Local Government Regulation of Smoking in Public Places (February 2015)

Local Government Regulation of Smoking in Public Places (February 2015)

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Strongly support35%
Somewhat support19%
Somewhat oppose14%
Strongly oppose28%
Don't know5%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Strongly support40%36%31%
Somewhat support20%13%20%
Somewhat oppose11%10%17%
Strongly oppose23%31%30%
Don't know5%10%2%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Strongly support22%37%34%
Somewhat support20%22%19%
Somewhat oppose24%9%16%
Strongly oppose31%30%29%
Don't know2%3%2%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Strongly support44%34%42%
Somewhat support20%24%18%
Somewhat oppose12%10%11%
Strongly oppose19%24%25%
Don't know6%8%3%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Strongly support42%32%34%
Somewhat support21%19%19%
Somewhat oppose10%13%16%
Strongly oppose25%27%29%
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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Strongly support31%37%31%
Somewhat support19%20%18%
Somewhat oppose15%15%18%
Strongly oppose34%26%28%
Don't know1%2%5%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Strongly support44%39%45%
Somewhat support16%27%18%
Somewhat oppose5%11%15%
Strongly oppose33%20%22%
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Strongly support40%39%26%
Somewhat support21%19%19%
Somewhat oppose12%14%19%
Strongly oppose24%26%35%
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Strongly support34%34%36%
Somewhat support18%19%21%
Somewhat oppose15%12%9%
Strongly oppose28%27%27%
Don't know4%7%7%

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categoryMaleFemale
Strongly support30%38%
Somewhat support22%17%
Somewhat oppose15%12%
Strongly oppose31%25%
Don't know2%8%

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Strongly support35%35%34%
Somewhat support17%22%17%
Somewhat oppose12%13%17%
Strongly oppose31%25%27%
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Strongly support35%35%35%34%
Somewhat support25%18%19%17%
Somewhat oppose15%15%11%15%
Strongly oppose17%24%33%31%
Don't know8%8%3%3%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Strongly support24%34%30%34%43%38%
Somewhat support30%19%20%22%16%16%
Somewhat oppose19%11%16%18%12%14%
Strongly oppose18%29%31%23%24%31%
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