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. -----------------------------------------------------------------SAMPLE FIGURES: Men 307 (49%) REGION Chittenden County Northwest Vermont Northeast Vermont Southern Vermont 155 175 90 205 interviews interviews interviews interviews Women 318 (51%)

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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: Do you support or oppose the US and NATO mission in the War in Afghanistan? STATE SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED 38% 42% 20% MEN 50% 34% 16% WOMEN 26% 51% 23% DEMS 20% 59% 21% REPS 56% 27% 17% INDS 42% 38% 20%

QUESTION: How concerned are you about the security and future of your own job, or the jobs of any close family members living in Vermont? Are you: Very Concerned Somewhat Concerned Not Too Concerned Not At All Concerned Not Sure (NOT READ) 34% 33% 18% 14% 1%

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QUESTION: Due to current economic conditions, have you or your family changed or delayed plans for college, marriage, children, retirement or other major life decisions, or not? YES NO NOT SURE 27% 70% 3%

QUESTION: Due to current economic conditions, have you recently missed any scheduled payments on household bills, or not? YES NO 7% 93%

DEMOGRAPHICS: SEX: Male Female 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Refused Democrat Republican Independent 307 (49%) 318 (51%) 73 176 184 191 1 (12%) (28%) (29%) (31%)

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205 (33%) 162 (26%) 258 (41%)

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Vermont Poll
REGION: Chittenden County Northwest VT Northeast VT Southern VT 155 175 90 205 (25%) (28%) (14%) (33%)

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