| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #12781 |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Edward Kennedy is doing as United States Senator? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Abortion | Union Member | Military Member | Are You a Vetera | Does US Need a D | Stem Cell Resear | Attend Religious Service | Evangelical? | Do You Own a Gun | Global Warming | Have Health Insu | Passport Current | Watch Law And Order | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Need | Not Need | For | Against | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | Yes | No | Yes | No | Real | Made-up | Yes | No | Yes | No | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | Less Tha | $40,000 | More Tha | W/Centra | Boston A | SE MA an | |
| Approve | 61% | 56% | 66% | 56% | 59% | 70% | 63% | ** | 57% | 44% | 31% | 76% | 54% | 35% | 64% | 75% | 43% | 69% | 60% | 63% | 34% | 65% | 56% | 64% | 59% | 64% | 69% | 43% | 55% | 64% | 69% | 54% | 62% | 53% | 66% | 71% | 27% | 63% | 63% | 61% | 66% | 62% | 59% | 66% | 61% | 63% | 63% | 62% | 61% | 59% |
| Disapprove | 36% | 42% | 31% | 39% | 40% | 28% | 35% | ** | 43% | 53% | 68% | 22% | 44% | 64% | 34% | 22% | 56% | 29% | 38% | 36% | 64% | 33% | 44% | 33% | 39% | 34% | 29% | 57% | 45% | 34% | 28% | 44% | 36% | 46% | 32% | 27% | 73% | 35% | 36% | 38% | 31% | 34% | 40% | 33% | 37% | 35% | 34% | 35% | 36% | 40% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 2% | ** | 0% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 42% | 29% | 84% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 13% | 45% | 37% | 20% | 47% | 25% | 26% | 70% | 20% | 77% | 6% | 93% | 15% | 85% | 22% | 71% | 75% | 20% | 29% | 38% | 33% | 11% | 82% | 14% | 83% | 82% | 15% | 92% | 8% | 53% | 46% | 31% | 29% | 41% | 32% | 31% | 36% | 23% | 58% | 19% |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job John Kerry is doing as United States Senator? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Abortion | Union Member | Military Member | Are You a Vetera | Does US Need a D | Stem Cell Resear | Attend Religious Service | Evangelical? | Do You Own a Gun | Global Warming | Have Health Insu | Passport Current | Watch Law And Order | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Need | Not Need | For | Against | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | Yes | No | Yes | No | Real | Made-up | Yes | No | Yes | No | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | Less Tha | $40,000 | More Tha | W/Centra | Boston A | SE MA an | |
| Approve | 54% | 52% | 57% | 56% | 53% | 54% | 55% | ** | 52% | 54% | 24% | 71% | 44% | 23% | 55% | 73% | 36% | 61% | 45% | 56% | 36% | 55% | 46% | 55% | 55% | 54% | 58% | 42% | 45% | 52% | 63% | 41% | 54% | 42% | 56% | 60% | 27% | 54% | 50% | 57% | 49% | 54% | 54% | 53% | 58% | 48% | 56% | 55% | 55% | 50% |
| Disapprove | 41% | 44% | 37% | 35% | 44% | 41% | 40% | ** | 43% | 44% | 72% | 23% | 53% | 75% | 41% | 20% | 61% | 34% | 49% | 40% | 62% | 40% | 49% | 41% | 43% | 41% | 37% | 55% | 51% | 43% | 34% | 54% | 42% | 54% | 39% | 35% | 71% | 42% | 45% | 37% | 48% | 40% | 43% | 42% | 39% | 46% | 40% | 40% | 39% | 47% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 2% | 5% | 5% | ** | 5% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 3% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 42% | 29% | 84% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 13% | 45% | 37% | 20% | 47% | 25% | 26% | 70% | 20% | 77% | 6% | 93% | 15% | 85% | 22% | 71% | 75% | 20% | 29% | 38% | 33% | 11% | 82% | 14% | 83% | 82% | 15% | 92% | 8% | 53% | 46% | 31% | 29% | 41% | 32% | 31% | 36% | 23% | 58% | 19% |