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:
Making us more independent from foreign oil Preserving water supplies and the environment Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
NYS Adults 33% 59% 7%
Region New York City 27% 63% 11%
Suburbs 52% 43% 5%
Upstate 31% 64% 5%
Income Less $50,000 29% 62% 9%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 35% 60% 5%
$100,000 or more 40% 54% 6%
Income Less than $50,000 29% 62% 9%
$50,000 or more 38% 57% 5%
Education Not college graduate 34% 59% 7%
College graduate 32% 61% 7%
Age Under 45 30% 67% 3%
45 or older 35% 54% 11%
Age 18 to 29 21% 76% 4%
30 to 44 39% 59% 2%
45 to 59 34% 58% 8%
60 or older 37% 50% 14%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 19% 78% 3%
Gen X (31-46) 43% 54% 3%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 32% 59% 9%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 38% 46% 16%
Race White 37% 54% 10%
Non White 28% 67% 5%
Gender Men 37% 56% 7%
Women 30% 62% 8%
Interview Type Landline 33% 60% 7%
Cell Phone 35% 55% 10%
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.