Maurice Carroll, Assistant

Director,
Quinnipiac University Poll
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NOVEMBER
20, 2014

NEW YORKERS GIVE LEADERS HIGH MARKS ON EBOLA,

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS;
MOST ARE NOT WORRIED VIRUS WILL STRIKE HERE
New York City voters give high marks to President Barack Obama, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mayor
Bill de Blasio, even New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie, for the way they responded to a
possible threat of the Ebola virus in the Metropolitan Area, according to a Quinnipiac University
poll released today.
A total of 43 percent of voters are very concerned or somewhat concerned that there
will be a large outbreak of Ebola inside the United States within the next 12 months, the
independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds. A total of 56 percent are not
so concerned or not concerned at all.
A total of 35 percent of New York City voters are very concerned or somewhat
concerned that someone in their family will get sick from Ebola in the next 12 months. A total
of 64 percent are not so concerned or not concerned at all.
Voter approval of the response of elected officials shows:

68 27 percent for President Obama;

67 20 percent for Gov. Cuomo;
74 17 percent for Mayor de Blasio.
The response by Cuomo and Gov. Christie, calling for a 21-day quarantine of medical

workers who treated Ebola patients, even when the workers showed no symptons, was about
right, 67 percent of voters say, while 22 percent say they went too far and 7 percent say they did
not go far enough.
There were some differences of opinion last month on how to handle medical workers
exposed to Ebola, but in 20-20 hindsight, all of our elected leaders get good grades from New
York City voters, said Quinnipiac University Poll Assistant Director Maurice Carroll.
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Quinnipiac University Poll/November 20, 2014 page 2

Even with fewer Ebola stories in the news, some New Yorkers worry that there might be
an epidemic, Carroll added.
Quarantine visitors from places where Ebola is rife, 50 percent of New Yorkers say.
Let them in if they dont show symptons, another 24 percent say.
Keep them out until the Ebola epidemic is over, 21 percent say.
Voters reject the complaints of some civil libertarians that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and
Gov. Christopher Christie were too tough in their response. Just about right, say two-thirds of
city voters.
From November 12 17, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,164 New York City voters,
with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell
phones.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia,
Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research.
For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or
follow us on Twitter @QuinnipiacPoll.

54. Do you approve or disapprove of the way - Barack Obama is handling the threat of the
Ebola virus?

Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA

Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA

Tot

Rep

Dem

Ind

Men

Wom

Wht

Blk

Hsp

68%
27
5

36%
59
5

79%
17
4

66%
30
4

70%
26
4

66%
28
6

59%
36
4

84%
14
3

71%
23
6

AREA.............................
Brnx
Kngs
Man
Qns
StIsl

AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+

70%
23
7

63%
31
6

63%
32
5

79%
18
3

67%
27
6

52%
45
3

70%
27
3

73%
24
3

66%
28
6

55. Do you approve or disapprove of the way - Bill de Blasio is handling the threat of the
Ebola virus?

Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA

Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA

Tot

Rep

Dem

Ind

Men

Wom

Wht

Blk

Hsp

74%
17
9

60%
27
13

79%
13
8

78%
15
6

75%
17
8

73%
17
10

73%
18
8

78%
16
6

76%
13
11

AREA.............................
Brnx
Kngs
Man
Qns
StIsl

AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+

69%
22
10

70%
23
7

75%
17
8

80%
10
10

72%
19
8

70%
20
10

81%
13
6

78%
16
6

65%
18
17

56. Do you approve or disapprove of the way - Andrew Cuomo is handling the threat of the
Ebola virus?

Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA

Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA

Tot

Rep

Dem

Ind

Men

Wom

Wht

Blk

Hsp

67%
20
13

62%
23
15

71%
17
12

67%
21
12

69%
21
9

66%
18
16

66%
25
10

76%
16
9

67%
14
19

AREA.............................
Brnx
Kngs
Man
Qns
StIsl

AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+

64%
18
18

62%
19
19

69%
20
12

64%
23
13

71%
17
12

68%
24
8

70%
20
10

71%
21
9

66%
18
16

57. How concerned are you that there will be a large outbreak of Ebola inside the
United States within the next 12 months; very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so
concerned, or not concerned at all?

Very concerned
Somewhat concerned
Not so concerned
Not concerned at all
DK/NA

Very concerned
Somewhat concerned
Not so concerned
Not concerned at all
DK/NA

Tot

Rep

Dem

Ind

Men

Wom

Wht

Blk

Hsp

20%
23
27
29
1

18%
32
20
31
-

22%
21
27
29
1

14%
23
32
31
-

17%
22
24
36
-

22%
24
29
24
1

10%
26
29
35
-

28%
25
20
26
1

29%
19
20
32
-

AREA.............................
Brnx
Kngs
Man
Qns
StIsl

AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+

29%
18
27
26
-

21%
16
36
26
1

21%
28
25
25
1

15%
19
28
38
-

19%
23
28
28
1

15%
26
25
34
-

22%
22
26
30
-

16%
29
26
29
-

20%
21
24
34
1

58. How concerned are you that you or someone in your immediate family may get sick from
Ebola during the next 12 months; very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or
not concerned at all?

Very concerned
Somewhat concerned
Not so concerned
Not concerned at all
DK/NA

Very concerned
Somewhat concerned
Not so concerned
Not concerned at all
DK/NA

Tot

Rep

Dem

Ind

Men

Wom

Wht

Blk

Hsp

17%
18
24
40
1

16%
20
28
35
-

19%
16
24
41
1

14%
19
24
42
1

15%
19
22
44
1

20%
16
26
37
2

9%
16
25
49
-

24%
20
20
35
1

27%
17
21
33
1

AREA.............................
Brnx
Kngs
Man
Qns
StIsl

AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+

27%
16
22
34
1

20%
18
18
43
1

19%
20
26
33
2

12%
12
21
54
1

16%
19
25
38
1

11%
23
24
41
1

18%
18
25
38
1

17%
16
29
38
-

16%
18
19
45
2

59. What do you think should happen to foreign visitors who are entering the U.S.
West Africa: They should be allowed to enter the U.S. as long as they do not show
of Ebola, or They should be quarantined upon their arrival in the U.S. until it's
they do not have Ebola, or They should not be allowed to enter the U.S. until the
epidemic in West Africa is over?

Allowed entry
Quarantined
Not allowed entry
DK/NA

Allowed entry
Quarantined
Not allowed entry
DK/NA

Tot

Rep

Dem

Ind

Men

Wom

Wht

Blk

Hsp

24%
50
21
5

10%
56
33
1

27%
48
19
6

26%
54
18
3

29%
49
18
4

19%
51
23
6

26%
55
17
2

24%
48
25
3

25%
40
29
6

AREA.............................
Brnx
Kngs
Man
Qns
StIsl

AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+

29%
43
24
3

21%
53
25
2

18%
54
25
4

35%
43
16
6

18%
56
19
7

23%
58
19
-

25%
48
22
5

26%
51
18
4

from
symptoms
certain
Ebola

22%
53
20
6

60. Do you think the response by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Governor
Chris Christie, calling for a 21-day quarantine of medical workers who treated Ebola
patients in West Africa, whether they show Ebola symptoms or not, went too far, didn't go
far enough, or was about right?

Too far
Not far enough
About right
DK/NA

Too far
Not far enough
About right
DK/NA

Tot

Rep

Dem

Ind

Men

Wom

Wht

Blk

Hsp

22%
7
67
5

4%
8
86
3

26%
8
61
5

21%
4
70
4

25%
7
65
3

19%
7
68
6

25%
4
69
3

23%
11
62
4

22%
6
68
5

AREA.............................
Brnx
Kngs
Man
Qns
StIsl

AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+

23%
7
65
5

12%
15
65
9

15%
8
73
3

36%
3
57
3

17%
8
67
8

16%
7
73
4

21%
6
71
3

26%
5
64
5

25%
6
66
4