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October 15, 2001
Question:Do you feel that state government workers have (had) valid reasons for being on strike?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Yes | 37% | 36% | 38% |
| No | 37% | 38% | 36% |
| Not Sure | 26% | 26% | 26% |
Question: State workers say that the state's latest offer on wages and benefits is inadequate and the state can afford to pay more. Gov. Ventura says the state's latest offer on wages and benefits is fair and that the state can't afford to pay more. Whose position do you most support, that of state workers or that of Gov. Ventura?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Workers | 31% | 27% | 35% |
| Ventura | 50% | 56% | 44% |
| Not Sure | 19% | 17% | 21% |
Question: How would you rate Jesse Ventura's performance managing the negotiations with the unions and the continuation of state operations since the strike?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Excellent | 8% | 5% | 11% |
| Good | 28% | 29% | 27% |
| Fair | 25% | 31% | 19% |
| Poor | 23% | 21% | 25% |
| Undecided | 16% | 14% | 18% |
Question: Gov. Ventura has told state workers that the recent sales-tax rebate that they received should be considered a pay raise. Do you consider the recent sales-tax rebate that you received as a salary increase from your employer?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Yes | 11% | 12% | 10% |
| No | 84% | 85% | 83% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Poor | 23% | 21% | 25% |
| Undecided | 16% | 14% | 18% |
Methodology
The MPR poll was conducted October 11-12, 2001 by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. A total of 625 registered Minnesota voters were interviewed by telephone. All stated they regularly vote in state elections.
Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges were utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter turn-out by county.
The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4 percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a regional or gender grouping.
Sample Figures:
Men 310 (50%)
Women 315 (50%)
| Region | Interviews |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul | 350 interviews |
| Rochester/Southeast | 71 interviews |
| Southwest Minnesota | 64 interviews |
| Northwest Minnesota | 68 interviews |
| Duluth/Northeast | 72 interviews |
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