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Most New Jerseyans well-informed about COVID-19, poll finds

May 20, 2020 12:24 pm

A Rutgers-Eagleton poll released Wednesday found most New Jerseyans are well informed about the novel coronavirus. Almost all respondents, 97%, correctly said the virus could be transmitted through close physical proximity or through contaminated surfaces. A little more than four-fifths,...

Most residents don’t know new primary date, poll says

May 14, 2020 3:02 pm

A vast majority of New Jerseyans don’t know when this year’s primary elections will be held, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released Thursday. Just 6% of voters correctly identified the July 7 primary date, and another 10% knew the elections...

New Jersey residents feel recovery paced right, poll says

May 12, 2020 10:41 am

Two thirds of the state’s residents feel the state is moving towards reopening its economy at the right pace, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll released Tuesday. Those who believe the state is reopening too slowly were the smallest group...

Poll: Vast majority of NJ majorly impacted by pandemic

May 7, 2020 3:41 pm

A vast majority of New Jersey residents have been majorly affected by the COVID-19 crisis, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released Thursday. Eight in 10 residents, 79%, said the pandemic has majorly impacted their communities, and 70% said the virus...

New Jersey communities more diverse than national average, Rutgers/FDU poll says

October 2, 2019 12:01 amOctober 1, 2019 6:09 pm

Despite the state’s diversity, more than 40% of the state’s residents say they and all or most of their neighbors share a similar ethnic or racial background. A join poll conducted by Farleigh Dickinson University and Rutgers University’s Eagleton Center...

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...