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APRIL 2010 POLLS

QUESTION: Would you support or oppose immigration reform legislation that gave all of those who are living here without legal status the opportunity to stay and become citizens?

  STATE MEN WOMEN DEM REP IND NON-HISP HISP
SUPPORT 45% 39% 51% 74% 14% 39% 41% 68%
OPPOSE 48% 56% 40% 20% 79% 51% 52% 26%
UNDECIDED 7% 5% 9% 6% 7% 10% 7% 6%

HOW THE POLL WAS CONDUCTED

This poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. from April 13 through April 14, 2010. A total of 625 registered Nevada voters were interviewed statewide by telephone. All stated they vote regularly in state elections.

Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter turn-out by county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4 percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled.

The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a gender or regional grouping.

SAMPLE FIGURES
Men - 307 (49 percent)
Women - 318 (51 percent)
Democrats - 272 (44 percent)
Republicans - 240 (38 percent)
Independents - 113 (18 percent)

REGION
Clark County - 425 interviews
Washoe County - 120 interviews
Rural Nevada - 80 interviews