LSU Survey Results
April Public Square: Legislative Preview 2009
Q1. In your opinion, what are the most important issues confronting the state legislature this year?
Column1 % After % Before State Budget 25 35.6 Economy 12.5 26.7 Education 25 28.9 Healthcare 25 0 Don't Know 12.5 8.9 Refused to Answer 0 2.2 Q2. Using a 0-5 scale where 0 indicates absolutely no confidence and 5 indicates total confidence, how confident are you that the state government will effectively address the issues you care most about?
Column1 % After % Before No Confidence 12.5 13.3 1 12.5 4.4 2 25 26.7 3 37.5 35.6 Total Confidence 12.5 20 Don't Know 0 0 Refused to Answer 5.3 0 Q3. How do you think the state should handle the shortfall - by raising taxes, cutting state government spending, or through some combination of spending cuts and tax increases?
Column1 % After % Before Raising Taxes 0 2.2 Cutting State Government Spending 50 33.3 Combination of spending cuts and tax increases 50 62.2 Don't Know 0 2.2 Refused to Answer 0 0 Q4. If state government addresses the shortfall through spending cuts, what areas of government spending do you think should be cut?
Column1 % After % Before All areas 12.5 21 Balanced cuts across all areas, including dedicated funds 12.5 4.4 BESE, DHH management, Education management, Health management 12.5 10.2 Cut spending on prisons 12.5 0 Dedicated funds 12.5 4.4 Don't know 12.5 28.9 Non-essential services 12.5 2.2 Overtime issues 12.5 28.9 Q5. And are there areas of government spending that you think should be completely protected from spending cuts?
Column1 % After % Before Education 47.4 35.6 Health care 15.8 44.4 No 10.5 20 Q6. Would you support or oppose a proposal to raise taxes on cigarettes and tobacco as part of an effort to address the budget shortfall?
Column1 % After % Before Don't know 0 2.2 Support 87.5 73.3 Oppose 12.5 24.4 Q7. The state could make significant cuts to state colleges and universities without affecting the quality of existing academic programs.
Column1 % After % Before Don't know 0 2.2 Strongly agree 0 8.9 Agree 12.5 13.3 Neither Agree of disagree 0 4.4 Disagree 50 35.6 Strongly Disagree 37.5 35.6 Q8. If necessary to reduce costs, the state should consolidate programs by closing some branch campuses of state colleges and universities.
Column1 % After % Before Don't know 12.5 2.2 Strongly agree 12.5 4.4 Agree 50 13.3 Neither Agree of disagree 12.5 11.1 Disagree 12.5 48.9 Strongly Disagree 0 20 Q9. The state could make significant cuts to public health care without affecting the quality of care received by patients in public hospitals and clinics.
Column1 % After % Before Don't know 12.5 4.4 Strongly agree 0 8.9 Agree 25 15.6 Neither Agree of disagree 12.5 6.7 Disagree 37.5 28.9 Strongly Disagree 12.5 35.6
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