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Most Important Problem Facing Wisconsin
| Issue1 |
April 25 –
May 4, 2005 |
October 31 – November 11, 2005 |
April 3-17, 2007 |
October 30 – November 8, 2007 |
March 25 –
April 5, 2008 |
| Agriculture |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
| Child care |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Crime and drugs |
4% |
5% |
5% |
3% |
6% |
| DNR / hunting |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
| Drinking and driving |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Economy and jobs |
15% |
14% |
14% |
9% |
21% |
| Education |
15% |
9% |
12% |
8% |
7% |
| Elderly care |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Environment |
3% |
3% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
| Finances |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
| Gambling / gaming compacts |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Gas / energy prices |
3% |
6% |
3% |
5% |
6% |
| Government ethics / corruption / politics |
1% |
6% |
3% |
5% |
6% |
| Governor Jim Doyle |
0% |
0% |
3% |
6% |
0% |
| Health care / prescription drugs |
8% |
6% |
14% |
9% |
7% |
| Immigration |
0% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
0% |
| Morality |
0% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
| Poverty / welfare |
0% |
4% |
3% |
2% |
0% |
| Racism / diversity |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
| Roads |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
| Social programs |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
3% |
| Social Security |
1% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Taxes, spending, budget |
40% |
29% |
23% |
35% |
33% |
| Urban sprawl |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
| War / Iraq |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| No problems |
0% |
4% |
2% |
1% |
0% |
| Other |
6% |
4% |
1% |
4% |
0% |
| No Opinion |
6% |
12% |
15% |
2% |
4% |
| Poll |
WPR / St.
Norbert College |
WPR / St.
Norbert College |
WPR / St.
Norbert College |
WPR / St.
Norbert College |
WPR / St.
Norbert College |
| Sample |
400 |
400 |
400 |
401 |
400 |
| MoE |
± 5.0 |
± 5.0 |
± 5.0 |
± 5.0 |
± 5.0 |
1 "What is the most important problem facing the State of Wisconsin today?"
Most Important Problem Facing Wisconsin
| Issue1 |
March 20 –
April 7, 2002 |
October 16-27,
2002 |
March 6-14,
2003 |
April 14-21,
2004 |
| Agriculture |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Child care |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
| Crime and drugs |
1% |
3% |
1% |
3% |
| Drinking and driving |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
| Economy and jobs |
8% |
14% |
20% |
32% |
| Education |
11% |
10% |
9% |
8% |
| Elderly care |
0% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
| Environment |
2% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
| Gambling / gaming compacts |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
| Gas / energy prices |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
| Government ethics / corruption |
5% |
8% |
2% |
4% |
| Governor Jim Doyle |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Health care / prescription drugs |
1% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
| Immigration |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Morality |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
| Poverty / welfare |
3% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
| Racism / diversity |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
| Social Security |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Taxes, spending, budget |
57% |
49% |
54% |
30% |
| War / Iraq |
0% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
| No problems |
3% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
| Other |
11% |
5% |
3% |
6% |
| No opinion |
3% |
3% |
2% |
7% |
| Poll |
WPR / St.
Norbert College |
WPR / St.
Norbert College |
WPR / St.
Norbert College |
WPR / St.
Norbert College |
| Sample |
407 |
382 LV |
401 |
402 |
| MoE |
± 4.9 |
± 5.0 |
± 4.9 |
± 5.0 |
1 "What is the most important problem facing the State of Wisconsin today?"
Most Important Problem Facing Wisconsin
| Issue1 |
June 7-15, 2007 |
April 15-24, 2008 |
| Taxes |
23% |
19% |
| Health care |
12% |
11% |
| Economy and jobs |
11% |
23% |
| Education |
9% |
4% |
| Crime / drugs / violence |
5% |
2% |
| Gas and oil prices |
4% |
12% |
| Budget issues (state) |
3% |
6% |
| Inflation / cost of living / rising prices |
2% |
3% |
| Environmental issues |
2% |
2% |
| Immigration / illegal aliens |
2% |
0% |
| Government corruption |
2% |
0% |
| Moral issues |
1% |
0% |
| Poverty |
1% |
0% |
| Intolerance / prejudice |
1% |
1% |
| Governor Doyle |
1% |
1% |
| Financial / money concerns (general) |
0% |
2% |
| Politics and politicians |
0% |
1% |
| Energy issues |
0% |
1% |
| Other |
8% |
5% |
| No problems |
2% |
2% |
| No opinion |
11% |
5% |
| Poll |
Badger Poll |
Badger Poll |
| Sample |
502 |
521 |
| MoE |
± 4.0 |
± 4.0 |
1 "What would you say, if anything, is the most important problem facing Wisconsin today?"
Most Important Problem Facing Wisconsin
| Issue1 |
October 18-26, 2006 |
| Economy and jobs |
18% |
| Health care |
15% |
| Taxes |
11% |
| Education |
11% |
| Situation in Iraq |
10% |
| Amending state constitution to define marriage |
6% |
| Immigration |
5% |
| Terrorism |
5% |
| Crime |
4% |
| Corruption |
3% |
| Gas and oil prices |
3% |
| Research using stem cells |
3% |
| Something else |
5% |
| No opinion |
1% |
| Poll |
Badger Poll |
| Sample |
508 |
| MoE |
± 4.0 |
1 "If you had to say, which of the following issues do you think is the most important issue facing the people of Wisconsin heading into the election? The situation in Iraq, Crime, The Economy and Jobs, Terrorism, Taxes, Immigration, gas and oil prices, Research using stem cells, Health care, Education, Amending the State Constitution to define marriage, Corruption, or is it something else?"
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University of Minnesota
