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Transportation poll results
May 7, 2003

The Mason-Dixon Minnesota Poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. April 29 through May 1, 2003. A total of 625 registered Minnesota voters were interviewed statewide 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 was 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.

St. Paul, Minn. —

QUESTION: How would you rate the condition and capacity of Minnesota's road system?

Option	State	Men	Women
Excellent	7%	9%	5%
Good	43%	44%	42%
Fair	38%	38%	38%
Poor	11%	9%	13%
Undecided	1%	--	2%

QUESTION: How would you rate the condition and capacity of Minnesota's mass transit systems?

Option	State	Men	Women
Excellent	3%	4%	2%
Good	22%	20%	24%
Fair	23%	26%	20%
Poor	16%	17%	15%
Undecided	36%	33%	39%

QUESTION: Do you support or oppose raising the gasoline tax by 5 cents per gallon to raise money for transportation projects?

Option	State	Men	Women
Support	43%	44%	42%
Oppose	51%	53%	49%
Undecided	6%	3%	9%

QUESTION: Do you support or oppose increasing vehicle license tab fees to raise money for transportation projects?

Option	State	Men	Women
Support	43%	39%	47%
Oppose	50%	57%	43%
Undecided	7%	4%	10%

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