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Tennessee Survey of 500 Likely Voters                                                                          
Conducted October 11, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports                                                                      
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Corker (R) Ford (D) Other 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 72% 64% 80% 71% 67% 79% 69% 84% 62% 80% 84% 79% 70% 73% 77% 63% 79% 71% 75% 72% 71% 72% 72% 89% 74% 68% 73% 69% 64% 60% 73% 61% 74% 71% 79% 75% 74% 57% 66%
Somewhat Important 24% 31% 17% 24% 27% 19% 29% 12% 32% 18% 16% 21% 24% 24% 19% 32% 18% 24% 22% 24% 26% 22% 25% 9% 22% 30% 26% 27% 23% 33% 24% 34% 23% 24% 15% 19% 23% 37% 31%
Not Very Important 3% 4% 2% 2% 4% 1% 2% 0% 4% 1% 0% 0% 4% 2% 0% 5% 0% 3% 2% 3% 1% 5% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 11% 4% 2% 3% 3% 2% 4% 4% 1% 6% 1%
Not at All Important 1% 1% 0% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 4% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 3% 0% 1% 2% 0% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0%
Not Sure 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 4% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0% 3% 0% 0% 1% 1% 2% 0% 1% 0% 1%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Corker (R) Ford (D) Other 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 81% 86% 77% 76% 80% 83% 79% 77% 83% 79% 84% 77% 76% 85% 90% 75% 77% 82% 84% 80% 81% 75% 83% 83% 84% 81% 78% 82% 74% 73% 80% 70% 83% 85% 80% 82% 83% 73% 77%
Somewhat Important 15% 14% 15% 18% 15% 13% 19% 12% 16% 14% 16% 20% 16% 14% 5% 24% 17% 13% 10% 15% 14% 20% 13% 10% 10% 16% 20% 14% 21% 25% 18% 22% 13% 11% 16% 14% 14% 26% 15%
Not Very Important 2% 0% 4% 1% 2% 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 3% 1% 2% 3% 0% 3% 2% 0% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 0% 2% 2% 0% 2%
Not at All Important 2% 0% 3% 4% 2% 1% 2% 11% 1% 3% 0% 0% 5% 0% 4% 0% 5% 2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 2% 4% 2% 2% 0% 2% 6% 0% 0% 6% 2% 1% 2% 3% 1% 0% 4%
Not Sure 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 3% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 2% 1% 1% 0% 1% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 2% 0% 0% 1% 2%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Corker (R) Ford (D) Other 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 55% 72% 44% 44% 72% 38% 35% 84% 65% 47% 40% 42% 50% 59% 59% 49% 59% 55% 58% 55% 56% 55% 55% 69% 53% 62% 44% 48% 51% 50% 54% 51% 53% 57% 67% 67% 48% 48% 49%
Somewhat Important 25% 20% 30% 27% 19% 31% 35% 12% 25% 26% 24% 17% 26% 25% 23% 30% 23% 26% 21% 25% 26% 29% 24% 17% 29% 22% 32% 22% 32% 28% 29% 21% 30% 23% 15% 24% 28% 30% 22%
Not Very Important 14% 7% 17% 21% 6% 23% 20% 0% 8% 18% 28% 26% 17% 11% 18% 18% 11% 11% 14% 14% 15% 11% 15% 7% 15% 11% 22% 16% 14% 17% 14% 16% 13% 14% 13% 8% 17% 9% 24%
Not at All Important 5% 1% 7% 8% 3% 6% 10% 0% 1% 8% 9% 8% 7% 4% 0% 3% 6% 7% 5% 6% 2% 4% 5% 7% 1% 5% 3% 15% 3% 6% 3% 12% 3% 5% 3% 2% 6% 13% 4%
Not Sure 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0% 4% 0% 1% 0% 7% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 2% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 2% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 2% 0% 1% 1% 1%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Corker (R) Ford (D) Other 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 70% 57% 87% 67% 63% 80% 73% 88% 54% 84% 73% 85% 63% 76% 74% 62% 69% 71% 81% 69% 74% 64% 73% 82% 79% 70% 67% 74% 57% 42% 83% 53% 66% 80% 76% 72% 73% 54% 68%
Somewhat Important 25% 35% 13% 26% 31% 17% 25% 0% 37% 15% 19% 7% 29% 21% 18% 35% 20% 25% 18% 26% 21% 32% 21% 14% 19% 27% 27% 18% 30% 51% 13% 38% 27% 20% 20% 23% 23% 34% 28%
Not Very Important 4% 6% 1% 6% 4% 3% 2% 12% 6% 1% 9% 8% 6% 2% 4% 2% 10% 4% 1% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 2% 0% 5% 8% 8% 7% 2% 4% 6% 1% 4% 3% 4% 10% 3%
Not at All Important 1% 2% 0% 1% 2% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 4% 2% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 5% 0% 2% 5% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 3% 1%
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%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Corker (R) Ford (D) Other 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 57% 71% 44% 54% 72% 51% 32% 23% 71% 45% 52% 58% 52% 61% 58% 45% 55% 64% 64% 60% 52% 51% 60% 60% 59% 54% 53% 58% 57% 58% 57% 50% 59% 60% 57% 65% 58% 37% 51%
Somewhat Important 28% 22% 34% 28% 20% 31% 40% 47% 21% 34% 19% 31% 32% 24% 28% 33% 31% 24% 24% 25% 34% 31% 26% 23% 30% 33% 31% 24% 20% 27% 29% 23% 27% 26% 39% 29% 26% 39% 24%
Not Very Important 11% 5% 16% 13% 7% 10% 24% 18% 7% 16% 0% 0% 12% 11% 9% 19% 11% 8% 9% 11% 12% 13% 10% 14% 5% 10% 15% 11% 22% 7% 11% 21% 10% 9% 1% 6% 13% 18% 13%
Not at All Important 3% 2% 4% 4% 1% 5% 5% 12% 1% 3% 29% 8% 4% 3% 0% 3% 4% 4% 1% 4% 2% 5% 2% 2% 3% 3% 1% 7% 0% 8% 0% 6% 3% 4% 2% 0% 2% 6% 11%
Not Sure 1% 0% 1% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 3% 0% 1% 5% 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 3% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 1% 2% 0% 2% 0% 1%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Corker (R) Ford (D) Other 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 76% 77% 80% 67% 76% 76% 78% 41% 72% 79% 100% 61% 73% 78% 48% 73% 77% 77% 88% 79% 69% 77% 75% 76% 78% 84% 77% 72% 67% 67% 71% 65% 78% 86% 70% 82% 72% 67% 77%
Somewhat Important 16% 17% 9% 26% 17% 15% 14% 41% 21% 12% 0% 33% 18% 15% 33% 17% 17% 16% 7% 14% 22% 15% 17% 17% 11% 12% 19% 23% 17% 22% 20% 20% 16% 9% 25% 12% 20% 18% 15%
Not Very Important 4% 4% 6% 3% 5% 4% 6% 0% 5% 5% 0% 0% 6% 3% 10% 6% 5% 3% 2% 4% 5% 5% 4% 2% 5% 3% 3% 5% 9% 8% 7% 7% 5% 1% 3% 3% 4% 15% 4%
Not at All Important 1% 0% 2% 2% 1% 2% 0% 0% 1% 2% 0% 0% 2% 1% 4% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 8% 0% 0% 6% 0% 1% 0% 2% 1% 0% 1%
Not Sure 2% 1% 3% 2% 1% 3% 2% 18% 2% 2% 0% 6% 1% 3% 5% 1% 0% 3% 3% 2% 3% 0% 3% 5% 5% 2% 0% 0% 0% 3% 3% 3% 1% 3% 3% 1% 3% 0% 3%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Corker (R) Ford (D) Other 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 41% 27% 45% 56% 30% 48% 61% 0% 29% 52% 47% 32% 39% 41% 33% 43% 34% 44% 39% 43% 33% 36% 43% 24% 37% 44% 43% 46% 53% 40% 49% 50% 36% 38% 33% 34% 47% 50% 35%
No 38% 47% 35% 27% 45% 30% 26% 78% 46% 29% 38% 43% 47% 30% 36% 35% 48% 35% 37% 39% 34% 41% 36% 49% 42% 32% 32% 52% 28% 26% 31% 33% 43% 35% 44% 45% 31% 38% 39%
Not Sure 22% 26% 20% 17% 25% 22% 13% 22% 25% 19% 15% 25% 14% 28% 31% 22% 18% 21% 23% 17% 33% 24% 21% 27% 21% 24% 25% 2% 18% 34% 20% 16% 21% 27% 23% 21% 23% 11% 26%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Corker (R) Ford (D) Other 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 51% 63% 37% 52% 57% 46% 47% 12% 66% 37% 58% 42% 57% 45% 56% 65% 56% 46% 33% 57% 37% 65% 45% 24% 42% 53% 54% 69% 71% 64% 57% 59% 62% 30% 32% 54% 46% 62% 50%
No 29% 18% 42% 28% 27% 28% 37% 32% 16% 43% 0% 38% 30% 29% 11% 15% 25% 34% 52% 27% 35% 16% 35% 58% 32% 29% 21% 26% 9% 16% 24% 24% 20% 46% 41% 25% 32% 34% 30%
Not Sure 20% 18% 21% 21% 16% 26% 16% 56% 18% 20% 42% 21% 13% 26% 33% 20% 19% 20% 16% 17% 28% 18% 21% 18% 25% 18% 25% 5% 20% 20% 19% 17% 18% 24% 27% 21% 22% 5% 20%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Corker (R) Ford (D) Other 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 43% 16% 72% 42% 30% 49% 69% 43% 16% 69% 20% 60% 37% 47% 39% 37% 51% 40% 50% 38% 55% 41% 44% 67% 44% 43% 47% 41% 21% 34% 52% 45% 36% 48% 40% 39% 44% 31% 52%
No 38% 59% 17% 35% 51% 30% 16% 42% 63% 15% 40% 16% 50% 29% 35% 35% 34% 47% 31% 42% 29% 36% 39% 19% 39% 42% 38% 36% 55% 39% 24% 38% 44% 39% 36% 45% 34% 47% 30%
Not Sure 19% 25% 10% 23% 19% 21% 15% 16% 21% 16% 40% 23% 13% 24% 25% 29% 15% 13% 19% 20% 17% 23% 17% 13% 17% 15% 15% 23% 24% 27% 23% 17% 21% 13% 24% 16% 21% 22% 18%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Corker (R) Ford (D) Other 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 44% 89% 4% 30% 68% 26% 12% 10% 87% 3% 37% 37% 45% 43% 39% 48% 45% 45% 39% 45% 40% 48% 42% 31% 42% 44% 37% 44% 59% 65% 42% 50% 47% 38% 41% 54% 41% 43% 31%
Democrat 47% 8% 91% 45% 24% 61% 85% 63% 6% 88% 30% 27% 46% 48% 46% 42% 45% 47% 55% 44% 54% 39% 50% 61% 49% 50% 49% 46% 32% 26% 46% 45% 43% 55% 47% 38% 51% 46% 56%
Not Sure 9% 3% 5% 25% 8% 13% 4% 27% 6% 8% 33% 36% 9% 9% 15% 9% 10% 8% 6% 11% 6% 13% 8% 8% 9% 6% 13% 10% 10% 9% 12% 5% 10% 7% 12% 7% 8% 12% 13%