Quarterly Survey – September 2005

The following results are based on 600 completed telephone interviews among a statewide random sample of adults in New Hampshire. Of the 600 interviews, 534 interviews were among registered voters (160 Republicans, 139 Democrats, and 235 undeclared voters). The interviews were conducted September 26 through 28, 2005.

The theoretical margin of error for the total sample of 600 is plus or minus 4 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split. The theoretical margin of error for the sample of 534 registered voters is plus or minus 4.2 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.

Question wording and responses:

The US Supreme Court recently ruled that the government may take private property by eminent domain for economic development. Do you favor or oppose an amendment to the New Hampshire Constitution that would prohibit local government from taking private property for economic development?