Sunday, January 4, 2015
Thirty- seven percent (37%) of Greater Cleveland
residents favor the use of military-grade weapons.
A recent Shelvie Poll's survey
shows that thirty-seven percent (37%) of Greater Clevelander's favor the use of
military-grade weapons and equipment by the local police force. This compared
to thirty-four (34%) percent who oppose military-grade weapons use by local
police force. It was also reported that twenty-nine percent (29%) are
undecided. The local telephone survey of 1596 adults was conducted by Shelvie Poll
on December 15th to December 19th 2014.
Survey question
----Do you favor the use of military-grade weapons and
equipment by the local police force?
1. 37% favor
2. 34% oppose
3. 29% undecided
Method
The survey sampled 1596 Cuyahoga County residents and
produced a ± 3 margin of error. 100% of the surveys were conducted over the
phone.
Gender
Men 49%
Female 51%
Age
18-39 39%
40- 64 42%
65+ 19%
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points
with a 95% level of confidence.
*This poll was
done independently and not commissioned by a PAC or elected official.
Shelvie Polls is a primary
research and public opinion polling information organization based in
Cleveland, Ohio established in 2008 by Eugene Miller. We explore key issues to
understand the underlying values that impact and connect communities. Shelvie
Polls conducts telephone polls of registered voters on a regular basis.
For more
information email Shelviepoll@gmail.com
or follow us on Twitter@ShelviePoll.
