THE WISCONSIN SURVEY

Spring 2008

Smoking Ban

Survey Information:

Random Selection, Telephone Survey

Number of Adult Wisconsin Resident Respondents: 400

Interview Period: March 25 – April 5, 2008

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.

The Wisconsin legislature is currently considering a state-wide smoking ban. Which view most closely matches your own:

The state-wide smoking ban should be passed and all workplaces, including bars, should be subject to the ban when the law goes into effect	41%
The state-wide smoking ban should be passed, but bars would be exempted for two years after the enactment of the law	11%
The state-wide smoking ban should be passed, but bars should be permanently exempted	16%
The state-wide smoking ban should not be passed	30%
Not Sure	3%
Refused	<1%

RESULTS FROM SPRING 2007 WI SURVEY:

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%