WCBS-TV News/New York Times New York City Poll #2, October 1993

This special topic poll dealt with issues of concern to residents of New York City, focusing primarily on the 1993 mayoral race between David Dinkins, Rudolph Giuliani, and George Marlin. Respondents were questioned regarding their intentions to vote in the election, their current vote choices in the election, and their opinions of the candidates. Respondents were also asked to identify the problem they most wanted the next mayor to concentrate on and to comment on whether an endorsement of a mayoral candidate by Bill Clinton or Ed Koch would influence their vote. Additional topics included the 1993 elections for comptroller and public advocate, the city economy, race relations, personal safety, police presence, quality of public schools, the Board of Education, Ramon Cortines' handling of his job as New York City Schools Chancellor, the homeless, harassment by panhandlers, Bill Clinton's handling of his job as president, the secession of Staten Island from New York City, drugs in the community, moving the New York Yankees to the New Jersey Meadowlands, and the amount of attention paid to the needs and problems of Blacks by the city government. Background information on respondents includes voter registration status, financial situation compared to four years ago, political party, political orientation, vote choice in the 1992 presidential election, vote choice in the 1989 New York City mayoral election, borough of residence, crime victimization, presence of children under the age of 18 in the household, children in the household attending public school, school preference, labor union status, religious preference, attendance at religious services, education, age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, Italian origin, and family income.