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poll results
New Hampshire Survey
600 sample; +/-4.0% margin of error
October, 1999
1. Currently 18% of the land in the United States' National forests is permanently protected from logging and other development. Do you think the US has too much permanently protected area in national forests, not enough permanently protected area in national forests, or the right amount of permanently protected area in the national forests, or aren't you sure about that?
Too much permanently protected area 5
Not enough permanently protected area 56
Right amount of permanently protected area 34
Not Sure 5
2. Would you favor or oppose a proposal that permanently protects all roadless areas of 1,000 acres and larger on all National Forest lands, from road building, off-road vehicles, mining, oil drilling, and other development or are you undecided? Is that strongly or somewhat (favor/ oppose)?
Strongly Favor 41 72
Somewhat Favor 31
Somewhat Oppose 11
Strongly Oppose 5 16
Undecided 12
Do you STRONGLY favor, SOMEWHAT favor, somewhat OPPOSE, or STRONGLY oppose this proposal?
__3. This proposal would block development in
all National forest roadless areas of 1,000 acres or
more that have not yet been developed
Strongly Favor 45
Somewhat Favor 34
Somewhat Oppose 12
Strongly Oppose 5
Don't Know 4
__4. This proposal would prohibit off-road vehicle use,
including four-by-fours, motorcycles, and snowmobiling in
all national forest roadless areas of 1,000 acres or
more that have not yet been developed.
Strongly Favor 41
Somewhat Favor 29
Somewhat Oppose 17
Strongly Oppose 9
Don't Know 4
__5. This proposal would prohibit commercial logging
in all national forest roadless areas of 1,000 acres or more
that have not yet been developed.
Strongly Favor 48
Somewhat Favor 30
Somewhat Oppose 11
Strongly Oppose 5
Don't Know 5
__6. This proposal would prohibit oil drilling and
exploration in all national forest roadless areas of
1,000 acres or more that have not yet been developed
Strongly Favor 49
Somewhat Favor 27
Somewhat Oppose 12
Strongly Oppose 5
Don't Know 7
Thinking of the proposals you just heard, please tell me whether you favor or oppose the following statement.
SPLIT SAMPLE A
__7. That these protections would affect roadless areas
across the country and no region would be allowed to
exempt their national forests from the program.
Strongly Favor 40
Somewhat Favor 31
Somewhat Oppose 14
Strongly Oppose 6
Don't Know 9
SPLIT SAMPLE B
__8. That these protections would not apply to some regions,
notably coastal rainforests in Alaska and the ancient
rainforests of the Pacific Northwest.
Strongly Favor 14
Somewhat Favor 18
Somewhat Oppose 25
Strongly Oppose 29
Don't Know 15
9. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a REPUBLICAN, a DEMOCRAT, an INDEPENDENT, or something else?
strong Republican 16 36
not so strong Republican 12
indep. - leans Republican 8
independent 34
indep. - leans Democratic 9
not so strong Democrat 8
strong Democrat 10 27
(don't know/other) 3
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