McLAUGHLIN & ASSOCIATES ANZALONE-LISZT RESEARCH FLORIDA STATEWIDE SURVEY TABLE OF CONTENTS NOVEMBER 4, 2010 TABLE # TABLE TITLE

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1 McLAUGHLIN & ASSOCIATES ANZALONE-LISZT RESEARCH FLORIDA STATEWIDE SURVEY TABLE OF CONTENTS NOVEMBER 4, 2010 TABLE # TABLE TITLE Pg 1 1 Q1. - WHEN THERE IS A GENERAL ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR AND STATE LEGISLATURE OFFICES, DO YOU ALWAYS VOTE, ALMOST ALWAYS VOTE, VOTE MOST OF THE TIME, HARDLY EVER VOTE, OR NEVER VOTE? IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE IN FLORIDA, JUST SAY SO LIKELY VOTER Always Vote Almost Always Vote VOTE MOST OF THE TIME Pg 7 2 Q2. - DO YOU OR DOES SOMEONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD PAY THE ELECTRIC BILL? YES Pg 11 3 Q3. - THINKING ABOUT YOUR ELECTRICITY AT HOME, WHICH ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY PROVIDES YOUR ELECTRICITY? FPL/FLA POWER & LIGHT PROGRESS ENERGY MUNICIPALITY OR CO-OP TECO/TAMPA ELECTRIC GULF POWER J.E.A/JACKSONVILLE F.P.U.C/PUBLIC UTILTY O.U.C/ORLANDO UTILITY DK/REFUSED

2 Pg 22 4 Q4. - NOW I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES. WILL "RENEWABLE ENERGY" FAVORABLE Very Favorable Somewhat Favorable UNFAVORABLE Somewhat Unfavorable Very Unfavorable NO OPINION NEVER HEARD OF Pg 33 5 Q5. - NOW I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES. WILL "FOSSIL FUELS" FAVORABLE Very Favorable Somewhat Favorable UNFAVORABLE Somewhat Unfavorable Very Unfavorable NO OPINION NEVER HEARD OF Pg 44 6 Q6. - NOW I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES. WILL "NUCLEAR ENERGY" FAVORABLE Very Favorable Somewhat Favorable UNFAVORABLE Somewhat Unfavorable Very Unfavorable NO OPINION NEVER HEARD OF

3 Pg 55 7 Q7. - NOW I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES. WILL "SOLAR ENERGY" FAVORABLE Very Favorable Somewhat Favorable UNFAVORABLE Somewhat Unfavorable Very Unfavorable NO OPINION NEVER HEARD OF Pg 66 8 Q8. - NOW I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES. WILL "BIOMASS ENERGY" FAVORABLE Very Favorable Somewhat Favorable UNFAVORABLE Somewhat Unfavorable Very Unfavorable NO OPINION NEVER HEARD OF Pg 77 9 Q9. - NOW I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES. WILL "WIND ENERGY" FAVORABLE Very Favorable Somewhat Favorable UNFAVORABLE Somewhat Unfavorable Very Unfavorable NO OPINION NEVER HEARD OF

4 Pg Q10. - NOW I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES. WILL "WASTE TO ENERGY" FAVORABLE Very Favorable Somewhat Favorable UNFAVORABLE Somewhat Unfavorable Very Unfavorable NO OPINION NEVER HEARD OF Pg Q11. - NOW I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES. WILL "OIL" FAVORABLE Very Favorable Somewhat Favorable UNFAVORABLE Somewhat Unfavorable Very Unfavorable NO OPINION NEVER HEARD OF Pg Q12. - NOW I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES. WILL "NATURAL GAS" FAVORABLE Very Favorable Somewhat Favorable UNFAVORABLE Somewhat Unfavorable Very Unfavorable NO OPINION NEVER HEARD OF

5 Pg Q13. - NOW I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES. WILL "COAL" FAVORABLE Very Favorable Somewhat Favorable UNFAVORABLE Somewhat Unfavorable Very Unfavorable NO OPINION NEVER HEARD OF Pg Q14. - NOW I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES. WILL "LANDFILL GAS" FAVORABLE Very Favorable Somewhat Favorable UNFAVORABLE Somewhat Unfavorable Very Unfavorable NO OPINION NEVER HEARD OF Pg Q#. - NOW I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES. WILL (VERY FAVORABLE = 5, SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE = 4, NO OPINION = 3, SOMEWHAT UNFAVORABLE = 2, VERY UNFAVORABLE = 1) SOLAR ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY WIND ENERGY WASTE TO ENERGY NATURAL GAS NUCLEAR ENERGY BIOMASS ENERGY LANDFILL GAS FOSSIL FUELS OIL COAL

6 Pg Q#. - NOW I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES. WILL (TABLE ENTRY SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE SAYING FAVORABLE) SOLAR ENERGY NATURAL GAS WIND ENERGY WASTE TO ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY NUCLEAR ENERGY OIL COAL LANDFILL GAS FOSSIL FUELS BIOMASS ENERGY Pg Q#. - NOW I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES. WILL (TABLE ENTRY SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE SAYING UNFAVORABLE) COAL OIL FOSSIL FUELS NUCLEAR ENERGY LANDFILL GAS NATURAL GAS WIND ENERGY BIOMASS ENERGY WASTE TO ENERGY SOLAR ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY Pg Q15. - HAVE YOU INVESTED IN OR ARE YOU CONSIDERING INVESTING IN YOUR OWN RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION FOR YOUR HOME, SUCH AS ROOFTOP SOLAR PANELS? YES Already Have Seriously Consider Not Seriously NO HAVEN'T CONSIDERED DK/REFUSED

7 Pg Q16. - HAVE YOU OR YOUR FAMILY TAKEN STEPS TO REDUCE YOUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION AT HOME OR ARE YOU PLANNING TO DO SO IN THE NEAR FUTURE? YES Already Took Steps Plan To Take Steps NO, NOT TAKEN STEPS DK/REFUSED Pg Q17. - ON A SCALE OF ZERO PERCENT TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT, ABOUT WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE STATE'S ENERGY DO YOU THINK COMES FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES SUCH AS WIND, SOLAR AND BIOMASS? LESS 10% % Or Less To 4% To 9% % ORMORE To 14% To 19% To 29% To 39% To 49% % Or More DK/REFUSED Pg Q18. - NOW I'M GOING TO READ YOU A FEW STATEMENTS. PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? "INVESTING IN RENEWABLE ENERGY IS IMPORTANT TO HELP REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL AND MAKE OUR NATION MORE SECURE" AGREE Strongly Agree Somewhat Agree DISAGREE Somewhat Disagree Strongly Disagree DK/REFUSED

8 Pg Q19. - NOW I'M GOING TO READ YOU A FEW STATEMENTS. PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? "INVESTING IN RENEWABLE ENERGY IS IMPORTANT TO CREATE JOBS FOR FLORIDIANS AND IMPROVE THE STATE'S ECONOMY" AGREE Strongly Agree Somewhat Agree DISAGREE Somewhat Disagree Strongly Disagree DK/REFUSED Pg Q20. - NOW I'M GOING TO READ YOU A FEW STATEMENTS. PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? "OUR STATE'S ELECTED LEADERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM ELECTRICITY PRICE SPIKES THAT RESULT FROM RISING COSTS FOR FOSSIL FUELS, LIKE OIL AND COAL" AGREE Strongly Agree Somewhat Agree DISAGREE Somewhat Disagree Strongly Disagree DK/REFUSED Pg Q21. - NOW I'M GOING TO READ YOU A FEW STATEMENTS. PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? "OUR STATE'S ELECTED LEADERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO REMOVE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT ELECTRIC UTILITIES FROM INVESTING IN RENEWABLE ENERGY" AGREE Strongly Agree Somewhat Agree DISAGREE Somewhat Disagree Strongly Disagree DK/REFUSED

9 Pg Q#. - NOW I'M GOING TO READ YOU A FEW STATEMENTS. PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? (STRONGLY AGREE = 4, SOMEWHAT AGREE = 3, SOMEWHAT DISAGREE = 2, STRONGLY DISAGREE = 1) REDUCE DEPEND/FOREIGN CREATE JOBS/ECONOMY REMOVE BARRIERS/INVST PROTECT/PRICE SPIKES Pg Q#. - NOW I'M GOING TO READ YOU A FEW STATEMENTS. PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? (TABLE ENTRY SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE SAYING AGREE) REDUCE DEPEND/FOREIGN CREATE JOBS/ECONOMY PROTECT/PRICE SPIKES REMOVE BARRIERS/INVST Pg Q#. - NOW I'M GOING TO READ YOU A FEW STATEMENTS. PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? (TABLE ENTRY SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE SAYING DISAGREE) PROTECT/PRICE SPIKES REMOVE BARRIERS/INVST CREATE JOBS/ECONOMY REDUCE DEPEND/FOREIGN Pg Q22. - DO YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE FLORIDA'S ELECTED LEADERS TAKING ACTION TO INCREASE RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION IN FLORIDA? SUPPORT Strongly Support Somewhat Support OPPOSE Somewhat Oppose Strongly Oppose DK/REFUSED

10 Pg Q23. - NOW I'M GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGY. ONLY A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE ELECTRICITY WE USE IN FLORIDA IS CURRENTLY GENERATED FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES SUCH AS BIOMASS AND SOLAR. LEADERS IN STATES SUCH AS NEW JERSEY AND CALIFORNIA HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN ACTION TO GREATLY INCREASE RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION IN ORDER TO DIVERSIFY AND BETTER SECURE THEIR ENERGY SUPPLY AND TO ATTRACT HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY AND GOOD-PAYING JOBS FOR RESIDENTS. KNOWING THIS, DO YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE FLORIDA'S ELECTED LEADERS SUPPORT Strongly Support Somewhat Support OPPOSE Somewhat Oppose Strongly Oppose DK/REFUSED Pg Q24. - IN YOUR OPINION, HOW IMPORTANT ARE EACH OF THESE BENEFITS FROM "IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT AND ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE BY REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS" IMPORTANT Very Important Somewhat Important NEITHER UNIMPORTANT Somewhat Unimportant Very Unimportant DK/REFUSED Pg Q25. - IN YOUR OPINION, HOW IMPORTANT ARE EACH OF THESE BENEFITS FROM "IMPROVING ENERGY SECURITY AND NATIONAL SECURITY BY REDUCING DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN FUEL" IMPORTANT Very Important Somewhat Important NEITHER UNIMPORTANT Somewhat Unimportant Very Unimportant DK/REFUSED

11 Pg Q26. - IN YOUR OPINION, HOW IMPORTANT ARE EACH OF THESE BENEFITS FROM "INCREASING PROTECTION FROM PRICE SPIKES CAUSED BY AN OVER-RELIANCE ON FOSSIL FUELS, LIKE OIL AND COAL" IMPORTANT Very Important Somewhat Important NEITHER UNIMPORTANT Somewhat Unimportant Very Unimportant DK/REFUSED Pg Q27. - IN YOUR OPINION, HOW IMPORTANT ARE EACH OF THESE BENEFITS FROM "CREATING JOBS IN FLORIDA TO PUT PEOPLE BACK TO WORK" IMPORTANT Very Important Somewhat Important NEITHER UNIMPORTANT Somewhat Unimportant Very Unimportant DK/REFUSED Pg Q28. - IN YOUR OPINION, HOW IMPORTANT ARE EACH OF THESE BENEFITS FROM "ATTRACTING HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY TO IMPROVE FLORIDA'S ECONOMY" IMPORTANT Very Important Somewhat Important NEITHER UNIMPORTANT Somewhat Unimportant Very Unimportant DK/REFUSED

12 Pg Q#. - IN YOUR OPINION, HOW IMPORTANT ARE EACH OF THESE BENEFITS FROM (VERY IMPORTANT = 5, SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT = 4, NEITHER = 3, SOMEWHAT UNIMPORTANT = 2, VERY UNIMPORTANT = 1) CREATING JOBS HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY REDUCE DEPEND/FOREIGN PROTECT/PRICE-SPIKES IMPROVE ENVIRONMENT Pg Q#. - IN YOUR OPINION, HOW IMPORTANT ARE EACH OF THESE BENEFITS FROM (TABLE ENTRY SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE SAYING IMPORTANT) CREATING JOBS HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY REDUCE DEPEND/FOREIGN PROTECT/PRICE-SPIKES IMPROVE ENVIRONMENT Pg Q#. - IN YOUR OPINION, HOW IMPORTANT ARE EACH OF THESE BENEFITS FROM (TABLE ENTRY SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE SAYING UNIMPORTANT) IMPROVE ENVIRONMENT PROTECT/PRICE-SPIKES REDUCE DEPEND/FOREIGN HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY CREATING JOBS Pg Q29. - ABOUT HOW MUCH DO YOU BELIEVE IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR CONSUMERS TO PAY ON THEIR MONTHLY UTILITY BILL FOR NEW RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION? WOULD YOU SAY PAY MORE Dollar Dollars Dollars More Than 3 Dollars PAY NOTHING DK/REFUSED

13 Pg Q30. - SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT UTILITY COMPANIES SHOULD INCREASE THEIR ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. HOW MUCH MORE DO YOU THINK IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR CONSUMERS TO PAY ON THEIR MONTHLY UTILITY BILL FOR INCREASED CONSERVATION? WOULD YOU SAY PAY MORE Dollar Dollars Dollars Dollars More Thn 10 Dollars PAY NOTHING DK/REFUSED Pg Q31. - WITH WHICH POLITICAL PARTY ARE YOU REGISTERED? REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT INDEPENDENT OTHER DK/REFUSED Pg Q32. - IF YOU WERE TO LABEL YOURSELF, WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE IN YOUR POLITICAL BELIEFS? LIBERAL Very Lib Somewhat Lib MODERATE CONSERVATIVE Somewhat Cons Very Cons DON'T KNOW/REFUSED Pg Q33. - ARE YOU OR IS A MEMBER OF YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY FROM A LATINO, HISPANIC OR SPANISH SPEAKING BACKGROUND? YES NO REFUSED

14 Pg Q34. - WHAT IS YOUR MAIN RACIAL BACKGROUND? WHITE NON-WHITE Hispanic African Amer./Black Amer. Indian Asian Other REFUSED Pg Q35. - WHAT IS YOUR ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME? IS IT UNDER TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, BETWEEN TWENTY THOUSAND AND FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, BETWEEN FORTY THOUSAND AND SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS; BETWEEN SIXTY THOUSAND AND ONE-HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR OVER ONE-HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS? UNDER $20, $20,000 - $40, $40,001 - $60, $60,001 - $100, OVER $100, DK/REFUSED Pg Q36. - WHAT IS YOUR AGE? OVER REFUSED Pg Q37. - GENDER: MALE FEMALE

15 Pg Q38. - MEDIA MARKET: MIAMI WEST PALM BEACH TAMPA/ST. PETE GAINESVILLE FT. MEYERS/NAPLES ORLANDO/DAYTONA JACKSONVILLE TALLAHASSEE MOBILE-PENSACOLA PANAMA CITY Pg Q39. - REGION: SOUTHERN FLA CENTRAL FLA NORTHERN FLA.