NYS Registered Voters
Do you think the surcharge on high income should be:
A New York State income tax A Federal income tax Both Neither Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
NYS Registered Voters 23% 34% 23% 16% 5%
Party Registration Democrat 22% 35% 28% 8% 6%
Republican 19% 30% 13% 30% 7%
Non-enrolled 28% 34% 22% 14% 3%
Tea Party Supporters 24% 25% 12% 33% 5%
Occupy Wall Street Supporters 24% 37% 30% 6% 3%
Political Ideology Liberal 20% 36% 32% 7% 5%
Moderate 24% 35% 23% 12% 5%
Conservative 23% 30% 13% 29% 4%
Region New York City 23% 36% 24% 13% 4%
Suburbs 23% 28% 24% 19% 5%
Upstate 22% 35% 21% 16% 6%
Income Less $50,000 26% 33% 25% 11% 6%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 27% 36% 20% 14% 3%
$100,000 or more 17% 35% 22% 23% 3%
Income Less than $50,000 26% 33% 25% 11% 6%
$50,000 or more 22% 36% 21% 18% 3%
Education Not college graduate 26% 34% 21% 13% 6%
College graduate 20% 33% 24% 18% 4%
Age Under 45 31% 33% 17% 16% 2%
45 or older 17% 34% 26% 16% 6%
Age 18 to 29 37% 28% 20% 15% <1%
30 to 44 28% 36% 15% 17% 4%
45 to 59 18% 36% 24% 16% 6%
60 or older 17% 32% 28% 17% 6%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 35% 31% 19% 14% <1%
Gen X (31-46) 29% 34% 16% 16% 5%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 16% 36% 27% 16% 6%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 18% 32% 25% 18% 7%
Race White 19% 36% 22% 17% 6%
Non White 32% 31% 22% 13% 3%
Gender Men 24% 37% 22% 15% 2%
Women 22% 30% 23% 17% 8%
Interview Type Landline 21% 33% 24% 17% 5%
Cell Phone 29% 36% 19% 12% 4%
NY1/YNN-Marist Poll NYS Registered Voters: Interviews conducted October 25th through 27th, 2011, N=855 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.