[VAcourier] Poll on Confederate History Issues
Virginia Division SCV Communication List
vacourier at scvva.org
Sun Feb 4 23:10:47 EST 2007
I n case there are people who havent seen this, it is a poll we took a few
years ago in 'virginia on Confederate issues. It shows good to overwhelming
support on nearly every question and is a bona-fide statewide poll taken by
Conquest Communications. Interestingly, 55% of those polled were TRANSPLANTS
and 34% was taken in Northern Virginia. Imagine if the poll was conducted
South of the Rappahannock and those interviewed were native Virginians?
When the media, politicians, NAACP, et. al. tell people that there is no
support for Confederate issues in Virginia, they are dreaming and also
lying.
Brag Bowling
Survey of Registered Voters in the Commonwealth of Virginia
N=600 . Margin of Error +/- 4.08
January 28 & 29, 2004
Commissioned by the
Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans
Hello, my name is _______________ and I'm calling from Conquest Research, a
Virginia public opinion research firm. We're asking questions of Virginia
residents this evening. Are you a registered voter? (May I speak to
someone in the household who is?)
I
First, are you a native Virginian, or were you born in another state or
country?
Native 44.5%
Transplant 55.0%
Refused 0.5%
Now I'm going to give you some names of some historical figures who impacted
our Commonwealth. For each, please tell me if you have ever heard of that
person, and if so, if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of that
person:
Q2
George Washington
Heard of / Favorable 93.8%
Heard of / Unfavorable 1.2%
Heard of / No opinion 4.8%
Never heard of 0.2%
Refused 0.0%
Q3
Abraham Lincoln
Heard of / Favorable 93.0%
Heard of / Unfavorable 2.3%
Heard of / No opinion 4.2%
Never heard of 0.3%
Refused 0.2%
Q4
Robert E. Lee
Heard of / Favorable 77.0%
Heard of / Unfavorable 8.8%
Heard of / No opinion 11.2%
Never heard of 2.0%
Refused 1.0%
Now I'm going to read you some statements regarding historical
commemoration. For each, tell me if you agree or disagree with the
statement (Push for intensity).
Q5
Virginia's Civil War sites are one of the largest tourist attractions the
state has. By designating one month a year as Confederate History month,
Virginia could encourage more tourism dollars for Virginia localities.
Strongly Agree 29.3%
Somewhat Agree 33.0%
No
Opinion 9.5%
Somewhat Disagree 12.8%
Strongly Disagree 15.2%
Refused 0.2%
Total Agree 62.3%
Total Disagree 18.0%
Q6
The causes and effects of the Civil War have not always been taught very
well in our schools. A Confederate History month could add to the
educational opportunities of understanding the ins and outs of that history.
Strongly Agree 38.2%
Somewhat Agree 29.2%
No
Opinion 7.2%
Somewhat Disagree 12.2%
Strongly Disagree 12.5%
Refused 0.8%
Total Agree 67.4%
Total Disagree 24.7%
Q7
Virginia should designate the month of April each year as Confederate
History month.
Strongly Agree 21.5%
Somewhat Agree 25.7%
No
Opinion 10.8%
Somewhat Disagree 15.0%
Strongly Disagree 26.5%
Refused 0.5%
Total Agree 47.2%
Total Disagree 41.5%
Q8
Some people think Virginia's monuments, statues and markers dedicated to
Confederate heroes and war dead are fitting memorials to some of the best
and brightest individuals Virginia has ever produced. They believe these
monuments are a source of pride in ancestry and in Virginia, and they
believe these monuments should be protected by law so they can never be
removed.
Other people think these items are an outdated reminder of an unfortunate
time in our history, and should be removed from public lands as soon as
possible. Who do you agree with? Should we protect these monuments, or
remove them. (Push for intensity)
Strongly Protect 66.5%
Somewhat Protect 17.8%
No
Opinion 8.0%
Somewhat Remove 2.7%
Strongly Remove 5.0%
Refused 0.0%
Total Protect 84.3%
Total Remove 7.7%
Q9
Some people consider the display of the Confederate battle flag to be a
symbol of racism and hatred. Others consider the display of the flag to be
a symbol of heritage and history. Which is closer to your view?
Strongly Racist 20.8%
Somewhat Racist 10.0%
No
Opinion 13.3%
Somewhat Heritage 15.2%
Strongly Heritage 40.3%
Refused 0.3%
Total Racist 30.8%
Total Heritage 55.5%
Q10
Generally speaking, does the media provide fair and balanced coverage of
issues dealing with Confederate heritage and the Civil War, or is the media
biased too strongly against Confederate Heritage issues or too strongly for
Confederate heritage issues?
Fair
& Balanced 24.2%
Pro-Confederate 11.0%
Anti-Confederate 35.3%
Undecided 28.5%
Refused 1.0%
Q11And finally, for statistical purposes, what was the last level of
schooling you attained?
Less
than High School 4.5%
High
School 25.5%
Some
College 28.5%
Bachelor's Degree 22.5%
Master's or Doctorate Degree 18.3%
Refused 0.7%
Q12
And racially, do you consider yourself white, black, Hispanic, Asian or
something else?
Black 12.8%
White 75.3%
Hispanic 1.3%
Asian 1.7%
Other 6.5%
Refused 2.3%
Total White (non-refusers) 77.1%
Total Non-White (non-refusers) 22.9%
Thank you for your time. Goodnight.
Q13
Media Market (Nielsen DMA)
Bluefield - Beckley 0.5%
Bristol / Tri-Cities 4.0%
Charlottesville 2.2%
Greensboro, NC 0.3%
Harrisonburg 2.7%
Norfolk / Hampton Roads 21.7%
Raleigh - Durham 0.5%
Richmond - Petersburg 18.3%
Roanoke - Lynchburg 15.0%
Washington, DC 34.8%
Q14
SEX - by Observation
Male
48.0%
Female 52.0%
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