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1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor?
Union
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as
Mayor? (*High also 75% Oct 2008, Mar 2008, Jan 2007 & Nov 2005)
APPROVE....... DIS..
High Low High
Mar 16 Nov 23 Jun 30 May 21 Oct 21 Jul 02 Jul 02
2011 2010 2010 2010 2008* 2003 2003
Approve 39 55 57 57 75 31 31
Disapprove 51 35 33 29 20 60 60
DK/NA 10 11 10 14 6 8 8
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ray Kelly is handling his job as Police
Commissioner?
Union
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ray Kelly is handling his job as Police
Commissioner? (*High also 70% Feb 2010, Mar 2006 & Feb 2006)
APPROVE....... DIS..
High Low High
Mar 16 Nov 23 Jun 30 May 24 May 24 Jan 16 Jan 16
2011 2010 2010 2010 2010* 2007 2007
Approve 67 67 66 70 70 52 52
Disapprove 20 19 20 17 17 34 34
DK/NA 13 14 14 13 13 14 14
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3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Cathleen Black is handling her job as New York
City Schools Chancellor?
Union
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Public
Advocate?
Union
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as
Public Advocate?
Approve 44 36 35 34 37
Disapprove 16 16 17 16 13
DK/NA 40 48 48 50 50
5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Quinn is handling her job as City
Council Speaker?
Union
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
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TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Quinn is handling her job as
City Council Speaker?
APPROVE.......
High Low
Mar 16 Nov 23 Jun 30 May 21 Feb 17 Mar 16 Nov 25
2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2008
Approve 55 50 45 44 44 55 40
Disapprove 25 24 27 26 28 25 29
DK/NA 20 26 28 30 27 20 31
6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Liu is handling his job as City
Comptroller?
Union
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Liu is handling his job as City
Comptroller?
Approve 54 48 47 49 44
Disapprove 16 16 17 13 11
DK/NA 30 37 36 38 45
7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
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Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
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TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as
President?
Approve 70 66 72 76 74 79 78
Disapprove 26 30 25 19 20 16 13
DK/NA 4 4 3 5 6 6 9
8. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City
today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very
dissatisfied?
Union
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
Very satisfied 5% 2% 4% 5% 6% 2% 4% 4%
Smwht satisfied 41 37 43 40 43 36 39 38
Smwht dissatisfied 33 35 33 35 32 33 31 35
Very dissatisfied 20 23 18 20 17 27 26 24
DK/NA 2 3 1 - 1 2 1 1
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City
today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very
dissatisfied?
VERY+SMWHT...
High Low
Mar 16 Nov 23 Jun 30 May 21 Feb 17 Feb 11 Jul 02
2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 1998 2003
Very satisfied 5 6 6 7 8 18 7
Smwht satisfied 41 44 43 44 51 58 23
Smwht dissatisfied 33 31 30 32 26 18 32
Very dissatisfied 20 19 20 16 14 5 38
DK/NA 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
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9. What do you think is the most important problem facing New York City today?
Tot
Taxes Total 5%
Taxes general 3
Property tax 1
Taxes other 1
Crime/Violence general 3%
Politicians Total 3%
Political corruption 1
Mayor/City leadership 2
Housing Total 3%
Housing general 1
Housing Costs/Availability 2
Police general 1
Poverty/Homeless 1
Class inequality 1
Healthcare/Costs/Ins/HMO's 1
Other 2
DK/NA 3
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10. Do you think Mayor Bloomberg would make a good President or not?
Union
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
TREND: Do you think Mayor Bloomberg would make a good President or not?
Yes 18 29 45 52
No 74 61 43 39
DK/NA 8 9 12 9
11. Michael Bloomberg says he is not interested in running for President. Do you believe
him or not?
Union
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
Yes/Believe him 38% 43% 38% 40% 43% 30% 34% 32%
No 56 50 56 55 52 60 63 62
DK/NA 6 7 6 5 5 9 3 6
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
Yes/Believe him 36% 31% 38% 43% 39% 30% 45% 33%
No 57 65 55 50 56 60 50 61
DK/NA 7 4 6 7 5 10 5 7
12. Do you think the public has a right to know where the Mayor goes on vacation or on
weekend trips, or is this a private matter?
Union
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
Right to know 25% 17% 26% 27% 23% 33% 21% 30%
Private matter 72 78 72 70 75 63 76 68
DK/NA 3 5 2 3 2 4 3 3
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
Right to know 24% 24% 26% 25% 25% 27% 26% 25%
Private matter 71 71 71 72 72 70 70 73
DK/NA 4 5 2 3 3 3 4 2
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TREND: Do you think the public has a right to know where the Mayor goes on vacation or on
weekend trips, or is this a private matter?
Right to know 25 18 18
Private matter 72 80 79
DK/NA 3 2 3
13. Should the media follow and report on the Mayor when he goes on vacation or on
weekend trips, or is this a private matter?
Union
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
Follow and report 17% 9% 18% 21% 15% 20% 18% 16%
Private matter 79 89 79 76 82 78 81 81
DK/NA 3 2 3 4 4 2 1 2
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
Follow and report 17% 17% 19% 17% 16% 14% 20% 15%
Private matter 79 81 78 78 81 83 76 82
DK/NA 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3
TREND: Should the media follow and report on the Mayor when he goes on vacation or on
weekend trips, or is this a private matter?
Mar 16 Mar 27
2011 2002
14. When Mayor Bloomberg is out of the city, should he have to say who is in charge or
not?
Union
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HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
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15. When Mayor Bloomberg is out of the city, should he have to say the whereabouts of who
is in charge or not?
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PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
16. Do you think Mayor Bloomberg's involvement in national issues, such as immigration
reform and gun control is good for the city because these issues ultimately benefit New
Yorkers or do you think this involvement distracts him from the day to day business of
running the city?
Union
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
Good for city 67% 61% 72% 63% 71% 65% 63% 68%
Distracts from city 28 32 25 31 24 29 35 29
DK/NA 5 7 3 6 5 6 2 4
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
Good for city 57% 61% 65% 78% 62% 62% 67% 66%
Distracts from city 38 31 31 18 32 31 29 28
DK/NA 5 7 4 4 6 8 4 6
17. Do you think Mayor Bloomberg favors Manhattan over the outer boroughs or gives all
areas of the city equal attention?
Union
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
Favors Manhattan 70% 65% 69% 73% 69% 74% 67% 77%
Equal attention 22 30 22 22 24 20 23 17
DK/NA 8 5 9 5 7 6 10 6
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
Favors Manhattan 77% 71% 75% 52% 76% 84% 67% 72%
Equal attention 14 23 19 34 18 11 24 21
DK/NA 10 6 6 14 6 5 9 7
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TREND: Do you think Mayor Bloomberg favors Manhattan over the outer boroughs or gives all
areas of the city equal attention?
Mar 16 Jun 22
2011 2005
Favors Manhattan 70 62
Equal attention 22 30
DK/NA 8 8
18. Thinking about all of the snow storms this winter, how would you rate the job the
Bloomberg administration overall has done of snow removal: excellent, good, not so good,
or poor?
Union
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld
Excellent 2% 3% 2% 3% 3% 1% 2% 2%
Good 26 25 25 27 31 20 22 24
Not so good 31 29 33 31 29 35 28 31
Poor 38 41 38 39 36 43 47 40
DK/NA 2 2 2 - 1 1 1 2
HvKids
PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom
Excellent 1% 2% 1% 4% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Good 24 28 20 38 23 25 25 27
Not so good 25 27 31 34 33 29 31 32
Poor 49 42 46 22 41 45 40 37
DK/NA 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 2
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