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Pennsylvania Survey of 500 Likely Voters                                                                                
Conducted October 5, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports                                                                              
                                                                                       
  Total Party Ideology Senate Control of Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Santorum (R) Casey (D) Other Not Sure Republican Democrat Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Economy Very Important 64% 58% 70% 63% 59% 68% 66% 49% 55% 70% 71% 65% 53% 72% 67% 61% 67% 57% 75% 62% 57% 68% 63% 66% 63% 64% 73% 65% 64% 65% 61% 62% 45% 67% 54% 69% 64% 59% 56% 67% 62% 67%
Somewhat Important 30% 35% 25% 30% 35% 26% 27% 14% 39% 24% 8% 35% 42% 23% 18% 33% 26% 31% 22% 27% 36% 30% 32% 26% 30% 29% 23% 25% 31% 34% 24% 36% 49% 23% 37% 24% 32% 37% 34% 29% 31% 27%
Not Very Important 4% 7% 3% 3% 4% 4% 5% 0% 6% 4% 5% 0% 5% 4% 5% 5% 4% 9% 2% 11% 3% 2% 5% 4% 6% 4% 0% 8% 2% 1% 15% 2% 5% 5% 7% 7% 2% 0% 6% 4% 7% 3%
Not at All Important 1% 0% 1% 2% 0% 1% 2% 0% 0% 0% 12% 0% 0% 1% 4% 0% 2% 0% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 3% 0% 1% 2% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 2% 0% 0% 1% 2% 0% 1% 1%
Not Sure 1% 0% 1% 2% 2% 0% 0% 36% 0% 2% 3% 0% 1% 0% 6% 1% 1% 3% 0% 0% 2% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 3% 0% 0% 2%
                                                                                       
  Total Party Ideology Senate Control of Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Santorum (R) Casey (D) Other Not Sure Republican Democrat Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
National Security Issues Very Important 77% 83% 75% 68% 83% 73% 72% 49% 90% 71% 37% 83% 89% 72% 56% 77% 77% 73% 68% 80% 80% 85% 76% 78% 69% 80% 84% 72% 63% 91% 86% 85% 61% 67% 79% 74% 79% 84% 75% 80% 81% 71%
Somewhat Important 16% 15% 19% 11% 13% 18% 18% 14% 9% 20% 28% 10% 11% 19% 19% 16% 15% 21% 18% 17% 13% 11% 16% 16% 22% 13% 7% 17% 26% 4% 13% 15% 27% 26% 16% 18% 12% 10% 18% 16% 15% 15%
Not Very Important 3% 1% 3% 6% 3% 4% 3% 0% 1% 4% 5% 0% 0% 4% 12% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 4% 2% 3% 2% 4% 3% 5% 5% 4% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 4% 3% 5% 2% 4% 3%
Not at All Important 4% 0% 2% 14% 1% 5% 7% 0% 0% 4% 26% 0% 0% 5% 12% 4% 3% 0% 10% 0% 3% 2% 4% 2% 5% 3% 3% 5% 8% 0% 2% 0% 5% 7% 4% 4% 5% 0% 2% 3% 1% 9%
Not Sure 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 36% 0% 0% 3% 7% 1% 0% 2% 0% 1% 3% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 2% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2%
                                                                                       
  Total Party Ideology Senate Control of Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Santorum (R) Casey (D) Other Not Sure Republican Democrat Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Cultural Issues Very Important 44% 52% 44% 32% 54% 35% 43% 51% 53% 36% 21% 82% 56% 35% 45% 40% 49% 62% 35% 45% 43% 48% 40% 53% 40% 47% 69% 44% 46% 41% 37% 16% 69% 46% 41% 41% 47% 53% 72% 43% 40% 34%
Somewhat Important 30% 33% 23% 39% 28% 39% 20% 13% 34% 32% 12% 14% 30% 33% 20% 36% 24% 7% 46% 29% 27% 30% 32% 27% 38% 27% 18% 28% 29% 42% 26% 47% 13% 28% 36% 31% 28% 27% 14% 30% 31% 40%
Not Very Important 19% 13% 25% 18% 14% 22% 23% 0% 11% 24% 39% 4% 11% 24% 24% 19% 19% 31% 13% 19% 21% 14% 21% 15% 19% 19% 8% 17% 22% 12% 29% 31% 9% 11% 18% 24% 15% 16% 8% 20% 26% 18%
Not at All Important 6% 2% 8% 11% 4% 4% 13% 0% 2% 7% 25% 0% 3% 7% 10% 5% 7% 0% 6% 5% 8% 7% 6% 5% 2% 8% 3% 10% 3% 3% 8% 6% 8% 14% 5% 4% 10% 1% 6% 7% 2% 8%
Not Sure 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 36% 0% 1% 3% 0% 0% 1% 2% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 1% 1%
                                                                                       
  Total Party Ideology Senate Control of Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Santorum (R) Casey (D) Other Not Sure Republican Democrat Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Domestic Issues Very Important 66% 62% 81% 44% 56% 72% 74% 86% 50% 78% 49% 80% 51% 81% 52% 58% 74% 66% 56% 61% 71% 80% 61% 76% 61% 69% 85% 73% 72% 49% 60% 46% 60% 58% 55% 64% 76% 74% 53% 75% 69% 61%
Somewhat Important 27% 31% 16% 42% 35% 23% 21% 14% 41% 19% 23% 20% 38% 18% 33% 33% 22% 27% 36% 29% 25% 17% 32% 17% 32% 25% 15% 16% 25% 45% 26% 46% 34% 35% 36% 30% 18% 21% 40% 19% 24% 33%
Not Very Important 6% 6% 3% 10% 9% 5% 1% 0% 9% 3% 12% 0% 10% 1% 7% 8% 3% 7% 5% 11% 5% 2% 5% 6% 7% 5% 0% 8% 3% 6% 14% 7% 3% 7% 9% 6% 1% 5% 7% 3% 7% 6%
Not at All Important 1% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0% 16% 0% 0% 0% 8% 0% 2% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 1% 3% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0%
Not Sure 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
                                                                                       
  Total Party Ideology Senate Control of Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Santorum (R) Casey (D) Other Not Sure Republican Democrat Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Immigration Very Important 46% 58% 39% 38% 61% 45% 20% 36% 64% 37% 26% 35% 60% 36% 42% 50% 42% 44% 40% 50% 44% 59% 50% 38% 48% 45% 55% 46% 45% 52% 43% 32% 54% 41% 41% 46% 52% 45% 47% 47% 51% 40%
Somewhat Important 32% 32% 34% 27% 31% 29% 39% 27% 30% 33% 15% 42% 33% 32% 25% 26% 37% 30% 31% 36% 32% 31% 29% 38% 34% 31% 35% 35% 32% 34% 37% 25% 14% 36% 35% 28% 31% 36% 33% 34% 35% 25%
Not Very Important 16% 7% 20% 23% 5% 21% 27% 0% 5% 23% 20% 10% 4% 25% 17% 17% 14% 16% 24% 10% 15% 9% 16% 16% 14% 16% 7% 14% 18% 7% 18% 30% 18% 15% 16% 21% 9% 11% 14% 13% 10% 24%
Not at All Important 5% 1% 6% 13% 3% 3% 14% 0% 0% 7% 34% 0% 2% 6% 15% 7% 4% 8% 4% 3% 8% 1% 6% 5% 3% 6% 2% 4% 4% 7% 2% 13% 5% 8% 8% 3% 7% 3% 5% 4% 3% 9%
Not Sure 1% 1% 2% 0% 1% 1% 1% 36% 0% 0% 5% 13% 1% 1% 2% 0% 2% 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0% 10% 0% 0% 1% 1% 4% 0% 1% 1% 2%
                                                                                       
  Total Party Ideology Senate Control of Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Santorum (R) Casey (D) Other Not Sure Republican Democrat Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Government Corruption Very Important 72% 65% 75% 77% 67% 78% 68% 100% 61% 81% 64% 67% 58% 82% 73% 70% 73% 47% 70% 67% 76% 90% 70% 75% 64% 75% 75% 82% 69% 59% 70% 74% 51% 61% 70% 67% 86% 69% 72% 65% 77% 73%
Somewhat Important 18% 26% 14% 9% 22% 14% 16% 0% 27% 12% 0% 27% 29% 11% 6% 17% 18% 21% 16% 25% 19% 7% 20% 13% 27% 13% 17% 9% 23% 24% 23% 18% 14% 31% 17% 20% 9% 17% 21% 20% 19% 11%
Not Very Important 7% 7% 6% 9% 6% 8% 9% 0% 11% 4% 17% 0% 10% 4% 13% 10% 4% 15% 11% 6% 5% 1% 8% 6% 8% 7% 0% 5% 6% 17% 5% 6% 26% 8% 10% 8% 1% 9% 5% 7% 2% 14%
Not at All Important 1% 0% 0% 5% 0% 1% 4% 0% 1% 0% 14% 0% 1% 0% 8% 1% 2% 0% 3% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0% 1% 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0% 4% 0% 0% 3% 1% 0%
Not Sure 3% 1% 5% 0% 5% 0% 3% 0% 1% 3% 5% 6% 2% 3% 0% 2% 3% 17% 0% 0% 1% 2% 1% 6% 0% 4% 8% 1% 2% 0% 2% 0% 9% 0% 0% 4% 1% 4% 1% 5% 1% 2%
                                                                                       
  Total Party Ideology Senate Control of Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Santorum (R) Casey (D) Other Not Sure Republican Democrat Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Ever Vote for Candidate--Raise Taxes Yes 40% 32% 40% 55% 29% 46% 51% 13% 32% 50% 15% 28% 31% 50% 25% 45% 35% 25% 47% 35% 49% 29% 42% 36% 37% 41% 28% 29% 36% 47% 47% 68% 38% 61% 43% 38% 36% 38% 29% 40% 37% 51%
No 37% 43% 40% 21% 50% 29% 28% 14% 47% 32% 30% 30% 49% 30% 27% 37% 38% 50% 27% 37% 34% 51% 35% 43% 34% 39% 50% 45% 33% 39% 33% 22% 25% 25% 36% 37% 45% 36% 37% 37% 49% 27%
Not Sure 23% 25% 19% 24% 21% 25% 21% 73% 21% 17% 55% 42% 20% 19% 48% 18% 27% 24% 27% 28% 17% 20% 23% 22% 29% 20% 22% 27% 32% 15% 19% 10% 37% 13% 21% 26% 19% 26% 34% 24% 15% 23%
                                                                                       
  Total Party Ideology Senate Control of Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Santorum (R) Casey (D) Other Not Sure Republican Democrat Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Ever Vote for Candidate--Change Social Security Yes 46% 55% 34% 52% 57% 38% 41% 0% 63% 37% 28% 40% 63% 34% 37% 53% 39% 52% 58% 56% 38% 30% 51% 35% 55% 42% 29% 38% 41% 62% 50% 63% 44% 57% 55% 49% 28% 47% 47% 42% 46% 50%
No 29% 22% 36% 29% 18% 37% 36% 27% 14% 42% 22% 25% 16% 41% 24% 29% 30% 22% 13% 18% 38% 56% 27% 35% 18% 34% 36% 39% 33% 11% 27% 24% 16% 24% 24% 25% 53% 16% 24% 31% 36% 24%
Not Sure 25% 23% 29% 20% 25% 25% 23% 73% 23% 22% 50% 36% 21% 25% 39% 18% 31% 26% 30% 27% 24% 14% 22% 30% 26% 24% 35% 23% 26% 27% 22% 14% 40% 19% 21% 26% 19% 36% 29% 27% 19% 25%
                                                                                       
  Total Party Ideology Senate Control of Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Santorum (R) Casey (D) Other Not Sure Republican Democrat Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Bring Troops Home from Iraq Within Year Yes 52% 24% 75% 59% 32% 62% 73% 13% 17% 76% 68% 50% 16% 82% 46% 50% 54% 60% 56% 37% 53% 52% 46% 65% 46% 55% 65% 55% 51% 35% 56% 49% 33% 58% 49% 56% 49% 45% 33% 47% 52% 69%
No 32% 55% 14% 24% 53% 20% 12% 14% 66% 10% 10% 20% 66% 8% 14% 39% 24% 26% 31% 44% 30% 26% 36% 23% 39% 28% 24% 31% 29% 39% 31% 36% 47% 31% 43% 29% 26% 35% 49% 37% 27% 19%
Not Sure 16% 21% 11% 17% 15% 18% 15% 73% 17% 14% 22% 30% 18% 10% 39% 11% 22% 15% 12% 18% 17% 22% 18% 12% 15% 17% 11% 14% 20% 26% 13% 15% 20% 11% 8% 15% 25% 20% 18% 16% 21% 11%
                                                                                       
  Total Party Ideology Senate Control of Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Santorum (R) Casey (D) Other Not Sure Republican Democrat Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Control of Senate Republican 40% 78% 12% 25% 74% 24% 5% 14% 88% 9% 13% 36% 100% 0% 0% 42% 38% 46% 39% 42% 40% 34% 44% 32% 48% 36% 31% 34% 38% 58% 34% 39% 62% 46% 49% 38% 36% 39% 70% 42% 34% 27%
Democrat 50% 11% 84% 55% 21% 61% 87% 13% 5% 85% 37% 39% 0% 100% 0% 52% 48% 51% 49% 46% 50% 56% 46% 59% 45% 52% 60% 52% 51% 31% 54% 60% 27% 49% 45% 52% 51% 49% 21% 51% 55% 61%
Not Sure 10% 11% 4% 19% 6% 15% 8% 73% 6% 7% 49% 25% 0% 0% 100% 6% 14% 3% 12% 12% 10% 10% 10% 10% 7% 11% 9% 14% 12% 11% 12% 1% 11% 5% 6% 11% 13% 11% 9% 8% 11% 12%