MiddleTennesseePoll-StateWide
Spring 2001
Frequency Tables

The "Valid Percent" column is the most useful column to interpret
because it excludes respondents who refused to answer the question.

MAINPROB Main problem facing tennessee

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

1 High crime

44

7.1

8.6

8.6

2 Government inefficiency

54

8.7

10.5

19.1

3 Poor economy

66

10.6

12.8

31.9

4 Poor education

147

23.7

28.7

60.6

5 Poor health services

41

6.6

7.9

68.5

6 High taxes

79

12.7

15.3

83.9

7 Outdated/unfair tax system

15

2.4

2.9

86.8

8 Traffic

8

1.2

1.5

88.3

9 Other

1

.2

.2

88.5

33 Don't know

59

9.5

11.5

100.0

Total

514

82.7

100.0

 

Missing

27 Refused

1

.2

 

 

System

107

17.2

 

 

Total

108

17.3

 

 

Total

622

100.0

 

 

 

BUDCRIS Believe state facing budget crisis

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

1 Yes

288

46.4

46.5

46.5

2 No

256

41.1

41.3

87.8

33 Don't know

76

12.2

12.2

100.0

Total

619

99.6

100.0

 

Missing

27 Refused

2

.4

 

 

Total

622

100.0

 

 

 

CONPRESS Confidence in executive 1+2

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

1.00 Great deal

160

25.8

25.8

25.8

2.00 Only some

296

47.6

47.6

73.4

3.00 Hardly Any

124

20.0

20.0

93.3

33.00 Don't Know

41

6.7

6.7

100.0

Total

622

100.0

100.0

 

 

CONCOURT Confidence in court

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

1 Great deal

221

35.5

35.5

35.5

2 Only some

254

40.9

40.9

76.5

3 Hardly Any

112

18.0

18.0

94.5

33 Don't Know

34

5.5

5.5

100.0

Total

622

100.0

100.0

 

 

CONLEGIS Confidence in Congress

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

1 Great deal

109

17.6

17.6

17.6

2 Only some

321

51.7

51.7

69.3

3 Hardly Any

164

26.4

26.4

95.6

33 Don't Know

27

4.4

4.4

100.0

Total

622

100.0

100.0

 

 

LOTTERY Support lottery

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

1 Strongly favor

236

37.9

37.9

37.9

2 Favor

157

25.3

25.3

63.3

3 Not sure

62

10.0

10.0

73.3

4 Oppose

94

15.1

15.1

88.4

5 Strongly oppose

59

9.5

9.5

97.8

33 Don't know

13

2.2

2.2

100.0

Total

622

100.0

100.0

 

 

BUDCRIS Believe state facing budget crisis

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

1 Yes

288

46.4

46.5

46.5

2 No

256

41.1

41.3

87.8

33 Don't know

76

12.2

12.2

100.0

Total

619

99.6

100.0

 

Missing

27 Refused

2

.4

 

 

Total

622

100.0

 

 

 

APPRES Bush approval

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

1 Approve

340

54.6

54.8

54.8

2 Disapprove

142

22.9

23.0

77.8

33 Don't know

138

22.2

22.2

100.0

Total

620

99.7

100.0

 

Missing

27 Refused

2

.3

 

 

Total

622

100.0

 

 

 

APGOV Sundquist approval

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

1 Approve

248

39.9

40.0

40.0

2 Disapprove

248

39.9

40.0

80.1

33 Don't know

124

19.9

19.9

100.0

Total

620

99.7

100.0

 

Missing

27 Refused

2

.3

 

 

Total

622

100.0

 

 

 

APLEGIS Legislature approval

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

1 Approve

278

44.8

45.1

45.1

2 Disapprove

167

26.9

27.1

72.2

33 Don't know

172

27.6

27.8

100.0

Total

618

99.3

100.0

 

Missing

27 Refused

4

.7

 

 

Total

622

100.0

 

 

 

MFAIR Media fair

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

1 Good

22

3.5

10.7

10.7

2

28

4.5

13.9

24.5

3

59

9.5

29.1

53.6

4

32

5.1

15.7

69.3

5 Bad

60

9.6

29.3

98.5

33 Don't know

3

.5

1.5

100.0

Total

204

32.8

100.0

 

Missing

System

418

67.2

 

 

Total

622

100.0

 

 

 

MBIAS Media biased

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

1 Good

18

2.9

8.7

8.7

2

24

3.9

11.9

20.6

3

58

9.4

28.7

49.2

4

42

6.8

20.8

70.0

5 Bad

56

9.0

27.5

97.5

33 Don't know

5

.8

2.5

100.0

Total

204

32.8

100.0

 

Missing

System

418

67.2

 

 

Total

622

100.0

 

 

 

MSTORY Media tell whole story

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

1 Good

20

3.2

9.7

9.7

2

17

2.7

8.3

18.0

3

58

9.3

28.3

46.3

4

32

5.2

15.7

62.0

5 Bad

72

11.6

35.3

97.3

33 Don't know

6

.9

2.7

100.0

Total

204

32.8

100.0

 

Missing

System

418

67.2

 

 

Total

622

100.0

 

 

 

MACCU Media accurate

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

1 Good

18

2.9

9.0

9.0

2

41

6.6

20.2

29.2

3

78

12.5

38.4

67.7

4

24

3.9

12.0

79.7

5 Bad

36

5.8

17.9

97.6

33 Don't know

5

.8

2.4

100.0

Total

203

32.6

100.0

 

Missing

27 Refused

1

.1