Suffolk University/Universidad del Turabo PR Voters April 2013

Puerto Rico Registered Voters

Total: 601 (100%) RDD sample 388 65% Cell phone sample 101 17% RDD sample 19 3% RDD sample 38 6% RDD sample 55 9%

Gender Total 601 100% Male 290 48% Female 311 52%

S2. Are you registered to vote? Total 601 100% Yes 601 100%

GeoCode Total 601 100% I. San Juan 67 11% II. Bayamon 74 12% III. Arecibo 78 13% IV. Mayaguez 82 14% V. Ponce 76 13% VI. Guayama 83 14% VII. Humacao 77 13% VIII. Carolina 64 11%

S4. What is your local party affiliation? Total 601 100% PPD (Popular Democratic Party) 93 16% PNP (New Progressive Party of ) 122 20% PIP (Puerto Rican Independence Party) 6 1% Other Party 17 3% Non-Affiliated 363 60%

S5. For statistical purposes only, can you please tell me what your Ethnic background/ancestry is? Total 601 100% White/Caucasian 187 31% Black/African-American 20 3% American Indian/Alaska Native 12 2% Asian - - Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander - - Hispanic/Latino 350 58% Other 27 5% Don't know 5 1%

QUOTA1. What is your age category? Total 601 100% 18-24 Years 55 9% 25-34 Years 78 13% 35-49 Years 166 28% 50-64 Years 159 27% 65 Years or older 141 24% Refused 2 0%

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Q1. Is your opinion of generally favorable or generally unfavorable? Total 601 100% Never Heard 7 1% Favorable 499 83% Unfavorable 56 9% HOF / Undecided 39 7%

Q2. Is your opinion of generally favorable or generally unfavorable? Total 601 100% Never Heard 389 65% Favorable 84 14% Unfavorable 50 8% HOF / Undecided 78 13%

Q3. Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton generally favorable or generally unfavorable? Total 601 100% Never Heard 30 5% Favorable 399 66% Unfavorable 73 12% HOF / Undecided 99 17%

Q4. Is your opinion of Alejandro Garcia Padilla generally favorable or generally unfavorable? Total 601 100% Never Heard 10 2% Favorable 263 44% Unfavorable 218 36% HOF / Undecided 110 18%

Q5. Is your opinion of Luis Fortuño generally favorable or generally unfavorable? Total 601 100% Never Heard 3 1% Favorable 269 45% Unfavorable 257 43% HOF / Undecided 72 12%

Q6. Is your opinion of generally favorable or generally unfavorable? Total 601 100% Never Heard 17 3% Favorable 364 61% Unfavorable 136 23% HOF / Undecided 84 14%

Q7. Do you feel Puerto Rico is headed in the right direction, or is it on the wrong track? Total 601 100% Right Direction 145 24% Wrong Track 348 58% Undecided 99 17% Refused 9 2%

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Q8. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as U.S. president? Total 601 100% Approve 488 81% Disapprove 55 9% Undecided 48 8% Refused 10 2%

Q9. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Luis Fortuño did as ? Total 601 100% Approve 261 43% Disapprove 272 45% Undecided 61 10% Refused 7 1%

Q10. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Alejandro Garcia Padilla is doing as governor? Total 601 100% Approve 219 36% Disapprove 234 39% Undecided 135 23% Refused 13 2%

Q11. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Pedro Pierluisi is doing as resident commissioner? Total 601 100% Approve 362 60% Disapprove 129 22% Undecided 97 16% Refused 13 2%

Q12. What is the most important issue facing Puerto Rico today? Total 601 100% Achieving Statehood/Changing PR's Political Status 26 4% Economy/Unemployment 230 38% Global Warming/Climate Change 2 0% Healthcare 18 3% Education 32 5% Taxes/Welfare 6 1% Voting Rights 1 0% Poverty 12 2% Crime/Drug Trafficking 241 40% Roads/Infrastructure 3 1% Other 15 4% Don't Know 13 2% Refused 2 0%

Q13. How would you rate the roads and bridges in Puerto Rico - excellent, good, fair, or poor? Total 601 100% Excellent 4 1% Good 80 13% Fair 310 52% Poor 203 34% Other 0 0% Don't Know 4 1% Refused - -

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Q14. How would you rate police protection and public safety in Puerto Rico - excellent, good, fair, or poor? Total 601 100% Excellent 18 3% Good 158 26% Fair 323 54% Poor 96 16% Other - - Don't Know 5 1% Refused 1 0%

Q15. How would you rate your local public schools - excellent, good, fair, or poor? Total 601 100% Excellent 60 10% Good 146 24% Fair 269 45% Poor 105 18% Other - - Don't Know 19 3% Refused 2 0%

Q16. What kind of health insurance do you have? Total 601 100% Private health insurance 312 51% Government health insurance 245 39% I do not have health insurance 38 6% Other 0 0% Don't Know 3 1% Refused 3 1%

Q17. How would you rate the quality of the healthcare services you receive - excellent, good, fair, or poor? Total 601 100% Excellent 163 27% Good 233 39% Fair 159 27% Poor 36 6% Other 0 0% Don't Know 8 1% Refused 2 0%

Q18. Do you think there is a drug consumption problem in Puerto Rico – yes or no? Total 601 100% Yes 589 98% No 7 1% Undecided 3 1% Refused 2 0%

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Q19. Thinking about Puerto Rico's relationship with the , do you think that relationships should change, or should the status quo be preserved? Total 601 100% Relationship should change 337 56% Keep the status quo 220 37% Undecided 34 6% Refused 10 2%

Q20. If the United States Congress allowed the citizens of Puerto Rico to choose between independence and statehood, what would you choose? Total 601 100% Independence 81 14% Statehood 418 70% Undecided 80 13% Refused 22 4%

Q21. Thinking about the economy, do you think the economy in Puerto Rico has improved in the last four years, has it stayed the same, or has it gotten worse? Total 601 100% Improved 41 7% Stayed the same 143 24% Gotten worse 411 68% Undecided 6 1% Refused - -

Q22. In the next four years, do you think the economy will improve, stay the same, or get worse? Total 601 100% Improve 163 27% Stay the same 146 24% Get worse 248 41% Undecided 42 7% Refused 2 0%

Q23. Do you support or oppose legislation that would provide more rights to LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender) citizens, such as marriage rights, healthcare benefits and domestic violence and hate crimes protections? Total 601 100% Support 279 46% Oppose 242 40% Undecided 65 11% Refused 15 3%

Q24. Do you support or oppose the new law which bans drivers from texting or talking on cellphones without the use of hands-free equipment while driving? Total 601 100% Support 504 84% Oppose 93 16% Undecided 2 0% Refused 2 0%

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Q25. Overall, which country do you feel poses the greatest threat to the United States? Total 601 100% Iran 35 6% Afghanistan 41 7% Syria 7 1% Egypt 1 0% China 43 7% North Korea 286 48% Mexico 4 1% Pakistan 20 3% Other 39 8% Undecided 108 17% Refused 17 3%

Q26. Do you believe that China poses an economic threat to the United States? Total 601 100% Yes 363 60% No 154 26% Undecided 78 13% Refused 6 1%

Q27. Are you considering leaving Puerto Rico and moving to the United States in the near future? Total 601 100% Yes 200 33% No 379 63% Undecided 21 4% Refused 1 0%

The final questions will help us classify your answers with others taking the survey.

Q28. What is your annual household income? Total 601 100% Under $15,000 per year 266 44% Under $30,000 per year 149 25% Under $50,000 per year 77 13% Under $75,000 per year 30 5% Under $100,000 per year 12 2% Over $100,000 per year 21 4% Undecided 30 5% Refused 16 3%

Q29. What is the highest level of education you have completed? Total 601 100% High School Diploma or GED (or less) 221 37% Associates or Bachelor's Degree 296 49% Master's Degree or Higher 78 13% Undecided 5 1% Refused 1 0%

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Q30. Are any members of your household members of a labor union? Total 601 100% Yes 85 14% No 497 83% Undecided 18 3% Refused 1 0%

Q31. How often do you attend religious services? Total 601 100% Daily 50 8% Weekly 291 48% Once a month 103 17% Once a year 66 11% Never 80 13% Refused 11 2%

Q32. What is your primary source for political news and information? Total 601 100% Political Blogs 52 9% Newspapers and Magazines(online or in print) 76 13% Social Media websites like Twitter and Facebook 43 7% Television and Cable News Networks 340 57% Friends and Family 8 1% Radio 71 12% Undecided 4 1% Refused 7 1%

Q33. How do you access the Internet? Total 601 100% Hard landline access to my home 193 32% Wireless access in my home 127 21% Public access through library/Internet cafe 15 3% Mobile access through my smartphone 124 20% I do not access the Internet 209 35% Other 11 2%

Q34. Have you or any members of your family ever served in the United States Armed Forces? Total 601 100% Yes 312 52% No 283 47% Undecided 1 0% Refused 5 1%

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