Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion/University of
Michigan Ford School of Public Policy
Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Survey
SELECTED CROSSTABULATIONS
525 Completed Surveys
Fielding Dates: October 6 –November 2, 2011 Margin of
Error = +/-- 5.5% at 95% Level of Confidence AAPOR
RR1 – Response Rate = 34%
15 Callback Attempts
Data Weighted by Age, Race, Educational Attainment, Gender and
Region
Q2: How closely have you been following the debate around the issue of natural gas
drilling in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania? Would you say you have been
following this issue very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely or not at all?
Very Closely
Democrat
Republican
Independent
12%
16%
7%
Very Closely
Southwest
Southeast
Other
20%
13%
7%
Very Closely
No College
College
10%
16%
Very Closely
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
19%
7%
6%
Somewhat
Closely
31%
41%
41%
Not too Closely
Somewhat
Closely
36%
24%
42%
Not too Closely
Somewhat
Closely
31%
40%
Not too Closely
Somewhat
Closely
33%
34%
44%
Not too Closely
22%
29%
41%
28%
18%
30%
29%
19%
33%
23%
20%
Not Closely At
All
33%
13%
11%
Not Closely At
All
17%
41%
21%
Not Closely At
All
28%
25%
Not Closely At
All
13%
35%
30%
Q3: In general do you feel that drilling for natural gas in the state has SO FAR
provided more benefits or problems for the citizens of Pennsylvania?
Democrat
Republican
Independent
More Benefits
39%
49%
31%
More Problems
39%
29%
42%
No Opinion
22%
22%
27%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
More Benefits
51%
34%
42%
More Problems
29%
36%
32%
No Opinion
20%
30%
27%
No College
College
More Benefits
34%
53%
More Problems
41%
24%
No Opinion
24%
23%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
More Benefits
45%
40%
30%
More Problems
33%
37%
44%
No Opinion
22%
23%
26%
Q4: In general do you feel that drilling for natural gas in the state WILL provide
more benefits or problems in the FUTURE for the citizens of Pennsylvania?
More Benefits
Democrat
Republican
Independent
38%
62%
50%
More Benefits
Southwest
Southeast
Other
57%
49%
48%
More Benefits
No College
College
42%
58%
More
Problems
49%
22%
25%
No Opinion
More
Problems
29%
38%
31%
No Opinion
More
Problems
41%
30%
No Opinion
12%
16%
25%
14%
13%
21%
17%
13%
More Benefits
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
58%
37%
44%
More
Problems
23%
46%
54%
No Opinion
18%
16%
2%
Q5. Do you approve or disprove of the way that Pennsylvania Governor Tom
Corbett has handled the issue of natural gas drilling in the state?
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Approve
20%
27%
23%
Disapprove
44%
31%
46%
Not Sure
36%
41%
31%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Approve
27%
15%
20%
Disapprove
46%
33%
40%
Not Sure
28%
52%
39%
No College
College
Approve
21%
25%
Disapprove
40%
35%
Not Sure
39%
40%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Approve
31%
18%
10%
Disapprove
29%
51%
42%
Not Sure
40%
32%
48%
Q6: In the last year there has been considerable debate regarding the possible
taxation of natural gas extraction in Pennsylvania. Do you feel that firms extracting
natural gas in Pennsylvania should pay a tax on the natural gas that is drilled for in
the state or not?
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Pay Tax
80%
71%
65%
Not pay Tax
16%
20%
19%
Not Sure
4%
9%
15%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Pay Tax
67%
73%
75%
Not pay Tax
26%
15%
18%
Not Sure
7%
13%
7%
No College
College
Pay Tax
72%
76%
Not pay Tax
20%
17%
Not Sure
8%
7%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Pay Tax
68%
83%
68%
Not pay Tax
21%
11%
28%
Not Sure
12%
6%
4%
Q7: What is the primary reason why you believe that natural gas drilling in
Pennsylvania should be taxed?
Business
making profit
Govt
revenue
Taxed in other
states
State nat.
resource
Pay for
env.
problem
No
reason
other
Ever. else
paystax
13%
11%
11%
31%
34%
44%
2%
4%
6%
11%
13%
11%
13%
4%
22%
12%
4%
0%
11%
16%
6%
6%
13%
0%
Dem
Rep
Ind
SW
SE
Other
No
College
College
Business
making profit
Govt
revenue
10%
15%
17%
35%
35%
30%
Business
making
profit
Govt
revenue
13%
35%
13%
28%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Business
making
profit
17%
10%
16%
State nat.
resource
Pay for env.
problem
No
reason
other
Ever. else paystax
2%
3%
2%
16%
12%
8%
14%
11%
13%
5%
6%
8%
12%
10%
7%
7%
8%
15%
Taxed in
other
states
State nat.
resource
Pay for env.
problem
No
reason
other
Ever. else paystax
2%
10%
9%
11%
8%
10%
4%
14%
14%
6%
18%
6%
Taxed in
other
states
Govt
revenue
33%
29%
47%
Taxed in
other
states
3%
4%
0%
State nat.
resource
13%
14%
0%
Pay for
env.
problem
5%
12%
22%
No
reason
other
Ever. else paystax
5%
10%
6%
13%
13%
6%
9%
9%
3%
Q8: What is the primary reason why you believe that natural gas drilling in
Pennsylvania should NOT be taxed?
Democrat
Republican
Independent
jobs
Prices
down
24%
6%
0%
Against
taxes
10%
12%
60%
0%
24%
20%
other
52%
47%
0%
Prices
down
jobs
Against
taxes
other
Against
drilling
Southwest
Southeast
Other
20%
19%
12%
4%
0%
14%
40%
10%
26%
16%
57%
37%
0%
0%
0%
jobs
Against
taxes
14%
36%
other
No College
College
Prices
down
17%
7%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Prices
down
4%
18%
42%
8%
14%
jobs
16%
18%
0%
Against
taxes
24%
19%
17%
50%
21%
other
44%
18%
42%
Against
drilling
0%
0%
0%
Natural
resource
14%
12%
20%
Natural
resourc
e
20%
14%
12%
Against Natural
drilling resource
0%
11%
0%
21%
Against Natural
drilling resource
0%
1%
0%
27%
0%
0%
Q9: Next I will read you a list of possible areas where money raised from a tax on
the extraction of natural gas in Pennsylvania may be directed. For each possible
use of money raised from a tax on natural gas that I mention please indicate if that
use makes you more likely to support a natural gas tax, less likely to support a
natural gas tax or has no effect on your support for a tax on natural gas. First, if the
money from a tax on natural gas was used to help repair and protect Pennsylvania’s
environment would it make you more likely, less likely or have no effect on your
support for a natural gas tax.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
More Support
62%
62%
73%
Less Support
13%
6%
4%
No effect
19%
29%
15%
Not Sure
7%
3%
8%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
More Support
46%
65%
72%
Less Support
6%
9%
7%
No effect
44%
18%
18%
Not Sure
4%
8%
3%
No College
College
More Support
63%
63%
Less Support
12%
4%
No effect
23%
23%
Not Sure
3%
10%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
More Support
55%
71%
61%
Less Support
12%
9%
4%
No effect
25%
15%
29%
Not Sure
8%
5%
6%
Q10: Next, if the money from a tax on natural gas was used to help repair roads and
bridges in Pennsylvania would it make you more likely, less likely or have no effect
on your support for a natural gas tax.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
More Support
67%
67%
73%
Less Support
12%
11%
15%
No effect
20%
20%
12%
Not Sure
2%
2%
0%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
More Support
58%
68%
74%
Less Support
19%
14%
7%
No effect
21%
17%
19%
Not Sure
2%
2%
0%
No College
College
More Support
71%
60%
Less Support
11%
13%
No effect
18%
24%
Not Sure
1%
3%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
More Support
71%
69%
54%
Less Support
12%
9%
14%
No effect
17%
20%
28%
Not Sure
0%
3%
4%
Q11: If the money from a tax on natural gas was used to help develop renewable
energy sources would it make you more likely, less likely or have no effect on your
support for a natural gas tax.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
More Support
63%
56%
67%
Less Support
18%
13%
19%
No effect
17%
29%
15%
Not Sure
2%
2%
0%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
More Support
51%
65%
64%
Less Support
19%
17%
11%
No effect
28%
17%
24%
Not Sure
2%
2%
2%
No College
College
More Support
60%
56%
Less Support
19%
14%
No effect
20%
27%
Not Sure
1%
3%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
More Support
55%
69%
47%
Less Support
26%
9%
16%
No effect
18%
19%
33%
Not Sure
1%
3%
4%
Q12: If the money from a tax on natural gas was used to help balance the state
budget in Pennsylvania would it make you more likely, less likely or have no effect
on your support for a natural gas tax.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
More Support
36%
44%
41%
Less Support
35%
31%
52%
No effect
25%
24%
7%
Not Sure
5%
1%
0%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
More Support
32%
49%
46%
Less Support
30%
31%
29%
No effect
36%
16%
24%
Not Sure
2%
5%
1%
No College
College
Total
More Support
45%
37%
42%
Less Support
32%
33%
33%
No effect
19%
28%
22%
Not Sure
3%
2%
3%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
More Support
36%
47%
36%
Less Support
40%
34%
28%
No effect
21%
18%
32%
Not Sure
4%
1%
4%
Q13: If the money from a tax on natural gas was used to help local governments
address problems caused by natural gas drilling would it make you more likely, less
likely or have no effect on your support for a natural gas tax.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
More Support
57%
56%
64%
Less Support
11%
12%
11%
No effect
29%
31%
18%
Not Sure
3%
1%
7%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
More Support
52%
59%
61%
Less Support
12%
15%
12%
No effect
31%
21%
24%
Not Sure
4%
6%
3%
No College
College
More Support
58%
59%
Less Support
14%
9%
No effect
25%
30%
Not Sure
3%
3%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
More Support
46%
80%
32%
Less Support
17%
4%
22%
No effect
32%
15%
42%
Not Sure
5%
2%
4%
Q14: If the money from a tax on natural gas was used to provide a check to every
Pennsylvanian would it make you more likely, less likely or have no effect on your
support for a natural gas tax.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
More Support
40%
42%
7%
Less Support
23%
32%
67%
No effect
31%
26%
26%
Not Sure
6%
0%
0%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
More Support
32%
35%
41%
Less Support
40%
42%
25%
No effect
26%
19%
33%
Not Sure
2%
5%
1%
No College
College
More Support
45%
27%
Less Support
23%
44%
No effect
29%
28%
Not Sure
3%
2%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
More Support
35%
43%
32%
Less Support
33%
31%
28%
No effect
27%
25%
36%
Not Sure
5%
1%
4%
Q15: If the money from a tax on natural gas was used to hire more staff in the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Conservation so that the agency can
more closely monitor natural gas drilling would it make you more likely, less likely
or have no effect on your support for a natural gas tax.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
More Support
50%
35%
52%
Less Support
22%
36%
26%
No effect
22%
26%
15%
Not Sure
7%
3%
7%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
More Support
34%
52%
52%
Less Support
29%
24%
22%
No effect
28%
18%
24%
Not Sure
9%
5%
3%
No College
College
More Support
47%
45%
Less Support
29%
27%
No effect
20%
27%
Not Sure
3%
2%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
More Support
25%
58%
61%
Less Support
48%
15%
10%
No effect
21%
23%
26%
Not Sure
7%
5%
4%
Q16: Now if the State of Pennsylvania decided to place a tax on the extraction of
natural gas in the state, which of the following places would you MOST prefer that
the money generated from the tax be directed to. Should the money be used to:
(ROTATE OPTIONS)
check Renew parks budget Local DEEP
energy
govt
Democrat
17%
13%
10%
12%
9%
20%
Republican
13%
12%
22%
15%
10%
9%
Independent 15%
11%
4%
30%
7%
19%
other
Roads
5%
9%
7%
15%
9%
7%
check
Southwest
Southeast
Other
14%
18%
12%
Renew
energy
10%
22%
13%
parks
budget
16%
10%
16%
13%
16%
14%
Local
govt
12%
11%
12%
check Renew parks budget Local
energy
govt
No College 13%
11%
13%
17%
9%
College
18%
15%
18%
13%
14%
DEEP
other
Roads
12%
11%
16%
9%
3%
10%
13%
9%
8%
DEEP other
21%
6%
9%
7%
check Renew parks budget Local DEEP other
energy
govt
Conservative 18%
11%
12%
13%
10% 13%
9%
Moderate
18%
12%
15%
17%
11% 15%
7%
Liberal
0%
14%
6%
16%
12% 22%
8%
Not
Sure
7%
9%
Not
Sure
13%
6%
20%
Q: 17
One possible use of money generated from a tax on natural gas drilling in
Pennsylvania would be to use that money to lower other taxes in the state.
Would you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or
strongly oppose the creation of a tax on natural gas drilling if
the money was used to lower other taxes.
Question #17
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
support
Support
oppose
Oppose
45%
30%
9%
7%
45%
28%
12%
9%
13%
42%
21%
21%
Not
Sure
10%
6%
4%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Strongly
support
38%
38%
42%
Not
Sure
5%
12%
6%
Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Support
oppose
Oppose
22%
13%
23%
28%
12%
10%
36%
10%
6%
No College
College
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Support
Oppose
support
oppose
48%
31%
4%
7%
26%
33%
21%
16%
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
support
Support
oppose
Oppose
Conservative
44%
28%
11%
10%
Moderate
46%
29%
10%
6%
Liberal
27%
35%
10%
16%
Not
Sure
10%
4%
Not
Sure
7%
8%
12%
Q18. Now I would like to read you a list of statements regarding natural gas drilling.
For each statement that I read please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat
agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree wit these statements. First, natural
gas reserves under Pennsylvania soil are a public resource and should benefit the
citizens of the state.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
55%
24%
6%
9%
54%
27%
11%
7%
37%
48%
11%
4%
Not
Sure
7%
1%
0%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
46%
29%
7%
13%
60%
26%
6%
5%
53%
24%
12%
8%
Not
Sure
6%
4%
2%
No College
College
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
56%
22%
10%
8%
50%
32%
5%
12%
Not
Sure
4%
2%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
56%
23%
6%
12%
56%
32%
4%
6%
46%
24%
16%
8%
Not
Sure
4%
2%
6%
Q19. Natural gas reserves under Pennsylvania soil are a private resource and
should benefit private energy developers and land owners.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
11%
17%
13%
51%
16%
20%
19%
45%
11%
22%
15%
52%
Not
Sure
8%
1%
0%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
13%
24%
21%
39%
7%
15%
11%
62%
15%
21%
14%
46%
Not
Sure
2%
5%
3%
No College
College
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
15%
20%
9%
53%
8%
19%
23%
45%
Not
Sure
4%
4%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
21%
17%
20%
29%
5%
28%
17%
48%
4%
12%
4%
72%
Not
Sure
4%
3%
8%
Q20. Tighter regulations on the extraction of natural gas in Pennsylvania will lead
drilling firms to leave the state.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
6%
19%
15%
42%
10%
27%
27%
27%
4%
19%
30%
37%
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
25%
21%
25%
17%
3%
21%
23%
35%
8%
17%
23%
40%
Not
Sure
18%
8%
11%
Not
Sure
12%
185
12%
No College
College
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
7%
22%
18%
39%
11%
19%
29%
29%
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
13%
26%
19%
25%
6%
17%
25%
41%
4%
22%
22%
36%
Not
Sure
14%
13%
Not
Sure
17%
10%
16%
Q21: Natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania poses a major risk to the state’s water
resources.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
41%
22%
7%
17%
22%
35%
20%
16%
39%
14%
25%
4%
Not
Sure
13%
7%
18%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
24%
29%
17%
18%
31%
23%
12%
18%
36%
29%
13%
13%
Not
Sure
12%
16%
10%
No College
College
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
39%
25%
11%
16%
24%
27%
21%
17%
Not
Sure
11%
11%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
28%
24%
16%
17%
35%
27%
16%
17%
48%
22%
14%
4%
Not
Sure
15%
5%
12%
Q22: Natural gas drilling companies should not have to disclose the chemicals they
inject underground in the drilling process because they contend that those
chemicals are a trade secret that belong to them.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
9%
12%
4%
68%
1%
4%
12%
76%
4%
4%
7%
85%
Not
Sure
7%
7%
0%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
3%
2%
16%
70%
3%
10%
8%
72%
6%
5%
10%
76%
Not
Sure
9%
7%
3%
No College
College
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
8%
9%
4%
75%
3%
6%
8%
76%
Not
Sure
4%
5%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
7%
4%
12%
71%
2%
14%
4%
77%
10%
2%
0%
84%
Not
Sure
7%
4%
4%
Q23: Natural gas drilling companies should have to disclose the chemicals they
inject underground in the drilling process because of the public’s right to know
about the health risks posed by these chemicals.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
86%
4%
2%
1%
80%
7%
5%
4%
82%
11%
0%
4%
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
87%
6%
1%
1%
78%
9%
5%
5%
89%
5%
3%
2%
Not
Sure
6%
4%
4%
Not
Sure
6%
5%
2%
No College
College
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
89%
4%
3%
2%
81%
8%
3%
2%
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
76%
7%
5%
4%
88%
8%
0%
1%
94%
2%
0%
0%
Not
Sure
2%
5%
Not
Sure
7%
3%
4%
Q24: A tax on natural gas drillers in Pennsylvania will cause drilling companies to
decrease the number of employees that they hire in the state.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
14%
22%
22%
26%
12%
22%
24%
33%
4%
26%
11%
37%
Not
Sure
17%
9%
22%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
20%
13%
18%
28%
5%
29%
25%
28%
11%
20%
24%
29%
Not
Sure
21%
13%
16%
No College
College
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
13%
21%
20%
31%
13%
21%
27%
27%
Not
Sure
14%
13%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
22%
17%
22%
20%
9%
22%
19%
40%
0%
28%
40%
16%
Not
Sure
19%
11%
16%
Q:25: Concerns regarding the environmental impacts of natural gas drilling in
Pennsylvania are being overstated by the media.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
19%
21%
20%
25%
28%
29%
12%
14%
4%
33%
19%
30%
Not
Sure
16%
16%
15%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
24%
22%
20%
19%
18%
16%
21%
26%
20%
27%
19%
21%
Not
Sure
15%
19%
14%
No College
College
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
24%
21%
16%
21%
20%
24%
24%
22%
Not
Sure
18%
10%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
30%
30%
6%
11%
17%
25%
25%
26%
0%
10%
36%
36%
Not
Sure
24%
7%
18%
Q:26: Concerns regarding the environmental impacts of natural gas drilling in
Pennsylvania are being overstated by environmental groups.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
14%
24%
17%
30%
32%
24%
15%
13%
11%
26%
26%
19%
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
26%
23%
19%
20%
11%
28%
15%
32%
26%
25%
175
20%
Not
Sure
14%
16%
19%
Not
Sure
12%
13%
12%
No College
College
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
21%
19%
17%
28%
26%
27%
20%
16%
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
32%
24%
11%
16%
16%
26%
22%
27%
0%
18%
30%
32%
Not
Sure
16%
12%
Not
Sure
18%
9%
20%
Q:27: Concerns regarding the environmental impacts of natural gas drilling in
Pennsylvania are being overstated by scientists.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
17%
18%
15%
23%
18%
20%
15%
20%
0%
23%
15%
39%
Not
Sure
27%
26%
23%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
15%
16%
23%
18%
16%
15%
17%
31%
13%
20%
16%
24%
Not
Sure
28%
22%
26%
No College
College
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
18%
17%
13%
26%
12%
14%
23%
25%
Not
Sure
27%
26%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
23%
22%
12%
10%
11%
19%
18%
35%
2%
0%
27%
37%
Not
Sure
33%
17%
35%
Q28: Governor Corbett’s decisions on taxation of natural gas drilling in
Pennsylvania are influenced too much by natural gas companies.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
37%
28%
7%
8%
24%
30%
16%
3%
41%
30%
7%
7%
Not
Sure
21%
27%
15%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
24%
34%
9%
11%
35%
19%
15%
5%
35%
28%
10%
3%
Not
Sure
21%
26%
24%
No College
College
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
30%
35%
8%
5%
33%
21%
15%
7%
Not
Sure
23%
23%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
28%
27%
14%
8%
31%
33%
10%
6%
40%
32%
4%
0%
Not
Sure
24%
20%
24%
Q29: Governor Corbett’s decisions on regulating natural gas drilling in
Pennsylvania are influenced too much by natural gas companies.
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
40%
23%
8%
4%
26%
22%
16%
1%
33%
41%
4%
0%
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
32%
20%
13%
13%
36%
22%
9%
1%
34%
30%
10%
2%
Not
Sure
25%
34%
22%
Not
Sure
21%
32%
25%
No College
College
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
32%
30%
6%
3%
36%
15%
17%
4%
Not
Sure
29%
28%
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree Disagree
23%
28%
13%
4%
31%
28%
8%
4%
60%
18%
6%
0%
Not
Sure
32%
29%
16%
Q30: Next, I would like to ask you a few questions on the issue of global warming.
From what you’ve read and heard. Is there solid evidence that the average
temperature on earth has been getting warmer over the past four decades?
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Yes
84%
59%
63%
No
15%
29%
33%
Not Sure
1%
12%
4%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Yes
61%
82%
71%
No
37%
17%
19%
Not Sure
2%
1%
11%
No College
College
Yes
74%
72%
No
19%
25%
Not Sure
7%
3%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Yes
54%
90%
86%
No
42%
5%
8%
Not Sure
4%
5%
6%
Q31: What is the primary factor that has caused you to believe that temperatures
on earth are increasing?
1. Melting glaciers
2. Warmer temps/personal observations
3. Changing weather/ greater storms
4. Scientific research
5. Gore documentary
6. Media coverage
7. Declining species
8. Pollution
9. Natural patterns
10. Not sure/other
Democrat
Republican
Independent
1
11%
24%
17%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
No College
College
1
2
3
14% 17% 4%
24% 17% 6%
6% 12% 12%
1
21%
13%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
2
24%
21%
18%
2
21%
10%
1
16%
21%
16%
4
8%
20%
24%
5
1%
0%
0%
6
3%
13%
0%
8
30%
4%
35%
9
9%
9%
0%
10
14%
7%
12%
3
6%
13%
8%
4
32%
8%
10%
5
2%
0%
0%
6
4%
8%
5%
8
7%
15%
21%
9
6%
8%
6%
10
9%
3%
14%
3
5%
6%
4
5%
28%
5
0%
2%
6
5%
6%
8
21%
21%
9
8%
8%
10
14%
6%
2
21%
16%
14%
3
2%
8%
5%
4
8%
14%
14%
5
0%
1%
0%
6
8
11% 26%
3% 14%
5% 33%
9
10
3% 13%
10% 12%
12% 2%
Q32. What is the primary factor that makes you believe that temperatures on earth
are not increasing?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Personal Observations
Natural patterns
Not enough science
Media has misled
Evidence that disproves
No particular reason
Not sure other
Religion
Democrat
Republican
Independent
1
6%
33%
38%
2
63%
23%
38%
3
0%
7%
0%
4
13%
3%
0%
5
6%
10%
13%
6
0%
3%
13%
7
6%
20%
0%
8
6%
0%
0%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
1
33%
32%
41%
2
42%
46%
18%
3
0%
0%
10%
4
9%
5%
8%
5
3%
9%
8%
6
0%
0%
4%
7
3%
9%
6%
8
9%
0%
6%
No College
College
1
30%
13%
2
33%
44%
3
3%
4%
4
9%
4%
5
3%
17%
6
0%
9%
7
15%
9%
8
6%
0%
4
2%
40%
0%
5
11%
0%
0%
6
4%
0%
0%
7
15%
0%
0%
8
2%
20%
0%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
1
21%
40%
0%
2
40%
0%
75%
3
4%
0%
25%
Q33: In general, would you say that the economy in Pennsylvania is getting better or
getting worse?
Getting
Worse
58%
57%
71%
Staying the
Same
18%
20%
15%
Not Sure
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Getting
Better
20%
21%
15%
Getting
Worse
58%
52%
59%
Staying the
Same
18%
21%
18%
Not Sure
Southwest
Southeast
Other
Getting
Better
19%
22%
18%
Getting
Worse
57%
63%
Staying the
Same
19%
20%
Not Sure
No College
College
Getting
Better
20%
14%
4%
2%
0%
6%
6%
5%
4%
3%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Getting
Better
26%
18%
6%
Getting
Worse
54%
58%
70%
Staying the
Same
17%
22%
22%
Not Sure
4%
3%
2%
Q34: Next, I have a few questions regarding your level of concern for a variety of
issues. For each issue that I mention, please tell me if you are very concerned,
somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned: First, how
concerned are you that you will become unemployed in the next year?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Very Concerned
Somewhat Concerned
Not Too Concerned
Not At All Concerned
Not Sure (Volunteered)
Unemployed/Retired (Volunteered)
Democrat
Republican
Independent
1
20%
10%
11%
2
16%
7%
26%
3
14%
14%
15%
4
35%
43%
26%
5
1%
1%
0%
6
15%
24%
22%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
1
8%
12%
16%
2
17%
9%
14%
3
15%
13%
14%
4
35%
45%
31%
5
0%
1%
1%
6
25%
20%
25%
No College
College
1
14%
17%
2
14%
13%
3
14%
14%
4
32%
42%
5
1%
1%
6
25%
12%
5
1%
1%
0%
6
29%
12%
14%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
1
13%
17%
18%
2
19%
8%
10%
3
8%
20%
22%
4
31%
42%
36%
Q35: How concerned are you with the safety of drinking water in your community?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Very Concerned
Somewhat Concerned
Not Too Concerned
Not At All Concerned
Not Sure (Volunteered)
Question #35
Democrat
Republican
Independent
1
43%
15%
37%
2
25%
23%
26%
3
11%
23%
19%
4
22%
38%
19%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
1
29%
25%
27%
2
30%
19%
27%
3
19%
21%
21%
4
225
36%
24%
No College
College
1
35%
17%
2
22%
31%
3
16%
18%
4
26%
34%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
33%
32%
24%
18%
27%
36%
15%
16%
24%
33%
25%
16%
5
0%
0%
1%
5
1%
0%
1%
1%
0%
Q36: How concerned are you with the air quality in your community?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Very Concerned
Somewhat Concerned
Not Too Concerned
Not At All Concerned
Not Sure (Volunteered
Democrat
Republican
Independent
1
32%
16%
19%
2
21%
17%
44%
3
19%
22%
15%
4
27%
44%
22%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
1
20%
13%
27%
2
27%
29%
20%
3
26%
17%
22%
4
285
41%
30%
No College
College
1
27%
18%
2
20%
25%
3
20%
22%
4
33%
35%
5
0%
0%
0%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
1
28%
24%
20%
2
17%
30%
16%
3
18%
17%
43%
4
37%
29%
22%
Q37: How concerned are you about recent weather changes in your community?
Democrat
Republican
Independent
1
24%
11%
15%
2
23%
19%
33%
3
25%
22%
30%
4
26%
47%
22%
5
3%
1%
0%
Southwest
Southeast
Other
1
9%
17%
20%
2
22%
28%
21%
3
34%
22%
23%
4
31%
33%
34%
5
4%
1%
2%
No College
College
1
25%
9%
2
18%
27%
3
23%
26%
4
32%
39%
5
2%
0%
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
1
22%
20%
16%
2
12%
32%
20%
3
24%
17%
47%
4
41%
30%
16%
5
1%
1%
2%