TEXAS REGIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY SURVEY

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TEXAS REGIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY SURVEY April
28-30, 2008 N 601 respondents margin of error
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QUESTIONNAIRE FORMAT
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COMPARISON OF RESPONDENT DISTRIBUTION
77963
77905
77978
77979
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In which school district do you reside?
Feb 55 Victoria ISD n329 Apr 66 Victoria
ISD n395
Feb 8 Unsure n47 Apr 12 Unsure n74
Feb 22 Other ISDs n132 Apr 22 Other ISDs
n132
Refugio ISD
Feb 15 Calhoun ISD n93 Apr 0 Calhoun
ISD n0
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OBJECTIVES
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WHAT COMMUNITY NEEDS
Q1X. In your own words, what is the most
important thing you think your community needs?
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WHAT COMMUNITY NEEDS
Q1Y. In your own words, what is the one thing
about your community you would change if you
could?
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VIEWPOINT ON WATER SUPPLY
Q4. which of the following viewpoints regarding
local water supplies comes closest to your own?
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WHERE YOU LIVE AND HOW LONG
Q14. How many years have you lived in this
community?
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SEEN, READ OR HEARD ABOUT POWER PLANT
Q2. Have you seen, read or heard anything
recently about a proposed nuclear power plant
that would generate electricity to be constructed
about 15 miles south of downtown Victoria and
just to the east of Highway 77?
95 Male 55 91 65 or older 79 Under 45 77
Female lt55
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INITIAL POSITION ON PROPOSED POWER PLANT
Q3. Do you favor or oppose a nuclear power plant
that generates electricity to be constructed
about 15 miles south of downtown Victoria and
just to the east of Highway 77?
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WHY FAVOR PROPOSED POWER PLANT
Q3A. And in your own words, please tell me why
you favor the building of a nuclear power plant
about 15 miles south of downtown Victoria and
just to the east of Highway 77?
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Clean / Environmental
Safe / efficient
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WHY OPPOSE PROPOSED POWER PLANT
Q3B. And in your own words, please tell me why
you oppose the building of a nuclear power plant
about 15 miles from downtown Victoria and just to
the east of Highway 77?
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3
2
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Unsafe / concerns
Bad for environment
Changes community
Not needed / already have
Bad idea / dont like
Other
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INFORMED POSITION ON PROPOSED POWER PLANT
Q12. Having heard more about it, do you favor or
oppose a nuclear power plant that generates
electricity to be constructed about fifteen miles
south of downtown Victoria and just to the east
of Highway 77?
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COMPARISON OF INITIAL INFORMED POSITIONS
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INFORMATIVE STATEMENTS I
Net Impact
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INFORMATIVE STATEMENTS II
Net Impact
No Difference / Unsure
Favor
Oppose
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VIEWPOINT ON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
Q13. Which viewpoint comes closest to your own?
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