| Registered Voters | ||||
| Do you approve or disapprove of how Governor David Paterson is handling the economic crisis? | ||||
| Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 31% | 61% | 8% | |
| Party Registration | Democrat | 36% | 56% | 8% |
| Republican | 24% | 70% | 6% | |
| Non-enrolled | 32% | 61% | 8% | |
| Poltical Ideology | Liberal | 37% | 54% | 9% |
| Moderate | 34% | 58% | 7% | |
| Conservative | 20% | 73% | 8% | |
| Region | New York City | 35% | 56% | 9% |
| Suburbs | 27% | 64% | 9% | |
| Upstate | 30% | 63% | 7% | |
| Income | less $50,000 | 32% | 61% | 7% |
| $50,000-$99,999 | 31% | 62% | 7% | |
| $100,000 or more | 35% | 60% | 5% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 32% | 61% | 7% |
| $50,000 or more | 33% | 61% | 6% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 26% | 68% | 6% |
| College graduate | 35% | 56% | 9% | |
| Race | White | 29% | 63% | 8% |
| Non White | 38% | 58% | 4% | |
| Religion | Protestant | 34% | 58% | 8% |
| Catholic | 27% | 67% | 6% | |
| Jewish | 32% | 52% | 16% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 21% | 75% | 4% |
| 30 to 44 | 35% | 56% | 8% | |
| 45 to 59 | 30% | 67% | 3% | |
| 60 or older | 30% | 57% | 13% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 31% | 62% | 7% |
| 45 or older | 30% | 62% | 8% | |
| Gender | Men | 31% | 61% | 7% |
| Women | 30% | 61% | 9% | |
| Marist Poll New York Registered Voters "N=1,003 MOE +/- 3%". Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||