1. Civil Beat Poll, April 2012 – Hawaii Issues Questions
1,162 Registered Voters; Sampling Margin of Error +/- 2.9%
Do you think the government should regulate the use of plastic bags at grocery and retail
stores? Should plastic bags should be banned completely, should there be a fee for using
plastic bags, or do you think the government should not regulate the use of plastic bags at
all?
PLASTIC
Ban 29%
Fee 18%
Leave alone 43%
Not Sure 10%
Plastic * Gender Crosstabulation
Gender
Male Female
Plastic Ban 29% 30%
Fee 16% 18%
Leave alone 46% 43%
Not Sure 9% 8%
Total 100% 100%
Plastic * Education Crosstabulation
% within Education
Education
High
School De- College De- Graduate
No Degree gree gree Degree
Plastic Ban 34% 29% 30% 30%
Fee 9% 16% 17% 20%
Leave alone 31% 44% 46% 46%
Not Sure 26% 12% 7% 4%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
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2. Civil Beat Poll, April 2012 – Hawaii Issues Questions
1,162 Registered Voters; Sampling Margin of Error +/- 2.9%
Plastic * Politics Crosstabulation
% within Politics
Politics
Liberal/progressive Moderate Conservative Not Sure
Plastic Ban 41% 31% 18% 30%
Fee 27% 18% 9% 16%
Leave alone 26% 43% 66% 36%
Not Sure 5% 8% 6% 18%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
Plastic * Ethnicity Crosstabulation
% within Ethnicity
Ethnicity
Caucasian Japanese Filipino Hawaiian Chinese Hispanic/Latino Other/Mixed
Plastic Ban 34% 21% 33% 29% 22% 43% 25%
Fee 17% 18% 16% 20% 24% 14% 15%
Leave alone 45% 51% 31% 48% 41% 29% 46%
Not Sure 4% 10% 20% 4% 14% 14% 14%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Plastic * Party Crosstabulation
% within Party
Party
Democrat Republican Independent Not Sure
Plastic Ban 40% 19% 22% 28%
Fee 22% 10% 16% 15%
Leave alone 31% 65% 52% 44%
Not Sure 7% 6% 10% 14%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
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3. Civil Beat Poll, April 2012 – Hawaii Issues Questions
1,162 Registered Voters; Sampling Margin of Error +/- 2.9%
Plastic * Income Crosstabulation
% within Income
Income
$50,000 or $50,000- $100,000 or
less $100,000 more
Plastic Ban 32% 29% 27%
Fee 13% 19% 23%
Leave alone 42% 47% 45%
Not Sure 13% 5% 5%
Total 100% 100% 100%
Plastic * Military_Family Crosstabulation
% within Military_Family
Military_Family
Yes No
Plastic Ban 33% 29%
Fee 17% 18%
Leave alone 42% 45%
Not Sure 8% 9%
Plastic * Oahu Crosstabulation
% within Oahu
Oahu
Not Oahu Oahu
Plastic Ban 44% 24%
Fee 14% 19%
Leave alone 35% 45%
Not Sure 7% 11%
Total 100% 100%
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4. Civil Beat Poll, April 2012 – Hawaii Issues Questions
1,162 Registered Voters; Sampling Margin of Error +/- 2.9%
Plastic * County Crosstabulation
% within County
County
Oahu Hawaii Maui Kauai
Plastic Ban 24% 31% 62% 44%
Fee 19% 20% 4% 19%
Leave alone 45% 41% 29% 33%
Not Sure 11% 9% 5% 4%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
Plastic * Age Crosstabulation
% within Age
Age
18-49 50-64 65+
Plastic Ban 31% 30% 29%
Fee 17% 18% 17%
Leave alone 44% 43% 46%
Not Sure 8% 9% 9%
Total 100% 100% 100%
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