quinnipiac university poll on fast-food wages

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FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 2, 2015

NEW YORKERS WANT TO KEEP ON TIPPING,

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS;

MANHATTAN V. BOROUGHS DIVIDE ON TAXI TV

Eliminating restaurant tipping and charging higher menu prices to compensate employees is a

bad idea, New York City voters say 5536 percent in a Quinnipiac University poll released

today. No party, gender, borough or age group supports the idea.

By 5639 percent, voters say they would be unwilling to pay an extra 20 percent for arestaurant meal if it means eliminating the tip, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack)

University Poll finds. Again, there is no group in support of the idea.

The lowest opposition to no-tip dining comes from Manhattan voters who say 48 41

percent that eliminating tips is a bad idea and who are unwilling 4945 percent to pay more for

a meal and tip less.

New York City voters support 7027 percent raising the minimum wage for fast food

workers to $15 per hour over the next three years. Republicans are opposed 6039 percent, but

every other group supports the measure.

A $15 minimum wage will not result in restaurant closings and loss of jobs, voters say

5636 percent. And voters say 5733 percent they would be willing to pay more for fast food

so workers could get higher wages. Republicans are the only group unwilling to pay more,

5535 percent.

Heres a tip for restaurateurs: Keep the tip. MostNew Yorkers like this dining

tradition just the way it is, said Quinnipiac University Poll Assistant Director Maurice Carroll.

What would the poll show if we just surveyed the people who work for tips?

While they dont want to give up tipping and pay more for waiter/waitress service, New

Yorkers are willing to pay more for fast food to help those workers earn more.

-more-

Maurice Carroll, Assistant Director,

Quinnipiac University Poll

(212) 362-9217

Rubenstein Associates, Inc.

Public Relations

Contact: Pat Smith (212) 843-8026


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There is a borough divide as New York City voters say 4540 percent keep the TVs in

the back of taxi cabs. Manhattan voters say 4936 percent that the TVs should be removed. In

the so-called outer boroughs, support for taxi TVs ranges from 4241 percent in Brooklyn to

5332 percent in Queens.

The taxi TVs are a pleasant diversion,45 percent of voters say, while 41 percent say

they are an annoyance.

Voters 18 to 34 years old say 5735 percent that taxi TVs should stay and 5036

percent that they are a pleasant diversion.

Those TV screens in taxicabsan amenity or a pain? It depends where you watch

them. More Manhattanites, who ride a lot of taxis, would like to throw out the TVs, Carroll

said. But taxi TVs are popular in the other boroughs, where people dont see so many cabs.

Only 21 percent of New York City voters have used Uber, but the app-driven car service

has a 4316 percent favorability rating.

Traditional car service is the choice of 41 percent of voters, with 24 percent for yellow

cabs and 19 percent for Uber.

Voters are divided 4241 percent on limiting the number of Uber cars on New York

City streets, but say 5037 percent that limiting Uber cars would not reduce traffic.

Elected officials are trying to limit Uber because of campaign donations from the yellow

cab industry, 58 percent of voters say, while 16 percent say officials are acting in the citys best

interest.

From October 2228, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,155 New York City voters,

with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell

phones.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public

opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia,

Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research.

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57. Do you support or oppose raising the minimum wage for fast food workers in

New York City to $15 an hour over the next three years?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp

Support 70% 39% 83% 63% 65% 75% 60% 85% 76%

Oppose 27 60 15 33 32 22 37 13 21

DK/NA 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 3

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............

Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+

Support 75% 62% 79% 74% 60% 56% 73% 76% 79%

Oppose 24 34 18 24 39 42 26 21 18

DK/NA 1 4 3 2 1 3 1 3 3

58. Do you think raising the minimum wage for fast food workers in New York City to

$15 an hour will or will not result in restaurant closings and loss of jobs?


Result in closings 36% 66% 25% 42% 38% 33% 41% 26% 34%

Will not 56 28 66 51 55 57 52 68 57DK/NA 8 6 9 7 6 10 8 7 10

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............


Result in closings 32% 37% 29% 38% 50% 45% 32% 29% 37%

Will not 58 56 59 56 43 48 60 64 55

DK/NA 10 7 11 6 7 6 8 7 8

59. Would you be willing or unwilling to pay more for fast food in New York City so

workers could get higher wages?


Willing to pay more 57% 35% 64% 57% 57% 58% 57% 63% 53%

Unwilling 33 55 28 33 35 32 32 29 36

DK/NA 9 10 8 10 8 11 10 9 12

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............



Unwilling 34 35 24 36 42 45 33 33 21

DK/NA 6 12 10 7 10 7 8 9 11


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60. Have you used Uber, the mobile phone app used to order car service?


Yes 21% 21% 18% 26% 25% 17% 25% 17% 18%

No 78 77 81 73 74 82 74 81 79

DK/NA 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 3

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............


Yes 13% 22% 32% 15% 10% 29% 30% 13% 10%

No 83 78 68 83 89 71 68 85 88

DK/NA 4 1 - 2 - - 2 2 1

61. Is your opinion of Uber favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough

about it?


Favorable 43% 55% 41% 41% 47% 40% 47% 40% 41%

Unfavorable 16 9 19 16 15 17 15 12 17

Hvn't hrd enough 36 32 36 39 33 39 33 44 36REFUSED 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 6

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............


Favorable 44% 44% 48% 39% 35% 49% 48% 42% 31%

Unfavorable 17 11 20 20 15 20 19 16 9

Hvn't hrd enough 36 39 28 37 46 29 27 37 55

REFUSED 3 6 4 4 5 2 5 5 5

62. Do you prefer a yellow cab, or a car service where you call to order a car, or

Uber?


Yellow cab 24% 15% 28% 18% 24% 24% 22% 22% 24%

Car service 41 51 37 45 32 48 47 37 47

Uber 19 25 18 20 27 13 18 23 16

DK/NA 16 10 17 16 17 15 13 18 13

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............


Yellow cab 19% 18% 35% 24% 26% 27% 21% 27% 23%

Car service 47 46 27 43 39 38 35 43 47

Uber 12 23 23 17 17 26 29 15 8DK/NA 21 14 15 16 18 9 15 15 23


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63. Do you support or oppose placing limits on the number of cars Uber can have on

New York City streets?


Support 42% 37% 44% 40% 42% 42% 43% 39% 42%

Oppose 41 47 38 45 43 39 41 40 43

DK/NA 17 16 18 16 14 20 17 21 15

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+

Support 38% 40% 45% 47% 34% 45% 37% 43% 45%

Oppose 40 46 41 33 46 45 46 41 32

DK/NA 22 14 14 20 21 10 18 16 23

64. Do you think limiting the number of cars Uber can have on New York City streets

would or would not reduce traffic congestion?


Would reduce traffic 37% 39% 37% 37% 35% 38% 37% 27% 46%Would not 50 50 52 50 55 47 50 60 42

DK/NA 13 10 12 13 10 15 13 13 12

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............


Would reduce traffic 30% 35% 39% 42% 36% 46% 27% 40% 40%

Would not 58 55 46 46 45 49 60 48 41

DK/NA 12 10 16 12 19 5 13 12 19

65. Do you think limiting the number of cars Uber can have on New York City streets

would or would not reduce traffic congestion? COMBINED WITH: (If reduce q64) Would

it reduce traffic congestion a lot or only a little?


Reduce a lot 13% 12% 15% 10% 12% 14% 10% 9% 18%

Reduce a little 21 25 19 25 21 21 24 17 25

Would not reduce 50 50 52 50 55 47 50 60 42

DK/NA 15 12 15 14 12 17 17 13 15

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............


Reduce a lot 12% 11% 12% 19% 9% 19% 11% 13% 10%

Reduce a little 15 23 24 20 23 26 15 24 25Would not reduce 58 55 46 46 45 49 60 48 41

DK/NA 14 12 19 14 23 6 15 14 24


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66. Do you believe elected officials are trying to limit Uber because they believe

limiting Uber is in the best interest of New York City or because these elected

officials receive large campaign donations from the yellow cab industry?


Best interest of NYC 16% 12% 18% 16% 18% 15% 17% 18% 17%

Campaign donations 58 70 55 60 61 56 60 56 53

DK/NA 25 18 26 24 21 28 24 26 30

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+

Best interest of NYC 16% 14% 18% 18% 14% 14% 14% 19% 19%

Campaign donations 61 66 51 55 60 69 64 55 45

DK/NA 23 20 31 28 25 17 21 26 36

67. Do you support or oppose the deal Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio made to pay

billions of dollars to improve New York City buses and subways, or haven't you heard

enough about it?


Support 37% 31% 40% 39% 41% 34% 42% 35% 33%

Oppose 7 4 6 9 8 6 4 6 11

Hvn't hrd enough 54 63 53 50 49 58 53 57 53

DK/NA 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............


Support 36% 39% 38% 36% 32% 36% 34% 38% 40%

Oppose 11 6 8 7 5 4 9 8 6

Hvn't hrd enough 51 54 51 57 60 58 55 53 53

DK/NA 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 1

68. Do you think TV screens in the back of taxi cabs should stay or be removed?


Stay 45% 44% 45% 43% 49% 41% 31% 55% 63%

Removed 40 36 40 43 37 42 50 27 28

DK/NA 15 20 14 14 14 17 19 18 9

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............


Stay 50% 42% 36% 53% 47% 57% 52% 38% 35%

Removed 36 41 49 32 35 35 35 45 42DK/NA 13 17 15 15 18 8 13 17 23


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69. Do you think TV screens in the back of taxi cabs are a pleasant diversion or an

annoyance?


Pleasant diversion 45% 42% 46% 40% 47% 42% 31% 57% 64%

Annoyance 41 43 38 48 37 44 54 26 27

DK/NA 14 14 15 12 15 14 15 16 9

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............


Pleasant diversion 60% 38% 31% 55% 45% 50% 50% 44% 37%

Annoyance 24 46 57 31 35 36 40 42 44

DK/NA 16 15 12 13 19 14 11 15 19

70. Do you think it is a good idea or a bad idea for restaurants to eliminate

tipping and charge higher prices to pay their employees more?


Good idea 36% 29% 37% 38% 35% 37% 35% 40% 31%

Bad idea 55 60 54 57 57 55 55 54 59DK/NA 8 11 9 5 8 9 10 6 10

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............


Good idea 34% 36% 41% 36% 23% 41% 41% 29% 36%

Bad idea 58 57 48 56 67 54 53 64 53

DK/NA 9 7 11 8 9 6 6 7 11

71. Would you be willing or unwilling to pay 20 percent more for your restaurant

meal if it meant eliminating the tip?



Unwilling 56 62 55 55 55 56 54 53 58

DK/NA 5 4 5 4 4 6 5 7 3

AREA............................. AGE IN YRS..............



Unwilling 56 57 49 57 67 62 50 60 51

DK/NA 3 5 6 5 7 2 5 4 7

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