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Document 10 Bloomington Survey Results July 2004 Thi s nzenzo reports the results fram a recently completed survey of Bloornington voters. The Mellman Group, Xnc. con- ducted 400 telephone interviews among a random sample of registered voters in Bloomington, Minnesota between July 8 and July I I, 2004. The margin of error for the sample as a whole is plus or minus 4.9 percentage points at the 95 % level of conf�dence. For sub-groups of the population, the margin of error is higher. Results of the July 2004 survey indicate that there is strong support for a law prohibiting smoking in all Bloomington public places and workplaces, including offices, restaurants and bars. Overwhelming ma- jorities are aware of the health effects of secondhand smoke, believe all Bloorningtonworkers shouldbe protected from it, and would find restaurants and bars healthier and more enj oyable if they were smoke- free. Support For a Smoke-free Workplace Law Bloomington Voters Favor A City Law Prohibiting Smoking In All Workplaces Would you favor or oppose a city 4� m Bloomington thatwould prohibit smoking In most public places. �duding workplaces, publicbuildings, o(flces, restaurantsarxl bars? Total Favor: 68% �� �' � Favor a.,� �.�. � � .�..} �.r�..,�,., � Total Oppose: 30% zi Oppose �� s�r,�.r ��n � -�3+ca+ By more than a two- to-one margin (68 percent to 30 percent), Blooming- ton voters support a city- wide law prohibiting smoking in all work- places, including offices, restaurants and bars. Support for a smoke- fiee workplace law comes from a broad-based coali- tion of Bloornington vot- ers, including large ma- jorities of Democrats, Re- publicans and Independ- ents, men and women, young and old, and resi- dents of all parts of Bloomington. For exam- ple, 69 percent of liberals, 71 percent of moderates and 65 percent of conservatives support a law prohibiting smoking m all work- places in the city.