, 2019) – New Jerseyans largely support Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed millionaires tax, but expressed mixed views about the governor’s overall performance, according to the first poll in a partnership between the polling bodies at Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics and … Read more …
