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Iowa: Labor and Employment

Labor Union Membership
Minimum Wage
Employment Situation (Nation)
Employment Situation (Iowa)

Labor Union Membership

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA	October 12-14, 2007	21%	75%	4%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	June 8-10, 2007	21%	78%	1%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	May 11-13, 2007	22%	77%	1%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	April 13-15, 2007	23%	76%	1%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	March 9-11, 2007	21%	78%	1%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	February 9-11, 2007	20%	79%	1%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	January 12-14, 2007	23%	76%	1%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	December 8-10, 2006	22%	77%	1%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	November 8-11, 2006	24%	74%	2%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA	October 12-15, 2006	20%	79%	1%	600	± 4.1
Humphrey Institute¹	September 27 – October 2, 2004	16%	82%	2%	599 LV	± 4.0
Humphrey Institute¹	June 21 – July 12, 2004	18%	81%	2%	614 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?"

Require Non-Union Workers Covered by Union Contract to Pay Fees

Poll	Date	Favor	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Iowa Poll¹	January 21-24, 2007	40%	50%	10%	800	± 3.5

1 "(I'm going to mention some proposals that may come before the state legislature in the next few months. For each, please tell me if you favor or oppose the proposal.) ... Requiring all workers who are covered by a union contract but are not union members to pay a fee for the services they get form the union." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

Minimum Wage

Raise Minimum Wage to $7.25 Per Hour

Poll	Date	Favor	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Iowa Poll¹	January 21-24, 2007	79%	18%	3%	800	± 3.5

1 "(I'm going to mention some proposals that may come before the state legislature in the next few months. For each, please tell me if you favor or oppose the proposal.) ... Raising the minimum wage to $7.25 per hour." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

Employment Situation (Nation)

Evaluation of Nation's Employment Situation

Poll	Date	Getting Better	Getting Worse	Staying the same	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Fox News¹	September 21-22, 2004	22%	37%	39%	2%	800 LV	± 3.5

1 "Do you think the nation's job situation is getting better, getting worse or staying about the same?"

Employment Situation (Iowa)

Availability of Jobs In Area

Poll	Date	Available	Hard to find	No opinion	Sample	MoE
MSNBC / Knight-Ridder / Mason-Dixon	October 27-29, 2004	47%	43%	10%	625 LV	± 4.0