What is the most important issue facing North Carolina today?
| # | % | Answer |
|
173 |
28.8 |
Unemployment/jobs |
|
124 |
20.7 |
Economy |
|
52 |
8.7 |
Education/quality |
|
35 |
5.8 |
Budget/deficit |
|
28 |
4.7 |
Taxes |
|
17 |
2.8 |
Health care |
|
17 |
2.8 |
Wasteful Gov’t spending |
|
14 |
2.3 |
School funding |
|
13 |
2.2 |
Financial issues |
|
10 |
1.7 |
Health insurance |
|
10 |
1.7 |
Immigration/illegal aliens |
|
7 |
1.2 |
Roads |
|
5 |
0.8 |
State lottery funds |
|
4 |
0.7 |
Poverty/hunger/homeless |
|
4 |
0.7 |
Housing/affordable |
|
4 |
0.7 |
Teacher quality/pay |
|
4 |
0.7 |
Leadership |
|
3 |
0.5 |
Higher wages |
|
3 |
0.5 |
Infrastructure |
|
3 |
0.5 |
Crime |
|
3 |
0.5 |
Drugs/alcohol |
|
3 |
0.5 |
Government reform |
|
3 |
0.5 |
Gov’t corruption |
|
3 |
0.5 |
Governor Bev Perdue |
|
3 |
0.5 |
Socialism |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Outsourcing |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Energy crisis |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Youth/teen programs |
|
2 |
0.3 |
War/peace/Iraq |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Court/judicial system |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Environment |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Moral/family values |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Barack Obama |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Income tax |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Sin tax |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Senior health/Medicare |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Welfare reform |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Social security |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Quality of life |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Safety/security |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Abortion |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Same sex marriage |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Democrats |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Wall street bail-out |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Smoking laws |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Stimulus package |
|
26 |
4.3 |
Don’t know |
Can you please give me an example of state government spending that you think is wasteful government spending?
| # | % | Answer |
|
32 |
5.3 |
Road/highway repairs |
|
27 |
4.5 |
Travel expenses/costs |
|
22 |
3.7 |
Pork barrel projects |
|
21 |
3.5 |
State workers payroll |
|
20 |
3.3 |
Everything/all |
|
14 |
2.3 |
Education system |
|
13 |
2.2 |
Welfare programs |
|
11 |
1.8 |
Prison system |
|
11 |
1.8 |
Legislative perks |
|
10 |
1.7 |
Too many employees |
|
10 |
1.7 |
Illegal alien services |
|
9 |
1.5 |
Construction projects |
|
9 |
1.5 |
Politician salaries |
|
6 |
1.0 |
Bureaucracy/red tape |
|
6 |
1.0 |
Free employee helthcare |
|
6 |
1.0 |
N.C. D.O.T. |
|
5 |
0.8 |
Business development |
|
5 |
0.8 |
Mental health |
|
5 |
0.8 |
School administrators |
|
5 |
0.8 |
State employee autos |
|
5 |
0.8 |
Pay raises/excessive |
|
4 |
0.7 |
State contracts |
|
4 |
0.7 |
Fuel/gas usage/cost |
|
3 |
0.5 |
Govt programs/n-spec |
|
3 |
0.5 |
No show positions |
|
3 |
0.5 |
Incompetent workers |
|
3 |
0.5 |
Research progrm funds |
|
3 |
0.5 |
Free school meals |
|
3 |
0.5 |
Tax hikes |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Governor’s bodyguards |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Office decorating |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Kids health program |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Unemployment benefits |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Advertising |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Lottery funds allocation |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Airport projects |
|
2 |
0.3 |
School vouchers |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Fishing piers |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Private airplanes |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Perks for wealthy |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Public arts funding |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Park renovations |
|
2 |
0.3 |
Outerbank constructon |
|
2 |
0.3 |
City council |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Beach reclamation |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Consultant fees |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Gov’s satelite office |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Duplicated services |
|
1 |
0.2 |
State grants/not spec |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Infrastructure |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Planned parenthood |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Equipment purchasing |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Military spending |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Fighting Al Qaeda |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Law enforcement |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Water system funding |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Farm subsidies |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Bail-outs |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Global warming |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Abortion services |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Gay marriage support |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Police car replacemnt |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Tennis courts |
|
1 |
0.2 |
Monuments & statues |
|
272 |
45.3 |
Don’t know |
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