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Poll results (part 5)

Q5-Q17. I'm going to read the names of several people in public life and I'd like you to tell me whether you have a favorable opinion or an unfavorable opinion of each of the people I name.
Q5. Steve Levy
    Party Gender County Race Age Religion
  Total Dem Rep Ind M F Nas Suf White AA/Blk Hisp Non White 18-34 35-54 55+ Cath Jew Prot Oth
Favorable 52% 52% 52% 53% 51% 54% 42% 62% 54% 50% 57% 54% 44% 55% 54% 57% 51% 47% 44%
Unfavorable 22% 23% 21% 21% 24% 20% 20% 23% 22% 18% 16% 16% 26% 23% 17% 23% 17% 19% 26%
Don't know/No opinion 26% 25% 27% 25% 25% 27% 37% 15% 24% 32% 27% 30% 29% 22% 29% 20% 32% 34% 30%
 
Q6.Tom Suozzi
    Party Gender County Race Age Religion
  Total Dem Rep Ind M F Nas Suf White AA/Blk Hisp Non White 18-34 35-54 55+ Cath Jew Prot Oth
Favorable 47% 55% 42% 43% 46% 48% 56% 39% 46% 57% 52% 54% 50% 45% 49% 45% 61% 45% 45%
Unfavorable 31% 22% 38% 36% 35% 28% 34% 29% 34% 22% 14% 20% 27% 35% 29% 37% 24% 25% 26%
Don't know/No opinion 21% 23% 21% 20% 19% 24% 10% 32% 20% 21% 34% 26% 24% 20% 22% 18% 15% 30% 29%
 
Q7. Edward Mangano
    Party Gender County Race Age Religion
  Total Dem Rep Ind M F Nas Suf White AA/Blk Hisp Non White 18-34 35-54 55+ Cath Jew Prot Oth
Favorable 12% 9% 15% 11% 13% 10% 14% 9% 12% 7% 12% 11% 11% 10% 14% 15% 4% 9% 10%
Unfavorable 11% 13% 8% 10% 10% 11% 11% 10% 9% 18% 22% 18% 14% 12% 8% 11% 12% 7% 12%
Don't know/No opinion 78% 78% 76% 79% 77% 78% 74% 81% 79% 75% 66% 71% 75% 78% 79% 74% 84% 84% 78%
 
Q8. Rick Lazio
    Party Gender County Race Age Religion
  Total Dem Rep Ind M F Nas Suf White AA/Blk Hisp Non White 18-34 35-54 55+ Cath Jew Prot Oth
Favorable 43% 35% 55% 40% 46% 41% 39% 48% 45% 26% 40% 34% 36% 46% 43% 49% 33% 39% 39%
Unfavorable 23% 29% 16% 25% 27% 20% 28% 19% 23% 31% 11% 25% 19% 22% 27% 19% 39% 21% 28%
Don't know/No opinion 33% 37% 30% 35% 27% 39% 34% 33% 32% 43% 48% 42% 45% 31% 30% 32% 28% 41% 33%
 
Q9. Tim Bishop
    Party Gender County Race Age Religion
  Total Dem Rep Ind M F Nas Suf White AA/Blk Hisp Non White 18-34 35-54 55+ Cath Jew Prot Oth
Favorable 28% 28% 26% 31% 27% 29% 15% 40% 30% 15% 26% 21% 26% 26% 31% 32% 21% 28% 21%
Unfavorable 15% 10% 18% 18% 18% 13% 8% 22% 16% 14% 17% 16% 11% 17% 15% 18% 7% 9% 20%
Don't know/No opinion 57% 62% 56% 51% 55% 58% 76% 38% 54% 71% 58% 64% 63% 56% 54% 50% 73% 63% 59%
                                       
Q10. Steve Israel
    Party Gender County Race Age Religion
  Total Dem Rep Ind M F Nas Suf White AA/Blk Hisp Non White 18-34 35-54 55+ Cath Jew Prot Oth
Favorable 39% 43% 32% 39% 39% 38% 29% 48% 40% 36% 31% 34% 33% 37% 43% 36% 53% 41% 34%
Unfavorable 21% 15% 26% 22% 25% 17% 21% 21% 21% 15% 21% 20% 23% 22% 20% 23% 13% 15% 26%
Don't know/No opinion 40% 42% 42% 39% 37% 44% 50% 31% 39% 49% 48% 46% 44% 42% 37% 40% 34% 44% 40%
 
Q11. Peter King
    Party Gender County Race Age Religion
  Total Dem Rep Ind M F Nas Suf White AA/Blk Hisp Non White 18-34 35-54 55+ Cath Jew Prot Oth
Favorable 47% 27% 65% 48% 54% 40% 54% 40% 52% 22% 16% 20% 27% 46% 55% 53% 45% 38% 35%
Unfavorable 26% 35% 15% 29% 25% 28% 27% 26% 25% 40% 27% 36% 23% 29% 26% 22% 36% 25% 34%
Don't know/No opinion 27% 38% 19% 23% 22% 32% 20% 34% 24% 38% 57% 44% 51% 25% 19% 25% 18% 37% 31%
 
Q12. Carolyn McCarthy
    Party Gender County Race Age Religion
  Total Dem Rep Ind M F Nas Suf White AA/Blk Hisp Non White 18-34 35-54 55+ Cath Jew Prot Oth
Favorable 55% 66% 46% 52% 47% 62% 58% 52% 53% 69% 49% 64% 37% 60% 56% 53% 66% 51% 55%
Unfavorable 27% 13% 37% 34% 35% 20% 29% 25% 30% 12% 13% 12% 24% 26% 30% 31% 22% 22% 22%
Don't know/No opinion 18% 21% 17% 14% 18% 18% 13% 23% 16% 19% 38% 24% 39% 14% 14% 15% 12% 27% 23%
 
Q13. Gary Ackerman
    Party Gender County Race Age Religion
  Total Dem Rep Ind M F Nas Suf White AA/Blk Hisp Non White 18-34 35-54 55+ Cath Jew Prot Oth
Favorable 25% 31% 22% 22% 27% 24% 29% 22% 25% 24% 24% 25% 18% 26% 28% 22% 39% 21% 28%
Unfavorable 23% 17% 24% 29% 30% 16% 21% 24% 24% 13% 17% 17% 23% 21% 25% 27% 23% 17% 18%
Don't know/No opinion 52% 52% 54% 48% 43% 60% 50% 53% 51% 63% 58% 58% 59% 53% 47% 51% 38% 62% 54%
 
Q14. Barack Obama
    Party Gender County Race Age Religion
  Total Dem Rep Ind M F Nas Suf White AA/Blk Hisp Non White 18-34 35-54 55+ Cath Jew Prot Oth
Favorable 56% 82% 32% 53% 49% 63% 58% 55% 50% 93% 83% 88% 62% 58% 52% 49% 63% 58% 70%
Unfavorable 40% 15% 65% 42% 48% 33% 39% 41% 46% 5% 13% 9% 36% 38% 44% 47% 33% 36% 27%
Don't know/No opinion 4% 3% 3% 5% 4% 4% 3% 4% 4% 1% 3% 3% 3% 4% 4% 3% 4% 5% 3%
 
Q15. David Paterson
    Party Gender County Race Age Religion
  Total Dem Rep Ind M F Nas Suf White AA/Blk Hisp Non White 18-34 35-54 55+ Cath Jew Prot Oth
Favorable 24% 29% 18% 23% 21% 27% 27% 21% 21% 44% 32% 39% 24% 24% 24% 24% 20% 28% 24%
Unfavorable 63% 57% 69% 66% 68% 59% 61% 66% 68% 35% 52% 44% 62% 65% 62% 66% 75% 49% 63%
Don't know/No opinion 13% 14% 13% 11% 11% 15% 12% 13% 11% 21% 17% 17% 14% 11% 14% 11% 6% 23% 13%
 
Q16. Kirsten Gillibrand
    Party Gender County Race Age Religion
  Total Dem Rep Ind M F Nas Suf White AA/Blk Hisp Non White 18-34 35-54 55+ Cath Jew Prot Oth
Favorable 22% 26% 19% 20% 21% 23% 20% 24% 22% 22% 21% 23% 22% 23% 21% 21% 18% 24% 23%
Unfavorable 29% 23% 31% 32% 32% 25% 32% 25% 29% 18% 21% 20% 22% 26% 34% 29% 47% 19% 22%
Don't know/No opinion 50% 51% 50% 48% 47% 52% 48% 51% 49% 60% 58% 57% 56% 51% 45% 49% 35% 57% 54%
 
Q17. Chuck Schumer
    Party Gender County Race Age Religion
  Total Dem Rep Ind M F Nas Suf White AA/Blk Hisp Non White 18-34 35-54 55+ Cath Jew Prot Oth
Favorable 58% 77% 44% 51% 52% 63% 60% 55% 56% 67% 65% 67% 60% 58% 57% 53% 71% 55% 65%
Unfavorable 34% 17% 47% 38% 41% 26% 34% 33% 36% 20% 20% 21% 24% 34% 37% 40% 25% 30% 25%
Don't know/No opinion 9% 6% 9% 11% 7% 11% 6% 11% 8% 13% 15% 13% 16% 8% 6% 7% 4% 15% 10%
                                       
Q50. If the election for Nassau County Executive were held today, who would you vote for if the candidates were:
    Party Gender County Race Age Religion
  Total Dem Rep Ind M F Nas Suf White AA/Blk Hisp Non White 18-34 35-54 55+ Cath Jew Prot Oth
Tom Suozzi 54% 79% 36% 45% 56% 53% 54% 0% 50% 73% 77% 72% 58% 57% 51% 45% 74% 51% 68%
Edward Mangano 31% 11% 50% 35% 32% 31% 31% 0% 35% 9% 23% 15% 33% 25% 37% 39% 16% 34% 19%
Don't know/No opinion 14% 11% 14% 21% 12% 17% 14% 0% 15% 17% 0% 13% 9% 18% 13% 16% 10% 15% 13%
The Newsday/News 12 Long Island/Siena Research Institute poll of 1,037 registered voters in Nassau and Suffolk was conducted Sept. 29-Oct. 7. The overall margin of error is +/- 3 percent. The margins of error are higher for individual minority groups because of their smaller numbers in the survey. For blacks, who constitute 10 percent of the total sample, the margin of error is +/- 9.6 percent; for Hispanics, who are 4 percent of the sample, the margin of error is 16 percent. Asians make up 1 percent of the sample, while whites constitute 77 percent of all the respondents.