{"id":40802207500,"date":"2015-07-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/reports\/monmouthpoll_nj_073015\/"},"modified":"2019-06-18T11:14:03","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T15:14:03","slug":"monmouthpoll_nj_073015","status":"publish","type":"poll","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/reports\/monmouthpoll_nj_073015\/","title":{"rendered":"State Rating at Record Low"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>West Long Branch, N.J.<\/em> &nbsp;&#8211; In its regular tracking of residents&#8217; satisfaction with life in New Jersey, the <strong><em>Monmouth University Poll<\/em><\/strong> &nbsp;finds that positive opinion of the state as a place to live stands at a 35-year low of 55%.&nbsp; This has caused the overall Garden State Quality of Life Index to drop to +18.&nbsp; The decline could have been greater if the index was not buoyed by stable ratings from residents for their local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, just over half of New Jerseyans say the state is either an excellent (12%) or good (43%) place to call home, while 30% rate it as only fair and 15% as poor.&nbsp; This 55% positive rating is down from 63% just a few months ago.&nbsp; It also marks an all-time low since this question has been asked in New Jersey opinion polls going back to 1980.&nbsp; The prior bottom point was 57% in August 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monmouth&#8217;s Garden State Quality of Life Index score now stands at +18, down from +23 in February.&nbsp; Half of the index score comes from residents&#8217; overall rating of the state as a place to live.&nbsp; The score would have declined more if not for the fact that local community evaluations comprising the other half of the index remained stable.&nbsp; Specifically, positive evaluations of one&#8217;s hometown as a place to live held steady at 71% compared to 72% in February.&nbsp; Positive evaluations of local public schools stand at 60%, which is basically the same as the 61% positive rating recorded earlier this year.&nbsp; Evaluations of local environmental quality have remained steady at 71% positive, compared to 72% in February.&nbsp; Perceptions of personal safety have actually increased.&nbsp; Currently, 67% of Garden State residents say they feel very safe in their own neighborhood at night, which is up from 62% who said the same in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;New Jerseyans still like their towns and their neighbors.&nbsp; They&#8217;re just having a hard time with the state as a whole,&#8221; said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Garden State Quality of Life Index score dropped less among adults age 18 to 34 (+25 from +26) than it did among those age 35 to 54 (+11 from +18) and age 55 and older (+20 from +28).&nbsp; It also declined more in urban areas (-2 from +11) than it did in stable towns (+28 from +30) and growing suburbs (+23 from +27).&nbsp; Regionally, the Garden State Quality of Life Index dropped by 9 or 10 points in North Jersey, the Jersey Shore, and rural counties in the state.&nbsp; It only dropped by 2 or 3 points in Central Jersey.&nbsp; The index actually went up by 6 points in the Delaware Valley counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"12\">\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>GARDEN STATE QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>NJ TOTAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">GENDER<\/p>\n<\/td><td colspan=\"3\">\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">AGE<\/p>\n<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">RACE<\/p>\n<\/td><td colspan=\"3\">\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">INCOME<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">Male<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">Female<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">18-34<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">35-54<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">55+<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">White<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">Black\/ Hispanic<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">&lt;$50K<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">$50-100K<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">&gt;$100K<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2015<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+18<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+18<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+18<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+25<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+11<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+20<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+24<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+5<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><em>n\/a<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><em>n\/a<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><em>n\/a<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2015<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+23<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+21<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+18<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+28<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+10<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+13<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September 2014<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+18<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+19<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+17<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+12<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+20<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+20<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+5<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+13<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+15<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2014<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+25<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+24<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+25<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+20<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+25<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+16<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+17<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+24<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+33<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2014<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+23<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+28<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+18<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+21<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+11<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+8<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+35<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>December 2013<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+24<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+25<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+24<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+21<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+10<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+10<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+24<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+35<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September 2013<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+26<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+33<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+10<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+17<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+25<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+42<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2013<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+21<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+19<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+24<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+19<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+19<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+3<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+12<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+19<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+35<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2013<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+29<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+28<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+36<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+12<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+20<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+36<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>December 2012<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+30<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+36<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+14<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+17<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+33<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+38<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September 2012<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+24<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+28<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+20<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+16<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+21<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+32<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+5<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+10<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+37<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2012<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+27<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+21<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+32<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+16<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+16<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+37<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2012<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+31<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+33<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+28<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+25<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+37<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+36<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+19<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+24<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+28<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+42<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2012<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+25<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+20<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+25<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+24<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+13<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+17<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+38<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>October 2011<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+24<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+24<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+24<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+21<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+7<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+15<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+25<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 2011<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+22<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+25<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+19<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+19<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+21<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+9<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+9<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+32<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2011<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+23<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+24<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+14<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+15<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+32<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>December 2010<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>+21<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+20<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+20<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+13<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+15<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+21<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong>GARDEN STATE QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td><td colspan=\"7\">\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">REGION<\/p>\n<\/td><td colspan=\"3\">\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">COMMUNITY TYPE<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">North<\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">east<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">Urban Core<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">Route 1 Corridor<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">Central Hills<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">Northern Shore<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">Delaware Valley<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">Garden Core<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">Urban<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">Stable Town<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">Growing<\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">Suburb<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2015<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+21<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+4<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+35<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+17<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+10<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">-2<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+28<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2015<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+13<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+24<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+38<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+11<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+19<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+11<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September 2014<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+8<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+12<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+42<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+18<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+4<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+10<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+19<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2014<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+24<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+10<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+43<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+25<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+4<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+33<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2014<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+16<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+20<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+37<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+14<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+16<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+6<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+28<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+28<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>December 2013<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+15<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+40<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+25<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+14<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+17<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+5<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September 2013<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+8<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+21<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+52<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+33<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+19<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+1<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+34<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+32<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2013<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+4<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+19<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+38<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+21<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+21<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">-3<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2013<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+17<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+35<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+37<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+36<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+25<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+11<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+33<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+36<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>December 2012<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+36<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+18<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+47<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+40<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+21<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+9<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+37<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+37<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September 2012<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+14<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+17<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+45<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+33<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+13<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">-1<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2012<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+37<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+12<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+30<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+37<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+34<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+18<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+8<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+34<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+34<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2012<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+38<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+44<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+34<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+28<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+20<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+35<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+36<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2012<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+33<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+17<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+35<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+19<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+11<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>October 2011<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+6<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+45<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+35<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+18<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">-1<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+31<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+34<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 2011<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+24<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+16<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+21<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+38<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+6<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+4<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+25<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2011<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+28<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+17<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+16<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+41<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+20<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+6<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+29<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+28<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>December 2010<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+26<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+15<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+22<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+38<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+14<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+17<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+12<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+23<\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">+27<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>The Garden State Quality of Life Index was created by the Monmouth University Polling Institute to serve as a resident-based indicator of the quality of life offered by the state of New Jersey.&nbsp; The index is based on five separate poll questions:&nbsp; overall opinion of the state as a place to live &#8211; which contributes half the index score &#8211; and ratings of one&#8217;s hometown, the performance of local schools, the quality of the local environment, and feelings of safety in one&#8217;s own neighborhood.&nbsp; The index can potentially range from -100 to +100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Monmouth University Poll<\/em> &nbsp;was conducted by telephone with 503 New Jersey adults from June 30 to July 1, 2015.&nbsp; The total sample has a margin of error of \u00b1 &nbsp;4.4 percent.&nbsp; The poll was conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute in West Long Branch, N.J.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DATA TABLES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The questions referred to in this release are as follows:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(* Some rows may not add to 100% due to rounding.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Questionundefined\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">undefined.<\/span> <span class=\"question-text\">Overall, how would you rate New Jersey as a place to live \u2013 excellent, good, only fair, or poor?<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>TREND:<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Excellent\/<br><\/em><em>Good<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Excellent<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Good<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Only<br>Fair<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Poor<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">(VOL)<br>Don&#8217;t<br>know<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>(n)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2015<\/td><td><em>55%<\/em><\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(503)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2015<\/td><td><em>63%<\/em><\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>50%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(500)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2015<\/td><td><em>63%<\/em><\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>48%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(805)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept.&nbsp; 2014<\/td><td><em>61%<\/em><\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>48%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>June 2014<\/td><td><em>62%<\/em><\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>47%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(800)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2014<\/td><td><em>64%<\/em><\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>49%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2014<\/td><td><em>63%<\/em><\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>48%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2013<\/td><td><em>65%<\/em><\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>45%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 2013<\/td><td><em>65%<\/em><\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>46%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(783)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2013<\/td><td><em>61%<\/em><\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>46%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(806)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2013<\/td><td><em>68%<\/em><\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>50%<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2012<\/td><td><em>72%<\/em><\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>52%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(816)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 2012<\/td><td><em>65%<\/em><\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>50%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(805)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2012<\/td><td><em>69%<\/em><\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>52%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2012<\/td><td><em>70%<\/em><\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>50%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(804)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2012<\/td><td><em>62%<\/em><\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>47%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct. 2011<\/td><td><em>67%<\/em><\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>52%<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(817)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aug. 2011<\/td><td><em>57%<\/em><\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>31%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2011<\/td><td><em>59%<\/em><\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>45%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(807)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2010<\/td><td><em>63%<\/em><\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>46%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(2864)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct. 2007<\/td><td><em>63%<\/em><\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>46%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(1001)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aug. 2004<\/td><td><em>68%<\/em><\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>46%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(800)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2003<\/td><td><em>72%<\/em><\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>52%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(1002)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2001<\/td><td><em>76%<\/em><\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>53%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>March 2000<\/td><td><em>76%<\/em><\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>51%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(800)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 1999<\/td><td><em>76%<\/em><\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>54%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(800)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 1994<\/td><td><em>71%<\/em><\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>53%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(801)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>March 1990<\/td><td><em>68%<\/em><\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>47%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(800)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 1988<\/td><td><em>78%<\/em><\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>51%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(800)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 1987<\/td><td><em>84%<\/em><\/td><td>31%<\/td><td>53%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(800)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 1985<\/td><td><em>81%<\/em><\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>52%<\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>3%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(500)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct. 1984<\/td><td><em>80%<\/em><\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>51%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(1000)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jan. 1981<\/td><td><em>66%<\/em><\/td><td>16%<\/td><td>50%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(1003)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 1980<\/td><td><em>68%<\/em><\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>50%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>2%<\/td><td><em>(1005)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question2\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">2.<\/span> <span class=\"question-text\">How would you rate your town or city as a place to live \u2013 excellent, good, only fair, or poor?<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>TREND:<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Excellent\/<br><\/em><em>Good<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Excellent<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Good<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Only Fair<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Poor<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">(VOL)<br>Don\u2019t<br>know<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>(n)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2015<\/td><td><em>71%<\/em><\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>42%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(503)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2015<\/td><td><em>72%<\/em><\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(805)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 2014<\/td><td><em>69%<\/em><\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>45%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2014<\/td><td><em>71%<\/em><\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>44%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2014<\/td><td><em>70%<\/em><\/td><td>31%<\/td><td>39%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2013<\/td><td><em>70%<\/em><\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>41%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 2013<\/td><td><em>72%<\/em><\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>40%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(783)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2013<\/td><td><em>67%<\/em><\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>38%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(806)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2013<\/td><td><em>73%<\/em><\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2012<\/td><td><em>74%<\/em><\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>42%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(816)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 2012<\/td><td><em>72%<\/em><\/td><td>33%<\/td><td>39%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(805)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2012<\/td><td><em>74%<\/em><\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>42%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2012<\/td><td><em>76%<\/em><\/td><td>34%<\/td><td>42%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(804)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2012<\/td><td><em>74%<\/em><\/td><td>33%<\/td><td>41%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct. 2011<\/td><td><em>73%<\/em><\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>47%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(817)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aug. 2011<\/td><td><em>76%<\/em><\/td><td>28%<\/td><td>48%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2011<\/td><td><em>73%<\/em><\/td><td>33%<\/td><td>40%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(807)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2010<\/td><td><em>73%<\/em><\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>46%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(2864)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2003<\/td><td><em>74%<\/em><\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>45%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(1002)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2001<\/td><td><em>73%<\/em><\/td><td>28%<\/td><td>45%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 1995<\/td><td><em>70%<\/em><\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>40%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>June 1994<\/td><td><em>72%<\/em><\/td><td>31%<\/td><td>41%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(801)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 1988<\/td><td><em>72%<\/em><\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>46%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(500)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct. 1984<\/td><td><em>71%<\/em><\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>41%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(999)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>June 1980<\/td><td><em>67%<\/em><\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>44%<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(1005)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 1977<\/td><td><em>66%<\/em><\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>41%<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(1005)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>[<em>QUESTIONS 3, 4 AND 5 WERE ROTATED<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question3\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">3.<\/span> <span class=\"question-text\">How would you rate the quality of the environment in the area where you live \u2013 excellent, good, only fair, or poor?<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>TREND:<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Excellent\/<br><\/em><em>Good<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Excellent<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Good<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Only Fair<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Poor<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">(VOL)<br>Don\u2019t<br>know<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>(n)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2015<\/td><td><em>71%<\/em><\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>44%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(503)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2015<\/td><td><em>72%<\/em><\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>45%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(805)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 2014<\/td><td><em>72%<\/em><\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>48%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2014<\/td><td><em>76%<\/em><\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>49%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2014<\/td><td><em>73%<\/em><\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>44%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2013<\/td><td><em>69%<\/em><\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>42%<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 2013<\/td><td><em>75%<\/em><\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>45%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(783)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2013<\/td><td><em>70%<\/em><\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(806)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2013<\/td><td><em>71%<\/em><\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>45%<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>2%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2012<\/td><td><em>73%<\/em><\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>48%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(816)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 2012<\/td><td><em>72%<\/em><\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>42%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(805)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2012<\/td><td><em>74%<\/em><\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>44%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2012<\/td><td><em>75%<\/em><\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>45%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(804)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2012<\/td><td><em>77%<\/em><\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>48%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct. 2011<\/td><td><em>72%<\/em><\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>47%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(817)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aug. 2011<\/td><td><em>79%<\/em><\/td><td>31%<\/td><td>48%<\/td><td>16%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2011<\/td><td><em>79%<\/em><\/td><td>33%<\/td><td>46%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(807)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2010<\/td><td><em>66%<\/em><\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>52%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(2864)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2001<\/td><td><em>70%<\/em><\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(402)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 1988<\/td><td><em>53%<\/em><\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>31%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(500)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question4\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">4.<\/span> <span class=\"question-text\">How would you rate the job your local schools are doing \u2013 excellent, good, only fair, or poor?<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>TREND:<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Excellent\/<br><\/em><em>Good<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Excellent<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Good<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Only Fair<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Poor<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">(VOL)<br>Don\u2019t<br>know<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>(n)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2015<\/td><td><em>60%<\/em><\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>33%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td><em>(503)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2015<\/td><td><em>61%<\/em><\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>40%<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td><em>(805)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 2014<\/td><td><em>60%<\/em><\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>39%<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2014<\/td><td><em>63%<\/em><\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>39%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2014<\/td><td><em>61%<\/em><\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>39%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2013<\/td><td><em>60%<\/em><\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>40%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 2013<\/td><td><em>62%<\/em><\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>38%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td><em>(783)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2013<\/td><td><em>59%<\/em><\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>38%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td><em>(806)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2013<\/td><td><em>64%<\/em><\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>40%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2012<\/td><td><em>61%<\/em><\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>40%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td><em>(816)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 2012<\/td><td><em>61%<\/em><\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>34%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td><em>(805)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2012<\/td><td><em>61%<\/em><\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>39%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2012<\/td><td><em>63%<\/em><\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>40%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td><em>(804)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2012<\/td><td><em>68%<\/em><\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>42%<\/td><td>16%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct. 2011<\/td><td><em>60%<\/em><\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>39%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td><em>(817)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aug. 2011<\/td><td><em>63%<\/em><\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>44%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2011<\/td><td><em>63%<\/em><\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>39%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td><em>(807)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2010<\/td><td><em>64%<\/em><\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>40%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td><em>(2864)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aug. 2004<\/td><td><em>61%<\/em><\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>37%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td><em>(800)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2001<\/td><td><em>64%<\/em><\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 1999<\/td><td><em>62%<\/em><\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>44%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 1998<\/td><td><em>62%<\/em><\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>42%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td><em>(804)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 1996<\/td><td><em>60%<\/em><\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>40%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td><em>(804)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 1993<\/td><td><em>52%<\/em><\/td><td>16%<\/td><td>36%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td><em>(801)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jan. 1992<\/td><td><em>53%<\/em><\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>38%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td><em>(800)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct. 1987<\/td><td><em>60%<\/em><\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>46%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td><em>(500)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct. 1986<\/td><td><em>55%<\/em><\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>40%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td><em>(800)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct. 1983<\/td><td><em>59%<\/em><\/td><td>16%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 1978<\/td><td><em>52%<\/em><\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>40%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td><em>(1003)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question5\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">5.<\/span> <span class=\"question-text\">How safe do you feel in your neighborhood at night \u2013 very safe, somewhat safe, or not at all safe?<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>TREND:<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Very<br>safe<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Somewhat<br>safe<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">Not at<br>all safe<\/td><td style=\"text-align: right\">(VOL)<br>Don&#8217;t<br>know<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>(n)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2015<\/td><td>67%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(503)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2015<\/td><td>62%<\/td><td>33%<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(805)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 2014<\/td><td>58%<\/td><td>36%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2014<\/td><td>66%<\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2014<\/td><td>67%<\/td><td>28%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2013<\/td><td>60%<\/td><td>33%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 2013<\/td><td>65%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(783)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2013<\/td><td>66%<\/td><td>28%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(806)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2013<\/td><td>63%<\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2012<\/td><td>64%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(816)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept. 2012<\/td><td>65%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(805)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2012<\/td><td>60%<\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 2012<\/td><td>64%<\/td><td>31%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(804)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 2012<\/td><td>62%<\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(803)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct. 2011<\/td><td>62%<\/td><td>31%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(817)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aug. 2011<\/td><td>63%<\/td><td>31%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(802)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2011<\/td><td>68%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(807)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec. 2010<\/td><td>59%<\/td><td>35%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(2864)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 1993<\/td><td>42%<\/td><td>44%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td><em>(801)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct. 1987<\/td><td>51%<\/td><td>36%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>2%<\/td><td><em>(499)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct. 1984<\/td><td>53%<\/td><td>36%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>2%<\/td><td><em>(500)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 1981<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td><em>(497)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;[Note:&nbsp; All trend results prior to 2005 come from Rutgers University\u2019s Eagleton Poll.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Monmouth University Poll<\/em> was sponsored and conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute from June 30 to July 1, 2015 with a statewide random sample of 503 adult residents, including 377 contacted via live interview on a landline telephone and 126 via live interview on a cell phone, in English.&nbsp; Monmouth is responsible for all aspects of the survey questionnaire design, data weighting and analysis. &nbsp;Final sample is weighted for region, age, education, gender and race based on US Census information.&nbsp; Data collection support provided by Braun Research (field) and SSI (RDD sample).&nbsp; For results based on this sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling has a maximum margin of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points (unadjusted for sample design).&nbsp; Sampling error can be larger for sub-groups (see table below).&nbsp; In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of opinion polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>POLL DEMOGRAPHICS (weighted)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>35% Dem<\/em><\/td><td><em>48% Male<\/em><\/td><td><em>28% 18-34<\/em><\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>63% White<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>45% Ind<\/em><\/td><td><em>52% Female<\/em><\/td><td><em>38% 35-54<\/em><\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>13% Black<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>20% Rep<\/em><\/td><td><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/td><td><em>34% 55+<\/em><\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>15% Hispanic<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/td><td><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/td><td><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;9% Asian\/Other<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click on pdf file link below for full methodology and results by key demographic 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