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poll results
Texas 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 6
Not enough permanently protected area 53
Right amount of permanently protected area 31
Not Sure 10
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 66
Somewhat Favor 25
Somewhat Oppose 11
Strongly Oppose 7 18
Undecided 16
Now, I am going to read you some specific provisions of the proposal I just described. Please tell me whether you favor or oppose each one.
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 40
Somewhat Favor 35
Somewhat Oppose 14
Strongly Oppose 5
Don't Know 6
__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 38
Somewhat Favor 33
Somewhat Oppose 18
Strongly Oppose 8
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 6
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 43
Somewhat Favor 30
Somewhat Oppose 14
Strongly Oppose 7
Don't Know 5
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 38
Somewhat Favor 30
Somewhat Oppose 17
Strongly Oppose 8
Don't Know 8
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 17
Somewhat Favor 24
Somewhat Oppose 23
Strongly Oppose 23
Don't Know 13
9. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a REPUBLICAN, a DEMOCRAT, an INDEPENDENT, or something else?
strong Republican 19 (37)
not so strong Republican 10
indep. - leans Republican 8
independent 25
indep. - leans Democratic 6
not so strong Democrat 13
strong Democrat 14 (33
(don't know/other) 5
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