THE WISCONSIN SURVEY
Spring 2008
Smoking Ban
Survey Information:
Random Selection, Telephone Survey
Number of Adult Wisconsin Resident Respondents: 400
Interview Period: March 25 – April 5, 2008
Margin of Error: +/- 5% at the 95% confidence level.
Contact:
Wendy Scattergood
Assistant Professor of Political Science, St. Norbert College Survey Center
DePere, WI 54115
(920) 403-3491
wendy.scattergood@snc.edu
· NOTE: Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
The Wisconsin legislature is currently considering a state-wide smoking ban. Which view most closely matches your own:
The state-wide smoking ban should be passed and all workplaces, including bars, should be subject to the ban when the law goes into effect
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41%
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The state-wide smoking ban should be passed, but bars would be exempted for two years after the enactment of the law
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11%
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The state-wide smoking ban should be passed, but bars should be permanently exempted
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16%
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The state-wide smoking ban should not be passed
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30%
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Not Sure
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3%
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Refused
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<1%
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RESULTS FROM SPRING 2007 WI SURVEY:
As part of a broader anti-smoking initiative, Governor Doyle has proposed a statewide smoking ban in public buildings, workplaces, restaurants, and taverns. Do you support or oppose such a ban?
Support
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63%
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Oppose
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35%
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Not Sure
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2%
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Refused
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0%
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For those who oppose a ban….
For each of the following places, please tell me whether you support or oppose a smoking ban…
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Support
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Oppose
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Not Sure
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Refused
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Public buildings
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70%
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28%
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2%
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0%
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Workplaces
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51%
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39%
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9%
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1%
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Restaurants
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27%
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69%
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4%
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0%
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Taverns
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5%
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90%
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5%
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0%
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