Issues by the numbers

Worried about education? Chances are, you favor Democrat Beverly Perdue for governor.

Concerned about immigration? Than it's likely that you prefer Republican Pat McCrory for governor.

Those are some of the findings of the latest survey by Public Policy Polling. The firm surveyed 1,060 likely voters from Sept. 17-19. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.0 percentage points.

The survey found that Perdue and McCrory continue to be in a very close race.

When PPP asked those surveyed about issues, it found that the economy and jobs was at the top of the list of concerns, with the war in Iraq and moral and family values lagging far behind. The results:

Economy and jobs: 58 percent

War in Iraq: 11 percent

Moral and family values: 10 percent

Taxes: 6 percent

Education: 5 percent

Health care: 4 percent

Immigration: 4 percent

More after the jump.

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For those concerned about education, the economy and health care, Perdue was the favored candidate.

For those concerned about the war in Iraq, taxes, moral and family values and immigration, McCrory was the favored candidate.

A breakdown:

Economy: Perdue, 55 percent; McCrory, 34 percent

War in Iraq: Perdue, 37 percent; McCrory, 51 percent

Moral and family values: Perdue, 11 percent; McCrory, 80 percent

Taxes: Perdue, 15 percent; McCrory, 71 percent

Education: Perdue, 63 percent; McCrory, 25 percent

Health care: Perdue, 55 percent; McCrory, 28 percent

Immigration: Perdue, 8 percent; McCrory, 70 percent