From The Hotline Latest Edition for Friday, May 9,2008

NEW JERSEY POLL

It's Expensive, Even When It's Full Service

Fri. May 9, 2008


A Monmouth Univ./Gannett New Jersey Poll; conducted 4/24-28; surveyed 803 adults; margin of error +/- 3% (release, 5/4).

Current Economic Conditions In NJ

-           All -$50k $50-100k $100k+ 18-34 35-54 55+
Good times   9%  9%    8%      11%    10%    7%   11%
Bad times   85  86    84       84     85    88    81

Is The NJ Economic Situation Better/Worse Than It Is In The Rest Of The U.S.?

-           All -$50k $50-100k $100k+ 18-34 35-54 55+ 
Better      15%  7%   17%      22%    14%   18%   12%
Worse       38  45    38       31     37    40    35
Same        40  44    36       43     43    36    43

Your Current Household Financial Situation

-           All -$50k $50-100k $100k+ 18-34 35-54 55+
Very good   12%  8%    8%      21%    10%   10%   15%
Fairly good 61  55    66       65     64    61    59
Fairly bad  18  24    20       11     20    21    17
Very bad     6  10     5        1      4     7     6

Have Recent Increases In Gasoline Prices Caused Any Financial Hardship For You/Your Household?

-                 All -$50k $50-100k $100k+ 18-34 35-54 55+
A lot of hardship 40% 48%   40%      27%    45%   41%   32%
A little hardship 27  19    30       36     25    30    26
No hardship       32  34    29       37     30    29    40

Have Recent Increases In Food Prices Caused Any Financial Hardship For You/Your Household?

-                 All -$50k $50-100k $100k+ 18-34 35-54 55+
A lot of hardship 23% 30%   24%      13%    20%   27%   21%   
A little hardship 31  30    33       30     35    30    30
No hardship       45  40    43       56     45    43    47