WINTER 2011 TOPLINE RESULTS

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1 WINTER 2011 TOPLINE RESULTS 1 2 HowwouldyouratethejobperformanceofPresidentBarackObama? Wouldyousayyouapproveordisapproveofhisperformance? StronglyApprove 24% SomewhatApprove 25% SomewhatDisapprove 12% StronglyDisapprove 35% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 5% Net$Approve 49% Net$Disapprove 47% HowwouldyouratethejobperformanceofCongress?Wouldyousayyou approveordisapproveofcongress'sjobperformance? StronglyApprove 3% SomewhatApprove 10% SomewhatDisapprove 23% StronglyDisapprove 57% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 7% Net$Approve 13% Net$Disapprove 80% Nationwide$telephone$poll$conducted$December$1st813th$of$both$mobile$and$landline$phones,$1200$adults,$margin$of$ error$+/8$3%.$columns$may$not$add$up$to$100%$due$to$rounding$error.$ 1of12 Formoreinformationonthissurvey,pleasevisithttp://reason.com/pollor polling@reason.org

2 3 Howdoyoutypicallytraveltowork?Doyou DriveAlone 51% Carpool 4% Bus 3% Subway,LightRail,Trolley,etc. 2% Bike <1% Walk <1% Telecommute 4% DoNotWork 32% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 1% 4 Howmanyminutesdoesitusuallytakeyoutocommutefromhometo work?(open]ended) 1]10 25% 11]20 29% 21]30 18% 31]180 23% Depends 3% Don'tKnow 1% Total(OfCommuters) 100% 5 Abouthowmanymilesisyourcommutefromhometowork?{OPEN} 0]5 28% 6]10 19% 11]22 24% 23]150 22% Varies 3% Don'tKnow 4% Total(OfCommuters) 100% 6 Howoftendoyouusepublictransportation,suchasbuses,trains,and/or subways?wouldyousay $ EveryDay 6% AFewTimesaWeek 6% AFewTimesaMonth 7% AFewTimesaYear 18% Never 63% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion <1% 2of12 Formoreinformationonthissurvey,pleasevisithttp://reason.com/pollor polling@reason.org

3 7 Howoftendoyougetstuckintrafficjams?Wouldyousay EveryDay 14% AFewTimesaWeek 17% AFewTimesaMonth 17% AFewTimesaYear 21% Never 30% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 1% 8 Comparedtofiveyearsago,wouldyousaytrafficcongestionhasgotten worse,gottenbetterorstayedaboutthesame? Worse 49% Better 8% StayedtheSame 38% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 4% 9 Lookingahead,inthenextfiveyearsdoyouthinktrafficcongestionwill getworse,betterorstayaboutthesame? Worse 54% Better 12% StaytheSame 28% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 6% 10 Wouldyousaytheoverallqualityandconditionofyourarea s transportationsystemisexcellent,good,fair,orpoor? Excellent 6% Good 35% Fair 35% Poor 16% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 9% 3of12 Formoreinformationonthissurvey,pleasevisithttp://reason.com/pollor polling@reason.org

4 11 Thefederalgastaxiscurrently18.4centsagallon,andnearlyallthe revenueisusedtopayforhighwaysandtransit.somesayourroadsand transitsystemsarecrumblingandneedmorefunding.otherssaythe governmentwastesalotofthegastaxmoneyitalreadyreceives.doyou favororopposeraisingthefederalgastax? StronglyFavor 8% SomewhatFavor 11% SomewhatOppose 21% StronglyOppose 56% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 4% Net$Favor 19% Net$Oppose 77% 12 If10percentofallcommutersinyourareausetransitsystems,wouldyou saythetransitsystemshouldreceive: 10%ofTransportationFunding 33% Morethan10%ofTransportationFunding 33% Lessthan10%ofTransportationFunding 15% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 18% 13 Whichstatementdoyouagreewithmore:Wecan tendourtraffic congestionproblemsbyexpandingcurrentroadsandbuildingnewones. Insteadweneedbettermasstransitsystems,somorefundingshouldgo totransit]evenifthatmeansroadsandhighwaysdon tgetthemoney theyneedforrepairsorexpansion;or,mostpeople,businessesandour economyrelyonroadsandhighways.soroadsandhighwaysshouldget theleveloffundingtheyneed]evenifthatmeansweareunabletooffer moremasstransitoptions. Prioritizefundingforpublictransit 30% Prioritizefundingforroadsandhighways 62% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 8% 4of12

5 14 Ifyourregionexpandeditshighwaysystem,wouldyouprefertopayfor thenewlanesornewhighwaysbyraisingtaxesorbypayingtollswhen youdriveonthem? TaxIncreases 28% Tolls 58% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 13% 15 Insomeareas,driverspaytollstodriveoncertainroads.Isthereatoll roadinyourarea? Yes 41% No 58% Don'tKnow 1% 16 Ifyourareabuiltanewtolllaneorroadandusingitwouldsaveyoua significantamountoftime,wouldyoupayatolltouseit? Yes 59% Maybe 13% No 27% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 1% 17 Onaverage,abouthowmuchwouldyoubewillingtopaypertriptouse thistolllane?(open]ended) None 27% $0.05] % $0.76] % $1.01] % $2.01] % Depends 4% Don'tKnow 8% 5of12

6 18 Manygovernmentsarepartneringwithprivatecompaniestobuildand expandhighways,airportsandotherinfrastructureprojectsthat governmentmightnotbeabletoaffordotherwise.doyoufavoror opposethesepublic]privatepartnerships? StronglyFavor 22% SomewhatFavor 33% SomewhatOppose 15% StronglyOppose 20% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 10% Net$Favor 55% Net$Oppose 35% 19 Toreducetrafficcongestion,someregionsareallowingindividualdrivers topayatolltousehovlanesthathavepreviouslybeenreservedforcars with2ormorepeopleinthem.somesaythisofferseveryoneafastertrip andbringsinneededrevenue.otherssayitisunfairtolow]income drivers.doyousupportoropposeallowingindividualdriversusehov lanesiftheypayatoll? StronglySupport 34% SomewhatSupport 23% SomewhatOppose 12% StronglyOppose 23% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 9% Net$Favor 57% Net$Oppose 35% 20 Anotherplanbeingusedtoreducecongestionduringrushhoursis chargingadjustabletollsonnewtollroads.thetollsarehigherattimes whentrafficisheavyandlowerwhentrafficislight.isthatsomethingyou supportoroppose?isthatstronglyorsomewhat? StronglySupport 20% SomewhatSupport 19% SomewhatOppose 15% StronglyOppose 35% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 10% Net$Favor 39% Net$Oppose 50% 6of12

7 21 Whichstatementdoyouagreewithmore?Federalandstategovernments shouldspendtaxpayermoneytobuildandoperatehigh]speedrailsystems wheretheythinktheyareneeded;or,privatecompaniesshouldbuildand operatehigh]speedrailsystemswheretheythinkriderswillpaytouse them. Governmentbuildhigh]speedrail 34% Privatecompaniesbuildhigh]speedrail 55% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 11% 22 Doyouthinkthegovernmentgenerallyspendstransportationfunding ineffectivelyoreffectively? Ineffectively 65% Effectively 23% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 13% 23 Shouldtalkingonyourcellphonewhiledrivingbeillegal? Yes 69% No 29% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 3% 24 Shouldtextingonyourcellphonewhiledrivingbeillegal? Yes 89% No 10% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 1% 25 AREYOUREGISTEREDTOVOTE? Yes 88% No 9% RefusedtoRespond 3% 7of12

8 26 Inpoliticstoday,doyouconsideryourselfaRepublican,Democrat, Independent,orwhat? (DERIVED) Democrat 33% Democrat]Leaner 12% PureIndependent 16% RepublicanLeaner 10% Republican 25% Don'tKnow 4% 27 Inpoliticstoday,doyouconsideryourselfaRepublican,Democrat, Independent,orwhat? (DERIVED,includesleaners) Democrat 45% PureIndependent 16% Republican 35% Don'tKnow 4% 28 AmericanPoliticalLandscape (DERIVED) Democrat 22% OccupyWallStreetSupporter 26% PureIndependent 6% BothOccupyWallStreetandTeaPartySupporter 7% TeaPartySupporter 23% Republican 12% Don'tKnow 3% 29 AmericanIdeologicalLandscape,BasedonRoleofGovernmentQuestions (DERIVED) Communitarian 23% Libertarian 17% Conservative 24% Liberal 23% Don'tKnow 13% 8of12

9 30 DoyouconsideryourselfasupporteroftheTeaPartymovementornot? {IFSUPPORTER}:Wouldyousayyou reastrongorweaksupporter? StrongTeaPartySupporter 11% WeakTeaPartySupporter 19% NotaTeaPartySupporter 59% NotSure 10% Net$Supporter 30% Net$Non8Supporter 69% 31 DoyouconsideryourselfasupporteroftheOccupyWallStreetmovement ornot?{ifsupporter}:wouldyousayyou reastrongorweak supporter? StrongOccupyWallStreetSupporter 16% WeakOccupyWallStreetSupporter 17% NotanOccupyWallStreetPartySupporter 57% NotSure 10% Net$Supporter 33% Net$Non8Supporter 67% 32 Thinkingaboutyouroverallpoliticalphilosophy,wouldyoudescribe yourselfas...conservative,moderate,liberal,libertarian,progressive,or somethingelse? Conservative 29% Moderate 28% Liberal 17% Libertarian 5% Progressive 10% Don'tKnow/Other 10% 33 RoleofGovernmentQuestions Somepeoplesaythelessgovernmentthebetter,otherssaythatthereare morethingsthatgovernmentshouldbedoing.whichcomesclosertoyour ownview? LessGovernmenttheBetter 45% MoreThingsGovernmentShouldBeDoing 48% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 7% 9of12

10 34 Somepeoplesayweneedastronggovernmenttohandletoday scomplex economicproblems,otherssaythatpeoplewouldbebetterabletohandle today sproblemswithinafreemarketwithlessgovernmentinvolvement. Whichcomesclosertoyourownview? StrongGovernmenttoHandleComplexEconomicProblems 46% BetterAbletoHandlewithinFreeMarket 47% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 7% 35 Somepeoplethinkthegovernmentshouldpromotetraditionalvaluesin oursociety.othersthinkthegovernmentshouldnotfavoranyparticular setofvalues.whichcomesclosertoyourownview? GovernmentShouldPromoteTraditionalValues 51% GovernmentShouldNotPromoteParticularSetofValues 41% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 8% 36 Somepeoplethinkthegovernmentshouldhavearoleinpromotingvirtue insociety.othersthinkitshouldnotbetheroleofgovernmentto promotevirtueinsociety.whichcomesclosertoyourownview? GovernmentHaveRoleinPromotingVirtueinSociety 35% GovernmentNotHaveRoleinPromotingVirtueinSociety 54% Don'tKnow/NoOpinion 12% 37 Demographics GENDER Male 48% Female 52% AGEGROUP 18to29 22% 30to44 26% 45to54 19% 55to64 16% 65orOlder 17% 10of12

11 38 ETHNICITY/RACE White 65% Black 13% Hispanic 16% Asian 5% NativeAmerican 1% Other 1% 39 ANNUALHOUSEHOLDINCOME Lessthan$25,000 16% $25,000to$49,999 22% $50,000to$74,999 18% $75,000to$99,999 12% $100,000to$199,999 13% $200,000to$299,999 2% $300,000orMore 2% Don'tKnow/Refused 14% 40 EDUCATION LessthanHighSchoolGraduate 4% HighSchoolGraduate 21% SomeCollege/Trade/VocationalSchool 29% CollegeGraduate 27% PostGraduate 14% RefusedtoRespond 4% 41 EMPLOYMENTSTATUS EmployedFullTimePRIVATE 31% EmployedFullTimePUBLIC 8% EmployedPartTimePRIVATE 9% EmployedPartTimePUBLIC 3% Self]Employed 10% Homemaker 5% Retired 16% Student 3% Unemployed 10% Refused 4% Total 11of12 100%

12 42 Workforce:PUBLICANDPRIVATEEMPLOYEES PublicSector 16% PrivateSector 84% Total(OfWorkforce) 100% 43 PHONEACCESS LandlineOnly 6% CellPhoneOnly 15% Both 76% RefusedtoRespond 4% 44 REGION Northeast 18% Midwest 22% South 36% West 23% 45 PHONETYPE Landline 68% CellPhone 32% 12of12

13 METHODOLOGY Q4 WINTER 2011 POLL The Reason-Rupe Q poll collected a nationally representative sample of 1200 respondents, aged 18 and older from all 50 states and the District of Columbia using live telephone interviews from December 1 st -13 th The margin of sampling error for this poll is ± 3 percent. Questions on the GOP presidential primary were collected from December 3 rd -13 th, have a sample size of 1029, and a ± 5 percent margin of error. Interviews were conducted with respondents using both landline (777) and mobile phones (423). Landline respondents were randomly selected within households based on the adult who had the most recent birthday. The sample was weighted by gender, age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, party identification, public and private sector employees, and Census region, based on the most recent US Census data. The sampling frame included landline and mobile phone numbers generated using Random Digit Dialing (RDD) methods and randomly selected numbers from a directory-listed sample. Click here for full methodological details. NSON Opinion Strategy conducted the poll s fieldwork. View full methodology