"Simon Poll, Fall 2009; Conducted Sept. 9 - Oct. 8, 2011. ", Coverage: 800 registered voters across Illinois, Copyright: Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU, , variable,label id,Respondent ID number hello,"<<< INTERVIEWER: PRESS 1 TO CONTINUE Hello, my name is . I'm calling from the survey research center at the S" intro1,"Hello. This is ____ calling on behalf of Southern Illinois University. First, I want you to know that I'm not trying to" qskip1,<< INTERVIEWER: ENTER 1 TO CONTINUE rwdirusa,US headed in right or wrong direction rwdiril,State of Illinois headed in right or wrong direction rwdirlocal,Your city/area headed in right or wrong direction qlife,Overall quality of life in your area qskip2,"Next, we'd like to know what you think about some public policy questions that are being talked about in Illinois. For e" cf_prohib_co,Prohibit companies seeking business w state from making contributions to state legislature campaigns recall,Allow recall elections for holders of statewide elected offices cf_lim_leader,Limit amount of campaign money party leaders can redistribute to other candidates ch_lim_inkind,Limit in-kind contributions to state legislative campaigns cf_lim_fedmatch,Impose campaign contribution limits for IL offices that match contribution limits for federal offices cf_comment,Unsolicited comment about campaign contribution limits term_leader,Limit how long legislators could serve in leadership positions before they stepped down cf_public,Eliminate contributions to state legis campaigns by providing public funding for all qualified candidates qskip3,Next are a couple of questions about legislative redistricting in Illinois: >>INTERVIEWER: PRESS ONE TO CONTINUE redist_hat,Approve/disapprove of current redistricting process redist_neutral,Approve/disapprove adding neutral person to redistricting panel in case of tie redist_comment,Unsolicited comments about redistricting referend,Reform IL politics by public referendum vote or action by legislature qskip4,Now I'd like for you to tell me how well some statewide elected officials are performing their jobs. For each one that I app_pres_oba,Approve/disapprove of job President Obama is doing app_gov_quin,Approve/disapprove of job IL Governor Pat Quinn is doing app_ilag_mad,Approve/disapprove of job IL Attorney General Lisa Madigan is doing app_Ilsminl_rad,Approve/disapprove of job IL Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno is doing app_iltres_gian,Approve/disapprove of job IL State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is doing app_ilhminl_cro,Approve/disapprove of job House of Reps Minority Leader Tom Cross is doing app_ilspres_cul,Approve/disapprove of job IL Senate President John Cullerton is doing app_ilhspk_mad,Approve/disapprove of job Speaker of IL House of Reps Mike Madigan is doing app_sen_durb,Approve/disapprove of job US Senator Dick Durbin is doing app_sen_bur,Approve/disapprove of job US Senator Roland Burris is doing app_ilcomp_hyn,Approve/disapprove of job IL Comptroller Dan Hynes is doing tax_fed_val,Value of services for the taxes paid to the federal government tax_il_val,Value of services for the taxes paid to the state government tax_local_val,Value of services for the taxes paid to your local government tax_fairshr,Your area of state gets fair share of state spending qskip5,Now we'd like to know what you think of various aspects of the quality of life in your area. For each feature that I rea qual_air,Quality of the environment (clean air/water) in your area qual_infra,Quality of infrastructure (roads and bridges) in your area qual_cops,Quality of public safety (police and fire protection) in your area qual_K12,Quality of public education (K-12) in your area econ_local,Performance of the economy in your area qual_parks,How good are parks/recreational opportunities in your area budgq_grp1,The state of Illinois has a budget deficit of over 12 billion dollars. I'm going to read three statements that people ha budgq_grp2,The state of Illinois has a budget deficit of over 12 billion dollars. I'm going to read three statements that people ha budgq_grp3,The state of Illinois has a budget deficit of over 12 billion dollars. I'm going to read three statements that people ha deficit_grp1,Opinion about IL budget 12 billion deficit deficit_grp2,Opinion about IL budget 12 billion deficit deficit_comment,Unsolicited comment about IL budget deficit deficit_grp3,Opinion about IL budget 12 billion deficit qskip6,There have been a number of proposals to address the state's budget problems by making cuts in state programs and servic cuts_K12,Cuts in state spending on K-12 education cuts_he,Cuts in state spending on state universities cuts_he_comments,Unsolicited comment about cuts cuts_cops,Cuts in state spending on public safety (state police/prison operations) cuts_parks,Cuts in state spending on natural resources (state parks/environmental regs) cuts_poor,Cuts in state spending on programs for poor people cuts_disable,Cuts in state spending on programs for people with mental/physical disabilities cuts_disable_comment,Unsolicited comment about cuts for state spending pen_cuts,Cuts in state spending on pension benefits for state workers retirement qskip7,There have been a number of proposals to address the state's budget problems by finding ways to raise more money to pay tax_inc09,Raising the state income tax rate from 3 percent to 4.5 percent tax_sales,Raising the state sales tax rate tax_services,Expanding sales tax to cover svcs like dry cleaning/haircuts gamble_exp,Expanding legalized gambling in the state sell_il_asset,"Selling state assets, such as lottery and IL toll road system, to private investors" sell_il_asset_comment,Unsolicited comment about selling state assets prim10_vote,Plan to vote in February 2010 party primary elections prim10_party,Plan to vote in which party primary primgov_grp1,Vote for Democratic gubernatorial candidate if election held today primgov_grp2,Vote for Democratic gubernatorial candidate if election held today qskip8,Several candidates have announced that they will seek the Republican nomination for governor of Illinois. << INTERVIEWER primgov_grp3,Vote for Republican gubernatorial candidate if election held today primgov_grp4,Vote for Republican gubernatorial candidate if election held today primgov_grp5,Vote for Republican gubernatorial candidate if election held today primgov_grp6,Vote for Republican gubernatorial candidate if election held today primgov_grp7,Vote for Republican gubernatorial candidate if election held today primgov_grp8,Vote for Republican gubernatorial candidate if election held today qskip9,"Next, we are interested in your opinion on some social issues. << INTERVIEWER: ENTER 1 TO CONTINUE" abort_leg,Abortions should be legal under what circumstances lgcoup.grp1,Position on legal rights of gay/lesbian couples in Illinois lg_coup_rts_comments,Unsolicited comment about legal rights of gay/lesbian couples in IL lgcoup.grp2,Position on legal definition of marriage in Illinois lgcoup.grp3,Position on the law in Illinois qskip10,<< INTERVIEWER: ENTER 1 TO CONTINUE hc_fed_resp,Federal govt has responsibility to make sure all citizens have health insurance hc_fed_resp_comment,Unsolicited comment about federal govt and health insurance gender,Gender of respondent education,Education party_aff1,Political party affiliation party_str,Consider self a strong or not-so-strong Rep/Demo/Ind/something else party_indystr,Consider self closer to Republican/Democratic Party hc_haveins,Do you currently have health insurance hc_pub,"A public program (such as Medicare, Medicaid, VA)" hc_empr,Insurance provided by an employer hc_indy,Insurance purchased individually hc_other,Other hc_dknr,dk/nr hc_cobra,COBRA hc_union,Insurance provided by a union hc_supins,Supplemental insurance relig_att_often,Frequency of attending religious services relig_type,Attend place of worship that is Christian or some other religion religion,"Consider yourself Christian, some other religion, or no religion" relig_denom,What church or denomination is that relig_epis,Episcopalian Church affiliation relig_bapt,Baptist church affiliation relig_bret,Brethren affiliation relig_coc,Church of Christ affiliation relig_cog,Church of God affiliation relig_luth,Lutheran church affiliation relig_meth,Methodist church affiliation relig_pres,Presbyterian church affiliation relig_crc,Christian Reformed church affiliation relig_mean,Does Christian mean--- relig_what,What religion is that born_again,Think of self as evangelical or born-again Christian born_again_comment,Unsolicited comment: evangelical or born-again Christian zip,Zip code birth_yr,Last 2 digits of birth year rac_eth,Race/ethnicity hh_inc,Total household income last year thank,AND THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND COOPERATION WITH THIS VERY IMPORTANT SURVEY. HAVE A GO gender2,Gender of respondent thank2,"THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND COOPERATION. ""Press E to end the interview""" date,Date of interview time,Time of interview area,Quota area age,age add_comments,Additional comments fix_deficit_il09,"Collapse of deficit_grp1, deficit_grp2, deficit_grp3" prim10_gov_dem,"Collapse of primgov_grp1, primgov_grp2" prim10_gov_rep,"Collapse of primgov_grp3, primgov_grp4, primgov_grp5, primgov_grp6, primgov_grp7, primgov_grp8" lg_coup_rts,"Collapse of lgcoup.grp1, lgcoupgrp2, lgcoupgrp3" party_aff2,"collapse of party_aff1, party_str, party_indystr assigning independents/others 5 categories" party_aff3,"collapse of party_aff1, party_str, party_indystr assigning independents/others 3 categories" party_strength,collapse of party_aff1 and party_str party_aff,"constructed from party_aff1, party_str, party_indystr to refect variable construction in other polling" party_indy,"collapse of party_aff1, party_str, party_indystr retaining independents seperate"