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Poll: New Jersey moves past some gender stereotypes

August 6, 2019 12:01 amAugust 5, 2019 8:31 pm

New Jerseyans think women as more emotional (64%-3%) and view men as more aggressive (53%-9%), a new poll from Rutgers-Eagleton/Fairleigh Dickson University says, although many other opinions on gender have evolved. “The endurance of gender trait stereotypes has consequences in...

Westfield gun scare could hurt Bramnick re-election

June 16, 2019 11:43 amJune 17, 2019 8:43 am

The arrest of a man found in a parking lot of a Westfield elementary school holding a .45-caliber handgun loaded with hollow-point bullets will likely impact an already competitive race for State Assembly in the 21st district, where one of...

NJ Democrats more likely to voice political views on line than GOP, poll says

June 13, 2019 10:09 am

Democrats are more likely than Republicans to express themselves politically online, according to a joint Rutgers University/Fairleigh Dickinson poll released this morning. Nearly all New Jerseyans have access to technology: 92% have desktop or laptop computers, 91% have smartphones, and...

Most state residents support incentives for energy-saving improvements

April 25, 2019 12:01 amApril 25, 2019 10:05 am

An overwhelming majority of New Jerseyans support forcing utility companies to provide incentives for low-income residents to purchase energy-saving improvements to their homes, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released Thursday. Eight-tenths said they backed such a policy, with 50% avowing...

Most New Jerseyans fear gun violence, poll says

April 24, 2019 12:01 amApril 24, 2019 10:23 am

Most New Jerseyans don’t view gun violence as a pressing issue, but they still fear falling victim to it, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released Wednesday. The poll found 23% of residents were very worried — 28% said they were...

72% of New Jerseyans support millionaire’s tax, new poll says

April 4, 2019 12:01 amApril 5, 2019 4:36 pm

New Jerseyans overwhelmingly support raising taxes on households with annual incomes of more than $1 million, a poll conducted jointly by Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics and Fairleigh Dickinson University finds. The poll shows 72% of the state backs...

Industry poll shows less support for legalization than Eagleton survey

December 20, 2018 5:28 pmDecember 21, 2018 10:13 am

A New Jersey subsample of a national poll conducted by Ipsos found less support for marijuana legalization than other recent polls on the issue, but the results don’t come without baggage. About 38% of New Jersey registered voters polled said...