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Research & Outreach > Center for the Study of Politics and Governance > Elections Projects > Polling Archives > Minnesota Poll Archive
Policy
Untitled Document
Quality of Life

* Quality of Life (Minnesota)

* Quality of Life (Minneapolis)

* Quality of Life (St. Paul)

* Quality of Life (Twin Cities)

 

Quality of Life (Minnesota)

"(Many people use the term "quality of life" when they talk about how people in a certain area of under a certain set of circumstances are living as far as physical comfort and social well-being). … How do you personally feel about the quality of life here in Minnesota - would you say it's excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?"

Date
Excellent
Pretty
good
Only
fair
Poor
No
opinion
Sample MoE
October 4-14, 2001
33%
58%
9%
0%
0%
1014 ± 3.1

 

"(Many people use the term "quality of life" when they talk about how people in a certain area of under a certain set of circumstances are living as far as physical comfort and social well-being). … Do you think Minnesota's quality of life has improved, stayed about the same, or declined in the past 20 years?"

Date
Improved
Stayed about
the same
Declined
No
opinion
Sample MoE
October 4-14, 2001
55%
27%
12%
6%
1014 ± 3.1

 

"(Many people use the term "quality of life" when they talk about how people in a certain area of under a certain set of circumstances are living as far as physical comfort and social well-being). … In the next 20 to 30 years, do you think the quality of life in Minnesota will improve, stay about the same or decline?"

Date
Improve
Stay about the same
Decline
No opinion
Sample MoE
October 4-14, 2001
40%
34%
18%
8%
1014 ± 3.1

 

Quality of Life (Minneapolis)

"On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being lowest and 10 being highest, how would you rate the quality of life in the city of Minneapolis?" #

Date
Average
Sample MoE
June 1-10, 2001
6.9
801 ± 3.5

# Poll of Minneapolis residents only.

 

"Do you think the quality of life in the city of Minneapolis will be better, about the same, or worse 10 years from now?" #

Date
Better
About the same
Worse
No opinion
Sample MoE
June 1-10, 2001
37%
31%
23%
9%
801 ± 3.5

# Poll of Minneapolis residents only.

 

Quality of Life (St. Paul)

"On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being lowest and 10 being highest, how would you rate the quality of life in the city of St. Paul?"#

Date
Average
Sample MoE
June 4-14, 2001
6.9
816 ± 3.5

# Poll of St. Paul residents only.

 

"Do you think the quality of life in the city of St. Paul will be better, about the same, or worse 10 years from now?" #

Date
Better
About the same
Worse
No opinion
Sample MoE
June 4-14, 2001
38%
23%
27%
12%
816 ± 3.5

# Poll of St. Paul residents only.

 

Quality of Life (Twin Cities)

"Here is a list of problems that some people say will have to be solved to maintain the current quality of life in the Twin Cities metro area. Which one of the following do you think is most important?"

Issue
June 1-10, 2001 ##
June 4-14, 2001 #
Enough affordable housing
28%
27%
The quality of public education
28%
24%
Jobs that pay enough to provide a good living
17%
23%
Crime
17%
16%
Metro-area transportation
7%
8%
None (vol.)
1%
1%
No opinion
2%
1%

# Poll of St. Paul residents only (Sample: 816; MoE: ± 3.5)
## Poll of Minneapolis residents only (Sample: 801; MoE: ± 3.5)

 

 

 
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