State House News Poll - January 2008
By KRC/Communications Research
Q1.  In terms of the following categories, how old are you?
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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
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
Under 18
18-29 6.2% 6.1% 6.2% 30.0% 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% 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% 53.8% 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% 46.2% 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% 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 
Refused 
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
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
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
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% 2.9% 3.6% 6.4% 4.0% 3.2% 3.4% 5.0% 2.8% 3.4% 7.2%
Refused  0.2% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 1.0% 0.3% 0.8% 0.4% 1.1%
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
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
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%
Affordable housing 3.0% 4.0% 2.1% 1.2% 4.0% 2.5% 2.0% 3.7% 2.4% 4.5% 4.3% 3.7% 1.5% 2.8% 0.8% 4.5% 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% 1.5% 3.7% 2.9% 2.2% 2.4% 2.8% 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% 7.7% 3.9% 0.9% 2.3% 1.6% 1.7% 7.5% 1.2% 1.1% 1.5%
The state government fiscal situation/budget deficit 2.3% 2.5% 2.1% 2.6% 3.4% 1.2% 3.6% 2.2% 3.1% 3.7% 0.9% 2.2% 0.8% 2.3% 5.0% 0.8%
Casino gambling 1.8% 2.1% 1.5% 2.4% 1.9% 3.1% 1.0% 2.4% 4.8% 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% 1.0% 2.3% 2.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.9% 1.7% 0.8% 2.3% 2.5% 1.2% 2.2%
Energy / Cost of energy 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.6% 2.0% 3.5% 0.9% 2.2% 0.7% 3.4% 1.5% 2.4% 0.6% 1.2% 2.2% 1.6%
Dealing with Big Dig/Central Artery construction/tolls 1.0% 1.6% 0.5% 1.4% 1.0% 2.0% 2.6% 0.7% 1.5% 1.9% 0.9% 1.1% 2.5% 0.8% 1.1% 3.5%
Environment 1.0% 1.5% 0.5% 1.2% 0.9% 1.0% 1.8% 2.1% 1.3% 1.1% 1.6% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.5%
Homelessness 0.5% 1.0% 0.9% 0.5% 1.3% 1.5% 0.6% 1.6% 0.8% 1.1% 3.7%
Drugs 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1.2% 0.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.7% 1.0% 0.3% 0.8% 0.4% 1.1%
Welfare reform 0.5% 0.9% 0.4% 1.0% 1.0% 0.4% 2.5% 0.9% 0.5% 0.8% 0.6% 0.8% 1.1%
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% 3.2% 2.2% 3.1% 7.2%
Refused 0.5% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 1.4% 0.3% 0.6% 0.4% 1.5%
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%
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q4.  Favorability Ratings: Deval Patrick
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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
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
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%
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
Q5.  Favorability Ratings: Barak Obama
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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
100.0% 100.0%