NYS Adults
Those who support this process say it makes us more independent from foreign oil and creates jobs. Those who oppose this process say it contaminates community water supplies and the environment. Which do you think is more important:
Creating jobs Preserving water supplies and the environment Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
NYS Adults 41% 51% 8%
Region New York City 40% 51% 9%
Suburbs 46% 44% 10%
Upstate 40% 55% 6%
Income Less $50,000 46% 47% 7%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 39% 52% 9%
$100,000 or more 38% 56% 6%
Income Less than $50,000 46% 47% 7%
$50,000 or more 39% 53% 8%
Education Not college graduate 45% 48% 7%
College graduate 35% 57% 8%
Age Under 45 39% 55% 6%
45 or older 44% 47% 9%
Age 18 to 29 39% 57% 4%
30 to 44 40% 54% 7%
45 to 59 41% 50% 9%
60 or older 47% 42% 10%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 37% 58% 4%
Gen X (31-46) 44% 50% 6%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 38% 53% 9%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 51% 37% 12%
Race White 41% 51% 8%
Non White 43% 49% 8%
Gender Men 42% 51% 7%
Women 40% 51% 9%
Interview Type Landline 39% 52% 9%
Cell Phone 49% 47% 4%
NY1/YNN-Marist Poll NYS Adults: Interviews conducted July 28th through July 31st, 2011, N=600 MOE +/- 4%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.