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Carolina Poll Says: Reagan Approval Rating Steady Among North Carolinians By Bryan Gupton Special To The Post CHAPEL HILL - Ronald Reagan’s approval rating by North Carolinians, as reported in the Carolina Poll, has held steady since last spring, when a simi lar statewide survey found a sharp drop in support for the president. > Forty-six percent of the 584 adults polled in early October said Reagan was doing either an excellent job or a pretty good job in office. Another 32 percent rated the president’s per formance as fair, and 20 percent called it poor. The number giving Rea gan high ratings - excel lent or pretty good - was down only two percent from a March Carolina Poll, a change not con sidered significant. But the president's cur rent approval rating is 20 percentage points below what was found in a poll taken in October 1981. The Carolina Poll was conducted by the School of Journalism at the Univers ity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the UNC Center for Public Televi sion. Persons contacted in the random telephone sur vey were asked: “How would you rate the job Ronald Reagan has done as president - excellent, pret ty good, fair or poor?” The margin of error for the results is four percent, which means that 95 per cent of the time the results should differ by no. more than four percentage points from what would have been obtained if every telephone number in the state had been dialed. Reagan’s approval rating in the Carolina Poll was consistent with a Louis Harris poll conducted in September that showed 47 percent of a national sam ple rating the president’s performance as pretty good or better. That was up slightly from a Harris poll conducted in February, which found a 44 percent approval rating. In North Carolina, Rea gan got high ratings from Republicans, college gra duates, professionals and those who make more than $20,000 a year. His per formance was viewed less positively by blacks, wo men, low-income families, older or retired persons and those from the mountains. He is strongest among Republicans, 72 percent of whom approved of the job Reagan is doing. Only 31 percent of the Democrats agreed. Reagan also is strong among college graduates, 58 percent of whom gave him high marks. Only 40 percent of those with less than a high school educa tion did so. Fifty-six percent of those in professional or technical occuptions said they ap proved of the job the presi dent is doing, as did 57 percent of those whose total family incomes top $20,000 a year. Only 35 percent of those who make less than $10,000 a year approved. The president's rating was very low among blacks, with only 23 per cent saying he was doing either an excellent or a good job. On the other hand, 51 percent of the whites surveyed gave him high marks. Forty-two percent of the women polled approved of the president’s job perfor mance, compared to 52 percent of the men. Reagarywho is the oldest man ever elected presi denygot a low approval caung from older North Carolinians. Only 38 per cent of those age 57 or older and 34 percent of those who are retired approved of the job he is doing. Among age groups, the president's highest marks (50 percent) Race Pride Begins With The Black Press COMPUTER PROGRAMMING CAREER IN JUST TEN MONTHS A ★ JOB PLACEMENT ★ FINANCIAL AID ★ DAY & EVENING AMERICAN BUSINESS A FASHION ISIS Mockingbird Lone, Charlotte, N.C. 523-4366 came from those between 18 and 29. In the mountains, where Republican candidates tra ditionally have done well, Reagan got an approval rating of only 35 percent, compared to 48 percent for the Piedmont and Coastal Plain. Coupon Must Be Presented^^^^"^^^"* C&M LAUNDRY -OFFERS FREE DRY! Min. of 3 Wash Loads ' "For the Best In Your Cleaning Needs" WE ★ Wash ★ Dry ★ Fold 12.00 For Fold Service ■ Attendant on Duty Hours: Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 2222 Statesville Ave. 332-8512 •_ Limit One Per Customer Ninth District Democratic Rally 7 PM Friday. October 29 $8 Park Center, 310 N. Kings Drive Meet the candidates from the Ninth District, eryoy a hot dog supper and live bluegrass music. Featured Speakers: Governor Jim Hunt Congressional Candidate Preston Cornelius paid for by Young Democrats of Mecklenburg County - ■ Democrat for N.C. STATE SENATE Pull Lever 4A Nov. 2, 1982 STATE SENATE 22nd Senatorial District 4A James K. (jim) Polk ’ / We Need His Experience! Paid for by Jim Polk Campaign Committee
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