May Fri, 2003
HOW WOMEN AND MEN ARE DIFFERENT: WOMEN MORE EMOTIONAL; MEN MORE AGGRESSIVE
Why ask? Well, in a survey conducted in March of 2000 we found that almost everyone in New Jersey (90%) believes “men and women have fundamentally different natures.” We wanted to find out more about this. In what ways did people see women and men as different? Was this something that men and women would be in agreement about? How did men view women, and women view men? How did each view his/her own sex? We took a look at this in our last survey, putting these 16 questions to a statewide sample of 1,002 men and women (501 of each) interviewed between April 24 and May 4.
May Sun, 2003
NEW JERSEY AND RODNEY DANGERFIELD: PERFECT TOGETHER
For over 30 years the Eagleton Institute has been surveying New Jersey residents to explore what we think about our state, its politics and policies, culture and quality of life. Now, in partnership with the Newark Star-Ledger, we have for the first time asked people living elsewhere in the country for their views of New Jersey. Their responses suggest the many years of being the butt of jokes by Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, Woody Allen and others have taken their toll. Or, we get no respect.
May Sun, 2003
GOVERNOR McGREEVEY: “NOT DEAD AT ALL. THANKS FOR ASKING.”
Trying to find anyone inside of Trenton with something nice to say about Jim McGreevey lately has been a little like trying to find Saddam Hussein. Republicans are openly enthusiastic about the prospect of running against McGreevey in two years; some Democratic leaders are quietly whispering about a primary challenge to the Governor. But the ordinary citizens of New Jersey have now spoken and their voice should be read as a note of caution to the ambitious: The current assessment is: “He’s OK—not great, but not a disaster either.” Or, back off--he ain’t dead yet.
May Thu, 2003
NEW JERSEYANS SUGGEST ITEMS FOR THE BUDGET AX
As the Governor and state legislature hunker down to pass a constitutionally mandated balanced budget, a new Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll finds that state residents continue to favor the Governor’s approach of cutting services instead of raising taxes – it’s just a question of which services. This comes at a time when New Jerseyans voice their most pessimistic views of the state’s economy since the early 1990s’ recession.