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old are you? |
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DER |
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AGE |
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EDUCATIO |
N |
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REGION |
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TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
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------- |
------- |
------- |
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------- |
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| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
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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% |
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| NO ANSWER |
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| Under 18 |
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| 18-29 |
11.9% |
12.3% |
11.5% |
36.7% |
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12.8% |
13.1% |
7.4% |
28.9% |
10.3% |
10.3% |
11.8% |
7.2% |
11.8% |
9.5% |
5.6% |
| 30-39 |
20.5% |
22.7% |
18.5% |
63.3% |
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13.2% |
21.4% |
26.9% |
34.3% |
15.2% |
21.9% |
17.6% |
16.8% |
21.8% |
17.1% |
24.1% |
| 40-49 |
19.3% |
19.0% |
19.6% |
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38.6% |
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19.5% |
18.9% |
20.5% |
7.5% |
21.3% |
19.3% |
15.7% |
26.6% |
15.1% |
21.5% |
18.5% |
| 50-64 |
30.8% |
30.8% |
30.8% |
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61.4% |
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32.3% |
28.8% |
34.3% |
24.3% |
37.9% |
33.8% |
28.9% |
27.9% |
32.8% |
33.5% |
29.6% |
| 65 and over |
17.5% |
15.2% |
19.5% |
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100.0% |
22.2% |
17.8% |
11.0% |
5.0% |
15.2% |
14.5% |
26.0% |
21.4% |
18.5% |
18.4% |
22.2% |
| Don't know |
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| Refused |
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| KRC/Communications Research |
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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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EDUCATIO |
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TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
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------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
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| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
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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% |
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| NO ANSWER |
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| Right direction |
43.3% |
43.8% |
42.9% |
52.8% |
39.1% |
37.9% |
30.5% |
48.9% |
44.1% |
46.0% |
50.7% |
46.9% |
40.5% |
36.2% |
42.0% |
42.4% |
53.7% |
| Wrong track |
45.3% |
47.4% |
43.3% |
38.5% |
49.8% |
44.6% |
59.7% |
39.8% |
42.0% |
39.0% |
39.2% |
41.1% |
47.6% |
54.6% |
47.1% |
44.3% |
44.4% |
| In
between |
7.0% |
6.0% |
7.9% |
3.6% |
7.8% |
10.9% |
6.7% |
7.5% |
6.0% |
7.5% |
5.1% |
6.7% |
9.6% |
6.0% |
5.0% |
9.5% |
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| Don't know |
2.7% |
2.1% |
3.2% |
2.5% |
2.0% |
5.0% |
1.9% |
3.0% |
2.6% |
5.0% |
2.4% |
3.7% |
1.7% |
1.0% |
2.5% |
2.5% |
1.9% |
| Refused |
1.7% |
0.6% |
2.8% |
2.5% |
1.3% |
1.6% |
1.1% |
0.7% |
5.3% |
2.5% |
2.6% |
1.6% |
0.6% |
2.2% |
3.4% |
1.3% |
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| KRC/Communications Research |
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| Q3. What do you think is the MOST important
problem facing Massachusetts today? |
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DER |
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AGE |
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EDUCATIO |
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REGION |
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TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
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| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
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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% |
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| Taxes |
16.2% |
15.8% |
16.5% |
12.2% |
17.0% |
21.1% |
18.3% |
18.4% |
7.9% |
7.5% |
22.4% |
12.8% |
27.5% |
13.3% |
10.1% |
19.6% |
18.5% |
| Education |
12.1% |
9.0% |
14.9% |
15.5% |
11.2% |
8.7% |
7.4% |
14.7% |
11.1% |
7.3% |
12.0% |
13.0% |
12.8% |
12.6% |
16.0% |
10.1% |
13.0% |
| Unemployment/jobs/joblessness |
11.5% |
12.3% |
10.8% |
10.2% |
12.2% |
12.0% |
10.8% |
12.8% |
8.8% |
12.5% |
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13.6% |
4.2% |
18.6% |
11.8% |
11.4% |
9.3% |
| The economy |
10.8% |
12.9% |
8.9% |
7.3% |
11.6% |
14.9% |
7.0% |
8.9% |
20.4% |
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15.0% |
9.8% |
8.0% |
17.3% |
16.0% |
7.0% |
13.0% |
| Health care/health
insurance/health plan |
6.8% |
3.4% |
9.7% |
5.1% |
8.0% |
6.2% |
9.6% |
6.1% |
5.0% |
7.0% |
7.9% |
7.4% |
2.4% |
8.8% |
8.4% |
7.0% |
3.7% |
| The state government fiscal
situation/budget deficit |
5.8% |
5.5% |
6.0% |
4.0% |
6.2% |
7.7% |
5.3% |
5.7% |
6.5% |
4.8% |
5.3% |
6.3% |
5.5% |
5.9% |
7.6% |
3.8% |
3.7% |
| Affordable housing |
4.4% |
4.5% |
4.3% |
9.1% |
2.4% |
1.6% |
5.2% |
4.5% |
3.2% |
15.0% |
5.1% |
5.0% |
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2.1% |
4.2% |
5.1% |
1.9% |
| Dealing with Big Dig/Central
Artery construction/tolls |
4.1% |
3.5% |
4.6% |
6.7% |
3.3% |
1.6% |
3.2% |
4.5% |
4.0% |
2.5% |
10.5% |
3.2% |
2.5% |
4.4% |
5.0% |
4.4% |
1.9% |
| Gay marriage/civil unions |
2.7% |
3.3% |
2.1% |
2.4% |
3.8% |
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1.1% |
1.6% |
7.5% |
9.3% |
5.3% |
2.5% |
1.4% |
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2.5% |
3.2% |
1.9% |
| Crime |
2.0% |
2.0% |
2.1% |
3.1% |
1.5% |
1.6% |
4.9% |
1.4% |
0.3% |
3.0% |
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0.6% |
5.3% |
1.9% |
0.8% |
0.6% |
3.7% |
| The cost of living |
1.6% |
2.2% |
1.0% |
1.7% |
1.5% |
1.6% |
1.9% |
1.0% |
2.6% |
2.5% |
2.6% |
1.4% |
2.8% |
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1.7% |
1.9% |
1.9% |
| Drugs |
1.4% |
2.3% |
0.5% |
1.7% |
1.1% |
1.6% |
4.4% |
0.5% |
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2.6% |
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4.2% |
1.1% |
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3.2% |
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| Environment |
1.3% |
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2.5% |
0.8% |
1.0% |
3.1% |
1.1% |
1.0% |
2.4% |
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2.4% |
1.6% |
1.3% |
1.1% |
0.8% |
1.3% |
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| Politicians / Beacon Hill |
1.2% |
2.1% |
0.4% |
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1.7% |
1.8% |
1.1% |
1.6% |
0.3% |
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1.1% |
2.3% |
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1.1% |
0.8% |
1.3% |
1.9% |
| Homelessness |
1.1% |
1.2% |
1.0% |
1.7% |
0.5% |
1.6% |
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1.0% |
2.6% |
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1.6% |
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2.2% |
0.8% |
1.9% |
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| The Governor |
1.1% |
0.6% |
1.5% |
0.8% |
1.6% |
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1.5% |
1.3% |
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1.6% |
1.4% |
1.1% |
2.5% |
0.6% |
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| Roads |
0.8% |
0.8% |
0.8% |
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1.2% |
1.2% |
1.9% |
0.6% |
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3.1% |
1.4% |
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0.6% |
3.7% |
| Energy / gas prices |
0.8% |
1.6% |
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1.5% |
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2.0% |
0.5% |
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0.8% |
1.3% |
1.0% |
0.8% |
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| Immigration |
0.8% |
1.2% |
0.4% |
0.8% |
1.0% |
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1.9% |
0.5% |
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2.0% |
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1.6% |
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1.3% |
1.9% |
| The moral decline |
0.8% |
1.0% |
0.5% |
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1.5% |
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0.5% |
2.4% |
2.5% |
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0.8% |
1.1% |
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1.3% |
1.9% |
| War/security against
terrorism |
0.7% |
1.1% |
0.4% |
1.4% |
0.5% |
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2.1% |
0.4% |
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2.3% |
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0.8% |
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0.9% |
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0.6% |
1.9% |
| Welfare reform |
0.6% |
1.2% |
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0.8% |
0.1% |
1.4% |
0.2% |
1.0% |
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0.8% |
1.3% |
0.2% |
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0.6% |
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| Death penalty |
0.5% |
0.6% |
0.5% |
1.7% |
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0.5% |
1.3% |
2.5% |
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0.8% |
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1.3% |
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| Social Security |
0.5% |
0.6% |
0.5% |
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0.5% |
1.6% |
2.2% |
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1.4% |
1.1% |
1.7% |
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| The courts |
0.3% |
0.6% |
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0.8% |
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1.1% |
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1.1% |
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0.6% |
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| Other |
4.8% |
5.9% |
3.8% |
4.8% |
5.0% |
4.3% |
1.1% |
5.7% |
6.9% |
7.0% |
2.1% |
5.2% |
5.3% |
3.9% |
4.2% |
4.4% |
11.1% |
| Don't know |
5.5% |
4.9% |
6.0% |
7.1% |
4.0% |
6.5% |
6.3% |
5.1% |
5.5% |
12.3% |
2.6% |
5.3% |
10.1% |
0.2% |
4.2% |
7.0% |
5.6% |
| May 2005 |
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| KRC/Communications Research |
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| Q4. Favorablility Ratings: Tom Reilly |
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DER |
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AGE |
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EDUCATIO |
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REGION |
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TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
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------- |
------- |
------- |
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------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
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------- |
------- |
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| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
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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% |
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| NO ANSWER |
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| Extremely Favorable |
2.2% |
0.6% |
3.6% |
1.7% |
1.6% |
4.7% |
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3.0% |
2.6% |
|
5.3% |
2.3% |
1.4% |
2.2% |
3.4% |
2.5% |
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| Favorable |
41.7% |
43.7% |
39.9% |
31.0% |
47.6% |
44.6% |
41.8% |
40.2% |
45.5% |
32.3% |
45.1% |
52.6% |
40.7% |
29.8% |
43.7% |
46.2% |
37.0% |
| No Opinion |
27.8% |
23.8% |
31.4% |
38.2% |
23.4% |
21.2% |
26.7% |
30.6% |
22.0% |
34.5% |
31.0% |
26.2% |
20.5% |
31.7% |
31.1% |
22.2% |
31.5% |
| Unfavorable |
10.4% |
12.1% |
8.8% |
7.8% |
10.3% |
15.2% |
10.1% |
10.5% |
10.3% |
12.5% |
7.9% |
7.8% |
11.7% |
13.0% |
10.9% |
10.8% |
13.0% |
| Extremely Unfavorable |
1.9% |
2.3% |
1.5% |
2.4% |
1.5% |
2.2% |
2.1% |
1.7% |
2.2% |
4.6% |
1.1% |
1.5% |
2.5% |
1.1% |
0.8% |
1.3% |
1.9% |
| Don't Know |
16.0% |
17.5% |
14.7% |
18.8% |
15.6% |
12.1% |
19.3% |
14.0% |
17.4% |
16.0% |
9.8% |
9.5% |
23.2% |
22.2% |
10.1% |
17.1% |
16.7% |
| Refused |
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| NET: FAVORABLE |
43.9% |
44.3% |
43.6% |
32.7% |
49.2% |
49.3% |
41.8% |
43.2% |
48.2% |
32.3% |
50.3% |
55.0% |
42.1% |
32.0% |
47.1% |
48.7% |
37.0% |
| ============== |
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| NET: UNFAVORABLE |
12.2% |
14.4% |
10.3% |
10.2% |
11.8% |
17.4% |
12.2% |
12.2% |
12.5% |
17.1% |
9.0% |
9.3% |
14.2% |
14.1% |
11.8% |
12.0% |
14.8% |
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| May 2005 |
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| KRC/Communications Research |
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| Q5. Favorablility Ratings: Deval Patrick |
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DER |
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AGE |
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EDUCATIO |
N |
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REGION |
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PARTY |
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TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
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------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
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| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
|
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% |
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| NO ANSWER |
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| Extremely Favorable |
0.5% |
|
1.0% |
|
1.1% |
|
1.0% |
|
2.6% |
0.8% |
|
1.7% |
|
| Favorable |
6.2% |
6.2% |
6.2% |
6.7% |
5.3% |
7.8% |
9.7% |
4.5% |
6.3% |
7.5% |
2.1% |
6.2% |
8.3% |
5.5% |
10.1% |
5.1% |
1.9% |
| No Opinion |
34.7% |
32.6% |
36.5% |
34.4% |
33.4% |
38.6% |
30.1% |
36.9% |
34.4% |
40.0% |
39.2% |
36.9% |
34.2% |
27.6% |
30.3% |
39.2% |
37.0% |
| Unfavorable |
2.4% |
3.3% |
1.5% |
0.8% |
2.6% |
4.7% |
4.3% |
1.4% |
2.6% |
2.3% |
|
3.9% |
1.4% |
2.0% |
1.7% |
3.2% |
1.9% |
| Extremely Unfavorable |
0.2% |
0.5% |
|
0.4% |
|
1.0% |
|
1.1% |
|
1.9% |
| Don't Know |
56.1% |
57.5% |
54.8% |
58.1% |
57.2% |
49.0% |
55.9% |
56.3% |
55.6% |
50.1% |
56.1% |
52.2% |
55.0% |
64.9% |
56.3% |
52.5% |
57.4% |
| Refused |
|
| NET: FAVORABLE |
6.7% |
6.2% |
7.2% |
6.7% |
6.4% |
7.8% |
9.7% |
5.5% |
6.3% |
7.5% |
4.7% |
7.0% |
8.3% |
5.5% |
11.8% |
5.1% |
1.9% |
| ============== |
|
|
| NET: UNFAVORABLE |
2.6% |
3.7% |
1.5% |
0.8% |
3.0% |
4.7% |
4.3% |
1.4% |
3.7% |
2.3% |
|
3.9% |
2.5% |
2.0% |
1.7% |
3.2% |
3.7% |
| ================ |
|
|
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q6. Favorablility Ratings: Mitt Romney |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
|
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 |
7.8% |
9.0% |
6.8% |
6.5% |
7.7% |
10.7% |
5.2% |
9.0% |
7.8% |
9.3% |
10.0% |
9.9% |
7.2% |
3.7% |
3.4% |
8.9% |
18.5% |
| Favorable |
43.7% |
45.7% |
41.9% |
36.8% |
46.9% |
47.1% |
48.0% |
43.5% |
38.7% |
43.4% |
58.6% |
40.0% |
50.7% |
37.1% |
31.1% |
46.8% |
66.7% |
| No Opinion |
11.8% |
12.9% |
10.7% |
17.1% |
8.5% |
11.2% |
14.0% |
12.8% |
6.4% |
7.5% |
2.6% |
10.8% |
15.2% |
16.1% |
7.6% |
13.9% |
1.9% |
| Unfavorable |
23.8% |
21.5% |
25.9% |
22.3% |
23.9% |
26.3% |
18.7% |
22.4% |
33.6% |
27.0% |
18.4% |
21.9% |
20.1% |
30.2% |
35.3% |
23.4% |
7.4% |
| Extremely Unfavorable |
10.3% |
9.1% |
11.3% |
11.5% |
11.5% |
4.7% |
9.7% |
10.3% |
11.0% |
8.0% |
7.9% |
15.7% |
4.2% |
9.5% |
21.0% |
5.7% |
3.7% |
| Don't Know |
2.7% |
1.8% |
3.4% |
5.8% |
1.6% |
|
4.4% |
1.9% |
2.5% |
4.8% |
2.4% |
1.6% |
2.6% |
3.4% |
1.7% |
1.3% |
1.9% |
| Refused |
|
| NET: FAVORABLE |
51.5% |
54.6% |
48.6% |
43.4% |
54.5% |
57.8% |
53.2% |
52.6% |
46.5% |
52.7% |
68.6% |
50.0% |
57.9% |
40.8% |
34.5% |
55.7% |
85.2% |
| ============== |
|
|
| NET: UNFAVORABLE |
34.1% |
30.6% |
37.2% |
33.7% |
35.4% |
31.0% |
28.4% |
32.7% |
44.6% |
35.0% |
26.3% |
37.6% |
24.3% |
39.6% |
56.3% |
29.1% |
11.1% |
| ================ |
|
|
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q7. How would you rate the job Mitt Romney is
doing as governor? Would you say the
job he is doing is excellent, above average, below average, or poor? |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
|
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 |
|
|
| Excellent |
6.0% |
8.3% |
3.9% |
7.0% |
3.4% |
11.4% |
4.6% |
7.0% |
5.0% |
13.9% |
4.7% |
6.5% |
4.2% |
3.5% |
5.0% |
5.1% |
16.7% |
| Above average |
37.6% |
36.1% |
39.0% |
32.8% |
41.0% |
36.7% |
37.9% |
38.2% |
35.8% |
31.4% |
46.4% |
34.7% |
45.9% |
34.3% |
21.8% |
43.7% |
59.3% |
| Average |
4.5% |
5.3% |
3.7% |
4.9% |
4.2% |
4.7% |
2.9% |
4.3% |
7.0% |
17.1% |
5.3% |
1.1% |
1.4% |
5.8% |
4.2% |
3.8% |
5.6% |
| Below average |
36.4% |
38.2% |
34.8% |
42.1% |
33.6% |
34.1% |
35.9% |
35.8% |
38.7% |
20.0% |
35.9% |
39.7% |
37.2% |
38.6% |
46.2% |
35.4% |
13.0% |
| Poor |
12.8% |
10.4% |
14.9% |
8.9% |
16.3% |
10.0% |
14.1% |
13.3% |
9.7% |
15.0% |
5.3% |
14.8% |
10.2% |
14.0% |
21.0% |
8.9% |
3.7% |
| Don't Know |
2.5% |
1.7% |
3.1% |
4.3% |
1.0% |
3.1% |
4.6% |
1.0% |
3.8% |
2.5% |
2.4% |
2.3% |
1.1% |
3.7% |
1.7% |
2.5% |
1.9% |
| Refused |
0.3% |
|
0.5% |
|
0.5% |
|
0.5% |
|
0.8% |
|
0.6% |
|
| NET: EXCELLENT / ABOVE
AVERAGE |
43.6% |
44.3% |
42.9% |
39.9% |
44.4% |
48.1% |
42.5% |
45.1% |
40.8% |
45.3% |
51.1% |
41.2% |
50.1% |
37.8% |
26.9% |
48.7% |
75.9% |
| ============================== |
|
|
| NET: POOR / BELOW AVERAGE |
49.2% |
48.6% |
49.7% |
50.9% |
49.8% |
44.1% |
50.0% |
49.1% |
48.4% |
35.0% |
41.2% |
54.5% |
47.4% |
52.7% |
67.2% |
44.3% |
16.7% |
| ========================= |
|
|
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q8. How would you rate the job being done by
the state legislature? Would you say the job being done by the state
legislature is excellent, above average, |
|
| below average, or poor? |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
|
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 |
|
|
| Excellent |
0.9% |
1.8% |
|
0.8% |
1.2% |
|
2.3% |
0.5% |
|
2.3% |
|
2.4% |
0.8% |
0.6% |
|
| Above average |
27.9% |
24.2% |
31.1% |
35.4% |
27.0% |
16.5% |
26.0% |
26.8% |
33.1% |
24.1% |
27.4% |
33.7% |
26.3% |
22.8% |
33.6% |
24.7% |
25.9% |
| Average |
6.2% |
5.0% |
7.2% |
1.7% |
6.5% |
13.6% |
2.2% |
7.2% |
8.4% |
7.5% |
4.7% |
8.9% |
4.2% |
3.9% |
7.6% |
6.3% |
5.6% |
| Below average |
45.2% |
47.8% |
42.9% |
42.4% |
48.3% |
41.8% |
41.2% |
49.6% |
38.5% |
49.1% |
54.8% |
40.1% |
48.4% |
44.2% |
41.2% |
50.6% |
38.9% |
| Poor |
13.6% |
19.0% |
8.8% |
9.6% |
13.9% |
20.4% |
20.7% |
10.9% |
12.3% |
14.5% |
8.4% |
12.0% |
15.3% |
16.5% |
10.9% |
13.3% |
24.1% |
| Don't Know |
5.9% |
2.1% |
9.3% |
9.4% |
3.1% |
7.5% |
6.6% |
4.9% |
7.7% |
2.5% |
4.7% |
4.6% |
5.5% |
10.2% |
5.9% |
4.4% |
5.6% |
| Refused |
0.3% |
|
0.6% |
0.8% |
|
0.3% |
1.0% |
0.1% |
|
0.7% |
0.3% |
|
| NET: EXCELLENT / ABOVE
AVERAGE |
28.7% |
26.0% |
31.1% |
36.1% |
28.2% |
16.5% |
28.3% |
27.3% |
33.1% |
26.4% |
27.4% |
33.7% |
26.3% |
25.2% |
34.5% |
25.3% |
25.9% |
| ============================== |
|
|
| NET: POOR / BELOW AVERAGE |
58.9% |
66.9% |
51.7% |
52.0% |
62.2% |
62.2% |
61.9% |
60.6% |
50.8% |
63.6% |
63.2% |
52.1% |
63.7% |
60.7% |
52.1% |
63.9% |
63.0% |
| ========================= |
|
|
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q9A. Are you registered to vote at this address? |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
|
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 |
|
|
| Yes |
88.8% |
85.7% |
91.5% |
81.5% |
91.0% |
95.7% |
84.0% |
90.8% |
89.1% |
88.5% |
90.3% |
92.8% |
80.6% |
88.8% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| No, not registered |
11.0% |
14.3% |
8.1% |
18.5% |
8.5% |
4.3% |
16.0% |
8.7% |
10.9% |
11.5% |
7.3% |
7.2% |
19.4% |
11.2% |
|
| Don't Know |
|
| Refused |
0.2% |
|
0.5% |
|
0.5% |
|
0.5% |
|
2.4% |
|
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q9B. Are you registered as a Democrat,
Independent or Republican? |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| Base = Registered to vote at
this |
355 |
162 |
193 |
105 |
183 |
67 |
84 |
197 |
74 |
39 |
37 |
129 |
62 |
88 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
| address |
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 |
|
|
| Democrat |
36.5% |
36.3% |
36.7% |
41.3% |
34.0% |
35.8% |
38.8% |
33.2% |
42.9% |
39.6% |
37.9% |
37.9% |
26.2% |
39.8% |
100.0% |
|
| Independent |
48.5% |
45.1% |
51.3% |
43.4% |
51.9% |
47.2% |
47.9% |
51.4% |
41.4% |
50.9% |
43.7% |
50.6% |
55.9% |
41.1% |
|
100.0% |
|
| Republican |
13.0% |
15.8% |
10.6% |
13.0% |
12.2% |
15.3% |
11.2% |
13.4% |
13.9% |
8.9% |
16.0% |
9.9% |
15.1% |
16.6% |
|
100.0% |
| Other Party |
1.0% |
1.6% |
0.5% |
1.2% |
1.0% |
0.6% |
1.0% |
1.1% |
0.6% |
|
2.3% |
0.7% |
0.7% |
1.5% |
|
| Unsure/Don't know |
1.0% |
1.1% |
0.9% |
1.1% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
1.1% |
0.9% |
1.2% |
0.6% |
|
0.9% |
2.1% |
1.0% |
|
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q9C. Are you more likely to vote in ...? |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| Base = Independents |
172 |
73 |
99 |
46 |
95 |
32 |
40 |
101 |
31 |
20 |
16 |
65 |
35 |
36 |
- |
172 |
- |
|
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 |
|
|
| Democratic party primary |
33.5% |
28.4% |
37.4% |
31.0% |
37.9% |
24.1% |
24.3% |
33.3% |
46.4% |
27.8% |
46.7% |
38.3% |
25.0% |
30.3% |
|
33.5% |
|
| Republican party primary |
15.8% |
13.4% |
17.6% |
14.3% |
14.9% |
20.7% |
24.3% |
15.1% |
7.1% |
16.7% |
6.7% |
15.0% |
21.9% |
15.2% |
|
15.8% |
|
| Probably won't vote in
primary |
36.1% |
41.8% |
31.9% |
45.2% |
29.9% |
41.4% |
40.5% |
35.5% |
32.1% |
44.4% |
33.3% |
30.0% |
34.4% |
45.5% |
|
36.1% |
|
| Unsure/Don't know |
14.6% |
16.4% |
13.2% |
9.5% |
17.2% |
13.8% |
10.8% |
16.1% |
14.3% |
11.1% |
13.3% |
16.7% |
18.8% |
9.1% |
|
14.6% |
|
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q9. SUMMARY TABLE: Q9a, Q9b and Q9c |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
|
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 |
|
|
| Yes, Democrat |
32.4% |
31.1% |
33.5% |
33.7% |
30.9% |
34.3% |
32.6% |
30.1% |
38.2% |
35.1% |
34.2% |
35.2% |
21.1% |
35.4% |
100.0% |
|
| Yes, Independent, voting in
Democratic primary |
14.4% |
11.0% |
17.5% |
10.9% |
17.9% |
10.9% |
9.8% |
15.6% |
17.1% |
12.5% |
18.4% |
18.0% |
11.3% |
11.1% |
|
33.5% |
|
| Yes, Independent, voting in
Republican primary |
6.8% |
5.2% |
8.3% |
5.1% |
7.1% |
9.3% |
9.8% |
7.0% |
2.6% |
7.5% |
2.6% |
7.0% |
9.9% |
5.5% |
|
15.8% |
|
| Yes, Republican |
11.5% |
13.6% |
9.7% |
10.6% |
11.1% |
14.7% |
9.4% |
12.2% |
12.4% |
7.9% |
14.5% |
9.2% |
12.2% |
14.8% |
|
100.0% |
| Yes, Independent, unsure of
primary |
6.3% |
6.3% |
6.2% |
3.4% |
8.1% |
6.2% |
4.4% |
7.5% |
5.3% |
5.0% |
5.3% |
7.8% |
8.4% |
3.3% |
|
14.6% |
|
| Yes, Independent, probably
won't vote in primary |
15.5% |
16.2% |
15.0% |
16.0% |
14.1% |
18.7% |
16.3% |
16.6% |
11.9% |
20.0% |
13.2% |
14.1% |
15.5% |
16.6% |
|
36.1% |
|
| Yes, other party |
0.9% |
1.4% |
0.4% |
1.0% |
0.9% |
0.6% |
0.9% |
1.0% |
0.5% |
|
2.1% |
0.6% |
0.6% |
1.3% |
|
| Yes, don't know party |
0.9% |
0.9% |
0.8% |
0.9% |
0.9% |
1.0% |
0.9% |
0.8% |
1.1% |
0.5% |
|
0.8% |
1.7% |
0.9% |
|
| No, not registered |
11.0% |
14.3% |
8.1% |
18.5% |
8.5% |
4.3% |
16.0% |
8.7% |
10.9% |
11.5% |
7.3% |
7.2% |
19.4% |
11.2% |
|
| Don't know |
|
| Refused |
0.2% |
|
0.5% |
|
0.5% |
|
0.5% |
|
2.4% |
|
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q10. Among the expected candidates for governor
in next year's Democratic primary will be ...
If the Democratic primary for governor were being held |
|
| tomorrow, for whom would you
vote? |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| Base = Democrats /
Independents |
187 |
80 |
108 |
58 |
98 |
32 |
42 |
99 |
46 |
21 |
22 |
74 |
25 |
46 |
130 |
58 |
- |
| voting in Democratic Primary |
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% |
|
|
| Tom Reilly |
32.6% |
39.7% |
27.3% |
26.4% |
35.6% |
34.5% |
41.0% |
30.8% |
28.6% |
26.3% |
45.0% |
33.8% |
21.7% |
33.3% |
28.6% |
41.5% |
|
| Bill Galvin |
7.0% |
6.8% |
7.1% |
5.7% |
6.7% |
10.3% |
7.7% |
7.7% |
4.8% |
|
15.0% |
7.4% |
4.3% |
7.1% |
6.7% |
7.5% |
|
| Chris Gabrieli |
5.8% |
6.8% |
5.1% |
7.5% |
3.3% |
10.3% |
|
6.6% |
9.5% |
21.1% |
|
5.9% |
8.7% |
|
5.9% |
5.7% |
|
| Deval Patrick |
5.8% |
5.5% |
6.1% |
3.8% |
6.7% |
6.9% |
2.6% |
5.5% |
9.5% |
5.3% |
5.0% |
5.9% |
13.0% |
2.4% |
6.7% |
3.8% |
|
| Other |
2.3% |
2.7% |
2.0% |
1.9% |
3.3% |
|
5.1% |
2.2% |
|
5.9% |
|
3.4% |
|
| Don't Know |
44.2% |
34.2% |
51.5% |
54.7% |
42.2% |
31.0% |
35.9% |
47.3% |
45.2% |
47.4% |
35.0% |
41.2% |
47.8% |
50.0% |
45.4% |
41.5% |
|
| Refused |
2.3% |
4.1% |
1.0% |
|
2.2% |
6.9% |
7.7% |
|
2.4% |
|
4.3% |
7.1% |
3.4% |
|
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q11. If the only candidates for governor in next
year's Democratic primary were Deval Patrick / Tom Reilly and the Democratic
primary for governor were being |
|
| held tomorrow, for whom would
you vote? |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| Base = Democrats /
Independents |
187 |
80 |
108 |
58 |
98 |
32 |
42 |
99 |
46 |
21 |
22 |
74 |
25 |
46 |
130 |
58 |
- |
| voting in Democratic Primary |
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% |
|
|
| Tom Reilly |
53.5% |
61.6% |
47.5% |
41.5% |
56.7% |
65.5% |
56.4% |
53.8% |
50.0% |
47.4% |
60.0% |
55.9% |
43.5% |
54.8% |
49.6% |
62.3% |
|
| Deval Patrick |
11.0% |
12.3% |
10.1% |
11.3% |
12.2% |
6.9% |
10.3% |
14.3% |
4.8% |
21.1% |
5.0% |
10.3% |
13.0% |
9.5% |
11.8% |
9.4% |
|
| Other |
2.3% |
4.1% |
1.0% |
5.7% |
1.1% |
|
5.1% |
2.2% |
|
4.4% |
4.3% |
|
3.4% |
|
| Don't Know |
31.4% |
20.5% |
39.4% |
39.6% |
28.9% |
24.1% |
25.6% |
28.6% |
42.9% |
26.3% |
35.0% |
29.4% |
34.8% |
33.3% |
32.8% |
28.3% |
|
| Refused |
1.7% |
1.4% |
2.0% |
1.9% |
1.1% |
3.4% |
2.6% |
1.1% |
2.4% |
5.3% |
|
4.3% |
2.4% |
2.5% |
|
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q12. If the candidates in next year's general
election for governor were Mitt Romney / Bill Galvin and the election were
being held tomorrow, for whom would |
|
| you vote? |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| Base = Those voting in either |
355 |
162 |
193 |
105 |
183 |
67 |
84 |
197 |
74 |
39 |
37 |
129 |
62 |
88 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
| primary |
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% |
|
| Bill Galvin |
41.9% |
40.5% |
43.1% |
43.6% |
43.1% |
36.1% |
44.3% |
39.3% |
46.1% |
37.4% |
37.9% |
46.7% |
30.4% |
46.8% |
63.0% |
37.3% |
3.7% |
| Mitt Romney |
40.7% |
43.8% |
38.2% |
31.9% |
43.9% |
46.0% |
36.3% |
44.1% |
36.7% |
37.8% |
46.3% |
39.1% |
52.5% |
33.7% |
19.3% |
44.9% |
83.3% |
| Neither/other, etc. |
6.2% |
4.4% |
7.7% |
7.8% |
4.5% |
8.1% |
6.2% |
6.8% |
4.4% |
5.0% |
5.8% |
3.4% |
6.6% |
10.7% |
5.0% |
6.3% |
9.3% |
| Don't Know |
11.2% |
11.3% |
11.1% |
16.7% |
8.5% |
9.7% |
13.2% |
9.7% |
12.7% |
19.8% |
9.9% |
10.8% |
10.5% |
8.9% |
12.6% |
11.4% |
3.7% |
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q13. If the candidates in next year's general
election for governor were Mitt Romney / Deval Patrick and the election were
being held tomorrow, for whom would |
|
| you vote? |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| Base = Those voting in either |
355 |
162 |
193 |
105 |
183 |
67 |
84 |
197 |
74 |
39 |
37 |
129 |
62 |
88 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
| primary |
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% |
|
| Mitt Romney |
45.8% |
50.0% |
42.4% |
40.1% |
46.7% |
52.5% |
46.2% |
47.4% |
41.1% |
46.3% |
55.1% |
44.3% |
53.5% |
38.4% |
21.0% |
53.2% |
87.0% |
| Deval Patrick |
33.6% |
31.1% |
35.8% |
38.2% |
33.1% |
28.0% |
33.9% |
31.5% |
39.0% |
34.5% |
26.2% |
33.9% |
28.7% |
39.6% |
57.1% |
25.3% |
1.9% |
| Neither/other, etc. |
7.6% |
7.6% |
7.7% |
5.7% |
7.5% |
11.0% |
8.8% |
8.9% |
3.0% |
5.0% |
5.8% |
5.9% |
6.6% |
12.9% |
5.9% |
8.2% |
11.1% |
| Don't Know |
12.9% |
11.3% |
14.2% |
15.9% |
12.8% |
8.5% |
11.1% |
12.2% |
16.9% |
14.1% |
12.8% |
15.9% |
11.2% |
9.2% |
16.0% |
13.3% |
|
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q14. If the candidates in next year's general
election for governor were Mitt Romney / Tom Reilly and the election were
being held tomorrow, for whom would |
|
| you vote? |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| Base = Those voting in either |
355 |
162 |
193 |
105 |
183 |
67 |
84 |
197 |
74 |
39 |
37 |
129 |
62 |
88 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
| primary |
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% |
|
| Tom Reilly |
48.3% |
45.6% |
50.5% |
48.3% |
48.1% |
48.8% |
46.6% |
47.8% |
51.5% |
51.5% |
40.8% |
54.1% |
37.4% |
49.2% |
70.6% |
43.0% |
9.3% |
| Mitt Romney |
37.8% |
40.6% |
35.4% |
32.3% |
40.0% |
40.2% |
34.8% |
38.3% |
39.7% |
35.0% |
47.5% |
36.3% |
43.8% |
32.7% |
18.5% |
41.1% |
75.9% |
| Neither/other, etc. |
6.3% |
5.0% |
7.4% |
6.6% |
6.8% |
4.5% |
10.1% |
6.5% |
1.5% |
2.2% |
2.9% |
2.5% |
8.0% |
13.9% |
4.2% |
6.3% |
13.0% |
| Don't Know |
7.7% |
8.9% |
6.7% |
12.8% |
5.1% |
6.5% |
8.5% |
7.4% |
7.4% |
11.3% |
8.7% |
7.1% |
10.8% |
4.2% |
6.7% |
9.5% |
1.9% |
| May 2005 |
|
|
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| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q15. I have one last election question for you
-- I know it's a long time away, but if the candidates in the 2008 general
election for president were Clinton |
|
| and
Romney and the election were being held tomorrow, for whom would you vote? |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| Base = Those voting in either |
355 |
162 |
193 |
105 |
183 |
67 |
84 |
197 |
74 |
39 |
37 |
129 |
62 |
88 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
| primary |
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 |
|
|
| Hillary Clinton |
54.0% |
56.6% |
51.8% |
60.9% |
53.0% |
45.9% |
54.6% |
51.7% |
59.4% |
56.6% |
55.9% |
51.4% |
47.1% |
60.7% |
79.0% |
46.8% |
13.0% |
| Mitt Romney |
38.0% |
38.5% |
37.5% |
30.9% |
41.0% |
41.1% |
41.5% |
37.3% |
35.9% |
32.1% |
44.1% |
37.4% |
50.4% |
29.9% |
14.3% |
43.7% |
81.5% |
| Neither/other, etc. |
3.1% |
2.3% |
3.8% |
3.1% |
2.0% |
6.2% |
2.6% |
4.4% |
0.3% |
5.7% |
|
3.5% |
0.4% |
4.7% |
2.5% |
3.2% |
3.7% |
| Don't Know |
4.6% |
2.5% |
6.3% |
5.2% |
3.5% |
6.8% |
1.3% |
6.1% |
4.4% |
5.7% |
|
6.7% |
2.1% |
4.7% |
4.2% |
5.7% |
1.9% |
| Refused |
0.3% |
|
0.6% |
|
0.6% |
|
0.6% |
|
0.8% |
|
0.6% |
|
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q16. In the general election in the year 2000,
Massachusetts voters approved a rollback in the state income tax rate from
5.95 percent to five percent. Given |
|
| the
current situation with the state budget, should the rollback... |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
|
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 |
|
|
| Still occur as approved by
the voters and supported by Governor Romney |
49.0% |
56.7% |
42.1% |
52.0% |
47.4% |
48.0% |
47.1% |
46.8% |
56.9% |
60.2% |
49.5% |
44.7% |
47.9% |
50.7% |
40.3% |
47.5% |
72.2% |
| Be delayed until state
finances improve over the objection of Governor
Romney |
45.8% |
40.9% |
50.2% |
44.4% |
47.6% |
43.4% |
47.3% |
47.6% |
39.2% |
34.8% |
41.7% |
50.7% |
46.3% |
45.1% |
58.0% |
47.5% |
14.8% |
| Don't Know |
5.0% |
2.4% |
7.2% |
3.5% |
4.6% |
8.7% |
5.5% |
5.1% |
3.8% |
5.0% |
6.8% |
4.5% |
5.8% |
4.2% |
1.7% |
5.1% |
11.1% |
| Refused |
0.2% |
|
0.4% |
|
0.4% |
|
0.4% |
|
2.1% |
|
1.9% |
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q17. Do you support or oppose Governor Romney's
death penalty bill, which would re-instate the death penalty in Massachusetts
for specific crimes such as |
|
| terrorism,
murder involving torture, and the killing of police officers... |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
|
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 |
|
|
| Support in case where
scientific evidence such as DNA testing
establishes that the defendant is guilty with NO doubt.. |
65.0% |
61.5% |
68.2% |
62.0% |
67.0% |
64.9% |
73.7% |
63.1% |
59.6% |
62.7% |
67.8% |
61.9% |
67.7% |
67.3% |
53.8% |
70.3% |
81.5% |
| Oppose in case where
scientific evidence such as DNA testing
establishes that the defendant is guilty with NO doubt... |
32.6% |
35.7% |
29.8% |
36.1% |
30.9% |
30.8% |
22.1% |
34.9% |
39.1% |
37.3% |
29.6% |
36.7% |
28.0% |
29.4% |
43.7% |
29.7% |
14.8% |
| Don't Know |
1.7% |
1.9% |
1.5% |
1.9% |
0.7% |
4.3% |
3.2% |
1.2% |
1.3% |
|
2.6% |
1.4% |
1.7% |
2.4% |
2.5% |
|
1.9% |
| Refused |
0.7% |
1.0% |
0.5% |
|
1.4% |
|
1.0% |
0.9% |
|
2.6% |
0.9% |
|
1.9% |
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q18. And finally, what is the last grade of
school that you completed? |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
|
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 |
|
|
| Less than high school |
3.2% |
4.4% |
2.1% |
1.5% |
2.1% |
9.3% |
12.6% |
|
2.5% |
5.3% |
1.4% |
5.4% |
3.3% |
3.4% |
3.2% |
1.9% |
| High school graduate or
equivalent |
21.9% |
22.2% |
21.5% |
18.6% |
23.8% |
22.4% |
87.4% |
|
19.3% |
5.3% |
20.8% |
30.2% |
24.9% |
21.8% |
20.3% |
18.5% |
| Some college |
23.1% |
19.4% |
26.4% |
20.6% |
20.2% |
36.2% |
|
42.6% |
|
17.5% |
26.3% |
20.9% |
19.8% |
30.0% |
18.5% |
25.9% |
29.6% |
| College graduate |
31.2% |
32.6% |
29.9% |
37.4% |
31.4% |
19.0% |
|
57.4% |
|
34.1% |
30.3% |
35.1% |
29.9% |
25.8% |
31.9% |
32.9% |
27.8% |
| Post graduate work |
20.7% |
21.4% |
20.0% |
21.9% |
22.5% |
13.0% |
|
100.0% |
26.6% |
32.9% |
21.9% |
14.6% |
16.0% |
24.4% |
17.7% |
22.2% |
| Don't Know |
|
| Refused |
|
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q19. Gender |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
|
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 |
|
|
| Male |
47.2% |
100.0% |
|
51.0% |
46.9% |
41.1% |
50.2% |
45.2% |
48.8% |
53.4% |
45.9% |
42.0% |
49.7% |
50.5% |
45.4% |
42.4% |
55.6% |
| Female |
52.8% |
|
100.0% |
49.0% |
53.1% |
58.9% |
49.8% |
54.8% |
51.2% |
46.6% |
54.1% |
58.0% |
50.3% |
49.5% |
54.6% |
57.6% |
44.4% |
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
| KRC/Communications Research |
|
|
| Q20. Region |
|
|
|
|
GEN |
DER |
|
AGE |
|
|
EDUCATIO |
N |
|
|
REGION |
|
|
|
PARTY |
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
------- |
-------- |
-------- |
|
TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
18-39 |
40-64 |
65+ |
HS |
COLLEGE |
PG |
SUFFOLK |
NORFOLK |
NE |
SE |
WEST |
DEM |
IND |
GOP |
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
| TOTAL ANSWERING |
400 |
189 |
211 |
129 |
201 |
70 |
100 |
217 |
83 |
44 |
41 |
139 |
77 |
99 |
130 |
172 |
46 |
|
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 |
|
|
| Suffolk |
10.9% |
12.3% |
9.6% |
21.2% |
6.9% |
3.1% |
9.5% |
10.3% |
14.0% |
100.0% |
|
11.8% |
11.4% |
7.4% |
| Norfolk |
10.3% |
10.0% |
10.6% |
8.2% |
12.2% |
9.0% |
4.4% |
10.8% |
16.5% |
|
100.0% |
|
10.9% |
9.5% |
13.0% |
| NET: NORTHEAST |
34.8% |
30.9% |
38.3% |
34.7% |
36.9% |
28.9% |
30.9% |
35.9% |
36.8% |
|
100.0% |
|
37.8% |
38.0% |
27.8% |
| =============== |
|
|
| Middlesex |
23.2% |
24.2% |
22.4% |
27.2% |
23.6% |
14.9% |
15.6% |
22.2% |
35.2% |
|
66.8% |
|
29.4% |
20.3% |
20.4% |
| Essex |
11.6% |
6.7% |
15.9% |
7.5% |
13.3% |
14.0% |
15.3% |
13.6% |
1.6% |
|
33.2% |
|
8.4% |
17.7% |
7.4% |
| NET: SOUTHEAST |
19.3% |
20.4% |
18.4% |
17.6% |
17.2% |
28.8% |
27.5% |
17.7% |
13.7% |
|
100.0% |
|
12.6% |
20.3% |
20.4% |
| ============== |
|
|
| Bristol |
7.8% |
7.3% |
8.3% |
7.5% |
6.9% |
11.2% |
17.2% |
6.1% |
1.0% |
|
40.5% |
|
5.9% |
8.2% |
7.4% |
| Plymouth |
7.4% |
7.5% |
7.4% |
9.4% |
5.9% |
8.3% |
7.2% |
7.5% |
7.5% |
|
38.4% |
|
4.2% |
7.6% |
13.0% |
| Barnstable |
3.6% |
5.0% |
2.2% |
0.8% |
3.4% |
9.2% |
3.2% |
3.1% |
5.2% |
|
18.4% |
|
2.5% |
3.8% |
|
| Dukes |
0.3% |
0.6% |
|
0.5% |
|
0.5% |
|
1.4% |
|
0.6% |
|
| Nantucket |
0.2% |
|
0.5% |
|
0.5% |
|
0.5% |
|
1.3% |
|
| NET: WEST |
24.6% |
26.3% |
23.1% |
18.3% |
26.8% |
30.2% |
27.8% |
25.3% |
19.1% |
|
100.0% |
26.9% |
20.9% |
31.5% |
| ========= |
|
|
| Worchester |
11.4% |
12.7% |
10.3% |
7.6% |
14.1% |
10.9% |
12.1% |
11.4% |
10.7% |
|
46.4% |
11.8% |
10.8% |
14.8% |
| Berkshire |
2.4% |
2.9% |
2.0% |
0.8% |
3.8% |
1.6% |
3.2% |
2.0% |
2.6% |
|
9.9% |
2.5% |
3.2% |
|
| Franklin |
1.2% |
0.5% |
1.9% |
|
1.5% |
2.7% |
1.1% |
1.7% |
|
5.0% |
0.8% |
0.6% |
3.7% |
| Hampden |
7.1% |
8.5% |
5.9% |
7.1% |
5.8% |
10.8% |
9.9% |
7.2% |
3.4% |
|
28.8% |
9.2% |
4.4% |
11.1% |
| Hampshire |
2.5% |
1.8% |
3.0% |
2.8% |
1.6% |
4.3% |
1.5% |
2.9% |
2.4% |
|
10.0% |
2.5% |
1.9% |
1.9% |
| May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|