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Voter t Consumer Research NYC Srnokhtig Restrictions Topline Results Helto, I'm from Voter I Consumer Research, a national survey research company. We'ra doing a public opinion survey in your area. I need to speak with the ; youngest (rnalelfemale) available now who is 18 years old or older. This person must I be registered to vote at thie address QA. Thinking about last year's elections for Mayor and City Council, did you vote in these elections last November, or did you rsot have a chance to go and vote? (IF DID NOT VOTE, A3K.) Is there another registered voter available right now? (IF YES, REPEAT QUESTION, IF NO, TERMINATE) 1 Voted (CONTINUE) 2 Did not vote (TERMINATE) 01. 02. 3 Don't know (TERMINATE) 4 Refused (TERMINATE) Do you feel things In part of New York City are going In the right direatlon, or do you feel things have pretty serlously gotten off on the wrong track? t Right direotion 41 2 Wrong track 38 3 Don't know 22 4 Refused - Do you have a fevorable or unfavorable impression of Rudolph Gluliani? I Favorable 52 2 Unfavorable 30 3 No impression / no opinion (VOLUNTEERED) 13 4 Not aware I not familiar with the name (VaL) . 5 Don't know 4 8 Refused 1 C) 20'd 900'oN 2I:Z b6,1i l(lr TILZ-998-008:QI ajnjtjsul oaaEqol ayl

Votr / Consumer Research " Page -2- Toplin. Results VCR6d48 / NYC 03. One issue I would fike to ask you about is smoking in public places. As of today, what is your feeling about restrictions on smoking in public plaoes -- would you say that currently restrictions on smoking in public place® oro too strict, are about right or are not strict enou9h? 1 Too strict 20 2 About right 30' 3 Not strict enough 41 4 Don't know 3 6 Refuaed ° Let me aek you about some of the reetrictRons on smoking that are in effect in New York City today. Please tell me for each of these whether you feei theee regulations are too restrictive, about right or whether smoking there should be further restricted. 04. Under current law, restaurants must have a non-smoking section large enough to seat elf non-smoking customers. (PROMPT IF NECESSARY:) Do you feel this Is too reatrktlve, about right, or should emoking be further reetricted? Q,6, I Too restrictive 4 2 About right es 3 Need further reetriotions 29 4 Don't know 1 6 Refused ; Currently, non-smoking employees have a right to work In smoke-free areas. (PROMPT IF NECESSARY:) Do you feel this in Too restriativa, about right, or should smoking be further restricted? 1 Too reatriotive 3 2 About right s8 3 Need further restriotione 21 4 Don't know 3 6 Refused ~ b0'd 900'oN bI:Z b6.IT -i(lf IILL-998-008:QI . aln1ti.sul oooPqol aql

Voter / Consumer Research Page -3- Toplln. Rsulhs VCRea4e / NYC Qe. As a general rule, wh®t do you think New York City's policy on smoking in public places should be -- (ROTATE 1- 3) 1 A complete ban on smoking anywhere non-amokera may be present 28 2 Limit smoking to designated smoking areas 83 3 Smoking in public places should not be restricted 9 4 Don't know 1 a Refused • People have proposed a number of further restrictions to be placed on smoking in public plaoes. I would like to tead you a number of these proposals, and ask you for each one whether you strongly favor, vomewhet favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose each one. (RANDOMIZE Q07 - 008) 07. Banning the sale of cigarettes and making smoking completely lilegel 1 Strongly favor 17 2 Somewhat favor 8 3 Somewhat oppose 23 4 Strongly oppose 60 6 Don't know 5 8 Refused - n8. Abolishin9 separate smoking / no smoking all public places araas and completely bannin9 smoking In 1 Strongly favor 34 2 Somewhat favor 15 3 Somewhat oppose 17 4 Strongly oppose 31 5 C Don't know Refused 3 S0'd 900' oN t-rT:Z b6. II 'i(lr IILZ-998-008:QI a-~n}tisul 0o32q01 a4i

Yoter I Consumer Rese.rch PaQe -4- Topr4+. R..utta YCR8448 / NYC aS. Under current law rsstaurants have to have smoking and non-smoking sections. Wouid you favor or oppose a proposal to force restaurants to have a separate enclosed room for smokers with a separate ventilation syetom. (IF ANSWERED ASK:) And do you feei strongly ebout that? 1 Strongly favor 64 2 Somewhat favor 18 3 Somewhat oppose 8 4 Strongly oppose 17 5 Don't know 1 ® Refused . n10. Under current law, smoking in the workplace is allowed only when all employeee agree to it. Would you favor or oppose a new proposal to restricting smoking in the workplace to nrie enclosed room on each floor with a separate ventilation system. (If ANSWERED ASK:) And do you feet strongly about that? 1 Strongly favor 54 2 Somewhat favor 21 3 Somewhat oppose 8 4 Strongly oppose 16 6 Don't know 4 6 Refused - 011. The new proposals to reatrict smoking tn public places that I mentioned would effectively ban smoking in these public places because the requirements are very expensive arrd difficult to Implement and it will be easier and oheaper for restaurants and workpiaces to ban smoking entirely. In view of this, do you support the new restriotions being proposed or do you feel these now restrictions are going too far? 1 Support new restrictions 48 2 New restrictions are going too far 46 3 Don't know 4 Refused 6 90'd 900'oN bT:Z M1T -inr IIZZ-998-008:QI ajna.Tjsul o33Pqol ayy

voter / Conaum4r Rt.eerch Toplh» Rs.ult. PaBe -6- VCR9rd8JNYC Q.12. Ale:, current non-smoking requirements in New York City are already among the toughest in this country. The naw proposals would make amoking restrictlons in Nsw York the toughest restrictions short of a complete bon. Again, in view of this, do you support the naw restrictions being proposed or do you feel these new restrietions are going too fer7 1 Support r>dvr restrictions 63 2 New restrictions are going too far 42 3 Don't know 6 4 Refused ' For each of the following statements, please tell me whether you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly dieagree with that particular statement. (RANDOMIZE Q13 - Q16) 013. Employers should be allowed to set aeide separate smoking areas, as long as all employees working In the area agree. I Strongly agree 54 2 Somewhat agree 27 3 Somewhat disagree 5 4 Strongly disagres 13 6 Don't know 1 S Refused - 014. Smokinq should be allowed In enclosed private off(ces. 1 Strongly agree 37 2 Somewhat agree 23 3 Somewhat disagree g 4 Strongly disagree 27 5 Don't know 4 . 8 Refused ZO' d 900' oN SI : Z tr6.I I ~f1I' I IZZ-998-008: QI ajna. tTsul ooo>?qol ayl

"~ Votr / Con.urrar Raaeerch Aepe -e- Toplfn. R..uR. VCR9"8 / NYC Q16. Smoking should be allowed in restaurants as long as thera is enough ventilation to make surs that non-smoking customers aren't bothered. 1 Strongly agree 51 2 Somewhet agree 19 3 Somewhat disagree 8 4 Strongly disagree 23 5 Don't know 1 0 Refused - 016. Changing the subjeot s little bit in oiootiona for office candidates positions on a number of different issues. In eieotione for offices like mayor and city oounoii member of New York City, which of the following issues is most important in making up your mind which candidate to vote for (ROTATE 1 - 6) Q17. 1 Their position on tax Increases S 2 Their position on balancing the city budget 13 3 Thelr position on New York's pubEic schools 23 d Their position on crime 48 5 Their position on smoking restrictions 3 8 Other (VOLUNTEERED) 2 7 Don't know 3 8 Refused + And of this same Ilst, which issue Is second most Important? (RANDOMIZE REMAINING ITEMS) I Their position on tax increases 18 2 Their position on balancing the city budget 19 3 Their position on New York's pubtio schools 29 4 Their position on crime 28 5 Their position on antoking restrictions 3 0 No second mention (VOLUNTEERED) 2 7 Don't know 1 8 Refused 80'd 900'oN ST:Z b6,II Inr IILZ-998-008:QI a1na.t1sul OjoEq01 ayl -~

Vota ! Conaumer Rer+earoh P.gs -T- TopIlM Rosufts YCR9d4e / NVC Q18. And would you be very likely to vote for, somewhat likely to vote for, somewhat likely to vote egeinst or very likely to vote against a candidate for office who took the position that current restrictions on srnoking in public plaoea are adequate and no further restrictions are needed -• if the iseue doesn't much matter to you, just say so. 1 Very likely to vote for 15 2 Somewhat likely to vote for 14 3 Somewhat likely to vote againet 8 4 Very likely to vote aQainst 11 6 Doesn't matter (VOLUNTEERED) 43 e Don't know 8 7 Refused • Now, just a few rrwre guestions for statisticef purposes .... C119. Are you registered to vote as a Republican, a Democrat, or something else? 1 Republican 20 2 Democrat 97 3 Indepsndent 7 4 Other 3 b Don't know 2 0 Refused 2 QZ0. On political (ssues, do you consider vouraeff very liberai, somewhat liberal, somewhat conservative, or very conservative? (READ CHOICES 1,2,4,AND S! ALTERNATE TOP TO BOTTOM, BOTTOM TO TOP) 1 Very liberal 13 2 Somewhat liberal I Moro liberal than ooneorvative 33 3 Moderate (DO NOT READ) Q 4 Somewhat conservative / More conservative than liberai 31 5 Very conservative 12 0 Don't know 4 7 Refussd I (0 N ~ O GJ ~ ~ a) 60'd 900'ON SI:Z b6 , I I -inr IIZL-998-008:QI aa.na.t}suI oooEqol ayl

Voter ! Consumer Rseeeroh P+ge -9- Topllne Results VCR9448 ! NYC C21. Are you yourself a smoker, a former smoker or have you never smokad? I Smoker 22 2 Former amoker 33 3 Non-smoker 46 4 Don't know 5 Refused a22, What is your approximate age? 1 18-24yeara 7 2 26-34yeara 23 3 35 - 44 years 20 4 45 - 54 yeara 18 5 56 - 84 years 12 d OB and over 1 S 7 Refused 2 (123. Are you, yourself, of Hispanio or I.atino descent • for example, Mexiaen, or Puerto Rican, or Cuban, or -- or are you not? I Yee {GO TO 425} 17 2 No (GO TO 0,241 82 Not sure (GO TO C.24) Refused (GO TO 024) n24. (ASK IF (123 = 2 OR 3 OR 4:} Is your raoial or oth-lio heritege white, black, aeiatio, or what? 1 White 52 2 Black 28 3 Asiatic 1 4 Other 1 5 Refused 1 025. Sex (BY OBSERVATION) I Male 47 2 i=emale 53 900' oN 9T: Z b6. TT -lnr TILL-998-008: QI a-+n1.tqSUI oo3Qqnj aqi