WFMY: HPU’s Survey Research Center is in its 10th Year

High Point University students working in the Survey Research Center began polling North Carolinians this weekend. The polling center is in its 10th year.

HPU/News & Record Poll: No Clear Consensus on School Board Elections Among North Carolinians

HIGH POINT, N.C., April 18, 2019 – A High Point University/News and Record Poll finds that less than one-third (28%) of North Carolinians say school board elections should be partisan. Almost two in five (37%) agree school board elections should not be partisan, and 35% of poll participants didn’t offer an opinion. However, North Carolinians […]

HPU Poll: North Carolinians Split on Whether the Amount of Taxes They’ll Pay is Fair

HIGH POINT, N.C., April 15, 2019 – A High Point University Poll finds that when asked if the amount North Carolinians will pay in income and sales taxes this year is fair or unfair, 41% felt the income tax amount was unfair. Forty-six percent felt that the amount of sales tax they would pay is […]

HPU Poll: Among Democratic Candidates, Biden Favored Among North Carolinians

HIGH POINT, N.C., April 12, 2019 – The High Point University Poll finds registered voters in North Carolina give former Vice President Joe Biden the highest favorability rating (48%) of a group of possible and declared Democratic candidates for president. Sen. Bernie Sanders has the next highest favorability rating at 40%. More than 40% of […]

HPU Poll: President at 40%, Governor at 41% Approval Among North Carolinians

HIGH POINT, N.C., April 9, 2019 – A new High Point University Poll finds that North Carolinians give President Donald Trump a job approval rating of 40%, while 52% of North Carolina residents say they disapprove of the job he is doing as president. More than half (58%) of North Carolinians say the country is […]

HPU Poll: Wavering Consumer Sentiment Among North Carolinians

HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 28, 2019 – According to the latest HPU Poll, the Consumer Sentiment Index shows that North Carolinians feel less optimistic about the economy and their personal finances. The newest index, based on February 2019 HPU Poll data, is recorded at 86.2. The index previously remained in the 90s between November 2016 […]

WFMY: HPU Poll on Federal Tax Money

A recent HPU Poll finds that most North Carolina residents don’t think their federal tax money is being used properly. A majority (58 percent) of respondents disagree that their tax money is being used properly, with only about one in five of survey respondents saying that they agree (19 percent) that their tax money is […]

WXII: HPU Poll Shows How NC Residents Feel About How Their Federal Tax Money is Being Used

HPU Poll: President at 41 Percent Approval Among North Carolinians

HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 27, 2019 – A new High Point University Poll finds that North Carolinians give President Donald Trump a job approval rating of 41 percent. Approximately half (50 percent) of North Carolina residents say they disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president. Just over half (59 percent) of North Carolinians […]

HPU Poll: Majority of NC Residents Don’t Believe Their Federal Tax Money is Being Used Properly

HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 26, 2019 – A recent HPU Poll finds that most North Carolina residents don’t think their federal tax money is being used properly. A majority (58 percent) of respondents disagree that their tax money is being used properly, with only about one in five of survey respondents saying that they agree […]

HPU Poll: North Carolinians are Split on Support for Border Wall

HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 22, 2019 – The most recent HPU Poll finds that North Carolinians are split over general support or opposition of the proposed wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. They have similar disagreements about how effective the wall would be in reducing illegal immigration. There was no clear majority among the […]

WFMY: An HPU Poll Finds Half of North Carolinians Report Getting a Flu Shot

The most recent HPU Poll finds that about half (49 percent) of North Carolinian residents surveyed say they had a flu shot within the past 12 months. The HPU Poll reported a similar finding in fall 2018, when 47 percent said they had a flu shot within the past 12 months.

WGHP: An HPU Poll Shows Half of North Carolinians Got a Flu Shot

The most recent HPU Poll finds that about half (49 percent) of North Carolinian residents surveyed say they had a flu shot within the past 12 months.

WXII: Half of North Carolina Residents Report Getting a Flu Shot

A High Point University poll conducted by the Survey Research Center shows 49 percent of North Carolina residents say they had a flu shot.

HPU Poll: Half of North Carolina Residents Report Getting a Flu Shot

HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 20, 2019 – The most recent HPU Poll finds that about half (49 percent) of North Carolinian residents surveyed say they had a flu shot within the past 12 months. The HPU Poll reported a similar finding in fall 2018, when 47 percent said they had a flu shot within the […]

WGHP: HPU Poll on Valentine’s Day

High Point University’s Survey Research Center found most North Carolinians feel Valentine’s Day is a rewarding holiday.

HPU Poll: Trump at 40 Percent and Cooper at 45 Percent Approval Among North Carolinians

HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 15, 2019 – A High Point University Poll finds North Carolinians give President Donald Trump a job approval rating of 40 percent and Gov. Roy Cooper an approval rating of 45 percent, while a majority continue to say the country is headed in the wrong direction. Approximately half (53 percent) of […]

HPU Poll: NC Residents Say Valentine’s Day is a Rewarding Holiday

HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 14, 2019 – A recent High Point University Poll finds that most North Carolina residents view Valentine’s Day as a rewarding holiday. On average, participants rated the holiday a 6.5 on a scale from zero (not at all rewarding) to 10 (extremely rewarding); translating to 59 percent of respondents reporting Valentine’s […]

College Graduates Need Life Skills, According to a National Executive Poll Conducted by HPU

Senior executives say the main reasons new college graduates fail in the workplace are a lack of motivation or emotional intelligence, as opposed to technical skills. HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 6, 2019 – Recent college graduates need life skills to succeed in the workplace, according to executive leaders who participated in a national poll conducted […]

WCTI: HPU Poll on 2018 Holiday Shopping

A High Point University poll found 56 percent of North Carolinians say they will spend about the same this holiday as they did last year.