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James Lee, President

Top Line Survey Results


Pennsylvania Spring Omnibus Telephone Poll
SP&R in Conjunction With ABC27/WHTM-TV
Sample Size: 700 Registered Voters
Conducted March 13-21, 2018

Good evening, my name is (YOUR FIRST NAME). I am calling on behalf of Susquehanna Polling and Research, a public
opinion research firm. May I speak to (name on list) or another registered voter in your household? (If name on list or
no registered voter is available, TERMINATE CALL).

INTRODUCTION: We are conducting a survey of attitudes and opinions concerning some important issues facing
Pennsylvania today. Would you have a few minutes to complete the survey please?

Great, thank you…

Q1. Thinking about the upcoming elections for Governor, United States Senate and other state and local elections, how
likely would you say you are you to vote this year – very likely, somewhat likely or not at all likely?

1. Very 610 87%


2. Somewhat 66 09%
3. Not at all 23 03%

Thinking more about the topic of recent mass shootings in the USA…

Q2. What is the best approach to prevent future mass shootings? (READ A-C; ONE ANSWER ONLY)

261 (37%) a. Stricter gun control laws, or…


141 (20%) b. Improve intelligence gathering between federal, state and local agencies, or…
111 (16%) c. More training and arming of regular citizens so people can defend themselves, or…
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85 (12%) d. All of the above (Do Not Read) -
78 (11%) e. Undecided (Do Not Read)
25 (04%) f. Decline to answer (Do Not Read)

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Q3. On the issue of school safety, which of the following can prevent mass shootings at school buildings.

(Rotate A-E)

a. Ban students from bringing backpacks?

1. Yes 116 17%


2. No 531 76%
3. Undecided 52 07%

b. Train teachers and school employees to carry firearms?

1. Yes 191 27%


2. No 450 64%
3. Undecided 60 09%

c. Install metal detectors?

1. Yes 526 75%


2. No 144 21%
3. Undecided 29 04%

d. Trained resource enforcement officers in school buildings?

1. Yes 506 72%


2. No 141 20%
3. Undecided 50 07%

e. Increase the age limit required to purchase semi-automatic weapons?

1. Yes 439 63%


2. No 224 32%
3. Undecided 36 05%

We have just a few more questions for demographic purposes…

Q4. Are you registered to vote as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent or something else?

1. Republican 283 40%


2. Democrat 342 49%
3. Independent/other 59 08%
4. Decline to answer 17 02%
Q5. What is your age according to the following age brackets – 18-29, 30-44, 45-54, 55-64, or 65 and older?

1. 18-29 84 12%
2. 30-44 140 20%
3.45-54 98 14%
4. 55-64 161 23%
5. 65+ 196 28%
6. Decline to answer 21 03%

Q6. Is your main racial background white or non-white?

1. White 564 81%


2. Nonwhite 108 15%
3. Decline to answer 27 04%

Longitudinal Questions (2005 – 2015):

Q. When you think about candidates for public office, would you be more likely to vote for a candidate who is a strong
advocate for more gun control, or a candidate who is a strong defender of the Second Amendment right to bear arms
and opposes more gun control measures?
2005 2015
Candidate who is a strong advocate for more gun control 42% 49%
Candidate who is a strong defender of the 2nd Amendment/opposes more gun control 48% 48%

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

Gender:

1. Male 366 52%


2. Female 334 48%

35 (05%) 1. Northwest [Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Warren, Forest]

70 (10%) 2. Southwest [Lawrence, Beaver, Washington, Greene, Fayette, Westmoreland, Indiana, Armstrong,
Butler]

91 (13%) 3. The “T”/Central [Jefferson, Elk, McKean, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Centre, Cambria, Somerset
Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin, Huntingdon, Blair, Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna,
Wyoming, Sullivan, Lycoming, Clinton, Union, Snyder, Northumberland, Montour, Columbia, Mifflin,
Juniata]

98 (14%) 4. Northeast/Lehigh Valley [Luzerne, Carbon, Monroe, Schuylkill, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Northampton,
Pike, Wayne]

112 (16%) 5. South Central [Perry, Cumberland, Adams, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, Dauphin, Berks]

147 (21%) 6. Southeast [Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks]


70 (10%) 7. Allegheny County

77 (11%) 8. Philadelphia County

Methodology: This poll is conducted by Susquehanna Polling and Research, Inc1. Results to above questions were
provided to SP&R’s media sponsor ABC27 News. Interviews were conducted March 13-21, with 700 Pennsylvania
registered/likely voters, most of whom have prior vote history in recent general elections. Potential respondents are
randomly contacted using random selection procedures, with all interviews conducted using live telephone agents from
SP&R’s call center at 10 N. Progress Avenue in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County. Results are carefully
monitored to ensure a representative sample of Pennsylvania’s electorate is achieved based on party registration,
geography, age, gender, racial background and other demographics. The results are sometimes statistically weighted
to account for nonresponse and/or coverage bias.

The margin of error for a sample size of 700 is +/-3.8% at the 95% confidence level.

1
Susquehanna Polling and Research, Inc. is a nationally-recognized polling and focus group company and conducts
polling for political, media and corporate clients mainly in PA, NY, IN, FL, NJ, MD, DE, SC, NC and other states. SP&R’s
polling has been featured on many national platforms, including the Rush Limbaugh Radio Show, FOX News Channel, The O’Reilly
Factor, the Bill Maher Show and MSNBC. Sunshine State News of Florida referred to SP&R as “one of the most prominent pollsters in
the country” for its accurate polling in the 2010 Florida Gubernatorial Republican Primary, while WHTM-TV/ABC27 News in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania recognized SP&R for accurate predicting in the 2016 Presidential Election.

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