Nature of the Sample: 1,467 New York State Registered Voters

This survey of 1,467 New York State registered voters was conducted January 15th through January 17th, 2008. Registered voters were interviewed by telephone in proportion to the voter registration in each county in New York State and adjusted for turnout in statewide elections. The margin of error is ±3%. There are 679 registered Democrats including 426 Democrats likely to vote in the February 5th primary. The results for these sub-samples are statistically significant at ±4% and ±5%, respectively. There are 401 registered Republicans including 175 likely Republican primary voters. The results for these sub-samples are statistically significant at ±5% and ±7.5%, respectively. The error margin increases for cross-tabulations.