THE WISCONSIN SURVEY - SPRING 2007

Statewide Smoking Ban Preference

 

 

Survey Information:

Random Selection, Telephone Survey

Number of Adult Wisconsin Resident Respondents:  400

Interview Period: April 3rd – 17th, 2007

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.

 

 

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

63%

Oppose

35%

Not Sure

2%

Refused

0%

 

 

For those who oppose a ban….

 

For each of the following places, please tell me whether you support or oppose a smoking ban…

 

 

Support

Oppose

Not Sure

Refused

Public buildings

70%

28%

2%

0%

Workplaces

51%

39%

9%

1%

Restaurants

27%

69%

4%

0%

Taverns

5%

90%

5%

0%