Scaffold Law

Survey question: 'New York is the only state with a law — known as the Scaffold Law — that can hold an employer fully responsible and require it to pay large sums to an injured construction worker, even when the worker ignored safety rules. Do you think New York should keep this law as it is, or change it?

N=600, margin of error ±4.0%. Percentages are calculated within each demographic group and may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding. Party identification includes Republican, Democrat, and No Party Affiliation (NPA). Geographic categories follow the survey definitions: Albany/Central New York, Western New York, Hudson Valley, Long Island, and New York City.
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