Vermont Poll

HOW THE POLL WAS CONDUCTED

This poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of

Washington, D.C. from October 11 through October 13, 2010. A total
of 625 registered Vermont voters were interviewed statewide by
telephone. All indicated they were likely to vote in the November
general election.

Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last

four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was
utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state.
Quotas were assigned to reflect the voter turn-out by county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by

statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4 percentage points.
This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true"
figure would fall within that range if the entire population were
sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a
regional or gender grouping.

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SAMPLE FIGURES:

Men 307 (49%) Women 318 (51%)

REGION

Chittenden County 155 interviews

Northwest Vermont 175 interviews
Northeast Vermont 90 interviews
Southern Vermont 205 interviews

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 Vermont Poll

REGIONAL GROUPINGS

NORTHWEST VERMONT: Voters interviewed in Addison, Franklin, Grand

Isle, Lamoille, and Washington Counties.

NORTHEAST VERMONT: Voters interviewed in Caledonia, Essex, Orange,

and Orleans Counties.

SOUTHERN VERMONT: Voters interviewed in Bennington, Rutland,

Windham, and Windsor Counties.

QUESTION: How would you rate the performance of Jim Douglas as

governor: excellent, pretty good, only fair or poor?

STATE MEN WOMEN DEMS REPS INDS

EXCELLENT 21% 27% 16% 6% 40% 22%

GOOD 40% 40% 40% 29% 48% 43%
FAIR 25% 20% 29% 39% 10% 25%
POOR 12% 11% 13% 23% 1% 9%
UNDECIDED 2% 2% 2% 3% 1% 1%

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