November Sun, 1995
BEATLES RATE A “6” AMONG NEW JERSEYANS BABY BOOMERS GIVE BEATLES A “8”
On scale of 1 to 10, New Jerseyans give the Beatles a score of 6 as their most favorite group. However, those who are in the "Baby Boomer" generation give the "Fab Four" an 8. Overall, 1-in-10 state residents spontaneously name John, Paul, George, and Ringo as their favorite popular singing group of all time. Other popular singing groups did not get anywhere near the 11 percent that name the Beatles. The closest contenders are Frank Sinatra (3%), the Temptations (3%), Led Zepelin (3%), and Boys II Men (3%). Overall, New Jerseyans nominated about 50 different popular singing groups as their all time favorite.
November Wed, 1995
THE 1995 NEW JERSEY ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS COMPETITION FOR THE INDEPENDENT VOTERS
Statewide, about equal percentages of likely New Jersey voters say they will vote for Republicans (37%) as say they will vote for Democrats (38%) in the Assembly races in their districts and 1-in-5 voters are still undecided. At this time the independent voters who could be the key to winning in some districts, are not showing a preference for either party and 1-in-5 of these independent voters remain undecided.
October Sun, 1995
IMMIGRATION: THE NEW JERSEY PERSPECTIVE
Eight-in-ten New Jerseyans would like to see a reduction (62%) or a halt (16%) to immigration to this country. In addition, while 8-in-10 say illegal immigration is a major problem in this country, fewer—3-in-10—see it as a major problem in New Jersey.
October Sun, 1995
NEW JERSEYANS VIEWS ON POPE JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC RESIDENTS REJECT POPE’S POSITION ON THE DEATH PENALTY, WOMEN PRIESTS, AND MARRIED PRIESTS
As a moral and religious leader, Pope John Paul II is influential in the lives of 3-in-4 Catholics, but only about 1-in-5 New Jerseyans of other faiths view the Pope as being important to them. While 6-in-10 New Jerseyans give the Pope positive job performance ratings as the leader of the Catholic church, Catholics are more positive in their assessment of Pope John II than non-Catholics.