REG
N= 400 100%
Central West ................................... 1 ( 1/183) 88 22%
Central/Central East ........................... 2 104 26%
North .......................................... 3 85 21%
South .......................................... 4 123 31%
START
Hello, my name is __________ and I am conducting a survey for 7NEWS/Suffolk
University and I would like to get your opinions on some political questions.
This weekend we are calling Florida Republican households statewide. Would you
be willing to spend a few minutes answering some questions? (..or someone in
that household) {ROTATE}
N= 400 100%
Continue ....................................... 1 ( 1/309) 400 100%
GEND
RECORD GENDER
N= 400 100%
Male ........................................... 1 ( 1/310) 201 50%
Female ......................................... 2 199 50%
S2
S2. Thank You. How likely are you to vote in the Florida Primary next Tuesday?
N= 400 100%
Very likely .................................... 1 ( 1/311) 310 78%
Somewhat likely ................................ 2 13 3%
Not very likely ................................ 3 0 0%
Not at all likely .............................. 4 0 0%
Already voted .................................. 5 77 19%
Other/Dk/RF .................................... 6 0 0%
S3
S3. And are you currently registered to vote as a Democrat, Republican,
Independent/Undeclared, or something else?
N= 400 100%
Democratic ..................................... 1 ( 1/314) 0 0%
Republican ..................................... 2 400 100%
Independent/Undeclared ......................... 3 0 0%
Other party .................................... 4 0 0%
Not regiestered yet ............................ 5 0 0%
DK/RF .......................................... 6 0 0%
S4
S4. Can you tell me your poll place - where you vote?
N= 400 100%
Quickly names the specific location ............ 1 ( 1/317) 285 71%
Gives general description of location .......... 2 115 29%
Don't know ..................................... 3 0 0%
Q1
Q1. There are 6 active Republican candidates for President listed
alphabetically on your Florida ballot. They are Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee,
Alan Keyes, John McCain, Ron Paul, and Mitt Romney. For whom will you vote or
toward whom would you lean at this time? (Who did you vote for?)
N= 400 100%
Rudy Giuliani (Julie-AH-Knee) .................. 1 ( 1/321) 52 13%
Mike Huckabee (HUCK-Ah-Bee) .................... 2 43 11%
Alan Keyes (KEYS) .............................. 3 2 1%
John McCain .................................... 4 118 30%
Ron Paul ....................................... 5 14 4%
Mitt Romney .................................... 6 106 27%
Undecided/Refused (DO NOT READ) ................ 7 65 16%
Q2
Q2. Now, how likely are you to change your mind about your choice before
Tuesday?
N= 323 100%
It's very likely I'll change my mind before .... 1 ( 1/322) 34 11%
Tuesday
It's somewhat likely that I'll change my mind .. 2 73 23%
before Tuesday
It's unlikely I'll change my mind before Tuesday 3 200 62%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 4 14 4%
Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 5 2 1%
Q3
Q3. Did you watch the Florida debate Thursday night?
N= 400 100%
Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/323) 183 46%
No ............................................. 2 217 54%
Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 3 0 0%
Q4
Q4. Who impressed you the most in the debate?
N= 183 100%
Rudy Giuliani (Julie-AH-Knee) .................. 1 ( 1/324) 16 9%
Mike Huckabee (HUCK-Ah-Bee) .................... 2 15 8%
John McCain .................................... 4 42 23%
Ron Paul ....................................... 5 7 4%
Mitt Romney .................................... 6 58 32%
Undecided/Refused (DO NOT READ) ................ 7 45 25%
Q5
Q5. Regardless of who you personally support, who do you believe will be the
next President of the United States (including candidates for both parties)?
N= 400 100%
Hillary Clinton ................................ 01 ( 1/325) 52 13%
John Edwards ................................... 02 2 1%
Rudy Giuliani .................................. 03 11 3%
Mike Huckabee .................................. 04 10 3%
John McCain .................................... 05 97 24%
Barack Obama (Bah-RAHK, Oh-BAH-Mah) ............ 06 23 6%
Ron Paul ....................................... 07 3 1%
Mitt Romney .................................... 08 75 19%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 09 110 28%
Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 10 17 4%
Q6
Q6. Which of the following four issues is the most important issue facing the
country?
READ 1-4 ONLY
N= 400 100%
Illegal immigration ............................ 1 ( 1/327) 71 18%
The war in Iraq ................................ 2 51 13%
The Economy .................................... 3 177 44%
Terrorism ...................................... 4 78 20%
Undecided ...................................... 5 19 5%
Refused ........................................ 6 4 1%
Q7
Q7. On most political matters do you consider yourself liberal, moderate, or
conservative?
N= 400 100%
Liberal ........................................ 1 ( 1/328) 23 6%
Moderate ....................................... 2 119 30%
Conservative ................................... 3 249 62%
Other/Und/Ref .................................. 4 9 2%
Q7A
Q7A. Of all the Republicans on your Florida ballot, who is the most
Republican, in your opinion?
N= 400 100%
Rudy Giuliani (Julie-AH-Knee) .................. 1 ( 1/329) 47 12%
Mike Huckabee (HUCK-Ah-Bee) .................... 2 40 10%
Alan Keyes (KEYS) .............................. 3 1 0%
John McCain .................................... 4 96 24%
Ron Paul ....................................... 5 21 5%
Mitt Romney .................................... 6 95 24%
Undecided/Refused (DO NOT READ) ................ 7 100 25%
Q8
Q8. Would you describe yourself as born-again or Evangelical Christian?
N= 400 100%
Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/330) 166 42%
No ............................................. 2 227 57%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 4 1%
Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 4 3 1%
Q9
Q9. Are you Protestant, Catholic, other Christian, Mormon, Jewish, Muslim, or
something else?
N= 400 100%
Protestant ..................................... 1 ( 1/332) 62 16%
Catholic ....................................... 2 86 22%
Other Christian ................................ 3 198 50%
Mormon ......................................... 4 1 0%
Jewish ......................................... 5 17 4%
Muslim ......................................... 6 0 0%
Something else ................................. 7 15 4%
No religion .................................... 8 7 2%
Undecided/Refused (DO NOT READ) ................ 9 14 4%
Q10
Q10. How often do you attend religious services?
N= 400 100%
More than once a week .......................... 1 ( 1/333) 68 17%
Once a week .................................... 2 127 32%
A few times a month ............................ 3 62 16%
A few times a year ............................. 4 79 20%
Never .......................................... 5 53 13%
Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 6 11 3%
Q11
Q11. Which best describes your family's situation?
N= 400 100%
Getting ahead financially ...................... 1 ( 1/334) 70 18%
Holding steady financially ..................... 2 258 65%
Falling behind financially ..................... 3 59 15%
Undecided ...................................... 4 4 1%
Refused ........................................ 5 9 2%
Q12
Q12. Which best describes you:
N= 400 100%
I was born in Florida .......................... 1 ( 1/335) 55 14%
I moved to Florida in the last four years ...... 2 31 8%
I moved to Florida five to ten years ago ....... 3 47 12%
I moved to Florida more than 10 years ago ...... 4 265 66%
Refused ........................................ 5 2 1%
Q13
Q13. Are there any members of your household who are US Veterans?
N= 400 100%
Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/336) 186 47%
No ............................................. 2 213 53%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 0 0%
Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 4 1 0%
Q14
Q14. Are there any members of your household who have ever served in the U.S.
military?
N= 400 100%
Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/337) 202 51%
No ............................................. 2 197 49%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 0 0%
Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 4 1 0%
DEMOS
[THE FINAL QUESTIONS WILL HELP US CLASSIFY YOUR RESPONSES WITH OTHERS TAKING
THE SURVEY]
N= 400 100%
Continue ....................................... 1 ( 1/338) 400 100%
Q15
Q15. What is your age category? (READ LIST)
N= 400 100%
18-25 .......................................... 1 ( 1/339) 8 2%
26-35 .......................................... 2 13 3%
36-45 .......................................... 3 36 9%
46-55 .......................................... 4 72 18%
56-65 .......................................... 5 97 24%
Over 65 years .................................. 6 170 43%
Refused ........................................ 7 4 1%
Q16
Q16. Are you...
READ LIST
N= 400 100%
White (Caucasian) .............................. 1 ( 1/340) 356 89%
Black (African American) ....................... 2 2 1%
Asian .......................................... 3 4 1%
Hispanic (Latino) .............................. 4 24 6%
Other .......................................... 5 3 1%
Refused ........................................ 6 11 3%