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Most Important Issue for Minnesota State Legislature
| Issue |
September 13-18, 2006 |
October 23-28, 2006 |
January 18-27, 2008 |
August 7-17, 2008 |
| Education |
23% |
22% |
12% |
11% |
| Health care |
23% |
27% |
18% |
9% |
| Economy and jobs |
15% |
15% |
33% |
33% |
| War in Iraq |
12% |
15% |
--- |
--- |
| Illegal immigration |
7% |
7% |
8% |
4% |
| Gas prices |
5% |
2% |
--- |
8% |
| Terrorism |
5% |
4% |
--- |
1% |
| Gay marriage |
4% |
4% |
--- |
--- |
| Taxes |
--- |
--- |
15% |
13% |
| Transportation |
--- |
--- |
8% |
5% |
| Global warming |
--- |
--- |
2% |
2% |
| Housing and home mortgages |
--- |
--- |
--- |
9% |
| Political system / government(vol) |
--- |
--- |
1% |
1% |
| Morality (vol) |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1% |
| Other (vol) |
4% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
| No opinion |
2% |
3% |
1% |
4% |
| Poll |
Humphrey Institute1 |
Humphrey Institute1 |
Humphrey Institute / MPR2 |
Humphrey Institute / MPR2 |
| Sample |
1023 LV |
663 LV |
917 |
763 LV |
| MoE |
± 3.9 |
± 3.8 |
± 3.2 |
± 3.6 |
1 "As the new Minnesota Legislature prepares to convene next month, what issue should be the single most important for lawmakers to address?"
2 "Which one of the following issues do you think is the single most important problem facing Minnesota today?"
Most Important Issue Facing Minnesota
| Issue1 |
September 13-18, 2006 |
October 23-28, 2006 |
| Education |
23% |
22% |
| Health care |
23% |
27% |
| Economy |
15% |
15% |
| War in Iraq |
12% |
15% |
| Illegal immigration |
7% |
7% |
| Gas prices |
5% |
2% |
| Terrorism |
5% |
4% |
| Gay marriage |
4% |
4% |
| Other (vol.) |
4% |
3% |
| No opinion |
2% |
3% |
| Sample |
1023 LV |
663 LV |
| MoE |
± 3.9 |
± 3.8 |
| Poll |
Humphrey Institute |
Humphrey Institute |
1 "Which one of these issues is the single most important issue facing Minnesota at the present time?"
Most Important Issue Facing Minnesota
| Issue1 |
February 25-28, 2000 |
August 21-22, 2000 |
| Education |
33% |
27% |
| Taxes / government spending |
19% |
23% |
| Health care |
10% |
15% |
| Economy |
9% |
8% |
| Social issues |
3% |
7% |
| Moral issues |
5% |
6% |
| Crime / drugs |
8% |
4% |
| Environment / sprawl |
1% |
3% |
| Roads / transportation |
6% |
2% |
| Other / No opinion |
6% |
5% |
| Sample |
641 RV |
621 RV |
| MoE |
± 4.0 |
± 4.0 |
| Poll |
Pioneer Press / MPR |
Pioneer Press / MPR |
1 "What do you consider the most important issue facing Minnesota today?"
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