November Sun, 1991
POLITICS IN NEW JERSEY: INTEREST, KNOWLEDGE, MEDIA USE A TWENTY YEAR RETROSPECTIVE
Overall New Jerseyans, are not very informed about their state government — 3-in-10 cannot identify the political party of the Governor; about 6-in-10 cannot name the political party that controls the state legislature; 3-in-4 did not know what state offices were being contested in the past election; and 9-in-10 cannot correctly name their state senator. This is about the same level of knowledge that was noted in the first statewide poll conducted in the fall of 1971.
November Sun, 1991
SEXUAL HARASSMENT VIEWED AS PROBLEM IN NEW JERSEY WORKPLACE
More than six-in-ten New Jersey residents say that sexual harassment is a serious problem in the workplace; and a majority (56%) say that companies operating in the state should be required by law to have a policy on sexual harassment.
November Sun, 1991
BUSH RATINGS DECLINE IN NEW JERSEY
Over the past four months there has been a 13 point drop in the number of New Jerseyans who give President George Bush a positive overall job performance rating, which is now at 56 percent. The poll shows that New Jerseyans rate George Bush quite differently on domestic and foreign affairs--only about one-in-five now gives Bush positive ratings for both his handling of the economy and social problems, however, six-in-ten continue to give him positive grades on foreign affairs.
November Sun, 1991
REPUBLICAN TREND IN 1991 LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS
Statewide, more New Jersey voters favor Republican than Democratic candidates for the State Senate and the Assembly. Interest in this election is up considerably from 1987, the last election when all 180 seats were contested. About 4-in-10 voters say they are very interested in the legislative races.