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New Peach State Poll surveys Georgians about public policy issues

By Ann Allen
allen@cviog.uga.edu

UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government has created the Peach State Poll, a quarterly survey of Georgians on current public policy issues. The results of this impartial poll will provide additional information both to the public and to policy makers as they face important decisions about Georgia’s future.
Each survey will target two specific policy issues. The first Peach State Poll, conducted during September, included 802 telephone interviews of randomly selected adults in Georgia. Respondents were asked their opinions on the state’s water quality and the proposed unified voting procedures for Georgia. Each survey also includes a set of general trend questions examining issues. Results will be released monthly.
“The Peach State Poll is unique in that each survey is devoted entirely to interpreting public opinion about issues that policymakers must deal with daily and that are central to public life, community, and government,” says Rich Clark, survey director. “This poll is dedicated to conveying the public’s preferences to the people in a position to make decisions. Rather than being limited in scope by a specific agenda, the Peach State Poll will examine a range of timely issues in which the people of Georgia have a vested interest.”

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