1. Generally speaking, do you think things in Jamaica are going in the right direction these days, or do you think they’re going in the wrong direction?

Right Direction 17%
Wrong Direction 69
Don’t know 14

2. What in your opinion is the most pressing problem the country faces at this time?

Crime, violence 67%
Jobs (net) 26
Poverty, poor people need help 5
Financial problems, no money 4

3. Thinking about the area that you live…generally speaking, do you think things are going in the right direction these days in the area you live in, or are they going in the wrong direction?

Right Direction 45%
Wrong Direction 40
Don’t Know 14

4. What would you say is the greatest need at this time in the area that you live in?

Jobs (net) 43%
Crime, violence 9
Unity, people to come together 6
Drainage system, clean the drains 4
Road conditions 4

Most Pressing Problem/Greatest Local Need:

Crime, violence 70%
Jobs (net) 56
Unity, people to come together 6
Financial problems, no money 5

5. How would you rate the performance of the government at this time… would you say the government is doing a very good job, or a good job, or a bad job, or a very bad job, or is it doing neither a good nor a bad job?

Very Good 3%
Good 29
Not Good or Bad 22
Bad 20
Very Bad 18
Don’t know 8

6. Generally speaking, do you have a favourable or an unfavourable opinion about Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller?

Favourable 49%
Unfavourable 31
Not Sure 20

7. When you get right down to it, do you approve or disapprove of the job that Portia Simpson-Miller is doing as Prime Minister?

Approve 46%
Disapprove 39
Not Sure 20

8. Generally speaking, do you have a favourable or an unfavourable opinion about Bruce Golding, the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party, the JLP?

Favourable 31%
Unfavourable 39
Not Sure 30

9. As things stand now, who do you think would do a better job as Prime Minister… Portia Simpson-Miller or Bruce Golding?

Simpson-Miller 31%
Golding 26
Undecided 36
Refused 2

10. Generally speaking, do you have a favourable or an unfavourable opinion about the People’s National Party, the PNP?

Favourable 35%
Unfavourable 45
Not Sure 20

11. What about the JLP, the Jamaica Labour Party… generally speaking, do you have a favourable or an unfavourable opinion about it?

Favourable 30%
Unfavourable 47
Not Sure 23

12. Which of the two major political parties do you think would do the best job of governing Jamaica at this time… the PNP or the JLP?

PNP 33%
JLP 29
Undecided 36
Refused 2

On another matter … your Member of Parliament, Dr. Paul Robertson, has decided not to run for re-election when the next general elections are held….

13. Thinking about Paul Robertson, generally speaking, do you have a favourable or an unfavourable opinion about him?

Favourable 22%
Unfavourable 37
Not Sure 41

14. Colin Fagon, who is a PNP Councillor and also the Deputy Mayor of Portmore… generally speaking, do you have a favourable or an unfavourable opinion about Colin Gagon?

Favourable 22%
Unfavourable 24
Not Sure 54

15. Have you seen or met Colin Fagan in your local community in the last six months or so?

Yes 28%

16. What about Arthur Williams, who was the JLP candidate for Parliament in the last general elections… generally speaking, do you have a favourable or an unfavourable opinion about Arthur Williams?

Favourable 25%
Unfavourable 20
Not Sure 55

17. And have you seen or met Arthur Williams in your local community in the last six months or so?

Yes 32%

18. If the election for Parliament was being held today and Colin Fagan was the PNP candidate and Arthur Williams was the JLP candidate, whom would you most want to win?

Fagan 24%
Williams 28
Undecided 45
Refused 3

19. Did you vote in the general elections in October of 2002, or like many people, did you vote for one reason or another?

Voted 34%
Did Not Vote 65
Don’t Remember 1

(IF VOTED) Who did you vote for … the PNP candidate for Parliament, Paul Robertson, or the JLP Arthur Williams?

PNP – Robertson 55%
JLP – Williams 44
Don’t Remember 1

(If DID NOT VOTE) Are you enumerated to vote at this time or are you not enumerated?

Enumerated 35%
Not Enumerated 30

20. Regardless of how you may feel about your local candidates for Parliament, if the election for Parliament was being held today, do you think you would probably vote for the PNP candidate, or would you definitely vote for the PNP candidate, or would you probably vote for the JLP candidate, or would you definitely vote for the JLP candidate, or are you probably not going to vote as things stand now?

Registered Voters

Probably PNP 4%
Definitely PNP 24

Probably JLP 5%
Definitely JLP 24

Undicided 12
Refused 4

Would Not Vote 27

What are the main reasons why you feel this way?

Reasons Why PNP:
PNP supporter, family tradition 31%
Like it, a good party 12
Portia (Net) 11
Like her, she’s good 8
Give her a chance 3
PNP is doing a good job 10

Reasons Why JLP:
Time for a/need a change 32%
PNP is doing nothing/a bad job 20
JLP supporter, family tradition 13

21. Thinking back to how you’ve voted in the past, would you say that you always vote for the PNP candidate for office, or do you usually vote for the PNP candidate, or do you sometimes vote for the PNP candidate and sometimes for the JLP candidate, or you usually vote for the JLP candidate, or do you always vote for the JLP candidate?

Always PNP 20%
Usually PNP 6
Both 8
Usually JLP 4
Always JLP 12
Don’t Vote 43
Refused 6

There’s been a lot of talk recently about Highway 2000 and the new causeway that connects Portmore and Kingston which motorists have to pay a toll to use…

22. Do you think the tolls to use the causeway are reasonable, or affordable and about right, or too expensive?

Very Reasonable 12%
Affordable 16
Too Expensive 66
Don’t Know 6

23. Has this new causeway and its toll had any effect on how you’re planning to vote in the next general election or not?

Yes 22%
No 72
Don’t Know 6

24. What’s your age?

18 – 24 19
25 – 43 28
35 – 44 25
45 – 54 12
55 – 64 10
65 & Older 6

25. Do you have a full-time job, or part-time job, or are you self-employed, or are you retired, or a student, or an housewife, or are you out of work and looking for a job, or are you out of work and not looking for a job at the present time, or what?

Full-Time 42%
Part-Time 8
Self-Employed 19

Retired 8
Student 7
Housewife 2
Sick/Disables/Unable to Work 1

Out of Work – Looking 11
Out of Work – Not Looking 3

(IF FULL-TIME, PART-TIME, OR SELF-EMPLOYED) What type of work do you do?

White collar 10%
Labourer, unskilled worker 8
Tradesman 7
Clerical, office worker 5
Business person 4
Teacher 4
Driver, delivery 3
Higgler, vendor 3
Hairdresser, barber 3
Manager, supervisor 3
Sales representative 3
Professional 3
Dressmaker, tailor 3

By Observation: Sex:
Male 52%
Female 48