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Gladwin, Hugh

Grenier, Guillermo J

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Florida International UniversityFIU Digital CommonsCuba Poll Cuban Research Institute20112011 Cuba PollGuillermo J. GrenierFlorida International University, grenierg@fiu.eduHugh GladwinFlorida International University, gladwin@fiu.eduCuban Research InstituteFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cuba_pollPart of the Latin American Languages and Societies CommonsThis work is brought to you for free and open access by the Cuban Research Institute at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion inCuba Poll by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact dcc@fiu.edu.Recommended CitationGrenier, Guillermo J.; Gladwin, Hugh; and Cuban Research Institute, "2011 Cuba Poll" (2011). Cuba Poll. Book 4.http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cuba_poll/42011 Cuba Poll Cuban Research Institute Florida International University 648 randomly selected Cuban-American respondents were polled in Miami-Dade County. Interviews were completed on September 19, 2011. The margin of error for the overall poll is plus or minus 3.9%. This is the tenth in the series of Cuba Polls conducted by the Principal Investigators (Grenier/Gladwin) since1991.  Overall results are weighted to be representative of the Cuban-American community of Miami-Dade County as a whole. Ford Foundation Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies 2 Do you favor or oppose continuing the U.S. embargo of Cuba? 56% 44% 64% 36% 53% 47% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% FAVOR OPPOSE Total Registered After 94 18-44 Cuban-Am 3 Do you think that the embargo has worked…? 7% 12% 27% 53% 55% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% VERY WELL WELL NOT VERY WELL NOT AT ALL Total Registered After 94 18-44 Cuban-Am 4 Establishing a national dialogue among Cuban exiles, Cuban dissidents, and representatives of the Cuban government? 38% 20% 11% 32% 47% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% STRONGLY FAVOR MOSTLY FAVOR MOSTLY OPPOSE STRONGLY OPPOSE Total Registered After 94 18-44 Cuban-Am 5  Allow companies to sell medicine to Cuba? 48% 27% 9% 16% 63% 21% 7% 9% 38% 44% 11% 7% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% STRONGLY FAVOR MOSTLY FAVOR MOSTLY OPPOSE STRONGLY OPPOSE Total Registered After 94 18-44 Cuban-Am 6 Allowing U.S. companies to sell food to Cuba? 42% 23% 11% 24% 53% 22% 9% 16% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% STRONGLY FAVOR MOSTLY FAVOR MOSTLY OPPOSE STRONGLY OPPOSE Total Registered After 94 18-44 Cuban-Am 7 Should this kind of trade be expanded,  kept the same or stopped?  39% 28% 33% 56% 23% 21% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% EXPANDED KEPT THE SAME STOPPED Total Registered After 94 18-44 Cuban-Am 8 Should unrestricted travel by all Americans to Cuba be allowed or not? 57% 43% 49% 75% 25% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% YES, ALLOWED NO, NOT ALLOWED Total Registered After 94 18-44 Cuban-Am 9 Do you favor or oppose the U.S. re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba? 58% 42% 70% 30% 76% 24% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% favor oppose Total Registered After 94 18-44 Cuban-Am 10 11 Some members of Congress are promoting a law that changes the current policy towards Cuba. The proposed law would re-establish the same restrictions on family travel and remittances that existed in 2004. This law would restrict Cuban American family visits to once every three years and it would also restrict remittances to the island. Would you favor or oppose such a law? Would you favor or oppose such a law? 61% 54% 76% 74% 72% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Total Registered After 94 18-44 Cuban-Am Oppose 12 13 PRIVATE ENTERPRISES IN CUBA  Recently the Cuban government has allowed more of its citizens to start their own private business enterprises.  Overall, do you think this change is going make things better, worse, or not make any difference for people living in Cuba? Overall, do you think this change is going make things better, worse, or not make any difference for people living in Cuba? 38% 5% 58% 62% 2% 36% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% better worse NO DIFFERENCE Total Registered After 94 Cuban-Am 14 Do you think people living in the US should be allowed to invest in these new private business enterprises in Cuba? 36% 54% 10% 59% 34% 7% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% yes no Not with R/F Total Registered After 94 18-44 C-A 15 Would you invest in a private enterprise in Cuba if given the opportunity? 19% 68% 13% 44% 46% 10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% yes no Not with R/F Total Registered After 94 18-44 Cuban-Am 16 17 WHAT DO RELATIVES THINK?  Do you have any close relatives still living in Cuba?     If yes: Do you know how they feel about the current change to allow more private enterprises?  Do they think that this change will make things better, worse or not make any difference? (N=156) 60% 5% 34% 81% 3% 16% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% better worse No Difference Total Registered After 94 18-44 Cuban-Am 18 Would you like your congregation/synagogue to become involved in Cuba? (N=266) 48% 52% 55% 45% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% yes no Total Registered After 94 18-44 Cuban-Am 19 Voter Registration 27% 5% 67% 59% 6% 35% 1% 6% 93% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% non-citizen citizen not registered citizen registered Total After 94 18-44 Cuban-Am 20 56% 20% 23% 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 Republican Democrat Independent Registered as Republican, Democrat or Independent? (N=470=73% Registered) 21 

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