Nature of the Sample: 1,045 New York State Registered Voters

This survey of 1,045 registered voters in New York State was conducted on February 25th and February 26th, 2009. Registered voters were interviewed by telephone in proportion to the voter registration in each county in New York and adjusted for turnout in statewide elections. Results are statistically significant at ±3%. There are 480 Democrats and 314 Republicans. Results for these subsamples are statistically significant at ±4.5% and ±5.5%, respectively. The error margin increases for cross-tabulations.