Background Memo  

The most recent survey by Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind was conducted by telephone from June 17, 2008 through June 22, 2008 using a randomly selected statewide sample of 589 registered voters who reported their chances of voting in the upcoming presidential election were at least “fair.”   The sampling error for 589 randomly selected respondents is +/- 4 percentage points at the 95 percent level of confidence. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling error. This kind of error, which cannot be measured, arises from a number of factors including, but not limited to, nonresponse (eligible individuals refusing to be interviewed), question wording, the order in which questions are asked, and variations among interviewers. PublicMind interviews are conducted by professionally trained interviewers using a CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing) system. Random selection is achieved by computerized random-digit dialing. This technique gives every person with a landline phone number (including those with unlisted numbers) an equal chance of being selected. Results are mathematically weighted to match known demographics.

Question US1: In your opinion, do you believe that the country is moving in the right direction or do you believe it has gotten off on the wrong track?

Question US2: In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President?

Question US3: Now, turning to Iraq… How well is the U.S. military effort in Iraq going…?

Question US4:  Considering everything, do you think the United States did the right thing in going to war with Iraq, or do you think it was a mistake?

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of…

And in the upcoming elections for President of the United States, which candidate are you most likely to vote for?

Do you recall who you voted for in the Presidential primary election back in February?

Question: In deciding your vote for President, would you say the race of the candidate is….READ?

Question: And for other voters this year, do you think the race of the candidate will be….READ?

 

see also:
Survey Analysis
Tabular Results

Copyright © 2008, Fairleigh Dickinson University. All rights reserved. FDU PublicMind Poll [Latest update 080627The most recent survey by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind was conducted by telephone from June 17 through June 23, 2008 using a randomly selected sample of 702 registered voters statewide who report their likelihood of voting in the upcoming presidential election as “fair” or better.  The sampling error for 702 is +/- 4 percentage points at the 95 percent level of confidence.  Sample error for subgroups varies with the size of the subgroup. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling error. This kind of error, which cannot be measured, arises from a number of factors including, but not limited to, non-response (eligible individuals refusing to be interviewed), question wording, the order in which questions are asked, and variations among interviewers. All PublicMind interviews are conducted by professionally trained interviewers using a CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing) system. Random selection is achieved through computerized random-digit dialing. This technique gives every person with a land-line phone number (including those with unlisted numbers) an equal chance of being selected. Results are mathematically weighted to match known demographics.]