Questions - Wisconsin Public Employees - March 2, 2011

Wisconsin State Survey of 800 Likely Voters
Conducted March 2, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about Governor Scott Walker’s proposals to reduce the state budget deficit?

2* In the debate over how to reduce the state budget deficit, are you more supportive of Governor Walker or the state Senate Democrats?

3* Do you favor or oppose a proposal that would require state employees to help pay the costs of the health care and pension benefits?

4* How closely have you followed recent news stories about Governor Scott Walker’s proposals to weaken the collective bargaining rights of state unions?

5* In the debate over collective bargaining rights, are you more supportive of Governor Walker or the public employee unions?

6* Do you favor or oppose a proposal that would cut the pay and benefits of state workers?

7* Generally speaking, do public employee unions have two much influence on politics in Wisconsin, not enough influence, or about the right amount of influence?

8* In terms of its impact on the nation, is it a good thing or a bad thing that most teachers belong to public employee unions? 

9* To help reduce state spending would you favor or oppose a 10% pay cut for all state employees?

10* Are state employees paid too much, too little or about right?

11* Do you favor or oppose a proposal to weaken the collective bargaining rights of state employees?

12* To eliminate the state budget deficit, would you favor tax hikes, spending cuts, or a combination of the two? Those who answered “combination of the two” were asked the following question: Would you prefer to see more tax hikes than spending cuts, more spending cuts than tax hikes, or a roughly equal amount of tax hikes and spending cuts?

13* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of public school teachers in Wisconsin?

14* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the teachers union in Wisconsin?

15* In the November 2010 election for Governor, did you vote for Tom Barrett or Scott Walker?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence