| State
House News Poll - January 2008 |
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| By KRC/Communications
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| Q1. In terms of the following categories, how
old are you? |
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TOTAL |
MALE |
FMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
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COLL |
PG |
FOLK |
FOLK |
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SE |
WEST |
ALL |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
PRIM |
TON |
OBAMA |
UNDEC |
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| Base
= Total Sample |
400 |
192 |
208 |
82 |
220 |
98 |
98 |
221 |
80 |
43 |
41 |
135 |
79 |
102 |
357 |
125 |
168 |
46 |
244 |
90 |
62 |
27 |
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100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| NO ANSWER |
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| Under 18 |
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| 18-29 |
6.2% |
6.1% |
6.2% |
30.0% |
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9.3% |
6.1% |
2.5% |
9.2% |
2.3% |
4.4% |
8.9% |
6.7% |
4.4% |
4.0% |
5.7% |
2.5% |
5.2% |
4.3% |
6.2% |
3.5% |
| 30-39 |
14.4% |
14.4% |
14.4% |
70.0% |
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7.1% |
17.4% |
15.1% |
24.2% |
7.6% |
10.4% |
8.5% |
22.8% |
13.6% |
11.2% |
14.2% |
20.1% |
12.8% |
9.9% |
18.9% |
7.2% |
| 40-49 |
29.6% |
35.2% |
24.4% |
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53.8% |
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20.2% |
33.3% |
30.9% |
22.6% |
32.0% |
29.6% |
34.3% |
27.8% |
30.1% |
23.2% |
33.5% |
37.5% |
28.3% |
27.4% |
31.0% |
18.0% |
| 50-64 |
25.4% |
23.7% |
26.9% |
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46.2% |
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25.0% |
23.0% |
32.3% |
11.4% |
24.2% |
32.4% |
24.4% |
23.2% |
25.9% |
29.6% |
25.6% |
17.4% |
28.5% |
27.5% |
23.5% |
38.8% |
| 65 and over |
24.5% |
20.6% |
28.1% |
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100.0% |
38.5% |
20.1% |
19.3% |
32.6% |
33.8% |
23.2% |
23.9% |
19.5% |
26.0% |
32.0% |
21.1% |
22.5% |
25.4% |
30.8% |
20.5% |
32.6% |
| Don't know |
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| Refused |
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| KRC/Communications
Research - January 2008 |
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| Q2. Do you think things in Massachusetts are
generally going in the right direction or are they seriously off on the wrong
track? |
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TOTAL |
MALE |
FMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLL |
PG |
FOLK |
FOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
ALL |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
PRIM |
TON |
OBAMA |
UNDEC |
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| Base
= Total Sample |
400 |
192 |
208 |
82 |
220 |
98 |
98 |
221 |
80 |
43 |
41 |
135 |
79 |
102 |
357 |
125 |
168 |
46 |
244 |
90 |
62 |
27 |
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100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| NO ANSWER |
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| Right direction |
40.6% |
39.5% |
41.5% |
50.8% |
41.6% |
29.6% |
29.3% |
42.8% |
48.2% |
39.4% |
45.5% |
39.5% |
36.1% |
43.9% |
39.3% |
50.4% |
34.7% |
22.5% |
44.5% |
39.5% |
54.9% |
46.7% |
| Wrong track |
45.5% |
46.4% |
44.8% |
39.3% |
47.2% |
47.2% |
51.6% |
44.5% |
40.9% |
39.6% |
42.5% |
48.9% |
50.4% |
41.0% |
46.0% |
35.2% |
49.4% |
67.5% |
40.7% |
45.0% |
31.1% |
28.3% |
| In between |
9.5% |
9.6% |
9.5% |
4.9% |
7.8% |
17.3% |
10.4% |
9.6% |
8.5% |
13.8% |
11.9% |
8.7% |
9.8% |
7.7% |
10.4% |
10.4% |
12.5% |
5.0% |
11.6% |
11.0% |
14.0% |
17.9% |
| Don't know |
4.1% |
4.0% |
4.2% |
5.0% |
3.0% |
5.9% |
8.6% |
2.7% |
2.4% |
7.1% |
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2.9% |
3.6% |
6.4% |
4.0% |
3.2% |
3.4% |
5.0% |
2.8% |
3.4% |
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7.2% |
| Refused |
0.2% |
0.5% |
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0.5% |
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0.4% |
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1.0% |
0.3% |
0.8% |
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0.4% |
1.1% |
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| KRC/Communications
Research - January 2008 |
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| Q3. What do you think is the most important
issue facing Massachusetts today? |
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TOTAL |
MALE |
FMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLL |
PG |
FOLK |
FOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
ALL |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
PRIM |
TON |
OBAMA |
UNDEC |
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| Base
= Total Sample |
400 |
192 |
208 |
82 |
220 |
98 |
98 |
221 |
80 |
43 |
41 |
135 |
79 |
102 |
357 |
125 |
168 |
46 |
244 |
90 |
62 |
27 |
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100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| The economy |
19.6% |
22.9% |
16.5% |
9.6% |
23.8% |
18.4% |
11.5% |
20.4% |
27.1% |
13.6% |
17.2% |
23.5% |
16.9% |
19.9% |
20.5% |
25.6% |
19.9% |
5.0% |
23.2% |
26.4% |
21.8% |
28.5% |
| Taxes |
15.1% |
14.7% |
15.5% |
22.5% |
11.8% |
16.4% |
15.5% |
14.4% |
16.6% |
17.3% |
6.8% |
11.9% |
22.7% |
15.7% |
15.0% |
12.0% |
14.2% |
27.5% |
12.8% |
9.9% |
12.4% |
10.8% |
| Education |
12.6% |
7.3% |
17.4% |
22.5% |
10.9% |
8.0% |
11.2% |
12.9% |
13.4% |
18.2% |
12.3% |
11.6% |
8.6% |
14.7% |
13.0% |
14.4% |
12.0% |
12.5% |
14.4% |
14.2% |
17.2% |
10.8% |
| Health
care/health insurance/health plan |
12.0% |
11.1% |
12.9% |
14.4% |
12.1% |
9.8% |
10.3% |
12.6% |
12.3% |
11.5% |
12.6% |
9.5% |
15.0% |
12.9% |
11.5% |
13.6% |
10.8% |
7.5% |
12.4% |
11.0% |
12.7% |
7.0% |
| Unemployment/jobs/joblessness |
11.8% |
12.7% |
11.0% |
11.9% |
11.2% |
13.1% |
15.2% |
11.5% |
8.5% |
16.6% |
14.2% |
13.0% |
7.5% |
10.5% |
11.3% |
10.4% |
13.6% |
7.5% |
12.4% |
13.2% |
10.8% |
11.0% |
| Immigration |
4.3% |
5.2% |
3.4% |
3.5% |
2.3% |
9.3% |
8.2% |
3.2% |
2.4% |
2.3% |
10.3% |
3.7% |
3.7% |
4.0% |
4.5% |
2.4% |
4.5% |
10.0% |
3.2% |
3.2% |
3.1% |
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| Affordable housing |
3.0% |
4.0% |
2.1% |
1.2% |
4.0% |
2.5% |
2.0% |
3.7% |
2.4% |
4.5% |
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4.3% |
3.7% |
1.5% |
2.8% |
0.8% |
4.5% |
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2.4% |
3.2% |
3.1% |
3.5% |
| Crime |
2.4% |
2.0% |
2.8% |
2.4% |
2.7% |
1.9% |
5.0% |
1.7% |
1.2% |
4.5% |
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1.5% |
3.7% |
2.9% |
2.2% |
2.4% |
2.8% |
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2.8% |
3.4% |
1.5% |
7.0% |
| Deval Patrick's
performance as governor |
2.3% |
3.9% |
0.9% |
1.2% |
3.3% |
1.0% |
1.2% |
2.8% |
2.4% |
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7.7% |
3.9% |
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0.9% |
2.3% |
1.6% |
1.7% |
7.5% |
1.2% |
1.1% |
1.5% |
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| The
state government fiscal situation/budget deficit |
2.3% |
2.5% |
2.1% |
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2.6% |
3.4% |
1.2% |
3.6% |
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2.2% |
3.1% |
3.7% |
0.9% |
2.2% |
0.8% |
2.3% |
5.0% |
0.8% |
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| Casino gambling |
1.8% |
2.1% |
1.5% |
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2.4% |
1.9% |
3.1% |
1.0% |
2.4% |
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4.8% |
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3.7% |
2.3% |
2.0% |
2.4% |
1.1% |
5.0% |
1.6% |
1.1% |
3.2% |
3.5% |
| Gay marriage/civil unions |
1.5% |
1.5% |
1.5% |
2.4% |
1.8% |
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1.0% |
2.3% |
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2.3% |
1.4% |
1.5% |
1.9% |
1.7% |
0.8% |
2.3% |
2.5% |
1.2% |
2.2% |
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| Energy / Cost of energy |
1.4% |
1.3% |
1.4% |
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1.6% |
2.0% |
3.5% |
0.9% |
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2.2% |
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0.7% |
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3.4% |
1.5% |
2.4% |
0.6% |
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1.2% |
2.2% |
1.6% |
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| Dealing
with Big Dig/Central Artery construction/tolls |
1.0% |
1.6% |
0.5% |
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1.4% |
1.0% |
2.0% |
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2.6% |
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0.7% |
1.5% |
1.9% |
0.9% |
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1.1% |
2.5% |
0.8% |
1.1% |
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3.5% |
| Environment |
1.0% |
1.5% |
0.5% |
1.2% |
0.9% |
1.0% |
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1.8% |
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2.1% |
1.3% |
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1.1% |
1.6% |
1.1% |
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1.2% |
1.1% |
1.5% |
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| Homelessness |
0.5% |
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1.0% |
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0.9% |
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0.5% |
1.3% |
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1.5% |
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0.6% |
1.6% |
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0.8% |
1.1% |
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3.7% |
| Drugs |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
1.2% |
0.5% |
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1.0% |
0.5% |
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0.7% |
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1.0% |
0.3% |
0.8% |
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0.4% |
1.1% |
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| Welfare reform |
0.5% |
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0.9% |
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0.4% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
0.4% |
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2.5% |
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0.9% |
0.5% |
0.8% |
0.6% |
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0.8% |
1.1% |
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| Don't know |
2.5% |
1.5% |
3.3% |
2.4% |
1.3% |
5.1% |
5.9% |
1.4% |
1.2% |
4.6% |
2.3% |
1.5% |
2.5% |
2.9% |
2.2% |
3.2% |
2.3% |
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3.2% |
2.2% |
3.1% |
7.2% |
| Refused |
0.5% |
1.0% |
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0.9% |
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0.9% |
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1.4% |
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0.3% |
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0.6% |
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0.4% |
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1.5% |
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| Other |
3.5% |
2.6% |
4.4% |
3.8% |
3.2% |
4.2% |
1.2% |
3.7% |
6.1% |
4.5% |
4.8% |
3.8% |
4.1% |
1.9% |
3.7% |
2.4% |
4.0% |
7.5% |
2.8% |
1.1% |
4.6% |
3.7% |
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| KRC/Communications
Research - January 2008 |
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| Q4. Favorability Ratings: Deval Patrick |
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VOTE |
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FE- |
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SUF- |
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DEM |
CLIN- |
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TOTAL |
MALE |
FMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLL |
PG |
FOLK |
FOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
ALL |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
PRIM |
TON |
OBAMA |
UNDEC |
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| Base
= Total Sample |
400 |
192 |
208 |
82 |
220 |
98 |
98 |
221 |
80 |
43 |
41 |
135 |
79 |
102 |
357 |
125 |
168 |
46 |
244 |
90 |
62 |
27 |
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100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| NO ANSWER |
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| Extremely Favorable |
6.7% |
4.7% |
8.6% |
9.0% |
6.3% |
5.7% |
2.0% |
8.1% |
8.6% |
2.2% |
9.9% |
4.4% |
6.2% |
10.7% |
6.4% |
9.6% |
3.4% |
2.5% |
7.3% |
7.7% |
11.2% |
7.3% |
| Favorable |
43.4% |
40.1% |
46.5% |
43.1% |
43.9% |
42.5% |
42.0% |
42.9% |
46.5% |
58.0% |
47.4% |
41.2% |
43.3% |
38.6% |
43.0% |
53.6% |
43.8% |
17.5% |
51.3% |
49.4% |
54.6% |
57.5% |
| No Opinion |
17.6% |
18.9% |
16.4% |
22.3% |
16.4% |
16.5% |
19.0% |
18.6% |
13.4% |
14.2% |
9.5% |
18.0% |
19.0% |
20.8% |
18.1% |
16.0% |
18.2% |
20.0% |
16.4% |
17.7% |
12.5% |
24.4% |
| Unfavorable |
21.0% |
22.3% |
19.7% |
20.8% |
20.9% |
21.2% |
21.0% |
20.7% |
21.8% |
20.9% |
19.9% |
26.7% |
19.7% |
14.9% |
21.8% |
15.2% |
23.8% |
35.0% |
18.3% |
19.8% |
17.0% |
10.8% |
| Extremely Unfavorable |
9.4% |
11.7% |
7.3% |
3.5% |
11.1% |
10.5% |
10.5% |
8.8% |
9.8% |
4.6% |
10.9% |
9.0% |
9.2% |
11.6% |
9.7% |
4.0% |
10.8% |
25.0% |
6.0% |
4.4% |
4.6% |
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| Don't Know |
1.9% |
2.3% |
1.4% |
1.2% |
1.4% |
3.6% |
5.6% |
0.9% |
|
2.5% |
0.7% |
2.5% |
3.4% |
1.0% |
1.6% |
|
0.8% |
1.1% |
|
| Refused |
|
| Net: FAVORABLE |
50.1% |
44.7% |
55.0% |
52.2% |
50.2% |
48.2% |
44.0% |
51.0% |
55.1% |
60.2% |
57.3% |
45.6% |
49.5% |
49.3% |
49.4% |
63.2% |
47.2% |
20.0% |
58.5% |
57.1% |
65.8% |
64.8% |
| ============== |
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| Net: UNFAVORABLE |
30.4% |
34.0% |
27.1% |
24.3% |
32.1% |
31.8% |
31.5% |
29.5% |
31.5% |
25.6% |
30.8% |
35.7% |
28.9% |
26.5% |
31.5% |
19.2% |
34.6% |
60.0% |
24.3% |
24.1% |
21.7% |
10.8% |
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| KRC/Communications
Research - January 2008 |
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| Q5. Favorability Ratings: Barak Obama |
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-- GE |
NDER - |
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AGE |
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EDUC |
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----- |
----- |
REGION |
----- |
------ |
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VO |
TER |
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VOTE |
-- MA |
SS PRI |
MARY - |
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FE- |
----- |
------ |
------ |
----- |
------ |
------ |
SUF- |
NOR- |
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----- |
------ |
------ |
------ |
DEM |
CLIN- |
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TOTAL |
MALE |
FMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLL |
PG |
FOLK |
FOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
ALL |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
PRIM |
TON |
OBAMA |
UNDEC |
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----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
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| Base
= Total Sample |
400 |
192 |
208 |
82 |
220 |
98 |
98 |
221 |
80 |
43 |
41 |
135 |
79 |
102 |
357 |
125 |
168 |
46 |
244 |
90 |
62 |
27 |
|
100.0% |
100.0% |
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