The Maryland Survey, St. Mary s College of Maryland Feb 2015 Survey on Maryland Issues Top Line Report

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1 The Maryland Survey, St. Mary s College of Maryland Feb 2015 Survey on Maryland Issues Top Line Report Weighted for Age, Region of Maryland, Gender, and Race or Ethnicity according to U.S. Census American Community Survey A Your age is % % % plus 36% 401 Total 100% 1101 B The region of Maryland you live in is: Capital 35% 381 Central 45% 497 Eastern Shore 8% 89 Western 4% 46 Southern 7% 81 Total 100% 1094 C Your gender is: Male 45% 491 Female 55% 592 Total 100% 1083

2 D Your race or ethnicity is White, Non-Hispanic 71% 756 African-American, Non-Hipanic 20% 211 Hispanic 4% 40 Other 6% 66 Total 100% 1072 E Which party do you best identify with today? Democrat 45% 468 Republican 34% 353 Independent 17% 176 A 3rd Party 3% 34 Unsure 1% 15 Total 100% 1046 F Presently Maryland gives tax credits as an incentive to film shows and movies in Maryland amounting to more than $60 million a year. In your opinion, should the Maryland Film Tax Credits be continued? Yes 39% 406 No 39% 405 Unsure 21% 222 Total 100% 1032 G In your eyes, does Governor Hogan favor urban or rural areas? Favors rural over urban 29% 297 Favors urban over rural 15% 153 Regards urban and rural areas equally 41% 418 skipped/refused 15% 156 Total 100% 1024

3 H Do you approve or disapprove of the way Governor Hogan has done his job in office so far? Approve 49% 485 Disapprove 21% 212 Unsure or No Opinion 29% 291 Total 100% 988 i Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Obama has done his job in office so far? Approve 45% 446 Disapprove 51% 508 Unsure or No Opinion 4% 42 Total 100% 995 J Should the rain tax also known as the Stormwater Remediation Fee be repealed? Yes, Repeal It. 59% 579 No, Keep It 26% 256 Unsure or No Opinion 15% 153 Total 100% 988 K Do you approve or disapprove of the phosphorus rule that would limit how much chicken manure can be applied to farm fields to decrease runoff into the Chesapeake Bay? Approve 58% 573 Disapprove 22% 218 Unsure or No Opinion 19% 191 Total 100% 982

4 L1 In your opinion, should Maryland state and local police officers be required to wear small video or body cameras to record public interactions? Yes 69% 666 No 23% 221 Unsure 9% 85 Total 100% 972 L2 Which of these four would be your most important reason for saying police officers need to wear body cameras? MOE = 3.8%, 95% to protect individuals from police abuse 22% 146 to document crimes 18% 121 increase the public trust in police officers 32% 209 so police have complete recording for their protection 21% 141 for some other reason 5% 32 unsure 2% 10 Total 100% 658 L3 Which of these four would be your most important reason for saying police officers do not need to wear body cameras? MOE = 6.62%, 95% to protect individual rights to privacy 23% 51 not necessary or are inconvenient 24% 52 would harm the public trust in police 17% 37 to reduce state and local costs of law enforcement 17% 37 some other reason 15% 34 unsure 4% 8 Total 100% 219

5 M Do you approve or disapprove of fracking Western Maryland s shale gas reserves? Approve 33% 319 Disapprove 43% 410 Uncertian or No Opinion 24% 225 Total 100% 954 N1 Do you think it is possible to extract Maryland s natural gas safely using hydraulic fracking technologies? Yes 39% 377 No 35% 335 Uncertain or No opinion 26% 246 Total 100% 957 N2 Would this require the stricter safeguards proposed by former Governor O Malley, or would typical safeguards employed by the industry be safe? strict safeguards proposed by O Malley 19% 71 MOE = 5.1%, 95% typical safeguards 61% 226 some other safeguards 9% 34 Unsure 10% 38 Total 100% 368 O Do you think Governor Hogan s 2 percent budget cut on top of O Malley s recent 2 percent cut to all state agencies will add to or subtract from Maryland s prosperity? Yes, cuts add to prosperity 44% 416 No, cuts will make MD less prosperous 38% 358 Uncertain or No opinion 18% 173 Total 100% 947

6 P Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Hogan s proposed cuts to the Geographic Cost of Education Index and inflation-related formulas for public schools? Approve 32% 305 Disapprove 49% 464 Uncertain or No opinion 19% 180 Total 100% 948 Q Do you think fracking Western Maryland s natural gas reserves would create more and better jobs for Texans and other out-of-state workers OR would fracking create more and better jobs for Marylanders? Texans and out-of-state worlers 23% 209 Marylanders 38% 352 Uncertain or No opinion 39% 359 Total 100% 919 R Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Hogan s projected 5 percent tuition increase for the University System of Maryland? Approve 29% 265 Disapprove 62% 566 Uncertain or No opinion 9% 84 Total 100% 916

7 S1 Do you unconditionally oppose or favor increasing public funds for charter schools in Maryland or do you favor increasing public funds for charter schools only under certain conditions? unconditionally oppose 33% 304 unconditionally favor 23% 209 favor only under certain conditions 37% 341 Uncertain or No opinion 7% 64 Total 100% 918 S2 Under what conditions do you favor increasing public funds for charter schools? MOE = 5.4%, 95% if funds for public schools are also restored or increased if Congress approves Obama's proposed increase in federal funding 36% % 32 both restore public school funds and more federal 23% 75 funds Something else 13% 43 unsure 19% 61 Total 100% 331 T As a consequence of the 2015 Maryland General Assembly AND Governor Hogan s actions this year, do you expect your personal family finances to get better, get worse, or stay about the same? Better 17% 157 Worse 23% 209 Stay about the same 55% 494 uncertain 5% 41 Total 100% 901 MOE = 3.3%, 95%

8 U Do you think exporting Maryland s natural gas would strengthen or weaken America s energy security? MOE = 3.3%, 95% Strengthen 36% 316 Weaken 22% 195 No impact 25% 224 Unsure 17% 149 Total 100% 884